MAY I HELP YOU
(A Good Friend to Meet)
Baek Dong-joo ssi.
They're pretty.
They're great.
Your hands.
Wanna go get some beer?
Just one glass.
You always hold it in like that?
If you can't cuss at their faces, try it on me.
You don't know how?
I'll teach you.
Choose one.
A satisfying one? A thick one?
-A feisty one? -What would--
What would what? It's better than just sitting there.
Okay, repeat after me.
-Ssi-- -What would that accomplish?
Change what my hands do?
No, it wouldn't.
But someone had the chance to meet his son
and another person
was able to give his family his secret stash of money.
Without your hands,
Apple mom's husband wouldn't have made it back alive either.
What you do is amazing,
and I envy you.
Ridiculous.
You don't know what homework is? Jeez...
I'm really
just forcing myself to do it because it's homework.
If it is, you don't have to.
Why struggle so hard?
If you put it off and not finish,
all you'll have is a lecture from the teacher.
Get a beating and move on.
Why do you try so hard if it's just homework?
While holding in everything like that.
That's why it's hard.
You couldn't tell anyone.
I bet it was lonely.
That daughter-in-law ajumma is so annoying.
Ditch their Departure tomorrow!
-Ditch it! -Ditch it!
I give you the permission.
-You're terrible! -Why did you hit me?!
I already don't wanna go, why are you being a bad influence?
If I don't go, it's all your fault.
How dare you talk to me like that?
You said you were 25, I'm 30. 30!
-So annoying. -What's annoying?
-Annoying! -Annoying Shmannoying!
Man, never in my life have I...
From there to here
how many kilos?
Baek Dong-joo ssi, wake up.
Come on, wake up.
Wow, so many stairs.
I can't do this.
This place has too many stairs.
Wake up.
Stop the weird noise. What's the pass code?
Huh? What did you say?
-One two three four... -One two three four?
I'm so exhausted.
What?
Why are you here?
-Where am I? How did I get in here? -This is my...
Did we
sleep together?
-No, we didn't sleep together. -We didn't?
No. Nothing happened.
Thank goodness...
Then... Yeah.
I'm sorry.
Dong-joo ssi!
Hey, Dong-joo ssi!
-What do we do? -How should I know?
What do we do?
-Dong-joo ssi, just now... -Oh God.
...you were screaming, right?
-Open up. It's Seo Hae-an from next door. -What do I do?
-No, it was nothing. -What do you mean?
I know I heard a scream.
There was a cockroach in my room.
Oh man, a cockroach?
Well, open up so I can
kill that son of a gun.
Tell him you caught it.
I caught it! It's all good now.
But I didn't want Dong-joo ssi's hand getting all bloody.
No, it's fine.
-Is everything really all right? -Of course.
Dong-joo ssi.
From now on, for something like that, dispatch this Seo Hae-an right away.
-Okay? -Okay.
-Dong-joo ssi. -Yes?
Good morning.
Yes, thank you.
"Good morning," my butt.
One sec.
Okay, he's gone. You can go.
Who is "Uncle Hyang-bok?"
Your call has been forwarded to the voice mail--
This kid, for God's sakes!
Seongnim, what's wrong at this ungodly hour?
Oh. Have you seen my nephew?
Tae-hee seongnim didn't come home last night?
This kid...
The owner's name is Hyang-bok?
-Yeah. -Not like they can hear us.
I think he's trying to get out of cleaning.
You getting that suspicion too?
What a great household this is!
He's really gotta grow up.
I would like to be of some help, but
I have to go to work.
It's fine.
You're better than my own nephew.
This bastard...
What now?
What else can we do but wait?
I have to go. I got work.
Go ahead. I'll leave in a bit.
I have to take a shower.
The nephew is off to who-knows-where doing who-knows-what all night
and the uncle is sweeping the stairs.
I'm going to be 40 soon and--
Ow, my back.
For Goodness sakes, why are there so many stairs?
I should sell all this and just move to an apartment or something.
EP. 6 METHODS OF CONSOLATION
You there?
Where'd he go?
Baek Dong-joo.
Don't chicken out!
Director.
Yes.
I hope you're not misunderstanding.
