[theme music playing]
GENIE, MAKE A WISH
KI KA-YOUNG I STILL CAN'T REACH YOU
CAN YOU CALL ME? IT'S URGENT
JULY 19 I'M GETTING TRANSFERS FROM YOUR ACCOUNT
SEPTEMBER 15 ARE YOU TRYING TO FUCK ME OVER?
NOTICE OF DISMISSAL
PLEASE RETURN YOUR ID AND YOUR LOCKER AND BUILDING KEYS
[gasps]
-[knock on door] -[gasps]
[woman] I'm here to take your meter readings.
Is anyone home?
[sighs] This is driving me crazy.
For fuck's sake.
Where did all that money come from?
Why is it here?
[pants, exclaims]
I'm not out of breath. Not even close to exhausted.
[laughing]
[solemn music plays]
[alarm ringing]
[melancholy music plays]
[water trickling]
STOP TAKING THE SLEEPING PILLS
JUST TAKE 1 VITAMIN AND GET LOTS OF SUNSHINE
[Pan-geum] Even if you're feeling lazy, try to cook your meals.
The pipes freeze when it gets cold out,
so make sure to wrap them with old clothes.
My darling Ka-young, you're beautiful today as always.
My dear bundle of joy, be well.
[footsteps approaching]
I know you're in a bad place right now, but please help me.
There's a bag full of cash in my house.
I don't know how it ended up in my hands,
but I saw you with it on Choi Min-ji's Instagram.
[gasps]
[Bo-gyeong] It's yours, isn't it?
Did I, by chance,
steal your money?
It's just that I really can't remember. [sighs]
[exhales] But knowing me, I could have.
I envied you and hoped you would be ruined.
If I really did do that…
I'm truly sorry.
That money is yours.
You sold me something invaluable.
You helped someone.
But I wasn't able to save them.
So use it however you want.
No, the last few days have been absolute hell for me.
I was scared someone would come for it,
but reporting it to the cops seemed like a waste.
Not that I could bring myself to use it.
[sighs] So please, just take it all back.
But about me being fired,
could you help clear things up?
All I want…
is to live as I was before.
The Genie was right.
I corrupted you.
[solemn music plays]
[sighs]
Grandma said that?
[Min-ji] Yes.
She wanted me to tell you
she was happy to raise you.
I should have told you at the funeral.
I'm sorry.
For what I said then.
At the time…
-[sniffles] You'll forgive me, won't you? -Yes.
-Did you say you've done it all? -[Min-ji] Of course.
I accomplished everything.
First, university. Then, I became a dentist.
But why do you ask?
Grandma was happy while raising me.
You've accomplished everything.
I also
want to do it all.
What do you want to do?
What could you possibly want to do?
[melancholy music playing]
[sighs]
-[engine starts] -Ka-young!
Ka-young, no! Don't go, Ka-young!
[Min-ji screams]
-[yells] Hey, don't leave me behind! -[engine revving]
[sobbing] Ka-young! No.
[somber music playing]
[distant gusting]
[panting]
[yelps, grunts]
[groans, pants]
[yelling] Come on out, Iblis!
Show yourself!
[panting]
You said you could never leave me!
[music continues]
[yelling] Come out!
I said show yourself!
Come out, Iblis!
Show yourself!
Where are you?
Why have you disappeared? Why? [wails]
[wearily] Iblis.
I said show yourself.
[music continues]
[yells] Iblis!
[whooshing]
[music fades out]
[panting]
What took you so long? Do you know how long I searched for you?
Why didn't you answer me?
You should've come when I called.
You're a Genie.
You still need to grant my final wish.
[breath trembles]
-I will… -Don't do it.
I'll make an incredibly selfish wish. Just for me.
[inhales] Ki Ka-young, please.
I want to understand my grandma's pain, raising a stone as if it were a jewel.
I want to know the fear my neighbors felt raising me, even as they judged me.
I want to understand Min-ji's selfless friendship.
I want to know the depth of the words you wrote all over your lamp.
Allow me to have humanity.
For a day.
For just one day,
give me what they call feelings in their normal, purest form.
When that day passes, I'll go back to being a negative one.
