My Love: Six Stories of True Love (2021) s01e04 Episode Script

Jeez.
Gosh.
[exclaims] Darn it!
[laughing]
I lost one.
I even got it on the boat. So close.
This one got unhooked, too.
I caught it by the cheek.
Okay.
[laughing]
Oh!
Oh… gosh, I hurt my finger.
[exclaiming]
It was a good day.
Why isn't she answering the phone?
She must be working.
[phone ringing]
[ringing continues]
[ringing stops]
[dog barking faintly]
[phone ringing]
Hello?
[Yeongsam] Why don't you
answer your phone?
I just heard it.
I'll call you again in ten minutes
when I arrive at the shore.
Please pick up.
Okay.
[laughing]
[gentle music playing]
[gentle music continues]
[Yeongsam] Did you wait for long?
-[Saengja] Huh?
-Wait for long?
I just got here.
[Yeongsam] I see.
Be careful.
Wow, you tied all the panels!
You've been very productive!
[Saengja] I took it easy
because my back hurts.
[Yeongsam] You should.
We're not in a rush.
Blow on it.
It won't heal without pain.
I'm spoiling you, my dear.
[both laughing]
-There you go.
-Okay.
My finger's all better now.
I can't do this alone.
You did it really well!
You're the best.
It looks good.
[tranquil music playing]
JEONGDONG-RI, BOGIL ISLAND
A SMALL ISLAND OFF SOUTH JEOLLA PROVINCE
Gosh, my back hurts.
[Yeongsam] Sit up straight and rest.
Let me put it away.
You sit here, too.
-Is this helping?
-Yeah, it feels good.
[Yeongsam] Good.
My goodness, it feels good.
That's enough.
Your shoulders must be tired.
Take a seat.
[Yeongsam] Let's go!
ABALONE FARM
Let this be a good year.
-[Yeongsam] Looking good.
-Yes.
-[Yeongsam] Where would you put that?
-Here.
We will do our best.
Hooray! Let this be a great year!
-[Saengja] Here you go! Grow big!
-That's good.
[Saengja] This is the fourth net.
[Yeongsam] Ah, it looks great.
[indistinct chatter]
-[Jeong-ae] I'll take the hand fan.
-[laughing]
-I'll fan like crazy.
-[Saengja] Hey, put them into a bag.
CHO SANG-CHEOL
SON
-[Yeongsam] How--
-[Sang-cheol] Should I use my hands?
[Saengja] Mix them
with your hands like this.
My son is the best mixer here.
[Sang-cheol] I know I'm good.
CHO JEONG-AE
DAUGHTER
[laughing] I can't believe I'm doing this.
[Jeong-a] Mom, you got bad shoulders.
Shall I?
-[Sang-cheol] It's all done now.
-[Saengja] You guys should do this.
Exactly.
Why didn't you let your sons do it?
[Yeongsam] Because you guys
didn't come out. I even hollered at you.
-Add more chili powder.
-Try this, my dear.
CHO JEONG-A
DAUGHTER
[Jeong-ae] Try that. How is it?
Try the other one too. Isn't it bland?
-[Sang-cheol] Add more salted fish. Mix--
-It's good but that one's salty.
[indistinct chatter]
[whimsical music playing]
-[Jeong-a] Put all of them there.
-Should I mix it?
[Jeong-a] That's fine, Dong-hu.
You too, Dong-hyeon.
[whimsical music continues]
[Jeong-a] Go get the containers.
We need to put them in
after mixing them.
-Sang-cheol.
-[boy] I will do it.
[Jeong-a] Make them pretty.
[Jeong-a] You're playing a bad guy today?
Take this…
Maybe we should…
-Are you done?
-[boy] All done!
It's too big.
Seriously, it's too big.
Just take a bite.
[man] After we finish…
I don't want it.
-[chuckling] Stop teasing me.
-[laughing] Stop pulling back and eat it.
-[boy] I did it!
-[man] Good job.
He pulled back to not eat it.
[Jeong-ae] You should've given him
a smaller piece.
[Jeong-ae] It's all over his face.
[girl] Give me some too.
[Jeong-ae] Well, that's…
-Here.
-[girl] All done.
Let's take a picture.
[Yeongsam] Jeong-ae, don't be greedy.
That's too much.
