W BY OH SEONG-MOO
Kang Chul is attacked on a hotel rooftop.
A woman appears shortly after and saves him.
Excuse me. Hello? Wake up!
She leaves a business card with the name "Oh Yeon-joo" and disappears.
Oh Yeon-joo. Where are you right now?
A nurse follows orders from an unidentified person,
and Chul is put in danger once again.
-Please let me in. -No, you can't--
Oh, no. Please. Stop it.
-Yeon-joo suddenly appears and helps him. -Are you okay?
We finally meet,
-Yeon-joo. -And thus, he avoids death once again.
Yeon-joo keeps appearing in his life.
Why don't you...
Chul senses...
that she holds the key to his life.
I drew it.
It's my artwork.
He's a monster.
I had created a monster.
So I decided to judge him.
I should've ended his life a long time ago.
Who...
are you?
-Yeon-joo. -Hey.
-Dad is in his room, right? -He went out.
Where did he go again?
I don't know. He packed his things and went out.
He even took his computer.
He kicked us out. He suddenly told us to leave.
I sent Seon-mi and Yoon-hee home.
But I can't stop thinking that it's strange.
I think Mr. Oh kicked us out because I told you Chul was going to die.
But that would mean that woman...
That she is you.
I told you that Chul was going to die,
so you went into the cartoon, saved his life, and got out again.
Yes. But it just doesn't make any sense.
It doesn't make sense, but it actually does.
It doesn't make any sense, but it actually does.
It's...
Yeon-joo, your dress...
Su-bong, listen to me carefully.
Do you know how much this dress costs?
It costs over three million won.
What about these shoes?
Would I, or would I not, have bought these with my own money?
That's right.
Then who would buy
this very expensive dress for me without a problem?
Kang...
Seok-beom?
Professor Park?
Your dad?
Kang Chul?
Do you believe me now?
Do you?
-Gosh, Su-bong. -Don't come any closer!
What's wrong?
-Get up-- -Don't come closer!
Still, it doesn't make sense.
-How can this happen? -Stop talking.
I will. How did you go into the cartoon?
Can you go in whenever you like? Can I go in too?
I don't know why I keep going in.
Before I realized it, I was in the webtoon.
However, a few things became clear.
Everything in that world revolves around Chul.
I don't appear in the cartoon unless I get involved with Chul.
Things I do on my own and my thoughts don't show up.
It all gets edited out.
Chul is the main character and I'm just a supporting role.
Also, even time revolves around Chul.
It skips the time when Chul isn't doing anything.
That's why two months passed in an instant.
Less than five minutes in this world
can be as long as two months over there.
It can even be two or 20 years.
How is that possible?
Think about it.
This cartoon has been running for seven years.
During those years, 15 years passed in Chul's life.
It makes sense that time passes faster in it.
It only shows important incidents.
Also, my means for returning also depends on Chul.
He must undergo a change for there to be an ending,
which is how a chapter ends.
I can only come back when the chapter ends, and that's why...
-I did it. -Did what?
You mean the kiss?
Did you really kiss Chul?
I didn't have a choice. I had to surprise him or something.
I needed an ending.
No way. You did it on purpose.
-Everyone knows you're his fan. -I did not!
Was it nice?
What?
I mean...
he's a webtoon character. He's not a real person.
How was the touch of his lips?
How did you feel when you kissed him?
I was in a rush. I didn't feel anything.
And he's not a webtoon character.
He's definitely human.
He's not different from us.
So you were in a hurry.
Tell me this. Is he handsome?
He is.
And did you see So-hee, too?
Sure, I did.
-Are her breasts really big? -Goodness.
Why are all men so crazy about women's breasts?
I'm not crazy about it.
Gosh, you're driving me crazy. You're making it sound real!
It is real.
You'll see the reason why I tried to save him soon.
He's an actual human being just like us.
How could I just watch him die?
Besides, I'm a doctor.
