[mysterious music plays]
[clock ticking]
[alarm clock ringing]
[alarm stops]
[footsteps approaching]
Hey, why didn't you wake me up today?
What's with the look on your face?
What about it?
Oh, um, uh, you're starting to act like your old self again.
Then, what was my old self like?
Are you kidding right now?
[indistinct chatter]
Min-ju, hey.
[indistinct chatter]
-Good morning. -Hi, Min-ju. [chuckles]
SechsKies was playing on the radio yesterday? They were so cute.
-No, H.O.T. are the best group. -You must be clueless!
Well, what do you think, huh?
Min-ju, what's wrong? Are you okay? Um…
-You don't look so good. -Huh?
It's just that you seem like the old Min-ju again.
The old Min-ju?
What did you mean by that? How did I use to act?
Was I different?
Well, mmm, you weren't approachable.
Oh, it's just you weren't very friendly.
When we tried to include you, you'd just stay by yourself.
It seemed like you were always on your own.
That's true. You didn't seem like the type to chit-chat, you know?
Since you've changed, we prefer your new personality now.
Hey, listen, don't you dare go back to being your old self again, okay?
[chuckles]
[sighs] All right.
[school bell chimes]
[teacher] Take your seats.
Hey, why aren't you ready for class?
[whispers] Fine, then…
I really hate the old Kwon Min-ju as well.
I want someone to accept me for who I am,
and I don't want to keep being like this! [cries]
When will people start accepting me
and stop looking at me like some strange weirdo.
[theme music plays]
[ticking]
A TIME CALLED YOU
Aristotle said that the golden mean was necessary
if one wants to live a happy or content life.
So what is the golden mean, huh?
It's about not being excessive or limited, but living in harmony.
Sorry, I'm late, sir.
And why is it that you're late?
Sit down.
So, for example, if you're overly courageous, like Nam Si-heon,
your life will become full of problems very quickly.
But without sufficient courage, you become a coward.
Yeah? Does everyone understand?
[students] Yes.
[teacher] Mm-hmm. Now, this notion of a golden mean
wasn't just espoused in the West, but also in the East.
Does anyone know by whom?
[chuckles]
Hi, Si-heon.
Nam Si-heon.
[chuckles nervously]
Hey, Nam Si-heon.
[chuckles nervously]
[Si-heon] Kwon Min-ju.
Please just, uh…
Can you please stop looking at me like that?
It reminds me of Jun-hee.
[somber music plays]
[scoffs]
[Do-hun] You had this vacant expression, like you wanted to disappear into a cave,
and you'd sulk around everywhere.
Now I'm used to the new you,
so don't go back to being the old Min-ju anymore. Please don't, huh?
[Hye-mi] Min-ju, what's wrong? Are you okay?
You seem like the old Min-ju again.
Well, you weren't approachable.
Oh, it's just you weren't very friendly.
Don't you dare go back to being your old self again, okay?
[Min-ju] Han Jun-hee,
are you watching my thoughts from the inside?
Before you came into my body, that's what I'd always hear.
They would whisper insults.
It was usually behind my back.
You probably can't imagine what that was like.
[sighs]
[breathes shakily]
[indistinct chatter]
Kwon Min-ju, wait.
Wait a minute. Hold on. I shouldn't have pressured you
to speak about Oh Chan-yeong to Si-heon and In-gyu, so I'm sorry.
Uh, I shouldn't have come into your life and made things more difficult.
I'm very sorry, Min-ju.
[Jun-hee panting]
You don't need to be sorry for any of this.
Everything that's happened isn't your fault.
Rather, I should be thanking you for everything, Jun-hee.
Thank you for living inside of me.
Although it was for a brief moment,
I was popular for once.
I experienced what it was like to be loved as Han Jun-hee.
-[Jun-hee laughs] -[Si-heon] You're pretty good at this.
I love you both, truly. [laughs]
-[Min-ju] But… -[Jun-hee] Si-heon, get a move on.
…now it's time for me to wake up from this dream.
[scoffs]
And now the pain is unbearable.
Han Jun-hee, you know what?
Today, if I were to commit suicide,
then everybody else will just say,
"I feel really sorry for Min-ju, but I knew it."
