IM'S SNACK STAND
Hot.
Who's "Im" anyway?
Is it you, ma'am?
What do you think? It's you.
What?
BOILED EGG, / 500 FOR ONE
This is half-boiled.
This is hard-boiled.
You are...
"Im"mature.
Raw egg!
If you're broken, you'll end up as a sunny side up.
Break your own shell and be a chick, at least.
It's Daily Korea's tradition.
Here.
Thank you.
Don't let it drip.
Eat it already!
Stop being an immature baby,
and become Daily Korea's junior reporter.
Okay!
Sorry I'm late. Exclusive!
Exclusive!
You look much better at Entertainment Desk.
Don't flatter me.
I barely keep my decency.
Decency? You're not a celebrity.
Are you sad that I left City Desk?
A bit too late for that!
Don't be cheeky.
I'm not sad. It's liberating.
Who is this? A junior?
Yes.
Nice to meet you.
I'm Han Jun Hyuk at City Desk.
Okay. Nice to...
But your face seems...
Have you been in a war or something?
No. This is how I looked since middle school.
You must have a child in middle school.
Anyway, nice to meet you.
I was half-boiled at City Desk.
Now, I'm hard-boiled at Entertainment Desk.
I'm Kim Ki Ha.
Nice to meet you. / Hard-boiled?
Don't even go there, stupid.
I'm just kidding.
You're extra mean today.
Doesn't matter if you're half or hard-boiled.
We will never hatch in our life.
We are nothing but boiled eggs.
There's a saying.
Life starts with an egg.
What the...
Come.
Cute dummy.
Had fun?
EPISODE 4 - LIFE IS EGG
I know what happened to you 6 years ago.
Hey, Lee Ji Soo.
How do you know?
It was a very infamous misreport.
It was a shocking incident that we shouldn't forget.
Were you...
Were you going to ignore it again this time?
Right after you make up your mind to do better,
life reminds you of yesterday's mistake.
She didn't have a chance to taste my somaek.
I guess it doesn't matter.
Drinks in the afterlife must be out of this world.
No, this is for Soo Yeon.
I want to clink glasses.
Before saying goodbye.
Don't worry, Soo Yeon.
Our Soo-soo flower will bloom again next year.
So, please...
I'm sorry, but...
Wait until then.
I can't say goodbye to you just yet.
Was it because of Ji Soo's wish?
Soo Yeon's message resonated in the community,
among the young and old.
PARK MYONG HWAN, CEO OF DAILY KOREA, DISCONCERTED BY THE FAMILY OF INTERN REPORTER OH
Daily Korea had to accept the reality that Soo Yeon created.
INTERN REPORTERS GET THROUGH THE DAY WITH JUST CUP NOODLES
INTERN REPORTERS COME "IN" AND "TURN" OUT UPON NECESSITY
DAILY KOREA SITUATION REVEALS THE REALITY OF INTERN REPORTERS
It's going to hit us hard, isn't it?
Now they say just "intern reporter".
Not "Daily Korea's intern reporter".
Stupid.
You threw a strike with your long-awaited story.
Or should I say an obituary?
What will the company do?
I think a written apology and reduced salary.
Not to me. I mean about this.
I don't know.
We can't pretend it never happened forever.
But we can't really admit it either.
Right.
Where should we go from here?
We should release an official statement right away
and take legal action against other press for slandering...
Legal action?
That means we admit our responsibility.
Don't even try if you don't know the drill.
Yes, sir.
Editor Um isn't completely wrong.
We have to send a message at some point.
I think we should jump on this bandwagon.
What do you mean?
Do you mean we should admit it?
We have to penetrate this, not sidestep it.
It's our chance to push our traffic up.
I got a bad feeling about the Chief.
You do? Why?
Delete the obituary whenever you want to.
He's a hard nut to crack.
I ordered the obituary.
I intended not to delete it.
Intended?
We are not responsible for this incident.
The issue is already out there.
We should give up what we can't salvage
and collect what we can. / Editor Na.
Are you out of your mind?
Our CEO's honor depends on this.
Commissioner Kim.
That's enough.
So Editor Na, you mean...
The damage is done,
so we should fill our pockets?
