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(This drama is a work of fiction inspired by a true story.)
Shall we go?
(Episode 1)
Before I turned 20,
I might as well have lived in a coffin.
However, it was not my fault that I wasted...
20 years of my life.
Kim Shi Eun.
You have only 30 minutes until your bus comes.
Get up.
It's because...
I was born as Park Mi Young's child.
I hope that through my death,
she will come to realize...
what a terrible mom she was,
and that she will be overridden with guilt...
for the rest of her life.
However...
I brought...
a basin of cold water.
You know what happens...
if you're not up in a count of three.
- One. - I lack the courage to die.
- Two. - I'm still just a minor...
Three!
For two more years.
Mom. Look at Shi Eun's suicide note.
I'll read it to you.
When I sigh,
I smell the stench of a rotting corpse.
I may be alive,
but I might as well be dead.
Before I turned 20, I might as well...
(Field Study Request)
You're insane. What is this?
Do you even know how a rotting corpse smells?
This is so funny.
Both of you are the same in my eyes.
You morons.
Thanks for the laugh, Shi Eun.
Hey. You don't have time for that.
Eat already. You'll miss your bus.
You brat.
Your head is filled with hot air.
What high school student...
cuts school and goes to Seoul alone...
to watch a movie?
Do you think that makes any sense?
Why doesn't it?
If you'd sign this and call my teacher,
I won't be marked absent.
You have 20 minutes.
If you're late for school, I'll kill you.
See you later, Mom.
Okay.
Oh my gosh.
Hey. Look at the time.
Take a dump at the school.
I can't poop in other people's bathrooms.
My intestines are sensitive.
- Why I ought to... - It's coming out!
Did you plan to kill yourself because we fought...
yesterday?
Yes.
Isn't that your wish? I know it is.
I may be able to send you there myself,
but I won't let you go alone.
It's too dangerous.
Sure, sure.
You know that girl who gave you her uniform?
She apparently told her mom...
that you're one of a kind in this day and age.
She said kids will only wear name brands even for uniforms.
- Is that true? - What's the point?
You can't tell anyway.
- That's enough. - Wait.
Hold on. I'll do your bangs.
Mom.
Sorry about yesterday.
I won't do it again.
You're done.
The bus will be here any minute. Go on.
Okay. You should go to work too.
Will you tell her the truth?
That Father...
What do you think you're doing?
Hush. After this. It's almost over.
Aren't you going to school?
That daughter is a real piece of work!
How could anyone be such an ingrate? That psycho!
Nam Joo.
Darn it.
My favorite director will be there!
I may never see him again.
I'm not trying to go to another country.
I'm just going from Geoje to Seoul. Why won't you let me go?
Let go of me!
No! Let go!
That hurts!
You brat.
Stop it.
How...
You little brat.
What is this?
What is this, you brat?
Go.
I'll have a great day in school, Mother.
Go.
I'm going!
You brat. Get moving.
Hey, you! Run!
Oh no, the bus left.
The next bus isn't for another two hours. What now?
It's okay. Whether I go during first period or second period,
I'm late regardless. Right?
I'd just get in if I were you.
Not a chance. Not in that clunker.
It's humiliating, so stop following me.
I'm going to work after I confirm you actually went to school.
Wait and see. Once I get out of this hick town, I'm never visiting you.
How will you get out of here?
You can't be free from my grasp until the day you die.
Those are my friends.
- Hi. - Shi Eun.
Why are you getting on now?
You overslept again, didn't you?
Want one?
- No thanks. - It tastes good though.
They're not real friends though.
It's an alliance of sorts created by kids who couldn't get into...
any other group but didn't want to be alone.
Ye Ji?
Did you transfer to Girls' Commercial High School?
- What about judo? - I quit judo...
because of an injury.
Liar. Loser.
So Yun, want a candy?
You too.
Attention-seeker who can never be loved.
What? What do you want?
The biggest piece of trash.
- You punk. - You're dead!
I said to stop it.
Just microorganisms.
There isn't...
a single person here who gets me anyway.
Hey. Do you want to sit?
I'm a guy, so I'll give you my seat.
Okay. Thanks.
My bad.
(Blast it)
If you slow down, this bus will explode!