"I always knew she would kill herself."
[scoffs]
"She was pitiful."
They would probably talk like that for a day or two,
but then they'd forget about me like I was nothing.
They'll continue on as if I was never there in the first place.
As if I never existed at all.
But, Jun-hee…
there's one thing I learned thanks to you.
Didn't you say I would die on the 13th of October?
So, today
is the day my life finally comes to end.
If I were to be murdered today,
I wouldn't be easily forgotten anymore, now, would I?
They definitely wouldn't think I'm pitiful anymore, would they?
They wouldn't forget about me at all.
They wouldn't.
It's perfect, you see.
What? [gasps]
Min-ju, what do you mean by that? Huh?
You were the one responsible for Kwon Min-ju's death, you see.
Because of you, she's dead.
It's all because of me.
I'm the reason that this all started. It's my fault.
That's what Oh Chan-yeong meant.
Everything's happened because of me.
She's going through this because of me.
[gasps]
[Min-ju] The murder will be so shocking
that everyone will talk about it for ages.
If you think about it, murder victims in the newspapers or in the media
are always portrayed with respect,
and they will say it was such a waste for them to die like that.
They will say that my life was too precious and meaningful to lose.
So that's…
how they will remember me forever.
[breathing shakily]
Then…
what if it's only…
it's only in death…
that I can finally be the Kwon Min-ju…
the Kwon Min-ju that I always wanted to be?
"Then, what if It's only… only in death that I
can finally be the Kwon Min-ju I wanted to be?"
"The Kwon Min-ju that everyone really loved"
[suspenseful music plays]
[panting]
[suspenseful music continues]
What is it?
What is it, In-gyu?
I saw Min-ju. She was all by herself sobbing on the roof.
I read her lips from afar.
It was like she was talking to someone else,
all the while saying, "Han Jun-hee. Han Jun-hee."
Do you remember what else she said?
Well, I couldn't get everything. She was far away.
But I do remember one other thing.
"Thank you for living inside of me."
"Although it was for a brief moment, I was popular for once."
"I experienced what it was like to be loved as Han Jun-hee."
But that wasn't all.
She said that if she were to get murdered today,
nobody would remember how pitiful she was.
But instead, she would always be remembered forever.
Si-heon,
Min-ju once said she would be killed on October the 13th.
The day of the murder.
Kwon Min-ju was killed by someone on the 13th day of October
in the year we're in now, 1998.
Today's October the 13th.
Um, where's Min-ju right now?
I have no idea.
I went up to the school roof. She left this behind.
First, I'll go to her house.
You go somewhere else. We have to find her before it happens.
I'll run over to the record shop.
[suspenseful music plays]
[doorbell ringing]
-[pounding on door] -Kwon Min-ju!
Kwon Min-ju!
Oh, here it is. Take a look.
Have you seen Min-ju? Do you know where she is?
No, I haven't seen her.
Why? What's wrong, In-gyu?
Sir, please page me whenever you see Min-ju.
I need you to make sure your niece stays put
until myself or Si-heon gets here. Please do as I say. Thank you.
[suspenseful music continues]
[panting]
Do you recognize this place?
Because this is the spot you were found that morning with your head injured.
[ominous music plays]
[Jun-hee breathes shakily]
[gasps] Min-ju, stop. What are you doing?
Please don't do this.
Getting yourself killed won't change anything in your life,
so please run away from him. Just get out of there.
[panting]
Min-ju, please don't go with him!
[gasps]
Min-ju, listen, it's not too late to run away, okay?
Min-ju, please get out of there. Please!
-What are you… going to do to now? -[zipper unzips]
[Chan-yeong] I'm going to make sure that everyone remembers
the most beautiful version of you in the future.
You're a beautiful specimen that will be preserved in history.
Don't you think it's better to die beautiful, Min-ju,
than to live without any purpose or meaning?
Think of what they'll say about you.
[eerie music plays]
And what's that?
Something that I always carry with me just in case.
I've always wanted to use it on you.
You could say that
it's like a magic potion of sorts.
An easy way to send you to the afterlife.
If you inject me with that,
will it be painful?