Jeong-ae is taking the most?
Hey, these are yours.
-[Saengja laughs] Is it too sweet?
-It's a bit much today.
-[man] Then…
-It's festive.
[man] I'll be nineteen soon.
-[Saengja] Is that so? Oh, your work.
-[Yeongsam] How adorable.
It's delicious.
-[girl] I want a little bit.
-[Saengja] This much?
[girl] No, I just want a spoonful.
[Yeongsam] After a hard day's work,
making kimchi,
it's good to have rice cake soup together.
-Mom, look at this!
-Sure.
-[Yeongsam] Who is this?
-Sang-cheol.
That's Sang-cheol.
-[Sang-cheol] Wow!
-Looks great!
-I knew how to pose.
-[all laughing]
[Jeong-ae] You looked just like Hyeon-u.
-Grandpa!
-Look at dad.
[Jeong-a] Looks better than
Ahn Jeong-hwan.
-[Sang-cheol] He had the same hair though.
-[Jeong-ae] True. The fluffy hair.
[Jeong-ae] It's worn out.
[Saengja] It's old.
-[Jeong-ae] Colors have faded.
-How old were you?
-[Yeongsam] I was 20.
-[Jeong-ae] No, you were…
-[Yeongsam] 21.
-[Jeong-ae] You were 20.
-[Yeongsam] Right.
-That's your grandpa.
[Jeong-ae] Mom said I was an ugly baby
with my forehead sticking out.
Hey, you were pretty.
-[Yeongsam] You were a baby…
-[laughter]
[Yeongsam] Who is that?
-I haven't seen these in a while.
-It's Dong-hu.
Who scribbled on my baby's photo?
-[Jeong-a] Probably Dong-hu.
-Who else?
-[Saengja] Right. We didn't do it.
-[Jeong-a] None of us did.
Where are my photos?
-Not here.
-[Jeong-ae] No photos of you.
-[Sang-cheol] He's in underwear.
-I want to…
-[Jeong-a] Show it to the camera.
-[laughing]
[Jeong-ae] Ta-da!
-[laughing] Look at that.
-[Jeong-ae] It's Jeong-a.
-She was in pre-school for three years.
-I was the first in the family.
-I didn't get to.
-I was the first to go to pre-school.
[Yeongsam] This is
the first family photo we took.
-That's right.
-Yeah, our first family photo.
-[girl] Who is this?
-Look how cool I was.
-[Sang-cheol] My brother. Your uncle.
-[girl] Why isn't he here?
-Grandma is crying.
-[Yeongsam] Flip the pages.
[pages turning]
-It's when I visited him in the army.
-[Jeong-ae] Before he got his posting?
The road to the base
in Gangwon-do was
so long and curvy.
I got carsick on the way.
It was so cold there.
My face was freezing.
My son sang a song.
"I'll Live with the Soil."
I still remember.
He sang that song to please us.
[crickets chirping]
[Yeongsam] Load them.
Isn't it better to load the rice first?
-[laughing] This is why I need…
-Stop talking about a car.
-Mom, don't cry.
-[Yeongsam] Pack your stuff.
You didn't forget anything, right?
-[Jeong-ae] Yes. Did you get that stuff?
-[Yeongsam] Get going.
-[Jeong-ae] Mom, I'll get going.
-I got mine.
-[Yeongsam] Go ahead, then.
-[Jeong-a] I'll see you in two weeks.
-Okay.
-Bye, grandma.
-[Sang-cheol] You'll be back in two weeks?
-[Jeong-a] No. I'm talking about the trip.
Take care, Dong-hu.
He's taller than me now.
-[Jeong-ae] Of course he is!
-[Yeongsam laughing] He was a baby.
[boy] I want to stay here!
Goodbye, Father.
-Drive safe.
-Okay.
-We'll get going.
-Say goodbye.
-Bye.
-Bye.
-[Yeongsam] Take care.
-I'll call you.
-Goodbye.
-[Yeongsam] Take care!
[laughing] You must be tired.
[Saengja] He did so much work.
I'm a bit sad with them gone.
-The house will feel empty.
-[laughing] Let's get inside.
[tranquil music playing]
SPRING
HEO JUN EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT CLINIC
Let's start the test.
Please repeat after me. Winter.
-I can't hear it.
-You can't?