(To Seoul)
(Run away right now)
There are times when I wonder...
if my birth in itself was a curse.
There are a few ways to undo the curse.
For example,
I can go back into my womb...
and reject fertilization.
Hey, you.
Who is this woman?
How dare you cheat on me with her?
Or go back into the past...
and hinder Mom and Dad from seeing each other.
But things like that only happen in the movies,
not in reality.
(Kim Shi Eun)
Sadly...
what are you doing?
Nothing.
Stop being coy.
I said not to do that!
Get over here.
Stop it.
Sadly,
my teenage years are already ruined.
You're stupid.
Why, you!
- Hello! - Hi.
Hi.
Hey.
I can't let my life be ruined like this...
because of old fogies who think they're good adults.
I have...
a plan.
Hey, Na Young!
Ye Ji!
Ready?
And... Start!
I'll take four anti-hangover drinks.
Okay.
- Here you go. - Okay.
- Thank you. - Have a nice day.
You too.
Guarantee us!
- Guarantee us! - Guarantee us!
Give us a safety plan that is sent directly...
to the workers and not the company!
- Give it to us! - Give it to us!
Hye Jin?
Get to class on time.
(Kyu Ho's Kids)
Hey.
Buy them with your own money.
Goodness.
(Kyu Ho's Kids)
There you go.
(Come join Dancesport Club)
(Dance Sport Girls)
Anyone else?
Okay.
Will you really be okay sitting with Hye Jin?
Shut it...
unless you're going to take my seat for me.
It's fine. She doesn't scare me one bit.
Hey. People from another class should return to their classrooms!
Listen!
Guys!
(Cell Phone Box)
Hey. The air conditioner's on. Close the door...
I said I don't want it!
Happy?
Yes, ma'am.
What a loser.
Hey. Your homeroom teacher should have left...
for her maternity leave...
after the consultations,
but because she left without doing them,
I, your substitute teacher, will be conducting them.
Come to the teachers' office according to your number...
during your free time.
Number one. Kim Shi Eun.
You want to go to college?
In Seoul?
Just stay local.
Everyone wants to go to Seoul.
It's because of kids like you those innocent Seoul kids...
get pushed out to the suburbs.
You should have love toward your hometown.
Do you think Seoul would be that different?
Tell me why you want to go to Seoul so badly...
(Application for Entrance Exam in Seoul)
Teachers' School and College of Education are good.
They're good for girls.
Sir.
I think people should become teachers...
not because it's a good job or because they're women,
but only if they are qualified...
to be teachers. That's my opinion.
Well...
Well, you can go...
if you try for special admissions.
You can, but...
your grades...
are...
(Class rank: 1)
Everyone going for special admissions...
have similar grades.
And coming in first in a school...
with students with bad grades?
That isn't competitive at all.
I know that.
So what makes you stand out?
It's your student report.
It's about who writes your student report...
during the second semester of your junior year.
Hey, punk.
If you wanted to go to college,
you should've studied hard since junior high.
Was it after your dad passed away...
that you realized you should study hard?
Hey. You're better off...
just getting a job.
Your family isn't even well off.
Bring your mother in.
I need to talk to her.
What? College? College?
Who says I'll send you to college?
Why would you discuss my future with my mom?
Because she's your legal guardian.
You're a minor.
I am as mature as an adult.
Give me a break!
Bring her in.
Don't give me lip.
I'll take care of it!
Just give me the guideline.
You haven't sent a single student...
to college anyway.
What was that?
Fine.
Fine. Then you do it yourself.
You know you can't make things up, right?
There's only so much you can add to it.
It must be based on facts.
Yes. Facts.
That punk.
Hey, you. Stop right there!
Forget this. I really need to call your mom.
I need to tell her about the counseling session.
Moron. Like I would've put down my mom's number.
Here's your cocktail.
Thank you.
Who could that be?
Hello?
I see. It's you.
- Pardon? - If you're going to drink and jet,
why did you take my number?
What? Do you regret it now?
How dare you call me?
Excuse me, but...
isn't this Kim Shi Eun's mother's phone?
What?
What should I do?
Hello? I'm Shi Eun's mother.
(Student Overall Assessment)
Your breath smells like a sewage!
Something you learned and felt...
through a school activity that you worked hard on.
