[Love is for Suckers]
[The names of places, organizations, characters, agencies, and incidents in this drama are fictitious]
[2 years ago]
Jae Hoon.
Park Jae Hoon!
Hey, can you open the door?
I know you're in there.
I'm not leaving until you come out.
Park Jae Hoon!
What do you want?
Let's have a little talk.
Talk from there.
How long are you going to be like this, huh?
You should think about Hyun So and your mother, too.
Are you here to nag at me?
Then just leave.
Hey, wait! All right, all right.
You should move into the house above me.
What?
It's been vacated recently, so the owner's looking for new tenants.
It faces south, so there's plenty of sunlight.
And you'll have private access to the rooftop.
It was fully renovated recently, too.
Four hundred million won deposit and a monthly rent of 500,000 won.
If I put in a good word, the owner might give you a discount.
Why would I move in above you?
I heard you quit the hospital.
There's no need for you to live here now.
Whatever, Just move to my neighborhood.
Dae Shik and Hye Jin are nearby, too.
Come out of that dark room now.
Step on the grass, let the sun bathe your skin, and get some wind in your lungs.
Try to live like a human.
It's hard to find a listing this good.
The owner said she'll take a 400 million deposit and rent of 300,000 won,
so grab your signature seal and get your butt over here.
[Quickly, quickly]
All right!
The grass in the front yard...
is so green.
Get a move on!
- Move it! - Yeo Reum chose the perfect day to move.
The weather's great!
It's so sunny!
Jae Hoon!
Park Jae Hoon!
Here.
It's good for constipation.
Make sure to eat some.
Park Jae Hoon!
Jae Hoon!
Come on and eat it.
- Wipe it. - You have it worse.
Is this a house or a cave?
Aigoo.
A person...
should photosynthesize, you know?
I whipped this up with Mom's vegetables.
Here.
Say ah. Open.
How is it? Is it good?
Huh?
[Love is for Suckers]
[Episode 5 - Someone who feeds you when life gets tough]
[Kim In Woo and Goo Yeo Reum]
The bride and groom look so
good together.
- Congratulations! - Thanks.
Father!
Mother!
- Yeo Reum is getting married! - I know!
See you later!
- Welcome. - Welcome.
PD Goo Yeo Reum, congratulations on your wedding!
- You look so pretty today. - I agree. You're a goddess.
Have a happy life!
One more time, one more time.
Stop that!
There you go again.
Are we good?
Our high school alumni prepared this separately.
- Stop it. - Come on, just take it!
Take it and use it well.
Thank you!
Oh, so pretty!
Looking good!
- Thanks, Dae Shik! - Okay! See you later!
- See you later! - So pretty!
- PD Goo, hello. - You're here?
PD Goo!
PD Goo, I'll make you look like a movie star in your wedding video,
so just give me some good poses.
Sunbaenim, I asked the lighting team a favor
and borrowed their reflection pad.
It's only used for actresses.
I'll be holding this as you walk down the aisle, too.
Oh, gosh. Seriously.
You don't need to go this far!
- Pose, pose! - Pose?
I'm not good at poses...
- Whoa! - As expected.
Here come my hearts.
Sunbaenim, I'm going to interview the guests now.
- Congratulations on your wedding. - Thank you!
- Congrats, congrats! - Thank you for coming!
- Thank you! See you later. - Okay.
Who are you...
I don't think we've met before.
Please give us some privacy.
Hello.
I'm Jo Ri Eun.
I came because I have something I must tell you.
I'm pregnant with Kim In Woo's baby.
What...
- do you- - I wasn't...
officially dating In Woo.
And I'm not trying to grab him by the pant leg because of the baby.
I just...
wanted to tell you before the wedding...
that I'm going to have the baby and raise it.
You make the choice whether you can marry a man
who has a baby out-of-wedlock.
Explain this to me.
Yeo Reum...
you see...
When did you know about this?
A few days ago.
How long were you going to keep it from me?
I was going to tell you,
but I was also very shocked
and I just couldn't believe it.
So I didn't know how to tell you...
I couldn't bring myself to tell you.
You call that an excuse?
You were going to proceed with the wedding
while hiding a secret as big as this? Huh?
She suddenly sought me out at work.
We weren't even in a relationship.
It was just one night.
I had never even imagined it.
So I didn't know what to do.
I...
I'm sorry.
You think that's going to cut it?
I was going to tell you right after the wedding.
I couldn't make you fall into a mess, too.
- That's why I couldn't tell you. - A few days ago!
The moment you found out. That's when you should've told me.
I'm sorry.
I can't get married.
I said I can't marry you.
Yeo Reum...
please...
