BOYHOOD
Listen.
If you tell my parents I'm the Black Widow,
you'll be dead on the spot.
Spit it out.
What's this favor of yours?
I knocked someone out today.
And?
So what?
Hang on a sec.
You wanna knock me out too?
No!
I know better than to even dare do that to you.
It ain't that.
I've never hit somebody before,
but something strange happened today.
I swear I didn't hit him,
but he got knocked out on his own.
So you're saying you didn't even touch him,
but he got knocked out.
What exactly happened?
He tried to hit me, so I ran away.
Well, I tried to run away to avoid fighting him.
But he chased after me and grabbed me from behind.
So I tried to...
Grab me.
The bastard grabbed me.
What are you doing?
Grab me so I can show you what happened.
Hurry.
Grab me.
So he grabbed me like this,
and I tried to wriggle away.
And as I was doing that,
I saw him knocked out cold on the ground.
What are you doing?
I'm visualizing it.
Right.
What are you doing?
Aight, I got it.
So what happened?
I'll explain it to you.
Grab me.
- Just say it. - Damn it!
It's better I show you!
So come on, just grab me.
Here.
Grab me tight, will you?
I am.
So y'all were in this position,
- and then you shook your body like this. - Yeah.
- Then you must've swung your elbows too. - Yeah.
And at some point, you swung real strong and fast.
This is what you call an elbow punch.
It's a powerful move.
Elbow punch?
You stuck or something? You can let go now.
You like me that much?
- No. - No?
Try not to use it too much. You might kill somebody.
That was...
the first time I ever won in a fight.
You didn't win.
You just got lucky.
It don't matter to me.
Either way, I still won.
EPISODE 3. WHY CAN'T WE STOP THEM
You really are makin' a fool of yourself.
I'm going to school.
All right.
- Really? - It was real this time.
- Are you sure? - Why won't you...
It's Jong-min.
-We'll go in first. - See you later.
-Nice to see you. - Hey.
BUYEO GIRLS' COMMERCIAL HIGH SCHOOL
You know,
I didn't get a wink of sleep
and I can't even drink water.
To be honest, I'm having a hard time breathing.
My whole world's fallin' apart around me.
So?
You know when someone truly dies?
It's when they wake up
and don't feel like they got anything to live for.
That's how I feel.
And?
What do you mean?
Are you done talking?
Bye then.
You're killin' me right now.
The White Tiger has his eyes on you.
Go talk to him.
The White Tiger?
Right.
The White Tiger
is going to protect me now.
What?
The White Tiger?
Why?
You scared?
That son of a bitch.
Hey, you.
- Me? - Yeah, you.
Come here.
- Move it. - Okay.
What's going on with your hair? You spray something on it?
No, it's just wet.
Why is your shirt unbuttoned?
Is this a trend or something?
You punk.
What grade you in?
Eleventh grade.
Dress code violation.
Get down.
- What's goin' on? - Wait!
Could you make an exception for Byeong-tae?
What?
Well, you see...
You all right?
He's our grade's best fighter.
What?
You know what's gonna happen.
There's no need to rile him up.
Remember his face,
and just let any hair and dress code violations slide, all right?
Fine.
Just be careful next time.
What was that about?
Byeong-tae, have a drink.
If you plant one peanut...
you're gonna get 12 or even 20 at most from just that one.
If that ain't a miracle, what is?
I got roasted peanuts and y'all got raw ones.
Them raw ones can really mess up your stomach.
Anybody messing around is gon' eat a fistful of raw peanuts.
- Got it? - You try one?
No, I planted mine. I thought it'd be a waste.
What about you?
I ate mine.
- Does a miracle happen by chance? - You ate a whole bunch.
- It doesn't. - You gon' be okay?
Yeah.
If you want a miracle, you need to put in the effort.
With that being said, plant away!
- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.
FARMING
White Tiger of Asan.
You're gonna die today.
- "What do you use for energy?" - "What do you use for energy?"
We use heat to cook our food.
- "We use heat to cook our food." - Why are you out?
I need to use the bathroom, sir.
You little...
