(All characters, places, institutions, incidents,)
(and organizations portrayed in this drama are fictitious.)
(Asung High Math Competition)
We don't yet know who will enter...
the International Mathematician Olympics.
It's a rare opportunity,
so I hope you all do your best.
Good luck, students of Asung.
- Shall we begin? - There's still...
a little time.
Okay. We should start on time.
Shall we distribute the answer sheets first, then?
Let's do it.
(Asung High Math Competition)
Hand them out.
Shall we close the door?
(2017 Asung High Foreign Language Competition)
(Asung Hall)
I found it.
The answer to that problem.
I found it.
What's going on?
Tell me after you're done.
Baek Seung Yoo, who's in junior year Class 8,
has come to participate in the competition, Ms. Noh.
Our kids are the ones taking the test, but why am I so nervous?
- I know, right? - Let me interrupt.
- I had a really good dream. - What was it about?
Ye Rin was riding a beautiful elephant.
- Is that a good dream? - Of course.
Elephants are symbols of honor, academia, and awards.
Gosh, I guess Ye Rin is going to win the competition again.
- Only the results will tell us. - Right.
Ye Rin studied hard just like she always does.
This isn't any competition.
This competition is to pick a school representative...
for the International Mathematician Olympics.
We didn't order madeleines.
They're on the house.
What's gotten into you?
It's to celebrate a joyous occasion.
What joyous occasion? Did something good happen?
Oh, well...
I didn't think it was necessary to tell you this,
but Seung Yoo got into a specialized...
Honey, did Seung Yoo come here?
What are you talking about? Why would he be here?
He ran away.
He won't even pick up his phone. Where is he?
Thank you...
for the free dessert.
Me too.
- Me too. - Me too.
What are you doing here?
(Sung Ye Rin)
(Based on the law of sines...)
The entire test will be comprised of essay questions?
Yes. She says it's more important to test their ability...
to solve each question step by step...
than to test how many questions they can solve in the given time.
Ms. Ji said that?
Yes. She does have a point.
But kids who lack mathematical logic and understanding...
Have them get ready for it.
(Meeting in progress)
Mr. Han.
These are the expected questions.
Memorize everything.
They're essay type questions, so memorize everything...
down to the last detail.
They're grading the test papers.
The points for essay type questions can differ...
depending on the scoring criteria,
so we’ll proceed with it as we discuss things in detail.
I want everything done by today.
Okay.
Are you going to enter the Mathematician Olympics?
You lie too.
I'm not entering to beat you.
Then why enter at all?
Why do you want to enter?
Do you like math?
I...
must do well.
That's why.
Why are you suddenly like this?
- It's not sudden. - What?
I never disliked math.
(Math Lecture Room)
Hello?
- You wanted to see me. - Yes, Ye Rin.
The results are out and...
I didn't mess up. I did as you said.
Yes, you did. You did very well.
You did well, but...
Come in.
Well done.
I'm glad you came back.
Two people got full marks?
Yes. You and Baek Seung Yoo.
The fool who always came last...
was actually math genius Baek Min Jae.
What now? Who enters the Olympics?
Regardless of who enters the Olympics,
Seung Yoo...
I'm glad to see you again.
I didn't come back for your sake.
You said you solved the problem.
Is this the solution?
- Why erase it? - It's wrong.
I messed something up in the middle.
Did you?
That happens.
So, what did you tell your dad?
Did you not...
- Give me his number. - I'll talk to him.
Will you really?
Will you study math with me?
Yes.
By the way, I got the wrong idea.
About what?
I thought you wanted to send me...
to a specialized science high school.
Come to the teachers' office.
Ms. Noh wants to see you.
Seung Yoo, can you tell me more about what you just said?
I think Ye Rin should represent Asung.
I taught her since she was a sophomore.
She can memorize whole problems and answers.
We must acknowledge her immense efforts.
Math is about understanding, not memorizing.
What a show-off.
Seung Yoo's answers...
are the most creative I've seen in a while.
