(Live Your Own Life)
(Episode 10)
Mr. Kang, I'm Instructor Lee Hyo Sim.
Please let me know if you'll come to the gym tomorrow.
Yes, Ms. Lee.
Mr. Kang,
if you're not busy, could you spare me some time?
Of course.
Is this urgent?
No, not really.
But I wanted to ask, and I'm also a little worried.
Mr. Kang Tae Ho skipped his workout without notice.
He hasn't answered my text...
and hasn't been taking my calls.
I'm a little concerned.
Could something be up with him?
- Is he... - No.
I'm sure he's fine.
Really?
I'm glad to hear that.
I guess he'll show up for his morning workout tomorrow.
I apologize for wasting your time. Thank you, Mr. Kang.
Right.
I looked into it...
and found out that he rented this storage space three years ago.
Not long after...
Vice Chairman Kang Jun Bum's fatal accident and funeral.
Whose name is on the lease?
Tae Ho's?
Yes.
I don't know how Mr. Tae Ho got his hands on the vehicle...
that went into police custody after the accident,
but it was a cheeky move.
He left it here, went back abroad to study,
and then suddenly came back...
to make nightly visits to this place.
What could he be cooking up?
Get rid of it.
- Sorry? - Get rid of it right away.
Yes, sir.
What do you think you're doing?
Tae Min.
What's going on?
What's all this?
Gosh, no. Stop it.
You can't. Stop.
You jerk!
What will it be?
Do you want to punch me all night?
Keep going.
Punch me as much as you want.
As if I wouldn't.
Who are you to get involved?
It belonged to my father.
It belonged to my father, whom I didn't get to see...
even twice a year while he was alive.
That's not the only thing your father owned.
Taesan Group and our entire family...
are your father's heirlooms.
Even after the death of Grandpa and your father,
the directors have stayed loyal to ghosts.
The executives treat my father like he's a fool.
And don't forget the people who have been looking to see...
just how well I can maintain the company...
without Vice Chairman Kang Jun Bum.
You know,
the most sparkling yet pathetic heirloom...
is me.
What on earth are you talking about?
Do you think I'm upset...
that you beat me up tonight?
Do you think I'm humiliated?
I'm not.
This much is absolutely nothing.
Compared to what I went through when your father...
dragged me around to teach me business,
it's nothing.
He sent his young son abroad to study,
and made me his lackey...
and scolded me and interfered at every turn.
While you surfed on the sunny beach,
I had to put aside the art I loved so much.
I joined the Marines and after all the training,
I got sent to a Saudi Arabian construction site.
I breathed the sand and wind for six months.
Every day, I was called to your dad's office and yelled at.
Some days, he hit me too.
No way.
My father wasn't like that!
How would you know?
You only saw him once or twice a year.
How would you know him?
That was what he was like to me at least.
A cold-blooded villain.
That was all he was.
All my father could do...
when I was being tormented, was watch and then turn away.
That's why...
I clenched my teeth and got through it.
After all my family went through,
why did you keep the car? To start another fight?
What are you looking for?
What proof do you want to find?
I just hope there's nothing to find.
There is nothing.
Why?
Because my father's a good person.
And a pitiful man.
Kang Tae Ho.
Stop here and now.
It's my last warning.
What happened to you?
What do you mean?
You skipped your workout today without calling.
Do I have to call?
Of course you do. That's the deal we had.
Will you be here tomorrow?
I don't know.
Mr. Kang.
Today or tomorrow, mark my workout as done.
What?
Isn't that what you called to say?
You can't have called out of concern for me.
What's wrong? Are you in pain? Are you okay?
Is something going on?
(Uicheon Villa)
He hasn't answered my text...
and hasn't been taking my calls.
I'm a little concerned.
Could something be up with him?
My gosh.
He waited for her for three hours,
and he made me wait for three hours?
What an absolute jerk.
My gosh.
(Hyo Sim's an ugly idiot)
Sorry. My hair kept getting in the way.
