[♪ theme music playing]
THIS DRAMA SERIES IS FICTIONAL AND IS NOT RELATED IN ANY WAY
TO ACTUAL PLACES, PERSONS, ORGANIZATIONS, SETTINGS AND EVENTS
[breathing heavily]
-[object clatters] -[continues breathing heavily]
[train horn blowing]
[rattling]
[♪ mellow song playing]
[♪ announcement music playing]
[woman on PA] The next stop is
Maju Station.
Please check your belongings and have a good day.
[dogs barking distantly]
This may be a rural area,
but you can't find a place like this with that money.
By the way, if you're 18,
even if you're mature for your age,
you're kind of young to live alone.
-Your parents are... -They passed away.
Goodness.
Then what brings you here?
It's my mom's hometown.
Is that so?
What was her name?
-I'll take it. -Sure, okay. [chuckles]
Great choice. [inhales sharply]
Let's see.
I'll bring the contract from my house.
We just need to sign it.
I'll come to your house.
Wouldn't that be right? Let's go.
[chuckles]
[guns firing in distance]
They're shooting it in the middle of the day now.
Unbelievable.
I'm sure you'll come to find out, but this is a great neighborhood to live.
It's rural, but it's still a part of Maju City.
We're not county residents. Right?
[chuckling]
[car honks]
That's Kangoh Group's third son.
I think the eldest came too.
I guess he's staying at home today.
Then again,
he's an illegitimate child, what use is he?
That's why he was confined here.
Goodness.
Young Master Inha goes to Kangoh High School.
How old are you? I mean, what grade?
No, wait.
Forget everything I said.
You didn't hear anything from me, okay?
Let's go.
[♪ upbeat music playing]
[people cheering]
[all cheering]
[in English] Like this!
[muffled cheering]
[♪ upbeat music continues playing]
[laughing]
[♪ muffled music playing]
[people cheering in distance]
[fireworks exploding]
HIRING
I'm sorry, but we don't hire high school kids.
I see.
Instead of here,
there's a restaurant called Hanwoowok. Try there.
I think they were looking to hire someone to man the grills.
[man sniffing]
Thank you.
[Inha] There we go.
[bell rings]
It gets hectic during dinner time, so never be late.
-Yes, sir. Thank you. -Yeah, see you later.
HANWOOWOK
FRESH FRUIT
What are you looking at?
[tools clinking]
I saw you at the convenience store.
You should leave a review if you enjoyed it.
You saw me do it.
How was I?
Are you embarrassed?
Ah. Here in Maju, they pretend not to see anything I do.
They pretend not to know. It's like an unwritten rule.
-I have no reason to be embarrassed. -You are embarrassed.
Because I saw you and I don't care about the rules.
-[chuckles softly] What are you saying? -Let me tell you.
Those people aren't pretending not to know.
They don't need to pretend.
-What? -It's almost like...
-you're invisible. -We just met. That's rude.
If you're going to be rude, you should apologize.
Do you want attention?
That's not an apology.
Steal something bigger if you want attention.
Not worthless trash.
Isn't this tip better...
rather than an apology?
[Man] Up.
Jab then knee up!
Steal something bigger if you want attention.
-Not worthless trash. -[breathing heavily]
[Man] Isn't this tip better...
rather than an apology?
[breathing heavily]
HORSE RACE WINNER SPONSORED BY KANGOH GROUP HORSE RACE WINNER SPONSORED BY KANGOH GROUP
Let's go. Cham cham cham!
-[Boy 1] Why is it two? -You're making dust fly!
[boys speaking indistinctly]
-Cham cham cham! -Settle!
-Cham, cham, cham! -[Boy 1] What?
[Teacher] What's this?
-Hey, sit down. -[Teacher clears throat]
Come on in.
He's a new transfer.
Introduce yourself.
My name...
is Han Taeoh.
-[Boy 3 scoffs] -[Boy 4] Can he not speak?