Everybody take ten. We're gonna continue after.
I'm gon' cut your thing off if you pee anywhere.
- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.
- You asshole! - What's the hell?
Where's White Tiger?
Class three's doing farming practice.
Farming practice? Where?
Over at the field.
Isn't that Park Jong-min?
You motherfucker!
You wanna die?
Bring it on.
Hit me, you son of a bitch!
You ain't leaving this place alive.
Stay out of this!
I'm here for White Tiger.
That don't mean
you gotta come to our school and start bustin' heads open.
Hand over
the pliers.
Hand it over.
You motherfuckers.
What, you fuckers?
What the fuck are you doing? Catch that bastard!
Where the hell are they farming?
That damn White Tiger.
This is drivin' me nuts.
What the hell?
- What's this for? - Your poop.
Right, thanks.
How do I wipe?
- Kudzu leaf. - What?
Kudzu leaves
are thick, wide, and smooth.
It's tá bom.
But what if it rips?
That's the fun part.
It's thrilling.
I'll be back.
Take your time.
Byeong-tae, have some cold water.
Out of my way!
I'll be here!
Where's White Tiger?
The hell?
Where the hell is White Tiger?
What the hell brings you here?
You mother--
Where the hell is he?
This ain't your business.
If anyone tries to butt in, I'm gon' bust your head open.
Move!
Where the hell is this bastard?
Damn it.
I'm gon' crack your head open when I catch you.
God damn it.
What the hell are you doing?
We gon' fight to the death today.
What?
Put it into words. You don't gotta do this.
I don't got a reason to live without Seon-hwa.
So one of us is gon' die right here.
Is this about Seon-hwa?
My life ain't nothing without her!
Take her.
What did you just say?
Take her.
I don't care about girls.
Where the hell is he?
Over there?
Find him!
He may be able to fight,
but we outnumber him.
You better keep your promise.
What's this?
Who the hell took a shit here?
Damn it, that's nasty.
- Where is he? - What?
Byeong-tae.
You all right?
Of course.
You see Park Jong-min?
No.
Go find him.
Damn it.
What the hell?
Damn it, I stepped on shit.
God damn it!
How many of us are there?
How the hell did that bastard bust us up in our own school?
Ain't y'all embarrassed to look Byeong-tae in the eye?
Byeong-tae would've knocked the hell out of him.
He better count his lucky stars he didn't!
Damn it!
Byeong-tae.
What now?
We gon' have to teach him a lesson later.
How'd this happen?
How did our school's 60-year-long reputation
become so tarnished?
There ain't no point in living.
I'm gonna bite my tongue and kill myself.
Hey, don't do that!
What's wrong with you?
Stop it!
You ain't gonna die doing that!
Stop it already!
All right, I'll think of a plan.
Who's the top dog at Technical High?
Well, there's Pliers, Triangle, and Monkey Wrench.
The Triangle of Seokmok-ri, Jeon Jeong-bae, is probably the strongest.
If we get rid of him, Technical High will get weaker.
Why's he called Triangle? Is he good at math?
Well...
He's fast like the wind
and cold like ice.
He sharpens his triangle any chance he gets,
making it more lethal than knives.
When he swings that thing...
a fight ends within seconds.
Once you beat up Triangle,
me and Yeong-ho will get Pliers and Monkey Wrench.
As for the other small fries,
we don't gotta worry about them.
I'm so relieved to have you.
Byeong-tae, take care of them bastards, will you?
Now, focus on Japan.
They fought with each other for 100 years.
This is what we call
the Warring States period, okay?
It took a lot of fighting and violence
for Toyotomi Hideyoshi to unify the country.
But once he did...
How am I supposed to fight him?
I almost died.
This is drivin' me nuts.
Once things quieted down,
all these samurais
with nothin' to do all day had to spend their energy somewhere.
So they attacked us.
What happened next is called the Imjin War.
Would you look at that.
That punk.
Did you hear anything I said?
Why'd the Imjin War happen?
Exactly.
I wonder why they attacked us.
Come here.
You little punk.
What did you just say?
