(Serendipity's Embrace)
(Episode 1)
Hey.
Don't you think it's better to stay in a hotel?
It would be uncomfortable to stay here.
It's close to the office.
That's true.
But this is not a good environment to work.
All right.
You're the ace who came from the head office.
What can't I do for you?
Fine.
Welcome to my hideout!
Hoo Young.
Do you think you can solve the issue with Roem in ten days?
- Why? - Ten days are too short.
You came to Korea after ten years. Why don't you stay longer?
What for? - "What for?"
You should meet your friends...
and look around Seoul to see how much it has changed.
I don't have friends.
I don't have interest either.
It's old.
So I renovated it a little bit.
Isn't it amazing?
Hey, this is my parents' house.
It's just that it's registered under your mother's name.
It's not like you're going to live in Korea, right?
Aren't you hungry?
Do you want your uncle to take you to an amazing restaurant today?
I have plans.
Plans?
You just said you didn't have friends.
Oh, you don't have friends but a woman?
So it's a woman.
I'm wearing bright clothes.
Of course, I put on makeup too.
I put on lotion, foundation, and lip balm.
Oh, I filled in my eyebrows too.
The next step is called makeup.
Adding colors like red, pink, and peach.
Colors.
All right. I'm going to add colors.
You're here for a blind date, aren't you?
Hello.
I'm Hye Ji's friend, Lee Hong Ju.
(Kang Hoo Young)
Lee Hong Ju?
Is that really you?
Sorry?
Mr. Kang Hoo Young?
I mistook you for someone else.
Have a great time.
Hello.
Are you Lee Hong Ju?
Hello.
I'm Mi So, Joseph's cousin.
Oh Mi So.
I'm Kang Hoo Young.
I know.
- Would you like to eat something? - Do you not recognize me?
We went to the same school.
We said hi at Joseph's wedding too.
We also ate at the same table.
I had the red dress on with brown curls.
Well, the past isn't important.
We can get to know each other from now on.
Then...
I'll have caramel macchiato.
What would you like to...
Was it...
Oh, yes.
Did you know her?
She's my high school friend.
Did you guys date?
Is she your ex?
I mean, you recognized her immediately.
She hasn't changed at all.
I guess you've changed a lot then.
She didn't recognize you.
You should order first.
What?
Did she really not recognize me?
What should we eat?
I booked a pasta place near here.
Ms. Kim recommended the place and said you would like it.
I see.
Instead of that place,
why don't we go to a really nice pork belly place I know?
Not many people know the place,
but I want to introduce it to you only.
Well...
Yes.
She said you would suggest...
going to a pork belly place.
She said I should never listen to you.
Hye Ji is a regular at the restaurant too.
She said she wasn't a regular.
It's a perfect day to eat pasta.
- Yes. We're going there. - Right.
Hoo Young, why don't we skip dinner...
and have a drink...
in a nice bar near my place?
I brought my car.
Let me drive you home.
No. I should stop by a place near here.
Still...
How about you?
I didn't bring my car.
Then...
Goodbye.
What?
Oh, I don't know much about the roads in Seoul.
I had a good time today.
It was nice to meet you today.
Coming!
(Joseph Oh)
It's early in the morning.
That's because of you.
I woke up because of you.
Why did you dump her?
Don't put it that way. It's all taken care of.
Hoo Young.
I wasn't asking your favor as a client.
I said that I was a friend.
If that was the case, I should've refused it.
Mi So is pretty, fit,
and has a good family background.
She even works in the States now. So why not?
I will add a provision about the privacy issue...
the first thing in our next contract.
Are you coming back before the company party?
- Yes. - How did you get permission...
for the family office from my dad?
You know he never leaves his money to someone else.
Anyway, you're good.
It's not decided yet.
It is.
And since you're totally involved now,
just make sure you see all the people you've missed before coming.
So you don't leave things behind your career. All right?
I'm Hye Ji's friend, Lee Hong Ju.
I came to work.
You have such a boring life.
Life is meant to be boring.
Back to sleep.