Someone who is condemned by all.
A bothersome stone.
That's how I'll die.
This…
[Iblis's breath trembles]
is my final wish.
[Iblis sobs softly]
[somber music plays]
You…
So you believe I'm capable of killing you.
So this…
This is the method of death you've chosen.
I know. That included.
I am very…
very selfish.
So I hope you complete your revenge…
and gain freedom.
[breathes shakily]
To the very end, you make wishes for others' benefit.
At long last, I finally see.
You were right.
Your noble creation.
I bow my head before this pure human.
[pleasant music plays]
[exhales softly]
I will no longer be in your memories.
You, the one I love. [breathes shakily]
The only human I've ever respected.
My master.
[Iblis sobbing]
Farewell.
[enchanting music plays]
[music fades out]
It has been fulfilled. [inhales]
[melancholy music plays]
[high-pitched chiming]
[gasping]
[thudding]
This is "gi-yeok."
"Ni-eun."
[gasping]
Thanks! And congratulations.
-Congratulations. -Oh, boy.
-[sniffles] -[cries]
I still love you either way.
[gasps]
[Pan-geum] Oh, boy, my dear Ka-young is warm.
My dear crybaby is so warm.
My stubborn darling is warm.
[sobbing]
Grandma.
[sobbing]
[young Ka-young] Ow! I'm going to kill you!
-I'll kill you, Grandma! -[cries]
[Ka-young crying]
Grandma!
[exclaims, sobs]
[Pan-geum] Grandma hopes that my darling Ka-young,
that you, my dear bundle of joy,
will cry your heart out with longing.
Try to hold it in for a minute.
That you will burst out laughing with joy.
That's what I want for you.
[inhales] I grew up in Grandma's love.
[sobs]
[crying] I thrived as she withered away.
[inhales, wails] No, this can't be.
I was not Grandma's strength.
So that was Grandma's truth.
I was Grandma's burden.
[cries]
[Pan-geum] This is hope.
The face of hope.
[melancholy music playing]
[wails] Grandma.
Grandma! Oh no!
[wailing] I'm so sorry, Grandma!
Please, no…
Grandma! [sobbing]
[whooshes]
How? Why is it you're…
How come you lost?
Ki Ka-young said she'd make a selfish wish,
so you should have taken revenge.
That was the bet you two made.
Ki Ka-young's lifespan was until tomorrow.
What did you say?
-Shaytan! -[thuds]
-Keep your promise to Him. -[breath trembles]
"The day that Iblis bows his head before a human,
you, Ejllael, shall slit his throat."
Please ask Him for grace just this once.
Tell Him that she has done nothing wrong.
Please, I beg of you, Brother.
[Ejllael] Everything is as he intended.
I shall now execute the order I've waited 1,000 years for.
[suspenseful music plays]
[clangs]
[breath trembling]
[metallic clang]
[intense orchestral music playing]
[sobbing]
I am one who has seen all of your lives.
I will now return to white smoke.
This is my apology…
as well as another of my sins.
You have forgotten something very precious.
I intend to return
those memories to you.
[pants wearily]
[blowing]
[chiming]
[blows]
[hopeful music plays]
[chuckles softly]
[chuckles]
[Iblis] I will remember you, no matter what.
My love.
[chimes]
[blows]
[panting softly]
-[gasping] -[whooshes]
Iblis.
I had forgotten you.
You could not…
bring yourself to kill me.
Because you love me.
[sobs]
You…
Because of me, you…
[sniffles] Your throat must have been slit.
[sobs, wails]
I hoped you would be free.
I hoped for you to live.
That's why I did what I did.
[exclaims] How can this be?
[wailing]
No, this can't be.
This can't be!
[wails]
[melancholy music playing]
[breathing softly]
[woman] This is the Korean Consulate General in Dubai.
We regret to inform you of the death of Ms. Ki Ka-young.
[sobbing]
So a psychopath
died while crying?
Some say that extreme sorrow
can be fatal.
[tearfully] Even so, a psychopath
could have just gone on living.
[sniffles]
Goodness.
My thoughts exactly.
Let's get all the funeral arrangements in place before Dr. Choi gets back.
