AWFULLY SCANDALOUS AND BRUTALLY GLAMOROUS
DONGBU POLICE STATION
Sir.
SEO A-RI'S LIVESTREAM DAY FOUR
This is a drug case.
We have to investigate it now.
On what grounds? Intel from a ghost?
What she says is pretty specific. We gotta confirm its validity.
I heard she died three months ago.
What are you, a shaman, you punk?
What if she's not dead yet?
-What if she's alive? -Then bring her here, alive!
Hey,
I know about this. My wife told me about it.
But we can't step in. What if it's a prank?
The person in question is officially dead!
Isn't it because we'd be going up against Taegang?
-What? -Don't you know them well?
Law firm Taegang and the lawyer Jin Tae-jeon.
-That's why back then-- -Jang, shut the hell up!
Back then?
Back then, what?
What are you trying to say?
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What do you think?
Are you surprised? Or…
"I knew they'd be up to no good."
Is this what you're thinking?
Yes, sir, we're working on it right now with all hands on deck.
Get rid of the account. Make it look like it's hacked.
All right, right here. Get her in, this way.
-Careful. -Get in.
Careful.
Get in.
Come on, now, push!
-Jae-hun, call me once you're out. -I will.
A-ri, this way.
A-ri, come on!
So this is it?
You just cover it up like this, no police or 119?
You fucking bitch, didn't I tell you to--
Don't you dare!
A-ri, I have no excuse for this right now,
but I have to persuade you.
No one will get hurt, I promise.
Man, I told you it's this way, damn it.
-This way! -A-ri, please.
Stop!
Honestly,
I was a little shocked.
Because of what happened, you ask?
No.
It was because of everything that happened afterwards.
Seriously, every day onwards,
I couldn't help but think,
"Sorry, not sorry."
"Life is unfair."
#SORRYNOTSORRY #LIFE_IS_UNFAIR
Honey.
How did it go? Is he okay?
He was in shock. I think he'll be all right.
Are you sure?
It's over for us if someone gets hurt. Don't you know that?
Of course I'm sure.
What about Chae-hee?
I put her to sleep in the study.
Since Mother can't find out.
Just when is she going to grow up?
I'm not saying she shouldn't do drugs.
She should know when to stop, like everyone else. Is that so hard?
Oh, by the way,
how well do you know Seo A-ri?
-What? -She was about to call the cops.
We have to shut her up first.
What's her background?
Can we at least see eye to eye with her?
What, report? Even if you didn't do any drugs, you were with them.
You think you'll be fine?
Just get out of here quietly when we let you out!
-Hey, Seo A-ri! -What?
Where have you been? I've been waiting forever for you.
-I was… -Do you know what happened overnight?
You hit it big! People are loving it!
What?
Two thousand comments? In one night?
You see all this?
"Your style is out of this world."
"Do you take preorders? I'd like to make one."
"When do you start shipping?" "I can't wait!" "Ari, hurry!"
On top of the comments,
you got DMs too. That's 3,000 units for preorder.
-Three thousand? -Seriously?
I feel dizzy now. If you make it big, buy me a Birkin.
Jeong-sun comes after me.
Me first, get me a computer first.
Goodness, shush, you two!
You guys are so petty. You have no ambitions at all.
This is only the beginning, my daughter.
Seo A-ri,
Ari.&!
All that's left is for you to build your own fashion empire!
Coco Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Gucci.
What the…
Honey, Seo A-ri's feed is on fire. Look.
Honey, seriously, now is not the time to be doing this!
Then what? Should I go start a catfight with her?
-No, but… -Stop making such a fuss.
My goodness. How does someone like you run a business?
-Here-- -What would you do without me?
I'm doing this because I'm worried about you, you know?
What if that woman gets in my sweetie's way?
Seo A-ri? Leave her be.
Let's see how far she can get.
It's not fun to get rid of her before she sprouts.
When her little head pokes out
is the most satisfying time to crush her under my heel.
I see you have something planned. Right?
Anyway, you know the owner of Aragon, right?
Yong-tae.
Go look into this instead.
This got deleted from Jin Chae-hee's feed soon after being posted.
But look, isn't something off?
What's with her eyes?
-Isn't this Seo A-ri next to her? -Yeah.
There's definitely something here, so I want you to get to the bottom of it.
Are these punks really…
Yeah, meet me there.
I just want to have lunch with you, that's all.
Yep, right. Have you gotten a hold of Dr. Kim?
Yes, but there's a problem…
Hey, you can be there right now, right?
Yeah. I'll see you there.
Bye.
I'm relieved to hear that nothing terrible happened.
