I want you to look for these kids before school starts.
Are they special students?
You could say that.
Seems like they're incredibly talented,
if the director personally recommends them.
It's more like these kids are still lacking in certain ways.
What?
One is full of arrogance and prejudice.
Someday, I'll prove to you
that you made the wrong choice.
A boy whose dreams dither back and forth,
and a country boy whose talent is hidden from the world.
Why did you choose me to look for these students that didn't come?
Because they remind me of you.
Me?
Yes.
Just like you said,
they are impossible people.
But I have a feeling that they will do well.
Come on up.
Don't tell me this is the reincarnation of Lee Mong Ryong and Sung Choon Hyang.. (the son of a magistrate & the daughter of a Gisaeng entertainer who were lovers)
What a pair.
But where is this pretty lady from? What's her name?
I'm from Seoul. My name is Go Hye Mi.
Your name and appearance are equally attractive.
Well, isn't this fate.
Why don't you two sing a song and dance or something?
What?
That's a little...
If I sing, it will just hinder him.
What? Hindrance? Hindrance?
Hey. Will that girl hinder you if you sing together?
Of course not. I would be very happy.
Hmm... I haven't even prepared my costume.
I have an extra one.
Hey! That means I refuse!
Do your eyes have no sense of shame?
Bringing me up here is already embarrassing enough for me.
Now, you're asking me to put on this rice bag and dance?
Do you want to die?
Don't say anything and just come to Seoul with me.
You have been specially selected to attend Kirin Arts High School. Let's go.
Do you want to die?
Why should I have to go to Seoul with an impolite person like you?
Before I shut your mouth, quickly disappear from my sight.
What?! You didn't manage to bring Song Sam Dong back?
Why? Why?
Was it that difficult to wear a rice bag?
Well, aren't you good...
You let my younger brother lose his job,
and you still want to eat & drink in my house? Get out!
Hye Seong.
If you had worn the rice bag and danced,
we wouldn't be like this today.
Hye Seong.
Hye Seong! Hye Seong!
You really want to wear it?
Give it to me.
When you both put those on,
you guys really match.
That's good.
Let's begin. Let's enjoy Song Sam Dong and Go Hye Mi's performance.
The song is "In Memory of You."
I will sing well.
What have I said before? I said he cannot sing.
Then, what's this all about?
If his talent is not singing, then maybe it's dancing?
Aigoo, it is too bad that you have been eliminated.
Never mind. Of course, I would be eliminated.
At least, he knows that he's not good.
But what does this young lady think?
He sings with such focus,
and asked for a proposal in front of the audience.
You must give a reply.
What reply?
Do you accept or not?
Yes. I accept.
...if you grant my wish.
But, what is your wish?
To go to Seoul together with me.
Phew. Wake up. Wake up.
Oh my god. This girl's character is unique.
Too easily satisfied with the performance of Song Sam Dong.
Do you want to go to Seoul with this lady?
That, I'm okay with,
but my mother's back aches during the winter...
Song Sam Dong, go to Seoul!
I will let him go.
Mother,
Do you agree?
Ya! Your mother is completely agreeing with it.
I am in a much better mood.
I'm saying that you shouldn't be afraid to go to Seoul and develop.
Okay. Let's rest for two minutes.
Thank you!
In this Freshman Welcoming Ceremony performance,
I want to create more energy.
It would be good if I can add a female student's solo performance.
What solo performance?
It will definitely be amazing to perform a solo at the ceremony.
You guys should know without me saying this, right?
Those of you who want to soar above the rest, raise your hand.
Number 19, why do you want to do the solo performance?
Uhmm. 'Cause I think it would be cool.
Number 6, what about you?
I would do it for my dead mother's sake.
Mother?
She liked watching me dance as a child.
If I can stand on that stage,
she will be able to see from heaven.
I'm sorry.
Number 7, what about you?
What? No, it's okay.
If Ah Jung is able to go up on stage, I would be quite glad.
So would I.
That's it. Ah Jung, go for it!
I also hope that you're the one who does it.
Okay then, it's you. Woah, it's decided.
Please clean up his wounds.