Naturally, there cannot be such activity...
- in a school like this. - I'm hungry.
I saw the cafeteria was sold out of pastry because lunch was awful.
Do you have some food?
No, I don't.
That's right.
Did you watch BTS last night?
- Yes. They stunk... - They're awesome...
An experience involving being considerate, sharing,
cooperative, or conflict resolution at school...
I don't like them.
And what you learned from and felt about it.
Are you joining a club?
- A club? Who does things... - Let's do hip-hop together...
Why do they keep telling me to learn and feel?
Do you have a boyfriend?
- I don't... - I do...
Hey, it's okay.
You don't need to have a boyfriend.
As long as you meet someone eventually.
It's important to describe them focused on how you've grown.
Write it like a story based on facts.
They love growing and maturing.
If you like it so much, why don't you do it?
Hey, Shi Eun. You don't have a boyfriend, right?
I feel like she wouldn't be very interested in boys.
What? What's that?
Do you like boys too?
No, I'm not very interested.
Why would I hate them? I just dislike sharing my privacy.
Darn it. I said it out loud.
I need to use the bathroom.
No matter how much you try to hide it,
there comes a time when you get caught.
However, I have one too.
The one person in the world...
who can decipher my language. My all.
Excuse me. Pardon me.
Hi, Shi Eun.
Hi.
It's break time.
You fought with your mom again, didn't you?
How did you know?
I can tell from your voice...
whether you're hungry, angry, or happy.
You can't come today, can you?
No.
Sorry for making you worry.
Is your mom very angry?
Whatever. Who cares?
You know,
I was just talking to my classmates, and...
Sorry, but I need to get to a shoot. Let's talk later.
Okay...
I'm so hungry. I'm starving.
Isn't Shi Eun's uniform from before they changed the design?
Why doesn't she just buy a new one?
Is her family poor?
She never said.
Isn't Shi Eun kind of weird?
Yes, a little.
I still don't know what she's about.
Should we hang out just us from now on?
Then Shi Eun will be alone.
I feel sorry for her.
Okay, A asks,
"Do you have plans this weekend?"
And B says, "Yes, I'm planning to..."
Only two of you are listening? Good going.
Okay.
- I am... - We're in trouble!
2, 3, cha cha 1.
What?
We may not be able to go to the competition!
What do you mean?
The company that hired us...
wants us to come to training on the day of the competition!
What? Hey, Vice Principal!
- Sir. - Kyu Ho!
Mr. Lee.
It's the company's decision. Why are you taking it out of me?
I didn't say anything.
How did you know?
Do you want to die?
Sir. Why are you getting so worked up?
What? Sir?
That's right. You're my junior from school, isn't that right?
You're obsessed with getting promoted and do all sort of things,
but now you want to ruin the kids' future?
You can go on a competition another time...
That's right. If you don't win again this year,
Dancesport will be shut down.
Oh no.
That's why you should've entered competitions sooner...
That's right. Every time you got enough members,
they'd get in trouble or refuse to do it and run away.
You little punk.
What can you do?
Rather than dumping money into the club,
wouldn't it be better for the kids' future...
to start another club that helps them get a technical license?
Right...
Your childish interference tactics...
won't work on me.
- Who are you? - They reassigned desks.
That's right.
You don't have a desk here.
- Why not? - We got some new teachers.
We just couldn't find room for a desk for you...
in this tiny little teachers' office,
no matter how much I tried.
How inconvenient!
So,
where is my desk right now?
It was brought to the club room.
You're there more than you're here anyway.
My gosh.
You are so thoughtful.
Thank you very much.
Not at all.
(Youth Center Usage Calendar)
(Hip Hop)
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday are ours.
We have to practice for our competition too.
You're not the only one going to a competition. So are we.
Why would you waste your time?
You'll lose anyway.
- Why you... - Is she joking?
(Looking for members)
Snacks will be provided day and night for free.
How does that sound?
Okay.
That should be plenty.
We'll get new members and go on the competition.
Eight people!
What about us?
Okay. Six people!
Let's get members no matter what before the end of the day.
Okay?
(Dancesport Club)
(Competition in 3 weeks)
(Need members urgently! Snacks will be provided)
An experience involving being considerate, sharing,
cooperative, or conflict resolution at school...