-Is that all? -That was simple and nice.
There's an empty seat in the back.
Go sit there.
Now.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
We're close to having a top student in our class.
Our transfer student
scored in the top 0.1% nationwide on the mock test.
[boys exclaiming softly]
[Byeongseong] Go eat somewhere else.
Get lost.
-Punk. -[Inha groans softly]
What is this?
-[Byeongseong] It looks good. -[Boy 1] It's terrible.
[Boy 2] It's strange.
[Inha exhales]
[boys chuckling]
-What are you doing? -I just don't like you.
[tray clattering]
[boys exclaiming]
[Boy 3] What the hell?
That was so cool!
[boys exclaiming]
[Taeoh grunts]
-[boys exclaiming] -[Byeongseong] Hey, kill him!
What's going on?
[Byeongseong] Kill him! Get him!
[Teacher] Stop!
[both breathing heavily]
What are you two doing?
[breathes heavily and chuckles]
[breathing heavily]
[sighs]
LETTER OF APOLOGY
What? Why don't you show off again?
Call me invisible again.
Give me another tip.
-[door opens] -[Byeongseong] Hey, Inha.
The teacher said you can go.
Okay.
The invisible man is leaving.
Good luck.
Damn it.
He told him to go too?
The vice principal kept going on about sending you home so he did,
but he had to send Taeoh home too.
[Inha] The invisible man is leaving. Good luck.
[sighs] That's so embarrassing. Damn it.
-Get off. -What? What about the movie?
I'm busy! Get off!
[engine starts]
[revving]
[humming, exclaims]
Why didn't you go home?
Didn't you get the message to go home?
-[sighs] -[cell phone vibrating]
Hello?
[engine accelerating]
Hey!
[tires screech]
I'm sorry, but can you hurry?
[tires screech]
[sighs]
[gun fires]
-[people groan] -[Guest 1] Use a watermelon!
[Guest 2] He should re-enlist.
[Inju] Hey.
That's enough.
[all cheering]
[gun fires]
[all cheering]
[Guest 3] Wow!
[gun fires]
[people cheering]
[Inju laughing]
Kang Inju! Kang Inju!
[breathing heavily]
Mom.
Run away.
[inhales]
[chanting]
Just...
Just leave right now!
MAJU - NAMWON
[bus beeping]
[Gilsu] Son, you know, don't you?
You know I didn't kill your mother.
She's alive and well.
Go and tell her.
Tell her not to let her guard down because I'm in here.
My boys left to find her,
and I'll see her soon.
Right.
We should meet too.
I miss my son...
so very much.
[laughing]
You, this way. You, that way. Go quickly.
Hurry up!
FIGHTER LA INJAE WINS MMA FIGHT FC
TEAM MAD DWAG'S TUITION FEES
[motorbike approaching]
Why? Are you going to learn to fight to beat me up? [scoffs]
Do they teach you how to kill someone?
-That's what I need. -You're crazy.
Forget it.
[Inha] You want me to teach you?
But...
I'll teach you if you beat me.
Put it on.
[Taeoh sighs]
[grunts]
[both grunting]
[both grunt]
[Taeoh breathing heavily]
[grunting]
[groaning]
-[whistles] -[Taeoh groaning]
[breathing heavily]
[breath trembling]
[laughing]
I miss my son...
so very much.
We should meet too.
Are you okay?
-You little... -[Jisuk crying]
-No! Taeoh! -[Gilsu] What the hell did you say?
Not Taeoh! No!
Not Taeoh!
-No! [screams] -[Gilsu] Move!
[crying]
-[Jisuk] Taeoh! -[Gilsu] Aren't you sleepy?
-Shall I put you down? -[Jisuk] Honey!
-No, no! -[young Taeoh crying]
[Taeoh grunting]
-[Inha] Hey! Stop! -[grunting]
Stop, you bastard!
[Taeoh grunting]
-[Inha] Stop! -[grunting]
[breathing heavily]
Oh. [groans]
[Inha] You nutjob.
