This looks much better
A couple of games over it,
and it's as good as new
No one will know if we shut up
Are you not ashamed?
After a few other incidents,
it will be soon forgotten
It's not even a problem
No one will know if we shut up!
What scores do you give to our professional skills?
What do you mean?
You can't do a masse shot if you're under 300 points
I shouldn't be wielding my cue stick or pen willy-nilly
Do you want a bowl of Gomtang?
Here it is
Thank you
Enjoy / Thank you
Didn't you say you can't eat Gomtang?
[Episode 2 - Gomtang Keep the pot boiling]
It was my fault, sorry [Episode 2 - Gomtang Keep the pot boiling]
[2019]
Okay, don't worry about me and eat up [2019]
[2013]
It's better when it's hot [2013]
Show some respect for the cook [2013]
Show some respect for the cook
That incident of yours even makes me angry
Anyway, it was not your fault
Your bosses set you up for their good
Did I tell you?
I was bullied for not receiving any bribe
One of the seniors I looked up to told me,
"You're not a saint with integrity"
"You're just"
"You're just a barney, a fuzz"
Man, heard that story 500 times
You never received the bribe, though
Honestly, I accepted a few times
What?
If a crazy guy is running beside you,
you end up running with him
If you don't
You'll be labeled more insane
I'm now the official trash reporter of Daily Korea
But I used to be a kick-ass City Desk reporter
So?
Sergeant Kim Hyun Do,
you just confessed your corruption
You're in big trouble
Exclusive! Gangnam Station's Sergeant Kim
Unlike his upright and clean facade,
his regular bribe-taking from local bars
shocks the citizens
Regular bribe-taking?
If I was that smart,
I wouldn't be living in a poorly heated stinkhole
at 50 years of age with my twins and missus
Darn it
What do I do with you, poor bro Kim?
I can't buy you a proper heater,
but I can make your name shine
What?
Are you going to write the story?
Not a proper story Just a scribble
That should be enough
You haven't had one bite,
and it's gone cold
Excuse me, ma'am
Please heat it up for reporter Han
No, it's okay
Call me if you need me
Thanks
Why?
I thought I could eat it
But apparently, I still can't
[Gangnam Police Station]
You are worried if the source is faulty
It might hurt the junior
Stupid
You are the only one who understands me
Good grief
Darn it
Dear me
Sir, exclusive!
I wasn't asleep
Scoop! No one asked you!
What are you doing here?
For your information, I used to be at City Desk
You were sleeping in the streets
Let's get coffee
Okay
It's harder than you imagined, right?
Everyone's exclusive is not an exclusive
That's my motto
Exclusives seem cool
But it's not always cool to expose them
What do you mean?
Usually the tip-off process isn't legal
So the suspect makes a problem with that
Which leads to pressuring and hurting the source
Pressuring and hurting the source?
Yeah
I believe you are smart enough
So your tip-off process must be clear
But you have to check the facts multiple times
Checking whether the tip is true,
and whether you've done right
Okay
The story must not hurt your friend
How did you know it was my friend?
You're only a junior
How else could you get that kind of information?
Is your friend an employee of Geumon?
Yeah
She is
She is also a victim of recruitment fraud
Victim?
Sir
Please help me
I don't want to
Let go
[Geumon Company]
I was sloppy, still being a junior
I'm doing this to not hurt you at all
Don't worry
Please don't mind me
So Hee, can you tell me the source?
Did you write it yourself?
Yeah, I
I wrote it
Where's the original?
I passed the special recruitment test
It was offered to the victims of the fraud
Thank you
I was assigned to the HR team
My seat belonged to an HR senior
who is being investigated by the Prosecution
But from what I saw in the news,
hand-written memos don't count as evidence
Only one MP Go in Geumon city
It's indisputable
I don't really understand
You accepted the relief measure
Exposing this will not do you any good
Relief measure?
Relief for the victim and special recruitment test
It was my first opportunity in three years
But weirdly I wasn't happy or hopeful
It all seemed like a show for the media
Out of anger or something,
I put the answers randomly
My score was only 20 out of 100,
and they passed me
They disqualified me when I scored 90
You might say I should count my blessings
But a lot of my colleagues have the same problem
Okay
They were all victims
There's someone who got solicited, but no solicitor
We've been wronged, and no one apologized
Should we just shut up and work,
being grateful for the relief measure?