Can we start after I tie it up?
Yes, of course. Take your time.
Thank you.
Hello.
I'm trainer Lee Hyo Sim and I'll be in charge...
of your workouts, Director Kang Tae Min.
I hope we get along.
(Hyo Sim's an ugly idiot)
What's wrong with you?
Why are you staring at me?
(Uicheon Villa)
Mr. Kang Tae Ho has been skipping his workout a lot.
Do you not take care of our VIP clients?
How do you know he was a no-show?
Was he a no-show?
Yes.
Anyway, he hurt his back because of you.
Try to make him feel better...
and talk him into coming to the gym again.
Yes, sir.
Oh, right. They are looking for a home shopping model.
Anyone interested?
What's the product?
- A treadmill. - Gosh, that's a lot of work.
I'll do it.
You will?
Yes.
Al Saud wants to have a video conference.
Please make sure we're well prepared.
And I'd like to have a meeting...
with all the departments involved this afternoon before that.
Yes, sir.
- Mr. Lee. - Yes.
I checked the initial design.
I'm looking for something more general and casual.
Get me a meeting with the designers, and I'll talk to them myself.
- I'll take care of it, sir. - Okay. Thank you.
Try to contact Seoha Construction...
which has connections with the Saudi King.
Yes. I'd like to check things at the factory,
so I'll visit the textile factory in Wonju myself.
Yes.
Okay. I'll see you then. Bye.
Whose side were you on?
Excuse me?
Vice Chairman Kang Jun Bum...
or the current chairman?
Let me make it simple for you.
Who is it? Kang Tae Min or Kang Tae Ho?
I'm not sure. I'm not in a position to take sides.
You better think carefully before you take sides.
Kang Tae Ho won't last long.
And an opportunity like this is not easy to come by.
So...
make sure to get things done the right way.
Yes, sir. I'll keep that in mind.
What can you do with such a stupid deputy manager?
We will need a scapegoat to be involved with Manager Kang.
What's that supposed to mean?
We took care of Vice Chairman Kang Jun Bum's car.
It's now time...
to finally find a way to put Manager Kang in prison.
Then we will need an insider who will do the document work.
If necessary, we will have to send...
the employee to prison with Manager Kang.
That's what I'm working on.
But the whole thing will fall through...
once Mother shows up.
You have no idea how that brat stared at me.
He looked at me as if he wanted to kill me.
I couldn't wrap my head around it.
Where on earth did that old broad go?
She should be back by now.
Zero, one, five, eight.
The path of my life I have followed
How tough it has been
Dashed and swept away by the wind
Of the bitter season
My life is full of hurt
In the footsteps I've walked
Tears are welling up
Tears become a river
And tears become a sea
It flows round with the passing times
What do you think you're doing?
We agreed to keep it here and reduce the rent by 300 dollars.
Do you not remember that?
I said you could keep it here,
but that doesn't mean you can sing here.
Come on. Don't be ridiculous.
If you have a stone mortar, you use it to pound grains.
And if you have a karaoke machine, you're supposed to sing with it.
Don't you know that?
Do you want to lower the rent?
We already signed the contract.
Do you not remember what Mr. Park said?
If you want to sing, you should at least be a good singer.
My gosh.
Are you saying I don't sing well?
Yes, that's what I'm saying. It's like noise pollution.
How can you say that after hearing my sweet voice?
You're just...
a socially blind sausage path.
What did you say? Sausage what?
Gosh!
I've wasted all my time because of that sociopath.
If it weren't for me, he would've chased you for eternity.
Is that so? I highly appreciate it.
- What the... - Gosh.
Watch your driving, will you?
My driving isn't the issue,
the unpaved road is.
This will ruin my car.
Darn it.
Gosh.
What the... It stinks.
So once you're deep-fried,
we get fried chicken.
Mister, Ki Chul took off with my money.
So? What am I supposed to do about it?
Your son took off with my money,
so you should at least pay me back.
Having a scammer in the family can hurt you.
