Mom.
There's a kid called Na Il-deung in my class.
He's super smart and really good-looking.
And he even has a great sense of humor.
The other day, I was so surprised when he randomly asked me to date him.
I bet this time too, he'll be laughing as he says,
"Hey. Come on. I'm joking,." or something like that.
-What-- -Let me know if you're interested.
There's still a few days left before the math test.
JI CHANG-WOOK
CHOI SUNG-EUN
HWANG IN-YOUP
DIRECTOR: KIM SEONG-YOON
MERRY-GO-ROUND
I'll pay you. To fail the test.
Don't you
need money?
It's not as nice as a mama hen keeping you warm, is it?
But you can still do it, because you are a very special egg.
Go to bed already. You're going to be sleepy at school.
I don't have any classes, so it's okay.
The field trip starts tomorrow.
The ones who aren't going have no class for the day
after taking attendance. It's so awesome.
Why didn't you tell me?
Because I don't want to go.
You know how I'm sensitive about some things.
All of the girls in my class will be sleeping in the same room.
How ridiculous is that?
Imagine how noisy it'll be.
They'll probably stay up all night, right?
Having fun?
What's so fun about that?
It's expensive for nothing.
Why aren't you going on the field trip?
I'll pay for it. Go, even if you don't want to.
You have money?
Yeah.
What are you waiting for? Hurry up and pack.
Well, if you insist.
Because I'm a good little sister.
I'll do it.
How low do I have to score?
Just keep it under 90.
How much are you going to pay me?
Two hundred thousand won now, and three hundred more after
the scores come out.
Okay.
It's okay.
Whatever pride I'm selling for a few hundred thousand won
can always be bought back once I make a lot of money later.
Hey.
What are you two doing?
Be honest.
I saw everything.
The two of you…
were holding hands, right?
-What? -What's going on here?
-Are they dating? -Are you really dating?
-What? -Oh my.
-Seriously? -For real?
-What? -They're dating.
-Really? -Hey!
You're supposed to act like you saw nothing.
-Oh my! -Il-deung, nice!
No way. For real?
No way.
Really?
I would've never guessed it.
Take one and pass it.
Come on.
Hurry up.
2022 MIDTERM EXAM SUBJECT: MATH
MIDTERM EXAM
Five minutes left.
YOON AH-YI ANSWERS FOR THE MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
Mom, today was the last day of midterms.
But I bombed the math exam I was most confident about.
It wasn't that hard,
but I made a mistake while marking my answers down on the answer sheet.
Next time,
I won't make the same mistake again.
Okay, here we go!
-Having fun? -Yeah, this is so much fun.
Let's go find your mom.
-Ah-yi. -Yes?
If you ever lose Mommy, make sure you don't wander off.
Come right here, in front of the merry-go-round.
That's how I can find you?
Yes.
So, no crying, even if you lose your grip on my hand.
Be brave and strong.
Okay. No crying, and I'll wait for you right here,
Were you waiting for me?
-No, I wasn't. -All right.
It's just that
I come here out of habit when something upsetting happens.
Birthdays, Children's Days…
Every happy memory with my mom happened in this place.
When you step into an amusement park,
you forget about all of your worries, right?
That's why I like it here.
-Even to this day? -Yeah.
Not for me, not anymore.
Maybe it's because the park is old and rusty now,
or maybe it's because I've grown up.
Let's see.
There's nothing like a merry-go-round to stop a kid from crying.
What do you say?
Want to go for a ride?
No. Are you going to talk about all that weird stuff again,
about what real magic is like?
I was just going to turn the ride on.
All I have to do is flip that switch over there.
Wow.
You know how to do this kind of stuff too?
Of course.
Then,
did you fix all the other rides here too?
Well, the trick is knowing exactly what to fix.
Fixing old machines like these isn't as hard as you'd think,
as long as you know how they work.
But…
you.
In here.
Do you know what to do when your heart is broken?
What do you have to do?
Just say the magic words.
Like this.
Annara
sumanara.
Then you'll start to think about all of the good memories you had.
And you'll think "Everything will turn out okay for me."
"This kind of pain is nothing."
Just like that.
I'm serious.
Whenever things get really hard, just trust me and give it a shot.
Okay?
Annara sumanara.
That's right! Just like that!
What do you say? Do you want to go for a ride?
Annara
sumanara.
Seeing something with your eyes
Doesn't always mean it's true
You're only seeing what you believe
Do you remember the brilliant world
You used to see when you were a child?
