Lovers of the Red Sky (2021) s01e05 Episode Script
The Butterflies
1
(Lovers of the Red Sky)
(Lovers of the Red Sky)
(This drama is fictional and
people or stories are not tied to reality.)
Is this the line?
- You may go inside.
- Thanks.
I'm Hong Cheon Gi of
Baekyu Painters Society.
Hong Cheon Gi of Baekyu Painters Society.
Look who this is.
It's Painter Hong.
Darn it.
We need to square everything first.
How can you assault a
lady in the middle of the day?
Where are your senses?
- What's he doing?
- That's impossible.
Be quiet, all of you!
What do you know anyway?
Hey, you.
Are you really a painter?
Show me your contest ID slip.
Yes, sure.
I think I left it.
But I'm with Baekyu Painters Society.
I really am a painter. Please let me in.
Goodness, how can a woman be a painter?
You'll even make dogs laugh.
You can't go inside unless
you have a contest ID slip.
Next person. Finish up quickly.
- Wait, but
- Hurry.
Let's go quietly while
we're nice. Don't put up a fight.
No, wait. Hey!
What do you think you're doing?
Let her go immediately.
The litter?
Scholar.
I see that you two are together.
Watch your mouth! He's
Man Soo.
Yes.
She's coming with me.
Says who? Come here.
You!
Darn it, you!
Are you all right?
Yes.
Scholar Ha, you're here.
- How dare you make a scene here?
- Quiet!
This is Prince Yangmyeong's Maejukheon.
Get out of here! Go!
- Cheon Gi, I'll get you!
- Get out of here!
Please come inside.
This woman is also
participating in the contest.
I'm going in with her.
Yes, I understand.
See? I told you so.
Now, please hurry.
Take out your ID slip in advance.
- All right.
- Line up, please.
(Episode 5:
Maejukheon Painting Contest, Part 1)
This is so amazing.
It's crowded like the central marketplace.
Anyway, what brings
you to the painting contest?
I was invited by Prince Yangmyeong.
Oh, you were invited.
Well, he may have invited you here,
but where is his courtesy?
No one is here to escort you.
Never mind, I'll be your escort.
Then please help me out.
Sure. Trust me and follow me.
This way.
Right ahead of you. Be careful.
Anyway, Sir Scholar. How are
you so good at using your body?
It was as if you could see.
No, even those who can
see couldn't do what you did.
Are you a military officer?
I've been training since when I was young.
Let's just say I had a great teacher.
Anyway, you were the best.
How could I ever repay you?
Don't mention it. It was
something I ought to do.
But still. Those men are
the minions of Wolseongdang.
I don't want you to get
in trouble because of me.
People say it's best to avoid fights.
I'll avoid them as much
as I can, so don't worry.
But you have to be very, very careful.
It looks like this is
where the guests are to sit.
And on the other side,
I'll be drawing out in this yard.
Is that so? I look forward to it.
I've never been to
such a huge place before.
I've dreamt of this
moment for quite a long time.
I'm sure you could win first place.
Sorry? Goodness, no way.
However, I'll do my best.
Then do paint in dashing
spirit and see great results.
(Dashing spirit: Staying
strong as one advances forward)
Come this way, please.
Thank you.
You have to keep your eyes on me.
I apologize.
It's all right. I'm used to it now.
Then please excuse me.
Where did she go? Where is she?
- She's over there. Come on.
- Where? Oh.
Cheon Gi. Hey.
- Hey.
- My gosh!
Why do you walk so quickly?
Goodness, you fool. When
did you come? We were worried.
Hey! You two came into
Maejukheon by yourselves.
What? You were worried? Please.
I met Jung Seon Rye on
the way and almost died.
- What?
- What?
You met that guy?
How did he get released so quickly?
No idea.
So? And?
What do you mean? I
ran away as best I could.
Anyway, we should stay
vigilant when we walk around at night.
Man, then everything
we did, we did in vain?
My gosh, I can't believe it.
He looks familiar.
Hey, forget them.
Let's grab our seats.
Okay. We can talk about this later.
Let's grab our seats.
You haven't found seats for us?
- We went looking for you!
- We had no time to get seats.
(Master painter, Monk Manyoo)
(Touch of a deity, Kang Hee Yeon)
(Magical touch, Sim Dae Yu, also
known as Sim with a bamboo hat)
There are some seats left.
It's a great spot.
Now, look.
I'll make sure I win first
place here at Maejukheon.
You'll get into Gohwawon if
you make it to the third screening.
Don't be such a show-off.
Stay modest, and paint carefully.
Hey, that's not good enough.
Are you ready?
I'm all ready.
- Let's do this!
- Let's do this!
Goodness, look who this is.
It's Scholar Ha of Seomungwan.
(Seomungwan: An office in charge
of astronomy, weather, and calendar)
Your looks always remind
me of an entrancing painting.
Have you been well?
(Prince Joohyang, Lee Hoo,
the second son of King Seongjo)
I thought he's the type who
wouldn't care for paintings.
His Majesty especially adored
him, so I wondered what he's like.
He's very dignified and even beautiful.
He really doesn't seem human.
Is that so?
Prince Joohyang is here.
Forgive my belated
greetings, Your Highness.
I thought you'd be busy
carrying out duties at Seomungwan,
so I never thought we
meet in a place like this.
I looked at my fortune
today through hexagrams,
and an unexpected 24th hexagram came out.
It must've meant I'll have the honour
of sitting by your side as
I watch over the contest.
- The 24th hexagram?
- Are you saying it was destined?
Yes.
It's nice to have a man
who's as upright as you say that.
My ears are delighted.
Do enjoy the contest.
Yes, Your Highness.
You're one mischievous man.
If I had
just died at the cliff back then.
Step back!
Mother!
Mother
(Investigator Kim Gong Rae,
Prince Joohyang's bodyguard)
All honoured guests and painters,
Maejukheon Painting
Contest is about to begin.
Please take your seats.
Hey.
Draw stones to look as light as feather.
Draw trees as if they're characters.
When you draw bamboos,
you should be well-versed in penmanship.
If any of you are aware of this,
you must know calligraphy
and painting are the same.
(The theory of calligraphy
and painting as a single entity)
I hoped to find a talented painter as such,
and opened up the doors
of Maejukheon in four years.
It's nice to meet you all.
I'm Yangmyeong, the lord of Maejukheon.
Now, let me introduce the judges
who'll judge the paintings with me.
First off,
Han Geon, an expert of Gohwawon.
(Gohwawon: An office
in charge of paintings)
(Han Geon, Expert of Gohwawon)
And his long-time colleague,
a historic painting society,
Choi Won Ho, the master
of Baekyu Painters Society,
(Number 52)
Yoo Si Saeng, the master
of Jungyu Painters Society.