This patient needs a CT scan.
Doctor, why does he need a CT scan?
First, to see if there is any damage to the brain.
Are you his guardian?
No, I'm just a passerby.
Please help us contact his guardian.
Fine.
Family? No. Mother? No mother either.
Father. No father either?
Hyun Mu Jin? Hyun Mu Jin..
Hello, hello. I just want to ask if you know Hyun Shi Hyuk.
It's because he is injured and is now in the emergency room.
First, have a look.
This is the Kirin Art School introduction book.
Also, here is the director's recommendation letter.
I don't want to go.
Why would I want to go there?
What am I?
I was thinking that, too. What do you think you are?
The Director said that you are a prodigy.
I must definitely bring you there.
Then, the reason you came up the stage was to give me this?
Did you think I came up because I liked you?
No. Even if it was not because of this, I would still go up on stage.
Really?
Of course! So, how about it?
Be brave and come with me.
Wait, let me think.
Then, you'll want to go with me.
What? Yeah!
I want to go together.
We must go together. Yes.
Ahh! I am going insane.
What to do...
My mother should come with me.
That appearance is really lame.
But how? Let's just go together.
I'm sorry. I can't.
Ya! Do you want to die?
Mother.
Oh, Sam Dong!
Why don't you look so good?
Let's go. Fast.
Okay. What's this?
Walk and talk.
Where did he go?
What?!
So loud.
Hey, where are you? Did you meet Song Sam Dong yet?
The Director must be blind.
How can he ask to scout this kind of person?
He doesn't know how to sing or dance.
He's worse than a beginner.
But how?
Did you convince him, yet?
Not entirely, yet.
He just can't understand any logical explanation.
I knew that it would be like this.
Come back. I'll figure it out.
Ahjussi, you solve Hyun Shi Hyuk first.
I'll solve it my way.
What is your way?
The 36th tactic in the Art of War.
War tactics? What exactly?
Beauty. I'm hanging up now.
Interesting. Beauty?
Hyun Shi Hyuk's guardian?
Uh. No, I'm not his guardian. How is he now?
Please go to the counter to pay the hospital fees and then you may leave.
So fast?
What about Shi Hyuk?
I think he just left.
Didn't you see him?
What?
Did you come here with the help of some mysterious magic?
Have you planted a tracking device on me?
This isn't really my fault. I've been wrongly accused.
I only let you go because you said you would live a very peaceful life.
If you don't have the confidence to live peacefully,
I can arrange for you to study abroad.
With company matters and charity functions,
I don't have any other time to think about others.
Therefore, I have no time to handle your matters.
At a time like this, if you are my son-
If you are my dad...
If you are my dad, you should ask,
when you see me looking like this,
"Are you okay?" "Is your wound alright?"
"Who did this?"
"Bring him to me."
It should be like that.
I want to abide by your wish and live peacefully,
but I have grown too old for that now.
Because of this, you joined the singing competition?
Yeah.
I heard all participants will get a prize.
They said they will give this to us.
Why didn't you tell me?
Why did you join it secretly?
Next week is your birthday.
It was supposed to be a surprise.
What did that girl from Seoul say?
Did she say she liked you very much?
Yes, of course.
Really?
I like her, too.
Hello, Ommo-nim.
You...how did you get here?
I have something to tell you.
You said that he was scouted because he sings well.
You said that he sings well.
What did you say?
That time, didn't you hear the "dang" (rejected) sound?
If you sing well, they would have rang, "ding dong dang."
Why is it a "dang"?
Hey! Forget about it.
I don't even want to go.
Take it back.
Don't be like this.
Please consider this some more.
I will be going to this school, too.
My number is on the last page.
Think it over and then call me.
Where are you going?
Well, I have to go back to Seoul.
Seoul? There aren't any more buses back to Seoul.
What?
What should we do?
It's too far to walk back.
You will have to stay here overnight.
Why are you still daydreaming. Move!
Go put in firewood, so the room can get warm.
I let you go because you said you could live well.
If you don't have the confidence to live well alone, peacefully,
I can arrange for you to study abroad.
Hey, you!