We have 10 minutes left until the wedding.
You shouldn't have made me hear this 10 minutes before the wedding!
You should've told me yourself.
Yeo Reum!
Please think objectively about this.
Let's talk about this after the wedding.
Whatever it may be, I'll do what you want me to do.
So let's just have the wedding for now.
Think about our parents.
And what about the guests?
Let's think about this calmly...
after the wedding is over.
A wedding is...
about making vows in front of people.
That we'll trust and love each other until the end.
Are you someone like that to me?
Can I trust your vows?
I'm...
I'm so bewildered right now
and I think something's gone extremely wrong.
I can't lie in front of everyone just because
of my parents and to save face.
- Park Jae Hoon? - Kang Chae Ri?
Can't believe I bump into you even at this place.
How do you know Goo Yeo Reum?
We're friends.
I'm her colleague.
Now that I think about it, you said you're the PD of "Kingdom of Love," right?
PD Goo Yeo Reum is also on our team. Under me.
She joined season 2 recently.
I didn't know that.
Tomorrow is the first shoot.
She's got a killer sense about settling on her wedding date.
Jae Hoon!
Hey.
Have you seen Yeo Reum?
I just got here.
What about Yeo Reum?
It's time for the ceremony, but she suddenly disappeared.
The groom also disappeared with her!
I don't have a good feeling about this.
Yeo Reum!
Hey-
Why is she up there?
I don't know.
Guests,
I'm sorry.
I'm canceling today's...
wedding.
They're canceling it?
What's she talking about?
I'm calling off the wedding.
Oh, my. Oh, my! Honey...
What will they do?
How can they do this?
Calling off the wedding?
Why is she doing this?
What's happening?
- Hey, hey, hey! - Honey, catch her!
Daughter!
Wait here for a moment. I'll bring the car.
Where should we go?
You want me to take you to your house in Chuncheon?
I can't go anywhere.
I just want to disappear.
Is this what you wanted?
Out of all days...
you chose the day that should've been the happiest...
to go as far as to hurt the bride!
Did you have to do this?
You could've at least contacted me sooner.
I lost the timing...
because of my pride.
I'm sorry for not having contacted you...
sooner.
I wanted to take sole responsibility.
I didn't want to contact you, either.
I didn't want it to seem like
I was holding onto a man I didn't love
because of an accidental pregnancy.
But...
when I heard about your wedding,
I just couldn't stay put.
I chose my baby.
And informing the two of you...
about my decision...
before the wedding, at least...
seemed like the best I could do.
Here.
Yes, Mother.
Yeo Reum is with me right now.
I'm letting you know so you won't worry.
Yes, all right. Yes.
Okay.
Dr. Park!
Did you steal the bride away from the man she was going to marry?
It's not like that.
Yeah, right. That's exactly what this looks like.
It would've been better if that was the case.
Gosh.
I gave her clothes she can change into.
I gave her my daughter's old clothes, but I'm not sure if they'll fit her.
Thank you, Boss.
It looked like she was walking toward the beach by herself.
You should go. She might jump in the water.
Okay.
I spoke with your mom.
I told her you're with me.
Can someone...
be this humiliated...
and still go on living like nothing happened?
It's my life, so I'm fine, but...
I'm just so sorry...
to my parents.
I need to start shooting tomorrow, but
how can I retreat with them for one month?
Forget about going to work. I just want to run away.
The company will think I'm nuts if I ask for a leave, right?
Why would you ask for a leave?
Over something like this?
Many people get married and divorced multiple times in this day in age.
So what if you called off a wedding?
People are...
not as interested in others' affairs than you think.
It's going to be noisy for a moment and
they'll whisper behind your back for a while.
But that's all.
You didn't do anything wrong
and there's no reason for you to feel humiliated, Yeo Reum.
I did do something wrong.
I was too confident that I knew him.
And I rushed my decision to get married.
I...
did everything wrong.
Yeo Reum, you...
chose a man who treated you with sincerity.
Don't question the sincerity you recognized in him.
The situation just happened to turn out this way.
Dr. Park!
Have some food!
Go ahead.
Let's go and eat.
Say ah.
- Forget it. - Open up.
Eat it.
There you go.
Don't give me more. I'm not eating.
I don't have an appetite.
You eat it.
Say ah.
Eat.
Give it to me. I'll eat it.
Eat it.
There you go. Good girl!
You hang on by eating.
All right?
This?
You got to eat well.
Okay! Take care.
[High School Alumni Chatroom]
[Chat room settings]
[Leave the room]
God, they're all so mean.
What's wrong, Honey? Why are you mad? What is it?
Our high school alumni!