The next arriving buses...
are number 761, 6712,
and 7731.
Hong Ju?
Hey, she called you out.
What's going on?
Are you not going to take it?
(From HJ)
Will you write a reply?
(From HJ)
Hong Ju!
Gosh.
I guess I took the wrong road.
Sir. Two portions of sundae to go, please.
- Half sundae and half organs. - Half and half. Okay.
Welcome.
What would you like to have, Mr. Handsome?
I'll have the same one with her.
She ordered one serving of tteokbokki, tempura...
And how many fishcakes did she have? One, two, three. She had three.
Would you like to have the same one?
I'll just have one serving of tteokbokki.
Sure.
Here.
Can I have some fishcake broth too?
Get me some tissue too.
- Hong Ju. - Why?
Do you not know me?
I know. You're Kang Hoo Young.
Why didn't you act like you knew me when you did?
Do I have to?
We haven't seen each other for ten years.
I see.
It's been that long?
By, the way, were you in Korea?
You emigrated to the US, didn't you?
I did.
I came to Korea briefly for work.
You came to Korea briefly for work, and you went on a blind date?
Did you recognize me at the cafe too?
I did. You look just the same as when you were in high school.
You haven't changed either.
Hey, that's an insult, isn't it?
I'm not sure.
Do you keep in contact with your friends?
No. You're the first one I met.
Is that so?
Aren't you curious about their news?
I'm curious now.
Give me your number then.
I don't have a Korean number, but I'm roaming.
Okay. Give me that one then.
I keep in contact with only a few.
But Hye Ji knows a lot.
They must be thrilled to see you.
How about you?
Are you not happy to see me?
I'm so sorry. I ruined your jacket.
I'm so sorry.
I mean...
You made me laugh with your nonsense.
Sir.
Give the change to him.
I'm really sorry.
Take the chance to wash your clothes.
My bus has come. Bye.
Sir.
- Yes. - Here's the change.
Here's the change.
What idiot parked their car in front of the bus stop?
It's getting towed away. Gosh.
Darn it.
(Towing Notice)
(State of the Car Before Towing)
(Chats)
She didn't even text me after leaving like that.
I'm not happy to see you at all either.
Who remembers what happened ten years ago?
This bus stop is Obok High School.
(10 years ago, Obok-dong, Seoul)
Hey.
Wake your friend up and get off with her.
The female student in the back.
- I don't know her. - It doesn't matter.
Just wake her up.
Who are you?
The driver said you should get off.
Thank you, sir.
Are you not getting off?
(In front of the gate of Obok High School, 8:29am)
Five, four,
three,
two, one.
Time's up. You're late.
You're late again?
You were late yesterday, weren't you?
You're late. On your knees.
Arms above your heads.
Next to your ears!
- What's a student's duty? - What are you doing?
- It's to come to school on time... - Hey.
- And study hard. - Let's stick together, comrade.
- To go to a good college... - Let go of me.
- And become... - Let's go.
A decent member of society.
You're constantly late.
Lee Hong Ju. Stop.
(Obok High School)
- You... - Yes?
You're late again.
I was late helping him.
We just met for the first time.
What are you saying?
We're real close.
You woke me this morning when I was fast asleep.
Sir. My arm will snap pretty soon.
Lee Hong Ju.
Let go of his arm.
Sir. Him and I are real friends.
- Do you know my name? - Your name?
You have no loyalty.
Why should I be loyal to someone...
who doesn't even know my name?
Hey, you. You can go.
Why? He was late too.
Don't you see his leg?
Go ahead.
Thank you.
Darn it.
- Let's see your backpack. - No!
Sir.
- Oh, no. - You punk. Look at all this.
What are these?
Where are your textbooks?
These are my textbooks.
This is what I need to learn.
You don't know anything.
Darn you.
That hurt.
Don't hit me on the head. You'll kill more brain cells.
You don't have any brain cells left to kill.
(Obok High School)
Hurry in and study.
You...
When Y...
(6th period, Math)
is TBD,
from integral one to zero, function X...