Yes, sir.
The problem is the CEO, not the Chief.
The CEO has the final say in this.
The Chief is a mere butt-wipe for the CEO.
I haven't seen the face of our CEO
in my 24 years of service here at Daily Korea.
What kind of person is the CEO?
I don't know, first impression-wise...
If the Chief is a hard nut to crack,
the CEO is...
An unpredictable person.
Commissioner Kim.
What did you say the name of that painting was?
Excuse me?
That is called "Deja Vu" by Kim Jon Hyeon.
I referred it to you last year.
Right, "Deja Vu".
I bought it on your recommendation,
but its price is not going up.
Usually, it takes a long time to...
I'm sorry.
No, it looks good.
I hung it there for a reason.
So that you can appreciate it here.
What?
Thank you.
I told you my management philosophy.
For me, Daily Korea is like that painting.
Eye candy for me and others.
I won't have any problems if its price drops.
But not you,
commissioners and employees of Daily Korea.
Your livelihood is my honor and my painting.
We need plans, not countermeasures.
For the plan, we will do as Chief Editor says.
Let's end the meeting.
Secretary Min.
Yes.
That painting...
You can't predict what kind of decision he'll make.
He seemed pretty careful to me.
I'm not curious about him.
I've never seen him.
I'm more curious about what Jun Hyuk is up to.
It's an exploration report.
Huh?
An exploration report?
What's the item?
I already told you.
I'll recheck MP Go's solicitation list.
Would the Chief say okay?
He released the correction report himself.
Look who's talking.
You report without the Desk's approval too.
Captain, you're not in a position to say that.
What? I don't do that.
Please hush about it.
Till it's finished.
Say you finished the story.
The Chief's not going to allow its release.
We have to release the story here by ourselves.
But if the Chief kills it, we try everything we can.
Online left-wing media or personal podcast.
I'm up for it if Jun Hyuk's willing to write again.
I'm up for it now, but...
If you are going to go all in...
I know.
I can't do it behind Ki Ha's back.
What are you doing here at this hour?
Talk of the devil.
Come sit.
Exploration report?
I'm going to ignore it. Just stop.
You said it.
Everywhere in the world is like a jungle.
Right. You and me...
We're all making a living in this jungle.
It's enough if we get to keep our jobs.
But Ki Ha...
Don't speak another word!
I like the previous version of you better.
It's natural for him to react like that.
I understand, but...
We're doing it, right?
But let's keep it as an investigation by City Desk.
For fact-checking on the misreport.
Okay.
Let's start with...
The HR manager of Geumon Company
and the prosecutor in charge.
Okay.
Good.
If anything goes wrong, call me right away.
Don't worry.
I'll make it up with another goal.
Exclusive!
No more misreports!
Okay. See you.
Keep it up.
You didn't tell him, right?
Of course not.
We have to keep him out of this.
He just took off his junior badge.
Do you think the prosecutor would be up for it?
He said okay to a cup of coffee.
Okay, good luck and see you in the evening.
See you.
Geez.
Hey, I knew about Jun Hyuk,
but now you're sneaking around, too?
Sneaking around?
I guess your mind is in the gutter.
Do you think I would do that?
I would rather do it to your face.
Officially declaring rebellion?
If you don't like to see me,
transfer me somewhere else.
What?
We're all old artifacts.
Show some mercy for your own kind.
That son of a...
What are you doing here?
It's because...
Why do you always ask me that?
I am where I'm supposed to be.
I'm the Desk Editor here.
Don't treat me like a peddler.
Come on. I've never done that.
You're smiling?
It's been a while since I saw that.
What are you really doing here?
"Pasi" time.
Editor Um.
Are they deleting stories about Soo Yeon?
No, they are uploading.
Thanks to the emergency measure,
our traffic has increased twofold since yesterday.
TRAGIC SUICIDE OF INTERN REPORTER, IS IT REALLY DAILY KOREA'S FAULT?
Editor Um.
Don't you think this is too much?
We just had her funeral.
This issue came up right after the funeral.
"Intern reporter" and "Daily Korea" are trending keywords for hours.
Thought she put us in huge trouble,
but it turns out, she did us a favor.
