I'm on my way to church.
CHO TAE-HUN
Okay, have a nice time praying.
Sorry. It's always going to be like this on Sundays.
It's okay.
I'm just happy to have someone I can text on Sunday morning like this.
-See you later. -See you.
Take it easy.
Can you wash these already?
Wash and hang the sneakers to dry while the sun's strong.
-You told me to do the dishes. -Are you still not done?
I should just break these damn phones or something.
We used to have a goat.
Okay.
But you feel weirdly sorry when you raise cows or goats
since you're going to eat them eventually.
Goats like humans.
It used to follow me around,
and it made me feel bad.
So?
Did you eat it?
The one that liked you?
We swapped goats with our neighbor.
We usually swap them before we eat them.
Do people have to go that far? I'd rather just not eat it.
Would you throw them out, then?
Can't you just keep raising them?
You can't. They eat so much.
They eat nonstop except when they're asleep.
Dad got too tired to get grass for it, so we ate it.
How could you eat something you had spent time with and given a name?
It didn't have a name.
We don't name the ones we're going to eat.
Hey.
Give me a name already, okay?
Give me a name so you can't eat me.
You're Mr. Gu.
Father. I loved today's sermon.
Thank you very much.
-Oh, Yu-rim's here. -I'll be off then. See you.
Goodbye.
What do you want for lunch?
Sushi.
That's my Yu-rim. Excellent choice.
Put your coat on! The wind is strong.
Don't forget the kneepads.
I told you to come out, but here you are, eating ramyeon…
Eat this.
It's the special, and there's uni, too. Tae-hun bought it for you.
Watch out for cars. And pick up a recorder for Yu-rim.
All right. Let's go.
Try it out at the shop first! Don't just get anything.
I got it!
Son of a…
Bastard.
Doing anything you want behind our backs, damn it.
Leave him be. Pretend not to know.
This isn't the time for him to be dating.
Then, what? Should we tell him to not see anyone until Yu-rim grows up?
Gi-jeong is okay, all right?
She wouldn't give him a hard time.
Leave them be. Don't bother him.
Do you think Gi-jeong only wants to date him? At her age?
The three of us can live together if they get married.
Why do we have to sacrifice ourselves?
Then you can move out, too!
I can live with Yu-rim.
We've lived like decent human beings all thanks to Yu-rim.
Without Yu-rim, we're nothing.
Thinking of them getting married and taking Yu-rim away from us…
That makes me even sadder.
Life wouldn't be worth living.
Why did you fight with Auntie?
We didn't fight.
It's nothing.
Do you like that lady?
Auntie's friend.
I know it's very cliché,
but it's the only way to put it now that I've experienced it.
I feel like I'm flying.
I don't think I've ever felt this light.
My brother tells me this all the time.
The people who don't know me are the lucky ones.
Since I speak ill of everyone I know.
The moment you become someone I know, I start speaking badly of you.
Even if everybody says you're all right, I still do it somehow.
That must include us.
Many times for me.
Only sometimes for you.
Right…
But…
I don't feel like bad-mouthing anyone.
Since I've let go of that,
I feel lighter than ever before.
So that's how heavy hatred is.
I felt like something was dragging me down to the ground.
But now, I feel like I can even fly.
I'm jealous. I guess you'll be seeing him every day?
I can't see him often.
We're both so busy.
Still…
just the feeling of having someone
is enough for me.
I feel like I'm alone even though I have someone.
And when you know that you don't have anyone…
We broke up.
Bring me with you.
Where is it? Be honest.
I told you yesterday.
Did you have lunch?
Yes.
You've heard from your sister, right?
Yes.
Relax your right hand.
That's it. Totally relax as it goes out, perfect.
Try pushing it through more smoothly.
SANPO KITCHEN SINKS, CLOSETS CUSTOM-DESIGNED FURNITURE
BATH HOUSE
It's 800.
"Eight hundred."
And 1,000.
Be sure to get half in advance.
For the cost of the wood.
That way, even if they cancel after we've cut them, we won't lose money.
If they cancel after you cut everything, you can't even use any of it.
And if possible, don't take jobs from interior designers.
They always say they'll pay you after getting money from the landlord.