Us, back in those days?
I believed in myself more And could become anything
Tomorrow was always More exciting than today
Even on cloudy days
I would wait for the sun
Holding in my heart
The dreams that would come true one day
In the dark of the night The only thing that grows
Are the excuses that seem even more Convincing than they did yesterday
I know you're really only trying To run away
Perhaps we could have run down
Those same paths
Where we'd once fallen down
I can believe in myself again And can become anything
Tomorrow will always be More exciting than today
-Beyond those clouds -The sun's waiting to shine
-I can always remember it -Remember it
-I can feel -I can feel
The dreams that will blossom again
Are right here
I'll draw myself on a day as white as snow
With no reasons to back down
No reasons to feel small
Again with unwavering light
With any and every color I desire
I'll paint myself in
I can believe in myself again
And can become anything
Tomorrow will always be More exciting than today
I met myself again
And I won't let go of that hand
My sparkling name calls out to me
-Beyond those clouds -The sun's waiting to shine
-I can always remember it -Remember it
I can feel
The dreams that will blossom again
Are within me
In my heart
Feel my dream
How are you feeling?
Do you feel a bit better now?
All right.
Yes.
For a moment, at least.
A moment?
Well. How about
you erase those numbers in your head first?
-Numbers? -Yes.
Math formulas, test scores, your ranking, time,
and money.
How am I supposed to do that?
Even if it's only for a moment, try and do something totally silly.
For example,
learning magic from me.
What do you think? Wouldn't life be more interesting?
Later.
Maybe later.
No matter how much I think about it,
learning something like magic, given my current situation,
just doesn't make any sense.
I can't live my life only doing things that I want to do.
Like you.
Even if it was only for a short while, thank you.
I'm not saying you should only do what you want.
You should do whatever it is you want to do
just as much as the things you don't want to do.
Goodness.
My students are busy being loud today too. Some things never change.
All right!
The day you've all been waiting for has finally arrived!
I can tell by your faces, you all know.
Yes, you're right. Your report cards!
Come on, man.
You're that excited to see them?
I'm nervous too. My hands are shaking, like this.
So, there's someone in our class
that scored the highest in every subject and ranked in first place.
That's right. It's Na Il-deung!
In all subjects?
What's the holdup? Clap!
Louder!
No. Don't come up. I'll go to you.
Don't get up.
Gosh! Thank you for giving me the opportunity
to deliver such a rare report card.
Everybody else come up front.
-Kim So-hee. -How come you won't deliver it to me?
You'll see why when you see your grades.
Take a look. You understand, right?
Song Woo-rim.
Here's the money as promised.
Good job.
Let me know about doing it for finals.
Hey…
Why are you doing all this?
Your rank overall was first even without doing this.
What about you? Why did you agree to my proposition?
We both got what we needed, right?
Oh, about the performance evaluations,
there's so much to submit that it's been tough.
Do you want to do that for me too?
I'll pay you 200,000 won for each project.
Sure, fine.
Just let me know which subjects you need me to do.
You're easier to talk to than I thought you'd be.
Like you said, it's enough as long as we both get what we need.
LOOKING FOR A MISSING PERSON SEO HA-YOON, AGE 18, SEWOON HIGH
Do you happen to know Seo Ha-yoon?
I heard she went missing.
This whole situation has me perplexed too.
Yeah, we'll be contacting you again.
Oh, and,
I'm sorry to say this, but
I barely had a chance to notice anything weird.
It was a new semester, with little time to learn the kids' faces.
Runaway or kidnapping, we're not ruling anything out,
so please be patient.
If you reach Seo Ha-yoon or hear anything, please call us immediately.
-Yes, of course. -Thank you.
Thank you.
-Hello. -Hello.
Hey. It looks like Seo Ha-yoon is actually missing.
I doubt that. She ran away from home last year too.
-Really? -Yeah.
I knew you'd come.
I ended up going back.
Now, what should we try first?
First,
why don't you give me that hair tie?
-This? -Yes, that.
Watch closely.
See, this ball…
has vanished.
This is "vanishing."
And making it appear again is "appearance."
Even I know that much.
I performed a magic show once during a school talent show
in elementary school.
Oh, really?
Then,
what about this?
Here. This is what you call a "change."
You didn't do this at your show, did you?
No. That's incredible.
It is, isn't it? This…
I thought someone was outside…
Someone's out there?
This is "misdirection."
Mis… What's that?