Right. Mr. Oh said he will end it today.
End what?
He said he'd draw the ending today.
He said he'd redo it, so he'll probably kill Chul.
I think he left because he didn't want to be disturbed.
He's going to kill Chul again?
I should've ended his life a long time ago.
Right there at the Hangang Bridge.
He'll come back when he's done. Even if you find him...
Do you remember when Chul almost threw himself from the Hangang Bridge?
In what year was that published?
It was in Volume Five, so probably in 2009.
In 2009?
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SUICIDES ON HANGANG BRIDGE
Yeon-joo left.
I'm all alone now.
Let's go.
I'm left alone in this house.
I no longer have a family.
I've lost my will to do anything.
I can't draw a single thing.
How will I continue my series?
That's right.
I'm sorry.
REAL CAUSE OF DEATH FROM FALLING OFF A BRIDGE
I'M SORRY, BUT I HAVE TO END IT HERE.
I need to end it here.
Was Chul supposed to die here?
What?
Goodbye.
Hello?
It's all right.
I'll send it soon.
It's all done,
but I fell asleep.
Actually,
I'll have to end the series with this.
It's due to a personal matter.
I already have the ending.
It's strange.
I could swear I ended it last night with him in the water.
However, Chul is still alive.
He was holding onto the railing with one hand...
all night long.
Was I drunk?
Did I think I killed him without actually doing it?
However,
this feels like a message
to find strength again.
That's why
I decided to save Chul.
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It was recently disclosed that JN Global's co-CEO
is Olympian Kang Chul, which has become an issue.
This is his first public appearance since the Supreme Court's decision in 2007.
JN Global is an e-commerce company
that went public last year, and it is maintaining its market value...
-Hey, did you wait long? -Yes.
What if I buy this broadcasting company?
Hey. What did you just say?
Now that I have the money, I should catch him.
You always said money and labor force were the problems.
It's illegal to hire a private army, but I can't use national agencies.
So I thought I could buy this broadcasting company.
I'll create a crime-solving program and search for the killer.
The staff will be composed of Korea's top experts.
I'll hire only the best prosecutors and detectives.
I'll provide all the funding.
I want you to be the supervisor.
I have already decided on the channel name. It'll be W.
W for "who" and "why."
The purpose is to find out who committed the crime and why.
Who killed my family...
and why?
It's time to find out.
It was like I was possessed.
I respect you, sir.
Thank you very much.
-Thank you so much. -Thank you!
Hello. I'm a huge fan of W!
Thank you.
-Thank you. -Thank you.
-You're welcome.
My gosh!
Mr. Oh, I respect you very much.
-Please accept me as your student. -Please stand up.
-Thank you. -Things are working out so well
-that even I can't believe it. -Oh, my gosh!
Do you enjoy reading webtoons?
There's one that's lauded
to have changed the dynamics of Korean media contents.
He's become popular recently.
The creator of W,
Oh Seong-moo, is with us today. Hello.
Hello.
I've really wanted to meet you, and I finally get a chance today.
-It's nice to meet you. -Same here.
I'm actually a big fan of yours.
Thank you.
How do you feel these days? Does the popularity of W
feel real to you?
I'm not sure.
I've only been working at my desk
and busily trying to meet deadlines.
Now that I'm sitting here,
-it seems more real. -I see.
There's Sherlock Holmes in London...
I have succeeded.
Su-seon must regret leaving me.
DARN, I LOST HIM!
Strange things keep happening these days.
At times, my drawings don't turn out the way I want.
It feels as if Kang Chul is rejecting the story because he doesn't like it.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
Is it because of the alcohol?
It happened again.
I woke up in the morning and saw another scene I didn't draw.
Have I lost my mind?
He's alive. He's definitely alive.
I can definitely feel it, but how...
How is he alive?
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MONSTER
I WON'T BE EATEN UP I WILL EAT HIM UP INSTEAD
Monster.
He's a monster.
