GOING TO YOU AT A SPEED OF 493KM
THE PLACES, PEOPLE, ORGANIZATIONS, AND EVENTS IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTIONAL
EPISODE 7
What a great color and scent.
Taejun! The porridge is ready!
I'm done too!
It looks good.
Smells good.
Of course. I made it.
Hey.
-What? -This.
You were discharged sooner than I expected.
What? Did you want me to rot in the hospital?
The national team members are staying another day.
They have to be sure.
In other words, they don't have to be thorough with us.
Do you want some porridge?
No, I'm good.
It tastes good though.
What are you doing?
Hey.
-Hey. -You cooked it, so I had to finish it.
Bye.
Okay.
Here.
Gosh. Why did you come?
What about training?
The federation match is coming up.
And your competition is coming up.
Seriously. Why do you like your dad so much?
It's too much now.
You're impossible.
Coach, are you all right?
Why are you…
That's right. You're the coach's daughter.
"That's right"? As if.
Drop the act.
Wait. Stop.
I've been meaning to ask you. Are you two close?
How close? Why?
We're not close.
We're not not close.
What was that?
Well, so… Yumin won the gold medal
at the Yook Junghwan Badminton Tournament.
Coach, how do you feel? I'm worried sick.
Why are you worried about me? Don't be.
How could I not be? You're our coach.
Well…
The team can't last a day without you.
-Hang in there. -Oh, my gosh.
Wait outside.
I'll see you outside.
Where is he?
"I'll slit your throat." That was what she said.
Who said that?
A girl who said we weren't close at all.
A girl?
Dang it.
If she hates me, fine. How could she say she'll slit my throat?
At least call if you don't want to come out.
Hey. The most shocking thing for me
was our coach.
How could he discriminate us like that?
I agree. How could he discriminate between athletes?
We're forgetting something right now.
Coach is an Olympic gold medalist.
He was on the national team.
We weren't. That's his point.
-You're right. -He's immature, lacks passion,
and is a schmuck at times,
but I thought he was nice on the inside.
I thought there would be a puny bit of kindness in him.
I didn't know he'd be like this.
I know you kids are hurt,
but Coach has his reasons.
I see you've been discharged.
Don't say that. I'm hurting too.
I don't know if it's okay for me to say this,
but I've never seen a leader
who cares about his players as much as our coach.
-I see. Sure. -I see. Sure.
He wasn't messed up like that from the get-go.
The world ruined him.
Something happened, that's why.
Seriously.
Want me to tell you what Coach used to be like?
If anyone falls behind,
everyone will redo it!
A long time ago,
when he was the coach at Taereung,
he was extremely intense.
That's right.
He nickname was Moses.
And Bucket.
SOJU
Even injured players weren't excluded.
I quit.
I'm quitting badminton.
I won't play anymore!
Mother. Why did I have to play badminton
and make you suffer like this?
If I had golfed instead, I'd be--
Snap out of it!
Dang it.
Coach.
However, Coach was the only one who didn't give up
on that tragic player.
If you give up now,
I'll kill you and then myself.
Coach.
Why do you care about someone like me?
Although it was heartbreaking that the tragic player was the only one
who respected him.
You'll make yourself sick.
Sanghyun.
The players…
They all hate me.
You're not the only ones with scars.
Coach has plenty of his own.
He was heartless from the start.
A bucket? Isn't that abuse?
No wonder the players hated him.
He's better now in comparison.
-Maybe he got a wake-up call. -Right?
Maybe it wasn't a bucket. Hold on.
Anyone who can smile after that humiliation
should just kill themselves, no?
No one was smiling-- Ouch. Sorry.
When I was in the ER,
I thought I was having a baby.
While I was suffering pain comparable to labor,
Coach's words were, I repeat,
"National team members first!"
As many of us better make it to the roster for the team match.
Does Yunis take any random schmoe?
-No! -No!
We used to be great athletes too!
-That's right! -That's right!
All right! Let's chant! It's been a while.
-Okay! -Let's do it!
Get ready!
Yunis!
-Yunis! -Yunis!
-Let's… -Let's…
-smash! -smash!
-Let's do this! -Yeah!
Up high!