To be honest, I was really conflicted about it till the very end,
thinking maybe I should at least call 911.
But I couldn't after all.
I was afraid I might also get caught up in it.
I don't know what to tell you.
I'm also terribly ashamed about this whole situation.
I understand.
It wasn't just about Chae-hee.
I would have dealt with it the same way you did, Si-hyeon.
Hey, sorry I'm late.
Honey, what are you…
You said you were meeting Miss Seo. Saves me the trouble.
Jun-kyoung tagged along.
Things were a bit hectic for both of us last night, weren't they?
Tae-jeon, what is the meaning of this?
We didn't have the chance to say hi due to the situation.
Besides, aren't you two seeing each other or something?
In that case, you should formally introduce her to me.
There seems to have been a misunderstanding.
Mr. Han and I are not affiliated in any way whatsoever.
So I don't need to be introduced to you.
-I will excuse myself, then. -Okay, skip the introduction.
Before you go, we have business to take care of.
Oh, it's nothing much.
I just need you to sign this.
-Honey! -We can't leave any loose ends.
What is this?
It's perfectly legal
and doesn't have anything against your own interest.
You won't even have to read it.
Is this about yesterday?
A nondisclosure agreement or something like that?
You catch on quickly.
Then you can probably imagine the hefty compensation in it for you.
I heard you're selling stuff…
Sorry,
I heard you had started a business recently, right?
You must be strapped for cash.
I'm sure this will help.
-If you would just sign this document… -Tae-jeon.
-Stop. -No.
I will not.
An agreement? Compensation?
Why would I need something like that?
What gives you the right to ask this of me, not to mention, so rudely?
Aren't secrets
for those who have committed the crime?
Not for me. I've done nothing wrong.
I thought we were here to exchange apologies.
I never expected to receive such an off-putting threat.
-A-ri. -Miss Seo A-ri.
There seems to be a big misunderstanding.
Me and my wife here,
we aren't in a position to apologize or threaten you.
Instead, we may tolerate
or warn you.
Honey, stop it!
So, let's settle this while we feel generous.
If you're not with Jun-kyoung, what's with your attitude?
Social status, position, level. Haven't you heard of these things?
Just do what you're supposed to do.
You should stop, Tae-jeon.
What you've just said is pathetic enough.
What?
Let's go.
Hey, Han Jun-kyoung!
Is this why you told me to meet A-ri?
And you even brought Jun-kyoung to threaten her?
I looked into her, and she was just so below average, okay?
I was trying to do her a favor and resolve things nicely.
But what?
An off-putting threat? From me?
Yes.
That's exactly what you did.
And Jun-kyoung was right about how pathetic you were.
Come with me. I'll give you a ride.
-I don't want to. -I know.
But just for once, do as I say.
Jin Tae-jeon used dirty tricks but what he said was true.
You are in no position to resist, Miss Seo A-ri.
I know what kind of person you are.
But if you do everything as you want, you might get hurt.
I don't care.
I'll do what I want.
And what I want right now
is not spending another moment with you.
What are you doing?
I'm taking a different approach, since words aren't working.
You don't want to spend another moment with me?
You'd better lose that thought.
You'll only be safe that way.
Do you understand?
I can do whatever I want without consequences, but not you.
You could get hurt.
So, do as I say.
I don't want you going through something like that again.
Especially not
in front of me.
Hey, you bastard, mop harder!
Yong-tae!
Yong-tae.
-Hey! -Hi.
Why'd you come in person? You could have sent someone.
Your cut for this month.
Thanks to those pushovers you sent me, my business is thriving.
The world is full of people that go crazy over supercars, ain't that right?
Oh, Yong-tae.
What was this about?
Huh?
This right here.
Jin Chae-hee.
It's taken here, and she's high, right?
No way, man.
Oh, come on, my wife told me how her rolled-back eyes are a dead giveaway.
Sheesh, prick, you're clueless.
She's just drunk.
Don't you know she even puts on a strip show when she's drunk?
She's known for it!
Really?
She gets this wasted from drinking?
Hey, stop your nonsense and get going. I've got to open up.
Drugs at my club?
Why would I let that bitch drag me down to hell?
That's odd. My wife said it was a dead giveaway.
-I guess she must have drunk a lot. -Yeah, that's it!
This bitch is driving me crazy, seriously.
Mr. Han is here.
Hey, what brings you here at this hour?
I had a reason. Why else?
A reason?
You called me over that day
because you thought she wouldn't resist in front of me.
Oh, that?
Man, she must be giving you a hard time.
She is a feisty one.
I'm not worried since she says there's nothing between you two, but…
You really need to find someone at your level.
It's about time you did.