How could just leave the hospital like that, kid!?
Are you all right?
Head... blood... hey.
Has your wound reopened?
Get lost!
Who hit you? Did you report it to the police?
Nothing wrong with your body?
Ahjussi, who do you think you are?
Who are you to nag me more than my dad?
Don't talk trash. Just answer.
Are you okay?
Fine.
Hey, are you really okay?
My stomach..
Stomach...how...
I'm hungry.
I haven't eaten anything since yesterday.
You...
have eaten several bowls.
Well...
Maybe you didn't notice,
but you've already eaten a serving that's enough for 20 people.
Woah!
Looks like you didn't grow so tall by accident.
But...
Why did you look for me?
Let me introduce myself.
I am Mr. Kang from Kirin Arts High School.
We met at the auditions.
Really? I don't remember.
Don't remember? Then, never mind.
Anyway, Do you...
Do you want to go to Kirin Arts High School?
The director has specially scouted you.
Specially scouted?
It's warm in here.
Rest here.
Those clothes...
look good on you.
That...
Where's the restroom?
Restroom?
You, take her there.
It's okay.
Just tell me the directions.
You want to go alone?
There are wild boar out there.
What?
Wild boar.
You're constipated.
How much longer?
I'm freezing to death here!
Sam Dong, you...
Can you cover your ears?
Why?
Are you embarrassed about the sound you make?
I'm right.
Cover your ears!
This brat, pretending to be so pristine.
Ok, I know.
Did you cover them?
Yeah, they're covered.
Hey, don't lie!
If they're covered, how come you can hear my voice?
Don't cover them when you sing a song.
I brought you here, and yet, you're still so demanding.
I don't want to.
If you want to sing, sing by yourself!
Hey.
If you want to laugh, go ahead.
Don't hold it in.
Laugh for what?
Just now, I sang while doing my business.
So, go ahead and laugh.
Forget about it. I don't even want to think about it anymore.
It's not funny.
Your singing is very pleasant to hear.
Of course. You should consider yourself lucky.
If you want to listen to me sing,
it's going to cost you a lot of money.
Be careful.
Follow me.
Well, specially recruited students are very lucky.
This is not a general recruitment. It's the director's special order.
If I go...will I become famous?
Of course! As long as you work hard.
If that it is so, will I be as famous as Michael Jackson?
Like I said,
can I really reach that level?
As long as you work hard.
How sure are you in terms of percentage? 100%?
Well, I'd like to say 100%,
but I am a teacher and I cannot lie to students.
Then... 50%?
Uhh..
30%?
Uhh..
In the end, it's 0%,
honestly speaking.
Well, if I must say,
0.00001...or so, depending on luck.
Mm..0.00001%.
Well, kid. Wait. Wait!
Hey, wait for me!
Well, you seem to look down on Kirin Arts High School.
It's not easy to get admitted to our school.
Besides, you are now a specially recruited student.
I am here to bring you.
Well, kid, you can't be Kirin Arts High School specially recruited student.
Forget it. You said there is only a 0.00001% probability.
That...
If you can't, there's nothing to say.
Useless guy...
Just like Mr. Kang said,
We may also have the guy who is useless,
and does not understand why you didn't think he would have the ability.
Where are you going?
The pool room.
Why? Want to play with me?
- What floor? - 11th floor.
11th floor? Hey! There's no pool room on the 5th floor?
No.
What if.. I mean what if...
You take the elevator up.
I will run up the stairs. Who do you think will be first to reach?
I will certainly be first.
Right.
The probability of me arriving first is 0.000001%.
Is it possible?
If I am first,
then it will not be impossible, right?
Then I will take the stairs up.
If I'm first to the 11th floor,
by the time you reach it,
then you have to reconsider going to Kirin Arts High School.
How about it?
Okay then.
Good, so...
On the count of 3.
One, two, three!
Yaa! This Ahjussi has no shame.
7th floor?
I'm first.
See? 0.00001%.
Don't think you've won.
I'm first to arrive, but I chose not to come out.
Am I late? If I am not, that's good!
Mister, do you have an extra room in your house?
