[Curtain Call]
[Episode 13]
Are you really going to marry him?
Stop it.
Are you going to do it, for real?
It's already a settled matter.
Officially and unofficially.
No, I don't like it.
No, no, I don't like it.
I mean, how does it makes sense to get married when you don't want to?
I don't like it.
Is that all you can say? That you don't like it?
It's already a done deal.
Stop saying you don't like it,
and let's talk about something else.
I like you.
I like you, Noona.
♫ When even the awkward regrets pass by me ♫
♫ When I can smile just a little bit ♫
I like you, too.
♫ Even the words, "You look good," push me ♫
♫ In just one moment, my heart feels heavy again ♫
My cousin, Moon Sung.
I felt that way from the moment I first saw you.
You were kind,
cheerful,
and pure...
You really seemed like my younger brother.
Who are you?
I know Rhee Moon Sung,
but I don't know Yoo Jae Heon very well.
♫ With only the sad memories ♫
Are you telling me that you like me
as Rhee Moon Sung
or as Yoo Jae Heon?
♫ Let's not push away a future relationship again ♫
♫ For as long as I hesitated, I want to be even happier ♫
♫ It's not easy because I just feel so sorry ♫
♫ Perhaps I won't be able to fill that space for a long time ♫
♫ I don't dislike it ♫
♫ Looking at you from back then ♫
♫ With only the sad memories ♫
Uni Jjajang.
Are you sleeping?
♫ Covering me as I fall asleep ♫
♫ At the end of the seasons, where my time has stopped ♫
♫ I turn the page that's filled with you, it's finally time for goodbye ♫
♫ I'm fine ♫
♫ When a bit more time passes by ♫
♫ Only the faint good memories will be left as a good fragrance ♫
♫ Now, I will search for happiness, too ♫
I like you, Noona.
I like you.
♫ Though it won't be easy ♫
♫ Since that's probably what you want for me, too ♫
Damn it, the sun's up.
Are you telling me that you like me
as Rhee Moon Sung
or as Yoo Jae Heon?
Noona.
You're not going to work yet?
I do need to go.
D-Do you want to go together?
I'm thinking of leaving a bit later.
You go first.
World Championship...
Aren't you here to drink coffee?
I've brewed some already.
Do you want to drink it together?
What's the relationship...
between you two?
What do you mean?
The two of you.
Well, that's...
There's nobody here right now.
You can talk to me comfortably.
For Jae Heon oppa,
he probably just sees us as fellow actors
at a theater company.
I see.
Now that I think about it, it must have been hard
pretending to be a married couple.
I mean, it's just acting,
so it's not that different from what we did at the theater company.
You guys are always together
sharing the same room and sleeping together,
and you even share the same bathroom.
That's comparable to what you do at the theater company?
In order for fellow actors of a theater company to live like that,
it would have been difficult on multiple levels.
Well, yes.
You said just before that for Jae Heon,
you guys were probably just fellow actors at a theater company.
Yes.
What about for you, Yoon Hee?
Do you also see yourselves
as just fellow actors?
No.
It's not like that for me.
Then it must've been even more difficult acting like a married couple.
Then can I ask you one thing, too?
Yeah.
Unni, do you like Oppa?
Well...
if you're asking about my cousin Moon Sung,
then I do really like him.
Then, that's a relief.
The person I like is Jae Heon oppa,
not Rhee Moon Sung.
You've already announced that you're getting married.
I know you keep public and private matters separate.
But I asked just in case.
If I think about it
there's no reason for someone who has everything like you, Unni,
to like a guy who has nothing like Yoo Jae Heon.
I guess I was worried for no reason.
Right?
♫ What should I do? ♫
♫ Where should I go? ♫
I'll be on my way first.
♫ The days I've wandered ♫
♫ I get lost again ♫
I should have asked her
why she likes him.