Oh, this? Um…
Well, it might hurt a little at first, I think.
But, it won't take too long for it to work.
That I can guarantee for sure. [chuckles]
[eerie music continues]
Oh, Min-ju, don't do it! [pants]
[man] Oh Chan-yeong!
No, not yet.
[man] Oh Chan-yeong!
[Chan-yeong] No, I said not yet!
[panting]
[gasps]
-[grunts] -[man] Hey!
-Grab him! -[man 2] Hey!
-Ah! -[Min-ju gasps]
What is it?
What is this?
This isn't mine.
Min-ju, I swear. This wasn't me.
It… it was his idea.
[panting]
[suspenseful music plays]
Hey, stand up! You said you would kill me, huh? So do it!
You said that you would do it, so do it!
-Do it now! -No! No! No, I don't want to!
-Get away! -[Min-ju] Ah!
[Chan-hui] I need you to understand this wasn't me!
I shouldn't be here.
I… I said I won't do it!
-[syringe clatters] -[In-gyu panting]
[Chan-hui breathing shakily]
Min-ju. Okay, this is good.
You get to live your life now, okay?
You're not going to die anymore.
[gasps]
[mysterious music plays]
Min-ju. Min-ju, wait. Just listen for a minute.
Hear me out first.
So I'll go back to my world, okay?
And I won't ever come back into your body again.
No matter what happens in the future,
I promise that I will never interfere in your life ever again. You hear me?
So just please don't do this to yourself. Don't do this! Please! Okay?
Min-ju, I'm the one you should be hating here!
You are not to blame!
Han Jun-hee.
I…
I'm really sorry for everything.
[breathes shakily]
I just…
I just hate…
I just hate myself more than anything.
I'm not worthy. I don't deserve
to live in this world anymore.
Don't do it. Don't.
[footsteps approaching]
[In-gyu] Min-ju, wait.
[panting]
[panting] Oh, In-gyu, you're here.
Min-ju, what are you planning to do with that?
[suspenseful music plays]
In-gyu.
Can you please help me, In-gyu?
Remember when you told me you knew
exactly how I felt?
If that's true, then help me right now.
Hmm?
Right now, right here.
Kill me and end my suffering.
Please?
Please, help me.
Help me, huh?!
If… If I don't die today,
do you know what will happen? My life will go back to normal.
I'll have to go back to my pathetic life.
I have to go back to living a life that I don't want.
Hmm? In-gyu.
Listen.
I need you to calm down and please listen to me, okay?
I know you're suffering. But I need you to know that you're not alone.
I know at times it feels that way,
but you have to know there are many of us who care about you.
Who cares about me, huh?
Who will I have after this?
[Jun-hee] Si-heon.
You have Si-heon and In-gyu.
And even now, I'm trying everything that I can to save you right now.
I give you my word.
I promise you that I'll turn everything back to how it was.
I'm saying you'll get to return to your old life,
exactly as it was before I came here.
So just don't give up, Min-ju. I promise it'll all be okay soon.
Min-ju, if you believe in me, just hang in there a little longer--
Han Jun-hee.
Is that all you really have to say to me?
Just hang in a little longer?
That's really all you have to say?
Han Jun-hee.
Your words mean nothing, okay?
Don't you see?
You get people to like you without even trying.
You got Si-heon to like you pretty quick.
It's so easy for someone like you to say that.
So how can you say you know how I'm feeling? Hmm?
You can't possibly know how I'm feeling! You think you know how I feel?
[Min-ju crying]
Min-ju, I'm sorry.
[Min-ju] I… I… I…
I just feel utterly and totally alone. [crying]
Nobody…
nobody knows how I feel, how much I suffer, how much pain I'm in.
[In-gyu] I do.
I understand it all.
I understand how much pain and suffering you've been going through, okay?
But, Min-ju, there's something you don't know.
I, uh…
I still want to be with you, all right?
Every time you look at Si-heon, it breaks my heart,
but if it made you happy to be with him,
then I… I thought I would just suffer through it for you.
Min-ju, listen.
Why don't you give me a chance, would you now?
I'll prove my love for you.
I'll show you what it means to have someone at your side.