It must have been a tough decision
Reporter Choi knows it too
He will make the most of your story
People don't really read a newspaper nowadays
You can easily copy and paste articles
So take a look at this
Hey, you guys seem oddly close
Good morning
Morning
Aren't you in charge of training the interns?
I wish They are already so smart
I'm not a good teacher
Oh!
You're a much better teacher than me
Gather around, I got refreshments
It's on our intern Hong Kyu Tae
Enjoy!
I was hungry Thanks
It's sweet and good
Do you interns get paid a lot or what?
Nah, it's nothing Enjoy
Are you going to City Desk again?
Why?
What are you ripping off there?
City Desk is not your treasure island
Yes
It is kind of my treasure island
But I don't go there to rip things off
Unlike someone
Who is he talking about?
Looks delicious
Desk said okay
Really?
They did
What do you think?
3 years ago,
an influential prosecutor got investigated
MP Go interrupted it by shutting up other MPs
And it led to criticism about
how Go Soo Do, prosecutor-turned-MP,
defends his own kind
You were the first to run the story, right?
Because of that, MP Go almost sued me
He almost killed our CEO for that
Torturing him with a tax investigation
CEO is getting revenge
in the disguise of an exclusive?
He might be getting the most of this situation
I don't know
He might just want traffic for the awaited exclusive
to bring in more advertisers
He's striking the iron while it's hot
What's important is the outcome
Whatever the reason, it's our exclusive
Yeah, exclusives are a good thing
But I can't stop doubting
Darn it!
I must have PTSD with the name "Go"
Let's recheck the list
What's this?
It's the original of the list we have
Written by a former HR employee
What? The original?
Our source copied it in a spreadsheet
It's the same as the original
It's not a classified document,
so no illegal acquisition
It's really the same
Were you busy getting this?
You want to be my favorite?
No, it's actually
What do you mean no? She's right
He had a hard time getting that
Really
Captain Yang always gets the best underlings
You have me, don't you?
I'm your senior in Drudge News Desk
Right, you are
You are a reliable senior
Welcome
Kyeong Woo has a good friend
Your first exclusive thanks to that angel
Put "Reporter Choi Kyeong Woo" in the by-line
Really?
Lose the "junior"
Awesome!
Fight on!
Thank you
I'll do my best, exclusive!
Desk will punish with the exclusive!
Thank you!
Come in
Take the gift from Namwoo Group
It's an orchid
I will care for it
MP Go's story?
It's running on tomorrow's morning paper
Is the trial the day after tomorrow?
Yes
You were complaining about the low traffic
It's just in time
Acknowledge Editor Yoon for me
I will
But
Would it be okay?
You weren't sure about it from the beginning
It might not be okay
But the arrow already left the bow
We want to raise suspicion, not reveal the facts
You shouldn't worry too much
Okay
Editor Yoon is contacting the Prosecution
We will hear from him tomorrow
Okay
I hope other issues come up and cast a shadow
If it doesn't,
clean up the mess yourself
I will, according to the situation
[Daily Korea]
[Illegal loans destroy young dreams and hopes]
[Structural approach needed rather than individual relief]
[Tip-offs: Sergeant Kim Hyeon Do of Gangnam Police Station]
Bothersome
Deliver, upload, confirm
Stretching
You startled me!
Hey! Don't sneak up on me
Do you have something to say?
Hey!
I'm not talking about "BAP" anymore
I like chicken too
Spicy Chicken
What?
"Spicy Chicken"?
What I really like is
Wow
Master, give me another
What do you think?
Out of this world, right?
I grant you the Somaek master of Daily Korea
for this moment
For this moment?
You mean I wouldn't be a regular reporter?
No, it's not that
What a professional nitpicker
Can I have this to go?
What? Yeah
I was a fan of your junior diary blog
Really? Thanks
Too early
Not like Soo Yeon,
I was an anti-fan with dissing comments
You don't like me, do you?
No
Why the heck?
What?
I saw you were here with Soo Yeon
What do you want to learn?
I don't know yet
So it was you
I knew it
It's because of that?
No
But because of what you said to her
What I said?