He gave multiple solutions,
and they're all perfectly correct.
Only one student can represent us.
What do you want to do?
- Give them another test? - What?
The two who got full marks can take another test today,
and we pick whoever did better.
How did we end up with two people getting full marks?
This wouldn't have happened if you'd made it more difficult.
Right.
If I'd known we'd get such great answers,
I'd have given them better questions.
I get it. You can leave for now.
(Assemblyman Sung Min Jun)
Okay.
Do you have something to say?
Why is she still there?
I heard you tried to send Seung Yoo...
to a specialized science high school.
I did.
I told you the student who solved the math club...
entrance question would distinguish himself.
That student is Seung Yoo.
I know. So what?
He has great potential.
I guarantee you that...
he will leave a great mark in the history of math in Korea.
Whether he studied at Asung High or not...
might affect your career as an educator.
Excuse me, then.
(Assemblyman Sung Min Jun)
Hello, sir.
- Welcome. - Thank you.
Seung Yoo is here?
Come with me.
Have you heard of the International Mathematician Olympics?
Yes. It will be held next month in Korea.
It looks like Seung Yoo wants to enter.
I asked to see you both to tell you something.
Take a seat.
Seung Yoo got full marks?
What happens now?
You said only one is allowed.
Which is why...
Mr. Sung, I'd like you to ask the hosts.
Very well, then. Thank you.
A school dropped out, so there's an opening.
They said they can offer us a special pass.
Then it's settled. They can both enter.
Are we really doing this?
Or we have them take another test and pick one.
Let's play nice and let them both enter.
Mr. Baek, I'll call you when a schedule is set.
Okay, then.
Thank you.
Professor Cha, it's Noh Jung Ah.
The student I mentioned to you, Sung Ye Rin.
I called to ask about her schedule.
(International Mathematician Olympics 2017)
I suddenly had an idea during the exam.
Ms. Ji had asked me to solve a problem,
and I thought I could solve it.
But I haven't solved it yet.
I have to try again.
Do you like it that much?
It's the first time in years...
since you said more than five words to me.
Do you like math that much?
All your favorite mathematicians will be there.
Go and see them.
"AI Technology Research Center"?
Ye Rin will join as an intern.
Is this official?
They'll help her prepare for the Olympics with their research.
She'll have to do well, then.
I didn't want to get upset earlier, but I couldn't control myself.
He's benefiting from our hard work.
So, what happens to...
our agreement now?
What do you mean?
In return for making sure Ye Rin wouldn't have to mind Seung Yoo,
I agreed to help Asung...
become a specialized school.
If you don't keep your promise...
Sir.
Will Asung being designated a specialized school...
help only me?
- Pardon? - The school that Yoo Chan,
Ye Rin's little brother,
will attend in a few years will be a specialized math school.
My final goal isn't being designated a specialized school.
My dream is...
to make Asung...
like the Eton School of Korea.
Operated purely on tuition and donations,
without any support from the Ministry of Education.
An independent school unaffected by any educational reform.
About ten years later,
all the top people in law and politics...
will be Asung graduates.
After 15 years, their children will attend here.
The graduates of Asung...
will run this nation.
(Director of School Affairs Noh Jung Ah)
Therefore, Asung High's reputation is the most important.
An exceptional student wants to forego...
a specialized science high school to study here.
It's always good to develop a student who will improve...
the school's status.
(Mathematician Olympics Rep: Sung Ye Rin, Baek Seung Yoo)
What is that?
This is ridiculous. Seung Yoo? Why?
I heard the math teachers talk earlier,
and Seung Yoo was... Who was it? Baek Min Jae?
- Yes. He was him. - Baek Min Jae?
- Baek Min Jae? - He changed his name?
The math genius that went to MIT when he was ten?
What?
- Hyun Jae, Hyung Do. Did you know? - MIT?
- They didn't know either. - Awesome.
I was a fan.
- That's so cool. - Seung Yoo.