My child is just so wild.
He's clueless about everything.
Please don't get the wrong idea.
You don't know how grateful I am.
Thanks to you, I was able to send off my mother-in-law properly.
Thank you very much.
Really. Bless you.
I'll keep your name card.
I would love to see you again when there's another tragedy.
Not seeing each other again
would be the best.
Right.
I'm not a chicken!
Having fun?
Can you afford to be smiling right now?
Get your crap together.
What's wrong with you?
Where the hell were you all night?!
-I'm 30 now. -Really.
I'm your uncle.
You're laughing?
KIM JUN-HO'S SON KIM GEON-WOO
A DIME A JOB
KIM TAE-HEE
-Good work, Dong-joo. -Thank you. You too.
CONV STORE PEDIATRICS BRANCH CARD PAYMENT
Hey, baby girl.
Is Seoul giving an award to you yet?
Daughter of the Year?
Huh?
You give your dad work to do in case he's too bored doing nothing.
You said you were coming so I bought fruit.
They're all going bad now. I'll have so much fun.
Dad, why are you so sarcastic?
You should have just eaten them. Why did you keep them for so long?
I'm eating well. I don't need them.
Yeah, right. It's not easy to have fruits when you live alone.
Oh, there's something else here!
I got a big package of belt fish since you probably don't eat them
but wow, they look perfect for some stray cats now.
Okay, okay. I'll be home soon!
Where else? I'm at the cram school.
What brings you here?
For a Mass of Remembrance. Then it reminded me of you.
I have
gone back to that house.
A Dime A Job.
Did the man move out?
Have I misheard?
Wasn't it the owner's house?
That's right.
He apologized.
Shockers.
-Right after going berserk on you? -I know, right?
But then I found out that he
-went to the Incheon Bridge. -What?
He said it was weighing on his mind or whatever.
Anyways,
he saved our chief mourner. I don't think he's that bad of a person.
What an unpredictable person.
"I couldn't hear it. Because of you."
That weighed on his mind the most, apparently.
Maybe he can't handle self-blame. Some people have it bad.
Why did that weigh on his mind?
Not sure.
Anything else?
They're pretty.
They're great.
Your hands.
You couldn't tell anyone.
I bet it was lonely.
Nope.
-Nothing. -I see.
It's not great, but better news.
At least you don't have to be anxious.
And you can do your homework in peace.
If it is, you don't have to.
-Yes. -However,
if he's being mean ever again,
uncle will not let it slide.
Please let me know.
You've heard of my past life, right?
They said I was a warrior that protected the king.
Slicing, stabbing, dicing. No joke.
-It's dad. -Oh God.
Is he near?
-Is he watching us from somewhere? -No, he said he was home on call earlier.
Hi, Dad.
I told you. The cram school.
Huh? Where are you, Dad?
-Right now? -Oh, no.
Okay. Got it.
-Uncle! -We don't have to both die!
No, he's at Noryangjin.
Oh my God. Jesus Christ.
What the hell am I supposed to do?!
What about your clothes?
Dong-joo, clothes!
Just get me any clothes on the hangers.
Yes, bag too.
To Noryangjin, quickly!
Swift, accurate, perfect, thorough!
Quickly, please! Pass code is 1234.
1234.
Swift, accurate, perfect, thorough!
Dude!
FIRST PLACE CIVIL EXAMINATION CRAM SCHOOL
This kid. What happened to "be here soon?"
For God's sakes, man.
For real.
Wait.
I'm so sorry, but can you move forward, please?
Sorry.
I thought I was gonna die!
What's wrong with you?
Wait, your bag!
Wait for me!
Dong-joo ssi, take your bag. Your bag--
What am I doing here?
Oh, my heart.
-Hey, your bag. -Thank you.
-I'll be going now. -Yes, thank you.
Dong-joo!
Oh, Dad!
You didn't show up so I was going to the--
Are you by chance...
Oh man!
Oh man.
Hello.
Hello!
How do you two...
Oh.
I went to
Your mom, and...
I can't believe how small this world is!
Who would have known you live in the same building as Dong-joo?
I was really shocked too.
You two look really close to each other.
All the way in Noryangjin together?