He'll kill me someday.
I won't be eaten up. I will eat him up instead.
No.
I should have killed him a long time ago.
The Hangang Bridge.
That's where everything went wrong.
-What are you taking? -I have a headache.
You probably caught a cold after only wearing a dress on a rainy night.
-I know. -Why did you go out so late?
No one cares.
I'm leaving.
Goodness, what on earth is this?
Gosh.
Why with Yeon-joo?
What kind of bullshit is this?
Stand clear of the closing doors.
I felt some negative energy just now.
-What the heck? -Kang Chul kissed her.
Oh, my gosh.
What's with this girl? She's so annoying.
Everyone in the country is reading it.
Su-bong, I just got off work. How's Dad?
He's not home yet.
No matter how much I think about it, it's still hard to believe.
How could that happen?
This is what I don't understand.
Let's say you initially went inside because Chul pulled you in,
but why did it happen again?
I don't know either.
You said you need an ending in order to get out.
That means there's a rule for entering it as well.
And why is it only you?
Isn't that the biggest problem?
What if you're suddenly dragged back in?
What then?
How do you know what will happen if you get involved with Chul?
Yeon-joo.
Hello? Yeon-joo, are you still there?
Hello?
Yeon-joo?
Hello?
Who is this?
The phone was on the floor at the bus stop.
Where is the owner?
I only saw the phone and the bag.
Oh, no.
I'm sorry, but would you wait for me there? I'll be right there.
Yes. Okay.
I had to go and jinx it.
Yeon-joo.
Hello. This way, please.
I didn't hear the details on the phone.
What exactly happened?
I made sure no one mentions it since Mr. Kang asked.
Anyone who talks about it will get fired,
so you don't have to worry about us.
But we have no right to stop our customers.
We got the phone number of the person who recorded the video.
You should meet and settle things with that person yourself.
What is the video about?
It's...
It seems like he had an argument...
with the lady that he came with.
An argument?
I don't know what exactly happened.
Why don't you...
She suddenly got upset and slapped him across the face.
Then they somehow became fine again
and started to kiss.
Kiss?
And they went inside the fitting room together.
They locked the door too.
Then after a very long time, Mr. Kang came out alone.
But that's not what he wanted to hide.
He wanted to hide the fact that she disappeared.
She disappeared?
Yes. They went in together,
but only Mr. Kang came out. She just disappeared.
I don't understand what you're talking about.
I don't understand it either.
-But everyone says the same thing. -Where is the fitting room?
It's over there.
Not there. It was the next one.
There's no way out. How did she...
-She's here. -Excuse me?
Oh, my!
Hello?
I'm at the store right now.
Did you meet the manager?
Yeon-joo is here.
-What? -She's here.
Inside the fitting room.
What happened?
That's what I want to ask. What happened?
She was in there. Why did you say she wasn't?
Yeon-joo.
She won't wake up.
Is this the paramedics?
-A person fainted-- -Don't call an ambulance.
-Pardon? -Hang up.
What do you plan to do?
Where are you going?
No hospitals. I'll take her to the hotel.
And then what?
Please send over Dr. Yoon.
I'll go first. Wrap things up here and come.
What?
Why am I here again?
I'm curious too. Why did you come back?
I don't know either.
Sir.
What's going on?
Who is she?
Welcome home.
-Where's Dr. Yoon? -He's not here yet.
Mr. Kang.
Detective Park is here.
Hello.
Hello. What brings you here?
It's about the witness Oh Yeon-joo.
I see. You haven't found her yet?
She's really strange.
Just how did she manage to avoid all the surveillance cameras?
You don't have to try too hard.
She's not a suspect. It's okay if you can't find her.
What are you talking about? We will find her.
But...
It's nothing serious.
I need to put her in bed.
You don't have to see us out.
We'll get going, then.
What's going on? Isn't that Yeon-joo?
What happened?
Finally, it's in my possession.