[Yoo Jae Heon? How do I feel? I should tell him, but I don't know, Should I or shouldn't I?] ♫ I grow weak when I stand in front of you ♫
♫ Stand by your side, I'm right here ♫
If I think about it,
there's no reason for someone who has everything like you, Unni,
to like a guy who has nothing like Yoo Jae Heon.
I guess I was worried for no reason.
Right?
♫ Even when I walk in pitch darkness, you become my light, more ♫
♫ Even when I look so shaky I'll fall over, you hold my hand, more ♫
Oh, Rhee Moon Sung.
Shall we go grab a beer after we're done today?
- Deal? - Deal.
Deal?
I'm going to just go home today.
Quietly.
Oh, really?
Oh, o-okay.
♫ There are things I shouldn't love ♫
♫ Things I shouldn't try to get ♫
♫ Words telling me to stop ♫
♫ I guess it's already too late for me ♫
♫ Hoping that it won't be love that I started by myself ♫
♫ I'm praying with my hands together, as if trying to take a breath ♫
♫ Someone that I shouldn't love ♫
♫ That person is you ♫
♫ Although I can't tell you all these words I've hidden in my heart ♫
I like you.
♫ One day not too close but not too far ♫
I like you, Noona.
♫ Holding you in my arms ♫
♫ Will I be able to tell you I love you ♫
I know Rhee Moon Sung,
but I don't know Yoo Jae Heon very well.
Cousin!
- Oh, you're here! - Yeah.
What's the occasion that you called me up first?
All right, cheers!
Hyungnim, this might be a strange question.
But no matter how much I think about it,
there was nobody else that I could ask but you.
Oh, of course!
Ask away, cousin.
What do you need to do to charm a woman?
Why?
Aren't you getting along with Sister-in-law these days?
Yes... well...
that's true too, but
I just can't seem to understand how women think.
Well, you came to the right person. I'm an expert.
All right.
When I am with a woman,
there are two scenarios.
She has to like me.
Every minute, every second, I need to use all the nerves in my body
to sense and target that.
Then what do you have to do?
I need to express my honest feelings wholly and tell her.
If she doesn't accept my feelings, then...
Then you say screw you, turn around, and leave.
- Wouldn't it be better to try accommodating her- - I told you, no!
Show yourself to her just as you are.
Do you know what I mean?
Do you also see yourselves
as just fellow actors?
It's not like that for me.
You probably didn't call me to just chat.
It is. I called you, so we could chat.
My father...
wasn't particularly interested in doing the hotel business.
He just...
thought of it as his duty.
And Se Yeon is bearing that burden now.
I feel no sense of obligation
toward our hotel,
and no feelings for it, either.
I'm only pushing for
the sale of the hotel because it's the best time for it.
It's nothing more and less than that.
But it's different for you, isn't it?
Aren't you resentful?
While you and your father
were going through such hard times there,
we were living here lacking nothing.
No,
the word "lacking" doesn't even begin to describe it.
We were overflowing in abundance in everything.
Aren't you resentful of Grandmother?
You hate us for living a completely different life than you.
Isn't that right?
I don't want you...
to forget that feeling.
Aigoo, you scared me.
I'm not even surprised anymore.
It's fine for you to visit, but at least have the lights on.
You would run away
if you saw the lights on from outside.
So,
how did it go?
Well, Park Se Joon, Rhee Moon Sung, and I met up,
but that Park Se Joon is a pretty cold guy.
It seems like Rhee Moon Sung returned and met up with Se Joon.
It appears that Se Joon
is going to try arranging for Rhee Moon Sung to meet the Chairwoman.
Since Se Joon knows that Rhee Moon Sung and I met,
it wouldn't be easy for him to bring him to the house.
I think he's waiting for the right timing
for the Chairwoman and Rhee Moon Sung to meet in private.
Let's try to stop it to the best of our ability.
Will we be able to prevent it to the end?
Well, that'll probably be difficult.
Well,
if we can't stop it,
why don't we tell her first?
For Grandmother,
and for us as well.
No.