[both breathing heavily]
Am I the one you want to kill?
[exhales]
I'm so hungry.
Want to get burgers?
I won, so I'm buying.
[laughing]
[Taeoh] Let's go again.
I surrender!
You won! [exclaims]
[tires screech]
Bye.
-[Inha] Friends... -Nope.
[Inha] I didn't finish yet.
I don't want anything you're about to say.
[Inha scoffs]
I don't want to be your friend either.
It was about the burger!
I was going to tell you to pay me back!
How rude!
Hey! You'd better pay me back!
-Pay me back, jerk! So annoying! -[engine starts]
[engine accelerating]
Friend?
[Byeongseong] Hey!
Hey, Inha!
Did you hear the news?
Your face...
-[Boy 2] What about it? -[Boy 1] It looks swollen.
-[Byeongseong] I know. -What? Hear what?
That's right!
It's about Taeoh.
His dad killed his mom!
[Boy 1] Stop lying!
-[Boy 3] His dad killed his mom? -[Boy 2] Stop lying.
-There you go again. -[Boy 3] A murderer's son?
[Byeongseong] Why would I lie?
So what?
It's so brutal.
He's the son of a murderer! Are you kidding me?
By chance, do you talk about me too?
That I'm a bastard who can't even call his dad, "dad".
Why would you bring that up now?
You ran in here like this before and told the other kids.
"Hey! Inha's a bastard!
"That's why he's abandoned here!"
You can never keep your mouth shut. Is it because you're a lowly nobody?
-That's kind of harsh. -Yeah, I'm allowed to be.
I'm a very luxurious bastard.
The son of a distribution center's security chief is nothing compared to me.
The person way up there is my creator.
Who's your creator?
He's just a servant that gets paid by my creator.
Don't mind him. Let's go.
I don't.
You're the one who's bothered.
[♪ mellow song playing]
[door opens]
I bet the other kids are chatting away.
They're like hyenas.
What're you listening to?
What song is this?
-My mom's song. -Is your mom a singer?
You're crazy.
My mom listened to it everyday.
[softly] Ah.
I've listened to it so much that the tape wore out.
That kind of song.
Don't you want to know if it's true?
Not really.
He's not my biological father.
The cause was domestic violence.
He's been sentenced to death and is in prison.
-[inhales sharply] Wow. -Are you scared?
Not really.
You're not a killer and I've never met your father.
-Let's be friends. -Are you doing me a favor?
You said you didn't want to.
How ridiculous.
Let me rephrase, instead of friends, let's be partners.
Do you want to be bullies or something?
That's so childish.
I don't plan on playing in the minor leagues forever.
So, I'm going to use you.
You'll be my rope that'll help me reach...
the major leagues.
In return,
I'll help you get what you want.
What I want?
What's that?
Whatever it is.
[snickers]
[laughs] Who do you think you are?
With what power?
Top 0.1%?
You're just a smart bum.
I'm not a bum.
Han Taeoh.
The power you speak of. It's not a big deal to me.
I have something better.
Desperation.
[sighs]
Will it be possible for me to go to...
-Hanguk University with you? -My smarts,
top 0.1% in the nation.
I'll give it to you.
We just have to decide what we'll do,
and what we want to do.
Together.
[cell phone beeps]
[man on PA] We will depart shortly. The doors are closing.
Let's each pick a problem
that we solved today.
Who wants to go first?
[♪ song playing]
Come on.
[♪ song continues playing]
♪ Happy birthday to you ♪
♪ Happy birthday dear Han Taeoh who just showered ♪
♪ Happy birthday to you ♪
Whoo!
I told you not to do it this year.
Shut up and blow it out. This was expensive.
Ah!
Your wish!
I throw you a birthday party and you complain. Uh!
A report on industrial organization and this week's lecture notes.
I color-coded it by importance.
The details are inside. Take a look.
[kisses]
This is why I can't help but love you.