-Kindness.
-I don't know.
You can't hear me at all?
I said "kindness."
Repeat after him.
Please repeat after me. Country.
-"Country"?
-Okay.
Broadcast.
Broadcast.
[Yeongsam] She can't hear it.
[doctor] Her right ear has
moderate hearing loss
while her left suffers
severe hearing loss.
Her left ear can't even hear car engines,
let alone people talking.
Let's try this.
This is a sample.
This one too.
HEARING AID AND ACCESSORIES
-School.
-School.
Wow, that was good.
Now say "hospital."
Hospital.
-Ma'am, where's your hometown?
-Bogil Island.
Okay.
-Ma'am.
-Yes.
What's your daughter's name?
My daughter or me?
-Your daughter.
-Her?
-Yes.
-Cho Jeong-a.
Wow, you hear me well.
When they work together at sea,
she can barely hear anything.
So my dad speaks loudly.
-[doctor] Yes.
-People think they argue.
-[doctor] That happens.
-Because they don't know the situation.
Dad, you can speak softly now.
-Isn't it nice to hear things?
-[Saengja] Yes.
[Jeong-a] I told you so.
-[Saengja laughs] Thank you.
-[doctor] You're welcome.
I'm happy that you can hear well.
-Good to see your smile.
-Thank you.
-Thank you so much.
-[doctor] I hope you keep smiling.
-She will. Now that we can talk.
-[doctor] She can converse no problem.
[gentle music playing]
[Yeongsam] She only told me recently
that she couldn't hear the cars
coming from behind.
I had no idea how bad it was.
At the clinic, I was so shocked.
I didn't think it would be so severe.
I should've paid more attention.
I felt guilty.
[rooster crowing]
[phone ringing]
Hello?
-[Jeong-a] Mom?
-Yes!
We're building longlines for fishing.
Tomorrow?
Do you need a hand?
Sure, we'll come.
Okay, see you tomorrow.
-See you, mom.
-Bye.
Who was it?
It's our daughter in Yeohang.
What did she say?
-She's harvesting abalones tomorrow.
-Okay.
She asked us to come and help her.
What time should we be there?
She needs more hands.
We need to be there by 6:00 a.m.
-Sure. We'll go.
-She's shorthanded.
I see.
[Jeong-a] If we get lucky,
we may harvest 1.7 tons.
-I hope for more.
-How about tomorrow?
Tomorrow? Around 1.5 tons?
-Three tons, minimum.
-That's a lot.
I'm hoping for three tons.
[indistinct chatter]
[machines whirring loudly]
[loudly] Does your back hurt?
My goodness.
[laughing] Just slacking.
Sit here with me.
Let's take a little break.
How's your back?
It feels better.
I just need to rest a bit.
Don't worry.
Let's go.
Let's take care of your back.
[vibrating]
It's relaxing my muscles.
-Huh?
-My back feels better.
Better?
-Yes.
-That's good.
Glad to hear that.
Don't even think about
peeling garlic cloves. Just rest.
-Should I lie down on the heated floor?
-Yes, do that.
Gosh, it's chilly.
It's cold. I better get inside.
Oh, my gosh.
My back is killing me.
[gulls crying faintly]
Did you feed them all?
You look exhausted.
Now that I'm here, I feel exhausted.
I really wish that you'd rest
when I ask you to rest.
I leave you at home to rest,
but you keep working.
-It worries me.
-Let me say this.
Would you rather have me bedridden,
doing nothing?
Yes.
I'm really worried.
Please rest.
I just feel bad
since you're working all alone.
You made me breakfast
with freezing cold water.
-Right?
-That's…
Compared to that, peeling garlic cloves
in this warm room is nothing!
You never listen to me.
I never listen to you?
My nose is itchy.
[sniffing] The garlic smells so strong.
It makes my nose itchy.
Maybe I should put a ring
in your nose like a cow.
A nose ring?
Yes!
I'll put a nose ring on you.
-I won't let you do that.
-If I tie you up, you may stop working.
I'm not gonna let that happen.
That'll ease my mind.
PUBLIC HEALTH CLINIC
-[Saengja] Should I get off?
-Yes. Be careful.
Here you go. Okay.
-[Saengja] Hello.
-[Yeongsam] How are you?
-[doctor] Did she hurt her back?