[Chang-sik] We're wearing our funeral clothes too often.
The body is ready to be returned.
These are the only personal items we were able to retrieve.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2024
KI KA-YOUNG CREMATION UNDERWAY
[crying softly]
[somber instrumental music playing]
-[man] Thursday, October 31. -[sobs]
[man] We will now proceed to send her off in peace.
[inhales, yells] Fire!
[crying] It's hot, so hurry out!
Fire!
It's a fire!
[sobbing] Fire!
[wailing] Get out of there, Ka-young!
I'm sorry, Ka-young!
It's too hot in there, so please…
[Iblis] I am a spirit created by smokeless fire,
a Genie.
We were created on Thursday, the day after the angels were made.
GOBLIN STATIONERY
CLOSED TEMPORARILY DUE TO PERSONAL REASONS
CHEONGPUNG HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE
[music fades out]
[sighs]
[deep sigh]
THE LATE KI KA-YOUNG
[sobs]
[exhales]
[sobbing]
-[whooshing] -[coughs]
[sniffles, coughs]
[female voice] Tell me your wishes.
O master of mine.
[shrieks] Ka-young!
[exclaims]
[gasping]
[enchanting music plays]
So you're saying
that after a 1,000-year love, you also become a jinniya?
Then where did that person…
I mean, where did that Genie go?
To eternal solitude.
Didn't you bring those for me?
I have to give you something in exchange for wishes?
Right.
You gave Beul-li a thousand big ones, right?
Just a moment.
-Are you going to make your wish now? -Can't I?
[quirky music plays]
No. Those are the rules, so fine.
[grunts]
No bringing back the dead.
No traveling to the future.
Anything besides that,
your wish
-is my command. -[Min-ji] Ugh!
Your speech sucks.
Fine.
For starters, as my first wish, eat seafood stew with me every Wednesday.
[sighs, clears throat]
-[energy surges] -It's been fulfilled.
As my second wish,
send any neighborhood children in need to my dental clinic.
They don't go to the dentist because of the cost.
-[sighs] -And my final wish is…
Right now? You can't!
Why would you use them all at once?
Of course I won't. I'll save it.
Phew.
Just these two to start. They're my wishes.
[chimes]
They will be fulfilled, Choi Min-ji.
Call me "Master."
KING ARCADE
SMILE DENTAL CLINIC
ODD TEETH AND ODD PEOPLE WELCOME
Oh?
Isn't this an arcade?
Yes, it is an arcade.
Shall we go have fun fighting off cavity bacteria together?
By the way, I heard your grades are awful.
Excuse me?
Solve all of these problems while you wait.
If you don't, I'll treat you without anesthesia.
[chuckles]
[Ka-young] I'm guessing you're hearing what I'm saying now in Korean.
That's because I'm a jinniya who can't speak any foreign languages.
From now on, you will have to tune in to K-pop and binge-watch K-dramas.
[upbeat pop music playing]
[Ka-young] Because there's a new jinniya in town, and she doesn't speak Arabic.
[Da-jin] This year, we're back at the Cheongpungho Cherry Blossom Festival!
Our village's pride and joy, Puffed Five Grains. Ah!
-Now to the next booth. -[Yeong-hyeon] Okay.
Here, we have For Daughter Strawberry!
-[Da-jin and Yeong-hyeon] Strawberry! -[chuckles]
[mouthing]
Hello, we are from Cheongpungho Bank.
Please drop by for a consultation.
[tools clanging]
Ki Ka-young.
-[Ka-young] You're here. -Ah.
Every time I see you like this, my heart drops.
Folks really won't recognize you?
They all see me with a different face,
which is quite unfortunate.
I'm so pretty.
[sighs] And yet, I still believe in science after all this.
Come take a look.
If you thought you'd be safe this year, you thought wrong.
[exploding]
AS SEXY FUCK YOU
[gentle music plays]
KI KA-YOUNG YOU'RE IN MY HEART
[in Korean] I dropped some cash.
-[gasps softly] -[sniffles]
[Min-ji] I've always imagined what I would do if you died,
but I was completely unprepared
for what to do if you cried.