I'll show you what it really means
to be loved by someone every single day from now on.
So
can you just give me the chance
to prove it?
Are you really telling me the truth?
Mm-hmm.
Hey, step back.
Hey, In-gyu.
You don't really like me. You're just saying that right now.
You only like me because you think I'm similar to you.
So you only sympathize with me. That's all.
It's not like that, okay?
[Min-ju] Other people say to me,
"Hey, Min-ju, why do you seem so sad?"
"Hey, Min-ju, why do you sit alone?"
"Hey, Min-ju, don't go back to being the old Min-ju."
"Hey, Min-ju…" [screams]
Please! I want it to stop! I just want to make it all go away!
[cries]
What can I say for you to believe me, Min-ju?
I liked you just the way you were.
I've always liked who you were, even when we first met.
In-gyu, listen.
I feel so empty inside.
It's so… suffocating and lonely.
This life,
I should've never been born. Do you understand?
[In-gyu] Listen.
Your life is incredibly precious to me.
But you still have to believe your life is worth living, Min-ju.
I want to finally wake up from this nightmare.
Don't do this. Please.
Min-ju, stop it.
It's time to wake up.
I'm going to wake up now.
No! Wait!
No, In-gyu save her! No!
[suspenseful music plays]
[inaudible]
[Min-ju] You were dazzling.
[Si-heon] Yeah, nice shot.
[boy] Block him. Block Si-heon! Okay!
[boy 2] Nice shot.
[Min-ju] You shined so brightly.
Like a star glittering in the sky.
I wanted to reach out and grab hold of you…
even if only for just a brief moment,
because even the briefest of moments would have felt nice.
[breathing shakily]
Oh no.
[crying]
Oh no, Min-ju, why?
[sobs]
[somber music plays]
Min-ju, stay with me.
[In-gyu crying]
Min-ju!
[panting]
Kwon Min-ju!
What happened to Min-ju?
Why isn't she moving, In-gyu?
Jung In-gyu!
Say something. Talk to me.
What happened to her? What's going on here?
Look at her.
She's at peace finally.
She's dead.
I don't believe you would do that.
I killed Min-ju. I did this.
What do you mean you killed her, huh?
There's no going back now.
What's that supposed to mean? Tell me, In-gyu. Why did you do it?
Tell me, why would you kill Min-ju?
Nam Si-heon,
I killed Min-ju.
Now you will always be remembered.
[crying] This happened because of me.
It's all my fault that your niece died. I'm so sorry.
I wish I could go back, but
the cassette player broke, and so
it's impossible for me to travel back anymore.
[ambulance siren blaring]
[engine starts]
-[car door closes] -[In-gyu sighs]
[police siren blares]
[emotional music plays]
[Jun-hee] Si-heon.
Is this
how everything ends?
[ambulance siren blaring]
I did my best, but, uh, I'm afraid I couldn't fix it.
I managed to piece the parts back together,
but it won't play anymore.
I removed the tape and wound it back up for you,
but I'm not sure if that works either.
-Thanks so much, sir. -[man] Of course. Anytime.
[sighs]
[parking brake clacks]
[sighs]
[somber music plays]
[breathes deeply]
[Jun-hee] "Whenever your heart calls for me…"
What does it mean, huh?
"Whenever your heart calls for me, I will go to you."
Si-heon are you there?
Just please…
Can you please help me once more?
If you can please send me back into your time…
[sighs]
[sniffles]
[sighs]
[in Korean] ♪ When the lights outside the window ♪
♪ Start dimming one by one ♪
♪ I write a letter to the sky ♪
♪ You left me ♪
[gasps]
[In-gyu] No! Wait!
[emotional music plays]
[In-gyu grunts]
Are you okay? Are you get hurt at all?
Thank you!
You saved Min-ju.
She is safe now all because of you.
[Jun-hee sighs]
Han Jun-hee?
[sighs] Mmm.
[panting]
Hey, Kwon Min-ju.
Nam Si-heon.
[emotional music continues]
It's really you.
Han Jun-hee.
You're back, aren't you?
You came back to me, Jun-hee.
How did you know it was me, Si-heon?
I can tell by the look in your eyes.