When you walk down this path,
you meet people who scratch you.
That's when you grow.
Because we don't take abuse from anyone.
Okay.
Wait and see
what I do to those jerks who scratch me.
Keep it up.
You're too intense.
Here.
Yes. Let's smile like that.
It's fun.
I envy how relaxed you are.
I envy how passionate you are.
What?
I want to be your partner.
What?
You can say no.
What do you mean? Oh, my gosh.
I totally fell for you when you helped me snap out of it and get back in the game.
Once a fan, always a fan!
A fan?
Actually, I was your fan when I was in high school.
I folded 1,000 paper cranes and sent them to you too.
Oh, my gosh.
It's true my fandom faded slightly,
but I was happy when I heard you'd be joining our team.
You followed the majority.
-Sorry. -Don't be.
Hey.
-Sungsil. -Yes.
You're my lover now. Okay?
What?
-You're my girl! -Wait!
-Just trust me! -Hold on!
MULTI BALM
A gift to commemorate becoming partners.
Even athletes should care about their appearance.
This is my gift to you to commemorate becoming partners.
I'm not used to things like this.
I should do things I'm not used to. I even have a boyfriend now.
I'm playing better,
I got myself a guy, and now a girl.
Why are things going so well? It's making me nervous.
What if I crash and burn?
Nice. It's moisturizing.
Moist.
Muah.
No. No bad thoughts.
It's okay. It's totally okay.
Where is he?
There's no one here.
It's just us.
Did you wait long?
Do you feel sick?
No.
Your skin looks dry like you're tired.
Should I not have called you out?
He doesn't even notice I put it on.
Are you blind? Can't you see this shine?
Put what on?
Makeup? To look pretty for me?
To look girly?
No. Sungsil gave it to me.
I only used it because I had it--
Were you hoping for this?
What's wrong?
This side was hoping for something too.
Are you hooked?
You acted all innocent, but you come out and ask for it.
You're so forward.
You need a good kick, don't you?
Get over here!
I'll kill you. Get back here.
Get over here.
You're really strange.
I'm not strange. Get over here.
Why you…
Why are they telling us to come just for this tiny competition?
Can't you do this much given how much they pay you?
Whoever loses only eats burgers for a week.
Don't be nervous. Stand tall. Chest out.
-Be bold and confident. -Yes, sir!
Watch out for counterattacks.
We'll counterattack.
Let them intimidate you, and you'll lose.
Hey. Glare at them. Make sure to glare at them!
Let's go!
We're about to begin. Get ready and come out.
Okay.
-Hi. -Hi.
Hello. I'm sorry. Sorry.
That punk.
Hey.
Hello.
Let's have a good match.
We'll win this today. Let's do this.
-Let's do this! -Let's do this!
Let's begin, everyone.
-Are you ready? -Yes, sir!
Let's begin.
Yes!
Dang it!
Does he think he's Sharapova? What's his problem?
The non-national team kids are putting up a fight today.
They must be angry from the food poisoning.
Coach. The men finished a set.
Keep going.
There's no end or breaks.
Why aren't they blowing the whistle?
Hey.
Use your energy wisely.
Looks like the last one standing wins.
Okay.
Watch every player carefully from now on.
Once they get tired, their weaknesses are bound to show.
Okay! If you can't play anymore, you can leave voluntarily!
Get off me!
They're not blowing the whistle.
I'm about to barf.
Are you all right? Hey.
Gosh. You can see how hard they practice regularly.
Are you okay?
Is it the final stretch?
They'll die at this rate.
-Are you okay? -I'm okay.
Darn it. I don't think I can continue.
You did well. You should go.
Dang it.
I wanted to stay until the very end.
You did great. You really did.
Let's go.
Darn.
Got one.
Hey.
Are you okay?
Hey. We'll finish up here.
Will you?
Thanks, guys.
Okay!
We'll proceed as doubles now.
Get moving.
Let's play for real now.
What the heck?
Hey. You can't even take me on--
-Hey. -What?
Why you…
You take this ignoramus.
I'll take down that muscled pig.
Seriously.
I'm the ace. How dare you look down on--
Let's win this.
Try me. Go on.
Taejun is actually flying.