Soo Yeon
Do your best until the last moment
You will get rewarded
Yes, sir
Thank you so much
Hey, that's exactly how it sounds
It's not decided, so she might get it
Might?
Reporters can't talk wild about an undecided fact
Wait
Are you
Stalking me?
What?
Just what I expected
You think you matter that much?
Have this, and beat your brain
Think about who you are
What?
Hey, Lee Ji Soo!
Didn't you bring any soju?
Excuse me, Mr Han
Dad, you have liver disease
And you bring me this crap?
Darn, it's all over my hand now
Crap? Then don't eat it
I'm eating!
Gosh
You seem to drink too much
Are you doing well?
Don't worry about me
Take care of yourself
I'm just
Dad
What?
I'm curious
What kind of person were you?
What an odd question
It's because
Someone told me to think about who I am
Come to think of it,
I was a very passionate guy
When the school fired me for no reason,
I didn't lose my dignity
Really?
Were you not angry about it?
Why not? I was crazy angry
I wanted to fling sewage at the principal's office
But
After a while, I was just afraid
Why the heck?
What do you think? It was all because of you
You just got into middle school then
What could I do? For my kid
Dad
It's okay
Don't be smug
It doesn't go down anymore without soju
Sheesh
Don't think too much
Take care of yourself
What should I do between "Don't think too much"
and "Think about who you are"?
["Exclusive" MP Go Soo Do's personal solicitation list of Geumon recruitment discovered]
[Would it end the 3-year investigation?]
["Newsflash" MP Go Soo Do's personal solicitation list discovered]
[Trending - "MP Go's personal solicitation list"]
Exclusive!
[City Desk]
Awesome! [City Desk]
Amazing! [City Desk]
Amazing!
Good job!
Junior
No, Reporter Choi
You should treat us for that
Of course!
I will treat you to BBQ, karaoke,
and tomorrow's breakfast too
Full course!
Stupid, your salary is tiny
My treat
Exclusive!
Daily Korea's exclusive
So the Desk's treat
Good job, Editor Yang
No, it was Reporter Choi's work
Thank you
The best, Choi Kyeong Woo!
Yes!
Choi Kyeong Woo!
Yes!
Attaboy
Debut goals are very rare
Congratulations
Thank you
I didn't do much, thanks to the perfect assist
Have a good time
Bye
Thank you!
BBQ! BBQ!
What the?
I heard you assisted him
What?
Not really, no
Don't be so humble
I want to treat you separately
Let's have lunch today
What? Okay
I'll go on ahead then
Okay
Let's go for lunch
It's our last day
Let's go somewhere fancy
Okay, it's my treat
No, you always paid
Today is my turn
We can split the bill
We are not strangers to each other
Yeah, no problem if you can afford it
Of course, Ji Soo is the coolest of us all
I'm not cool, just broke
All I can do is pretend
Wait
What do you want to have?
Whatever
Your pick What do you want?
Let's just go
Okay
The interns How are they doing?
Everyone's astute and smart
Good-natured
Really?
I was worried about the blind selection
But the employees' reaction is better than expected
Think I will keep doing this
But one thing's bothering me
Bothering you?
Oh Soo Yeon
Including City Desk,
she got the most points from all Desks
I need to hire every intern as a regular this time
Oh Soo Yeon stands out with her experience
But it doesn't look so good to hire her, you know?
She doesn't suit our name, Daily Korea
Blind hiring is helpful for a reason
Hiring based on potential
Not on degrees and backgrounds
Journalism is not like any other job
Try to think in my shoes
A reporter with a lame background?
No one would take it seriously
But her school is considered prestigious in the area
Then she can be a reporter for the local papers
Everyone's a reporter with the right business card
The fact doesn't change
Background is your capability and potential
We aren't letting them do real reporter work anyway
I can't stand one in my newsroom
It's your job to sack her
I'm going to go
They are making the most of their last day
Youngsters these days don't know how to behave
What?
Did I say something wrong?
Sorry
Hey!
Interns, to the meeting room
I used to
I used to think
But one day, I stopped
Because you always lose even if you think
As a senior, I want to advise you
Don't think at all
But
You will think
Why?