What is?
The key to my life.
Anyway, is she really pretty?
Is she considered pretty?
What?
Why does everyone say she's pretty?
You're awake.
How do you feel?
I feel dizzy.
You're probably still drowsy from the medicine.
You're not dying, so don't worry.
Where am I?
My room. It's where I live.
The penthouse?
How do you know that?
You live in a hotel penthouse. On the 33rd floor, the top floor.
You really know everything about me.
I know everything.
What else do you know?
I know that your family...
was suddenly killed in your house and it traumatized you.
That's why you live in hotels and not in a house.
That's interesting.
What else do you know?
You keep a gun underneath your pillow.
You always keep it there even though it's illegal.
You can't sleep without it.
How do you know that?
I saw it.
Where did you see it?
That was the saddest scene.
The Hangang Bridge.
I cried with you back then.
I was afraid...
Chul would really kill himself.
Die!
Why weren't you guarding the door?
-We received a text to go downstairs. -From who?
The message was from Do-yoon's phone,
but he said he didn't send it.
I will
find you soon.
Just wait.
Where am I?
Is this Chul's room?
It is! This is his bed and that is... Oh, my gosh.
Did I get dragged in here again? Why?
Why? How?
You're awake.
-Yes. -How are you feeling?
I'm okay.
A nurse checked on you. She said you were fine
-and that you can get up now. -Did she say why I fainted?
-She said it was fatigue. -Fatigue?
You exhausted your body, which caused fatigue.
I exhausted my body?
You were in bed for two days.
Maybe you overexerted yourself.
What?
Right, I guess maybe I did.
Why don't you have lunch with Mr. Kang? He'll be back soon.
-Will he come back here? -Yes.
I prepared some clothes. You can change in the bathroom.
-I see. -Okay, then.
What now?
What am I supposed to do now? My goodness.
It's huge.
It's see-through.
Gosh.
Isn't that the biggest problem?
How do you know what will happen if you get involved with Chul?
What if you're suddenly dragged back in again?
It's here.
-She's alone? -She's in the shower.
I told you not to leave her alone when she wakes up.
-I can't go in there with her. -Seriously.
What should I do?
Which one should I go with?
She can't run away from here. This is the 33rd floor.
I heard she woke up.
-Yes, you can see her later. -Why? What is she doing?
She's having an honest talk with Mr. Kang.
In the bathroom?
There you go again, Yeon-joo.
What is this now?
It's 11:00 a.m. and you just woke up. What are you trying to do here?
Nothing!
-Excuse me? -It's nothing.
You always do things and say it's nothing.
Don't come near me.
Stop or I'll shoot you.
Gosh, you are one weird woman.
You showed up out of the blue,
slapped me in the face, kissed me,
disappeared, and then you showed up again.
Now, you're suddenly taking your clothes off and pointing a gun at me.
I know you don't understand me. I wouldn't either,
but there's a reason why I'm doing this.
-What reason? -Don't move.
I'm really going to shoot you. I'm not kidding.
-Go ahead then. -I'm serious.
It's dangerous!
You're worrying about someone you're going to shoot?
I'll really shoot!
You need bullets first. Don't you know that?
I wanted to see
what you'd do since you knew that I kept a gun under my pillow.
Why are you doing this?
I really don't like doing this, so let's talk it out.
I have about 100 questions,
but I'll let you live if you answer the first one.
How did you disappear that day?
I'll have to report you to the police if you don't answer.
How cruel!
You said I saved your life.
You certainly did. That's why I let you go before.
Aren't you the one who broke your promise?
You disappeared without answering any of my questions.
You must keep your promise now.
I waited two months for you like a gentleman.
Do you agree?
How did you disappear?
There must have been a way.
I'll report you to the police if you don't answer.
If you can't answer that, here's my next question.
Why did you slap and then kiss me that day?
I'll wait since we still have a lot of time.
So I can disappear.
What did you say?