I also started prepping for civil jobs.
Is that so?
Good for you!
Studying needs a friend to not get burnt out.
Give him some information. You said it's important.
-Of course! -She's helping a lot.
I see.
But how did you two recognize each other right away?
Didn't you meet just the one time you were at mom's?
Actually, I have an ability.
I never forget someone I meet.
Oh man!
Why would I need to meet him more? He's a tall and handsome guy.
Who's there, by the way?
Is this all the sides you got? We should have ordered more.
-We eat like this here and become... -There's nothing to eat.
...rank 9, rank 7, rank 5, police officers and firefighters, and everything.
So don't come with all those fruits. I'm eating well.
Good try, kid.
You don't even eat apples, so you don't have to peel them.
-They come peeled and cut at stores now. -That's not the same.
It's so much better.
-I'm gonna get sulky. -Okay.
TEAM LEADER IM IL-SEOB
Who's "Team leader Im Il-seob?"
-Huh? -Why didn't you answer?
Who was that?
-I... It's-- -Do you know "Team leader Kim Mi-yeong?"
-Who? -They spam call the heck out of you.
I think I've heard of it.
Kim Mi-yeong is gone
and now there's an Im Il-seob, as they say.
Yes.
I also have it saved, so I don't answer.
-See? Im Il-seob. -I see.
Im Il-seob, huh...
Why don't you tell me stuff like this?
I also need to know so I don't answer them.
-You should tell him. -Okay, I'll let you know.
You always tell me late.
MANAGER SHIM KYU-TAEK
Manager?
Why aren't you answering it?
Manager?
Oh man, wrong pipe.
It's the memorial park, right?
There's a promotion on management fees right now.
They call and say 5% off if you do five years' worth in one cash payment.
-No wonder I kept getting calls from them. -That's correct.
I should call back later.
NORYANGJIN CUPBOP STREET FRESH AIR SHELTER
-You said your name is Kim Tae-hee, right? -Yes, sir.
It was good to meet you today.
You've been saying that for the past few minutes now!
-Please go now. -Okay. See you around.
When you have time later, let's go for a drink.
-Of course. -It was nice to meet you.
-Father. Please leave. -I get it. I'm leaving now.
-So, later-- -Please.
-Get along, you two. -Yes, sir.
-I know. I'm leaving. -Bye!
-Take care, sir. -See you later.
I think my heart and liver moved a little out of position.
Thanks.
Why were you so scared? You were almost shaking.
Who was shaki-- Me?
I saved your life, you know.
Kim Tae-hee.
Don't chicken out.
Chicken...
Lord, help me.
How did you choose your job?
I don't have that many skills.
Everything other people have, a university diploma
TOEIC scores, certificates.
But I don't even have a driver's license.
But this job
requires no special skills,
gets me insurances,
is full time, and has no retirement.
So I was like, "Nice!" and started
I didn't know I had an ability like that.
This is so much different from the Baek Dong-joo I imagined as a kid.
What did you imagine as a kid?
Getting a gold medal at the Olympics?
You played sports?
Table Tennis.
I would have never imagined. Wow.
How about you, how did you start A Dime A Job?
Because of uncle.
How about before that?
I served in the military.
You went really late.
Somehow, yes.
This is Omija ju.
Bloody red, it looks nice.
It's good for you.
-Cheers. -Cheers.
Man, that's strong!
You think you can fool me again? You didn't drink any of that.
People would say Lee Tae-baek came back to life.
I tell you time after time.
I never drank, and I've never been drunk.
So show me how you fare.
There should be a day later.
If only.
Dong-joo ssi is back home,
so please let it slide. It's a great day.
And you should know.
I'd like to officially start, Seo Hae-an and Baek Dong-joo Hook-up Project.
Seong-nim, help me out here.
You're starting again.
-Why would I? -What the...!
Trying to get by without recognizing the person filling up the vacant room?
Don't you know that she's back thanks to me?
-No idea. -Wow.
I,
this Seo Hae-an,
didn't give up and persistently convinced her to come back.
Sincerity pays off.
-Are you certain? -Why wouldn't I be?
-Was that it? -Yep.
I did think it was weird that she just came back suddenly.