Why would it hurt me when I'm not a celebrity?
Go ahead and tell the world about it.
I'll tell everyone about your poultry farm.
That your son is a scammer...
and that the eggs...
are just as dirty as your dirty son.
Do as you please.
I don't have any money to pay.
Then offer something else.
(Daehan Bank)
Goodness.
My gosh.
That weird old lady who just moved in...
has been stressing me out like crazy.
Kkeut Soon, please. Knock before you come in.
This is my building.
Should I show you who's boss?
I have rights as a tenant.
I'm glad you brought that up.
Pay up this month's rent.
The rent?
Yes.
I'm enforcing a new order here at Uicheon Villa.
If you don't pay the rent on time,
I'll have you evicted immediately.
So pay your rent.
Well, Kkeut Soon...
Could you give me a few more days to pay the rent this month?
What?
(Good Rice, Special discount)
That'll be 327 dollars.
I'll take this too.
- Sure. - Thanks.
(Daehan Bank)
Mom, I'm back.
My gosh.
Mom, I bought groceries.
I saw that we were out...
of rice and water.
The same with soy sauce, doenjang, and gochujang.
Mom, I also bought pork belly and soju.
How about some grilled pork belly and shots of soju?
That reminds me.
I also went by the department store.
Ta-da. I got you a scarf.
Check this out. Isn't it pretty?
Wear it like so when you go out...
with the neighborhood ladies to enjoy the fall foliage,
and you'll be the prettiest one out there.
Get up this second!
Gosh, my ears.
Have you lost your mind?
- Did you buy groceries? - Yes!
I see rice and water.
We're also out of gochujang and doenjang.
I bought those as well. Didn't you hear anything I said?
We also need soy sauce.
I bought that as well!
You brat. There was no need to yell.
Come on, Mom.
It's time you finally ate something.
But I don't have an appetite.
Then, at least check out this scarf.
What's the point of wearing it when I don't even have money?
Then have pork belly and soju with me.
You also bought pork belly?
Yes.
Are you kidding me?
But pork belly is expensive!
With what money did you buy it?
Have it yourself. I don't want any.
If only you knew how to value your money more.
Unbelievable.
(Indangsu)
Banz, where are you?
Honk if you're alive.
- What did you tell my mom? - What?
Didn't I tell you to stay away from my family?
Did you threaten her...
like you threatened me by saying you'd sell her to a hostess bar?
I didn't.
Then why is my mom depressed?
How should I know that?
Then why is my mom refusing to eat?
How on earth can I know that?
You know, I'm the one who's more depressed.
Some jerk stole my Banz,
and I'm too sad to eat.
What the...
Threaten my mom in any way,
and I'll make you pay.
Pay back the interest.
It isn't due yet.
Be patient. I'll have your money.
Since when did she start speaking like I'm beneath her?
Hey, Hyo Sim!
Ms. Lee?
(Seer Sim)
I know you said something to my mom again.
What could I have said to her?
That you saw my dad shacking up with another woman,
or that Hyo Jun won't pass the bar,
or that Hyo Do will never get his act together.
Didn't you say something like that?
How could I have told her that...
when she hadn't been by to see me?
Then why is my mom depressed?
Why won't she eat?
Do you want answers?
It's 50 dollars per reading.
You know what'll happen...
if you say weird things to her again.
Business is slow as is,
and I don't need you to be a nuisance.
I'll leave, then.
Watch yourself.
What do you mean?
I see two compelling men in your vicinity.
However, you can't end up with either one of them...
or marry them for that matter,
so don't start anything.
I'm not seeing anyone,
and I'll never get married.
I will live...
with my mom forever.
Where's my 50 dollars?
Did you have to ask him for eggs?
Are you sure they aren't rotten?
What if my car stinks of chicken manure?
We couldn't leave empty-handed.
What are we supposed to do with all these eggs?
"Here, here. Buy fresh eggs."
Is that what you have in mind?
Are you telling me to tell eggs or what?