So I thought about it for a few days.
And?
And
whether you're a jinniya or a spirit,
I just want you to always be happy in this newfound life of yours.
Don't cry and don't die.
Reunite with the one you miss most.
This is my third wish.
No, Choi Min-ji, you can't. You'll end up forgetting me!
Oh. My body isn't glowing.
What is this?
Does that mean this wish has already been fulfilled?
[sighs] That's right. I met you again.
[exhales] That scared me.
The truth is
once you make your final wish…
[Min-ji] I'll be back soon.
Take care.
Goodbye, Ki Ka-young.
[rustling]
-Oh. -[high-pitched chime]
I'm sorry.
[gentle ballad playing]
[sighs]
[light tinkling]
[music continues]
Grandma?
-Have you come to see me? -[chiming]
Grandma!
Come back to see me again.
Come next spring too!
Be sure to come every spring!
This painting belonged to my ancestors six generations ago.
The style is quite unique.
I want to authenticate it to determine if it's a genuine Joseon dynasty artifact.
We call paintings like these miindo.
These portraits of beautiful women typically have an East Asian flair,
whereas this one looks like an Egyptian painting.
So many things have happened, but I'm still assistant branch manager.
I want to be poached by a rival company.
This is my final wish.
Tell me one crucial trade secret of this supermarket.
That's easy.
-[energy surges] -Mmm.
-It has been fulfilled. -[exhales contentedly]
I shall tell you a crucial trade secret.
[suspenseful music playing]
They recommend displaying Jin instant noodles at the front.
[music distorts, ends]
[sighs]
Things must have been really lonely for you.
Everyone would forget you.
And you alone would remember.
It's raining
flower petals.
-[can crunches] -This
is the perfect moment.
[sighs]
-[whooshes] -[romantic pop music playing]
[music increases in tempo]
[squeals]
It's been a while, lump of clay.
I've missed you.
How did you come back?
Min-ji's wish
glowed with the flower petals.
I don't know how I came back either.
[music ends]
Come on, just move on already!
Why are you messing with the system in a foreign land?
You little brat! How dare you raise your voice!
I now have nothing to fear, even if you were to tell me I'd die again.
-And I'm not scared of Hell either. -[sighs]
[Pan-geum] I don't need anything else.
All you need to do is take me to meet that boss of yours.
You crazy human! Do you think He is someone you can just meet at will?
Come on.
You're guaranteed a spot in Heaven. Why refuse Heaven to stay here doing this?
Heaven?
I don't need Heaven.
My Ka-young died and became Satan, so what use is Heaven now?
And, you…
you told me the day I'd die, so didn't you reveal divine secrets?
And you told me in a roundabout way, so I almost didn't catch on.
Lucky I'm as sharp as a tack.
So this is something you absolutely must do for me.
You said you were an angel.
After all the havoc you've wreaked, you should at least do me a favor. [tuts]
[whines] What the hell is it that you want?
-Yes, I know that it's been loud. -[rumbling above]
Pardon? But I…
Despite that…
-Even so! -[thunderclap]
Yes, I understand. [sighs]
So,
toward Goryeo, with all my might?
[twinkles]
[clatters]
[quirky music plays]
Once again, you don't know the full story?
Come on, we've just reunited.
Whatever.
Now I'll be claiming the title of the world's most famous Genie.
What kind of conclusion is that? No way!
I'd rather die than give that up.
Why not? Let me have it!
I can even do this.
-[cracks] -[exclaims]
-[cracks] -[Iblis gasps] Oh.
-Ha! -Whoa!
[sighs] You haven't changed a bit.
Just as alarming
as it is charming.
[sighs, chuckles]
[chuckles]
Just hurry up already! We need to get seats at the front.
Why are we here at the crack of dawn?
Harvesting cabbage is great. The pay's good, and they feed you.
These jobs are hard to come by in the current job market.
Look, there are already three people. Hey, Mr. Kim. You're here.
Hurry and take a seat. I hope they need at least four people.
-Have you eaten? -Of course.
Oh, dear, a young man like you.
You must be having a very hard time, mumbling to yourself like that.
Only I can see you right now?