Now's not the time.
I need to meet with him first.
Who?
Rhee Moon Sung.
What?
How?
Co-sister-in-law, you're not in bed yet?
Co-sister-in-law.
Is something the matter?
What's wrong?
Did you hear the news, by chance?
Co-sister-in-law, you're not in bed yet?
Co-sister-in-law.
Is something the matter?
What's wrong?
Did you hear the news, by chance?
What?
Grandmother said
she'll be staying at the hotel for the time being.
You didn't hear the news?
Oh, really?
She said her days to go to the hotel are dwindling,
and that she wants to
spend her last moments at the hotel that she's built.
Honey.
Grandmother says she will be staying at the hotel for the time being.
What do you mean?
She doesn't have that much time left.
It seems like she wants to go to the hotel for one last time while she still can.
Because I can understand how she feels,
I feel even worse...
So, Honey, you should go and hold her hand once, okay?
Honey.
You're really going to regret it.
Gosh, you're so mean...
Let's go.
We've confirmed the check-in under the Chairwoman's name for today.
Thank you.
Grandmother, it's Se Joon.
I have something to tell you.
You...
Why are you...?
Surprised, huh?
Will you stand out there?
Come inside. Let's talk inside.
Why are you in the room checked in under Grandmother's name?
I could check in under Grandmother's name.
What about Grandmother?
Where is Grandmother?
Yoon Hee, tell Ji Won unni in passing that Grandmother will be staying
at the hotel for the time being.
What?
Then Se Joon oppa will find out about that.
- Okay. - And Moon Sung...
Jae Heon,
make some final good memories with Grandmother as Rhee Moon Sung.
Good memories?
Grandmother, tell me wherever you want to go.
I'll take you wherever you want to go.
Isn't it great to go on a trip like this?
Why did you decide
to go on a trip all of a sudden?
I thought about it
and realized when would we get to spend some cozy time together, just you and me?
I felt like it might get more difficult as time passes.
So, that's why I kidnapped you today, Grandmother.
I'm happy with it.
As long as you're happy, I'm happy.
Also, the thing about trips is
you should get some fresh air like this and do some sightseeing.
That way, life would be more enjoyable, don't you think?
You're so good at talking.
So, did you decide where we're going?
I heard that you can see the North from Paju or Ganghwa-do,
so I was thinking of going somewhere in that area.
Forget it.
Excuse me?
There's nothing for me to wait for from the North.
I'm not waiting anymore,
so there's no reason for me to go there, either.
I don't want to go there.
I see...
Then, where do you want to go?
South.
- S-South? - Yeah.
Let's go south.
Now that I think about it,
I don't think I've ever gone on a proper trip before.
All I did was work.
It appears I've devoted my entire life to Nakwon Hotel.
Do you regret it?
No.
I don't regret it, but
people are funny like that.
It does feel a bit hollow.
It's possible to feel sad about paths not taken.
Paths not taken?
Raising children
and spending time with them...
Waiting for my husband to come home from work and preparing dinner for him...
A life like that, I suppose.
Come on, Grandmother.
Nowadays, even the women in the North don't live like that anymore.
I mean it.
All right.
Let's go south.
I want to go down a path that I haven't gone before.
Then can we go somewhere south that I want to go to?
Okay.
Wherever?
Wherever it is, I'm good.
Grandmother isn't here.
Mr. Rhee Moon Sung?
Before you ask, it's polite to introduce yourself first.
I can't get used to this.
I'm Park Se Yeon.
I suppose I would be your noona?
You're my noona...
You want me to call you noona?
No.
I jumped over many hurdles, so I can meet you like this today.
Tell me.
He is Rhee Moon Sung.
I'm sure.
Mr. Rhee Moon Sung.
I'll cut to the chase.
Please leave.
I'm sorry I must say this to you, Mr. Moon Sung,
but for you to appear before Grandmother right now...
It's too dangerous.
Of course, it's no fault of yours.
