A Time Called You (2023) s01e12 Episode Script

Hey, why didn't you wake me up today?
What's with the look on your face?
What about it?
Oh, um, uh, you're starting
to act like your old self again.
Then, what was my old self like?
Are you kidding right now?
Min-ju, hey.
-Good morning.
-Hi, Min-ju.
SechsKies was playing
on the radio yesterday? They were so cute.
-No, H.O.T. are the best group.
-You must be clueless!
Well, what do you think, huh?
Min-ju, what's wrong? Are you okay? Um…
-You don't look so good.
-Huh?
It's just that you seem like
the old Min-ju again.
The old Min-ju?
What did you mean by that?
How did I use to act?
Was I different?
Well, mmm, you weren't approachable.
Oh, it's just you weren't very friendly.
When we tried to include you,
you'd just stay by yourself.
It seemed like
you were always on your own.
That's true. You didn't seem like
the type to chit-chat, you know?
Since you've changed,
we prefer your new personality now.
Hey, listen, don't you dare go back
to being your old self again, okay?
All right.
Take your seats.
Hey, why aren't you ready for class?
Fine, then…
I really hate the old Kwon Min-ju as well.
I want someone to accept me
for who I am,
and I don't want to keep being like this!
When will people start accepting me
and stop looking at me
like some strange weirdo.
A TIME CALLED YOU
Aristotle said
that the golden mean was necessary
if one wants to live
a happy or content life.
So what is the golden mean, huh?
It's about not being excessive or limited,
but living in harmony.
Sorry, I'm late, sir.
And why is it that you're late?
Sit down.
So, for example, if you're
overly courageous, like Nam Si-heon,
your life will become
full of problems very quickly.
But without sufficient courage,
you become a coward.
Yeah? Does everyone understand?
Yes.
Mm-hmm. Now,
this notion of a golden mean
wasn't just espoused in the West,
but also in the East.
Does anyone know by whom?
Hi, Si-heon.
Nam Si-heon.
Hey, Nam Si-heon.
Kwon Min-ju.
Please just, uh…
Can you please stop
looking at me like that?
It reminds me of Jun-hee.
You had this vacant expression,
like you wanted to disappear into a cave,
and you'd sulk around everywhere.
Now I'm used to the new you,
so don't go back to being
the old Min-ju anymore. Please don't, huh?
Min-ju, what's wrong?
Are you okay?
You seem like the old Min-ju again.
Well, you weren't approachable.
Oh, it's just you weren't very friendly.
Don't you dare go back
to being your old self again, okay?
Han Jun-hee,
are you watching
my thoughts from the inside?
Before you came into my body,
that's what I'd always hear.
They would whisper insults.
It was usually behind my back.
You probably can't imagine
what that was like.
Kwon Min-ju, wait.
Wait a minute. Hold on.
I shouldn't have pressured you
to speak about Oh Chan-yeong
to Si-heon and In-gyu, so I'm sorry.
Uh, I shouldn't have come into your life
and made things more difficult.
I'm very sorry, Min-ju.
You don't need to be sorry
for any of this.
Everything that's happened
isn't your fault.
Rather, I should be thanking you
for everything, Jun-hee.
Thank you for living inside of me.
Although it was for a brief moment,
I was popular for once.
I experienced what it was like
to be loved as Han Jun-hee.
You're pretty good at this.
I love you both, truly.
-But…
-Si-heon, get a move on.
…now it's time for me
to wake up from this dream.
And now the pain is unbearable.
Han Jun-hee, you know what?
Today, if I were to commit suicide,
then everybody else will just say,
"I feel really sorry for Min-ju,
but I knew it."
"I always knew she would kill herself."
"She was pitiful."
They would probably talk like that
for a day or two,
but then they'd forget about me
like I was nothing.
They'll continue on as if I
was never there in the first place.
As if I never existed at all.
But, Jun-hee…
there's one thing I learned thanks to you.
Didn't you say I would die
on the 13th of October?
So, today
is the day my life finally comes to end.
If I were to be murdered today,
I wouldn't be easily forgotten anymore,
now, would I?
They definitely wouldn't think
I'm pitiful anymore, would they?