Solve for 2X.
There.
("My Avant-garde Lover")
Let's stick together, comrade.
("My Avant-garde Lover")
Underline "integral f(x) dx."
(A first love is special because there's only one in a lifetime.)
Solve that.
- Who can solve it? - How childish.
Whoever can solve this can save the world.
(Being unseen means you can't be loved.)
Did someone smear honey on your desks?
Why are you all looking down?
Goodness.
(By Bang Jun Ho)
Kang Hoo Young.
Come up and solve this.
(Polynomial function f(x)...)
Wait.
The answer is 22?
Applause.
Correct.
This is how the best student solves a math problem.
Look at him.
He's handsome and smart.
He's smart and handsome.
Doesn't that make you want to work harder?
Wait and see.
You'll be grateful for things like math...
that have correct answers.
Life?
Life comes with so many options.
But...
it's possible none of them are the correct answer.
Dreams?
They come with no answers at all.
What about love?
Love.
You might not even get a chance to solve a problem like love.
Sir.
Are you cursing us?
- Yes. - How could you?
Hey, it's Hoo Young.
(Ms. Kim)
Someone might call the police.
It was actually Kang Hoo Young?
Obok High's golden boy?
Yes, that Kang Hoo Young.
No way.
When did you meet? Where did you meet?
We met earlier in the day at a cafe,
and then in the street.
Well?
Is he the same?
Almost?
Are you that pleased?
Of course I am. It's Kang Hoo Young.
I wanted to know so bad how he was doing.
What does he do?
Is he doing okay? Does he live here?
Is he married?
I don't know. We didn't say much.
You ask him.
I can't ask him. He was my first love.
Right.
He was Kim Hye Ji's first love.
(Lunch break, Obok High playground)
Stop getting caught by my dad.
He says you make him regret becoming a teacher.
These days, I regret becoming a student.
(No to corporal punishment)
What?
I have high school senior disease.
You're too busy studying to hang out with me.
School is no longer fun. I just feel sleepy.
What's the point of being a student?
Isn't studying an option?
Oddball.
I have something to say.
Okay. Say it.
You know...
I don't feel like studying.
(No to corporal punishment)
And I have no appetite.
A schoolgirl with no appetite?
This is a sign of...
We study at the same academy.
You're embarking on a real romance at last.
Who's the guy?
His name is Kang Hoo Young.
Kang Hoo Young?
Who's that? I don't know the name.
He's the top student in our year.
Darn it. The top student?
Hey. You went from Brad Pitt to the top student.
Your standards have zero consistency.
What is it?
- Who is it? - Don't.
It'll look too obvious.
Just take a peek.
The guy with the leg cast.
The jerk this morning had a cast too.
If I see him again, I'll break his other...
Is that Kang Hoo Young?
Kim Hye Ji. That jerk's...
So handsome, right?
He's the guy who ditched me after I helped him.
He even laughed at me when I got told off.
Hey.
Can I tell him I like him?
Of course you can.
Tell him.
Hey.
I feel it.
What do you feel?
You and him will definitely be a couple.
Hey, it's Hoo Young.
Get over here, Hye Ji. It's Hoo Young.
(5pm)
(2nd floor hallway, senior boys' classrooms)
Oddball. I can't do this.
Why? Are you nervous?
I can't go.
I can't do it.
Oddball.
Could you give it to him for me?
No way. Give it to him yourself.
I can't.
I can't do it.
Just pass him the letter.
Just this once.
No.
You must confess yourself.
Bang Jun Ho's barracks address.
Deal?
I'll do it for you.
In the name of our love.
- You got this. - I got this.
Good luck.
(From HJ)
Will you write a reply?
It's from my friend Kim Hye Ji.
She likes you.
You have my book, don't you?
When did you put it in my...
- Who's there? - Shoot.
Who's the girl on the boys' floor?
Return the book with the reply.
- It's important. I need it back. - There's nothing to see.
Get back inside. Go, now!
Yes.
("Pong From the Sky")
("My Avant-garde Lover")
It was childish.