Because you have passion
Chief and I are cold artifacts
You just started to boil
So
It's going to be hard, but keep your spirit
Whatever they say,
don't lose your spark
Boil up even harder
This is the only advice I can give you
I'm so sorry
People say that it's not the strong that survive
It's those who survive that are strong
Yeah But those who survive,
they just got through it
They endured it
Huh?
In the jungle, survival is success
Survival of the fittest?
This is not Serengeti
Everywhere in the world is like a jungle
You and me,
we're all making our living in this jungle
It's enough if we get to keep our job
Don't pretend to be kind or strong
[Digital News Desk]
Good job!
Why are you savoring solitude?
I used to work with you guys
and now I feel like a stranger
Stupid
Divorce your desk and come back
We always have room for you
Should I?
Darn it
He wants me to sack Soo Yeon
What do you mean?
Who's he?
[MP Go's Solicitation Scandal]
Yeah, it's me Did you check?
Really?
Yeah
[Correction for MP Go Soo Do's solicitation report]
Na Sung Won, what a monster!
That intern heard him in person?
Why didn't you reject it right away?
I know, I should have
Darn it, the timing was
I'm worried about her
I can't imagine how she must've felt
I didn't even know what to say to her
You have her number, right?
Call her Tell her to come
She must have gone home Don't bother her
She can't go home feeling like that
Gotta drink it away
You are too tactless to comfort her
I already met her outside the office Once
Really?
You must have an underlying motive then
Don't say that
Okay, just call her
Yes, sir
Sorry, I'm still at the office
Because
Jae Eun was supposed to stand the night duty today
What? Is she crazy?
Making an intern do the night duty?
I will do it for you right now Wait
No, people will think I snitched on a senior
You taught me well, so I'm good
It's my last day, so let me finish it
If you change your mind or if there's a problem,
call me right away
I'm near the office Okay
What did she say?
Darn that Lee Jae Eun
Soo Yeon is filling in for her night duty
What? Night duty on an intern?
Insane witch!
She said her kid suddenly has been sick for a few days
Is that even grammatically correct?
Stupid
She lives in the same building as me
I saw her kid this morning
I know her whole family
They are built so strong
Enough for fighting off a herd of cattle
She's worse than I thought
Women like Lee Jae Eun give bad names
to us hard-working women
I can't stand it
I'm going to mess her up
Don't, please
You'll only be making Soo Yeon a snitch
She wants to do it for her last day
I will tear Jae Eun to bits tomorrow
Go to our usual place
I'll meet you there
No, my stomach feels funky
I need some hangover soup
Okay Bye, then
[Illegal loans destroy young dreams and hopes]
Reporter Han
Thank you for the story
It's nothing
No one will read it
Why not?
I got emails and phone calls from the victims all day
That's not because of my story
Food's here
Enjoy
Thank you
Eat up
Man
Why do you insist on this place?
This Gomtang
There's only thin stock and no chunks
It's basically empty
Just like this darn company
Is there something wrong?
There's this smart intern in my office
And the company wants me to sack her
because her degree is not prestigious enough
And this irresponsible prick
passes the night duty to that poor intern
Son of a gun
I'm just a crude cop
But I know every dish cools off eventually
Reheat it if it goes cold
Don't throw it away
Are you saying I should respect the cook?
No
I'm saying it's not like you
You can't even hold a spoon, locked up in your past
Instead of writing stories, you blame others
Are you telling me to forget the past?
No
Mend the past whenever you can
Right now, we do this
Hold it
Eat it before it gets cold
Get some strength and confidence
and write a responsible story with your name on it!
Kim
Do you know why I couldn't
No
Why I haven't eaten Gomtang?
I was afraid
Afraid it would taste too good
If it's too good
I will live a good life
and forget everything that happened
You won't
Eat up and perk yourself up
Mend only what you want and what you can
He will want that for you too
Here
"Gimbap"
I made it Can't guarantee the taste
"Gimbap"
Taste doesn't matter as long as you made it
Sorry, sir
I should have told you earlier
It's a bit short for a new table, but please
Sergeant Kim apologized the next day
and paid for the whole thing
What?
What the
Why did he do that?
Hello? Kim
I'm at the pool hall
Doesn't it count as bribery?
Hey!
Take me in, then
Gosh
I, an ignorant reporter,
learn a lot from you, an ignorant cop
Thanks
I'll get my revenge soon
Okay, bye
You won't do it again, will you?