(Yoo Si Saeng, the master
of Jungyu Painters Society)
A dear friend of mine and my brother's,
and the finest writer of
Dan Dynasty, Seo Ki Jung.
(Seo Ki Jung, the erudite of Bomungwan)
Lastly, a man of profound
knowledge in literature and martial arts,
who always sets an
example as my older brother.
Please welcome Prince Joohyang.
This Maejukheon Painting
Contest will be held over two days.
The contest will have three screenings.
You'll draw two paintings
for two screenings today,
and tomorrow will be the third screening.
(Three different
screenings for the contest)
First,
an honoured guest of my
choice will announce the theme
for each screening.
Second,
the evaluation will be held without
publicizing your ranks or statuses.
That's it!
We got this. We can do it.
Third, after the evaluation,
the judges will decide if you pass
or not with the red and blue sticks.
Red stick means you pass.
Blue stick means you don't.
If the majority hold
up red sticks, you pass.
If not, you do not.
However,
even if everyone does
not let your painting pass,
senior judges may
use their free pass stick
and let you pass the screening once.
(Senior Judges: 5 judges
who old superior authorities)
(Free Pass Stick: Given only
to senior judges as a free pass)
Now,
I look forward to seeing
paintings that'll become legendary.
I will also
take part in the evaluation as a judge.
Painters, feel free to use
papers as much as you need,
provided by Maejukheon.
If you stay seated, you will receive
your first piece.
- Thank you.
- Also, if you do not finish
the painting within the time
limit, you will be eliminated.
The time limit changes for each round.
- The stamp is so pretty.
- And the theme will change too.
This is wonderful.
This is premium paper,
so it even smells different.
You two sound like hillbillies.
You might end up kissing the paper.
- Hey, Young Wook.
- Yes?
Who's that creepy monk?
Master painter of Jeolla
Province, Monk Manyoo?
Once he drew Vimalakirti
on the wall of the temple,
the painting shined
the entire temple brightly.
People swarmed in to look at that painting,
and the temple brought
in over a million Jeon.
He shocked the world
with his masterpiece painting,
so he's called the master painter.
Hey, then who's that man in a bamboo hat?
That painter seems to be
Sim with a bamboo hat.
The magical touch of Gyeongsang Province.
Magical touch?
Magical touch.
He must be capable of
doing magic tricks as he paints.
Oh, so he could paint boldly
as if a horse rides through fogs.
He can even ride on that
horse and compose his painting,
the magical touch.
Goodness, you slow kids.
Calm down. I have to keep calm.
What I mean is this.
He always wears that bamboo hat,
so no one knows what he
looks like or how old he is.
A goblin called Hwacha that
loves paintings came every night
to have paint-offs against him.
Then he came to an
enlightenment for his magical touches.
That's why he's called the magical touch.
Do you get it now?
All great painters in the Dan Dynasty
have gathered here.
Actually, there is someone else
who receives the most
attention in this painting contest.
Who is it?
Oh, me?
I know who that is too.
The biggest potential winner of
this Maejukheon Painting Contest.
Touch of a deity, Kang Hee Yeon.
The best scholarly painter
who grew up as a gifted child.
He uses composed lines
for his ink-and-wash painting,
yet he brings out ardent blank spaces.
His paintings are all lively and realistic.
These judges are all scholars,
so he has the highest chance
compared to painters like
us, who do this for a living.
Are you telling me
to accept the reality
that I won't be the winner
of this painting contest?
I mean, these men
are here to paint with us.
How can we dream of competing with them?
But still, let's dream big
here at Maejukheon today, Frown.
- And Nuisance?
- Goodness.
So are you going to try to win?
She has always been too
hopeful since when she was young.
- That's what I'm saying.
- Just grind the ink stick.
Let me announce the
first painting type and theme.
(Painting type: Landscape,
animals, portrait, etcetera)
(Painting theme: The
overall theme of the painting)
The first screening's painting
type is plum tree and bamboo.
(Plum tree and bamboo)
The theme will be
decided by the expert
of Gohwawon, Han Geon.
What?
Hey, doesn't this mean
Jung has the upper hand?
Yes, isn't he his teacher?
"When I recite poetry
alone under the moonlight,"
"the smell of the plum blossom
begins to seep into my clothes."
"I'm afraid butterflies
will fly as a group"
"thinking that spring has already come."
("When I recite poetry
alone under the moonlight,")
("the smell of the plum blossom
begins to seep into my clothes.")
Now, you get 1 sijin.
(One sijin: About 2 hours)
Two hours?
That's too tight.
I don't have enough ink yet.
Start grinding the stick first.
What do you think?
I tried changing the
theme to match the eye level
with the copycat painter.
You're an outstanding
strategist, Your Highness.
His penmanship is incredible.
His writing is as great as the masters.
It's a wonder.
It is.
How can he write like that?
- Goodness.
- That's amazing.
His penmanship is solid yet dignified.
Prince Yangmyeong's
writings are always a masterpiece.
Even envoys from other
countries covet after his writings.
We could consider his
calligraphy as a national treasure.
Are you concerned about him?
Why would I be?
I'm just proud to have such
a talented younger brother.
It's just calligraphy.
Keep your focus solely on the
intentions of Prince Yangmyeong.
Hey, Jung.
Hey. Could you interpret
the theme one more time?
"Moonlight, poetry, alone,
plum blossom, seep, clothes."
"Afraid, butterflies, fly,
spring, already come."
What?
What the heck is he saying?
Young Wook, you try to read that.
Okay, trust me.
Make it accurate.
"Under the moon"
The poetry is what now?
Hey, forget it. I heard that part too.
Hey.
I'll tell you just this once,
so make sure you listen well.
They're reciting poetry
alone under the moonlight,
but the smell of the plum blossom
is so strong, it got on their clothes.
Then butterflies fly in as a
group thinking it's already spring.
That's what it means.
All right, I get it.
So
the moonlight.
Plum blossoms.
Butterflies.
What is it?
That's an uncanny painting.
I'm not even finished yet.
This won't be good enough.
He has bold touches.
Already?
Two hours have passed already.
When you touch the paper
with a brush, you create a stroke.
(A stroke brings out the actual shape)
Then you're left with empty spaces.
(Empty spaces depict the
energy of the created shape)
Will you let the stroke
win and bring out the shape?
Or will you let it loose
and let the shape show?
Father.
No one can add 10 thousand
touches with just a single stroke.
Once I gave up my greed,
I could see flowers and the Moon.
Since this is the first screening,
I still see many ignoble paintings.
If they call themselves a
painter, what's with that first stroke?