And what you learned from and felt about it.
It's important to describe them focused on how you've grown.
Write it like a story based on facts.
To everyone, they see their life...
from the perspective of the main character.
(Episode 2)
Ye Ji!
You scared me.
Ye Ji.
Don't you want to join the dancesport club?
I'm not interested in clubs.
Dancesport is a sport too.
You used to do competitive judo.
Come on.
I won't do anything physical anymore.
Ye Ji!
They're providing snacks day and night.
But you know, Na Young said...
you didn't quit judo because of an injury. Is that true?
I never said that.
Why is she spreading lies?
My bad. I thought you told her.
You know how Na Young is.
I know the three of us are close,
but I like you more...
than Na Young.
Shall we go?
Our club is full already.
(Hip Girls)
Na Young. Want to join the dancesport club?
- Dancesport? - Yes.
That's not very popular.
That is true, but...
no one can dance as well...
as you.
I'm sure if you join,
you'll be the center for sure.
The ace.
Hey. Let's make the hip hop club regret missing out...
on a great talent like you.
Well, I'll think about it.
Do you know something?
Ye Ji was eating by herself and didn't give us any.
That selfish brat!
- I kept saying I was starving. - Right?
And I'm talking to you first about this,
and not Ye Ji.
I know the three of us are close,
but I like you more than Ye Ji.
In life, you need the main character...
and supporting characters.
Let's get something to eat.
- Do they have melon cake? - Of course.
Let's go.
Hello, Mr. Lee. Hello.
A useful assistant is good to have as well.
Turn.
(1 hour earlier.)
Do Yun. Young Ji.
- Yes, ma'am. - Yes, ma'am.
I heard...
you two have been hanging out with boys in the city lately.
Having fun?
- It's fun, right? - That's not it.
The boys asked us to hang out.
Have you lost your mind?
- Are you giving us lip? - No, ma'am!
for the next three weeks,
if we see you in the city,
you're dead.
Ma'am. But...
why are you telling us to join the dancesport...
You need to join the club...
and do something for us.
- Turn. - Do it again.
Extras only make me look better.
(Dancesport Girls Project)
Shi Eun.
Mr. Lee. You can count on me. I'll lead the girls.
Na Young. Do you want to be the biggest insider?
Then why don't you be the center of the dancesport team?
Kim Shi Eun!
Yes!
Ye Ji!
Just because you failed in becoming a judo player,
will you let the rest of your life be a failure as well?
I can't let you do that.
Shi Eun.
Yes?
No one else may take you seriously,
but I have faith in you.
- Shi Eun! - Shi Eun!
Let's go!
- Shi Eun! - Shi Eun!
Not at all.
It wasn't me.
If it weren't for all of their hard work,
we couldn't have done it.
I grew and matured along with them.
Congratulations!
- Yes! - Shi Eun is the best!
Cut!
Good!
Nice!
Thank you.
Shi Eun!
Who are you, lady?
I grew up on my own.
What did you ever do for me?
You said not to go to college.
You asked what made me think I was so great!
All you ever did was put me down!
My parents?
I have no parents.
I don't have parents.
- Duck! - Ball!
How many times did I tell you?
- Who was that? - Hey!
Give me the ball!
Shouldn't you apologize first?
Hey!
Go get it.
Seung Soon!
When we were little,
you wanted to be the mommy...
when we played house,
so you'd beg...
and cry and whine...
to trade your robot with my doll.
Don't you remember?
That's why I called you Seung Soon instead of Seung Chan.
I don't remember playing with someone like you.
Okay.
We used to get naked...
and play in the bathhouse together!
You liked me,
so you kept following me around!
- Isn't that right? - Hey.
Shut it.
Don't talk about the past.
Why not? Are you ashamed of your past?
I'm not the same kid anymore.
I am...
totally a man now.
Oh my gosh. That's so funny.
You're still the same Seung Soon in my eyes.
Kwon Seung Soon, who used to like me and follow me around.
Sorry,
but I don't even remember your name.
I would never have liked you or followed you around.
I like girls that everyone would find pretty.
The exact opposite of you.
You're not a girl in my eyes.
You're just a human being.