Snotty kids fall for...
just anyone as their first love.
Don't you dare forget you said that.
Don't forget you owe me ten beers and fried chickens.
Hey. Wasn't Mr. Son a nice guy?
Yes. He was nice.
I haven't met someone like him in a while.
He was like...
- a boulder. - Right?
Wasn't he the type that would stick next to you...
and protect you?
The first meeting...
dictates how a couple ends up.
It's all about how you feel at first.
I meant I don't think he'll ever roll my way.
I see.
Hey.
Should you judge a book by looking at the cover once?
You must meet at least three times to know the person.
You said you wouldn't bother me...
if I showed up just this once.
What are blind dates for, Oddball?
You need to date.
Your explosive appetite...
is caused by frustration due to the lack of love.
Buddy, I think that love...
and dating...
is forced on us these days.
It's a waste of time, money, and energy.
There's so much else we should do in the world.
The glaciers are melting.
The next generation might not have a planet to live on.
What happened to the friend who said love is the only method...
of human survival?
What about the friend who wants her first love's phone number?
Protect our planet. Save energy.
(Oddball)
Ms. Kim's first love. Good luck.
Tteokbokki, tempura, fishcake.
I ate a portion each.
That's 10 dollars and 50 cents.
Is it?
I paid for dry-cleaning, so I hope he doesn't complain.
Oh, whatever.
I can't be bothered to shower.
I don't want to move.
(2 portions of sundae, takeout)
(Tteokbokki, tempura, fishcake, 10.50 dollars)
(Sundae 9 dollars)
(Total 19.50 dollars)
Yes, that's fine.
Okay, I'll see you later.
Sure.
Okay.
Oh, he's here.
I'll call you later. Bye.
Good morning, everyone.
Sit back down.
You never stood up. Stay seated.
Why the weird faces?
You look surprised.
Why? What is it?
Is it because Mr. Kang here and I...
look so much alike?
All handsome guys look alike.
Let me introduce Kang Hoo Young here.
He could've become...
a professor of math at an Ivy League university...
many times over.
Mr. Baek.
He has great business acumen,
and he's the one who made Rock Asset...
a successful US business that targeted Koreans.
He's the one who set this company on the track to become...
a family office and professional private asset management company.
Applause.
The Roem case is a huge headache, I know.
Let's sort that one out with our ace here.
A short speech, Mr. Kang?
Mr. Kang?
Fifty. - "Fifty?"
It should be minus 2,983,740 dollars.
The second total on the fourth page.
You used different formulas for each column.
You used Euro rates for the profit of the Singapore building sale...
and the Hong Kong back-door...
Isn't he amazing?
He's our ace for a reason.
This is how much he cares about work.
All the Roem materials.
Hand them over to me.
The head office will take it from here.
Hey. Hoo Young.
Why would the head...
It's okay. Wait right here.
I'll take care of... Set, set, set, Rock Asset.
Oh, gosh.
Hey. What was that?
Why would the head office take over?
It was decided before I came here.
Without a word to me?
I'm head of the Korea office.
So what if Baek Do Seon started the company?
This just isn't right...
It was your idea, Hoo Young.
It was.
I should've known when you came back when you never even visited.
- Why you darn... - It's for the best.
For the Korean office and for you.
Why are you becoming like Do Seon?
I have a long way to go to become like Mom.
Extend your business trip.
We can sort it out together during your stay.
If the head office takes our main client,
it'll ruin my staff's morale. They barely said the chant.
That's your problem.
Darn it.
Who are you waiting to hear from in this situation?
The woman you met yesterday?
- No. - It is.
I'm really hurt and upset, okay?
I'm really upset.
So be honest.
- Uncle. - Wait.
Goodness.
- What? - Sir.
You must leave now for your 2pm with Shin Hye Mi.
Okay.
Let's talk later.
You borrowed my car. Give me the key.
It got towed.
I'll get it back after work.
Why did it get towed?
Why would a month-old car get towed?
I parked it by the side of the road...
By a roadside?
Why did you park there?