They wouldn't forget about me at all.
They wouldn't.
It's perfect, you see.
What?
Min-ju, what do you mean by that? Huh?
You were the one responsible
for Kwon Min-ju's death, you see.
Because of you, she's dead.
It's all because of me.
I'm the reason that this all started.
It's my fault.
That's what Oh Chan-yeong meant.
Everything's happened because of me.
She's going through this because of me.
The murder will be so shocking
that everyone will talk about it for ages.
If you think about it, murder victims
in the newspapers or in the media
are always portrayed with respect,
and they will say it was
such a waste for them to die like that.
They will say that my life was
too precious and meaningful to lose.
So that's…
how they will remember me forever.
Then…
what if it's only…
it's only in death…
that I can finally be the Kwon Min-ju…
the Kwon Min-ju
that I always wanted to be?
"Then, what if It's only…
only in death that I
can finally be
the Kwon Min-ju I wanted to be?"
"The Kwon Min-ju
that everyone really loved"
What is it?
What is it, In-gyu?
I saw Min-ju. She was
all by herself sobbing on the roof.
I read her lips from afar.
It was like she was talking
to someone else,
all the while saying,
"Han Jun-hee. Han Jun-hee."
Do you remember what else she said?
Well, I couldn't get everything.
She was far away.
But I do remember one other thing.
"Thank you for living inside of me."
"Although it was for a brief moment,
I was popular for once."
"I experienced what it was like
to be loved as Han Jun-hee."
But that wasn't all.
She said that if she were
to get murdered today,
nobody would remember how pitiful she was.
But instead, she would
always be remembered forever.
Si-heon,
Min-ju once said she would be killed
on October the 13th.
The day of the murder.
Kwon Min-ju was killed by someone
on the 13th day of October
in the year we're in now, 1998.
Today's October the 13th.
Um, where's Min-ju right now?
I have no idea.
I went up to the school roof.
She left this behind.
First, I'll go to her house.
You go somewhere else.
We have to find her before it happens.
I'll run over to the record shop.
Kwon Min-ju!
Kwon Min-ju!
Oh, here it is. Take a look.
Have you seen Min-ju?
Do you know where she is?
No, I haven't seen her.
Why? What's wrong, In-gyu?
Sir, please page me
whenever you see Min-ju.
I need you to make sure
your niece stays put
until myself or Si-heon gets here.
Please do as I say. Thank you.
Do you recognize this place?
Because this is the spot you were found
that morning with your head injured.
Min-ju, stop. What are you doing?
Please don't do this.
Getting yourself killed
won't change anything in your life,
so please run away from him.
Just get out of there.
Min-ju, please don't go with him!
Min-ju, listen,
it's not too late to run away, okay?
Min-ju, please get out of there. Please!
What are you… going to do to now?
I'm going to make sure
that everyone remembers
the most beautiful version of you
in the future.
You're a beautiful specimen
that will be preserved in history.
Don't you think
it's better to die beautiful, Min-ju,
than to live
without any purpose or meaning?
Think of what they'll say about you.
And what's that?
Something that I always carry
with me just in case.
I've always wanted to use it on you.
You could say that
it's like a magic potion of sorts.
An easy way to send you to the afterlife.
If you inject me with that,
will it be painful?
Oh, this? Um…
Well, it might hurt a little at first,
I think.
But, it won't take too long
for it to work.
That I can guarantee for sure.
Oh, Min-ju, don't do it!
Oh Chan-yeong!
No, not yet.
Oh Chan-yeong!
No, I said not yet!
Hey!
-Grab him!
-Hey!
Ah!
What is it?
What is this?
This isn't mine.
Min-ju, I swear. This wasn't me.
It… it was his idea.
Hey, stand up!
You said you would kill me, huh? So do it!
You said that you would do it, so do it!
-Do it now!
-No! No! No, I don't want to!
-Get away!
-Ah!
I need you to understand
this wasn't me!
I shouldn't be here.
I… I said I won't do it!
Min-ju. Okay, this is good.
You get to live your life now, okay?
You're not going to die anymore.
Min-ju. Min-ju, wait.
Just listen for a minute.
Hear me out first.
So I'll go back to my world, okay?