You crossed the line.
The executives want this, not me.
The Chief? Or the CEO?
That's not important.
We have to take advantage right now.
But we are not like others.
We can't copy and paste this.
If we stay put, no one will know.
You have to sell the stories.
This is our best option.
The issue is already out there,
so we collect what we can.
When the fish comes into the fishnet,
fishers block the back route and lift up the net.
We call this "Pasi" in Korean.
Good.
We might triple the traffic.
Everyone, try harder.
If they're positive, copy and paste.
If they're negative, tweak it for attention.
Keep it up!
Manager Kim.
Soo Yeon ended her life here at Daily Korea
and we are doing "Pasi" with Soo Yeon's death as bait.
Don't just stand there, go work.
Unbelievable.
You're making the interns do this?
What?
Abusing Soo Yeon's suicide!
You're insane to involve the interns!
What did you say?
Hey!
You dirty bastard.
That's no way to speak to your Desk Editor.
Huh?
Manager Kim!
Why don't you set your staff straight?
I'll talk to reporter Han alone.
What the...
Let's take a break.
Hey.
Cool down a little.
Finish what you were going to say.
What? You know better.
They are abusing Soo Yeon's death... / No.
I mean what you were saying to me.
It's enough if we get to keep our jobs.
And then what?
You admitted you were solicited,
but no one got charged for solicitation.
Is it possible that the list does not belong to MP Go?
I was told by my boss that it belonged to him.
Does what I say matter?
Can I include that in my story?
No, let's stop here.
Yeah.
We are only dogs that eat what our owners give us.
But we are a different kind of dog called reporters.
As reporters...
Prosecutor! Why cancel now?
Yes, I got your text.
I understand, but please listen...
Hello? Prosecutor?
Darn it.
As reporters,
we may as well be blamed for not being proper watchdogs.
Is it okay for us to be loved for being obedient lap dogs?
My mouth and ears have been shut for 6 years.
I sat down when the owner said "sit",
laid down when he said "lie down".
Honestly, I felt easy.
I didn't have to think.
So what have I become?
What have we become?
Faithful lap dogs have been promoted and they're barking.
How about you and Sae Jun?
You're even copying and pasting typos.
Is it really enough if we get to keep our jobs?
Our intern died!
Are you really okay to commercialize her death?
Say it.
Am I pretending to be kind?
Pretending to be strong?
No. On my first day, you...
You were my senior.
And you told me what we had to do.
I just told you that again.
Where have I put the net assets?
Here they are.
Hey, junior.
Hello.
Sit and do your work.
Okay.
Captain torments you, right?
Not at all.
You don't mean it.
I moved to Entertainment Desk just to avoid her.
I see.
So at Entertainment Desk, do you...
What?
Do I see a lot of celebrities?
You are a reporter. Grow up.
What were you going to do on your first day?
And what do you have to do? Think about that.
If you want to see celebrities,
then you should be an entertainment reporter.
Okay.
Didn't Captain Yang buy you a reporter's notebook?
Take this. I only used a couple of pages.
Thank you.
Wow, this looks so cool!
Use it up fast and get a new one.
That's how you lose the junior in your title, bro.
Okay.
What? Bro?
You graduated from Y university? Law major?
Yes.
So you too?
Yeah, philosophy major here.
But you entered 2 years before me.
So then...
Then what?
When in Rome, do as Romans do.
COURAGE COMES FROM ACTION,
FEAR COMES FROM HESITATION. MAR. 1, 2007
There's a reason why this crap happens.
It's because everyone is shutting their mouths and ears
and pretending "it didn't happen".
I'm glad you know that.
I'll look forward to what you'll do.
I will be watching how you make up for your mistake
and what you do for Soo Yeon.
So you didn't get to meet him?
I waited for an hour, and all I got was one text.
Bylaws and appeals, a bunch of stupid excuses.
He must be pressured from above.
The manager won't cooperate anymore either.
Have a drink. You went through a lot.
No, I didn't gain any information.
What could you do?
We all knew it was going to be a long shot.
Is the list really wrong?
You are wrong from the start.
What?
Everyone's only curious about why she died.
Not who killed her.
