Love in the Big City (2024) s01e05 Episode Script

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[Love in the Big City]
May peace and grace
always be with you,
and your beloved family and friends
who are gathered here today.
Amen.
- Did you wax your hair?
- I'm paying my respects.
- Respects?
- To my mom.
Everyone's here from her college rivals
to churchgoers who mocked her matchmaking.
Even the ex-husband who cheated.
I have to honor her.
Is the pearl brooch overkill?
It's gorgeous. You look stunning.
You're like Princess Diana.
You look pretty and wealthy.
Like a real estate queen.
Guys.
Take home some alcohol.
Still all my song shall be ♪
Nearer, my God, to Thee ♪
Though like the wanderer ♪
The sun gone down ♪
Darkness be over me ♪
Don't you think the song's offbeat?
It's awkward to put Korean lyrics to a foreign song.
- Sounds like a ghost wailing.
- Tell me about it.
We're already in Seoul.
It's so close. It'll be easy to visit Mom.
Where shall I drop you off?
At your place or Jamsil?
Jamsil.
Elder Park is stopping by Mom's.
The man who was singing
at the top of his lungs?
Yeah, he's the one.
Why's he coming?
I guess Mom asked for his help
on some paperwork.
He needs me to review it.
He's a lawyer.
There's a lot of stuff to sort out
since your Mom passed.
You should find a new place, too.
There's no need to live near school.
I'll move out once I quit this job.
Young's getting out now.
- Wake up and say bye.
- We're in Jamsil?
Are you going to stay here?
Yeah, just for tonight.
Shall I stay with you for the night?
You'll feel lonely on your own.
No, it's alright.
I have stuff to do and need some sleep.
Bye guys.
Okay, get some rest.
Do you think he'll be okay?
He's so stoic, I worry he'll break.
Me too.
documents for the flat and store
and for changing the account holder.
This covers inheritance tax
and these are to report her death
and claim her insurance.
Elder Park, how did you prepare
these documents so quickly?
They've been prepared for over three years.
To be exact, Deacon Yeom prepared them.
I just helped out.
Mom was first diagnosed three years ago
Deacon Yeom
had a lot of love to give.
Now.
Stamp here.
[Death Certificate
Go Young, Son]
Eun Soo, can you come out?
Let's go to Itaewon.
All of a sudden?
Let's go, I want to drink.
Aren't you tired?
I'm fine. I immediately knocked out.
I feel brand new.
Are you sure you're up for drinking?
Yes. No funny business,
I just want a drink.
Why would you dress like this
when we're going out?
Look who's talking.
Guys!
Young.
You're going in like that?
Like what?
Well, I sort of rushed over here
Don't worry, we can do this.
How's that? Now it looks like a pocket square.
It does.
I've leveled up from chief mourner
to a nightclub waiter!
It's pretty
Come on guys, I was trying
to make you laugh.
Let's get inside and drink up!
- Yeah!
- Yeah!
- I think he's lost it.
- We'd better keep an eye on him.
Prepare to get wasted.
- It's your turn.
- Hey!
Even if it's an open bar,
aren't we being a little tacky?
No one will know
if we take turns getting drinks.
- Go on.
- Get to it!
Off you go.
How can I help you?
Four tequila shots, please.
Thanks.
I think we're tipsy!
DJ, have you totally gone nuts?
Read the damn room!
Play your avant-garde shit at home
and put on some Tiara!
- Chill it.
- Change it now!
Let me go talk to him.
Answer me!
- That mother--
- Hey, calm down!
That fucker!
I said let go of me! Let go!
Young!
Are you okay?
I tasted blood
Please forget that ever happened!
Guys, let's get out of here.
- Help Young.
- Help yourself to some clothes.
Excuse us, please.
Here, up you go.
I have your jacket too.
At the time, I could only worry
about you, Kyu Ho, who'd tasted my blood.
[Episode 5]
The performance will resume shortly.
We ask you now to kindly return to your seats.