[chuckles]
Now.
BISUN-RO, JONGRO, SEOUL
[cell phone vibrates]
[Inha] That's my birthday gift to you.
The address to Bisunjae.
I recommended you to tutor Huiju in math to Mr. Moon.
I did good, didn't I?
I'm the best, right?
So what are you going to do today?
-I'm going to school. -After that.
Work.
Study, money, study, money, study, money.
Live a little, man!
You have to read it before I turn in the report, okay?
Stop nagging!
Try this.
The color is different. It looks good.
Hey, this too.
This is lamb.
Will your father make the announcement today?
What announcement?
Who he'll appoint to the Future Strategy Office.
Who do you think? It's me.
Don't just assume, and try to get a concrete answer.
What if they use media manipulation against us?
They won't. They're scared of Father.
The same goes for them.
Ah.
[both] Yes, sir.
-It's due tomorrow. -[both] Okay.
Hey, Taeoh.
Professor Choi Dongwuk's looking for you.
Bye.
[door opens]
[chuckles] Hey, come on in. Sit.
Let's see.
Do I have anything to offer you?
There's not much to being a professor.
[exhales]
I called to compliment you on this report.
I randomly chose the title.
The key points in your report
points out the future strategy for Kangoh, right?
-Yes. -To be honest, I got a thesis proposal
from Kangoh Economic Research Institute.
But with the report you wrote,
it narrowed it down to the one thing they want.
"Co-prosperity Cooperation Center."
"Co-Prosperity Cooperation Center"?
It's a sort of business unit for acquisitions and investments
in various startup sectors.
Of course, investments are just the pretext.
The key is merger and acquisition.
[Dongwuk] Let me buy this report.
How much do you want?
I'll hold onto the cost of...
the report for my future.
[Dongwuk] The key you were looking for.
I think I got my hand on it.
This will be a new power for Kangoh Group.
It will open a new era for Kang Seongju.
FUTURE STRATEGY FOR KANGOH
KANGOH GROUP, RANKED 9TH IN THE WORLD
ASK CHAIRMAN KANG JOONGMO AND SENIOR DIRECTOR KANG SEONGJU
KANGOH GROUP
A BLUEPRINT FOR KANGOH'S SUCCESSION STRUCTURE
INJU OR SEONGJU?
WHO'LL BE THE DIRECTOR OF FUTURE STRATEGY OFFICE?
THE TWO BROTHER'S SUCCESSION PLAN HAS BEGUN
[Student] Oh. Wait.
[coin rattling]
Are you pretending not to know me?
We're neighbors and we're in the same department.
I think that's enough for you to act like you know me.
Hey.
Your coffee.
Ah. I don't drink coffee.
And my name's not "hey."
It's Na Hyewon.
[Inha] Let's go eat.
I'm hungry! Come on!
Don't be too discouraged.
That doesn't mean do whatever you want.
You're not going like that, are you?
-Why? -First impressions matter at Bisunjae.
Let's buy a collared shirt.
-Forget it. -Then change your t-shirt.
That's enough.
You have to change!
Hurry!
Okay.
Are you interested?
Are you into Na Hyewon?
You're talking nonsense which means I have to go.
-You've never had that look before. -What look?
It's not, "What's her deal?"
It was more like, "I wonder who she is."
Fine. I'll change.
What? Han Taeoh just changed the subject.
You're crazy.
I'll hit on her if you don't.
-Do whatever you want. -Playing hard to get?
[chuckles softly]
How adorable.
Welcome.
This way.
[Huiju] Isn't our house nice?
My name's Kang Huiju. I'm a first-year at Kangoh Arts High.
Are you the new tutor?
I'll take him inside.
Are you arrogant?
Or are you confident?
Good, your understanding of quadratic equations are established.
Next is the most important.
The minimum and maximum values.
-Are you good at anything else? -In general form...
I asked you a question.
Running.
Wow, it's destiny!
Running's the second best thing I'm good at.