They're having a blast talking about Yeo Reum.
They pretend to be worried, but they're enjoying her misery!
Humans are all like that.
Don't get too worked up.
I couldn't stand it, so I left the group chat.
- Gosh. - What about Yeo Reum?
Still no call from her?
Yeah.
You don't have an inkling?
About what happened?
I have no idea.
Anyhow, she's someone who makes clear judgments,
so there must have been a valid reason.
Let's wait until she contacts us.
Honey.
Yeah.
- I'm a bit regretful. - Of what?
Listening to you is the right way to go.
You suggested before
that we should link Yeo Reum and Jae Hoon together.
We should've.
What's the point in regretting that now?
Gosh.
Would you like a cup of tea with me?
I have quite an unlucky fate.
When it was my youngest son's first birthday,
my husband passed away first
and raised my two children by myself.
After I worked hard all my life
and married off my two children,
I thought I could start living my own life.
But I had a brain aneurysm.
My head felt like it was going to split open,
but I just endured it while taking pain medicine.
I ended up fainting on the street.
That's when Dr. Park saved me.
After I built this house, I asked him to come over.
I asked him to please come and visit.
I asked him multiple times,
but neurosurgeons are very busy.
Then one late night, he suddenly showed up.
He asked me if he could stay here for a while.
He wouldn't come out of his room
and only slept like a dead man for three months.
And today's the first time in years
he came back with you.
So, it was here.
When he went off the grid,
I was worried where he disappeared to.
But it was here.
If I may ask,
you have someone as marvelous as him by your side.
You should've grabbed onto him and made him yours.
Why were you trying to marry someone else?
[Galaxy Star Lodge]
Yeo Reum.
Yeah.
Let's go home now.
You shouldn't stay here for too long.
I had run away...
and hid for too long.
And then I forgot the way back...
to my old life.
But you're...
different from me.
How am I...
different from you?
You don't avoid a problem that's...
in front of your eyes.
You're someone who bravely decides everything
and takes responsibility until the end.
Let's go home.
I'll take you back to where you belong.
We'll leave now. Thank you for everything.
Come back when you have the time.
All right.
Thank you for everything.
[Chats]
[Sang Woo]
Sunbaenim, there's big trouble.
[Sang Woo]
Yeah, Sang Woo.
What did you say?
All right, I'll be right there.
Yeah.
I need to get to work.
Why, what's wrong?
One of the cast members didn't show up.
The shoot starts this afternoon.
Gosh, I'm going nuts! Why is this happening, too?
God.
Hey, Goo Yeo Reum!
Whether you call of a wedding or grill rice cakes, that's your problem.
The producer turns off her phone and goes off the grid on the day before the shoot?
Are you in your right mind? Who the hell are you?
I'm sorry.
What happened?
We got a call early this morning out of the blue.
The plastic surgeon who was supposed to appear
has been charged for administering propofol.
What?
We have less than three hours until the shoot. What should we do?
Didn't you properly look into the cast's background?
Did you slack off because you were busy preparing for your wedding?
Have you contacted
the prospective candidates?
They all can't come?
There's someone who's available starting tomorrow,
but there isn't anyone...
who can start today.
Find a replacement.
Or I'm going to fire your entire staff.
Going off the grid the day before the shoot is my fault.
But why would you make my staff pay for this incident?
If you don't want your staff to take the fall, then resolve this.
I'll do whatever it takes...
to find a replacement by the end of the day-
Who says you can find a replacement by end of the day
with three hours left until the shoot?
All right.
I'll resolve it before the shoot.
Bring your friend, Park Jae Hoon, instead of some random guy.
How do you know Jae Hoon?
A good-looking plastic surgeon who's over 180cm tall.
Without this element, the story will be messed up from day one.
If you don't want to ruin the program, grab him by the collar and drag him here.
How dare you come here?
S***.
Bastard.
Don't you...
ever show up in front of Yeo Reum again.
Who are you...
- to tell me that? - I'm Goo Yeo Reum's friend.
I'm her best friend, practically family, you son of a b****!
We're not over yet.
- Where's Yeo Reum? - Know when to stop!
Don't hurt Yeo Reum anymore
- and get lost. - I'm also...
about to lose it.
I can't turn back time...
I can't hold onto her...
There's nothing I can do.
Everything's my fault,
but...
everything I said...
my feelings...
they weren't lies.
It just pains me to think that Yeo Reum will
think that everything was fake.
Take responsibility like a man.
If you dragged her into this situation,
then allow her to escape this situation
as soon and as neatly as possible.
That's your final duty as a man.
S***.
[Jae Hoon]
Sunbaenim.