Sure, I may feel comradery as a fellow human being,
but that's all. Nothing more, nothing less. Got that?
Mr. Lee! There's a boy in here!
Why you...
What?
Students who wish...
to audition for the dancesport club...
this afternoon,
please come to the Youth Center.
There's going to be an audition, right?
Do we have to dance?
Darn it.
Where is the center?
- There... - You're so noisy.
Silence! Okay then.
Hey, you. We're not done yet. Sit back down.
- Be quick already! - Be quick.
Do you call this clean?
Why does a girls' room smell like an old man...
- What do you mean? - It's the smell of sweat!
I'm just saying we should focus on cleaning tomorrow...
so it doesn't stink anymore. Don't be so scary.
Hey you, sit. I have an important news.
So...
Hye Jin...
Have a good evening.
Hurry up!
Fine. Get home safely.
Let's not meet next year.
Please.
He's so talkative.
Did she go somewhere?
I know, right?
Hey.
If you stop coming to school tomorrow,
the kids will be disappointed.
Our class is losing the life of the party.
Still, shouldn't you at least say goodbye...
before expulsion?
At least, let us know where you're going.
You're so lucky.
You don't have parents to complain about how you live your life.
It's late, but may I give you a gift for Teachers' Day?
I'll text you a photo.
One of me in the nude.
If I lie that you came on to me,
I have plenty of friends who will play along.
Kids without parents like me.
Let's watch your life get ruined by...
kids like that as well, Dong Hee.
Sadly, I don't have your number.
What are you doing? Let's go.
Come on.
Stay alert.
Who knows when I'll send it?
She really is non-recyclable trash,
just as the rumors say.
"Dong Hee?"
Do you think I'm your friend?
- What are you talking about? - Psycho.
That's not true.
I'm sure of it.
That's insane.
Please, don't let girls I could never beat...
make it.
Hello, I'm Cha So Young.
You're out.
Hello.
- Are you done? - Yes.
- You're out. - Have a nice day.
Out.
- You're out. - Hello!
I'm Cho Hyun Joo.
I love you.
You're out.
- Kim Do Yun. - Shim Young Ji.
We can dance together, right? The dance we just learned.
Sure.
- Okay. - And begin.
Hey! That's the jive.
That's the cha-cha.
No. You saw how you turned.
Hey. Girls.
That's the samba.
Did you learn anything?
You're out.
- No! - Please!
We have to make the team!
Please, sir.
I don't take back my word.
- You fail. You're out. - No!
- Please give us another chance. - Please!
Please, sir.
Let go! Stop it!
Get out.
No!
Don't touch me!
(Dancesport Girls list of accepted applicants)
Mr. Lee. We didn't have a single student pass.
What are you thinking?
It's fine. Did you see those girls lined up outside?
Tell them to come in already.
Mr. Lee. Did you think they were lined up to audition?
(Youth Center)
Anyone auditioning for the dancesport club?
You're in!
You're in.
You're in!
Me?
You're in!
We're still short.
- What should we do? - Mr. Lee!
I swear I can work really hard!
- We can do it! - Okay.
You guys are in too.
We're in?
- Thank you so much. - Sure.
Yes!
We're still short one person.
Captain.
Have them change into their gym uniform and take them to the studio.
Yes, sir.
Captain.
Don't be too mean to them.
You have to be nice to them.
If a single one of them drops out, we're dead.
Yes, sir.
I will find one more member...
no matter what it takes.
Just wait.
Yes, sir!
Come with me. Let's practice.
It's speeding up.
Should we give them more work?
There aren't many defects because the workers are doing well.
What are you looking at? You've never seen a contractor work?
What are these people thinking?
No one is as good as Ms. Park.
Have you no pride?
Do you want to work for a company that fired you?
Why?
Did the higher-ups tell you to get rid of me because I annoy them?
Fire me again if you want.
If you want to deal with my union again.
(Shi Eun)
You won't pick up, is that it?
The call could not be connected...
This girl has got some guts.
I'll keep calling...
until you pick up.
(Mom)
Girls, shall we introduce ourselves...
before Mr. Lee gets here?
Hello, I'm Yang Na Young.
Why did you join Dancesport?
I want to join Hip Hop.
What?
The hip hop club is the most popular club at our school.