I happened to meet a friend...
from high school.
Then...
Okay.
So you're saying...
you were driving along...
and you saw a high-school friend and you pulled over.
You were happy to meet.
She was still pretty.
Not pretty. Just the same.
She wasn't just a friend from school.
An ex-girlfriend? Your first love?
For real?
You happened to meet your first love?
You were driving along...
and noticed someone walking by...
and she was from your school...
- I'll get your car. - Hey!
My gosh.
He's capable of making that face?
- Hello? - Hi, Kang Hoo Young.
It's Hye Ji.
I wrote you a letter in our senior year.
We went to the same academy too.
Try to remember.
- Kim Hye Ji? - Yes.
I knew you'd remember me.
It's been a long time.
It has.
Are you married?
No, right?
Hey. You asked that first?
It's important.
No, I'm not.
I see.
When did you come back?
- Yesterday. - Yesterday?
Then you met Hong Ju by chance as soon as you arrived?
She gave me your number.
- Did she? - Yes.
Welcome back.
You're so welcome.
Welcome...
Yes, a welcome party.
We should throw a welcome party for you. We should meet.
Welcoming him turned into a welcome party?
Sure. Let's meet.
Hey, he wants to meet! I can't believe this!
Hey, he can hear everything!
Is Lee Hong Ju with you too?
How about this week?
Sang Pil, Hong Ju, and I were going to hang out together.
You remember Kwon Sang Pil, right?
Sang Pil? Yes, I do.
Yes. He's curious about how you've been as well.
I'll text you the time and the address.
Are there any days when you're unavailable?
- None. - I see.
I'll text you then, Hoo Young.
(My dear Kang Hoo Young)
Lee Hong Ju.
Yes!
I didn't even get to hear her voice.
I guess I'll clear it up in person later.
(Rock Asset, Financial Planning Group)
(Friday, the day of the welcome party)
Your first love must have been so gorgeous.
You had no idea that they were towing away...
my brand-new car that I got just a month ago
Was it like the reunion scene in "Architect 101?"
Hey, be honest with me.
You never contacted her all these years? Not even once?
When you were going to be this happy?
I'm just meeting some old high school friends.
Exactly.
Your first love is one of those high school friends. Right?
I need to get something from her.
You need to get something from her? What is it?
Is it love?
Here's your lettuce.
- Thank you. - Sure.
(Reserved)
Hello.
Hello, my friend.
You're here.
Where's Hoo Young?
No wonder why you're here on time.
I have a blister because I'm wearing new heels today.
Hey, you're a schoolteacher. How could you wear high heels?
What? Is it against the law for schoolteachers to wear heels?
- Here. Put this in. - Okay.
- Hey, Kwon Sang Pil. - Yes.
You know that we're having this "party,"
so Hoo Young and I can hit it off, right?
- What? - So watch what you say.
Why would I need to watch what I say?
By the way, for him to recognize you,
shouldn't you look more like your old self from high school?
This is precisely why I'm asking you to watch what you say.
What kind of plastic surgery...
changes your personality too?
- Hey. - Gosh.
Okay. I got it. I'll stop.
It's been so long, Sang Pil.
Hey, have you been well?
How could you disappear for ten years?
You... Oh, my.
Your shoulders have gotten broader now.
Sang Pil. Are you going to hog him like that?
Right.
It's nice to see you again, Hoo Young.
Who is she?
I knew you wouldn't be able to recognize her.
Hey, this is Kim Hye Ji from our high school!
She got a huge makeover with her face...
I lost a lot of my baby fat.
By the way, you've gotten more handsome now.
You look good too.
Gosh.
Is Lee Hong Ju not here yet?
(Four Pictures Now)
(Autograph Signing Event with Bang Jun Ho)
("You from the Island")
I think the meeting is going to run long.
You should go to Director Kim's wrap party...
and say hello in person.
Make sure to take the present from my office.
(Autograph Signing Event with Bang Jun Ho)
(Grilling Meat Again Today)
All right.
Here's your food.