-[Yeongsam] Yes.
Please come this way.
[Yeongsam] She had a hairline fracture
on her spine before.
-[doctor] She did?
-Yes.
-That's not good.
-[Yeongsam] She was fine for a while.
[doctor] It stings a bit.
[Saengja] That hurts the most.
Right there.
Gosh.
[phone chiming]
[doctor] You must have
a low pain tolerance.
That shouldn't hurt.
-[laughing]
-[Saengja] Ahh! Ooh!
Please only do a few.
Ow.
[doctor] It's my hand.
Ahh!
-It's just my hand.
-[Saengja] Oh…
POWER - BODY - BALANCE
Take a seat. I don't know if it will…
Anyway, give it a try.
Be careful.
Sit up.
Let's see.
Does it feel good?
Yeah, it does.
It feels so good
that it might put me to sleep.
You should try this after me.
No, I'm fine.
You work a lot.
You need to relax too.
You should try this on your shoulders.
Gosh, just listen to me.
Why do you resist?
[Yeongsam] I really don't need this.
It's really great. Give it a try.
Wow.
Shoulder, back, high, low.
It's now…
massaging all over my back.
-[Yeongsam] It's like rolling balls.
-It rubs you all over.
-[exclaiming]
-[Saengja] It kneads you like this.
-[laughing]
-[Saengja] Just like that.
-Don't laugh. It'll give you a massage.
-[laughing continues]
Gosh!
Stop being so ticklish. Stay still.
Stop it.
[both laughing]
-It's so ticklish.
-Sit back down!
[Saengja] We need sugar.
This is so much!
I can't decide what to eat first.
[laughing]
-[Jeong-ae] Try mulhoe first.
-It's a feast.
-Huh?
-You've prepared a feast!
I bet city folks can't have
mulhoe like this.
It's too expensive.
-[Saengja] Eat up, Jeong-ae.
-Okay.
Are you keeping the abalone farm
so we can keep eating like this?
-Abalone is--
-[Jeong-ae] You know, mom…
you're in bad shape.
Mom!
What if you stop farming?
Jeong-a can bring you abalone
from her farm.
What if you just take that?
Think about your back, huh?
You should quit
while you can still move around.
That's what your son wants, too.
[laughing] I won't say anything.
[Jeong-ae] Why?
Do you want to keep working?
-I should work as long as I can.
-[Jeong-ae] Mom!
[Jeong-a] "As long as you can"?
[laughs] Just eat your food.
Stop talking nonsense.
[Jeong-ae] She thinks
we're talking nonsense.
[Saengja chuckles] Mmm.
[Yeongsam] In this town…
most of the able-bodied people
work at sea.
Abalone farming is the primary industry.
Some elderly people farm kelp or seaweed.
My wife has many health issues.
Abalone farming has ruined her health.
That's how I feel.
[Yeongsam] Will this fit? Yes.
All set.
Get some rest.
-I need to work.
-Take it easy.
-I'll make longlines. I'll take it easy.
-Okay.
[rooster crowing]
[Yeongsam] Where are your kittens?
Where?
[meowing]
[loudly] Honey!
Honey!
Is she sleeping with the light on?
I can't believe this.
She must be out in the field again.
-Hey!
-[faintly] Yeah?
What are you doing? My goodness.
I wanted to work while it's cool.
It doesn't matter.
These plants need plowing.
Like how humans need
their backs scratched.
Leave it. Stop. Let's go.
Get up. Let's go.
-Just a little more.
-No way.
Let's go.
I told you to rest.
-[Saengja] There's a nice breeze.
-No way. Please go.
Move along.
-I did quite a lot.
-Where?
-Right here.
-How long has it been?
[Saengja] Not long.
No way.
You must have come out right after I left.
No, I didn't.
[indistinct chatter]
[Yeongsam] Yesterday, I held
our grandkid's hand.
It reminded me of your younger days.
My hands were prettier.
-Yes.
-My fingers were so lean.
[Yeongsam] Now they're thick and rough.
Oh, dear.
When I face the Lord of Death,
he'll scold me for your hands.
For not protecting them.
He will say, "You! Come here."
"Why would you do this to your wife?"
"You must be punished."
"You must be beaten with an iron rod."
-[both laughing]
-If he gives me the beating,
I'll have to take it.