Once the performance begins,
entry will be restricted.
We also ask that you turn off
your cell phones and digital devices.
Standing, you want to sit.
Sitting, you want to lie down.
Lying down, we humans want to sleep.
We humans are ruled by our desires.
What can we do about it?
We keep ourselves moving.
If you want to succeed, first make your bed.
Make your bed
Guess there's another nerdult here.
What can we do about it?
We keep ourselves moving.
If you want to succeed,
first make your bed.
Do you want to live
like this forever?
Sir, the show's starting.
Last night?
- Yes.
- What a coincidence.
Here to see the show?
No, I'm here to see you.
You should hurry inside.
The intermission's over.
I don't have a ticket, I'm here to see you.
How did you know I'd be here?
[Thanks for the free tics, Young!]
You follow Eun Soo.
The thing is, it takes over two hours
to close up after the show.
Today's not a great day.
I could wait
in the cafe next door.
Take your time to close up.
Dammit
You look so different with glasses.
Is it true?
That you came here to see me.
Well
You dropped this. It seemed important.
May I?
Do you have a habit of stealing?
Yesterday, too
Please forget about yesterday.
Why? You were cute.
And a great dancer.
Sorry but we're closing for the day.
I'm headed this way.
I'm that way.
- Bye, then.
- Goodbye.
Hey, wait up!
My mom will kill me
if I miss the last train.
Let's go for a drink.
You look slightly tipsy.
I shouldn't
Shouldn't what?
I shouldn't be too funny from the get-go.
Why not?
When I am, things never seem to work out.
The relationship starts to resemble a comedy show.
Guys call me when they're bored
and leave once they're entertained.
They leave to find their heartthrob romance.
It makes me sad.
- It makes you sad?
- Of course.
I have to hide how hilarious I am.
Cheers.
Do you want things
to work out between us?
Man, my nose keeps running
I have something else for you.
This.
I've been sitting on it
so it's very warm.
It's very warm?
Yeah.
Give me your finger.
It doesn't feel like my finger.
You should know
that they're not just funny.
Sorry?
Your jokes.
They're funny
but also very dirty.
Want to come inside?
Where do you live?
- Incheon.
- Didn't you miss the last train?
Wait inside until the first train.
I can grab a taxi.
Are you rich?
No.
Do you dislike me so much
that you want to get away in a taxi?
Not exactly, I just
What is it then?
Are you scared I'll eat you alive?
I have a rule of sorts.
What rule?
I only do it with someone
after I've met them three times.
Did I say we'd be doing it?
Just wait inside until it gets brighter.
You can get some rest.
You have so many books.
Are you a writer?
[National Intelligence Service]
[Student Card]
[Shim Gyu Ho
Student at Seolhee Nursing School]
[Driver's License
26th March 1995, Resident of Incheon]
Shit!
I'll get going.
Your number
[Everything I'd kept locked away
rose up, up, up to the surface]
[27 Years Old, Seolhee Nursing School]
[Bartender, Shim Gyu Ho]
Funny
but also very dirty
- Hey, Madam Marlboro!
- Blueberry.
Is work over? Let's go out.
Right now? What about the husband?
He's on a business trip, let's meet.
And I'm bringing a baby sheep with me.
Sheep?
Thank you very much! Cheers!
Cheers!
This girl here was raised like a porcelain doll.
But let me tell you,
women aren't meant to be porcelain.
Even if you're made of clay,
you should let yourself shine.
Sis, you're totally my role model!
Did you hear that?
Can I ask how you know my sister-in-law?
We used to shine together.
He's my college friend.
Your brother knows him well.
An unlikely duo of fresh blueberries
and stinky Marlboro cigarettes.
So you sang at the wedding
because you're close friends.
It was very sweet,
I thought you were so cute!
Now for some wisdom.
That guy with the silver piercing.
Do you see him?
Don't look straight at him.
Black beanie by the bar
and denim jacket by the entrance.
Stay away from guys like them.
The haggard, narrow-minded,
or vindictive-looking type.