I bet you didn't get to have this in the US.
It's my creative take on spicy chicken feet.
When did you start cooking?
In the military.
I discovered my hidden talent.
I've been running the restaurant for two years now.
My mother saved up money for my wedding.
But I used that to open this restaurant.
I went all-in with this restaurant.
Right. Did I tell you about me?
I'm a schoolteacher now.
I teach English at Obok High School.
Yes, you did.
You already said it over ten times. Don't you get sick of saying it?
- Sir. - Coming.
You're a financial planner.
In English, you're a financial planner.
Look at us. We all have great careers now.
Reuniting as successful adults...
makes me so happy.
We ought to drink on a day like today.
Cheers.
Hoo Young, don't leave me hanging.
You should drink this instead.
What did you just do?
I did have a good feeling about this.
By the way, I can't believe this.
I wonder how Oddball recognized you.
If I were to run into you on thes treet,
I probably wouldn't have been able to recognize you...
because you've gotten more handsome.
Right. Hong Ju...
must have a distinct memory of you because of me.
But what's taking her so long?
Let me call her.
Okay?
What's wrong with her?
Instead of asking me to watch what I say,
she should have watched the liquor going into her mouth.
Cheers!
- Cheers! - Yes!
Drink up.
Sir, congratulations on your movie.
- Hey, you're here. - Hello.
Ms. Bae couldn't make it today
She specifically told me to give this to you in person.
She didn't have to get me anything. Goodness.
Thank you.
You didn't have dinner yet, right? Join us.
- Have some food. - No, I'm all right.
Don't say that. Come here. Have some food before you go.
- Stay here for a bit. - Come here.
- Let's go. - Come and have some food.
("Special School")
- Gosh, I'm okay. - Come with me.
Let's drink to our dear writer, Mr. Bang Jun Ho! Cheers!
- Cheers! - Cheers!
Thank you.
- Excuse me. - Sure.
Mr. Bang.
How many copies of this book do you think will be sold?
Excuse me.
What is it?
What's wrong? Where are you going?
Is that a secret too?
Since I got to say hello to you, I should get going.
Why do you keep saying you want to leave?
Why don't you go and talk to Mr. Bang?
Aren't you guys close? Say hello to him.
Gosh, no. Not at all.
- I should get going. - Gosh, stop saying that.
Come here.
Come here. Yes.
(Thank you for your hard work.)
Have you been well?
She said she was coming, but she didn't come.
That's a bummer.
She said she was working. There's nothing we can do.
Kwon Sang Pil.
(Grilling Meat Again Today)
It's you, Kang Hoo Young. Funny running into you here.
How fascinating. We keep running into each other.
You seem to be everywhere I go.
How fascinating. Very fascinating indeed.
Why did you get so drunk?
Hye Ji.
My bestie, Kim Hye Ji. Your oddball is here.
You're here.
You grew into a fine woman.
My oddball!
My friend, oddball.
You grew into a fine woman too.
I don't call you a ball because you are...
- round. - Round.
You're such an oddball! That's why I call you that.
- You, an oddball. - You, an oddball.
My friend, oddball. You grew up so well.
What's wrong with you guys?
You're embarrassing me. Hoo Young is here.
- We're embarrassing you? - You're embarrassed of me?
Why? What about me is so embarrassing?
I'm Lee Hong Ju!
I hope you can be understanding.
Hong Ju went through a lot. So she's hopeless.
See? They keep laughing like that.
- Kwon Sang Pil. - Yes?
Beer.
Today, I need to drink beer.
What's gotten into you?
You got drunk at a different place.
Why must I deal with your drunk behavior? Why?
What?
It's okay to get drunk today.
Do you know whom I ran into today?
My first love...
Just eat this.
Hey, this is spicy.
It's my take on spicy chicken feet. What do you think?
The level of spiciness is pleasant, right? How is it?
- Gosh, that's spicy. - It's tasty.
It's tasty, right?
- Gosh. I knew it. - It's spicy.
- You can appreciate good food. - It's spicy.
It's so spicy!