Two reps?
It took a lot of effort to make this happen,
so please teach both of them well.
I will. I'll do my best. Thank you.
Keep a record of everything you do to prepare for the Olympics...
and submit it with a report.
If, as you say,
a great mathematician comes from Asung,
what and how he was taught,
including the process and a record thereof,
will be very important.
Yes, ma'am. That's a lot of pressure.
Yes.
We're able to send two students.
Sung Ye Rin and Baek Seung Yoo. They're both juniors.
Which teacher will be working with them?
Ji Yoon Su.
I'd like to know the details of how they prepare for it.
Especially Sung Ye Rin.
Congrats, Ye Rin and Seung Yoo.
Okay, then. Shall we begin preparing for the Mathematician Olympics?
(Youth Mathematics Speech Competition)
"Mathematics Speech Competition".
Yes. You give a three-minute speech on the given subject matter...
from a mathematical perspective.
Hi, honey. How did it go?
What? Two reps? Oh my gosh!
Oh my gosh.
Oh my gosh. What? He came in first in the competition?
My gosh. Hold on. What about the specialized science high school?
- Oh my gosh. - Hello.
Oh my gosh. He's going to the Mathematician Olympics?
Knock knock. What did you pull?
I'll call you back, honey.
What do you think?
You must've done something shady.
How else could your son get a perfect score?
Look here.
Do you have dementia? Don't you remember?
When Seung Yoo and Ye Rin attended the same math academy,
their grades were like night and day.
What?
Don't be so arrogant.
When you're raising kids,
no one is first forever and no one is last forever.
That's how it is.
Also.
It always bothered me.
Why do you talk down to me?
I'm two years older than you.
From now on,
show me respect.
- You... - Move.
Oh my gosh.
Move it.
Seriously.
You rude young brat.
Why that...
- Hello. - Yes, hello.
These should help you decide on your speech topic.
Look through them and borrow any that you want.
Thank you.
Come straight home when you're done. I need to talk to you.
May I go, ma'am?
What?
I have to go to the academy.
Sure.
Just decide your topic by our next lesson.
Okay.
- Did you pick something? - Yes.
"Geometry and the Imagination" and "Mathematical Philosophy".
Okay.
(Geometry and the Imagination)
Ye Rin.
Ye Rin. Seriously.
Open this door.
- Hello. - Hi, kid.
Ye Rin!
What is it? What's wrong?
She locked herself in her room and won't come out.
She didn't even eat.
- Ye Rin. - Gosh.
She's angry, that's why.
How could that nobody go with her to that important competition?
How could you create this mess?
You should've gotten rid of him.
Don't worry about Seung Yoo. You're not competing against him.
You said you can only win if you're born with it.
How can I beat him? He was born a race horse.
You're at a different starting line than the others.
Because you have a dad like me.
(Institute of Artificial Intelligence Technology)
What? Yes! I got into Calculus!
Really?
(Baek Seung Yoo, Sung Ye Rin)
Yes. Nice!
Yes!
Lee Hyun Jae got into calculus!
- He got in too? - Yes!
Seung Yoo! We're in the same club.
It's thanks to me signing up for you too.
Didn't you say you got 87 at the competition?
- Wait, 87? - Yes, 87.
- Yes, so? - I got 93.
- Why didn't I make it? - Neither did Gyu Yeong.
Gyu Yeong?
Hey. Let's go.
- Where? - To protest.
This is ridiculous.
Yes! Let's go.
- What do we say? - We let them have it.
They should redo the selection...
- or get rid of the club. - Yes.
- Let's go! - Let's go.
(Math Lecture Room)
Ms. Ji. Come with me.
Why?
What is it?
- This is ridiculous. - Totally.
It's unacceptable.
What is it?
I have to go prepare for the club lesson...
A lot of kids are upset about that.
I see.
The kids here are weird.
They have no restraints when it comes to their grades.
Who knows what they'll say to you? No.
Who knows what they'll do to you?