I heard she left the day she met my nephew.
I wondered if something happened between them? A fight?
And they made up and came back?
Seong-nim, for real!
Why would you even imagine such a thing!
Fights don't happen that easily.
It needs things like interest, love, expectations for two people to fight.
They have none of that.
Why would they waste their emotion and time like that?
What are you so riled up about? Eat your ramyeon.
You say some weird things sometimes, Seong-nim.
What's this?
Oh, that?
Tae-hee got that from working four hours at the Bongsu Apartment gardens.
That idiot.
This is perfect.
Perfect, my butt!
He worked under the Sun picking peppers, lettuces, spinach--
You know nothing. Look at this.
How many is that?
Four, right?
How many live in this house?
Four.
This is perfect for a resident get-together.
The four of us could go see a movie together.
Right.
Better strike while the iron is hot.
Let's see. How's this Friday?
I think it'll work.
I will contact the group.
I wonder what stupid thing Tae-hee seong-nim is up to right now.
Tell me about it.
That kid's got a screw loose somewhere.
"A Dime A Job house get-together will be held this Friday.
Please join us for a group movie watching.
There will be a fine of 912.8 billion Won for non-attendance,
so don't even think about it.
Bongsu Cinema, at 2 p.m.
-Being late will get you 3621 gonjang's! -Jeez.
Can you go?
I'll have to see.
Excuse me.
-Hello? -Dude! Are you crazy?
You went back there? Are you finally losing it?
You have something with that "let's break up" guy, don't you?
-I knew it. I heard from Jung-hwa that-- -Hey, So-ra, I, I'm working. Yeah. Bye!
Done with work?
Is it gonna rain soon?
My back hurts, and my knees hurt.
And still I go crazy over rain.
Maybe in my past life I was a dog.
I love the rain so much!
My mom used to say, "body and mind not matching up is the saddest thing",
and she was absolutely right.
How nice.
What's up?
I was just thinking what to do.
About what?
Whenever it rains,
I get anxious for no reason.
Reminds me of my childhood too.
Do I have to pray to mom again?
I wonder every time.
It's raining.
-When is your mom coming? -Like, four, I think.
Oh man.
-Hey, Baek Dal-shik-i! -Yes, sir.
Mom.
I have to go home and save the laundry.
When I
say that like a magic chant,
the rain would stop.
What chant?
It's a secret.
-I'll buy you KBBQ. -Wow!
That hurts my pride.
Well, there were days it didn't work.
On days like that...
-Dong-joo! -Little pumpkin!
Sora, Grandma!
Quickly.
Oh, my little puppy. You must have waited long. Here.
-Thank you, Grandma. -Yes.
She would send So-ra's grandmother who brought an umbrella for me.
Grandma!
Here.
Grandma, you know Baek Dong-joo, right?
You know.
You used to bring her an umbrella.
Back in high school
You altered her school uniform, fixed her gym suits,
sewed name tag and buttons.
You made her a handkerchief for our graduation.
That's not all.
You always made her meat sides and freshly cooked rice when she was here.
You made her ojingeopo side to take home,
and you really adored her.
She's got some senses, though.
She gets seasonal fruits for you,
gloves for birthday.
She once went all the way to City Hall to get you this well known Castella.
Grandma.
Dong-joo is such a fox.
Cunning.
She has a man.
I know she does!
Everybody knows it but she acts dumb.
What do you think?
It'll come.
-Huh? -"This is the guy."
The moment one realizes this.
If it's fate.
Really?
Would it come for me too?
-Of course. -When?
Within a moon.
Who is this young maiden?
How beautiful.
-How old are you? -25.
-Are you married? -I want to.
Oh no, at that age?
Do you have a plan?
You should be having many babies by now.
There's no worse disrespect than this to your parents.
It's raining, Grandma.
Please get some rest while watching the rain fall.
Sewing seems to have absolutely no positive effect on dementia.
It's me instead of grandma today.
Let's go.
I don't think it'll stop today.
Let's go.
Wait up.
What's wrong? Did something happen?
A friend's grandmother?
Is it...
the umbrella grandma--
That's why you even changed shifts.
EONJU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FUNERAL HOME
-Should we go that way instead? -Why?