We should focus on
the dignity of the painting.
Let's find out what the
painters' focuses were.
The first painting type
was plum tree and bamboo.
They'll be evaluated on their
take on nature and their attitude.
Swish.
Swoosh.
Once you close your eyes,
you hear sounds.
Even if she is that girl,
our relationship was
already once disconnected.
I won't let my petty
feelings ruin my great plan.
That's the time for your first painting.
Make sure you write your name.
Come on, get up. Let's go.
Did you all write your names?
Yes.
Prepare for the evaluation.
I see a magnanimous and brave layout,
but it doesn't portray
the theme's intimacy.
- It's against the theme.
- Six blue sticks!
There are 26 blue sticks
and eight red sticks.
Fail!
This person used ink too dark
to paint the moon.
Fail.
(Light and shade)
The plum tree must be bold and strong.
There's nothing more to see.
- Hey.
- It's yours?
It's not always good to fill the paper.
The energy of the plum
tree isn't enough to relieve
the sorrow of a man reciting a poem.
(Deep sorrow)
Fail!
That was yours?
Oh, dear. You did well anyway.
- Good luck.
- Thanks.
Oh, dear.
The plum tree looks empty
as it lacks strokes here and there.
- It's a fail.
- Fail!
The brush strokes are rough
and the ink shows no light or shade.
- Fail.
- Fail!
- Fail.
- Fail.
Fail.
- Hey.
- Hey.
It's Young Wook's.
My gosh.
Plum flowers bloom
beautifully all over the branches.
It's a good piece that portrays the plum
that blooms throughout hardships.
There are 31 red sticks
and three blue sticks.
Number 25, pass.
Pass!
Hey.
Well done.
(Number 22)
Branches stretching out
elegantly under the moonlight.
I can almost smell a cool
fragrance coming from the flowers.
- Pass.
- Yes.
- Hey.
- You made it.
You did it.
From the rough growth of the tree,
I sense the chastity of one's spirit.
Pass.
Number 32 did very well.
It's yours.
This painting has a
different character and pose.
(Character and pose)
It's a refreshing composition and style.
Pass.
The Yeon merchants
would clamour to purchase
a painting like this.
There's nothing more to say.
The flowers and moonlight
are drawn almost poetically.
I like it very much.
Pass.
The energy of the painting
takes flight in the breeze,
scatters in the flowers
and stops at the moon.
It's truly amazing.
A great piece.
But what is this?
It's a good use of blank space,
and the strokes and
contrast are truly exceptional.
Your glance is led to reach the round moon,
and on the plum
flowers, a gift of heaven
is sprinkled which
almost gives me the chills.
However,
although the plum grows in the cold,
it never sells its fragrance.
I'd like the painter of this
work to think of what I said.
Fail.
Six blue sticks!
Four blue sticks!
There are 33 red sticks and one blue stick.
This work is a fail.
(Fail)
Wait, Your Highness!
I wish to ask you something.
Come forward.
You crazy
- My gosh.
- Let's sit down.
Oh, dear.
What a mess.
I'm Hong Cheon Gi from
Baekyu Painters Society.
You just said that
my work is good, but
you can't give it a pass.
I would like to know
why that is.
All other painters accepted their results.
Why did you come forward
to doubt the judges' opinion?
I apologize sincerely
for disrupting the event
and posing a sudden question.
But I'm not objecting to the opinions
of learned experts.
As you said, I have already failed.
So what?
My hope
and the reputation of my
society are already damaged.
If I were to go home
not knowing the reason
why I failed, I might despair
and decide never to paint again.
So I dare ask.
What ability
do you think I lack?
Your painting has a
structure that is unique
and unlike any other.
That alone is enough
to seduce and bewilder.
You have great skills.
(To infatuate someone)
However, the plum tree you drew
have flowers facing upward,
so they look like apricot flowers.
The butterflies all took
flight, despite it being night time.
Doesn't that show the
shallowness of the painter
who only tries to win
the interest of a buyer?
That goes against fidelity
and loyalty the plum represents,
and is the same as
selling the tree's fragrance.
You can ask me ten times,
but I would still fail your painting.
So it was the butterfly
that was the problem.
What do you mean?
Can't you tell?
The prince is being nit-picky.
There's something about it.
There's something
about that butterfly painting.
It was the butterfly.
What? What about the butterfly?
It looks just fine.
It has wings and feelers.
It has
A butterfly?
- Gosh.
- You're so gutsy.
This is my mark.
(A painter's mark left
behind instead of a seal.)
That painter is the woman
I saw at the dye house.
The two of them
must definitely know each other.
She knows Yul?
Your Highness.
If you say a detailed
painting that is almost lifelike
is flawed by its excessive detail
That is what I
What do you think?
The strokes have pent-up energy,
and the branches are
so stiff they might snap.
This could mean the painter
was too absorbed in her emotions
she failed to grasp the concept.
I also think the plum flowers
are too simple,
and they look outdated and ignorant.
Your further comments
only proved even more
why this painting is a fail.
Your Highness.
Are you failing my painting
because the flowers face upward
so they look like apricot flowers?
You said you'd let
the painters draw freely,
so how could you say that?
Are you talking back at me?
I apologize.
Whatever you say,
to me, this painting
looks like you tried to
show off using a unique layout,
but then failed to grasp the basic concept.
He figured out she's the forger.
In my painting,
the butterfly took
flight under the moon too.
So why
Now, now. Everything in the
world stems from issues of the heart.
Do not blame others.
Those who are meant to pass will pass,
and those meant to fail will fail.
I see.
I finally get what it means to host
a contest in Maejukheon.
Then it's done.
You said that
we compete as equals,
regardless of our rank or status.
That this contest is only about skill.
However
that's all just for show.
Everything's about your taste and thoughts.
I get that now.
What a brazen thing.
We cannot let people like her paint at all.
What an insolent girl she is.
I was impudent.
I will leave now.
Wait!
Your Highness. I think
the reason none of the
flowers face downward
is because the painter thought of
Du Hyang's poem of the drooping plum
that grows downward by the water.
Also, the upward flowers that you say
make you think of apricot flowers
is because the painter
was true to what she saw
and she painted exactly what she felt.
Why are you doing this?
Your Highness.
She's a blessed painter.
My gosh.
What?
Does her painting have some kind of power?
This is so very strange.
Do you mean that Hong Eun
O's daughter could compete?
I stopped her from applying,
but I'm warning you just in case.
Eun O had a daughter?
Promise me that
you will fail her.
The blood of a blessed painter.
She must be Hong Eun O's daughter.
I will
use my free pass stick.
You got a free pass stick.
There is no need for a reason.
Pass.