Here.
What is this?
It's a list of plastic surgeons from the first round of interviews.
There are a total of three people.
If it just doesn't work out...
He's the most handsome one out of all my friends.
He's an acupuncture and herbal doctor.
We could use him as a last resort.
He's the most handsome one out of all your friends?
Yes.
You're more handsome.
You're better looking than he is.
- Really? - Yeah.
Gosh, I need to reestablish my rank in the group with my friends.
Are you okay?
You must be troubled enough as it is.
But then this happens...
How great would it be if we could edit our lives as well?
We could neatly cut the painful and difficult parts out.
Fade out and skip over the boring parts.
But...
life isn't like that.
We need to live everything out without cutting corners.
If we want to create an hour long video,
we need to stick ourselves in the editing room for several nights.
Rather than cutting and pasting only the wonderful scenes,
I think it's better...
to live out every second of our lives
without missing a single moment.
I'm going to stop by my house.
What about looking for a replacement?
I'll call you.
Tell the staff to stay on standby.
I'll see you later at the film location. Here.
I'm more handsome?
I don't need the receipt.
Thank you.
Mom, it's me.
My daughter...
did you eat?
Yeah, I ate.
- What about you? - Mom and Dad ate, too.
With kimchi and rice in water.
Yeo Reum...
I'm sorry.
For rushing...
you to get married. I'm sorry.
My kind daughter...
I feel like you...
rushed your decision to get married because of Dad...
so I'm miserable.
Mom and Dad haven't done a single helpful thing for you.
We were just a burden to you.
It breaks my heart.
Mom,
I'm really sad, too...
but I...
don't regret calling off the wedding.
It hurts now,
but I can become happy again at any given time.
So don't worry, okay?
Mom and Dad
aren't my burden.
You're the ones who enabled me to believe my life will definitely be happy.
The ones who raised me that way.
So don't ever say something like that again, okay?
Hey!
What's wrong with your face?
Kim In Woo was in front of the house.
I told him to get lost.
Did you want to meet him?
I need to see him at least once.
But today's not that day.
What about work? Did you resolve it?
- Jae Hoon... - Yeah?
Come with me someplace.
Sure.
- You don't know where. Why are you agreeing? - Where is it?
To the film site of "Kingdom of Love."
You want me to drive you there?
I want you to appear in it.
Why would you ask me that?
I need you.
The main producer is Kang Chae Ri, and I have no authority.
Your reputation might plummet.
I'm in no situation to protect you, but...
I absolutely don't have the strength to last any longer.
So I need you.
Very much so.
I'll do it.
You're going...
- to star in it? - Yeah.
I will.
Why are you agreeing so easily?
It's fine.
Let's go together.
You can move the planter here.
And the light... hold on. Next to the statue.
And the bench... yes.
All right, we're going to prepare for filming!
- Camera directors, please set up the cameras. - Okay.
Oh, yes.
The cast's lodging have been arranged, right?
Yes, they've been arranged.
Okay.
- Hello. - Hello.
Sunbaenim, hello.
Park Jae Hoon agreed?
Don't threaten me with my staff ever again.
If it happens again,
I'm going to submit a formal complaint to the company.
Sure.
[Park Jae Hoon]
Hello!
Hello.
We're going to start filming!
Please start recording.
All right, I'm going to hit the slate.
Three, two, one!
The first cast member, John Jang will arrive in three minutes.
Everyone, please standby.
Can we just throw PD Goo Yeo Reum in there like this?
Why not?
Well...
she called off the wedding yesterday.
So what?
Just keep the young writers' mouths shut.
So she doesn't feel unnecessarily awkward.
- You're subtly looking out for her. - As if I am.
I just want to make her work.
We'll re-record his entrance.
Oh, all right.
We're going to re-record your entrance.
Should I redo that?
Let's just proceed.
Well...
you can just go.
Capture the suitcase.
Send in Jang Tae Mi, next.
- Hello. - Yes, hello.
Nice to meet you.
I'm John Jang.
Huh? Aren't you a really famous chef?
Yeah, that's me.
- Please take a seat. - Okay.
Zoom in on her expression.
Hello.
What the? Why is she showing up like that?
Why? It's cute.
- You think that's cute? - Yeah.
She's totally my type.
Oh, gosh...
That's why she's never been in a relationship.
Hello.
- Hello. - Yes, hello.
Nice to meet you.
I'm Park Ji Won.
Oh, Ji Won. It's very nice to meet you!
I'll help you out!
Come this way. This way.
Such manners!
Get a close up of the cast's expressions.
You can have a seat here.
Okay, thank you.
Thank you.