All the events that transpired were made possible because of this.
Oh Chan-yeong time traveled by using it,
but thankfully, he was stopped just in time.
So what you're saying is
Chan-yeong returned back to the year 2023,
so that means Min-ju's out of harm's way for good now?
Yes, right.
So today's events should've
unfolded much differently.
So tell me, Jun-hee.
If you're here in front of us, then where has Min-ju gone for now?
She is in a safe place, so don't worry, In-gyu.
Trust me. She'll come back sooner than you think.
When's that?
I've some things I have to take care of. Then she'll be back.
Like what things, Jun-hee?
Because Min-ju is alive now,
that means the future from now on will be different.
So if we've made a new future by saving Min-ju,
then, um, does that mean, from now on, everything's going to change?
You and I won't meet in university.
And if we don't meet, that means that
you won't return back here to the past.
And we'll never have met at all. Is that right?
Say I'm wrong.
[emotional music plays]
To be honest, I'm not yet sure what's changed.
Some things have already begun to change, In-gyu.
We don't see it, but it's happening now.
[sighs]
[clears throat] I'll have to take this with me when I go back.
Huh?
Okay.
[sighs]
[Jun-hee] Uncle!
I'm back now.
You little brat, there you are. Where were you?
-I'm really sorry. -In-gyu was freaked out earlier.
So I called home, but they said you hadn't come back yet.
We've been worried sick all night. Did something happen today?
Everything is fine now, Uncle.
And it's all because you helped us.
Me?
What did I do, huh?
You did so much.
You're the best uncle anyone could ask for.
Oh really?
[sighs]
[emotional music plays]
Hey, Min-ju.
I know you're in there somewhere.
You don't have to answer me at all.
But just listen to me for a second.
Once everything goes back to how it was before,
those feelings of loneliness you had could come back.
However,
if you ever feel like ending things again,
this time I won't be there to interfere.
You were right.
For a long time, you have been trying more than enough.
[sighs] So given that,
telling you to hang in there is, uh…
Well, it would be meaningless advice.
But, Min-ju,
I do want to tell you one thing.
When I found myself in the place where you are stuck in right now,
I was finally able to watch what you were going through.
Every day, you were struggling so much
that you almost gave up on everything in your life.
And it wasn't 'cause you were just sad or 'cause you were feeling depressed.
It was because you had so many expectations of the world
that you were so full of hope, it made you lose sight.
Min-ju, listen.
The truth is…
don't let your hope for the world push you too far again.
You have to know when to take care of yourself despite what people think.
[crying]
I'm sorry I completely misunderstood you.
[crying]
[Jun-hee] Despite everything,
I'm glad I got to know you.
[Min-ju crying]
[clock ticking]
[sighs]
[alarm clock ringing]
[winces]
[ringing continues]
Gosh, this alarm clock. Get up!
Hey, Do-hun!
[snoring]
[chuckles]
Kwon Do-hun.
I won't be able to wake you up anymore. Do you hear?
And besides, you're old enough to wake yourself up now.
[inhales]
Don't be too harsh on your sister. Hmm?
I know you're a kind and thoughtful person,
so how about from now on you stop pretending?
[gentle music plays]
[Jun-hee] I'm meeting a friend today, so I'm taking the day off.
P.S. You should take some barista classes in your spare time
since you're going to own a café in the future.
By then, cafés will be a competitive industry,
so you'll need to be on top of it to survive.
And if you don't believe me, it'll be your loss.
[scoffs]
What is that brat up to so early in the morning, huh?
[chuckles]
[sighs]
Get rid of them both, would you?
Are you sure about that?
Mm-hmm.
After you destroy both of these, then Kwon Min-ju will come back.
But then,
if I destroy both of these items,
then you won't be able to ever come back to the past to see us.
That means you'll never be able to see Si-heon again.
Are you sure this is the right thing to do?
[sighs]
[In-gyu] I know Si-heon.
And I know that he'll be completely heartbroken
if he can never see you again, Jun-hee.
I'm not sure, but I think if the cassette player disappears, um…
I think that will make Si-heon forget about my entire existence.
Our paths may never cross here or ever again.