Now, let's go!
Let's go!
It's all about eye contact.
- Then brush your hair.
- Brush my hair.
But make it sexy, and swirl your shoulders.
- Swirl the shoulders.
- Give them the gaze.
Now turn around and face them.
Bam!
[Go Young: Where are you guys?
Why haven't you replied?]
Brush my hair then my shoulders,
and give him the look.
Swirl the shoulders.
You did great, spot on!
Now don't forget what I've taught you.
I'm having so much fun!
[Ho Min: I'm busy tonight.
Ji Tae: I'm getting laid.]
[Eun Soo: I'm flying.]
Why are you so frightened?
You really scared me.
Are you acting cute?
It's just my dialect.
Incheon people don't speak like that.
I'm not from Incheon.
Where are you from?
Jeju Island. It's only been a year
since I flew out to land.
To land? What the hell?
It's what Jeju people say.
I've never heard it said like that. Sorry!
Where are your friends?
I came alone to see you.
I was drinking in Daehangno
with some straight folk
but it wasn't enough
so I wanted to come here.
The drinks here
are perfectly strong.
- That hits the spot.
- Will you be okay?
- Are you okay?
- Four highballs, table eleven.
Four? Coming right up.
I wish he'd look my way just once.
How's the music tonight?
Is it okay?
We have a new DJ today.
- Good work tonight.
- Good work.
Sir? I'm sorry but we're closing for the day.
I'm sorry!
Good job lads, let's go home!
- Good night everyone.
- Good night.
What are you doing here?
I'm sorry to ask
but I can't pay for a taxi.
Right, a taxi
Today was our third time meeting.
Really? Wasn't it our second?
It's the third.
When you came with your friends.
Then in the theater.
And today.
Were you keeping count?
Yes.
Can I take it off?
Sorry, it makes me go soft sometimes.
That's okay. Should I do it?
I'm not so good at that.
What are you doing?
You're finally awake.
I cooked as payment for staying over.
I only take cash.
- Thanks for the food.
- Please dig in.
Can I ask you something?
Of course.
You're from Jeju and work in Itaewon.
Why live in Incheon?
My older brother's at med school there.
My mom saw the state of his place
and sent me over to help him cook and clean.
How's living together?
Bad. Very bad.
At home, he's always gaming and cursing.
By day, he learns how to save people
and by night, curses them to die.
That's his way of life.
Then what do you do on weekdays?
I go to nursing school.
I started because tuition was free
and they paid me.
Now, my training's almost over.
Have you heard this?
"Oppa, come study with me!
Seolhee Nursing School."
What is that?
So you haven't heard of it.
Everyone in Incheon knows it
Everyone in Incheon knows Seolhee
Do you have plans tonight?
- Why?
- I'll get you musical tickets.
Really? I've never seen one before!
I'll get you the best seats
on one condition.
What is it?
Ji Tae is one of my best friends,
the one who elbowed me that night.
Yeah, I remember. Muscular and tanned?
He's pretty famous.
He sure is bitchy but he only speaks the truth.
He once told me,
"If people with an age gap
speak informally, they've had sex."
No formal talk.
When were you born?
I was born in 1993, you in 1994.
- I'm older.
- How did you know?
I was born early in the year.
That means nothing in the real world,
I've been alive longer.
Sorry, I'm just messing with you.
No formalities, okay?
Sure.
I've never seen a musical before
Like a star that lights up ♪
the darkest of skies ♪
You shine brighter ♪
than the morning's sunrise ♪
Never fear for your beauty could never dull ♪
Oppa, come study with me!
Seolhee Nursing School.
March 2019? It expired ten months ago.
Young, it's me!
Hiya.
What are you doing here?
What is this?
I'm putting up curtains.
Why curtains?
You were squinting in your sleep.
You're ugly when you squint.
Whoa, it's really dark.
One, two, three, four, five
Five what?
I'm counting your moles.
Six, seven, eight--
I don't have that many!
You're dodging me?