Put this under your head.
Gosh, look at you. You're sleeping like a baby.
Have you guys stayed in touch even after the graduation?
Yes, pretty much.
It's my karma, I guess.
I don't know how I ended up with these lightweights.
Where are you staying?
It's so spicy.
Obok-dong.
That's great!
- Take that troublemaker with you. - It's spicy. So spicy.
She still lives in Obok-dong.
She'll find her house without a problem.
You just have to watch her go in.
- What about you? - I need to drop off...
this adorable troublemaker,
close the restaurant, and go home.
Hoo Young.
Don't leave without saying goodbye like you did all those years ago.
Goodness.
Let's stick together, comrade.
What is it with you?
I'm Lee Hong Ju.
Don't you remember? I went to Obok High School.
Right. Lee Hong Ju.
I wanted to see you today because...
That's because I needed to settle something with you.
- Last week, you... - What?
You're running away again?
(Obok High School)
Gosh. Come on.
Hey, we're late again because of you.
"Again?" I don't remember making us late to school.
Gosh. You're so brazen.
The day we met for the first time on the bus.
I woke you up and helped us get off the bus.
Then I helped you walk to the school gate.
Because you were injured, I took the blame for being late.
Are you sure about that?
I think so.
Wait.
You're not Kang Hoo Young, right?
What?
He doesn't smile like that.
He has no facial expressions. He has no loyalty as well.
He's got no heart too.
Kang Hoo Young is like a little kid with a smart brain. That's it.
He's not like you.
So you think I'm like a little kid?
You didn't know you were one?
How could you not know? Even I knew it.
You actually knew it too, right?
I bet you knew all about that.
Gosh.
I'm glad you're back.
Nice to see you again, Kang Hoo Young.
Yes, I won!
I'm the champion of staring contests at Obok High School!
Where were you? Why did you drink so much?
Right.
Where did I drink?
Did alcohol make you lose your memory?
Do you remember that?
I didn't want Mr. Kim to confiscate my book,
so I put my book in your backpack.
"My Avant-garde Lover?"
Gosh. Correct.
I guess you are Kang Hoo Young indeed.
There was this sentence in the book.
"A first love is special..."
"because there's only one in a lifetime."
So what is first love?
It's frozen food.
You must freeze it rock hard.
Then it will last a long time...
with that initial innocent feeling of love.
But what if we take it out and defrost it?
No. Never.
We should never defrost it.
What happens then?
Then...
our first love will reach the expiration date.
We will never be able to remember our first love...
with the initial feeling we had.
So what I'm saying is that...
you should never see your first love again.
Ramyeon is the best hangover cure.
Dumplings are the best pairing with ramyeon.
Make sure to put the dumplings in the freezer.
Freeze them rock hard.
Got it?
So they don't get defrosted?
There you go. Freeze them rock hard, so they don't get defrosted.
(K Food Dumplings)
Then goodbye, Hoo Young.
It was nice seeing you.
Okay. Lee Hong Ju. Get home safely...
Why did you follow me up here?
Do you live here?
What do you think?
Do you think I'm trying to break into someone else's home?
What?
Why do you keep laughing like that?
Because you're funny.
(K Food Dumplings)
(Don't freeze them again once defrosted.)
This is too bad.
Mine...
must have started to get defrosted already.
(Serendipity's Embrace)
I had never encountered this kind of question before.
I neither had time to study it in advance...
nor had the chance to skim through sample questions.
The bell had rung to signal the beginning.
Oddball, do you think you can spend some time with my nephew tomorrow?
I'm from upstairs.
- Gosh. What? - Gosh.
A grown man like you can't be coming out of there.
This is really you?
He's using me, so he can spend time with his first love.
No. Follow me.
Now, who's showing whom a good time?
(If you answer this call, you're basically a carp-head.)
Hong Ju won't answer my call.
He didn't answer your call because she's on a date with a guy.
I thought he was going to kiss me.
You're acting like this because you still have feelings for me.
I won't be able to make it tomorrow.
I liked you.
And I still do.