[static]
[mysterious music]
[gasps]
[mystic sound]
[magical music]
[door opens]
Excuse me, I'm sorry.
I have no idea how she got here.
Do you know her?
Yes, I know her. She's...
She's my little sister.
My sister, Claire.
She was adopted.
We were supposed to meet outside, but she must have wandered in here.
I see.
And who are you?
Me?
I'm...
This is Seth, Chef.
[chuckles]
That's right, I'm a waiter here.
Of course, Seth.
-Great job tonight. -Thank you.
Here, let me...
Don't forget this, Seth.
Thank you, Seo-yeon.
Bye.
[Ga-in] What the hell was that?
Is the kitchen going to clean itself tonight?
Of course not.
[doorknob clicks]
[theme music]
[footsteps thumping]
Hi there!
I've got a lot to explain to you but I guess the first thing is...
[woman laughing]
Are you that great?
-[Seth] Welcome to Dramaworld! -Hey!
-[male #1] Stop! -[male #2] I'll kill you!
[female #1] I love you!
Honey, I'm so lonely.
DISENGAGED TAXI
[Claire] Okay, so either I'm in a coma somewhere
drooling all over myself
or this is the best day of my life!
I'm sorry, who are you?
Joon?
I better call it a night.
You should finish up and head home, too.
All right.
Good night!
[footsteps thumping]
[door opens]
[door closes]
Oh, my god, that street! Is this real?
[Seth] Claire, you're going to have to listen to me.
-Yeah. Hi. -Um...
So I should probably start from the basics.
It's called Dramaworld.
Capital D, lowercase W, all one word
as opposed to the real world, all lowercase, two words,
which is where you're from and where I am from
in this world, no one else.
- Wait, is that where--? - Claire, Claire! Hi!
-Sorry, I'm sorry. -Ah...
That'll be ten dollars.
-Wait, how come I understand him? -Oh, uh...
Everything here is subtitled, so
after a while, you won't even notice it, it'll be like you're speaking Korean.
Can you understand me?
Yes.
I speak
Korean?
Ah, well, not exactly but...
-This place is freaking amazing! -Okay, yes.
- It’s going to be a really long night. - Oh, my god!
[door closes]
[theme music]
That's you!
In An Arrow Through My Heart. You were in that?
I was!
Uh, I've been here for about 50 different dramas, I think.
Always in the background.
[Seth] I'm sorry, this street's closed, so you'll have to go around.
[male #3] Oops. [clatters]
[Seth] And always making things work out.
Part of the glue that holds Dramaworld together.
[train station announcement]
[coins clink]
[gasps] Thief! Stop him!
[panting]
[bow stretches]
[arrow whooshes] [grunts]
[Seth] ...for better or worse.
[gasps]
There is no such thing as coincidence in Dramaworld.
-It's always us. -Us?
Facilitators!
[machine beeps] [Seth] Uh...
Oh.
[chuckles] Um...
This...
is every law, rule, trick and trope of Dramaworld.
This, for lack of a better word,
is life. Okay.
"Welcome, Facilitator,
to Dramaworld."
[enchanting music]
FLOWERS
Hey!
Seo-yeon! What are you doing here?
I brought you hot chocolate.
This brings back memories, doesn't it?
You look happy today.
Yup, it wasn't such a bad day after all.
I thought it was all over, but...
[giggles]
-Hey! -Huh?
Oh.
Come in and tell me all about it, then.
"On occasion, a crisis will arise
that requires a non-character facilitation to realign a drama."
This is such an occasion, meaning,
there's something wrong in Dramaworld
and they need someone from the outside to fix it.
Um...
Claire!
Yeah, um...
Cool!
But why me?
Well, obviously, you're a huge fan,
but, you know, maybe there's something special about you in particular.
Special?
No. No, no, no, no, no. I'm totally unspecial.
I mean, I'm not even the main character in my own life.
Then you're perfect.
Um...
With this handbook,
you will have all the tools necessary to bring Dramaworld back to order.
Yeah. Now let, let's skip ahead. Okay.
"Chapter One,
The Laws of K-Drama."
"Law number one."
"A drama ends with true love's kiss."
"True love's kiss is defined as a kiss
that occurs between the leading man
and the leading lady."
"Law number two."
"The leading man must always embody the traits of a leading man."
"Confident, handsome, slightly arrogant,
but always with the leading lady's interest at heart."
"Everything is for her."
"Law number three."
"Uh, the leading man will take a hot, steamy shower." Whatever.
[laughs]
Best law ever.
Yeah, the...
all the girls like that one. Um...
[Seth clears throat]
"Law number four, There can be bumps and detours."
"But every twist is actually leading towards true love."
"Law number five."
"Upon true love being achieved, the drama will be reset."
"Character's memories will be wiped clean in preparation for their next drama
so that they can fall in love for the first time again
and again, and again."
That is so cool!
So what if something happens and they don't?
Oh, uh,
"Law number six."
"If by the last episode the leading man has not kissed the leading lady
and true love is not achieved,
Dramaworld will cease to exist."
Wait, what?
What?
K-drama will just disappear?
Poof, gone! That's it?
I just got here! How can you be so calm about this?
I'm not!
Uh, believe me, I'm scared to death.
If Dramaworld ends, all these people cease to exist
and I lose the one thing I truly love.
Life without K-drama?
Dude!
I know, but we can fix the story.
Together, we can get Joon Park and Seo-yeon to finally fall in love.
We can save Dramaworld.
My dad is going to be super pissed if I don't show up for work tomorrow.
He, he'll never know you were gone.
Days, sometimes weeks pass here
and in the real world, only an hour goes by,
the exact length of an episode.
There're only eight episodes left.
He'll never know you were gone.
That's...
[sighs]
[groaning]
It's a lot.
-Let's save the world! -Yes.
Yes, let's.
Where do we start?
[Claire] I can't believe this place exists!
[gasps]
This is where it all started.
Episode One, Seo-yeon asked for a job.
[theme music]
This is all on you.
K-drama needs you. Dramaworld needs you.
Joon Park needs you.
[Joon Park] Can I help you?
[head bangs]
[sighs]
[stammers]
It's you.
Claire.
Wait, you speak English?
Of course.
English, Français, Español, Nihongo.
And a few words of Malagasy.
[chuckles]
-You're, you're bleeding. -Oh, god.
So, Claire...
What are you doing here?
[muffled] Uh...
I...
I need a job!
[music box playing]
[frightening music]
[theme music]