Don't worry. I'll make sure nothing happens.
(Math Lecture Room)
What's the logic?
It's all the same.
- Ms. Ji. - Ms. Ji.
Ms. Ji. What was the standard for getting into the club?
You said it would be based on the competition,
but it wasn't based on our scores.
You're right. It wasn't based on your scores.
Then?
Creative solutions and logical solutions...
were given extra points and I recalculated them.
- Then what was the point? - Then...
show us our scores.
Fine. If you want.
But kids.
Why do you want to join the math club?
To put it on my student record as an extracurricular activity.
- Obviously. - Why else?
Then you shouldn't be disappointed that you didn't get in.
Because I'm going to let all of you...
do extracurricular activities in math outside of the club.
We don't want that.
Any schmoe can do that.
You need to watch how you speak, Gyu Yeong.
If you want to know, come during lunch tomorrow.
- During lunch tomorrow? - How could everyone do it?
- What nonsense. - Call your mom.
This is ridiculous.
Pythagoras said...
everything is a number.
Every problem in the world can be solved by math.
(Group 6: Set Theory and Logic)
The Calculus kids will make a math booth during lunch.
Come with any problems or concerns.
I'm always late to my academy after school...
because of all the traffic.
You want to get to your destination in the shortest time?
There's a way to solve that.
I want to plan a study schedule.
Developing an algorithm.
You can go to team two.
What's troubling you?
I have a big head.
- Did you just hear that? - He got that right.
Why don't you go to the geometry team?
(We will help solve your problems.)
Everyone's participating.
We can't be the only ones with empty reports.
I'll go check it out.
My gosh.
I can't believe Gyu Yeong failed to get into Calculus.
It's absurd.
Even Seung Yoo got in, and he used to get the lowest grades in school.
I heard he used to be a genius.
I guess his mother was telling the truth.
- I guess so. - Genius, my foot.
That's not the issue right now.
This is invalid.
You didn't have to tear it apart. Ye Rin's name is on this list.
The only reason you're okay with it...
is because Ye Rin got in.
You're always like this.
What? I'm always like this?
Hey, stop.
Are you glaring at me right now?
I'll put an end to this today.
I'm going to ask the school for a different math teacher.
I'm on board with that.
- So am I. - Me too.
Don't you notice anything peculiar about Ms. Ji?
She's right. It's weird that she created a math club...
only to have the entire school participate in it.
Don't worry about that.
I was about to talk to Ms. Ji...
about the activities of her club.
I want you to pick another teacher.
You told us that you were...
going to create a math club specifically for our kids.
She has a point.
It looks like Ms. Ji is being uncooperative.
I really don't like her.
You'll have to bear with it.
Do you really think I'd do anything that would harm...
the students and parents of Asung High School?
I picked her for a good reason.
You'll eventually thank me in the future.
(Assemblyman Sung Min Jun)
And next time, please pick one person...
as a representative to talk to me about stuff like this.
I need to go now.
Oh, okay.
She's becoming more and more conceited.
You're not picking up. Would you like to join me for dinner?
Excuse me. Ms. Noh.
By any chance, did my husband call you just now?
Yes, we're having dinner together.
Dinner?
He wanted to talk to me about Ye Rin and the competition.
Oh, Ye Rin.
Ms. Noh, please do what you can to help our daughter.
- Sure. Bye, then. - Goodbye.
Congratulations. You got picked for the Mathematician Olympics.
But I guess you can't be entirely happy about it.
You're entering with the kid with the lowest grades in school.
You should be on your toes.
You might not get the highest math grades anymore.
Kids like Seung Yoo are unbeatable.
People like us who struggle to try our best...
will never be able to catch up with him.
You wanted to see me?
It's best to quickly cut off the dead branches and leaves...
so that the healthy branches and leaves...
can receive the proper nutrients.
I noticed you started your club activities.
Yes.
Are you going to continue to let all the students participate?
I plan to.
To be fair?
In the past, the majority were the ones who had power.