Hurry up.
What did I say?
Toyotomi Hideyoshi started a war with his people
just so he could save his ass.
Listen to me, okay?
The Japanese emperor at that time had no power.
Meanwhile, the provincial castellans had a lot of power.
What does that say about the emperor?
He was always at the risk of having his weakness exposed.
When the underlings are strong
and the emperor is weak,
it's in the emperor's interest to wage war with other nations.
Then his strong underlings will expend their power elsewhere.
- Right? - Yes, sir.
That's how the emperor
managed to hide his weakness.
- Got it? - Yes, sir.
- You understand? - Yes, sir.
- Do you or do you not? - I do, sir.
Thank you.
Thank you, sir!
By the way,
you really think Byeong-tae can beat the three top dogs of Technical High?
It's three against one.
He's the White Tiger of Asan.
Still, it ain't gon' be easy fighting three of them.
Should we just pay them and lay low?
You shithead.
Why the hell you pissing me off?
Can't you see my head hurts?
God damn it.
You moron.
- Seriously. - What's going on?
This ain't the time to fight each other.
You want me to referee?
Sit down. I got something to say.
I've been thinking about it
and this ain't something we can let slide.
That punk stepped on our pride as students of Agricultural High.
Don't y'all feel anything?
- Of course. - Exactly.
Starting now...
it's gon' be an all-out war.
Gather everyone up.
Round up everyone who takes pride in our school
at the field later.
And then
we gon' invade Technical High.
This is an all-out war.
Let's go!
- Let's go! - Let's go!
Y'all do your jobs and stay!
- Let's go! - Let's go!
Let's go get Technical High!
Today,
we gon' do something that will go down in the history of our school.
Our classmate Byeong-tae,
who's also the top dog of this school,
is here to tell us what we're gonna do.
Fire them up.
All right, let's go!
BUYEO AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL
- Let's go! - Let's go!
- When the power of Mount Geumseong arises - When the power of Mount Geumseong arises
- The spirit of Buyeo awakens us - The spirit of Buyeo awakens us
- Fearlessness and courage - Fearlessness and courage
- Is our calling - Is our calling
- While embracing the rushing wind - While embracing the rushing wind
- Let us march forward - Let us march forward
- Standing proud - Standing proud
- Buyeo Agricultural High School - Buyeo Agricultural High School
- We are the hope of the people - We are the hope of the people
They're here!
There ain't much to White Tiger.
So what happened?
I grabbed that bastard by the neck
and told him,
"If I ever see you again, you gon' be dead."
And then what?
What do you think happened?
He folded and said he'd give up Seon-hwa.
You sure you ain't lying?
He's the White Tiger, after all.
- You don't believe me? - No.
I'm Pliers, all right?
How'd the White Tiger fold so easily?
- I scared him away. - We are the hope of the people
- What the hell? - Hold up.
Close the gates!
- What the hell? - Go!
What the hell are y'all doing here?
Y'all here to fight?
Listen.
We're here to...
You do it.
Get ready...
Fuck, I gotta quit smoking.
Get ready to die today!
Did y'all run all this way just to fight?
Shut the hell up.
I'm so damn tired.
Are y'all Agricultural High kids dumb or what?
You right there, the White Tiger of Asan.
Didn't you tell me you was gonna give up?
That's bull.
What do you mean?
I'm talkin' about a while ago.
That's what you told me!
- You told me to take Seon-hwa! - Everybody!
Let's sing our school anthem!
- When the power of Mount Geumseong arises - What the hell?
- The spirit of Buyeo awakens us - Why are they singing? Shut up!
- Fearlessness and courage - Fearlessness and courage
- Is our calling - You told me!
- While embracing - You told me to take Seon-hwa!
- The rushing wind - You can't go back on your words!
- Let us march forward - Let us march forward
I can't hear a damn thing you're saying!
That shithead.
- We are the hope of the people - We are the hope of the people
Y'all model students or something?
You must love going to school.
These bastards got all their eleventh graders out here.
But guess what?
Our school got tenth and twelfth graders too.
Come in if you dare.