We chose the wrong shoes from the start.
We are wearing dress shoes when we have to run.
What's worse, they are crystal shoes for Cinderella.
After midnight, the carriage disappears
and the horses become toads.
Stupid.
Are you drunk already?
It was foolish to dream about an exploration report
in this trashy newspaper agency.
I know what we have to do first.
Let's catch the one who killed Soo Yeon.
This dump is totally drunk.
Kyeong Woo, call a cab.
Okay.
I'm not drunk.
Sae Jun.
Do you know who killed Soo Yeon?
Han Jun Hyuk.
You fool, get it together!
Sae Jun, go home with Kyeong Woo.
Huh?
I need to talk to him alone. Sorry.
Okay then.
Let's go.
Hey.
Don't preach too much.
Go easy on him.
Okay. Bye.
Bye.
I know what happened at the office today.
But what on earth are you saying?
Catch who?
It's what her brother said.
He said he doesn't know who to blame.
You didn't...
You didn't tell him about the Chief, did you?
Honestly, I almost did.
No.
I wanted to tell him.
You can't.
You don't think he's the culprit.
Why?
Why isn't he?
If she really killed herself for what he said,
then it proves his logic.
We all hear something offensive in our work life.
That's a slap in the face.
I never imagined you would say that.
When I was a junior and the Chief was at our rank,
do you know what he used to hear from the Desk Editor?
"Go die, you piece of crap."
"Don't even call yourself a reporter."
"You're embarrassing."
"Don't tell people we are from the same university."
What are you saying?
That it's a mere hazing for a newbie,
so it's her fault for giving up,
and the Chief is not responsible for anything?
I'm not saying that.
Don't regard Soo Yeon as virtue and the Chief as vice.
Then what?
Then is it okay to order the remaining interns
to commercialize her death?
Is that virtue?
You told me to stop click-baiting away my career.
You told me to start something. Anything.
Han Jun Hyuk.
Hey.
Let go.
Why do you think I said that?
I don't want you to save the company or this country.
Just save yourself!
Open the door, please!
Open this darn door!
LOVELY WIFE
Honey.
Something came up at work.
So I couldn't pick our daughter up.
It's not your fault.
Leave it behind and live your life.
Just live a normal life!
Darn it.
But what's this?
Do you want to be a whistle-blower?
You thought we'd applaud you for saying those things?
I never said that.
Say whatever you want.
It doesn't matter to me.
It's not going to end with you.
Don't you care about us?
What about Sae Jun and Ki Ha?
We are all enduring this mess to feed our family.
You got it wrong.
Whatever you do, we are the ones who will get hurt.
Daily Korea will never change.
But...
Daily Korea is the press.
What kind of press sells the death of its family?
The press is a company too.
It's supposed to earn profits.
The company's got to make money so that we can get paid and work.
That intern's right.
"BAP" is mightier than "PEN".
Let's leave it at that, then.
Madam Senior.
"BAP" is virtue and "PEN" is vice.
A dumb loony had better shut up and hush.
Right?
You bastard!
Forget it.
Ki Ha is right.
You were better as a dead person.
Hello.
It's me, dad.
Do you want something to eat?
Aren't you hungry?
A mean daughter-in-law wanted her father-in-law to die,
so she asked him every mealtime.
"Dad, you aren't hungry yet, right?"
You shouldn't be like her.
You must know it before I get hungry.
So you do want something to eat!
Tell me what you want.
I will get it on my way there.
I don't want to beg.
I will just starve.
Pick one.
Are you going to beg, or...
Jun Hyuk.
I heard something's up with your company.
Did you drink because of that?
No.
The Hans don't need a reason to drink.
If you know that, stop drinking.
You'll end up like me.
I'm okay, dad.
Dad.
I'm not as passionate as you.
Of course!
No one is as passionate as I am.
Jun Hyuk, just go home.
Okay?
I know it's hard.
But after a night of sound sleep at home,
you'll think of something.
Really?
Will I really get the answer if I go home?
Yeah.
So go home now, okay?
Bye.
Why the heck?
What do you think?
I came to see my sweetie pie.
I mean why the heck are you so late?
Because I was sorry.