I will
I'll do it right next time
Still at the office?
Sorry that I wasn't good enough to be there for you
No, sir
You gave me lots of good memories too
Attagirl
Hey
There are no good memories for a reporter
Be ready for real action
I'll make you a fine junior
No, a true reporter
Darn it
[Daily Korea]
Finished it all, ready to leave
Sir, thank you for everything
This girl
I'm almost there
Have you noticed anything recently?
It doesn't look so good to hire her, you know?
She doesn't suit our name, Daily Korea
I can't stand one in my newsroom
It's your job to sack her
Reporter Han?
Yeah?
I
It's
I don't think I have
I don't know
Okay
[Editor Um]
You can take it
What happened? Who jumped?
One of his interns / Huh?
He was there to witness it
And the report?
It's done for now
Reporter Han
I will contact you again
Okay
Is it
That girl you mentioned?
I don't know what to say
Hell will break loose in the morning
Reporter Han
I know it's hard for you,
but go home and get some rest
Hello?
Jun Hyuk
A terrible thing has happened
Oh Soo Yeon?
She got us in huge trouble
Editor Um
I'm at the police station
Soo Yeon
Right before my eyes
What are you doing at the station?
Soo Yeon
She jumped right before my eyes!
Reporter, this way
What? She really died?
Her suicide note is real?
What? Suicide note?
She distributed her suicide note as an online article
How can an intern do that at that hour?
We deleted it on our website
but it is already all over the internet
Sir, reporters are flooding in
What?
Darn it
Reporter Han, what do we do?
It's already gone big
Hey
You can't come in
No photos
We will talk to you later
[Trending - "Intern reporter suicide note"]
[Shocking! Intern reporter jumped off company building]
[releasing a suicide note]
An intern reporter made a suicide note public
and controversy over its authenticity has risen
Intern Oh distributed the suicide note on Oct 21 midnight
It was titled "No Gain, No Pain"
It's my last day, so let me finish it
Sir, don't worry
["Urgent article" No Gain, No Pain]
"Gimbap"
Do you want me to wait?
No, the subway will be closed soon
Thank you for the "Gimbap"
Okay, I'll go Keep up the good work
Okay
[Reporter Han Jun Hyuk]
Still at the office?
Sorry that I wasn't good enough to be there for you
No, sir
You gave me lots of good memories too
[Upload]
[Article upload finished]
[Maintenance]
What's going on? [Maintenance]
What's going on?
Finished it all, ready to leave
Sir
Thank you for everything
And
Sorry
It's so good
It's the best Gimbap I've had, Ji Soo
[Reporter Han Jun Hyuk]
If you don't strive for anything,
there will be no pain
Sir
Take me to Daily Korea
Okay
Daily Korea's intern reporter Oh committed suicide
Police discovered her body early this morning,
at Daily Korea's building
The body was moved to Gangbuk Hospital
and it was placed in the mortuary at 2:30
Her funeral home is currently being prepared
Got some sleep?
Yeah
Lee Jae Eun really made the intern stand for night duty?
Her suicide note No
Her urgent article was uploaded by Jae Eun's ID
What on earth happened?
What did they say?
Darn it
They are arguing about our official statement
Are you okay?
What did you say to her?
Yesterday, the interns sat beside us at lunch
What are you saying?
They all heard what you said
What?
Why didn't you say so?
I found out after you finished your talk
I heard you were investigated as a witness at the station
Yeah
You didn't mention that, did you?
No
Really? Good job
You can't say she killed herself because of me
We all hear something offensive in our work life
If all of us killed ourselves for that,
no one will be alive
Let's think
So only the interns know this?
Yeah
Okay
Unnecessary rumors might get you in trouble
and blow this thing out of proportion
Hush and don't say anything
Okay?
Silence
Their truth is always in a pot called silence
Truth boils hot in that unbreaking pot,
never going cold
Sorry
I wasn't good enough to be there for you
No, sir
You gave me lots of good memories too
Thank you
Hey
There are no good memories for a reporter
Be ready for real action
I'll take the lead and train you well
to become a true reporter
Okay
You should forget all the bad memories
Return to the reporter Han that I look up to
The one with the junior diary
Promise?