Come in, you motherfuckers!
Fighting ain't about numbers. It's about using your head.
- Hey! - What?
You only gathered eleventh graders?
Damn it, I didn't think that far.
- Damn it! - What do we do?
We should just head back.
What do you say?
No, we came here prepared for war,
but those bastards ain't.
We're gonna launch a surprise attack.
A surprise attack?
Let's go!
Y'all go back in and get more guys.
Bring it on, you fuckers!
Launch the poop!
Fire!
Launch it farther!
Those fuckers!
- Poop forces, attack! - What the fuck?
Poop forces, attack!
Troops, attack!
Attack!
When the underlings are strong
and the emperor is weak,
it's in the emperor's interest to wage war with other nations.
Then his strong underlings will expend their power elsewhere.
Right?
That's how the emperor
managed to hide his weakness.
Attack in that direction!
Fuck you.
You motherfucker.
How dare you attack our school?
You fucker!
You son of a bitch!
Fucking hell.
Move.
Get up.
Keep quiet about what happened earlier.
You motherfucker.
Why do you keep lying?
Shut up about it.
- You told me... - I said shut the hell up!
- that I could take Seon-hwa. - You bastard.
Seon-hwa's mine.
- Seon-hwa! - Seon-hwa!
That's right, Seon-hwa!
I'll kill you if you bother her again!
Who's the Triangle?
Where the hell is he?
I'm here, you fucking bastard!
You're Triangle?
It's real pathetic of y'all to gang up on us like this.
What, do you feel like a king now?
Hey, beat that bastard up.
Fight me one-on-one, motherfucker.
What?
Why?
You scared?
You not man enough to fight me?
This wasn't part of the plan.
I'm screwed.
- White Tiger's gonna win, right? - Of course.
I'm damn sure.
You got a death wish or something?
You motherfucker.
Fuck you.
Fucking bastard.
Fucking asshole.
You moron.
You really thought you could flip your loss by fighting him?
Listen carefully.
Byeong-tae ain't someone you can mess with.
Got it, you asshole?
If you wanna fight, come find us at school!
Don't fuck with us.
Stop.
Listen.
If you mess with anyone from our school downtown,
you gon' be dead meat.
Next time, we're gonna bring the whole school.
Got it?
Seon-hwa's mine, you asshole.
Freeze!
Are y'all punks out of your minds?
Y'all are under arrest for gang violence.
Under arrest?
What's a cop doin' out here arresting kids for fighting?
The Technical High bastards attacked us first!
Is he gonna call our parents?
I'm screwed then.
They'll beat the hell out of me.
Byeong-tae, what do we do?
Don't say my name!
Stop looking at me!
How many are y'all?
Two, four, six...
Too many to count.
Don't even think of running away.
Get in line.
Now!
Since when do cops care about what happens at school?
Y'all never once showed up when we got beat up.
Whatever.
Run!
- Run! - Run!
Stay still, you punk.
- Hey, you! - You damn cop!
You little bastard!
- Hey! - You damn cop!
Hurry up and run!
White Tiger of Asan, run!
Stop right there!
Hey!
I saw your faces.
I swear I'm gonna find each and every one of y'all.
They scared the shit out of me.
Come on.
If y'all need money,
go to the fields
and work together to make money for yourselves.
Stop ripping off those poor tenth graders!
The thing is, I live downtown.
I don't know anyone with a farm.
We all live downtown.
No, we don't.
Damn y'all!
Listen.
I'm gonna take it easy on y'all today.
But if I catch y'all again, I'm gonna pluck your eyes out!
- When the power of Mount Geumseong arises - When the power of Mount Geumseong arises
- The spirit of Buyeo awakens us - The spirit of Buyeo awakens us
- Fearlessness and courage - Fearlessness and courage
- Is our calling - Is our calling
- While embracing the rushing wind - While embracing the rushing wind
- Let us march forward - Let us march forward
- What the hell is that fucker doing? - Standing proud
- Buyeo Agricultural High School - Buyeo Agricultural High School
- We are the hope of the people - We are the hope of the people
Let's drink.