You have to understand, this is the only way, In-gyu.
We can't risk Oh Chan-yeong coming back.
And as for me, I can't be allowed to meddle in Kwon Min-ju's life anymore,
because
I could risk everything we did to fix the lives of the people we love.
So get rid of them for me, hmm?
Hmm?
NOKSAN STATION
[chuckles]
[Jun-hee] Si-heon.
[chuckles]
Were you waiting long?
Mm-mm. Not at all.
[gentle music in Korean plays]
-Let's go. -Mm-hmm.
[train horn blares]
[both chuckle]
Hello to the sea!
[Jun-hee] Hello to the sea! Hello!
[chuckles]
[sighs]
[Si-heon] Whoo!
[Jun-hee laughs]
[Si-heon sighs]
-[Jun-hee] Oh! -[Si-heon] Hey!
-[Jun-hee laughs] -[Si-heon] Oh!
-Okay, okay, okay. -[Jun-hee] Hey!
[laughs]
[gentle music in Korean continues]
-Hey! -Ah!
-Seriously? Come here. Hey, get back here. -[Jun-hee laughs]
[Jun-hee] Wow!
-So like this? -And throw.
Whoa! That was pretty good.
[sighs]
[waves crashing]
I know today is
our very last day together…
and that this moment will…
it will be the last time I ever see you.
[sighs] To think we won't remember this sunset.
I know what has to happen for everyone to live.
The tape has to be destroyed, doesn't it?
When did you figure it out?
I knew it yesterday
when you said you'd take the tape player when talking to In-gyu and I.
Why do you have to be so smart, huh?
[chuckles]
I know what you're thinking, Jun-hee,
even when you're not saying anything, because I know you inside and out.
[gentle music plays]
I'm gonna miss you so much, Jun-hee.
But what if I miss you so much that I can't take it, huh?
How will I live?
Si-heon, listen.
This is not the end, okay?
Who knows what
the future might hold for us, you know?
In fact,
I think you'll find me one day.
You'll find me again. I know you will, Si-heon.
Isn't that right?
["Gather My Tears" plays]
Mmm.
[in Korean] ♪ When the lights outside the window ♪
♪ Start dimming one by one ♪
♪ I write a letter to the sky ♪
♪You left me for someone else ♪
♪ But I still cannot forget you ♪
♪ So I gather my tears ♪
♪ And send them off to the sky… ♪
[in English] I promise you, Jun-hee.
No matter what, I will find you.
I don't care how long it takes,
one day we will be with each other again.
One day, we'll be together again.
That, I promise you.
I'll always love you, Han Jun-hee.
[in Korean] ♪ When my letter of tears Reaches the sky ♪
[vocalizing]
♪ Someday, you will come back ♪
♪ To me ♪
[vocalizing]
♪ I will believe it and gather my tears ♪
I HOPE THIS MUSIC TAKES YOU TO YOUR HAPPIEST MOMENT
♪ Though I'm not your love ♪
♪ If you look for me ♪
♪ I'll lower myself to lie next to you ♪
♪ And I'll tell you That because I cannot forget you ♪
♪ I'll just continue to love you ♪
♪ Dear, I'm going to wait ♪
♪ When my letter of tears Reaches the sky ♪
[vocalizing]
♪Someday, you will come back ♪
♪ To me ♪
[vocalizing]
♪ I will believe it and gather my tears ♪
[crying]
[mysterious music plays]
[Jun-hee in English] Stay with me.
[breathing shakily]
[Si-heon gasps]
[crying]
Hmm?
What am I doing in here?
[siren blaring]
NOKSAN GENERAL HOSPITAL
Min-ju.
[Min-ju sighs]
Are… are you okay? I'll go grab the doctor.
Uh, In-gyu, wait a sec.
Do you know what happened to me?
Uh, there was an accident. You don't remember.
After Si-heon and I threw you a birthday party,
a car hit you later that night.
A car hit me?
[in Korean] ♪ When the lights outside the window ♪
♪ Start dimming one by one ♪
♪ I write a letter to the sky ♪
♪ You left me for someone else… ♪
[in English] Hey, Si-heon. Is everything okay?
Huh?