He used to be weak.
It may have been his will that was weak.
Do you think you can attack without going through me?
Get out of my way. You're annoying.
It's my chance.
What did Taejun just hit?
What was that?
If we had measured it, it would be close to Junghwan's record.
Coach. Should we wrap up?
-Yes, wrap up. -Okay.
Okay, that's enough!
Good work, everyone!
You're thinking about Taejun, right?
He's a fun kid.
He's a funny punk.
I touched it.
What?
I skimmed it slightly.
We almost lost.
No wonder.
Its trajectory wasn't toward me.
That means we cheated.
It's not cheating if the ref didn't see it.
That's true.
Taejun, you sleeping?
No.
That was a nice smash earlier.
You were good.
Was I good?
You lasted until the end,
so you'll make it to the team match.
You almost made it to the end too. I'm sure you'll make it too.
Having hope is torture.
Being benched during the team match really stinks.
Because it means I'm useless to the team.
Congrats in advance, though.
You were awesome earlier.
It was almost 493 kph.
You saw that?
Yeah.
That was nothing.
Taeyang. Congrats on making it as starter.
It hasn't been announced yet.
You survived, so you'll be chosen for sure.
Right? I should make it, right?
I don't care to hear how it feels to have survived.
This is the best.
It was hard, wasn't it?
Yes.
I thought I was going to die.
But it's nice coming back after almost dying.
I really wanted to make it as starter.
"Park Taeyang isn't done for yet.
She's useful to the team."
I needed that confidence boost.
You got your confidence now.
How long will we stay like this?
A little longer.
It's melting away the fatigue.
So this is how it feels to hug your girlfriend after a match.
I want to compete every day.
Okay, then. I'll announce the team.
Step to the side if I call your name.
Yook Junghwan.
-Koo Hyukbong. -Yes, sir.
-Hwang Sieun. -Yes, sir.
-Lee Youngsim. -Yes, sir.
-Lee Jinseok. -Yes, sir.
-Kim Seyeon. -Yes, sir.
-Jung Jisoo. -Yes, sir.
Park Taejun.
Yes, sir.
And the final male player is…
-Lee Jiho. -Yes! I did it.
-It was worth the effort, right? -Yes.
Hey.
Okay, that's it for the men.
There's one woman doubles player left.
Taeyang, congrats in advance. You're the only one who can make the cut.
Thank you.
The last member to participate in the women's team match is…
Yang Sungsil.
It's been a while.
Taeyang.
Congrats.
Okay, then. Don't be too happy just because you're a starter,
and don't be disappointed because you're not.
Train harder with the mentality that this is just the beginning. Okay?
Yes, sir!
I can't take it.
I'm going to call Coach.
-No. -Is this an endurance sport?
Are we marathon runners?
Me? I'm fine not being a starter.
But I can't accept the results.
I'm going to call Coach…
No. I'm going to call Taesang.
Come on. Don't do that.
You're being too forceful.
Get off me.
A player should tell the coach how he feels.
-Don't stop me. -Yes, do it.
Do it!
Wait a second. Hold on. Dang it. Who does he take us for?
Hey. Who are you calling?
Coach! Can you talk?
Hold on.
It's Coach. You can do it!
You can do it! You…
Hold on. Dongwan wants to talk to you.
-He needs to tell you something. -Wait, I…
-I have to go to the bathroom. -Hey, wait…
-Hey. -But…
Hang up. Now. Hang up.
I didn't call him for real.
I only pretended to.
I knew that rat would cop out.
-Nice. -Sunsoo.
Hey! What if that moron had actually taken the call?
I was confident he wouldn't.
-Nice! -Nice, Sunsoo!
That's kind of frightening.
Right?
That's right…
Here we go.
We're way too successful.
You get to start again, Sungsil.
Congrats.
It's been so hard.
But it doesn't sit right with me.
What?
I can't understand why I made it instead of Taeyang.
It's because you're good. Because you're qualified.
Coach isn't stupid.
He decided after considering everything.
Still, I really can't get used to this,
competing among ourselves.
It's win or die in sports.
Eat.
Good job.
-Peel it for me. -Okay.
-Looks good. -Enjoy.