- Cheers! - Cheers!
- What a rough day. - I know.
We rule Buyeo now, am I right?
- That's right! - That's right!
Who do we owe all of this to?
White Tiger.
This only happened because of Jang Byeong-tae,
now the White Tiger of Buyeo!
- Jang Byeong-tae! - Jang Byeong-tae!
From now on...
no matter where we are and what we do...
if someone messes with us...
we're gonna destroy them, got it?
We're
proud students
of Buyeo...
Agricultural High.
Raise your bowls.
Cheers!
- Cheers! - Cheers!
Hey, let's go.
- Yeah! - Let's go.
- You ready for this? - Yeah!
- Hey. - Where are you going?
Tonight...
What's this?
I feel so good!
- I was just startin' to feel it. - This is amazing.
- You sure know how to dance. - Damn.
Why'd you come back so soon?
I guess you don't dance.
I ain't a good dancer.
You gotta practice.
Women like men who can dance.
He's right.
But they'll put their family through hell.
Why don't you dance?
Because I'm embarrassed.
Of what?
There's a reason why people make fun of Agricultural High.
We're at a nightclub
and y'all look like clowns out there.
All y'all need are wigs and big shoes.
Being pretty don't mean you can say such harsh words.
Jeez, that hurt.
Here.
It's Park Nam-jung's song.
It's my time to shine.
The White Tiger's got moves too!
That was amazing.
Where did you learn how to dance?
Dancing ain't something you gotta learn.
Anyone can do it.
But it's not easy.
It is for me.
What is it?
Have you never linked arms with a girl before?
Of course I have.
Really?
Well, I guess not.
I can't believe what's going on right now.
I heard that if your fortunes change too quickly,
it means you'll die soon.
I guess I won't be living for much longer.
TRUSTWORTHY SOCIETY, BRIGHT FUTURE, OUR EVER GROWING HOME, BUYEO
This is me.
Thanks, Byeong-tae.
You live here?
What?
Yeah.
This is your house?
You're trying to know too much about me.
It's more fun to take it slow.
All right, you should head in.
Byeong-tae.
Never mind.
Are you free on the weekend?
The weekend?
Well, I gotta study.
I'm a student after all.
Fine then.
Study all you want and go to Seoul National University.
Wait, never mind.
I'm not gonna study.
There ain't nothing more important than you.
I'm not going to university.
I don't even like studying.
Call me before 6 p.m., okay?
Take it.
Bye.
FORTUNE TELLING
I'm sure you know
How my empty heart feels
Damn it, you scared me!
Since when were you there?
Why did you just sit there and not say anything?
I heard you fought the Technical High kids today.
Did the rumors spread already?
Wow, word sure goes around fast.
It ain't a big deal.
I just taught those annoying punks a lesson.
It's really nothing.
Then why'd you get carried down the street?
Word about that spread too?
Damn.
I guess everybody here gossips.
The boys did carry me down the street,
but it ain't a big deal.
That ain't my point.
You're one to carry someone else,
so why were you being carried?
Who says I can't be carried?
Don't get cheeky, aight?
This town's full of scary people.
Look.
I ain't the same person you used to know.
I'm actually...
really scary.
Just watch out.
Actually, suit yourself.
I got a feeling you gon' get whooped real soon.
She's always gotta be a killjoy.
She ruined my mood.
You just heard "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You,"
performed by the 17-year-old Glenn Medeiros.
Up next is our last song for the day,
"When I Was Young" by The Ant and the Grasshopper.
And I will be signing off here.
Have a good day.
Gwang-il!
- Come on. - Get over here.
Come here, you bastard.
Hurry.
You're gonna burn a hole in her face.
How would I do that?
By staring at it too much.
The teacher's coming!
Attention. Bow.
- Hello, sir. - Hello, sir.
We have another new student.
Come in.
Introduce yourself.
I'm Jung Gyeong-tae, and I'm from Asan.
Nice to meet y'all.
Who's that pretty boy?
He looks like a bitch.
He's good-looking like us, ain't he?
He's gonna have a tough time here.