-That's him, isn't it? -Who?
-Is that him? -That's...
Kim Tae-hee.
That's right. It's Dr. Kim Tae-hee.
Baby.
I know it's painful and hard.
It is for me too. I'm about to lose my mind.
But why do we have to break up because of this? Why?
I'll wait as long as you need it.
You'll be okay after some time.
Chung-ha.
I just can't stand myself.
Me, being alive and breathing
I'm disgusted by myself.
Struggling to form a family with you,
even this rain falling on me,
it's just all horrible.
I'm sorry.
TAE-HEE
So that you don't have anything to worry about,
we will take great care of everything.
As you are also a friend of our employee,
we will be even more attentive.
Thank you. We will leave it to you.
How amazing.
Dong-joo.
I have never even imagined that you would be sending my mother off.
We'll leave her to you.
Yes, sir.
Look after
So-ra for us as well.
Hmm?
I will.
Thank you.
Dong-joo.
Go ahead to your friends.
Yes, go ahead.
What I regret the most is
every day
"Grandma,
who am I?"
I would ask her.
Trying to make sure
that she hasn't forgotten me.
Grandma struggled so hard every time.
What was so important for her to recognize me
that I asked over and over again, and eventually get disappointed?
I should have just said
"Grandma,
it's okay to forget everything."
I should have.
She even forgot about Dad that she loved more than her own life.
She erased off yesterday,
and always only had today.
What was so important about that?
They say they take all of the good memories.
She will remember everything.
Did you have
anything you
wanted to do for Grandma?
Yesterday,
Grandma asked me
to clip her nails,
and I wasn't able to.
Hey! Bring another bottle of Soju here!
-Right away. -What in the world...
Hey, lady.
What is wrong with him?
Who is that ajeossi?
I don't know. I guess Grandma knew him.
So annoying.
You did well today as always.
It's tomorrow, right?
The Coffining.
Yes.
So that you don't regret anything
Everything you wanted to say
or couldn't say,
you should go tell her.
She would be happy...
that until the very end
you were with her.
My little pumpkin.
When did you grow up so much?
Please don't leave, Grandma.
How can I not?
I'm blessed with you on my way.
I got to see you, Dong-joo.
Dong-joo.
Thank you for taking good care of this old grandma for this long.
So-ra has
also worked hard taking care of me.
How hard it must have been for her, taking care of a broken grandma.
I should have left earlier so my kids didn't have to work so much.
Though a part of me
wanted to go after I saw her get married.
To give So-ra as a wedding gift,
I prepared something with my bad skills.
My brain had become a rock and I couldn't tell her.
You can tell So-ra to make sure she takes it when she gets married, right?
Of course.
If I had a little more time, I would have prepared one more.
I'm sorry.
No, I'm sorry.
And...
thank you so much for not taking pity on me because I had no mother.
For being compassionate and loving to me.
Yes. I'll tell her when I meet your mother.
I promise I'll tell her that Dong-joo grew up beautiful and great.
Thank you.
Of course, I'm sure mom is always watching over you.
Stop the crying, child.
Grandma is happy. Happy that I got to see you before I go.
Happy that I can talk to you with a clear mind like this.
So-ra also, but Dong-joo,
find your match quickly.
Love is an amazing feeling.
There's nothing better than that in this world.
When it's hard and tiring,
you bring out the memories to endure for the rest of your life.
The time I waited for So-ra's grandpa, dinner on the warm side of the room.
Going past the town entrance
to greet So-ra's grandpa coming home on a bicycle.
When he would pull out roasted chestnuts from his clothes
that he kept in there just in case it gets cold on the 10 ri way home.
When we would eat them together.
You live thanks to those tiny moments.
Those memories will never, ever
be forgotten
or disappear.
Whether it rains or pours,
live your life loving.
Yes, ma'am.
Soon, there will be a day you recognize him.
That miraculous moment will come to you.
Alright.
Grandma...
COFFIN ROOM (WATCHING ROOM)
Grandma looked pretty.
What.
Thanks.
You're so amazing.
Why are you crying more than me?
-So-ra mom, come out here. -Yes.
Hey, girl! Get me some more of this.