[spluttering] That is really difficult to do.
It took me 11,000 years to master that skill.
Takes around 110 centuries to learn things.
Damn it.
This won't do.
You should wear something too. Pray they pick us.
Why should I?
We need to buy you something to wear, but you're a jinniya now, so you're broke.
Broke? I have money.
What? How would you have money?
[Ka-young grunts, pants]
-See that? -[gasps]
Wow!
-Whoo! Can I have just 10,000 won? -10,000 won?
So now you're adjusting for inflation?
Don't think about doing anything silly, and go and get a haircut.
You could pass as Moon Dong-eun.
I have my reasons.
I'm going to try to make Sade again.
This time I'm using luxury hair masks
and taking extra care, so he may be born in a different form.
Right, Sade told me.
Fine, I understand the hair.
But why did you add a teardrop?
The first Sade actually died protecting me in the 300-year war.
So after the war ended, I added a drop of my sadness and remade him.
That's who you saw, the second iteration.
Hmm. I should have known. He was quite misty.
So that's why I intend to keep things dry this time around. Heh!
-[chiming] -Hey, I have a wish-maker.
[giggles]
[sighs]
[upbeat music playing over speakers]
Ooh. Mmm.
Ooh.
Ooh. [gasps] Oh my, you scared me!
Who are you?
What's with the hair?
There is a reason for my hair. Sorry for scaring you.
I'm here to share good news.
I am Genie, the lamp spirit. I shall grant you three wishes.
Right, so you're a fucking Genie? Okay.
Is this a new scam? How much of this was a setup?
[chuckles] This is a common response. That's why I've prepared a manual.
The first page has possible wishes. The last, impossible ones.
[clears throat]
WISH-MAKER'S MANUAL
Be meticulous with any special terms.
Immortality? [tuts] You'd regret it. Just watch three vampire movies.
Changing the past? [tuts]
Butterfly effects happen, so if you're not smart…
Uh, just give up on it. [inhales sharply]
If you happen to have the means, could you buy me a beverage? [clicks tongue]
-[laughs smugly] Aren't you a Genie? -Yes.
You said you'd grant my wishes.
Then why the fuck are you asking me for wishes?
Oh.
Didn't you once have a lot of faith in Him
and, you know, have a very pure soul?
Wait, do you also believe in ancestral deities?
-Oh. This will bring out my soft side. -[laughs]
There's a higher power in this realm too. They're called diamonds.
Practically deities.
"Germanium jade mats"? Right, what is this?
To put it simply, it's a magic carpet that generates heat by itself.
-Like a Genie's magic ride. [laughs] -Oh.
You'd start with ten mats.
Once you sell ten, the next one's free of charge.
Free? This carpet here is free?
Yes. That's why there's no need for an upfront payment.
This really is a rare opportunity, you know.
-There's no upfront payment? -Yes.
Then maybe I shouldn't be going to the cabbage patches.
Wait, but if I work the cabbage patches and do this… [exclaims]
Mr. Kim, Mr. Park, Mr. Choi.
Sang-hyeok, when he grows up.
Ejllael…
wouldn't buy one from me.
Hey, could you sign here?
Min-ji! Has forgotten who I am.
Oh Pan-geum!
Has, oh…
[sighs] She's not around.
This is such a great product, but I can't sell it.
I just can't think of ten people.
Irem isn't here, nor is Sade.
I miss Oh Pan-geum.
[quirky music plays]
Are you well?
You're keeping an eye on us, right?
I'm doing well.
-I see you're lacking in many areas. -[whimpers]
-Let's just forget this altogether. -[whimpering]
Where are you going?
Make a wish before you go! I actually am a Genie!
Make your wish.
No bringing back the dead. No traveling to the future.
Anything besides that,
your wish
is my command.
That way leads to a road! Why do you always go that way?
Hey.
Did you use an entire bottle of my favorite shampoo?
Well, I only did that so I could make Sade.
[screams] I'm going to kill you!
[both panting]
-Come here. -You come.
[yells] Get over here! [pants]
-[Ka-young] Come here. -[Iblis] I don't want to.
-[Ka-young] I said come here. -I said I don't want to.