A free pass?
Some petty list of painters?
It could decide the fate of my colleagues,
the honour of Baekyu Society,
and bring hope to my life.
Pass!
You're out of your mind.
Next!
Hey.
Troublemaker. I thought
you'd get into real trouble.
What were you thinking?
I don't know myself.
It's too early to
celebrate. I have bad news.
What is it?
I think Prince Yangmyeong bought
the fake Sochundo from Wolseongdang.
What?
Didn't you think it weird that
he kept mentioning the butterfly?
That can't be.
If it weren't for that,
why else would he fail you?
Come on. Even so
What'll you do now?
No one knows who Jung Seon Rye sold it to.
Hey. Let's say Prince
Yangmyeong did buy my fake painting.
Why would he have kept quiet until now?
My back aches.
If you're not careful,
you might lose your hand
and your career too.
Darn you.
Mr. Choi.
Fancy seeing you here.
Hello, Mr. Song, Mr. Jang.
I have to go to the toilet. Bye.
- Get back on time.
- You're all here.
Of course we are.
It's the first contest in years.
We wouldn't miss it.
I should try even hard
now that I saw you here.
Goodbye.
Don't try too hard.
See you around.
Let's go.
Isn't she the rude painter
who talked back at the prince?
Yes, it's her.
She came in with Seomungwan's Scholar Ha.
Seomungwan's Scholar
Ha? Are they talking about him?
He's relying on his friendship
with the prince to back his lover.
She even got a free pass.
Rumours that he was
cursed to become a freak
with red eyes must be true.
Don't you think he cast a spell to
make the butterflies come over?
If it wasn't that, he
put honey on the paper.
I'm impressed.
Darn it.
My gosh.
What?
Do you know about Seomungwan's Scholar Ha?
Yes. The guardian
spirit of the King's palace.
That's it?
He's also called the freak with red eyes.
Why?
Because his eyes are red?
Yes.
No one has said that to me before.
People see my eyes and call me a freak.
Is a Seomungwan scholar a high rank?
It is.
Why? Are you interested?
Hey. Are you interested in
everything you ask about?
I just heard his eyes are
red and asked you about it.
What's that about a curse or something?
You're acting really weird today.
You're even asking about a guy.
Do you know something?
Come on, tell me.
Well,
he was offered as a
sacrifice at the rainmaking ritual
and they say that's
why his eyes turned red.
What?
The rainmaking ritual?
Yes. It was almost 20 years ago.
Hey.
What is it? Do you feel sick?
No. Don't mind me.
If it was 20 years ago
No way.
The second round will start soon.
Can the painter who is called
stand and give a speech
on how they will compete?
Monk Manyoo.
A painting is
a depiction of creations
borrowing the power of paper and ink.
Through it,
you must be able to
meditate and teach the people.
Save us, merciful Buddha.
Choi Jung.
You don't put anything inside a painting.
It's a battle of brush strokes.
I don't know how to lose that battle.
I will win.
There is no winning
or losing about painting.
You paint, then you walk.
Then you have fun, and that's it.
Most of the people here paint for a living.
They grew up fighting others
like thugs fight in the marketplace.
I will not back down easily.
You people talk too
much about boring stuff.
Fighting thugs?
I'd like to win that fight.
I'd like to make my family proud.
Hong Cheon Gi.
This contest,
to some high-up noble
young man is just a game,
and to some painters
is a fight for money or glory.
But to me,
it's a lifelong wish.
My whole life is at stake.
I will win.
With that,
I congratulate all 20 people
who made it to the second round.
Are you all ready to begin?
Very well. I look forward
to your submissions.
I will explain the new
rules to the second round.
In this round, you'll paint using paper,
brushes, and ink provided by Maejukheon.
You'll each get one sheet
of oiled bamboo pulp paper.
If you make a mistake,
you will not get another sheet.
Instead, you'll be failed on the spot.
One wrong stroke and you're done.
Oiled bamboo pulp paper?
Isn't it expensive paper
used for portraits at Gohwawon?
Do we have to draw someone's portrait?
What? Then Nuisance has an advantage.
You troublemakers.
Would they make us draw a portrait?
If the paper's oiled,
it depends on how we use the ink.
The brush has no core,
and you only get one
thick brush with a long stem.
Those who cannot use this brush
or those who used
special tailored brushes
Just one brush? That's unbelievable.
What are we supposed to do?
Just one long-stemmed brush?
I really want to cry now.
A long-stemmed brush with no core.
It'll be hard for most to
even draw a straight line.
If we use the wrong amount of water,
we can't make any delicate touches.
The delicate touches,
you can make by using
just some of the brush hairs.
(To split the hairs)
We know that much.
Split the hairs?
If we compete using the
same paper, brush, and ink,
the difference in skill will be apparent.
Experienced people will realize
how to use the brush in no time.
It will come down to skill and energy.
The painting type
is landscape.
(Paintings of scenery
such as rivers or mountains.)
And the theme
I ask Seomungwan's
Scholar Ha to provide that.
Your Highness, I do not dare.
Scholar Ha is my close friend
and an astronomer acknowledged by the King.
His poems
are also just as astronomical.
Step forward.
One more step.
Do your best.
Spring is everywhere on the mountain,
(Spring is everywhere on the mountain)
and I play among the peach blossoms.
(I play among the peach blossoms)
I suddenly wish for a peach,
(I suddenly wish for a peach)
so I look for it morning and night.
(I look for it morning and night)
In this round, if your painting moves us,
you'll get extra points.
Also, paintings that
show courage and energy
will gain extra points.
Are you
really Ha Ram?
The time you get
is two hours.
Everyone's painting so
smoothly as if they knew the theme.
This is really bad.
Let's paint horizontally.
Hey. I don't know
what's going on, but focus.
(Number 39)
Yes. I'll ask after the contest.
You drew the fake Sochundo?
I still cannot believe it.
Is it really you?
Is it you?
There's a lot I want to ask,
but I'll save it.
The peach orchard, 19 years ago.
Do you still remember that place?
I'd like to know.
Even if I once adored you,
I am already a dead man.
You listened to me,
and you held my hand with such warmth.
I cannot forget it.
Did you look forward to it?
To the tomorrow I promised?
I want to hear
the reason you couldn't return.
(Lovers of the Red Sky)
Why do you tell me to forget so easily?
I did not come back to see you
because I had forgotten about you.
For how long will you keep quiet?
Is it that wrong for a painter
to enter a painting contest?
Do your paintings even contain
your energy and soul?
People are not moved by a painter's skill.
You're giving up like this?
What do you know
about me for you to say that?
It wasn't your fault.
Don't blame yourself.
Don't blame yourself.