I had to do it so I could disappear.
Do what?
Kiss you.
The kiss?
Yes.
You had to kiss me in order to disappear?
Yes.
I didn't imagine an answer like that.
So you disappeared because you kissed me?
That was the way?
It's true,
so please stop this and let me go.
-Is that so? -Yes.
Why are you still here?
You're still here.
I... I wasn't saying just kissing makes me disappear!
There has to be a change in emotions! That's what the kiss meant!
Emotions?
I didn't like it at all back then.
You may not have liked it, but you were surprised.
-Yes, I was. -That's what I mean.
There was some kind of change in your emotions. That's the rule.
-You seem surprised. You're blushing. -Not me, you!
-What do you mean? -Your change of emotions is what counts.
What kind of rule is that?
-Why are my emotions important? -Because you're the main character.
The main character?
For what?
What you just did can be considered sexual assault.
I'm going to press charges.
You committed sexual assault first.
And assault on top of that.
Besides, I was doing a scientific experiment
to prove the theory that you presented.
What you're saying now
is that you can only disappear when there's a change of emotions in me.
Is that correct?
-Yes. -Is that why you slapped me?
Did you take off your clothes and shoot the gun to surprise me?
That's right.
That's very weird.
I thought you'd say you teleported.
But it doesn't seem like a lie
since you're still here even when you had a chance to disappear.
I'm not lying.
Just because it's not a lie doesn't mean it's the truth.
You're only talking about what happened
without including the important context.
I know you're hiding your reasons.
There must be a context that explains why you can disappear
only when there's been a change of emotions in me.
You need to tell me about that.
I don't know any more than that.
How could you not know?
Answer before I count to ten.
One.
-Two. -I said I don't know.
Three.
-Four. -Don't scare me.
You won't even shoot.
Five.
What's going on?
Get out.
What are you doing?
I'm investigating instead of the police
since you talk too much.
However, Yeon-joo keeps teasing me
instead of telling the truth.
Are you all right?
-Stop it. -Get out.
-Stop it. She's not even well. -Get out!
That is how you fire a gun.
This is a very important problem that my life depends on.
It doesn't matter if you saved my life.
You saved my life, but you're also very dangerous.
If you don't answer me, I'll really shoot you.
I stopped at five, right?
Six.
Seven.
How important is the secret that you can't tell me even at gunpoint?
You won't shoot me.
Eight.
How can you be sure?
You...
wouldn't do that.
Nine.
I thought you knew everything about me,
but you're wrong about certain things.
I can do it if I want to.
That can't be.
You really won't answer me?
Ten.
Were you surprised?
I guess you didn't know what abilities you had.
What happened?
Did you shoot her?
Did you?
She got scared and fainted. Put her in a room.
Have you lost your mind? What were you thinking?
I was only trying to scare her, and I missed.
You've completely lost your mind.
Please come now.
She fainted again.
Something...
shocking happened.
Yes. Please hurry.
-Please bring her some water. -Okay.
Did he lose his mind after being in the hospital for too long?
He's weird but she's very weird too.
They're both weird.
Did you call the nurse?
I said to hand her over to the police.
Did you bring her to act like a thug? Are you a gangster?
How could you threaten a woman with a gun?
Didn't you want a thorough investigation?
-Hand her over to the police. -Not the police.
I won't sit back and watch anymore.
Give her to the police, and if they can't solve it,
that's when we investigate. That's the proper procedure.
Why make things complicated?
Who knows what will happen later?
I said no police.
It will never be solved once the police are involved.
I told you. Yeon-joo is the key to my life.
Change my flight to an evening flight. I'm dropping by Busan.
Is she awake?
How is she?
I gave her a sedative, and her blood pressure is normal.
-Please give us a minute. -Sure.
Are you angry?
Am I angry?
That is a major understatement. You shot me with a gun!
I'm sorry for scaring you.
Actually, I knew that a gunshot wouldn't kill you.