But...
if you care about Grandmother,
please pretend you don't know anything and leave.
Grandmother won't last very long.
If we guarantee your rights,
you should be able to receive a portion of the inheritance.
In the end, isn't what you want
money?
Money...
I think you're misunderstanding something, so let me tell you.
I want Grandmother to feel pain.
You guys who lived such fancy and extravagant lives wouldn't understand.
I want to...
return even a small fraction of the pain
that my family went through.
You understand?
Moon Sung.
Where are we?
I found this place while I was traveling with Jin Sook.
It kind of gives the feel of a neighborhood in the North.
Doesn't it give off a people-friendly feel?
I thought you might like it, so I stopped by here.
Thank you.
They're jumping rope.
Grandmother, isn't it really pretty here?
Whoa!
I think you're even prettier!
Wait a sec.
One, two, three!
- Moon Sung. - Yes, Grandmother.
I've waited a long time
for you and your father.
I was too late in coming.
I'm sorry, Grandmother.
That's not what I'm trying to say.
Since it was a place that I couldn't go to,
I automatically hoped for you guys to come to me.
But...
I never thought about how you guys also
would have waited for me to come.
That thought never crossed my mind.
You and your father were waiting for me.
It appears we've just been waiting for each other.
Including this place,
all the places that you've taken me
supposedly remind you of where you used to live,
so I started imagining...
how you might have
spent your youth,
and what warmhearted people you met
that you, too, grew up so warmhearted.
Somehow,
it felt like I had entered
where you guys lived,
so that makes me happy.
I'm sorry.
Come on, Grandmother.
Don't say things like that.
GM?
Oh, yes.
We're done arranging the hall.
For what?
Oh, it's a meeting about your wedding, GM.
Oh, right.
I'm so forgetful.
Could you push back the meeting for me?
Excuse me?
Gosh.
Why is this sofa so cozy today?
It keeps pulling me in...
Gosh, I don't want to get up.
All right.
I'm so tired.
[Moon Sung]
Yeah, Jae Heon.
Where are you?
Hey, where are we now?
Grandmother, this here
is a world-famous yacht-
yachting center.
- Yacht? - Yes.
Then, one of mine should be here somewhere, too.
What!
Is it this one?
- What, really? - Yeah.
- What... - Try looking for it.
Wait, then...
is it this one?
Yeah, it seems like it.
Wow...
This yacht is yours, Grandmother?
I'm just joking!
It's fun to tease my Moon Sung like this.
Come on!
I really thought that was for real.
Grandmother!
Hey, who is that?
Grandmother!
Isn't that Se Yeon?
Grandmother.
Look over there.
Grandmother!
What is she doing here?
Huh?
Cheers!
Grandmother, let's only go through the motions.
Hey, how did you manage to come here, Se Yeon?
I came because I wanted to see you, Grandmother.
It's really nice here.
Yeah, it's really nice.
Se Yeon.
Yes.
You look just like me when I was younger.
If I was born in this generation,
I would look just like you.
Come on, Grandmother.
You probably wouldn't be this pretty like me.
I'm sure I'd be prettier, not worse.
Hey, if you keep this up, you'll fuel my competitive spirit.
You know, Grandmother?
Noona, it would be good for you to stop here.
I mean, you are pretty. You're pretty, but...
It's quite fascinating.
What do you mean?
He looks...
exactly like Young Hoon's father, whom I got separated from in the North.
Oh. I see!
Grandfather?
Oh, really?
Seeing you two sitting side by side like this...
This, too, is quite fascinating.
It reminds me of the old days.
Although it's so far in the past
to call it the old days...
Are you okay, Grandmother?
Gosh, damn it.
Whoa, you scared me!
Oh, you're here?
Oh, no. It's not like that.
Hey,
he says...
he put your father's birthday as the passcode for the lock.
So, I was kind of curious about when your father's birthday was...
Try opening it.
Your father's birthday.
Birthday...
Aigoo! Wow!