In general form,
y equals x squared minus two x minus three.
How do you fix that?
Change it to standard form and find the vertex.
I see.
Y is open parenthesis,
x minus one, close parenthesis, squared minus four.
-Also... -I heard you're Inha's best friend.
Since when?
I find smart people boring. Are you the same?
But...
have you thought about changing your style?
To something younger.
Maybe swoop your hair to the side.
Then, the vertex is at one with a value of minus four.
[sighs] You're no fun.
Still, you're handsome.
I'll give you that.
If you're testing my patience, you can't beat me.
No, I can.
Patience can't be bought.
Do you want to bet?
Let's see if it can be bought or not.
Have you hit bottom?
You can find out.
See if I'm at my bottom or not.
See what kind of person I am.
[Mr. Moon] Send me your account number
and I'll wire your payment next time.
Also, this.
Even if it's uncomfortable, you must sign it.
CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
SIGNEE, HAN TAEOH
-[car honks] -[engine starts]
[both chuckles]
[exhales] Do you want more?
I'm good.
You see the chairman?
I met Mr. Moon and your sister, Kang Huiju.
I only saw them.
She's grown, right?
What?
-Trying to read your mind. -What are you saying?
"I want to see my family."
"I miss my family." Something along those lines.
No way.
I'd have to see them to miss them.
You keep in touch with your sister.
Is that why? Huiju's different.
She's almost like my real sister.
Blood is thicker than water.
Something like that.
[chuckles] I'll get more beer.
About Na Hyewon...
Where does she live?
Why do you want to know? Are you a stalker?
I'm really interested in her.
Are you being sincere?
I'm always sincere.
In every moment. So where does she live and work?
What does she like the most? Go find out, Mr. Han Taeoh.
[scoffs]
[chuckles softly]
[banging on door]
Hey, open the door!
Open the door, brat!
Open the door!
[banging on door]
[doorknob rattling]
Hey!
[glass breaking]
[Woman] Hey.
Hyewon.
Your mom's here.
Come out.
Give it back! Give it!
Hey, if I hadn't given birth to you,
could you have gone to Hanguk University, the best in our country?
[neighbor in distance] Be quiet!
Shut your mouth before I make you!
You're in this world thanks to me.
If you reaped the benefits,
have some shame, you brat!
[muffled] How long were you going to to hide from me?
I'm sure you made plenty of money tutoring with your background!
You're dead if I find any money in your house!
Where did you hide it?
Give me more!
[sighs]
[thunder rumbling]
[sighs] Unbelievable.
What? You ignored me before.
Just do what you normally do.
Hey.
Do you want some beer?
Mmm. We're neighbors and classmates.
I think that's more than enough reason
for us to grab a beer.
Unbelievable. You're seriously just drinking.
I mean, I'm thankful you're not asking,
but it's not like you didn't see it.
You saw what happened.
Pretending to be clueless is uncomfortable.
That's how I lived.
[Man] Aside from Bisunjae and work, MD Kang Seongju goes swimming,
horseback riding, golfing, and nothing out of the ordinary.
Executive Managing Director Kang Inju showed a change.
Two days ago in Cheongdam,
he took over a club called Chrom.
-He bought a club? -Yes.
He's deliberately trying to loaf around.
How pathetic.
FUTURE STRATEGY OFFICE ESTABLISHMENT PLAN
You'll leave the Future Strategy Office to one of the two...
The establishment plan just came out.
Let's not rush.
I'm sorry, sir.
Mr. Moon...
should have arrived by now.
[doorbell rings]
[Seongju] What of him?
You're the star on this road.
We have to get rid of any obstacles in your way.
[Geumseok] You'll still be able to continue your lifestyle.
You won't be cut off from financial support.
By chance,
if you think it's not legally valid,
you're wrong.
You know the legality of it can be made
depending on how it's used, right?
[Taeoh] Only the establishment plan is out,
but the news is already talking about the Future Strategy Office,
so they're preparing for the succession.