But not anymore, Ms. Ji.
Now, power is given to the minority.
People who come in first place. The top level. The top one percent.
To kids who worked very hard to get there,
being fair is like denying their efforts.
You get what I mean, right?
No, not really.
This may be surprising, but I'm weak with numbers.
I have a class, so I should go now.
Ms. Ji.
(Director of School Affairs Noh Jung Ah)
Here. It's a gift.
Grow it well.
I'd like to see how it will grow when taken care of...
by someone stubborn as you.
Hey, guys.
Did you think of a subject for your speech?
I plan to take a look around an AI research center.
Oh, really?
I'll come up with a subject afterwards and tell you then.
Let me know whenever you have any questions...
- or need any help. - Okay.
- What about you, Seung Yoo? - Not yet.
I finished reading this but...
I'd like to recommend this book.
("A Mathematician's Apology" by G. H. Hardy)
- Have you read this? - No.
It's an old book.
It's a memoir written by a famous mathematician...
in the early 20th century...
named Godfrey Harold Hardy.
(G. H. Hardy: An English mathematician)
"I am interested in mathematics..."
"only as a creative art."
"The mathematician's patterns,"
"like the painters' or the poets',"
"must be beautiful."
- This is how it's done. - I see.
That was so hard.
I get it now.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
Ms. Ji.
By any chance, did you write this?
No. But why?
I found similar memos...
stuck inside the book I borrowed last time, so I looked it up.
I found it in a thesis called,
"The research of vector equation patterns..."
"based on the knight's movements in a square matrix."
Really?
- Did you read the thesis? - Yes.
I had a lot of questions as I read it.
Would you like to go somewhere with me after school?
Where?
To meet someone who knows the answers to all your questions.
(Salesio Sanatorium)
Let's go inside.
(Salesio Sanatorium)
Wait here.
Okay.
How many?
Three.
That's right.
The number of shortest ways the knight can take down the king.
(Salesio Sanatorium)
He's not in his room. Is he taking a walk?
No. He was napping until a while ago.
I'll look for him, then.
Here you are.
Do you know each other?
Can you play chess, Seung Yoo?
I'm learning right now.
Is this man...
Yes. He wrote about the vector equation pattern...
of the knight's movements in an n by n matrix.
It's time for my walk.
Let's join him.
Okay.
Did you ask what you wanted to know?
Well, not yet.
How do you know each other?
Ask him about that first.
I found this.
What a great pattern.
What I want to know is,
when the starting point differs,
is there a general formula you can use?
Also, the diagonal blocks have the same number.
Patterns...
don't exist just here.
It's over there too.
What do you see?
Fractals.
A small piece identical to the large one...
in an endless repetition.
We see it all around the world we live in.
An infinity within a finite world.
It's beautiful.
Oh?
No.
Oh? It's gone.
It vanished.
What's gone?
Where did it go?
That woman took it. Darn her.
Dad.
Let go. I have to find it. It's an important piece.
- Sorry. Can you get help? - Sure.
Let me go.
Ms. Ji!
- I'm fine. Hurry. - In here!
We'll deal with him. Leave, now.
- Let go. - Sir, what's the matter?
- It's important. - Calm down.
- That fool... - Hold him tight.
She took my key.
Let me see your arm.
I'm fine.
I'll do it.
It's scary, isn't it?
He's been here for about ten years.
Sometimes, his mind is clear like when he taught math.
Today must've been a bad day.
Does he not recognize you either?
He does, sometimes.
Very rarely.
Let's visit him again.
I want to talk to him some more.
Okay. Let's do that.
Still,
thanks to him, I know what I want my speech to be about.
Do you? What's your topic?
Not yet.
I'll tell you when I have it worked out.
Okay. I look forward to it.
Okay.
Let's go. It's getting late.
Okay.
Is my topic not a good one?
Can you handle it?
It won't be easy.
But there are people who proved it.
Roman Opalka, Escher,
Kusama Yayoi, Van Gogh.