Look for yourself.
How did you do this?
"Misdirection" is when you direct the audience's attention.
It lets the magician show what he wants and hide what he wants.
And that's when you perform the trick.
-Trick? -Yes, trick.
Didn't he say it wasn't trickery, it's real magic?
What's up with this guy?
-How silly. -Oh?
I know exactly what you were thinking just now.
I'm not silly.
Listen to me carefully.
What I taught you just now
are stage tricks, but…
the fact that you're smiling right now is real magic.
Isn't that something?
Now, since this is your first lesson, let's start by practicing vanishing.
Yoon Ah-yi has something to do with him.
It has to be one of two reasons.
Money or love.
Yeah, try.
-Like this? -Yes and grab this.
Then grab this.
-There you go. -Is this right?
Yeah. Try again.
But how come you don't look at me like that?
Yoon Ah-yi, you weren't doing it for the money?
He can't be the owner of this amusement park, right?
Should I report him for squatting?
Handsome. I love handsome men.
-More handsome than me? -That's right.
All right, then.
Go to that good-looking guy.
You.
You seem to be very interested in me.
Or…
magic?
I'm more suspicious than interested.
You're a loser, seducing a minor with your lame parlor tricks.
I'm worried about the trouble you might cause.
Can you really…
afford to worry about other people…
right now?
Me?
I can always afford it.
That's something that only people who've had luxuries would know about.
Are you
wearing any underwear?
What?
Oh, oh.
-Oh, look, it's your underwear. -Wait, what…
Damn it.
What are you playing at?
I'm just joking around.
You were being so serious, right?
I was only trying to lighten the mood. It's fun, isn't it?
Come on, you know it's fun.
Don't act like you're so happy when you live in hiding
at an abandoned theme park like this.
Yeah?
Then,
what's wrong with you?
What are you so frustrated about?
Don't touch me, damn it.
Acting cocky doesn't change a thing.
People like you start in the gutter
and end up in the gutter.
Do you know that?
Isn't it too cold?
The path you're on?
Mere happiness is simple
Because you only need To look straight ahead and run
Because you'll never trip Over your feet and fall
Instead, you can't choose which direction
Instead, you can't stop when you want to
All you have to do is do as you're told
Are all the things you have The things you want?
Are all the things you long for The things you want?
Ask yourself
If your beating heart
Is beating
For yourself
Stop
Who are you living for?
It's just an inescapable trap
Who knows where you're even headed?
Maybe it's not even the real you Who keeps on going
In that direction
-All you are -All you are
Is a wind-up toy
All you can do is smile
For whoever that might be
Why do we keep running
In this ice-cold world?
Shake up your frustrated heart
And wake up!
Listen to whether your screaming heart
Is beating
For yourself
-Stop -Stop
It's not too late
Muster the courage
To escape
What are you doing?
What is it? Are you all right?
You. What did you do to me?
Huh?
It looks like you're looking at me differently compared to before.
Admiration? Or respect?
There's something along those lines in your eyes.
No?
Want to see something fun?
Stop it.
Huh?
Here, it's a gift.
Do you think you'll fool me with such lousy tricks?
"Lousy…"
You should still take it.
This isn't funny.
Are you okay, Ri-eul?
I heard you got your report card.
Your mom was so excited when she told me this morning.
Yes.
So I asked her,
how little do you think of Na Jin-man's boy
to make a fuss over simply placing first at school?
It's been a while since I've given you extra allowance.
How much do you think is enough?
About two… Two million won.
All right. I'll transfer it to your bank account.
Thank you.
You're doing great.
Thanks.
Hey.
What? Do you need something else?
Oh, it's nothing like that.
-What's your relationship with him? -What?
I happened to see the two of you together at the amusement park.
Do you
know anything about that man?
Magician.
His name?
His age?
Whether he has a criminal record or anything?
You know nothing about him?
Then why?
What if he's dangerous?
My gosh.
Are you really that naive?
How can you spend time with him without knowing anything?
Why are you so curious?
It's unrelated to you.
Yes, it is! So don't ever go there again!
You know,
I think you have the wrong idea right now,
but don't tell me what to do.
Why should I have to listen to you?
I mean…
-Just because you're paying me-- -Hey, that's nonsense!
If that's not it, then what?
Come on, do I have to say it?
Of course it has something to do with me.
Anyway,
I'm warning you.
Don't go back there again.
That's it for today's lesson.
Do you have any questions?
I do.