If we can't,
we'll boil them, fry them,
and make omelets and omelet rice.
We'll then think of what to do with the rest.
Darn it.
Mister, where are we going?
Just follow my lead.
(For Ms. Lee Sun Soon)
My beloved mother,
your brat of a son will return home after making a name for himself.
I didn't realize the building was this shabby.
(Uicheon Villa)
Accept the eggs and live long and prosper.
Don't just stand there and bow as well.
Right, of course.
Live long and prosper.
Your youngest son will return home after making a name for himself.
Be healthy until then,
be happy, be comforted,
and may you have peace.
- May you have peace. - You.
Gosh, big sister.
Are you kidding me?
Hyo Sim, what brings you home at this hour?
A client at the gym canceled his workout today.
What are those?
I actually forgot to pick up eggs today.
Anyway, stop causing trouble and get inside.
- But... - Get inside.
Hyo Sim, that's not it.
- What the... - What?
The Banz... You...
Hyo Sim, it's not what you think. Wait.
Where's the car?
Your teeth left a mark. Hyo Sim!
Here it is.
Hyo Sim, be gentle with the door.
If you keep following me, I'll call Indangsu.
You can't.
(Used Cars)
This is the new Banz model...
which is a little over a month old.
How much can I get for it?
I'm not sure.
We'll do an inspection.
Thanks.
- Hyo Sim, wait. - Stay there.
- No! - But...
Darn it.
Go ahead.
Ma'am, it's Hyo Sim.
What is this about?
Thank you.
I figured you wouldn't have any rice.
At the market, it was being sold at a discount.
Also, the toilet paper is to welcome you as a tenant.
Thank you so much.
Gosh, it's nothing.
Ma'am, enjoy your night.
Darn, Hyo Sim.
I don't think it's nice to call your sister a mutt.
Just write it down.
When I was young,
a family in the neighborhood had this scary mutt.
I was too scared to walk in front of their house.
So?
So my sister escorted me every day.
That's why I call her a mutt too. Write it down.
Why call her a zucchini?
She made me zucchini pancakes on rainy days.
That's why I call her that.
Those are instances where she was good to you.
They are.
No, she wasn't nice at all. She beat me up.
- Now, write it down. - Got it.
There.
Lee Hyo Sim, how dare you sell my Banz?
I'll get back at you for this.
Let's go, Tae Hee.
Mister, wait up.
Mister!
(Moron, Zucchini, Hyo Sim's an ugly idiot)
(Yeol Galbi)
Can I have rice with spicy stir-fried pork?
Got it. Just a...
second.
What the...
Why are you startled?
I'm sure you've seen part-timers before.
No, it's not like that.
Your order may take a while. We have a big team to serve.
- Can we have more lettuce? - Sure.
- The meat is served. - Got it.
Here you go. Please enjoy.
Thanks.
- Please enjoy. - Thank you.
Please enjoy.
How's...
the hangover?
Darn it.
(Yeol Galbi)
Fine.
You weren't wrong about my intentions.
I want to be in a fancy dress,
get a lot of attention and love,
get paid millions of dollars for movies and commercials,
and buy buildings that cost tens of millions of dollars.
Even though I was plastered,
I could feel that desire inside me.
Yesterday, I...
What's wrong with that though?
No one dreams of a life in the shadows...
wearing shabby clothes and being belittled.
I'm already a nobody in shabby clothes...
who is belittled all the time.
I may be penniless at the moment,
but I wish to earn millions of dollars...
with the talent I have.
Is it wrong of me to dream of that?
It's practically the only thing that is keeping me going.
What I meant was that...
Listen to me when I say this,
but I dream of a better life to keep living.
And I'm holding it out in life so that I can achieve that dream.
Miss, can we get a bowl of rice?
- Of course. Coming right up. - Thanks.
- Here you go. Please enjoy. - Thanks.
- Thank you. - Sure.
- You did well today. - Thanks.
(Side Dishes)
How...