-You'd be punished?
-Yeah.
-I guess you deserve that.
-[both laughing]
I've worked so hard,
you deserve the beating.
[sniffling] Maybe I should apologize.
I'll ask for forgiveness.
-Kneel down and ask for forgiveness.
-I will.
I wonder if I'll be forgiven.
Of course. I'll forgive you.
[chuckling] I will for sure.
[tranquil music playing]
[Saengja] When I was 59,
my finger got cut off.
I was admitted to a hospital in Haenam
and stayed there for a month.
After that,
I slipped on a boat
and broke two ribs.
I may look like one,
but I'm not a whole person.
[Yeongsam] When we got married…
her hands were so soft
and pretty.
After 40 years of marriage with me,
her hands got arthritis
and became rougher than mine.
I feel like I put her through
so many hardships.
I just hope she never gets sick.
[gentle music playing]
HARU HAIR SALON
-What should I do with my hair?
-What do you want?
-Would you like a haircut or a perm?
-I want a perm.
I'll trim your hair first
then do the rest.
-Sure.
-Okay.
[dryer blowing loudly]
-You look nice already.
-Huh?
You look nice already after a little trim.
You look prettier with that haircut.
He's falling for you all over again.
-[laughing]
-[hairdresser] Still in love?
Is she still pretty to you?
-Of course.
-[hairdresser] Like a pretty girl?
-[laughing]
-Still see a pretty girl in her?
-I married her 47 years ago.
-I see.
She came to live with me 47 years ago.
Today is our 47th anniversary.
-Same as my age.
-I see.
-That's how long I've lived.
-[laughing] I know!
-I will make it look effortless.
-[Yeongsam] Sure.
Since your husband is here,
I'll make you look like a young lady.
I need to take care of something.
-[Saengja] Okay. See you.
-All right. Okay.
-[hairdresser] See you later.
-See you.
-Don't worry about her.
-Okay.
I'll be back soon.
[hairdresser] Okay, see you later.
Good afternoon.
[Yeongsam] We didn't have a middle school
on Bogil Island when I grew up.
There was one
on neighboring Nohwa Island, though.
But the thing is, to get there,
you had to take a boat
since there was no bridge.
Luckily, my elder sister
lived on Nohwa Island.
So I stayed with her
to attend middle school.
[Saengja] When I was in sixth grade,
he moved to our town
to attend middle school,
to the house right behind mine.
We hung out,
playing hide-and-seek and stuff.
We were friends.
[Yeongsam] And then I graduated,
so I returned to my home on Bogil Island.
My wife moved to the mainland
to work at a factory.
After a few years,
I received an unexpected letter from her.
[Saengja] I missed him,
so I wrote him a letter.
And he wrote me back.
We started exchanging letters since.
[Yeongsam] I wrote, "I love you.
I miss you," in the letters.
For two, three years,
we kept exchanging letters like that.
One day, she wrote that
she was coming to Nohwa Island.
So I asked her out on a date.
FLOWER SHOP
That's how it happened.
[Saengja] His parents were getting old,
and he had to start
his military service.
So he wanted to present his parents
with a daughter-in-law before he left.
He went on a few arranged dates,
but didn't like any of the girls.
That was when I showed up.
[Yeongsam] While we exchanged letters,
I didn't expect to marry her.
But when I saw her again,
she was so pretty.
That's when…
I decided to propose to her.
That was in the spring of 1972.
Soon we had our first daughter.
A month before her first birthday,
I received the draft notice.
So I joined the army. I had no choice.
It still hurts me to think about it.
[laughing]
-Thank you so much.
-Wait, here it is.
-We should've invited more people.
-[popping]
That would've been better.
-[popping]
-[Yeongsam exclaims]
Here.
Oh, my goodness.
-These are…
-Yes.
-For 47 years…
-Yes.
Since we've been together for 47 years,
I got 48, no 47 roses…
for you.
Wow, thank you. Thank you so much.
-[Yeongsam] Thank you for staying with me.
-I appreciate it.
"Dear my love, Saengja."
"You had a long, hard day today as usual."
"You married me at 19."
"Now you're in your sixties,
getting older every day."
[voice breaking] "I haven't done
much for you,
but you've stayed with me
for 47 years."
"Until this day,
you've put up with me
without any complaints."