If you were sorry,
you should have come earlier to say it.
I'm sorry.
Right.
If you did wrong,
you shouldn't be silent.
You should apologize and make up for it.
This is Han Jun Hyuk.
Have you all safely reached home?
Son, have you been waiting for me?
How sweet.
You all must feel bad because of me.
I'm sorry.
You must be blowing off some steam with your family.
Ah, Sae Jun...
Your wife must have pulled you in by the ears.
Ki Ha.
Your daughters are your safe haven.
For me,
you have been my family for the last 6 years.
I wanted to give up hundreds of times,
but you were always there for me.
But unlike you,
I wasn't a decent senior to Soo Yeon.
I decided to be a reporter after reading your junior diary.
I was a poor senior who made her dream in vain.
Come to think of it,
I'm not a cool son like Lee Jun
or an awesome spouse like Sae Jun's wife,
but most of all, I wasn't a wholesome dad like Ki Ha.
I'm going to be a proper senior
to Soo Yeon and the juniors.
Good night.
If you forgive me, your old and foolish junior...
Good job, Editor Um.
Thank you.
Digital News Desk did good work yesterday.
It's our duty, sir.
What do you think about the future prospect?
There are no more negative articles of Daily Korea.
Someone opened a memorial website,
which is called "No Gain, No Pain".
But no one's paying any attention.
Okay. So what's your plan?
I'm sorting through our official statement.
But her family is not showing any action,
and the online situation is stable.
So we should act accordingly
while closely watching how it goes.
Okay.
We should draw a lesson from this.
I hope it becomes an opportunity for recuperation.
#Daily Korea situation brings attention to intern reporter policy
DAILY KOREA SITUATION BRINGS ATTENTION TO INTERN REPORTER POLICY
It seems stable now, doesn't it?
Huh?
Yeah.
I feel bad. I should have visited the funeral.
Right?
I went.
I'm swamped, what's up?
I need to say something.
What is it?
What you know...
It's all true.
6 years ago,
a senior that I looked up to died because of me.
You're right.
Everything's on me.
We fight for fair broadcast!
Reinstate the unfairly fired!
What's going on?
Lee Yong Min?
I'm prosecution investigator Kang Hyeon Duk.
You are accused of slandering the Ministry of FDA.
What?
I broadcasted faulty imported goods.
Why are you saying I slandered the Ministry?
Please cooperate with our search and confiscation.
Search and confiscation?
This is suppression of free press!
Only a few years ago,
people who tried to tell the truth had to suffer.
How's your health? / Fine.
Enjoy.
Thank you.
There was nothing to be found.
They even dug up the food company manager
who I had lunch with.
They insisted that I took a bribe.
This is what a military regime would do.
What an obvious suppression of the press!
It's going to be in tomorrow's morning paper.
Would the Desk say okay?
It's not going to be easy.
Don't worry, bro.
I'm Han Jun Hyuk,
Daily Korea's City Desk reporter.
I'm one of the best, you know?
I'll blow this up for sure.
"EXCLUSIVE" MBS CEO SUPPRESSES FREE PRESS
LONE FIGHT FOR PRODUCER LEE YONG MIN
UPLOAD
ARTICLE UPLOAD FINISHED
Done.
How is it?
Good.
Thank you.
LEE REGULARLY TOOK BRIBES FROM A FOOD COMPANY MANAGER
SUSPICION FOR PRODUCER LEE YONG MIN'S BRIBE-TAKING
Everyone knew it was a setup, fake news.
But he didn't make any excuses,
thinking it might hurt the strike.
He was a very responsible guy.
Why didn't you correct it then?
I should have.
But the door...
Please, open the door.
Open the door!
That door didn't open.
I pounded on it so many times...
So...
I'm telling you it was all my fault.
They restored his honor 2 years ago
when the commission found the charge as unfair, but...
Honor?
He was dead.
His family must've suffered so much by then.
You're right.
Nothing would have changed.
Now, answer my question.
If we find out who did that to Soo Yeon,
what difference would it make?
What?
You saw it.
All they care about is money, even when she died.
So?
Just give up then?
Are you saying we shouldn't do anything?
I'm not saying that.
I'm going to do what I can first.