Taeyang is inconsistent in matches,
and above all else, she lacks precision as of now.
Sungsil is more stable, so she's a better choice.
Gosh. I couldn't look Taeyang in the eye.
You always make me be the bad guy.
Naturally, you should do it. Must I--
I thought she'd rush over and argue, but she's being quiet.
It must be hard to accept.
She's just like that.
She doesn't blame others, bad luck, or circumstances.
She trains foolishly hard to improve her skills.
I was like that.
Are you laughing at me?
Why you…
You punks.
Winning the Olympic gold… What would you guys know?
Gosh.
I'm sure those who won't make it
are whining and crying right now, saying they're angry and that it's unfair.
But those who will make it are probably training right now.
At least, you…
have a future.
I have to move into the training center tomorrow.
I thought I'd see you while I was in Seoul.
Is it a habit of yours to toy with me?
Why didn't you meet me in front of the hospital that day?
You should've said if you couldn't.
You said you'd slit my throat.
What kind of bull is that?
You're so annoying!
Why is she getting mad?
MYSTERIOUS TAROT
A tarot reading?
-Hello. -Hello.
What are you doing in here?
Tell me what will happen between us.
He's mean and says he doesn't like me, but he keeps coming back.
If I meet up with him, he talks about his first love.
Then he comes back again.
I don't know what he's trying to pull.
If it's meant to be, I'll be patient.
If it's not meant to be, I'm going to kick him to the curb.
Think of a question and pick out ten cards.
What do we do? She says we'll get married.
Should we go see a fortune-teller?
Or a diviner? Something traditional?
Who knows what they'd say?
At most, they'll say we get married.
Right.
It's Yook Junghwan! Isn't it?
-Oh, my gosh. -It is.
-You're so cute. -You're so hot.
-May I get a photo? -He's so cute.
-Is that your girlfriend? -Can I get a picture?
You don't want to be photographed.
-You're so cute. -So cute.
Passing through.
-No pictures. -You're really cute.
-No pictures. -Just one, please?
Who is she?
I dropped my bag.
I'll get it. Stay here.
Excuse me. Don't step on that.
This is nuts.
Was that your hand?
My bad.
I need to enter the destination. Where should we go?
I was going to enter it myself.
You're driving.
Do you want some candy?
Seriously.
I was going to get it myself. I have hands too.
Here. Take it with your hand.
You're so dense.
Fine. Okay.
You okay?
Let's go eat. It's on me.
I'm okay.
So what if I'm not okay?
You have your ups and downs. That's life.
Sorry.
For what?
For making it alone.
If only one of us were to do well,
I want it to be you all the time.
Well… Not like the team match is a big deal, but still.
Do you want to get sashimi?
While listening to the waves?
I know a great spot.
It's kind of far though.
You're not going to ask where we're going?
You said we were going for sashimi.
Exactly.
Don't you want to know why it's so special that we have to drive three hours for?
What's the point in asking?
You want to go, so we're going.
Boss!
Hey! Taeyang!
Oh, my gosh. Hey!
-Have you been well? -Of course.
My gosh. I was too excited to sleep when I got your text that you were coming.
I've missed you too.
-Hello. -Hello.
Who's this? Your boyfriend?
Yes.
I wanted to feed him some sashimi.
-Really? -May I wield the knife?
I just sharpened them.
Boyfriend. What do you like?
Pick something from here.
-Okay. -Let's see.
"Be born as a human in your next life.
Don't live like me."
I prayed that for the fish every time I killed one.
My dad said to learn a trade instead of playing sports.
Maybe I should've listened.
Good for you.
You have a backup plan if you retire.
Of course. Do you know how hard it was to learn this skill?
It took me two years to be able to grab a knife.
I took out the trash all the time before then.
My boss may not look it, but he's super strict.
Today,
I really wanted to come back here.
Who's Park Taeyang?
She endured three years in this countryside sashimi restaurant.
My life now is heaven compared to back then.
At least I'm back where I belong.
Taeyang, you haven't lost your touch.
I learned from the best.
-Cheers. -Cheers.
That's nice.
When this kid
showed up at my door crying, begging me to let her work for me,
she was like,
"Please just feed me and house me."