Yes, why?
Is this yours?
Mmm...
Hye Mi, isn't this pretty?
It's okay.
We'll use this as our cell phone strap, okay?
Sure.
Really? For real?
What is this?
Wah, this is nice.
I'll give that to you.
Me? No thanks. It looks expensive.
I thought you thought it was nice?
So, I'm giving it to you.
Thank you!
About that... Oh yeah...
It's the bus.
Ahjussi, send her to Danphong station.
You have to come to Kirin High School, okay?
I didn't say I would. No need to ask again.
Ahjussi! You can go now.
Ahjussi. Ahjussi. Stop! Stop for a bit.
Ahjussi!
Ahjussi! Stop, please!
I only have one question.
Yesterday...
What about yesterday?
Yesterday, why did you...
Why did you come on stage with me?
What should I say?
Ah...
What do I have to say, so that you'll come to Seoul with me?
If it's because you like me...
I like you.
What did you say?
I said, "I like you."
Because I like you, that's why I went up with you.
So, come to Seoul with me.
What are you doing? Are you coming on board?
No, I'm not. Please drive.
You must come back.
I told you that I like you.
So, you have to come.
If you don't, then you really are a bastard.
She's a liar. Definitely a liar.
That bad, beggar girl,
is exactly like poison.
Don't be swayed, Sam Dong.
Three months altogether is 1,500,000 won,
even though it's been more than three months.
I calculated 1,500,000 won.
Good. Thank you.
Then, Hye Mi? Is she really going to give up on vocal music?
Looks like it.
That's really a pity.
The child has talent.
I will not let that talent be wasted.
I'm sorry. Can you write me another receipt?
Write it again in English.
When Hye Mi is angry, she will get what I want.
Ah...
Open the door.
Ahjussi!
I...
You are Hye Mi's driver, right?
That's great. Here.
What is this?
These are the clothes and books that Hye Mi gave me.
- I brought them today to give back to her. - Better that you take it to her.
I don't need them anymore.
I am not her family driver.
Last time, didn't you say you were the new driver?
You even pushed me aside.
Ah...you still don't know?
Hye Mi's family went bankrupt.
It's very serious.
What!?
You bad, cold-hearted girl.
Mr. Kang!
Hello, Director.
Have you found all the students before the deadline?
No, I haven't.
They should be here before the school starts.
This is our new English teacher, Mr. Yang Jin Man.
This is Mr. Kang Oh Hyuk.
Nice to meet you.
You're Jin Man? You..
You know each other?
- Of course. - No!
By the way you guys talk, it seems like you do.
This is the first time that we've met.
It maybe because my appearance is quite common.
This kind of misunderstanding happens regularly.
Well, your face is also generally common.
Looks like nothing unique.
The Director brought his own doom.
This is your new teacher.
Ah, he came like a gust of wind.
He personally chose the students and now, the teachers. He's been choosing anyone he wants.
He also stopped Mr. Kang Oh Hyuk from being fired.
Who said it's not his ship?
Look for incompetent people.
Incompetent people should be disregarded.
Those who need to resign, should resign.
If it continues like this-
-Then the ship will sink.
Director, KBC Star News wants to cover our opening ceremony.
It's not the first time we've had a matriculation ceremony.
Who has ever publicized a matriculation ceremony before?
It's because they have been asking us.
Because, this time, the director chose the students personally.
Everyone is looking forward to it
because they were personally selected by the director.
I said, I knew it won't work.
Our Art Minister is determined.
Just a moment.
Hello?
Oh, hello.
Have you had an accident or lost your memory?
How can you not remember me?
Back then, we agreed to sing together.
Did you forget?
Yes, I am not sure.
Hey. We were in the same school.
What was it? Ah! Yes! Burnt Bean!
Year 2. Our class teacher.
You really don't remember?
You're not coming up?
No, can you show him around the school?
- Ah.. - Leave it to me
I will introduce every corner of the school to him.
Okay, I will count on you.
See you later.
Do you remember? Burnt Bean?
I remember everything perfectly.
I also remember that you asked me to be a singer with you.