I need to get to work now.
Now?
Yeah, I'm having dinner
with my colleagues before we open.
Aren't you taking this?
It's too heavy and I rarely use it anyway.
Why don't you stay for--
some coffee
Young.
Are you sure you're alright?
Why do you still live alone in my place?
How is this your place?
It's been mine for ages.
Young.
When will you finally come home?
I'm waiting for my prodigal son.
When? I don't know
I'll go when it's time.
Young.
Did you meet someone good?
Young? It's me.
[Three missed calls from Gyu]
Young, wake up!
How come you're here?
Sweet treats make you feel good.
- Are you drunk?
- No.
We were drinking but I only had one.
It's blueberry flavored. Open up.
There we go.
- It's too sweet.
- Don't furrow your brow.
- Shall we go out?
- Are you nuts? I need to sleep.
- I know you slept lots.
- How would you know?
I've been calling since midnight.
Maybe I just didn't answer--
Zip it. Let's go out.
- Seriously?
- Come on, let's go out!
- Where shall we go?
- Where do you want to go?
I want to go somewhere cold.
It's winter, the whole peninsula is cold.
- I want to see Seoul.
- You're looking at it now.
How are you already out of breath?
Do you think this stone
is really hundreds of years old?
I wouldn't know.
Ever since I was young,
I've wanted to come to land, Seoul.
I wanted to go
to the highest place possible.
Why not climb Mount Halla?
I was thinking
Shall we go out?
We're outside right now.
You know what I mean.
I'm sorry.
Gyu Ho.
Yeah?
Before we date, you need to know two things.
Firstly, I don't have a sweet tooth.
So you don't need to buy me macarons.
- Just give me cash.
- You're funny.
And the second thing is
In 2014, two days before my enlistment,
my ex had come all the way
to Nonsan to see me off.
I'd been totally psyched.
Kylie
Her music's always good.
Can I take it off?
You shouldn't
It's chafing.
Okay then.
I spent my last night with him
and went straight to training.
Exactly seven weeks later.
I had a blood test
and the military doctor asked me,
Are you a bottom or a top?
Sorry?
[HIV positive]
[Preventing HIV]
The truth is the chances of spreading
HIV to a sex partner are low.
You're more likely to pass on a cold.
With a condom, the chances are close to zero.
But I know that won't lessen
the weight of this burden.
Turns out my piece of trash ex
had been sleeping around
while he was dating me.
Cheers!
How long has it been?
- Three months, maybe?
- A gift! You're up next!
You'd look better in a beret than me!
You look totally masc.
Bitch! How could you be so cruel?
Tell us, how did you get out?
Did you eat poop to get sick?
How on earth did you know?
- Ji Tae, this is perfect for you!
- How dare you!
Cover your glasses, everyone.
He has the thing.
I'm going to the bathroom.
What's the thing?
H I
I'd listened to Kylie Wilde
on that fateful night
so I decided to call
my new companion "Kylie."
I was stuck with it forever.
Why not give it a glamorous name?
That's how I met Kylie.
She's been with me
for five years, like family.
Even closer, maybe.
We share the same blood vessels,
same nourishment, and breathe as one.
Put differently,
she's another me.
She will always be me until the day I die.
You're the first person I've told.
Don't feel burdened, though.
I've always been too trusting of men
so it's not worth much,
but I felt like I could trust you.
If it's too much too handle,
you can walk away.
Forget I ever entered your world
and attend nursing school
like you've always done.
Go on making drinks at the club on weekends.
I'm going to head home.
Do some sightseeing and thinking,
then let me know.
Or don't, if it's a bother.
How can you talk about it like it's nothing?
It really is nothing,
compared to what life throws us.
But why say it with a smile?
It makes me sad.
If anyone should be crying, it's me.
Did I ever tell you
that I really like cats?
I can't adopt one, though.
Why are we talking about cats?
You're like a tabby cat
that's crabby and mean.
From now on,
I'll call you "Crabby Tabby."