-Mister? -Yeah.
What's your name?
For now,
it's Ri-eul.
"For now, Ri-eul"?
Yes.
What about your family?
I have one.
"For now, Ri-eul."
Ri-eul is mine.
That's right, I am yours.
Then is this place really your home…
Never mind.
Ah-yi.
Want me to tell you a secret?
A secret?
I didn't settle in this amusement park for nothing.
I mean,
people don't know this,
but here, right here,
there's a path that leads all the way up to the heavens.
And where might that be? Where is it?
Over there…
This mailbox?
Yes. Inside this mailbox is another world, transcending time and space.
Even without my help, you can send a message
to wherever your heart desires if you put it here.
For instance, you might get a response back from your mother.
Okay.
All right. It's your choice to not believe me.
Goodbye. Take care.
You idiot, did you really believe that?
Gosh, you're ugly, and you're stupid too.
-Who are you? -Sorry?
Oh.
I'm a student, learning magic here.
-Who… -Oh.
It looks like he's teaching magic too these days.
What? Who is this person?
-What is all this? -Just something.
Wow, looks delicious.
You didn't have to go to the trouble.
It's nothing.
I thought it was just him and his parrot.
Is he married?
Try this, too.
Okay. Get to the edge.
Turn.
Damn it.
It wasn't anything like this.
It was way more realistic. It felt real.
How on earth did he do it?
It can't be actual magic, can it?
LOOKING FOR A MISSING PERSON
Look carefully.
This is a basic one-hand ball rolling.
Like this…
This is the two-hand method.
Wow.
And next…
Ta-da.
What do you think? Do you want to try?
-Yes. -Okay.
Ta-da.
-How did you do that? -Now you try.
-This. -Yeah.
Slowly.
One finger at a time.
-Like this? -Yeah.
Then slowly, just like that.
Like this. And then under.
Relax your fingers. One by one.
Four…
Sorry.
Oh my goodness!
Na Il-deung?
What are you doing here?
I told you.
It's related to me too.
Please, continue what you were doing. Don't mind me.
Welcome to Ri-eul's magic show.
Watch closely. One.
Two.
Amazing.
-Right? -Yes.
-This amazes you? -Yeah, it does.
Stop.
It stopped.
I think I saw this on YouTube.
Would you care to grab this?
No.
One. Two. Three.
Ta-da.
Il-deung. Go ahead and pick as many as you want.
-As many as I want? -Yes.
Pick some cards.
Hey, it's only a fake spider.
-It's on fire. -What?
-Oh no.
It's so cool, Mister.
Lesson over.
Bye.
It's on fire!
Hey.
-Hey, are you okay? -I'm fine.
Let me see it.
-I'm fine. -You shouldn't touch it.
My gosh.
I'm going to stop accepting money from you.
I had a lot of regrets about it.
I'll give you back all of the money you've given me so far too.
It might be hard
to return everything right away.
-But if you can wait, I'll work-- -Let's forget about it.
You and I are the only ones who know about it.
Please just forget about it.
Can you do that for me?
Oh, this. The Band-Aid.
Tell me if it hurts.
Hang on.
You're overreacting.
-What? -Blow on it.
Seriously.
-Do we have anything? -Yes. Take a look at this.
There are four damaged banners in total.
For three of them, there are no cameras or it's too dark.
There's just one,
but even in this one, you can just barely make out the attire.
LOOKING FOR MISSING PERSON
What is this? That's a pretty unique outfit.
Right? It's definitely not a common outfit.
Look at this other footage too.
This place is where Seo Ha-yoon's last phone call was traced to.
Fishy, right?
Can we zoom in to identify him?
How could we possibly check anyone's identity with just this?
See if we can find any witnesses around there.
And check to see if there were any kinds of events around April 25th,
like performances or corporate events.
Yes, sir.
Ri-eul, does it hurt?
It doesn't.
Ri-eul is in pain.
Don't worry. It really doesn't hurt at all.
It's just
a small remnant
of a very old memory.
What is it?
What?
Yoon Ah-yi. The teacher wants to see you.
Late last night,
Il-deung's mother called me.
She said that recently large amounts of money were withdrawn from his account
and that he looks very depressed. She's very worried about him.
From my 20 years of experience as a teacher, I had a thought.
"Oh,
maybe he's being bullied or blackmailed
by someone at school."
And then I saw that this was posted
for everyone to see on the school forum.
An explanation is needed, don't you think?
Subtitle translation by: SC