SANPO SINKS
Sam-sik, that dumbass.
Is this really the place?
Can I help you?
Goodness, nice to meet you.
Do you know where I can find the people who work here?
These three siblings are all so good-looking.
But it looks like none of them have gotten married yet?
There aren't any wedding photos.
No, they haven't. I'm sick of them.
Here they are now.
Do we have a guest?
Hello.
Yes, hi. Who…
He says he's Mr. Gu's friend.
He couldn't reach him, so he came to check on him.
-Goodness, is that so? -It's nice to meet you.
-Nice to meet you, yes. -Yes.
Nice to…
Please, have a seat. Please come.
God, I've been waiting for so long. I'm so hungry!
Hurry up and sit.
I was worried he might get drunk and hurt…
Why didn't you answer my calls?
Jesus Christ.
I get why he wants to stay here, though.
I want to stay, too.
Well, I might be the older one,
but I can only make ends meet thanks to him.
He's at the top, you know. Everyone's beneath him.
You must be famished. Help yourself.
-Thanks. -Please.
Yes, well, thank you for the food.
Let's see…
Let me offer you a drink. Honey.
I'm fine, thank you.
I brought my car.
Right…
-This is delicious. -Please, help yourself.
What on earth are you doing here?
Is it fun? Living a lie?
Enough with the show, punk.
Carpentry just doesn't suit you.
Think about all the people who rely on you, you bastard.
Our boys are all in ruin now.
Seung-jae works at the host bar.
Yeong-il works in a kitchen. They're telling me to be a waiter!
We only used to be somebodies because you were there with you.
Have we ever been capable of doing anything by ourselves?
I'm sorry.
I'm depending too much on you even though I'm older.
Hey, you should've come back when Chairman Shin told you to.
Why did you make him upset? He came all the way here for you!
Forget about Baek trying to kill you.
It'll be Chairman Shin now.
You have a girl here, don't you?
You do?
You do, you bastard.
Oh, my God.
Someone joined the Liberation Club.
Have a look, see who it is.
MY LIBERATION NOTES
SO HYANG-GI
Since I sat in on the meeting that day, I've wanted to join all along.
I finally got up the courage to do it.
There are more than a few things I want to be liberated from, but first…
This expression…
I can't stop making this expression.
When I see someone in front of me,
my face automatically makes this expression.
Even though I'm not happy at all.
Well, I'd be lying if I said I was unhappy,
but I'm not happy enough to smile like this.
When I see someone,
I automatically make this expression.
So…
it's really difficult for me to attend funerals.
Every time I go to a funeral,
I try to force myself to put on a neutral expression…
but it's so hard.
Welcome.
First, let me tell you the Liberation Club's rules--
Yes, I know.
"Do not give advice, and do not try to comfort."
That's a sub-rule.
Go ahead and explain.
Since the purpose of this club is to become happier,
we've made three tenets
in order to take an honest look into our lives.
I see.
"One. I will not pretend to be happy."
All right.
It applies to me perfectly.
"I will not pretend to be happy."
"Two. I will not pretend to be unhappy."
"Three. I will be honest."
I wonder why…
I feel so afraid
of being honest?
Just be honest with yourself.
On the inside.
I see.
Gosh, that scared me.
I was so scared, I almost quit immediately.
Shall I buy cheese or jerky?
I just bought both.
MR. GU CALL
VILLAGE BUS STOP SANPO
It's Yeom Mi-jeong!
I thought that lady was genuinely a really happy person.
I guess everyone is just pretending.
Does anyone live without pretending?
Do you pretend, too?
All the time.
Don't you?
Of course I do.
I pretend to be easygoing.
If you think about it another way,
it's because everyone is pretending that life on Earth flows so smoothly.
If I lived today without pretending at all,
I would've killed and eaten someone.
It's weird, but when I see something cute, I get the urge to squeeze it and eat it.
In one bite.
You just tell me anything you want now.
Ms. Jeong's dad is still better than her.
He's annoying, but he doesn't turn you inside out or anything.
Ms. Jeong badmouths someone I don't even know for an hour
and tells me that I'm like them, after cursing them out for an hour.
Why does it feel like the effect of the car is slowly wearing off?