(Roman Opalka: Polish artist, Escher: Dutch artist)
They are like one with your topic.
(Kusama Yayoi: Japanese artist, Van Gogh: Dutch artist)
Does it mean it's a good idea?
Yes. It's a great idea.
But...
I'm not sure how to merge that with the 4th Industrial Revolution.
Don't worry. I'll help you with that.
(Exhibitions)
(Ongoing Exhibitions)
There are a few related exhibitions.
Oh, it would be nice if we could go there too.
Where?
Jeju Island.
Those are a must see. Too bad.
Let's check these out first.
(Artists Who Paint Time)
Ye Rin.
Do you want to go to an exhibition with us?
It's to help prepare for his speech.
I have to go to the research center.
Oh, do you?
- See you later. - Okay.
In 1965, artist Roman Opalka...
wrote out numbers starting with one.
For how long?
Until he died in 2011.
This piece is one of a series.
"Whatever I do, time goes by."
"I wanted to keep that villain in one spot,"
"so I write numbers."
"What I want to show is us living a finite life."
Humanism. Time.
And space.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
Aren't you going to prepare for the Olympics?
Seung Yoo went somewhere with Ms. Ji after class.
Why do you care?
Win.
Beat Seung Yoo.
If that jerk comes in first in the Olympics,
it'll hurt my pride much more than if you win.
It's infinite because you don't know up to what number...
you'll use,
but it's finite because it will end...
at some point.
It's both infinite and finite. It has it all.
That's right.
I wish we could've seen Escher's works too.
Too bad there are no exhibits right now.
I know where we can see them.
("The Mathematician Who Went to an Art Museum")
The stairs keep going up and down,
but there's no end.
Like the Mobius strip.
Yes.
The Penrose triangle is impossible to exist.
Do you know this one?
"Melancholia"?
Yes. That's the title of this drawing.
Doesn't that mean gloomy?
It does.
Whereas gloomy usually refers to when you feel incompetent,
and feel endlessly down...
If you keep sinking endlessly,
you have to hit the bottom eventually.
Like the state of nothingness.
Once you let everything go,
you can dream of a new beginning.
Is that why?
There's light coming in from here.
You're right.
I guess you're going to make a new discovery...
before the light fades.
I think I have my topic thanks to you.
I'm glad.
It got so late already.
Actually, I've been hungry too.
Okay, it's all ready.
Did you know that you have a specific look...
when you focus on something?
Like when you're solving a math problem...
and when you were looking at those drawings earlier.
I like it.
- Your food is here. - Yes.
- Enjoy. - Thank you.
That looks good. Let's eat.
Thank you.
Let's go. It's really late.
Okay.
- Oh my gosh. - What?
Look at this.
What is this?
Isn't this Ms. Ji and Seung Yoo?
Who posted this?
I'm so impressed.
- Where did you get this? - Gyu Yeong.
Let's go.
That's not funny.
What do you mean?
I know what you posted. You went too far.
Know what I saw last night?
What did you see?
Ji Yoon Su and Baek Seung Yoo on a date.
- A date? - Alone late at night.
They looked like they were having a fling.
They went to an exhibit yesterday to prepare for the competition.
You're probably mistaken.
Even if I am, I'll make it like I'm not.
What do you mean?
Just wait.
I'll make sure Seung Yoo can't go to that competition.
("An Error in Ji Hyeon Uk's Proof of the Farrell-Jones Conjecture?")
(Hankuk University's mathematician Ji Hyeon Uk's proof)
This is awesome, right?
Don't they look good together?
- Look. - What is that?
What are they doing?
Look. She's all like this.
- Stop that. - He's good.
- Right? - They look good together.
Ms. Ji looks...
- Wow. - Wow.
I saw him before, and he was following her.
He looked like he was tailing her.
- I knew it. - Really?
Don't you trust me?
Why don't you go and join them?
Yes, why don't you go and join them?
Hey.
- Oh my gosh. - What's the matter?