It was true!
Gosh, Sang Cheol hyung, this guy...
He doesn't look that way, but he's quite detail-oriented.
The fact that he decided to put
the birthday of someone who passed away
means this money isn't from me but from your father.
And so...
you have the right to receive this money as a member of this family.
It carries that sort of meaning.
Hey,
let's open it and check what's inside.
Also,
although she couldn't hold a memorial service for your father
because she didn't know when he passed,
but the Chairwoman personally made
seaweed soup every year on his birthday
and put it on the table,
so everyone in the family knows his birthday.
You sure you don't want to try opening it?
Come on, try opening it.
I'm not interested.
Moon Sung.
Hey!
Gosh, it wouldn't have made a dent even if I took a bundle from it.
This guy is so meticulous.
Hey, hold onto that liver.
He'll give me a call soon.
Yeah.
All right.
What are you doing?
Are you sure you got a liver that's suitable for Comrade Jin Sook?
Of course! Did you ever see me lie?
Loosen this!
Is it also true we can get surgery if we have the money?
Read it!
[To Moon Sung] Read it!
Don't you even recognize your wife's handwriting?
Rhee Moon Sung, I see you're back.
If you make sure she undergoes surgery and recovers well,
you can have the rest of the money.
- What? - If you'll take off with the money,
remember this neck rope.
When I go back and confirm that Comrade Jin Sook is well,
I'll give you this much more.
Really?
[To my only star...]
To my only star,
Comrade Moon Sung.
They say that for those whose lives are arduous,
your body is your wealth,
and your health is the promise of the future.
But I have become your wife
with such a weak body.
So I am so sorry.
I've cried so many nights
whenever I saw you leaving
to take on all sorts of vicious jobs
because of me.
Whenever that happened,
I prayed to God
I've never seen.
Either restore my health,
or take me away quickly
so that you could be free from your burden.
I feel like it's such a relief that you've gotten a chance
to see your Grandmother.
Since I've never been able to properly tell you,
I write this letter
to express my feelings.
I love you.
Grandmother.
What do you think of the southern sea?
It seems...
the sea is just the sea.
Now that I look at it,
it's just the sea.
It turns out that
I was looking at it with a different heart.
Grandmother!
Grandmother.
Stay here for just a moment.
Noona, I won't drag this on.
For today, I'm not Yoo Jae Heon,
but I am Rhee Moon Sung.
So, for today...
it would be good if you could treat me
as the cousin you like, Rhee Moon Sung.
Okay.
Moon Sung.
[Hungnam, 1947]
[Hungnam Jang]
Welcome.
Water...
Please give me some water...
Hey!
Why are you like this?
Wake up, please!
Hey!
Are you conscious?
Drink some water.
Thank you.
Where did you come from?
Your appearance is beyond words...
I was...
heading down from Manchuria,
but I took a detour to visit my hometown since it's been so long,
but then it got dark.
I just...
entered the first house that was still lit, and...
Manchuria...
The times are such.
Now that a new age has begun,
we need to prioritize the pen
over the gun.
I was on my way to Gyeongseong* to study (Previous name for Seoul)
and stopped by
my hometown for one last time.
I see.
Well...
thank you.
Yes.
♫ Even if we discover the start ♫
- Here you go. - Thank you.
Thank you.
♫ We can't perceive the end ♫
Eat this while on your way.
♫ Love is something ♫
You didn't have to...
Thank you.
♫ But in the end, you're left crying alone ♫
I'm...
Rhee Jong Moon.
My name's Rhee Jong Moon.
Oh, I see.
My name's Geum Soon.
Ja Geum Soon.
♫ Get longer and longer ♫
Geum Soon...
Ja Geum Soon...
Then...
I'll be on my way.
Yes.
♫ Because the love remains ♫
♫ When we separate, leave with words unsaid ♫
♫ For the next time, the next time for sure ♫
♫ Because it felt like we'd meet someday ♫
♫ Because it felt like I shouldn't forget it ♫
Grandmother, where should we go now?