Ajeossi, please leave.
-What? -Please leave.
How many bottles did he have in two days?
You disrespectful bitch!
How dare you talk back to an adul--
Sir.
Sir, you must have had a lot to drink.
Who the hell are you?
The departure is early morning tomorrow.
The bereaved are cleaning up and going home, so you should also go--
Sir, you shouldn't be doing this--
Sir!
-Should we go outside and have a smoke? -Yeah?
Yes?
Let us go then.
Let go of me!
Sir, your shoes.
Cigarette. Give me cigarette.
Where's my cigarette?!
Let go of me!
Hey. Who do you think you are?
Let go. Let go!
Leave.
Leave, I said.
Dad.
What do you think about that ajeossi?
I'm fond of him.
Me too.
Did Grandma send him to me?
Why would she?
-Hm? -Yeah.
Director.
Dong-joo. Thank you so much.
-It's nothing. -Thank you, very much.
Thank you. We'll see you around.
Thank you.
By the way, Dong-joo.
I think Grandma
left me a gift.
I just feel that way.
You saw the gift?
Already?
Huh?
Who would use this kind of blanket?
This is for my granddaughter
when she gets married.
Grandma.
I guess it's raining.
Yeah. I guess it's raining again.
Is that why others are late? Traffic from the rain?
They'll be here. They said they'd be on time.
Yes, Hae-an ssi.
-Dong-joo ssi, what do I do? -What happened?
You know the Sokyeong arcade incident, right?
This has put the entire department on edge.
They're telling all of us to do rounds. Man, this sucks.
Oh no. What do we do?
I wanted to share a popcorn and watch the movie at a multiplex theater.
Why did such a terrible crime have to happen right now?
This really sucks.
That's too bad.
Good luck. Bye.
I don't think I can go.
-Hae-an ssi says he can't make it. -Neither can my uncle.
Then, we should leave too, right?
-Should we just watch it? The two of us? -Huh?
-This is almost like we got ditched. -It's whatever.
How about we do rock, paper, scissors?
-Do what the winner says. -You want to watch the movie that bad?
-No. -Then why?
It would be nice to say we chose to go home.
Did you come here because you had nothing to do? You made the time.
It sucks to just go home like this. It's nice to feel good at least.
Okay, then.
-I'm gonna do rock. -Huh?
Dong-joo ssi, you choose however you want.
Rock, paper, scissors!
What?
-We're watching the movie. -wha--
What I want.
I had some free time.
C'mon, let's go.
It's been a while.
Wow, it's been a while, but they're all going in.
How is it for you?
Don't throw with both hands. Left hand only holds, with a snap.
Like this.
I won't go easy.
I better defend.
Just you wait.
Please.
I did it!
Did you see that?
Amazing! A stuffie worth 58000 Won!
-You're giving it to me? -Yeah.
-Did you go to the movies? -I didn't go.
Why? Why didn't you go?
You took the whole day off to go with the girl next door.
You had an earful from the Sheriff too.
Just because.
It's raining.
Give me a minute. I'll go get an umbrella.
Wait.
What's up?
Dong-joo ssi!
Really?
There's no quiet day with Baek Dong-joo ssi.
I was scared for no reason. It's just nice and cold.
Huh?
The rain.
Every time it rained,
I always just waited for it to stop,
or waited for someone to bring me an umbrella.
I didn't have to.
You only found out? At age 25?
Ever since I started the job, I never thought to myself I was lonely.
Well,
I was about to for the first time,
but then someone told me not to chicken out.
Your eyes are all puffy.
It's nice out here today.
Just today?
Didn't you say you like rain?
It's a lie.
-Why would you lie about that? -I wonder about that too.
I said something meaningless.
With that being said, it's raining,
so Haemulpajeon?
With makgeolli?
Sounds good.
Kim Tae-hee.
MAY I HELP YOU
THANK YOU ACTRESS KIM YOUNG-OK FOR MAKING A SPECIAL APPEARANCE
Have you thought about me?
I wanted to move too.
Do you guys know?
Feeling concerned about someone.
First love?
Yes.
-First love. -Why are you lying?
It's true though.
-I'll get off here. -Here?