And you did not come on the first day of the broadcast.
I had to give up my apartment deposit to pay back the contract penalty.
Put me down first.
Had I known that you were at this school,
I definitely wouldn't have come.
So, don't ever say that you know me. Understand?
I understand. I understand.
Hye Seong, Unni's back!
Yah! Why are you here?
What about you?
Are you all right?
What? How did she get here?
He's also a specially recruited student.
Then why is he living here? Why?
Who let him live here?
We're short one recruited student.
My life is ruined! Tell me what should I do now!
It wasn't easy for me to get him here.
I thought that he had good manners, a very good kid.
He has good manners?
Didn't you see how his face was all beaten up?
This is someone who just fights all the time.
Besides, he's also a sick flasher!
He's not that kind of person.
Right. As long as we don't call him Hyun Shi Hyuk, it'll be fine.
I called him by that name before. He wasn't happy.
If your older sister knew, she would be angry.
He will like it,
and he said he will pay the rent on time.
I have been worried about not being able to rent the house out.
So, this is good, right?
Idiot!
You bring a gangster in because of money.
Isn't it because of money that you also came in to stay at your enemy's house?
You know that we are enemies, too.
I thought that you didn't know.
Enemy. Yes, enemies.
Oh, you're here.
I have been looking for you for a long time.
For the ceremony, I have asked a few good reporters.
They want to take photographs.
I thought the ceremony was supposed to be private.
Why do you want it to be public suddenly?
That's exactly what I'm asking.
Why can't we publicize it?
Yes, right.
There is no reason not to publicize it.
Then, I will publicize it.
Good.
When you take your uniform, check your size and name.
Thank you!
What is your name?
Jo In Sung.
Hers is Yoon Baek Hee.
Jo In Sung. Yoon Baek Hee.
What is this?
Is this a quilt or skirt?
Is our school a dorm? It provides quilts?
This can be put on casually.
Will the owner of this uniform please come out immediately. If not, I will take it away.
Wait...
There's a name here.
- What do I do? - The name's Kim..
That's mine.
That's a skirt. It's female clothing.
Guys wear pants.
You use pants for guys and girls.
Then, those girls who are wearing pants are guys?
Does that even make sense?
I'm just saying what's mine is mine.
Do you have any problem with it?
What?
Speak... slow.
Thank you!
Why are you here?
How did you get here?
Don't you know?
I'm a specially recruited student.
Specially recruited student?
There's such thing as student recruitment?
This is the first time I heard of it.
Don't you get selected based on your audition?
I wasn't selected from the audition.
I just didn't need to go through the audition.
Talk to me outside for a while.
Why do we have to speak outside?
Say it here.
I heard about your family.
About your dad going bankrupt.
That's why you gave up music, right?
You.
Hye Mi. Hye Mi.
Hey, you are being really annoying.
Why don't you just take a microphone and tell everyone
that your family went bankrupt and became beggars.
That beggar came to this trash school.
Sorry. Sorry...I'm really sorry
Let go! Let go of me!
I don't really know how this happened.
I'm really sorry. Had I known earlier...
What you're going to do if you knew it earlier?
What could you do?
Will you repay the debt?
Hye Mi...
I'm sorry. I really didn't know.
I should have realised when you gave up on music.
In fact,
you wanted to go to Julliard.
Isn't that right?
You're really funny.
Who do you think you are?
Don't think that because you passed your audition,
then this is your world.
You should have known yourself.
Are you sympathizing with me?
Wake up.
You are Yoon Baek Hee.
Hye Mi's servant Yoon Baek Hee.
Hye Mi,
You asked how it felt to be third-rate.
I don’t know that feeling, yet.
How does it feel?
I think you’d know.
See you at the matriculation ceremony.
Don't be afraid, there's a lot of us.
It's okay, don't cry.
Good job.
Next time, ignore her.
Do you want to eat some fried rice cakes? My treat.
It's okay. Don't you have to practice?
Yeah, I forgot.
Let's go for rice cake after practice.
Here. See you later.
You all should know about the solo performance at the ceremony.
Those who want to make an impression, please raise your hand.