What's that?
Watch me.
I'll do what I can.
It's hard to get jobs nowadays.
So you should survive here.
You said it yourself.
"BAP" is mightier than "PEN".
What a coward.
He only says what he wants to say.
Good night.
If you forgive me, your old and foolish junior...
Meet me at "Im's Snack Stand".
My treat.
Hello, ma'am.
Drat.
You're supposed to pay.
Don't be late.
You both came.
Of course.
Stupid, don't smile.
Are you happy to see my pretty face?
Of course I am.
Am I the last one?
Where's Ki Ha?
You should replace that, ma'am.
Hey, I don't have the money.
You all have decent jobs.
You should pay it for me with your newspaper money.
Newspaper?
You don't know what you're saying.
No one buys newspapers nowadays.
Haven't you heard?
Life starts with an egg
and newspapers...
...become an egg carton.
Life starts with an egg
and newspapers become an egg carton...
Darn it.
Then what are we?
Not hard-boiled, I guess.
I'm middle-aged, so maybe half-boiled?
No.
I'm still "Im".
I don't care.
No matter what you say, I'm hard-boiled.
This throat-clogging texture.
I finally went home yesterday.
Really?
I thought it was pointless because my house is empty.
But home is home, even if it's empty.
I found the answer there.
My shoes are at home, but I didn't even go there.
I don't know what I was doing barefoot.
I'll start again from the beginning.
Han Jun Hyuk...
I can't be "Im" all my life.
If I break the shell now, who knows?
I might become a chick.
You're greedy, wishing to be a chick at our age.
I don't mind a chick or a sunny side up.
Let's do something.
Together.
Who's "Im"?
What do you think? It's you.
What? Me?
Look.
This is hard-boiled.
This is half-boiled.
This is "Im"mature.
Raw egg!
If you're broken, you'll end up as a sunny side up.
Break your own shell and be a chick, at least.
It's Daily Korea's tradition.
Here.
Don't let it drip.
Aren't you supposed to train them?
Yes, you're right.
Eat it already!
And become Daily Korea's junior reporter.
Okay.
Put your finger away.
That's it.
So I'm an official junior reporter now, right?
Yeah.
Reporter Oh Soo Yeon, on the move.
Hey!
Huh?
You left this.
What a clumsy reporter.
I forgot.
Exclusive!
Take it down a notch, my brother.
You'll be happy if you try.
What is it?
Really, take it down a notch.
What do you want to investigate?
The trial's over, and people will forget it.
It's the opposite.
I don't mean to change anything.
We have to stay the same.
If something comes up, we abuse it.
And when it's over, we leave for another one.
We should stop it.
What's that called...
Maintaining the agenda?
Yeah.
What's the agenda?
To be specific,
fair opportunity and fair reward.
For those who've been robbed of opportunities.
For all the Ims in the world.
We investigate those who took away their opportunity.
Darn!
Yikes.
That's one heck of an agenda.
I love it!
As new issues come up,
people might forget it all.
But we must not.
We have to dig this to the bottom.
But why this?
Because of Soo Yeon?
No.
It's for me.
It's my last chance to become a real reporter.
What's this?
Hush?
Shush?
It's a secret until it's finished.
HUSH
Looks like Ji Soo is born to be a social affairs reporter.
It's a drunk-driving accident.
Drunk-driving, and changing the driver after that.
What will Reporter Lee Ji Soo ask?
Don't hold yourself back for too long.
The company prefers ambitious workers over whiners.
I'll observe till the end what you'll do for Soo Yeon.
Don't waste your time just because of your overflowing inferiority.
Go and find some news and write a news report.
Be a reporter.
A reporter?
THIS IS THE MEMORIAL PAGE OF LATE INTERN REPORTER OH SOO YEON, NO GAIN, NO PAIN
NO GAIN, NO PAIN
SORRY, WE WILL NEVER FORGET
NO GAIN, NO PAIN. MEMORIAL PAGE OF LATE INTERN REPORTER OH SOO YEON
NO GAIN, NO PAIN
LIKE
REST IN PEACE
REMEMBER
IN MEMORY OF SOO YEON
LIKE
NO GAIN NO PAIN