"I'm so sorry."
"Let's forget about the past
and enjoy what we have."
"Let go of worries and greed."
"Let's live happily together
for the rest of our lives."
"I love you."
"Stay healthy.
Let's have a long, happy life together."
-"Dear Saengja, I love you."
-Thank you.
-It's tasty.
-Mmm.
-It's more than I can dream of.
-Mmm.
I really appreciate it.
[voice breaking] This was unexpected.
[crying] But I can't help thinking
of our first son.
[inhales and exhales deeply]
If only he was alive…
[Yeongsam] Don't think that.
-Let it go.
-[crying softly]
I think of him day and night.
I miss him.
[Yeongsam] Stop thinking about him.
-[sniffling]
-Let's take off the hat.
Don't cry.
-[sniffling]
-What's the use?
I call his name but he never answers.
[crying softly] When can I let him go?
After I'm buried?
Don't cry.
-We have Sang-cheol.
-[sobbing]
Please stop crying.
There's no use in crying.
-[gentle music playing]
-[sniffling]
[Yeongsam] If my first son were alive,
I wouldn't be doing this.
He would've taken over the farm.
What can I do, though? That was his fate.
We all die
and we can't help who passes when.
There's nothing we can do.
The fact that he left us behind,
that really hurts.
But he's gone and I can't bring him back.
So be it.
-[gentle music continues]
-[seagulls crying]
So pretty.
I should charm my hubby
to bring me flowers too.
[laughing]
Don't ask me ♪
Please don't ask me ♪
Please don't ask my age ♪
In my youth ♪
I didn't achieve much ♪
Then I kept on aging ♪
I've come so far ♪
Only looking ahead ♪
I'm crying over the past ♪
My youth went over the mountain ♪
I didn't even know you were gone ♪
Dear time, please don't go away ♪
Dear time, please don't go away ♪
All done!
You're a good singer.
-Am I?
-Yes.
-[laughs] Really?
-You should enter a singing contest.
-A singing contest?
-Yes.
Try at the local festival.
-No way.
-As a member of this town.
-That's for young folks. I'm too old.
-Not true.
They don't give high scores
to young people.
-Then--
-They give higher points to seniors.
Someone like you, someone with gray hair.
-[chuckles] Is that so?
-Yes.
-You should enter.
-I don't think so.
You should.
SUMMER
[MC on PA] Next song is "Shabang Shabang."
Give it up for Baekdori!
BOGIL ISLAND YUN SEON-DO FESTIVAL
[man on mic] Holy cow! ♪
She's so deadly ♪
I'm so charming
Everyone loves me ♪
And I want this woman to be mine ♪
-All done? How does the ribbon look?
-[Jeong-a] Mom should…
It looks good.
-And my face?
-You look pretty.
[man] You'll be up soon.
"WELCOME TO YUN SEON-DO CULTURE FESTIVAL"
[MC on mic] All right.
The lovebird couple of Bogil Island!
Let's bring them to the stage.
Please give them a big hand.
Are you holding his hand
so that he can't run away?
Yes!
Please introduce yourselves.
Hello, I'm Cho Yeongsam
from Jeongdong-ri.
Thank you for having us.
I'm Jung Saengja from Jeongdong-ri.
-Thank you.
-[laughing]
Please be kind to us
even if we sing badly.
[MC] My goodness!
Music, please.
[upbeat music playing]
[MC] Clap!
Clap, everyone!
You are my love ♪
And you are my love ♪
Nothing in this world ♪
Can replace you ♪
Who are the lovebirds? ♪
We are the lovebirds ♪
We are a fantastic pair of lovebirds ♪
Oh, your love is ♪
As sweet as honey ♪
I bet my life on you ♪
I like you when it rains
I like you when it snows ♪
I like you when it's windy too ♪
I like you ♪
My dear, I like you ♪
I like you ♪
My dear, I like you ♪
[Yeongsam] Thank you so much!
[MC] Now that it's over,
kiss her one more time.
Just a second.
Why did you fall for her
when you first met her?
First of all, she was pretty.
-I see!
-I liked everything about her.
-Wow, everything?
-Yes.
How about you?
I felt the same.
-Was he pretty?
-Yes! He was pretty.
He's pretty from head to toe.
[MC] From head to toe?
I have a good husband.