Welcome.
Judging by her looks,
it will be a relief if she doesn't run away.
Five minutes until the final male cast member, Park Jae Hoon, arrives.
Get a front view of Park Jae Hoon with back light.
Hello.
It's nice to meet you.
I'm John Jang.
I think we've met before.
Well, as for me...
I've seen you a lot on TV.
I'm Park Jae Hoon.
- Hello. - Welcome.
You look better in person.
The final female cast member is entering.
You're tall, too.
What the? What's up with her?
Do they know each other?
There are fireworks going off.
Hello,
I'm Han Ji Yeon.
- Hello, Ji Yeon. - Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you! - Hello.
Nice to meet you.
I think everyone's here now.
Please take good care of me for one month.
Please take care of me, too.
Please take good care of me!
Let's go.
Cut!
Each of you can go into your rooms to unpack your belongings
- and about 30 minutes? - Yes.
We'll start filming again in 30 minutes.
- VJs, please continue to follow the cast members. - All right.
- You can rest. - Okay!
- Shall we?
I didn't think we'd meet again like this.
Me, neither.
What brings you here?
Well...
it's a long story.
But due to personal circumstances,
I ended up joining.
Let's talk separately later.
Sure.
Yes.
There's one woman!
One man will love one woman.
They're filming everything.
Where am I supposed to get changed?
Over there...
is a blind spot.
Here and over there is a blind spot from the cameras,
so you can get changed over there.
And come here.
When you have the mic on, everything you say will be recorded by the previewers.
So keep that in mind.
They're listening to everything I say?
Yeah, they can hear everything as long as your mic is on.
We're going to choose first impressions now.
You need to choose a dress from the showroom
and send it to a female cast member you're interested in.
The women will send the men suits.
Wear it to the pool party at night.
Okay.
The staff will give a black plastic bag
to those who weren't chosen.
And it will contain underwear.
If you want to join the party, you can go wearing underwear.
I thought...
this was "Kingdom of Love,"
not "Kingdom of Perverts."
I'm sorry.
For dragging you into this game.
So what should I do?
If I can't get a single vote, should I still go wearing underwear?
What do you want to do?
I'll do whatever you want.
As a program producer, I want you to go,
But not as your friend.
It sounds like you want me to go...
It's not like-
Let's see Park Jae Hoon's skills for once.
And see how many votes you get..
You call them friends?
It's going to be...
more entertaining than I thought.
If they finished choosing the clothes, let them choose first impressions.
- Hee Chang! - Yes.
Put the staff on standby.
Okay, all right.
We'll begin choosing first impressions!
Everyone, please standby!
Go to the showroom this instant
and choose clothes you'd like to send to a member of your liking.
There will be a pool side party tonight.
♫ I want to love again ♫
♫ I keep wanting you ♫
♫ I want love ♫
♫ You look at face before dating ♫
♫ You look at the physique before dating ♫
♫ You look at the family background before dating ♫
♫ I write down this and that ♫
♫ What's there to life? ♫
♫ It all depends on you ♫
♫ If your heart dances ♫
♫ Okay, okay, absolutely okay ♫
♫ One, two, three, go! ♫
♫ I want to love once again ♫
♫ I want somebody once again ♫
♫ I want to love once again ♫
♫ I just want to be loved ♫
♫ I want to love once again ♫
Park Ji Won received one?
How unexpected.
I didn't think Kim Jun Ho would be the one to give it to her.
Well, there are men who have fetishes for abundant women.
It's a preference.
Hey.
Let's filter what we're saying.
I feel like my ear will rot listening to you at times.
Sorry, if I made your ear rot.
The way you're talking back is more like you now.
What?
Work, let's work.
Work.
All right, the cast members can come out now!
All right, the female cast members can come out now!
All right, now, the cast members who weren't chosen can come out!
- Oh, my! - Whoa!
♫ A breeze like this wouldn't make me afraid ♫
♫ The gap between the two ♫
♫ Carrying a romantic imagination ♫
♫ It won't budge ♫
♫ I can't believe this feeling ♫
♫ You come blowing into my stifling daily life ♫
♫ I stop at a change of the flow ♫
[Love is for suckers]
How do you know Han Ji Yeon?
No plans to pursue her?
Are you asking as a friend or the program producer?
Don't make things complicated. You can use me.
- Choose me. - Someone came looking for you.
Who?
The man who almost married you...
Take a look at this.
There's nothing good from rumors like this circulating among the cast.
I'm telling you to behave properly.
Yeo Reum, the reason I came here is because of you.
I'm a bit confused right now.
Don't be confused. Just tell me what you want.
♫ Wrap your body ♫