Ha Ram.
It's you, isn't it?
(Lovers of the Red Sky)
(Lovers of the Red Sky)
(This drama is fictional and
people or stories are not tied to reality.)
Is this the line?
- You may go inside.
- Thanks.
I'm Hong Cheon Gi of
Baekyu Painters Society.
Hong Cheon Gi of Baekyu Painters Society.
Look who this is.
It's Painter Hong.
Darn it.
We need to square everything first.
How can you assault a
lady in the middle of the day?
Where are your senses?
- What's he doing?
- That's impossible.
Be quiet, all of you!
What do you know anyway?
Hey, you.
Are you really a painter?
Show me your contest ID slip.
Yes, sure.
I think I left it.
But I'm with Baekyu Painters Society.
I really am a painter. Please let me in.
Goodness, how can a woman be a painter?
You'll even make dogs laugh.
You can't go inside unless
you have a contest ID slip.
Next person. Finish up quickly.
- Wait, but
- Hurry.
Let's go quietly while
we're nice. Don't put up a fight.
No, wait. Hey!
What do you think you're doing?
Let her go immediately.
The litter?
Scholar.
I see that you two are together.
Watch your mouth! He's
Man Soo.
Yes.
She's coming with me.
Says who? Come here.
You!
Darn it, you!
Are you all right?
Yes.
Scholar Ha, you're here.
- How dare you make a scene here?
- Quiet!
This is Prince Yangmyeong's Maejukheon.
Get out of here! Go!
- Cheon Gi, I'll get you!
- Get out of here!
Please come inside.
This woman is also
participating in the contest.
I'm going in with her.
Yes, I understand.
See? I told you so.
Now, please hurry.
Take out your ID slip in advance.
- All right.
- Line up, please.
(Episode 5:
Maejukheon Painting Contest, Part 1)
This is so amazing.
It's crowded like the central marketplace.
Anyway, what brings
you to the painting contest?
I was invited by Prince Yangmyeong.
Oh, you were invited.
Well, he may have invited you here,
but where is his courtesy?
No one is here to escort you.
Never mind, I'll be your escort.
Then please help me out.
Sure. Trust me and follow me.
This way.
Right ahead of you. Be careful.
Anyway, Sir Scholar. How are
you so good at using your body?
It was as if you could see.
No, even those who can
see couldn't do what you did.
Are you a military officer?
I've been training since when I was young.
Let's just say I had a great teacher.
Anyway, you were the best.
How could I ever repay you?
Don't mention it. It was
something I ought to do.
But still. Those men are
the minions of Wolseongdang.
I don't want you to get
in trouble because of me.
People say it's best to avoid fights.
I'll avoid them as much
as I can, so don't worry.
But you have to be very, very careful.
It looks like this is
where the guests are to sit.
And on the other side,
I'll be drawing out in this yard.
Is that so? I look forward to it.
I've never been to
such a huge place before.
I've dreamt of this
moment for quite a long time.
I'm sure you could win first place.
Sorry? Goodness, no way.
However, I'll do my best.
Then do paint in dashing
spirit and see great results.
(Dashing spirit: Staying
strong as one advances forward)
Come this way, please.
Thank you.
You have to keep your eyes on me.
I apologize.
It's all right. I'm used to it now.
Then please excuse me.
Where did she go? Where is she?
- She's over there. Come on.
- Where? Oh.
Cheon Gi. Hey.
- Hey.
- My gosh!
Why do you walk so quickly?
Goodness, you fool. When
did you come? We were worried.
Hey! You two came into
Maejukheon by yourselves.
What? You were worried? Please.
I met Jung Seon Rye on
the way and almost died.
- What?
- What?
You met that guy?
How did he get released so quickly?
No idea.
So? And?
What do you mean? I
ran away as best I could.
Anyway, we should stay
vigilant when we walk around at night.
Man, then everything
we did, we did in vain?
My gosh, I can't believe it.
He looks familiar.
Hey, forget them.
Let's grab our seats.
Okay. We can talk about this later.
Let's grab our seats.
You haven't found seats for us?
- We went looking for you!
- We had no time to get seats.
(Master painter, Monk Manyoo)
(Touch of a deity, Kang Hee Yeon)
(Magical touch, Sim Dae Yu, also
known as Sim with a bamboo hat)
There are some seats left.
It's a great spot.
Now, look.
I'll make sure I win first
place here at Maejukheon.
You'll get into Gohwawon if
you make it to the third screening.
Don't be such a show-off.
Stay modest, and paint carefully.
Hey, that's not good enough.
Are you ready?
I'm all ready.
- Let's do this!
- Let's do this!
Goodness, look who this is.
It's Scholar Ha of Seomungwan.
(Seomungwan: An office in charge
of astronomy, weather, and calendar)
Your looks always remind
me of an entrancing painting.
Have you been well?
(Prince Joohyang, Lee Hoo,
the second son of King Seongjo)
I thought he's the type who
wouldn't care for paintings.
His Majesty especially adored
him, so I wondered what he's like.
He's very dignified and even beautiful.
He really doesn't seem human.
Is that so?
Prince Joohyang is here.
Forgive my belated
greetings, Your Highness.
I thought you'd be busy
carrying out duties at Seomungwan,
so I never thought we
meet in a place like this.
I looked at my fortune
today through hexagrams,
and an unexpected 24th hexagram came out.
It must've meant I'll have the honour
of sitting by your side as
I watch over the contest.
- The 24th hexagram?
- Are you saying it was destined?
Yes.
It's nice to have a man
who's as upright as you say that.
My ears are delighted.
Do enjoy the contest.
Yes, Your Highness.
You're one mischievous man.
If I had
just died at the cliff back then.
Step back!
Mother!
Mother
(Investigator Kim Gong Rae,
Prince Joohyang's bodyguard)
All honoured guests and painters,
Maejukheon Painting
Contest is about to begin.
Please take your seats.
Hey.
Draw stones to look as light as feather.
Draw trees as if they're characters.
When you draw bamboos,
you should be well-versed in penmanship.
If any of you are aware of this,
you must know calligraphy
and painting are the same.
(The theory of calligraphy
and painting as a single entity)
I hoped to find a talented painter as such,
and opened up the doors
of Maejukheon in four years.
It's nice to meet you all.
I'm Yangmyeong, the lord of Maejukheon.
Now, let me introduce the judges
who'll judge the paintings with me.
First off,
Han Geon, an expert of Gohwawon.
(Gohwawon: An office
in charge of paintings)
(Han Geon, Expert of Gohwawon)
And his long-time colleague,
a historic painting society,
Choi Won Ho, the master
of Baekyu Painters Society,
(Number 52)
Yoo Si Saeng, the master
of Jungyu Painters Society.