So I'm very happy.
I can see that.
-Yes!
-[MC] Okay!
-[all laughing]
-[MC] Well…
Please give them a big hand!
-[Yeongsam] Thank you!
-[MC] Take care!
[tranquil music playing]
[tranquil music continues]
FALL
"JANG BO-GO"
DAUGHTER - CHO JEONG-AE
SON - CHO SANG-CHEOL
FIRST SON
CHO CHEOL-GEUN
Cheol-geun!
It feels like it was yesterday that
you called to say, "See you on Chuseok."
It's been 13 years since your passing.
And today, I'm happy to see your face…
even if it's just a photo.
I wish to have you as my big brother
in another life too.
-[Sang-cheol] We cut them not long ago.
-[Jeong-ae] Yes.
[Yeongsam] Still, look at the weeds!
[motor turning]
-[motor starting]
-[Yeongsam] All set?
Wait.
-[motor running]
-[indistinct chatter]
[Jeong-ae] Nice view!
He can see the whole town.
-I think the year was…
-[Jeong-ae] It was 2005.
No, it was 2006.
[Jeong-ae] I still remember the morning.
I got the call
when I was about to leave for work.
Before that happened,
he asked me for a pair of shoes.
I told him
I could barely make ends meet myself.
I didn't feel good about it afterward.
So I bought him a pair in the end.
I was going to call,
but Chuseok was around the corner.
I thought I'd see him soon.
But the news came first.
-I should've called him.
-[Sang-cheol] 2005. It's been 14 years.
My biggest regret is
that we couldn't buy him a car.
We couldn't afford it.
It's all my fault.
It's like a nail in my heart.
I miss him so much.
I don't know what to do.
[Saengja] When I'm home…
I can't stop thinking about my first son.
But when I'm out at sea, working or not,
that's when
I can stop thinking about him.
That's why I rush my husband at daybreak,
to come to the sea.
To find peace of mind
even for a moment.
Why did he die?
How could I forget him
even if I wanted to?
He will stay in my heart forever.
[gentle music playing]
You got mud on your face. It's all over.
There you go.
How about me?
How's my face?
You look fine.
Just a little.
That's good. Let's go.
What a day.
My back hurts
after all the feeding and working.
You did a good job.
Let's go home.
[Yeongsam] It hurts so bad.
I can't believe
I have to live with this pain.
RYU PAIN RELIEF
[Saengja] Got it.
Do me.
[Saengja] Ah!
Last time, I put it on for two days
and it itched like hell.
I'll take it off sooner.
My gosh, it's cold. It's good.
It's cool.
-[music playing on radio]
-How's your back?
You worked a lot today.
[Saengja] Today we didn't work too long.
-So you're fine?
-Yes.
-[Yeongsam] I'll turn the light off.
-This one's breaking up with…
-Honey, can I turn the light off?
-Sure.
[ethereal music playing]
Take it easy.
-Huh?
-I said take it easy.
Sweet potatoes are turning red.
How pretty.
They're supposed to taste like chestnuts.
People with constipation
pay good money for sweet potatoes.
People eat them to poop.
[Yeongsam chuckling]
-Sweet potatoes cure constipation.
-[chuckling]
Now we're doing much better
and eat good food, but…
You must've been mad
since all we had was sweet potatoes.
[Saengja] Back in the days?
Back then we were surviving by any means.
No reason to get mad.
Also…
you were very good to me.
I found no fault.
You cared for me so much
that I got spoiled.
I don't think I did.
I just went with the flow of life.
-All done with sweet potatoes.
-Yes.
This year is nearing its end.
I wish time would stop
so that we won't age.
I don't want to age anymore.
[Saengja] Age, go away
Age, go away ♪
Age doesn't matter ♪
Today is the youngest I'll ever be ♪
[Yeongsam] Wow.
You're a good singer.
Goodness.
[upbeat music playing]
[woman] Age, go away ♪
Age, go away
Age, go away ♪
Age doesn't matter ♪
Today is the youngest I'll ever be ♪
Don't ask me about my past… ♪
[Yeongsam] Closer!
I got it.
Let's go!
Pull it toward you!
I said pull it toward you!
[Saengja] Wow, they've grown big.
[Yeongsam] They sure have!
We'll get paid big bucks for this.