Grandmother, Se Yeon noona bought coffee for us.
Grandmother.
- Grandmother. - Grandmother?
Grandmother!
- Grandmother! - Grandmother!
Grandmother!
- Grandmother! - Grandmother!
She's stabilized.
Really? That's a relief...
What do you mean, that's a relief?
What's a relief?
Excuse me?
When I said that, I meant she's past the critical point where she could pass away at any moment.
Nothing's changed.
Then...
Grandmother is...
It's already been a while since it's spread into her bones.
It wouldn't be strange if she were to pass away right now.
She's managed to get past the critical point
but it'd be good to prepare yourselves to let her go.
Until the Chairwoman regains consciousness,
try to avoid visiting her.
I'm sorry, Noona.
About what?
I feel like
Grandmother pushed herself too much because of me.
It really sunk in
while the doctor was speaking.
She must have been in so much pain,
but because she looked so happy,
I wasn't able to pick up on it.
It's not your fault.
Ever since you came,
Grandmother's been happy.
Her laughter
was like the sound of music to my ears.
I guess that's why I couldn't end this performance, either.
The end I knew was approaching,
but it's an end I can't prevent
even though I prepared for it.
It hurts.
What happened?
The doctor says she's managed to pass the critical point,
but she's not in a state where we can let down our guard.
Ahjussi!
Grandmother's okay, right?
She's okay, right?
Yeah. Our Grandmother is not just any grandmother.
There's no way. Fighting, Grandmother.
There's no way...
- Oppa! - Get up, you asshole.
Get up!
Why are you suddenly acting up like that!
- Let go of me. - It happened while on a trip to make her happy.
Is that his fault?
I told you to let go of me!
Why are you acting like this between brothers?
Hey!
Brothers! Yeah?
He's our brother?
Come on, stop it!
Go ahead and say it with your own lips! Do it!
Se Joon.
Let's stop this.
Let's go.
Why are you doing this all of a sudden?
He was weird from the start.
From the very start!
- I should've gotten rid of him sooner- - Stop it!
Grandmother hasn't regained consciousness yet.
Stop making a commotion here. Let's go home and talk!
It won't be good if it gets infected. Let me see it just once.
Forget it.
Doesn't it hurt?
It hurts.
It'll hurt even more tomorrow...
I want to hurt.
It's better that my lip hurts.
Just let me be.
I'm scared.
The fact that we need to reveal the truth to everyone
feels like I've become a witch having to stand before trial.
Will Grandmother...
be okay?
♫ O sunset, O dandelion, convey my feelings ♫
♫ To the place where my love is, ride the wind and fly there ♫
♫ Following the hollow light, they must be somewhere there ♫
♫ In the soundless sky, I want to draw ♫
♫ At least a love like this, drawing it because I was unable to treasure it ♫
♫ Under the same sky, there's just one fate ♫
♫ That is what I want to believe, as I open my eyes ♫
♫ Blue rivers, convey my feelings ♫
♫ To the place where my love is, flowing on through the months ♫
♫ To the far and distant path, they must be somewhere there ♫
♫ I tightly hug the faded memory in my chest ♫
♫ I want to hold you again ♫
♫ At least a love like this, drawing it because I was unable to treasure it ♫
♫ Under the same sky, there's just one fate ♫
♫ What we can't forget are our good memories ♫
♫ Not each other ♫
♫ What we need to endure is our separation ♫
♫ Not each other ♫
[Curtain Call]
Who are these people?
These guys are...
We are actors.
♫ We loved each other ♫
Nice to meet you. I'm Rhee Moon Sung.
We're going to proceed with the sale process.
Grandmother is still alive.
Curtain Call?
♫ We loved each other ♫
I miss him.
If she committed any sin, it would be in her longing.
♫ We loved, we loved, we loved ♫
I want to show her
the performance that I created for just one person.
♫ While losing everything ♫