(Yoo Si Saeng, the master
of Jungyu Painters Society)
A dear friend of mine and my brother's,
and the finest writer of
Dan Dynasty, Seo Ki Jung.
(Seo Ki Jung, the erudite of Bomungwan)
Lastly, a man of profound
knowledge in literature and martial arts,
who always sets an
example as my older brother.
Please welcome Prince Joohyang.
This Maejukheon Painting
Contest will be held over two days.
The contest will have three screenings.
You'll draw two paintings
for two screenings today,
and tomorrow will be the third screening.
(Three different
screenings for the contest)
First,
an honoured guest of my
choice will announce the theme
for each screening.
Second,
the evaluation will be held without
publicizing your ranks or statuses.
That's it!
We got this. We can do it.
Third, after the evaluation,
the judges will decide if you pass
or not with the red and blue sticks.
Red stick means you pass.
Blue stick means you don't.
If the majority hold
up red sticks, you pass.
If not, you do not.
However,
even if everyone does
not let your painting pass,
senior judges may
use their free pass stick
and let you pass the screening once.
(Senior Judges: 5 judges
who old superior authorities)
(Free Pass Stick: Given only
to senior judges as a free pass)
Now,
I look forward to seeing
paintings that'll become legendary.
I will also
take part in the evaluation as a judge.
Painters, feel free to use
papers as much as you need,
provided by Maejukheon.
If you stay seated, you will receive
your first piece.
- Thank you.
- Also, if you do not finish
the painting within the time
limit, you will be eliminated.
The time limit changes for each round.
- The stamp is so pretty.
- And the theme will change too.
This is wonderful.
This is premium paper,
so it even smells different.
You two sound like hillbillies.
You might end up kissing the paper.
- Hey, Young Wook.
- Yes?
Who's that creepy monk?
Master painter of Jeolla
Province, Monk Manyoo?
Once he drew Vimalakirti
on the wall of the temple,
the painting shined
the entire temple brightly.
People swarmed in to look at that painting,
and the temple brought
in over a million Jeon.
He shocked the world
with his masterpiece painting,
so he's called the master painter.
Hey, then who's that man in a bamboo hat?
That painter seems to be
Sim with a bamboo hat.
The magical touch of Gyeongsang Province.
Magical touch?
Magical touch.
He must be capable of
doing magic tricks as he paints.
Oh, so he could paint boldly
as if a horse rides through fogs.
He can even ride on that
horse and compose his painting,
the magical touch.
Goodness, you slow kids.
Calm down. I have to keep calm.
What I mean is this.
He always wears that bamboo hat,
so no one knows what he
looks like or how old he is.
A goblin called Hwacha that
loves paintings came every night
to have paint-offs against him.
Then he came to an
enlightenment for his magical touches.
That's why he's called the magical touch.
Do you get it now?
All great painters in the Dan Dynasty
have gathered here.
Actually, there is someone else
who receives the most
attention in this painting contest.
Who is it?
Oh, me?
I know who that is too.
The biggest potential winner of
this Maejukheon Painting Contest.
Touch of a deity, Kang Hee Yeon.
The best scholarly painter
who grew up as a gifted child.
He uses composed lines
for his ink-and-wash painting,
yet he brings out ardent blank spaces.
His paintings are all lively and realistic.
These judges are all scholars,
so he has the highest chance
compared to painters like
us, who do this for a living.
Are you telling me
to accept the reality
that I won't be the winner
of this painting contest?
I mean, these men
are here to paint with us.
How can we dream of competing with them?
But still, let's dream big
here at Maejukheon today, Frown.
- And Nuisance?
- Goodness.
So are you going to try to win?
She has always been too
hopeful since when she was young.
- That's what I'm saying.
- Just grind the ink stick.
Let me announce the
first painting type and theme.
(Painting type: Landscape,
animals, portrait, etcetera)
(Painting theme: The
overall theme of the painting)
The first screening's painting
type is plum tree and bamboo.
(Plum tree and bamboo)
The theme will be
decided by the expert
of Gohwawon, Han Geon.
What?
Hey, doesn't this mean
Jung has the upper hand?
Yes, isn't he his teacher?
"When I recite poetry
alone under the moonlight,"
"the smell of the plum blossom
begins to seep into my clothes."
"I'm afraid butterflies
will fly as a group"
"thinking that spring has already come."
("When I recite poetry
alone under the moonlight,")
("the smell of the plum blossom
begins to seep into my clothes.")
Now, you get 1 sijin.
(One sijin: About 2 hours)
Two hours?
That's too tight.
I don't have enough ink yet.
Start grinding the stick first.
What do you think?
I tried changing the
theme to match the eye level
with the copycat painter.
You're an outstanding
strategist, Your Highness.
His penmanship is incredible.
His writing is as great as the masters.
It's a wonder.
It is.
How can he write like that?
- Goodness.
- That's amazing.
His penmanship is solid yet dignified.
Prince Yangmyeong's
writings are always a masterpiece.
Even envoys from other
countries covet after his writings.
We could consider his
calligraphy as a national treasure.
Are you concerned about him?
Why would I be?
I'm just proud to have such
a talented younger brother.
It's just calligraphy.
Keep your focus solely on the
intentions of Prince Yangmyeong.
Hey, Jung.
Hey. Could you interpret
the theme one more time?
"Moonlight, poetry, alone,
plum blossom, seep, clothes."
"Afraid, butterflies, fly,
spring, already come."
What?
What the heck is he saying?
Young Wook, you try to read that.
Okay, trust me.
Make it accurate.
"Under the moon"
The poetry is what now?
Hey, forget it. I heard that part too.
Hey.
I'll tell you just this once,
so make sure you listen well.
They're reciting poetry
alone under the moonlight,
but the smell of the plum blossom
is so strong, it got on their clothes.
Then butterflies fly in as a
group thinking it's already spring.
That's what it means.
All right, I get it.
So
the moonlight.
Plum blossoms.
Butterflies.
What is it?
That's an uncanny painting.
I'm not even finished yet.
This won't be good enough.
He has bold touches.
Already?
Two hours have passed already.
When you touch the paper
with a brush, you create a stroke.
(A stroke brings out the actual shape)
Then you're left with empty spaces.
(Empty spaces depict the
energy of the created shape)
Will you let the stroke
win and bring out the shape?
Or will you let it loose
and let the shape show?
Father.
No one can add 10 thousand
touches with just a single stroke.
Once I gave up my greed,
I could see flowers and the Moon.
Since this is the first screening,
I still see many ignoble paintings.
If they call themselves a
painter, what's with that first stroke?
We should focus on
the dignity of the painting.