In my opinion, getting a girlfriend would be more effective.
I said get a girlfriend. I didn't say get marriage.
What's wrong, married man?
I really love Sang-ji.
I love her like crazy. But…
It's hard.
Da-yeon!
It's been ages.
Did you just get off?
-Yes. -I thought you said you couldn't come?
Well, I was going to go home then heard Chang-hee was here.
Hey, what's wrong? She's being very forward. Why are you ignoring it?
What do you mean, "forward"?
How much more obvious can it be?
What's with him?
When you're finally done with your education, job-hunting,
having kids, and raising them,
you move on to their education, job-hunting,
and raising children, all over again, you know?
A man and woman meeting and falling in love should be the end.
It should stop there.
But saying, "Let's not have kids,"
sounds super cold, like you're saying, "I don't love you that much."
That's why people can't say it.
So they end up opening the door to a lifetime of hardship
and cause another person
to suffer.
So, how do we explain nicely to women
that not wanting to have children with them
doesn't mean you don't love them?
Chang-hee. How?
Did you understand?
Hey, you guys had this kind of vibe last time, too. Are you still there?
What's going on with you two?
Should I
give you a ride home tonight?
Stop it.
Hey.
Hey, he's offering you a ride home. You can't eat the squid…
Have some fruit, all right? It's sweet.
-Bye! -Bye!
-Take care. -Yes.
-See you. -Go.
Gosh…
Hey!
Off you go.
Good luck.
Aren't they picking up?
Give me a sec. Stay here.
Excuse me, is the owner of car number 6145 here?
Is the owner of car number 6145 here?
I'm sorry.
What for? You can just give me a ride next time.
It's here.
-I'll see you, then. -Yes.
Don't fight with them.
Get home safe.
Good night.
Excuse me
Yes?
How could you not answer your phone after parking like this?
But I didn't get any calls.
What do you mean? I called you so many times.
I didn't receive any.
Look. I didn't.
Look at this. See how many times I called you.
You've got the number wrong.
It's eight, not zero.
And you must've kept pressing redial.
Why would I not answer my phone when I parked my car here?
I thought it was odd that no one asked me to move my car.
Then…
you should have come check.
"How to date a woman who lives in Gyeonggi."
Never give me a ride home.
It will take forever for you to get back.
You'll think you won't do it ever again.
But if you do it once and never do it again,
it'll feel like I did something wrong and I'll feel sad.
So, just never give me a ride from the beginning.
When someone offers sometimes, I say no and run away.
Even when the subway has closed, I say it's still running and run away.
All right.
Now, please teach me how to date a guy who has a child.
It's okay. I should know.
On holidays like Christmas and New Year's Day,
we won't be able to spend time together.
Right.
Since you have to be alone on the days you should spend time
with the person you like,
you'll become dispirited.
I get what you're trying to say.
Well, I'm not really the type to place a lot of importance
on days like Valentine's Day or whatever.
And what else?
Well, the other things are
just things that you would expect.
I'll be busy,
many unexpected things will crop up,
and I might even cancel our plans sometimes.
Don't hesitate for even a second, and just call me right away
and cancel them. No apologies.
Do you like that lady?
Auntie's friend.
Why do you like her?
She lets me…
relax.
Catch your breath, just for a minute.
I don't have to be
super energetic and fun.
That's why.
You know that I'm…
not that fun.
That's good.
I'll give you a ride today.
It's fine, I told you earlier.
I'm okay. I'll be off, then.
I really want to give you a ride.
Get in, please.
I can just take the train.
Why would you drive that far? I'm off, all right?
Really, I want to give you a ride.
No! You should go home. I'll see you. Good night.
You idiot.
Where else are you going to kiss him?
Damn it.
He probably meant to kiss me tonight.
Let's sleep together next time!
ALPHA RETAIL
I mean, why does an HQ employee have to apologize for this?
Did I sigh? It was the store owner who sighed.
I mean, I'm so busy right now.
It's annoying enough that this crazy guy paid for a pack of cigarettes
with 10 and 100 won coins.
But the store owner
counted all the coins and sighed while other customers watched.
Isn't that also being an asshole? At that busy time?
Seriously.