I think you should start worrying.
Kim Min-chan Plastic Surgery.
Jun-kyoung.
I hope you don't cross any lines.
I'll take care of that matter.
Exactly. I came hoping you'd take good care of it.
What?
I bet Chae-hee and Si-hyeon don't know,
but how bad is he? Comatose? Brain-dead?
Hey, Han Jun-kyoung.
TAEGANG DIRECTOR JIN TAE-JEON
Drugs, huh?
Maybe a big deal to ordinary people but in our world.
It's easy to cover up.
But why did you have to step in yourself over something so trivial?
It wasn't so trivial, was it?
So you had to step in and deal with Seo A-ri yourself.
What the hell are you doing right now?
You need to get it under control before I step in.
Whoa. This is a bit much.
This is not good at all, Jun-kyoung.
Han Jun-kyoung.
This is Taegang,
and I'm Jin Tae-jeon.
You said someone in your position never threatens anyone.
You're right. We don't do things like that,
since whatever it is we want, we can simply make it happen.
Same here.
So this isn't a threat, but a respectful warning.
Hope you take good care of it. And do leave Seo A-ri out of it.
Hello!
Hello.
-Have some of this. -Thank you.
-How's Dr. Kim? Is he still working? -Yes.
How come he's working overtime so often these days?
We've been getting a lot of patients lately.
Ah, yes, Mr. Jin.
I'm working on it, but the patient's vitals…
Honey, I'm here.
Sorry, sir, I'll call you back in a bit.
What do you think you're doing? Why are you here?
Huh? You haven't come home since you got that emergency call a few nights ago,
so I brought you some clothes and food.
Who told you to worry about stuff like that?
Why did you let anyone in the hospital this late?
Do your damn jobs!
Sorry, Doctor.
Don't just stand there. Leave.
Excuse me, you bought those clothes on Ari.&, didn't you?
I did. Why do you ask?
She's my daughter, you see.
I'm Seo A-ri's mother.
-Sorry. -Hey.
-Huh? -Hey.
Hey!
That's from Ari.& too?
-It's from Ari.&. -Yeah!
Whoa, she's got great fashion sense.
I was gonna buy a basic shirt, but I ended up buying the entire set.
-Ari.&. -Ari.&, was it?
ARI.& ONLINE STORE
WOVEN CROP CARDIGAN
LIMITED QUANTITY
CASUAL GIRLFRIEND LOOK SWEATSUIT SET
ALWAYS-COMFY SWEATS SET
I've got a receipt for you.
All set?
-All set. -Let's get started.
-How about this? -Yup.
And this one next?
#OVERSIZED_FIT #SEOARI'S_PICK #ARIAND_BEST
PLEASE INCREASE INVENTORY INSANE SEO A-RI EFFECT
FOLLOWERS
NEW ITEM FROM ARI.&!
THE STANDARD DAILY LOOK CROPPED KNIT CARDIGAN
ARI.& SWEATSUIT SET!!
BACK TO BASICS TWEED WOOL JACKET
ARI.& WOOL JACKET
ARI.& ANGORA KNIT
A SUBTLY CUTE ANGORA KNIT SWEATER
ARI_AND_OFFICIAL FOLLOWERS 210K
CURRENT SALES
A-ri, the new item is also a hit.
Ten thousand units sold already.
Wow, this is insane.
Oh my.
There's a flood of new followers.
A total of 271K.
You blew past Ji-na ages ago, and Angela today.
It's only a matter of time before you catch up to Oh Min-hye.
What did you want to see me for?
You got a lot of mass purchase and collaboration offers.
I've picked out a few from the bunch.
SPONSORSHIP PROPOSAL
Rather than that, I want Ari.& to be a brand, not just an account.
By brand, you mean… making your own clothes?
Yes. From design to production, all of it. Alongside the purchases from Dongdaemun.
You sure love traveling the path less traveled.
Miss Seo A-ri.
It's better to earn money easily, not in a hard way, you know.
That's where the real fun lies in making money.
Do you think making your own is easy?
-You have to find yourself a factory and-- -I know it's hard.
But, "You really just want money?"
"There's a lot more than that in the world."
I believe those were your words.
Complete success
that will take you to a higher place, is that what you want?
I don't want to be bullshitted.
Yep. That's why I need to be successful.
And while I'm at it,
I'll make sure no one, not a living soul,
treats me with disrespect.
So…
Please accept the mass purchase offers as least as possible.
I'll make it big and hit you back with insane returns.
Well,
I do like big dreamers.
But Miss Seo A-ri,
be careful.
In this world, you could get hurt if you make too big of a scene.
Damn it!