You said that you wanted to perform by yourself.
Yes, but I have not decided about the performance.
Uhm. Why did you change your mind suddenly?
I thought you wanted Number 6 to go.
No. I want to do it. I have to do it.
Okay. I will make a decision after seeing you both perform.
However, you must tell Number 6.
Tell her that the next practice will determine the solo performance.
Want me to tell her myself?
Why? Don't want to?
It's not that...I just feel sorry.
If you're feeling sorry, then you shouldn't do the solo performance.
No, I don't feel sorry.
I will do it. I will go tell her.
Number 7.
What?
I see you're not comfortable, so I'm telling you.
Number 6...
her mother didn't die.
She's divorced and now lives in the US.
I think there's nothing, too.
because she's lying just to do a solo performance.
Her ambition is praiseworthy.
And also...
I want to give you some advice.
Jung Ah Jung.
You sing well.
Mother.
I didn't think you could sing.
Why did you hide the fact that
you are good at singing?
A grown man's singing is not worth showing off.
Actually, you already know
who your father is.
Right?
Why do you think that I hate your father?
Is that why you don't like singing?
Your father is a singer.
No, it's not like that.
You were afraid that I would worry, so you pretended you didn't know.
And hid how well you sing.
Mother,
I like singing.
We got to know each other because of a song.
And after knowing each other,
we had a very precious child.
How can I hate singing?
Really?
It's true, my son.
You are a fool if you can't see it.
I'm not a fool.
By even letting the chance to go to Seoul pass,
how are you not a fool?
Hey! It was that unlucky brat just now.
Based solely on looks, you know that she's an outcast.
It looks like she has no friends at all.
Hey, unlucky brat.
Hey, unlucky brat!
Come over here.
Do you want to listen?
No need.
What? I can't hear anything.
Useful right?
I can't hear a single thing about whatever others say.
At times like this it is useful.
Like this.
You can pretend to have friends, even if you don't.
Are you alright, Ah Jung?
What happened?
What is inside the shoe?
Take it off carefully.
Be careful.
Let's go to the clinic, Ah Jung.
Kirin Arts High School's opening ceremony.
This is the first time we get to cover a matriculation ceremony.
There are three highlights about today's ceremony.
First, there's an interview with the Art Minister at ceremony.
Second, who are the specially recruit students?
Third, in today's freshman ceremony,
who will have the best solo performance?
Please wait patiently. It'll be revealed soon.
Music prodigy, Song Sam Dong,
has arrived in Seoul.
Hye Mi, will Sam Dong really come?
If he doesn't come, then both of us will be finished.
I will be fired and you will...
He'll come.
He'll come, so don't say that.
Then, why is he so late?
How are you, Mr. Kang?
When did you get here?
Just now.
We must celebrate our Hye Mi's new future, right?
Where do I go from here?
Hey.
That Song Sam Dong...Is he coming or not?
How should I know?
It's over. Over. Over.
When you wanted to use seduction to attract him, I knew it would be like this.
Ah! I knew I should have brought him here myself.
Kirin Arts High School holds an annual ceremony
to welcome the new students.
Today, the question that the reporters are curious about is
who are the students who will lead Korea's music industry in the future?
They will use this stage to demonstrate their talent.
Give them a round of applause.
Will Ah Ram's parents
please come to the office immediately.
You've repeated it several times.
It's not Go Ah Ram. It's Go Ah Ran.
Let me say it instead.
Is it on now?
Song Sam Dong.
You, bastard.
I'll give you a word of advice.
Do you know what's more important than friends in this place?
A rival.
One you want to knock down.
Because that's what will motivate you to grow.
-= Episode 4 Preview =-
Today, 3 new students that were specifically chosen will be admitted to Kirin Arts High School.
Mr. Kang.
Hurry, hurry.
The problem is not a lack of strength.
Are they the special recruited students? Let them leave the school.
Our admission is canceled.
Because of you, I had to go to that school.
After paying off the debt, I can go after my dream.
I caused the disorder. This is probably my last proposal.
My pendant! It disappeared!
The battle just started...
This is my notebook.
You must win this battle.