What are you doing here?
I came out...
to walk you home.
(Parasol Bar)
Have a drink.
When did you find out?
I just happened to find out.
So what?
Are you embarrassed to find out your wife...
makes side dishes to sell?
Why would I feel embarrassed?
I feel terrible.
You do?
I do.
I'm sorry I can't treat you any better.
And I'm sorry I can't support you...
so you can support the kids as much as you wish.
You should eat something or you'll have an upset stomach.
The dried young pollack...
reminds me of our college days.
We ate a lot of these at the off-campus bar.
Because it was the cheapest.
You were...
so cool back then.
Do you remember?
The foreign exchange crisis.
It happened when we were in college.
Of course I remember.
Lots of our friends took time off,
and some even quit studying to go back home.
You were our department's student body president,
and with the others,
you organized a protest to reduce tuition.
You were awesome then.
That's why I married you.
My goodness. Is that true?
Yes.
But look at us now.
We're still drinking soju...
and eating dried young pollack.
Quit the side dish store if the work's too hard.
If I do,
can you cover the kids' lessons on your own?
Forget it. It's not too hard.
My only fear is that I'll meet one of Ru Bi...
or Pil Lip's friends' moms.
I'm fine but...
the kids might feel ashamed.
Yes, hi.
I'm free to chat.
The two boomers aren't home.
I don't know where they are.
Careful. Watch your step.
Let go of me.
I'm fine.
You were never this sweet.
Honey.
In college,
I scored 900 on the TOEIC exam.
Do you remember?
Of course I do.
You got amazing grades.
Do you also remember I got top grades...
and was top of my year all four years?
Yes, I remember.
So what if I was?
Now I work part-time making side dishes.
This is what I'm like now.
I got full marks in the TOEIC exam,
was top of my year four years in a row,
and worked at Taesan Group's Planning Department.
But right now,
this is what I'm like!
It's so darn hard...
to support your kids...
and survive in Gangnam.
I don't want my kids to be like me.
I'll push my kids...
to the very peak.
I'll push them to the top of society.
My kids won't live like me.
I'll see to it that they get to be...
in the upper class!
So...
stop nagging...
about how...
I educate the kids.
Honey.
What the heck?
Where were you both at?
Father.
You said we should clean the house to help Mother.
How could you leave me to do all the cleaning alone?
I'm sorry.
Your mom and I had to talk.
My dear son. Were you cleaning?
Good for you.
Did you two have a drink?
I'm proud of you.
Pil Lip, do you know Mom loves you loads?
Can you not do this?
Mother. Don't you love Ru Bi too?
There's Ru Bi too, you know.
Is there?
You're so cute.
- Father, save me. - From what?
I'm studying. What's all this noise?
If you're drunk, keep it down.
My adorable son.
Son.
No, thank you. Don't!
You're my cute son.
Don't you be like that.
You got the rooftop lady rice,
and rice puffs for me?
But you like rice puffs.
It's tasty.
Yes, it's tasty,
but do you know how much rice goes into rice puffs?
Less than a handful.
That's why they're called "rice puffs."
Hyo Sim's feeling down. Don't complain too much.
Why are you feeling down, Hyo Sim?
Well...
It's my mom.
She's still lying on the couch.
I don't know why she's depressed...
or what happened.
Nothing happened.
Your mom's not depressed.
It's because...
she has no money.
What?
Goodness.
Oh, gosh.
How am I to get through the month?
Gosh...
I saw her this morning to ask for this month's rent.
She said she was penniless...
and asked if she could pay me next month instead.
I asked what she'd done with the money you'd given her,
and she said she gave it all to Hyo Sung.
- Goodness. - What?
Hyo Sung's allowance...
is just 200 or 300 dollars a month.
So she gave all she had to your brother.
Now she says she can't even afford rice.
She said, "I'm sure Hyo Sim will buy some groceries."
As your mom, she can't ask you for money again.
So she's just pretending to be depressed.
I'm telling you.