Is this bitch seriously just doing whatever she wants now?
Seo A-ri still hasn't responded to my comment.
Is she completely insane or what?
What the heck?
She responded super nicely to the nobody below.
So she's screwing me over publicly?
How dare she, to me?
-Why did you speak to her first? -You think I wanted to?
At the damn club…
I have to keep a leash on her.
What if that bitch starts snitching, damn it?
I know, right? Only if someone didn't drag her there.
Angela, were you trying to get into Seo A-ri's crew?
And get some scraps from her?
Are you insane? From that worthless bitch?
If anything, it should be the other way around.
What does she have that I don't?
That "worthless bitch" happens to have more followers than us now.
She's this close to beating Chae-hee now!
Really?
There you all are.
We haven't talked in a while.
You guys aren't leaving me out of your meetings, are you?
Let's go. I've got a golf lesson.
-What's the rush? Take a seat. -Hey, let go!
COMMENTS
Seo A-ri is being really annoying, isn't she?
Should I get rid of this bitch for you?
Whatever.
I knew it.
You guys must be so pissed off.
Don't worry about Seo A-ri. She'll be taken care of soon.
I brought that loser into our world.
I should be the one to take her out.
Don't you think?
A-ri! Hey, A-ri!
Hey, it's a red light.
-Hey, you're acting really weird today! -Sorry, I'm just really out of it.
Gosh, what is it? Is something wrong?
No, nothing's wrong.
Which shops did we place the preorders at? Was it Shop 317 and 610?
Yeah.
God, you scared me.
What do you mean, you can't get us the goods, ma'am?
It says here on the receipt. I put us down for 5,000 units.
Things happened. Anyway, we can't get you the knits, so come back next time.
I mean, you can't just say that and end things there.
We already took and processed orders for those preordered items.
-We have to start shipping them right now. -I said I can't.
My hands are tied too, okay?
Ma'am.
No, I told you we can't. Stop bothering me!
I mean, this just makes no sense!
I don't care. A no is a no.
Ma'am, is this a joke?
We picked this dress first. How can you give it away to someone else?
What was I supposed to do? They made it an exclusive!
-Of all things, they just picked that one! -Listen, ma'am! How does that make any--
Exclusive purchase of our item?
Who is that? Which seller?
Ma'am!
Besta Room.
It was Besta Room.
You're in the business too, so I'm sure you know.
Besta Room reigns supreme in Dongdaemun.
I know this is a big problem for you folks.
But I had no choice.
Hwang Yu-ri.
If I end up on that bitch's wrong side, I'd have to close up shop too.
A-ri, what do we do? We got all those preorders and the payments too.
Should we look somewhere else? Someone might have our items.
Don't you know what an exclusive purchase is?
No matter where we go,
we won't get that same item anymore.
-Besta Room did that? -Yup.
These are the items she bought.
She put exclusive deals on all the items
that an up-and-coming business had reserved first.
God, Hwang Yu-ri, that savvy damn bitch.
So which store lost these?
What was it again? Was it Ari.& or Ari.L?
Ari, what?
It was something like that. "And" or "El."
The owner's name was A-ri, so I heard. Seo A-ri.
BESTA ROOM
BESTAROOM_YURI
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WASN'T IT CHILLY TODAY? KEEP WARM AND STAY HEALTHY
THIS ITEM SUITS ALL SKIN TONES
HWANG YU-RI, INFLUENCER GO TO SHOP
HWANG YU-RI'S PICK SOLD EXCLUSIVELY ON BESTA ROOM!!
BBBFAMOUS
HWANG YU-RI. SHE HAS MORE FOLLOWERS THAN AN AVERAGE STAR.
WITH A GOOD PUBLIC IMAGE, SHE BUILT BESTA ROOM INTO NUMBER ONE ONLINE SHOP.
VERY SUCCESSFUL IN CHINA!
What Hwang Yu-ri released as exclusive, I picked them first.
She stole all of them.
This doesn't make any sense. How could this happen?
"Be careful. You'll get hurt."
"Don't make a scene. You'll get hurt."
That's right.
That's how it was. It was a world
where someone like me had to shut up and lie low,
whatever I saw and however unfairly I was treated.
TYPING…
WE CAN'T DO MUCH. THE BITCH IS THEIR BIGGEST BUYER.
SHE BOSSES THEM AROUND TOO.
EVEN DONGDAEMUN SELLERS CAN'T GO AGAINST HER.
A-ri, I think we should hurry home.
Yes. So, the thing is… No, that's not…
We apologize. We'll get you a refund right away.
I already said we'll give you a refund. We'll wire the money to your account!