Let's find out what the
painters' focuses were.
The first painting type
was plum tree and bamboo.
They'll be evaluated on their
take on nature and their attitude.
Swish.
Swoosh.
Once you close your eyes,
you hear sounds.
Even if she is that girl,
our relationship was
already once disconnected.
I won't let my petty
feelings ruin my great plan.
That's the time for your first painting.
Make sure you write your name.
Come on, get up. Let's go.
Did you all write your names?
Yes.
Prepare for the evaluation.
I see a magnanimous and brave layout,
but it doesn't portray
the theme's intimacy.
- It's against the theme.
- Six blue sticks!
There are 26 blue sticks
and eight red sticks.
Fail!
This person used ink too dark
to paint the moon.
Fail.
(Light and shade)
The plum tree must be bold and strong.
There's nothing more to see.
- Hey.
- It's yours?
It's not always good to fill the paper.
The energy of the plum
tree isn't enough to relieve
the sorrow of a man reciting a poem.
(Deep sorrow)
Fail!
That was yours?
Oh, dear. You did well anyway.
- Good luck.
- Thanks.
Oh, dear.
The plum tree looks empty
as it lacks strokes here and there.
- It's a fail.
- Fail!
The brush strokes are rough
and the ink shows no light or shade.
- Fail.
- Fail!
- Fail.
- Fail.
Fail.
- Hey.
- Hey.
It's Young Wook's.
My gosh.
Plum flowers bloom
beautifully all over the branches.
It's a good piece that portrays the plum
that blooms throughout hardships.
There are 31 red sticks
and three blue sticks.
Number 25, pass.
Pass!
Hey.
Well done.
(Number 22)
Branches stretching out
elegantly under the moonlight.
I can almost smell a cool
fragrance coming from the flowers.
- Pass.
- Yes.
- Hey.
- You made it.
You did it.
From the rough growth of the tree,
I sense the chastity of one's spirit.
Pass.
Number 32 did very well.
It's yours.
This painting has a
different character and pose.
(Character and pose)
It's a refreshing composition and style.
Pass.
The Yeon merchants
would clamour to purchase
a painting like this.
There's nothing more to say.
The flowers and moonlight
are drawn almost poetically.
I like it very much.
Pass.
The energy of the painting
takes flight in the breeze,
scatters in the flowers
and stops at the moon.
It's truly amazing.
A great piece.
But what is this?
It's a good use of blank space,
and the strokes and
contrast are truly exceptional.
Your glance is led to reach the round moon,
and on the plum
flowers, a gift of heaven
is sprinkled which
almost gives me the chills.
However,
although the plum grows in the cold,
it never sells its fragrance.
I'd like the painter of this
work to think of what I said.
Fail.
Six blue sticks!
Four blue sticks!
There are 33 red sticks and one blue stick.
This work is a fail.
(Fail)
Wait, Your Highness!
I wish to ask you something.
Come forward.
You crazy
- My gosh.
- Let's sit down.
Oh, dear.
What a mess.
I'm Hong Cheon Gi from
Baekyu Painters Society.
You just said that
my work is good, but
you can't give it a pass.
I would like to know
why that is.
All other painters accepted their results.
Why did you come forward
to doubt the judges' opinion?
I apologize sincerely
for disrupting the event
and posing a sudden question.
But I'm not objecting to the opinions
of learned experts.
As you said, I have already failed.
So what?
My hope
and the reputation of my
society are already damaged.
If I were to go home
not knowing the reason
why I failed, I might despair
and decide never to paint again.
So I dare ask.
What ability
do you think I lack?
Your painting has a
structure that is unique
and unlike any other.
That alone is enough
to seduce and bewilder.
You have great skills.
(To infatuate someone)
However, the plum tree you drew
have flowers facing upward,
so they look like apricot flowers.
The butterflies all took
flight, despite it being night time.
Doesn't that show the
shallowness of the painter
who only tries to win
the interest of a buyer?
That goes against fidelity
and loyalty the plum represents,
and is the same as
selling the tree's fragrance.
You can ask me ten times,
but I would still fail your painting.
So it was the butterfly
that was the problem.
What do you mean?
Can't you tell?
The prince is being nit-picky.
There's something about it.
There's something
about that butterfly painting.
It was the butterfly.
What? What about the butterfly?
It looks just fine.
It has wings and feelers.
It has
A butterfly?
- Gosh.
- You're so gutsy.
This is my mark.
(A painter's mark left
behind instead of a seal.)
That painter is the woman
I saw at the dye house.
The two of them
must definitely know each other.
She knows Yul?
Your Highness.
If you say a detailed
painting that is almost lifelike
is flawed by its excessive detail
That is what I
What do you think?
The strokes have pent-up energy,
and the branches are
so stiff they might snap.
This could mean the painter
was too absorbed in her emotions
she failed to grasp the concept.
I also think the plum flowers
are too simple,
and they look outdated and ignorant.
Your further comments
only proved even more
why this painting is a fail.
Your Highness.
Are you failing my painting
because the flowers face upward
so they look like apricot flowers?
You said you'd let
the painters draw freely,
so how could you say that?
Are you talking back at me?
I apologize.
Whatever you say,
to me, this painting
looks like you tried to
show off using a unique layout,
but then failed to grasp the basic concept.
He figured out she's the forger.
In my painting,
the butterfly took
flight under the moon too.
So why
Now, now. Everything in the
world stems from issues of the heart.
Do not blame others.
Those who are meant to pass will pass,
and those meant to fail will fail.
I see.
I finally get what it means to host
a contest in Maejukheon.
Then it's done.
You said that
we compete as equals,
regardless of our rank or status.
That this contest is only about skill.
However
that's all just for show.
Everything's about your taste and thoughts.
I get that now.
What a brazen thing.
We cannot let people like her paint at all.
What an insolent girl she is.
I was impudent.
I will leave now.
Wait!
Your Highness. I think
the reason none of the
flowers face downward
is because the painter thought of
Du Hyang's poem of the drooping plum
that grows downward by the water.
Also, the upward flowers that you say
make you think of apricot flowers
is because the painter
was true to what she saw
and she painted exactly what she felt.
Why are you doing this?
Your Highness.
She's a blessed painter.
My gosh.
What?
Does her painting have some kind of power?
This is so very strange.
Do you mean that Hong Eun
O's daughter could compete?
I stopped her from applying,
but I'm warning you just in case.
Eun O had a daughter?
Promise me that
you will fail her.
The blood of a blessed painter.
She must be Hong Eun O's daughter.
I will
use my free pass stick.
You got a free pass stick.
There is no need for a reason.
Pass.
A free pass?
Some petty list of painters?