-[Saengja] We will?
-Yeah.
-[Saengja] I see.
-That's good. Look at this!
-[Jeong-a] Dad, you'll be rich!
-Yeah, I will be!
[Jeong-a] They're really big!
-[Saengja] Aren't they huge?
-[Yeongsam] They are.
[upbeat music continues]
[woman] Our hearts have no age ♪
Time leaves our hearts alone ♪
Don't forget this ♪
This very moment is ♪
The youngest ♪
I'll ever be ♪
[man muttering]
Zero-four.
[indistinct chatter]
[man] You've done a great job
with your abalone.
-[Yeongsam] What are you saying?
-Huh?
These are all we've got.
They all look big.
[laughing] We sorted out the big ones
from the small ones.
-Are they all from the same batch?
-Yes, they are.
-[man] Jeez, great job.
-[laughing] It's not all that great.
You haven't seen the small ones!
[Saengja] These are ours.
The buyer told me we did a great job.
[laughing heartily]
I mean…
-It's all good.
-He didn't find any issue?
None at all!
-Did he take them all?
-Yes.
That's good.
[Yeongsam] You did great today.
-You did great. I didn't do much.
-[Yeongsam] Stop it.
Let's go home.
WINTER
[tranquil music playing]
SEOUL
Does your back hurt?
It's fine when I'm walking, but it hurts
a bit when I sit down or get up.
In this part of the upper back
and this part of the spine,
your bone has collapsed.
You must've done a lot of labor.
You probably worked a lot more
back in the days,
and yet your back was fine.
Now, it's a different story.
You've worked your body for decades now.
You mustn't think
your body can handle
the same amount of work.
I understand you want to work,
but when you do work,
the aftereffect will last much longer.
You have to be careful.
You can't handle hard work
in this condition.
You need to rest.
If you move around too much,
the pain will become more severe.
So stop working and just rest.
If I don't work, what do I live on?
-Just consume less food.
-[Yeongsam laughing]
[Saengja laughing] Seriously?
If you don't listen to me now,
you'll spend a fortune
on medical bills later.
Country folks don't see a doctor
unless they have a serious condition.
I mean it.
They only come
when they're on the verge of collapse.
[Jeong-a] Mom!
-[Sang-cheol] 300, 400--
-Will you keep the abalone farm?
-Huh?
-Are you going to keep farming?
You can't even walk straight
because of your back pain.
Listen to me, mom.
Let's say dad went to work alone
because you're in pain.
Do you think
he can handle that boat by himself?
A slight wind can put him in danger.
-[Sang-cheol] Let her be.
-It's hard even for young people.
You should stop for good.
You have a fishing boat.
Just do a little fishing when the weather
is nice. You get a pension, too!
You should've quit a long time ago.
It's already too late.
Your health has been on the decline
for the last two years.
Mom, do you want to keep farming?
Can you really handle the work?
-I'll work until my son takes it over.
-[Sang-cheol laughs]
[Jeong-a] Who knows when that'll be?
How long can you wait for him?
You won't even last a year
in your condition.
-Sang-cheol, how old are you?
-You're 39? You're basically 40.
-[Jeong-a] Yes.
Make up your mind.
When will you move back?
Let's say I move here in ten years.
I'll be 50 then.
That'll only give me
about 10 to 20 years of farming.
Which is why I think
you should sell the farm now.
-And buy some land.
-[Jeong-a] Dad, listen to him.
[Sang-cheol] Just sell it.
[indistinct chatter]
[Saengja] I don't want to give up.
I think I will be fine if I take it easy.
I won't quit.
As long as my body allows,
I want to work.
If I stop working,
I will just be home, feeling lonely.
I will age even faster.
[wistful music playing]
[wistful music continues]
[Yeongsam] Time flies.
You were so pretty when you were young.
Now you've become an old lady.
-Am I not pretty now?
-Yes, you are.
We pledged to live together
till our dark hair turns gray.
We've already reached that point.
Nobody can beat time.
I still feel young at heart.
But my body can't keep up.
[Yeongsam] Whenever you get sick…
I can't do anything.
Like a legless octopus.
I don't need anyone. You're all I need.
So stay with me for a long time.
And take me with you when you go.
[tranquil music playing]
[tranquil music continues]
Subtitle translation by: Luna Kang