No, we did try our best, but…
Hey, what the hell do you want us to do then?
Some bitch apparently took our products. You think we like giving refunds?
You can't talk to customers like that. You'll get us in trouble!
We're already in trouble. Do you have any idea what our losses are at?
They're canceling our other orders too, saying they can't trust us anymore.
What are we going to do about that stockpile of clothes now?!
But as usual,
I couldn't help my temper.
I just couldn't take it.
I was furious.
I felt wronged.
No matter how much I asked myself,
I came to the conclusion that I didn't deserve any of this.
Oh please, it was nothing.
She was actually getting on my nerves too.
I was planning on putting her in her place.
Exactly.
Who else would have been able to pull it off but you?
You show her how powerful Besta Room is.
But Seo A-ri, was it?
The girl does have good fashion sense. The stuff we posted sold out instantly.
No way it's because of the merchandise. Your name did it all.
Anyway, you know the drill, right? Eight to two.
I gave you the info on those products, so I trust you'll do good by me.
Of course, I'm no freeloader.
Sure, I'll be in touch.
Just wow.
To think she played besties with Seo A-ri a while ago.
Then again, who has true friends in this world?
-Yu-ri. -I'm coming. Start dealing.
I'm telling you, you can't do this.
-I just need to see your boss. -Wait!
I'll be on my way once I see your boss.
-What's going on? -Uh, well…
Excuse me.
Hey--
You're Hwang Yu-ri, Besta Room's CEO, right?
I'm Seo A-ri.
-It's fine. You can go. -Yes, ma'am.
Seo A-ri, you say. Seo A-ri…
-Do I know you? -I bet you know Ari.&.
You put an exclusive purchase deal on items that I picked out at Dongdaemun.
In a dirty way.
Oh my, deary.
-That's pretty rude to say to a stranger. -"Deary"?
Watch your manners. You sound uneducated.
-What? Hey, you-- -Whatever.
I came here to tell you something, so shut up and listen.
You got me once but never again.
I don't know how powerful you are in this world,
but if you do something like this again, I won't let it slide.
Since we're acquainted now, let me also give you my opinion.
Using that undeserving power of yours
to trample, rob, boss around, and bully people?
It's all so immature, pitiful, and pathetic.
You're not a hotshot that you think you are.
I can't listen to this anymore.
What? "Immature" and "pitiful"?
-Are you done talking? -Yeah.
I'm done.
Hey!
I was wondering why Oh Min-hye asked me to crush you. Now I see why.
You don't know your place.
Holy shit, I've never seen a damn bitch this batshit crazy.
I mean, "boss around"? "Bully"?
Hey, a boss is meant to boss around. Should I grovel?
Hey, Miss Seo A-ri,
big sis A-ri,
do you feel wronged?
If so, then become successful.
Make it to the top and boss people around.
I fought tooth and nail to get to where I am today,
so I can boss people around like you said.
I don't think I'm a hotshot.
I am a hotshot!
You're just a pathetic lowlife. How dare you try to give me a life lesson?
Hey, start dealing.
The crazy bitch just took all the bad luck out of me. I think I'll win big today!
Bbb,
is there any other info on Hwang Yu-ri? I don't care how small. Anything will do.
YOU HAVE A NEW MESSAGE
TYPING…
-What do you think you're doing? -You have an open seat.
Games are more fun with more people, no?
I also happen to know how to play Hold'em.
What is it? Do I make you uncomfortable? Or are you scared?
Look here, this is a game between friends--
It's fine. Let's play.
But do you even have money?
-I don't play boring low-stakes games. -Is that so?
Then would this be enough to spice things up?
What are you waiting for? Start dealing.
Twenty thousand.
Call.
Fold.
Raise. 500,000.
Call.
Fold.
One million.
Call.
Two million.
Have you lost it?
Do you even know the rules?
No limit. Doesn't that mean I can bet as much as I want?
Call.
-Five million. -Hey!
Are you here to gamble?
This is a fucking game!
No, to me, it's a serious match,
and my bets were the price of your body.
-What? -VIP escort.
Famous celebs, beauty pageant winners.
Nowadays, VIP escort brokers make a list of people like you
and spread it amongst people of power, I hear.
Isn't that how you made it big, Hwang Yu-ri?
You started at 500,000 and went up to one, two, and even five million.
You sold your body, then clothes,
then made connections to go on TV to get here.
-Besta Room! -Shut the fuck up!
I've bet exactly how much you charged for your body.
Fought tooth and nail to get here, did you? Same here.
I always have,
and I will never dodge any fights coming at me.
Let's see your cards. Didn't you tell me to fight and win?
Do you think
you can beat me?