It could decide the fate of my colleagues,
the honour of Baekyu Society,
and bring hope to my life.
Pass!
You're out of your mind.
Next!
Hey.
Troublemaker. I thought
you'd get into real trouble.
What were you thinking?
I don't know myself.
It's too early to
celebrate. I have bad news.
What is it?
I think Prince Yangmyeong bought
the fake Sochundo from Wolseongdang.
What?
Didn't you think it weird that
he kept mentioning the butterfly?
That can't be.
If it weren't for that,
why else would he fail you?
Come on. Even so
What'll you do now?
No one knows who Jung Seon Rye sold it to.
Hey. Let's say Prince
Yangmyeong did buy my fake painting.
Why would he have kept quiet until now?
My back aches.
If you're not careful,
you might lose your hand
and your career too.
Darn you.
Mr. Choi.
Fancy seeing you here.
Hello, Mr. Song, Mr. Jang.
I have to go to the toilet. Bye.
- Get back on time.
- You're all here.
Of course we are.
It's the first contest in years.
We wouldn't miss it.
I should try even hard
now that I saw you here.
Goodbye.
Don't try too hard.
See you around.
Let's go.
Isn't she the rude painter
who talked back at the prince?
Yes, it's her.
She came in with Seomungwan's Scholar Ha.
Seomungwan's Scholar
Ha? Are they talking about him?
He's relying on his friendship
with the prince to back his lover.
She even got a free pass.
Rumours that he was
cursed to become a freak
with red eyes must be true.
Don't you think he cast a spell to
make the butterflies come over?
If it wasn't that, he
put honey on the paper.
I'm impressed.
Darn it.
My gosh.
What?
Do you know about Seomungwan's Scholar Ha?
Yes. The guardian
spirit of the King's palace.
That's it?
He's also called the freak with red eyes.
Why?
Because his eyes are red?
Yes.
No one has said that to me before.
People see my eyes and call me a freak.
Is a Seomungwan scholar a high rank?
It is.
Why? Are you interested?
Hey. Are you interested in
everything you ask about?
I just heard his eyes are
red and asked you about it.
What's that about a curse or something?
You're acting really weird today.
You're even asking about a guy.
Do you know something?
Come on, tell me.
Well,
he was offered as a
sacrifice at the rainmaking ritual
and they say that's
why his eyes turned red.
What?
The rainmaking ritual?
Yes. It was almost 20 years ago.
Hey.
What is it? Do you feel sick?
No. Don't mind me.
If it was 20 years ago
No way.
The second round will start soon.
Can the painter who is called
stand and give a speech
on how they will compete?
Monk Manyoo.
A painting is
a depiction of creations
borrowing the power of paper and ink.
Through it,
you must be able to
meditate and teach the people.
Save us, merciful Buddha.
Choi Jung.
You don't put anything inside a painting.
It's a battle of brush strokes.
I don't know how to lose that battle.
I will win.
There is no winning
or losing about painting.
You paint, then you walk.
Then you have fun, and that's it.
Most of the people here paint for a living.
They grew up fighting others
like thugs fight in the marketplace.
I will not back down easily.
You people talk too
much about boring stuff.
Fighting thugs?
I'd like to win that fight.
I'd like to make my family proud.
Hong Cheon Gi.
This contest,
to some high-up noble
young man is just a game,
and to some painters
is a fight for money or glory.
But to me,
it's a lifelong wish.
My whole life is at stake.
I will win.
With that,
I congratulate all 20 people
who made it to the second round.
Are you all ready to begin?
Very well. I look forward
to your submissions.
I will explain the new
rules to the second round.
In this round, you'll paint using paper,
brushes, and ink provided by Maejukheon.
You'll each get one sheet
of oiled bamboo pulp paper.
If you make a mistake,
you will not get another sheet.
Instead, you'll be failed on the spot.
One wrong stroke and you're done.
Oiled bamboo pulp paper?
Isn't it expensive paper
used for portraits at Gohwawon?
Do we have to draw someone's portrait?
What? Then Nuisance has an advantage.
You troublemakers.
Would they make us draw a portrait?
If the paper's oiled,
it depends on how we use the ink.
The brush has no core,
and you only get one
thick brush with a long stem.
Those who cannot use this brush
or those who used
special tailored brushes
Just one brush? That's unbelievable.
What are we supposed to do?
Just one long-stemmed brush?
I really want to cry now.
A long-stemmed brush with no core.
It'll be hard for most to
even draw a straight line.
If we use the wrong amount of water,
we can't make any delicate touches.
The delicate touches,
you can make by using
just some of the brush hairs.
(To split the hairs)
We know that much.
Split the hairs?
If we compete using the
same paper, brush, and ink,
the difference in skill will be apparent.
Experienced people will realize
how to use the brush in no time.
It will come down to skill and energy.
The painting type
is landscape.
(Paintings of scenery
such as rivers or mountains.)
And the theme
I ask Seomungwan's
Scholar Ha to provide that.
Your Highness, I do not dare.
Scholar Ha is my close friend
and an astronomer acknowledged by the King.
His poems
are also just as astronomical.
Step forward.
One more step.
Do your best.
Spring is everywhere on the mountain,
(Spring is everywhere on the mountain)
and I play among the peach blossoms.
(I play among the peach blossoms)
I suddenly wish for a peach,
(I suddenly wish for a peach)
so I look for it morning and night.
(I look for it morning and night)
In this round, if your painting moves us,
you'll get extra points.
Also, paintings that
show courage and energy
will gain extra points.
Are you
really Ha Ram?
The time you get
is two hours.
Everyone's painting so
smoothly as if they knew the theme.
This is really bad.
Let's paint horizontally.
Hey. I don't know
what's going on, but focus.
(Number 39)
Yes. I'll ask after the contest.
You drew the fake Sochundo?
I still cannot believe it.
Is it really you?
Is it you?
There's a lot I want to ask,
but I'll save it.
The peach orchard, 19 years ago.
Do you still remember that place?
I'd like to know.
Even if I once adored you,
I am already a dead man.
You listened to me,
and you held my hand with such warmth.
I cannot forget it.
Did you look forward to it?
To the tomorrow I promised?
I want to hear
the reason you couldn't return.
(Lovers of the Red Sky)
Why do you tell me to forget so easily?
I did not come back to see you
because I had forgotten about you.
For how long will you keep quiet?
Is it that wrong for a painter
to enter a painting contest?
Do your paintings even contain
your energy and soul?
People are not moved by a painter's skill.
You're giving up like this?
What do you know
about me for you to say that?
It wasn't your fault.
Don't blame yourself.
Don't blame yourself.
Ha Ram.
It's you, isn't it?