- Hey. - Seung Yoo.
What's wrong with you?
What's wrong? What is it?
Oh my gosh.
Delete it.
You punk.
Stop it.
Stop it. That's dangerous. Hey.
Hey. Stop it.
- Seung Yoo. - Let go!
Baek Seung Yoo and Jang Gyu Yeong?
Yes. They got into a fist fight.
I think it was because of this.
Why did you two fight?
Gyu Yeong. You go first.
Answer me!
Why did you two fight?
Seung Yoo. You tell us.
Why did you two fight?
You punks.
Why won't you talk?
Did you want to see me?
Did you see this too?
Yes.
I heard Jang Gyu Yeong in your class posted it.
Do you know why he did that?
You do, but you can't say.
I didn't see it myself, so...
You are such a good kid.
Look at Gyu Yeong.
He's fighting back...
as soon as Seung Yoo started to challenge him.
But you're too hesitant to even talk?
This is why I can't trust you.
You may go.
He said he saw Seung Yoo...
and Ms. Ji together late last night.
- Who did, Gyu Yeong? - Yes.
He said they seemed very close.
They seemed close?
Like how?
You won't talk?
Do you want us to call a school violence hearing?
Don't you know how lethal it is...
if it goes on your school record?
You.
You can't represent the school if you get disciplined.
Do you not care?
Ma'am.
I'll talk to them.
If that's what you want.
Jang Gyu Yeong and Baek Seung Yoo.
Student Affairs will take over now.
Come with me.
I can't believe this.
- Hello? - Hey, are you on your way?
What?
Aren't we supposed to check out your wedding dress at 6pm?
Oh, right. I'll be right there.
Hurry. My mom's coming with me.
Okay.
Ms. Kim, I need to go somewhere.
Can you keep me updated about Seung Yoo and Gyu Yeong?
Sure. I will.
Does she have nothing to say about the house and furniture?
Oh, she's really grateful. She loves it.
I totally forgot to tell you.
Gosh, you're a fool in love.
I hope she doesn't think I did all that because I like her.
I only did it because I'm scared she'd get hideous things.
Will you try to open up?
You've already approved.
It wasn't an approval. We made a deal.
Don't forget.
In return for letting you marry her,
you promised to follow in your father's footsteps.
Okay.
You think Ms. Ji is favoring Seung Yoo...
and that they're using the Mathematician Olympics...
as an excuse to spend time together?
Yes.
Okay, you may leave.
How are you going to punish Seung Yoo?
Why?
Do you want him to get banned from entering the Olympics?
Take your mind off it.
Forget about Seung Yoo and focus on the Olympics.
And don't forget.
I adore and favor you a lot more...
than how much Ms. Ji favors Seung Yoo.
I hope you make me proud...
as much as I care for you.
Yes, Ms. Noh.
Student Affairs is dealing with Seung Yoo and Gyu Yeong.
Where's Ms. Ji?
She left for the day.
She left?
She had to leave for something personal.
She asked Ms. Kim...
to give her an update regarding the kids.
Would you like to go to Student Affairs?
No, let's see how things turn out.
Ms. Ji and Seung Yoo?
Yes. Gyu Yeong saw them together.
They were together way past 10pm.
Just the two of them? At such a late hour? Where were they going?
I don't know.
But apparently, they seemed close as if they liked each other.
Goodness.
- Are they nuts? - Hye Mi.
Mr. Han...
already told me...
that Ms. Ji favors Seung Yoo.
- She favors him? - Yes.
She insisted that he should be the one to enter the Olympics.
And now, you're telling me that they're unusually close?
Am I supposed to keep quiet about this?
- Of course not. - Of course not.
That math teacher only just started teaching.
- She's unbelievable. - Seriously.
It's the kids' homeroom teacher. I wonder what's up.
Hello, Ms. Kim.
What?
Gyu Yeong? Why?
Hey, you're here.
I'm sorry I'm late, Mother.
- Let's get started. - Okay, ma'am.