If we do well in the competition,
the hip hop girls may take me in.
To be honest,
it's humiliating since Dancesport...
is only for losers.
Sit down.
Hello. I'm Na Young's and Ye Ji's friend,
Kim Shi Eun.
Aren't you studious?
Why did you join Dancesport and not others for a license?
Do you have another reason?
Well...
I wanted to dance...
very much.
Do you know any dances?
No.
Hey, newcomer. You've been here for only a month.
Yes. I haven't learned anything yet,
but I know I can work hard.
Everyone...
works hard.
Hello, Mr. Lee. Where are you?
- Hey. - We need the last one to be good.
These new members are a real joke.
Awesome.
She's good.
Look at her.
How does she do that?
Nice!
Awesome.
So I was saying...
Don't worry.
Come in.
Hye Jin is joining Dancesport.
No.
I mean...
Hye Jin. Are you going to do dancesport?
Why?
What?
What is that?
- Hey. - I'm scared.
- You go. - She used to be a judo player.
No, you should go!
I'm sorry. I'll go now.
- Seung Chan? - Get over here.
- Get over here. - But...
Who are you?
What were you doing in there?
The... The thing is...
That's not it.
Do you...
like one of the girls...
in our club?
No way. Why would I like any...
- What? - What is it?
Do you have something going on Na Young?
What are you talking about?
It's not like that.
He must have fallen for me...
on the bus.
Don't be so lame. Just tell her you like her.
- That's not it. - My gosh.
Accept him.
I can't do that!
I'll refuse a few times,
so you have to keep pushing me to say yes.
Got it.
Stop it. You're embarrassing me!
Hey. I said that's not it!
Look. I didn't come in here because of a girl.
Give us proof.
Proof?
How can I give you proof?
What? Should I open up my head for you to look into?
- Not your head. - Not your head.
- You mean your heart! - You mean your heart!
Why you...
- This is insane. - If that's not it,
why was a boy...
hiding in our locker?
Your pure feelings for Na Young?
- Feelings? - Curiosity?
- Curiosity? - Curiosity?
- Interest? - Interest?
Stop it!
Hey, hey. Don't jump to conclusions.
He would never.
That's right. I would never. Ever.
He's just a pervert. That's all.
We were changing in there!
That sick pervert.
What? Hold on, sir.
Hey, you.
That makes zero sense.
Then?
Just admit...
that you like me.
That's better than being treated like a pervert.
Maybe.
I guess...
No.
No!
Listen carefully.
I'm not interested at all in someone like her.
I'm really innocent!
How could I see over there...
- from the locker? - Mr. Lee!
Check his phone.
He may have taken pictures.
That's right.
- Yes. - Okay. Where's your phone?
Okay. Here it is.
Here it is.
(Father)
Sir! The truth is...
Why won't he pick up?
(Daeung Shipbuilding Industries)
The person you have reached...
is not available. Please leave a message after the tone.
The truth is,
- I came because... - What?
Darn it.
I came because of dancesport.
Hear me out.
Hey. Do you think you're making any sense?
I said to hear me out.
Give me a break.
At least make your lies somewhat believable.
Idiot.
Seriously.
How girl-crazy must he be...
to sneak in here like this?
- Gosh. - I'm going to...
post this online tomorrow.
Kwon from a high school in Geoje...
turns out he secretly films girls.
You're done for.
Take his picture.
- That's absurd. - Get over here.
Let's go talk to your school.
Bring your parents too.
No, sir!
No. You can't do that.
My father will beat me to death.
You can't do that.
You deserve to get beaten to death.
You shouldn't be bitter about it.
- Seriously. - What...
You must be joking...
Is that good enough?
See that?
Happy now?
Shi Eun, you...
(Just Dance)
The most important thing about dance is...
Excitement! Sensitivity!
Let your body move to the rhythm.
We did it!
Hye Jin was in an accident yesterday...
and got hurt.
What about tomorrow's competition?
You drank last night, didn't you?
It's obvious.
I heard you told your teacher you're going to college.
Please let me live as I wish.
Hi.
Congratulations on your successful debut as a director.
Is there anyone good enough to go to the competition tomorrow?
Hey! Hey! We can go on the competition.
What? Isn't that awesome!