[Ka-young yells] Don't talk back to me!
[Iblis in high-pitch] Don't ask me questions!
Come here. I said get over here.
No.
No way!
That little guy's back.
No way. He's back too.
You used an entire bottle of shampoo, and he looks exactly the same?
I felt bad because I thought it was the state of my hair.
But I feel less guilty now.
Master.
Boss.
[wailing]
I missed you guys.
[laughing]
[Ejllael] Come on!
-[crying] Seriously, just let go of me! -[Sade growling]
Hey, do you want to be obliterated again? I'm busy enough trying to grow new wings.
[Sade] Ejllael, you're evil!
Create Irem again! [growls]
[yelps] Oh, come on. Please!
Seriously!
[blubbing]
[blows]
[enchanting instrumental music plays]
[coughing]
-Been a while, Brother. -[coughs]
I see your neck's reattached.
Yeah, thanks for the congratulations.
And thanks for delivering my lamp too.
But why are you still on Goryeo land?
I've invested in several buildings here.
Land is a long-term investment.
And did you know? Ki Ka-young hasn't bowed before a human either.
Nonsense. Ki Ka-young bows at Oh Pan-geum's grave every day.
Dead humans don't count! [sighs]
Just thinking about those threats from Oh Pan-geum… [inhales]
Threats?
I am so sick of humans. They're always beyond imagination.
She refused Heaven and reincarnation. She just yelled at Him to revive you!
Do you understand the bind I was in?
[chuckles]
Whoa.
So I came back, thanks to Oh Pan-geum.
Anyway,
Oh Pan-geum asked me to relay this to you and Ki Ka-young.
Relay what?
[hoots]
[Irem] Sade!
Jinniya!
Iblis!
Mr. Village Chief!
GERMANIUM JADE MAT
[exclaims]
What is that?
This?
Well, I bought these a long time ago.
It's a magic carpet that generates heat on its own.
If I sell ten, I get another one for free.
Right, I also give you one free smack after you get ten.
-[Ka-young] Get over here. -Just hear me out!
Now that Sade and Irem are back, I have nine people.
I just need one more person. Hey!
Time for a coffee break.
By the way, Mr. Kim from the cabbage patch passed away yesterday.
What?
Where did you get these?
Did you join a pyramid scheme too?
[exclaims] Hey, where did you…
They look vintage, don't they?
I found them shoved in the corner of the lamp.
[gasps, whines]
[sniffs] But I can smell Jinniya's scent on these.
Sade, you bastard!
It was an early wedding gift. A wedding gift for you and me.
-You said you couldn't go to the future. -[pants]
So you didn't see the bloody future ahead of you?
Come here. Yes, come here.
-[Iblis screams] -[Ka-young yells] Get over here!
That's hot, damn.
[whooshing]
[man in Arabic] The sword is back?
[tour guide in Korean] Do you see that sand whirl over there?
In Arabic culture, that phenomenon is called the "waltzing Genie."
Wow, a Genie?
The spirit of the lamp we've all heard of? How awesome!
-[wrist watch ticking] -[woman] Wow, that's so impressive!
Dr. Choi, you're back.
Yes.
I just can't get enough of this place.
[captivating music plays]
[gentle ballad playing]
We've been dancing the waltz for decades,
yet you still step on my toes?
I did it on purpose so we don't forget where we started.
And I have something to tell you.
-Ha-- -[Ka-young] Don't!
The timing is, you know?
Everyone is on the edge of their seats, thinking we might end with "habibti."
I thought I could sense some fierce gazes upon us.
But I was actually going to say "halmeoni."
Hmm. That's a relief.
Halmeoni? You mean my grandma?
Yes. It was thanks to Oh Pan-geum that I came back.
And…
she wanted to pass on that message.
I SHALL NOW LEAVE YOU EACH WITH ONE SATAN AND ONE PSYCHOPATH
MAY YOU BOTH LOVE AND LONG FOR EACH OTHER
-[chiming] -Hmm?
It's a wish-maker.
Give it your best, psychopath.
Don't worry about me.
See you later, Satan.
[chuckles]
[gentle ballad continues]
[rock fusion music plays]