God damn it!
Why does he want to get an apology from me?
I have nothing to do with it!
That's enough.
I mean, think about it.
Why do we have to apologize for things that happen
between the store owner and a customer?
Don't you agree, Mr. Yeom?
Chang-hee! Let's go for a drive together later, all right?
I need to visit the Gangdong branch later. Is that okay?
Seriously.
-What about that place yesterday? -I said it wasn't there.
There was a car blocking this car.
-Hello, yes, hi. -Here.
This is my colleague's car…
Looks like you've made it big.
No. Just take a look.
Oh, dear.
When did it happen?
He doesn't know.
He says it was like this when he came to work today.
And the car dashcam doesn't have a memory chip in it.
Wouldn't this kind of car have more than just a dashcam?
Of course not.
From the location of the scratch, it must have been a sedan…
And it's silver.
First, you need to remember the places you parked in
and go through the CCTV footage.
If you report it to the police, they'll show you.
There's one place I'm thinking of.
The place we parked yesterday afternoon.
But they don't have any CCTV.
Gosh, you guys just have no luck.
Then what do we do?
Right.
We need to ask people who parked there yesterday
if we could see their dashcam footage.
How will we find those people?
So, you need to go there right now
and ask all the people who have parked there one by one.
"Did you park your car here yesterday afternoon too?"
And if you find anyone, then you should ask them to show you the footage.
You'll have to hurry up.
Dashcam footage only lasts for one day.
One day?
Aren't you supposed to look around the car every time you get in and out?
It's a luxury car.
I did, at first!
The company is holding a design contest.
The winner should come from the design department, shouldn't it?
I'll be really embarrassed if another department wins it this time, too.
Kim Ji-hui.
Yes, sir.
Han Su-jin.
Yes, sir.
Pay extra attention to it.
Show me what you're made of.
The prize money and evaluation merits are worth putting in the effort for, no?
What an asshole. Leaving out us temps…
Mi-jeong, you should win it and get a permanent position.
Don't you have to leave the company if you don't get it this year?
They wouldn't fire an employee who's won the design contest.
You should pull all-nighters to win.
And I'll win next year.
Gosh. Goodness me.
-What is it now? -Gosh.
HYE-SUK
Gosh, he left his phone at home!
Call Chang-hee and ask him where he is.
Tell him to pick up some dried pollack.
BRUSH PEN
Yes, thank you.
WHOLESALE STATIONERY
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO REPLACE THE BUMPER OF A ROLLS GHOST?
AROUND 20-30 MILLION WON.
WE PREPARED THIS PLACE FOR YOUR SPIRIT, FATHER.
Tell Mr. Gu to come over and have a drink.
How much did you pay to rent that car?
The car in front of Du-hwan's café. How much did you pay to rent it?
What do you mean "rent"?
I didn't lease it. It's a friend's.
Which friend?
Do you know all of my friends, Dad? Just one of them.
Which friend?
Gu.
That's right, Gu's superrich.
He lent it to me to drive around.
Mi-jeong's so lucky, Dad. She's hit the jackpot.
Don’t drive other people's cars.
We eat with him under one roof. Isn't he practically family?
I'll never drive a car like that again.
Can't I just enjoy this moment?
It's like you hate that I'm happy.
Why would you drive someone else's car?
Such an expensive car, at that.
Just say, "I understand," and drive it in secret, you dumbass.
Mr. Gu is on his way, stop it.
Mr. Gu is coming.
Come have a seat, all right?
Here.
What are you doing?
What?
I'll eat somewhere else.
Just eat here.
Stop trying to fix it on your own.
Just tell him the truth.
Just tell Mr. Gu the truth and get hit a few times.
And use the insurance.
He definitely has insurance on the car. I'm sure.
He owns it, doesn't he?
Hello…
What would be better?
Would it be better to just get o n my knees here and spare Gu the trouble?
Or should I make him too exhausted to even hit me?
But would he ever get too exhausted to hit me?
You are like…
Stop! I'm the only one who needs to understand me.
You don't need to act like you know me.
You're rough and transparent.
You're crazy.
You're transparent.
Mr. Gu!
Here.
Hey, Chang-hee! Here!