Isn't that right?
-I did that? -Do you deny it?
-I did not. -Gosh.
You're drunk.
That's because I'm the only one drinking.
No wonder. I thought she had the most impressive endurance.
I never imagined she was a badminton player.
Gosh.
I don't know what happened,
but you have to succeed, okay?
You've suffered enough. You deserve it.
Don't you agree?
Go to the Olympics.
Gosh. You think anyone who plays a sport goes to the Olympics, don't you?
That's why I can't tell people that I'm an athlete.
You're such a scaredy-cat.
Seriously. "I can do it."
-"Let's do this." -Enough. I'm sick of it.
You need to hear more nagging.
Hey, boyfriend. Nag her a little.
Tell her she can do it.
-Cheers! -Cheers.
-Nice to meet you. -See you next time.
-Bye. -Good night.
-Taeyang! -Yes?
Teach me a little next time you come.
You don't have any talent.
-I enjoyed dinner. -I'll practice until then.
We'll see if I have talent.
Bye.
What are you doing here alone?
Did you stay up all night?
Isn't it really pretty here?
It was depressing and suffocating when I trapped myself here.
I never knew how pretty it was.
There's something I didn't get to say yesterday.
Congrats on making the team match.
I didn't get to congratulate you properly.
There's something I didn't get to say to you.
It must've been
really hard.
Someone who loves the sport as much as you, living here…
It must've been much harder than I had imagined.
I had no right to say it was hard.
I ruined someone's life.
Getting injured while playing sports
is like destiny.
Even if you injured them
and ended their career.
She didn't get injured while playing badminton.
Every time I felt suffocated, I walked here.
Do you know what pained me the most?
I wondered…
if I was jealous of her.
That maybe I competed with her deep down inside.
That maybe I had made her feel lonely.
Was I…
truly a good friend?
What friend isn't competitive?
I'm sure you were a good friend.
She didn't want to go,
but I dragged her there.
I made her drink
and I caused the accident.
I knew she was hurt, but I didn't take her to the hospital.
Because I was afraid of being disciplined during the stupid winter training.
I thought it was nothing serious.
Winter training?
She lied to her family that she got injured during training.
To protect me.
But that wasn't true.
It wasn't. It was because of me.
But I pretended not to know.
Taejun.
Even if you shine brighter than I do,
even if you have talents that I lack,
I will never be jealous of you.
I will never have such wicked feelings toward someone I love again.
I mean it.
It's Park Junyoung,
isn't it?
Yes.
Let's stay…
like this for a moment.
Park Taeyang swings! She scores!
They have come from behind and taken the win.
Korea wins! Korea has won!
Park Taeyang is overwhelmed with emotion and moved to tears.
We've won the gold in women's doubles--
I won for the first time at an international competition,
but I hated myself immensely.
This is wrong.
I don't deserve the applause.
I was filled with remorse.
Careful.
Junyoung. How did this happen?
Junyoung. Junyoung!
-Junyoung. -Do you know what happened to her?
What?
Why won't you say anything?
I went hiking alone after it was canceled.
I fell down a hill.
What?
Junyoung.
Get on my back.
-Put her on my back. -Oh, no.
-I should've told the truth then at least. -Are you okay?
That it was my fault.
I love you, Junyoung.
Hey. You're too drunk.
I don't know about this. I've never boarded before.
Whatever. Park Junyoung! I love you!
-There's no one here! -No.
I should've listened to her and gone back.
No.
We never should've gone there in the first place.
One, two, three.
No.
I never should've liked you from the start.
Junyoung. I want to be like you.
-What was your name again? -It's Park Taeyang.
SPECIAL THANKS TO JIN SUN KYU
GOING TO YOU AT A SPEED OF 493KM
Together? All night? You stayed out together?
Are the two going out?
-Are you two dating? -I'll come clean too.
-I'm going out with Jiho. -What?
What if you pair up with Junghwan for the team match?
Provide support to Junghwan. That's your role.
Support you? Not a chance.
Are you saying you'll compete against me?
Do you really like me?
No one has ever liked me this much before.
No one, Taejun.
GOING TO YOU AT A SPEED OF 493KM
Translated by Jeong Lee