Ah, it's just I felt something really weird just now.
Weird how?
You don't feel it?
When I hear this song, it makes me feel strange.
["Gather My Tears" continues]
It feels like I've forgotten about something in my life that's important.
I wonder what it is.
[in Korean] ♪ And I'll tell you That because I cannot forget you ♪
♪ I'll just continue to love you ♪
♪ Dear, I'm going to wait… ♪
Let's go, huh?
Yeah.
What should we get for Min-ju when she gets out of the hospital?
Are you talking about Kwon Min-ju again? Really?
Ask her out already.
[In-gyu] But what should we get her?
[Si-heon] Just tell me what we're gonna eat.
[In-gyu] Um, pork cutlet?
["Gather My Tears" fades]
[indistinct chatter]
So, uh, how does it feel being back at school again?
Is there something troubling you?
Mm-mm.
Um, I was just thinking, uh,
about a really vivid dream I had while I was in the hospital recently.
A dream?
Was it a good one or a bad one?
I'd say it was good.
I used to feel totally alone in this world.
At the time, it felt like I was invisible to everyone.
Then, when the accident happened…
I had a dream of this girl, and
although she looked like me, she wasn't at all.
She told me something profound.
She said the reason I've been struggling is because
I was going through life with unrealistic expectations
that it made me lose sight of myself and my well-being.
It made me realize how I was super hard on myself and everyone else.
When I woke up, I felt this huge sense of clarity for once.
And I saw you by my side, and it made me feel good inside.
In-gyu, listen.
I was wrong before.
It was a mistake to think I was all alone, you know,
when I should've seen who was always there for me.
You were there.
You were always there to support me, no matter what.
And if I'm not wrong, I believe you're still here to support me.
That's right.
I'm here to support you, Min-ju.
Mmm.
I appreciate you, In-gyu.
YEAR 2011
RATIO OF WEBTOONS TO PUBLISHED COMICS
[door opens]
-[man] Oh, it's cold. -[woman] Huh?
Looks like our boss got here really early today.
What do you guys think?
It looks like he just didn't go home last night.
-Oh, so that's it. -[door closes]
Hey, good morning, everyone.
-Good morning, sir. -[Si-heon] Take a seat.
Mr. Nam, were you up all night working again?
I was just looking at some of the webtoons we received last night.
Take a look. I picked out a few already.
I think the ideas are pretty original and good for our brand.
Ah, this one.
This looks quite fresh.
I thought it might be a bit too experimental,
uh, but it's a bit niche.
I'd rather we focus more on these types of content, hmm?
Since we're a new platform still,
I think that we should target work
that the large portal sites typically don't go for.
[gentle music plays]
[sighs]
[sighs, sniffles]
[woman] Oh, hold on, sir! Please wait!
["Gather My Tears" plays]
Thank you so much, sir.
[woman on radio] All right, everyone. This is our last song.
This is for all the listeners who are heading home
after finishing up another hard day at work.
This is "Tears" by Seo Ji-won.
[in Korean] ♪ When the lights outside the window ♪
[woman singing along] ♪ Start dimming one by one ♪
♪ I write a letter to the sky ♪
♪ You left me for someone else ♪
♪ But I still cannot forget you ♪
♪ So I gather my tears ♪
♪ And send them off to the sky ♪
♪ Though I'm not your love ♪
♪ If you look for me ♪
♪ I'll lower myself to lie next to you ♪
♪ And I'll tell you That because I cannot forget you ♪
♪ I'll just continue to love you ♪
♪ Dear, I'm going to wait ♪
♪ When my letter of tears Reaches the sky… ♪
Kwon Min-ju?
[in English] Uh, what?
Ah.
My mistake. I thought you were someone else, maybe.
Ah. It's all right. No worries.
[in Korean] ♪ I will believe it And gather my tears… ♪
[gasps]
Excuse me. Wait.
[emotional music in Korean plays]
[Si-heon] I promise you, Jun-hee.
No matter what, I will find you.
I don't care how long it takes.
Even if I have to search through time and space for you.
One day, we'll be together again.
I will come and find you, Jun-hee…
in a time called you.
[emotional music in Korean continues]