Why don't you know that?
You're immortal, Yeon-joo.
You can never die.
You really didn't know that?
How do you know that?
If you answer my question, I'll tell you.
Since we both witnessed what happened,
let's admit that you are not an ordinary person.
You're probably from another world.
Another world that I don't know about.
And you work as a cardiothoracic surgery resident there.
Right?
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Where is that?
Anyway, I'm relieved.
I confirmed that you can't disappear whenever you want.
If everything is up to me,
that means there is no way you can escape.
You know me well, don't you?
Once I make up my mind, I never get swayed.
That's my talent.
I even won a gold medal with that.
So now, you can't go back
until you've answered all my questions.
Stay here with me.
Since you saved my life,
I will protect you from the police and the media.
Stay as long as you like.
And if you want to go back, just answer my questions.
It seems like you have a lot of surprising things to tell me.
If you say the truth and surprise me, you get to go back,
and I'll find the answers that I want.
What can you say? Isn't that a fair deal?
Surprise me if you want to go back.
What kind of world is the world you live in?
You said you knew and saw everything about me.
Where did you see me?
Is it hard to answer?
It is hard.
Then let's stay here together. I don't mind.
We have plenty of time.
You want me...
-to live here? -If not here,
where would you go?
I don't think you have anywhere to go.
We're ready.
I planned to have lunch with you before going on a business trip,
but something came up in Busan. Let's eat when I'm back.
I'll be back on Friday. My assistant will be here in my absence.
Right.
Here's the cell phone you dumped last time.
Call me if anything happens.
I'm asking for a truce. Sorry for what I did a while ago.
I sincerely apologize.
Rest well.
I love you.
Never mind.
Right.
You must've thought I'd be really surprised to see you naked.
Did you think my heart would pound and my eyes would glaze over?
No, I just took a chance.
-Do you realize you're ridiculous? -I do.
Take care.
Let's go.
-What was that, really? -What?
You said if she's considered pretty, a stray dog would be pretty,
but you act like you're in love.
You've seen her naked,
she kissed you and said she loved you. She even slapped you.
That looked like a lover's spat.
And now that? You're going to live together?
That's like a couple moving in together.
-You're right. -Anyone would get the wrong idea.
-Right. -This is about you.
It's complicated. Think whatever you want.
Wait.
What is it?
You're going somewhere?
I'm stopping by Busan, then I'm going to New York. Why?
Be careful.
Am I going to die on the way?
Will the train derail? Or will the airplane get hijacked?
I don't know. I'm just worried.
So you're not sure how I'm going to die this time.
When I'm here, I don't know things either.
So I can't help you.
You know when you're there?
Yes.
I'm getting more curious.
You never answer my questions. Why are you worried that I might die?
I am one of those people
who want your life to have a happy ending.
I'm your fan. I swear.
Are you saying I'm going to be unfortunate if I hear the answer?
Perhaps.
That's why I can't answer.
Besides, you are the first patient that I saved on my own.
Is that right? I'm honored.
-You are my second patient too. -I'm even more honored.
So
always be careful.
I will.
I guess you can answer this question.
How old are you?
I'm 30.
We're the same age. Are you married?
No.
That's good.
I found out later on why I was the only one
who kept getting dragged here.
It was because this man...
said that I was the key to his life.
At that moment,
the heroine of this cartoon changed
from Yoon So-hee...
to Oh Yeon-joo.
I'm sure Yeon-joo is the key to my life.
She's the only one who can open the door to all the secrets.
Would you have a glass of wine with me then?
Aren't you...
You're the doctor from the rooftop.
What do I do? I can't have the police take me.
Reveal your identity.
I have no identity to reveal.
If she's innocent, why can't she identify herself?
They're convinced that you're the criminal.
So answer my question.
- You will regret it. - I won't regret it.
What do you mean by the world I live in?
The world inside a cartoon.
Subtitle translation by Jeong Lee