Which means...
Director Jang Geumseok will call you.
Since the succession plan has begun,
the bastard son will become a nuisance.
[Taeoh] What if she tells you to give up your inherited shares?
[Inha] If I want to get inside,
I'll give them up.
[Taeoh] You're right. There's only one answer.
It's predetermined.
There's only one answer. It's predetermined.
Whether you can reach the answer or not depends on you.
Go over the questions you got wrong.
Don't just review them.
If you want to find the answer, look over the process.
If the process is wrong,
it will never take you to the right answer.
I signed the papers.
[laughing]
[engine accelerating]
[Inha exhales sharply]
Hurry up and go inside.
Seriously.
[humming]
But did we buy too much?
Our fridge is tiny.
I told you this was too much.
[gasps]
What is it? What now?
We didn't buy alcohol.
[bottles clinking] [bottles clinking]
[Cashier] Hello.
-Just a second. -[Cashier] Okay.
We've plenty of alcohol.
-[bottles clinking] -[Inha exhales]
Why is there so much? Wow.
[sighs]
Now, let's go to my house.
It's too cramped here.
Well?
-Sounds good. -[chuckles softly]
Hey. What are you doing?
Let's go!
I'll come after I clean up.
Clean up? [sighs]
Oh! You can't go in.
[sniffles] Shall we wait downstairs?
Uh...
I have to go to the bathroom.
Ah.
Sorry about that.
This is unexpected.
Who knew that'd embarrass you?
I'm a person. I'm not a robot.
What is it?
The bathroom?
That was an excuse. I wanted to be clear about something.
Don't get the wrong idea, I didn't follow Inha here because of you.
You want me to think that?
What if I want you to?
[chuckles softly]
You're kind of cute today.
[door opens]
[door closes]
Now, let's toast!
-[glass clinking] -[Inha] Cheers!
Ah.
Got any friends?
You're always alone.
I'm pretty busy.
There's no one busier than Han Taeoh.
But he has a friend.
-[in English] It's me. -[chuckles]
[in Korean] Then you can be my friend too.
[inhales sharply] I don't want to be just friends.
I could be your boyfriend.
Why does that sound so cocky to me?
You're right, I'm cocky.
I don't like groundless confidence.
It's not groundless.
[in English] My friend?
[in Korean] Tell her who I am. Introduce me.
He has a lot.
So...
he has a lot to lose too.
But he's so rich that it's okay for him to lose it.
Did you hear that? The grounds for my confidence.
I admit it. It wasn't groundless.
If you admit it,
go out with me.
I told you. I'm really busy.
That's such a practical reason.
-If that's why you're rejecting me... -If you keep going...
you'll make me feel uncomfortable.
[in English] Okay, I got it.
[in Korean] Cheers!
Na Hyewon isn't easy.
She said she was uncomfortable.
-I'm being sincere. -I know.
But that doesn't make it right.
-Let's go. -I'll take you home.
-You had wine. -Whoops!
-I'm going. -Bye.
-[door unlocks] -[sighs]
-[door closes] -This feels strange.
[cell phone vibrates]
[Hyewon] How about another round?
This is where I lived two years back.
I paid the rent by cleaning a bathhouse.
It's not as great as the night view at Inha's place,
but isn't it still nice?
It's better.
This place, and this moment.
You shouldn't think it's better.
Then there's no reason for you to be with Inha.
Aren't you hanging out with Inha for the reason I'm thinking?
And what's that?
Kang Inha's a golden rope.
Why did you bring me here?
You and I...
are very similar.
Just say what you want.
Kang Inha, the bastard son of Kangoh Group.
You want to gamble to see whether he'll be...
the golden rope or the rotten one.
-Like me. -Yeah.
Like you.
Speaking of which,
why didn't Taeoh tell me that Hyewon lived here?
[Hyewon] If I asked you to help me,
would you?
[♪ mellow song playing]