If you get her some money pretending not to know anything,
she will...
get back to feeling all happy.
Oh, dear. I had no idea what she was up to.
Gosh.
What do I do?
What? I'm tired.
Leave me alone.
Oh, gosh.
My whole body aches.
I have terrible aches all over my body.
This is why people say you should die when you're old and weak.
Gosh, all my joints ache.
Oh, dear.
My back is killing me.
What's wrong with me? My gosh.
It hurts so bad. It's killing me.
Oh, no.
I'm sure this is all about the commercial deals.
Just offer them some and reach an agreement.
I don't think they came up with the special feature...
just for some commercial deals.
I'm sure they want something bigger than that.
I'm not a fool. Don't underestimate me.
Don't talk too much. And don't gargle with the water you drink.
- Darn it. - Gosh.
I think it's true...
that our relationship with TV Live has been strained recently.
Did you find it disappointing, Chairman Choi?
Not at all.
There's nothing disappointing.
But the reporters of our newsroom...
wouldn't let things slide.
You know Taesan Group is a big conglomerate,
and it has many...
dramatic stories behind it,
so it attracted the attention of enthusiastic reporters.
But before you air a show like that,
a little heads-up would've been nice.
So we can have our media team...
come up with some proper measures.
I actually gave Director Kang Tae Min a heads-up.
But he ignored what I said.
And he stood me up for dinner.
He hasn't even called me since then.
Is that so?
Yes.
So is it Tae Min that they are after?
Gosh.
I must say they have an eye for people.
So what they want isn't some commercial deals but Taesan Group.
There's no way they can have us.
Why did you set them up together in the first place?
They had brought it up many times already, so I had no choice.
And it's a good offer of marriage for Tae Min.
That little brat has got such a smart mouth.
I should teach her a lesson as soon as they get married.
Hello?
Did you call me?
I was in a meeting.
How could you do such a thing to a woman?
Is it true that you stood Soo Kyung up?
Yes. Something urgent came up.
And you haven't called her since then.
I'll call her.
Gosh, you foolish brat.
How did I tell you to treat women?
Give her a call this instant. Call her and apologize.
You can't be like this to women.
You're good at everything else. What's wrong with you?
Call her, okay?
Yes. I will.
We have a treadmill here today.
As you can see, it has a lovely design.
You can keep it anywhere in your home,
your living room or bedroom. It will make a lovely place.
It's a folding treadmill, so the delivery is easy.
The model we have here is in white,
which will go well with any place.
And what's more important is safety.
It offers great shock absorption...
What?
Have you been doing well?
It's been a while.
Yes. What's with your face?
Something happened.
So...
I probably won't be able to go to the gym for the time being.
For how long?
I might not be...
able to go back for good.
I can't afford to go to work out right now.
What's the matter?
You're wearing makeup.
Oh, well... I had some work to do.
You look pretty.
Pardon?
It doesn't suit you though.
Anyway, you look pretty.
Instructor Lee,
I wish you well.
Wait.
Do you want me to ask my boss for a refund?
No. You don't have to do that.
I have something to tell you, so I called you out here.
I think...
I'm going nuts because of Mother.
I want you to do something about her.
What do you mean?
You heard me.
I want you...
to make her gone forever!
(All the scenes with animals were filmed...)
(in accordance with the animal welfare guidelines.)
(Live Your Own Life)
Now that Tae Min knows,
if my mother-in-law continues to live,
the situation will worsen drastically.
So please do something about my mother-in-law.
I keep hearing news about Mr. Tae Ho.
He's engaged in a frantic search to find you.
Tae Ho must not know where I am.
It's for his own sake.
I've been hearing...
that Advisor Choi isn't missing despite what people are saying.
Don't worry.
I'll find her before TV Live does.
I won't have meals with you again.
We'll no longer meet outside the gym.
It's too uncomfortable for me.
Is something up?
You seem upset for some reason.
How about we go for drinks?
(Subtitles are provided by KOCOWA.)