- Come this way. - Okay.
(Ms. Kim Jin Hui)
(Ms. Kim Jin Hui: Image)
Here's the bride.
That's the one.
What do you think, Mom?
- What do you think? - Goodness.
Can you check who it is?
Ms. Kim Jin Hui keeps calling you.
- Give me the phone. - Now?
Yes.
Hey, Ms. Kim.
You sent a text?
No, I'll check it right now.
Is there something wrong?
I need to go back to school.
Mother, I'm sorry.
Something came up, so I need to go.
- I'm very sorry. - Gosh.
Wait. Mom.
Mom.
- What's going on? - I'm sorry. I'll call you.
Tell me now.
Why do you need to go at this hour? You're not even a homeroom teacher.
I'll explain later.
It's really important.
It's really important?
More important than getting ready for our wedding?
Aren't you coming?
I expect an explanation later.
It'd better be that important.
I would...
like to meet Seung Yoo myself.
Where is he?
Our student affairs department is dealing with the kids.
They're dealing with them?
Gyu Yeong got beaten up by him.
Why are they dealing with him too?
Please calm down.
Are you the math teacher?
Yes, that's me.
Why did you have to cause a mess of things?
Do you know that the math club has been an issue from the start?
From how you picked the club members to everything else after that.
And now, look what that has led to.
Gyu Yeong is the one...
who owes Ms. Ji an apology.
A student has no business harassing a teacher like that.
Maybe he did that because Ms. Ji did something wrong.
That's why you should always be careful of how you behave.
Forget it.
Bring me Gyu Yeong and Seung Yoo.
And call Seung Yoo's family.
I want an apology, and I expect him to get punished.
You know that Gyu Yeong's father...
is a news bureau chief at TJN, right?
If you want to keep things quiet, you'd better do as I say.
Now.
- Ma'am. - Bring them to me now!
Gyu Yeong's father is a chief at a news station?
Then how about I send him...
this photo?
My goodness, what is this?
- Did Gyu Yeong do this? - Yes.
- Has he lost his mind? - These days,
people can get severely punished for taking photos of others...
and spreading them without permission.
Since your husband is the news bureau chief,
I'm sure he knows how serious of an issue this is.
Well...
On top of that, this is clearly a form of sexual harassment.
I can have him punished for the infringement...
of teachers’ rights.
No...
Ms. Ji.
He will receive demerits,
asked to do volunteer work, get suspended,
and I could even have him recommended to transfer schools.
I see you're extremely angry. My goodness.
I... I understand why she's so angry.
I... I'll talk to Gyu Yeong and have him apologize to you.
Seung Yoo is also a victim.
I want Gyu Yeong to sincerely apologize to both of us.
If he doesn't wish to do so,
I'll have him punished according to the usual procedure.
No, he'll apologize.
It's the right thing to do. He should apologize for what he did.
Where is Seung Yoo?
I'll have Gyu Yeong...
apologize to him.
Where is Seung Yoo, Ms. Kim?
(Counseling room)
(Computer room)
He just kept his mouth shut.
He wouldn't tell anyone why he hit Gyu Yeong,
and he refused to write a letter of apology.
No matter the situation, the use of violence...
is wrong.
But...
it's right to be angry.
You should be angry about such things.
I'm pleased that...
you smile and get angry.
So don't close yourself up.
Don't hide your true self.
(Letter of Apology)
Why didn't you tell them?
Why didn't you say it was about a fake photo?
Do you...
like Ms. Ji?
Can I do that?
Can I really...
show everything?
(Melancholia)
Isn't this him? The umbrella boy?
Does Seung Yoo have a thing for Ms. Ji?
He's crazy. I will make him bow to me.
Can you do well?
Let's give it a go.
Ms. Ji will have many uses.
Keep that in mind.
I'm jealous. I liked math...
but didn't have Seung Yoo's talent.
Then you must know...
how it feels to have to compete with him.
I'm sorry. I can't do this.