Nothing goes my way.
I once read a book about how to be a good writer to become a writer,
and it said that a good drama is
one where the main character tries hard to achieve something
but can't do it.
So I gave up.
Why would I write something that's like life? It's so boring.
He says he wants to meet you.
Since I told him about you all the time.
Look who's here.
You came all the way here? What's gotten into you?
When I was running the club,
we had this guy who was super unpopular.
I got why he was unpopular, that punk.
He had no charm.
I mean, everyone has
their own charm.
He would lie or brag all the time.
So I really laid into him.
I wondered if he would have quit, but he still works in this field.
So I thought, "How the hell did that asshole survive?"
It turned out he became a dealer.
He sells drugs.
And I saw him at Baek's place a few days ago.
Baek, that bastard is selling drugs.
I'll attack Baek then!
I'm going to trust you, okay?
I'm telling Chairman Shin that you're coming back!
Now I can understand her.
What do you mean?
He's not in the office.
Of course not. I told you.
Hey, block the exits and search in groups of two!
-Yes, sir! -Let's go.
You bastard. So are you going to come up here?
Get up here and try me, you bastard!
This is why I don't trust bastards who worked in host bars.
You bastards don't know how to play fair.
You acted like you would come fight me in person.
But you just ratted me out.
You just wait there for me, you son of a bitch.
I'll go to Sanpo right now.
I've decided to leave.
Where will you go?
To Seoul.
Why all of a sudden?
It just happened.
SANPO SINKS, CLOSETS CUSTOM-DESIGNED FURNITURE
I'll call you sometimes.
Let's meet once a month, or once every two months.
What for?
I want to live a clear-cut life.
I'm sure you roughly know
what kind of life I led until now.
This world is this world,
and that world is that world.
I told you, I don't care what kind of life you've led.
You don't care what kind of life I've led?
What about the kind of life I'll live?
I'm just fine
with my life.
Curse me out if you want.
Don't regret it later.
Go ahead.
Aren't you angry?
I'm…
You're what?
Say it.
I'm…
not angry.
I'm quitting and leaving, but you're not angry?
You want to go back.
You want to leave,
and I could tell you not to…
or I could ask you to stay longer.
I'm just sad.
But I'm not angry.
I don't know, I might be angry later.
You too.
Live in Seoul if possible, all right?
Like an ordinary person.
Surrounded by people.
I'm ordinary now, too.
Exhaustingly ordinary.
Being ordinary…
is when you have common desires.
That's when you can say you're ordinary.
Not "worship" or "liberation."
The desires that everyone else has.
As your brother said, like the women who have the strollers they want.
I'm going to carry my kid.
I want to carry you.
I want to carry you
at one year old.
That's why you live like this.
I'm going to live like this.
I'm just going to live like this.
I'm going to call.
Even if you answer grumpily.
But not often.
SANPO SINKS
If you ever change your mind, you're always welcome here.
2019 MONTHLY SCHEDULE
SANPO CITY OFFICIAL DUTIES
What's wrong?
Hello.
This is Officer Yeo Min-gu. Please send an ambulance.
Shit.
The number you have dialed is not in the directory.
Check the number and please try again.
Did you miss me?
You, punk.
Watch your expression in front of the boys.
Why?
Did someone die?
Someone did.
Someone did die.
Me…
I'm the kind of person who's happy when someone dies.
You know?
"I will not pretend to be happy."
"I will not pretend to be unhappy."
"I will be honest."
I hoped every man who ever left me would be unhappy.
As if I wanted all the people who saw how small I was
to disappear from this world,
I hoped they would die.
For you, I'm going to hope that you never even catch a cold.
I'm going to hope that you don't suffer a single day of being hungover.
He ran because he was afraid of being happy.
Why did he leave in such a hurry? He should've said goodbye.
We're just dating.
I'll just stop by and take a look.
Don't let Hyeon-a go.
It's not like we dated.
She talks about you all the time.
-Bastard. -He's afraid
that you might win the contest.
Yeom Mi-jeong is moving in for the final blow.
I want to be in a really good mood,
but I have no idea what I should do.
Come for me.
Yeom Mi-jeong!
Subtitle translation by: Yoon-jung Song