And I won't ever come back
into your body again.
No matter what happens in the future,
I promise that I will never interfere
in your life ever again. You hear me?
So just please don't do this to yourself.
Don't do this! Please! Okay?
Min-ju, I'm the one
you should be hating here!
You are not to blame!
Han Jun-hee.
I…
I'm really sorry for everything.
I just…
I just hate…
I just hate myself more than anything.
I'm not worthy. I don't deserve
to live in this world anymore.
Don't do it. Don't.
Min-ju, wait.
Oh, In-gyu, you're here.
Min-ju, what are you
planning to do with that?
In-gyu.
Can you please help me, In-gyu?
Remember when you told me you knew
exactly how I felt?
If that's true, then help me right now.
Hmm?
Right now, right here.
Kill me and end my suffering.
Please?
Please, help me.
Help me, huh?!
If… If I don't die today,
do you know what will happen?
My life will go back to normal.
I'll have to go back to my pathetic life.
I have to go back
to living a life that I don't want.
Hmm? In-gyu.
Listen.
I need you to calm down
and please listen to me, okay?
I know you're suffering. But I need
you to know that you're not alone.
I know at times it feels that way,
but you have to know there are
many of us who care about you.
Who cares about me, huh?
Who will I have after this?
Si-heon.
You have Si-heon and In-gyu.
And even now, I'm trying everything
that I can to save you right now.
I give you my word.
I promise you that I'll turn
everything back to how it was.
I'm saying
you'll get to return to your old life,
exactly as it was before I came here.
So just don't give up, Min-ju.
I promise it'll all be okay soon.
Min-ju, if you believe in me,
just hang in there a little longer--
Han Jun-hee.
Is that all you really have to say to me?
Just hang in a little longer?
That's really all you have to say?
Han Jun-hee.
Your words mean nothing, okay?
Don't you see?
You get people to like you
without even trying.
You got Si-heon to like you pretty quick.
It's so easy for someone like you
to say that.
So how can you say
you know how I'm feeling? Hmm?
You can't possibly know how I'm feeling!
You think you know how I feel?
Min-ju, I'm sorry.
I… I… I…
I just feel utterly and totally alone.
Nobody…
nobody knows how I feel,
how much I suffer, how much pain I'm in.
I do.
I understand it all.
I understand how much pain and suffering
you've been going through, okay?
But, Min-ju,
there's something you don't know.
I, uh…
I still want to be with you, all right?
Every time you look at Si-heon,
it breaks my heart,
but if it made you happy to be with him,
then I… I thought
I would just suffer through it for you.
Min-ju, listen.
Why don't you give me a chance,
would you now?
I'll prove my love for you.
I'll show you what it means
to have someone at your side.
I'll show you what it really means
to be loved by someone
every single day from now on.
So
can you just give me the chance
to prove it?
Are you really telling me the truth?
Mm-hmm.
Hey, step back.
Hey, In-gyu.
You don't really like me.
You're just saying that right now.
You only like me
because you think I'm similar to you.
So you only sympathize with me.
That's all.
It's not like that, okay?
Other people say to me,
"Hey, Min-ju, why do you seem so sad?"
"Hey, Min-ju, why do you sit alone?"
"Hey, Min-ju,
don't go back to being the old Min-ju."
"Hey, Min-ju…"
Please! I want it to stop!
I just want to make it all go away!
What can I say for you
to believe me, Min-ju?
I liked you just the way you were.
I've always liked who you were,
even when we first met.
In-gyu, listen.
I feel so empty inside.
It's so… suffocating and lonely.
This life,
I should've never been born.
Do you understand?
Listen.
Your life is incredibly precious to me.
But you still have to believe
your life is worth living, Min-ju.
I want to finally wake up
from this nightmare.
Don't do this. Please.
Min-ju, stop it.
It's time to wake up.
I'm going to wake up now.
No! Wait!
No, In-gyu save her! No!
You were dazzling.
Yeah, nice shot.
Block him. Block Si-heon! Okay!
Nice shot.
You shined so brightly.
Like a star glittering in the sky.
I wanted to reach out
and grab hold of you…
even if only for just a brief moment,
because even the briefest of moments
would have felt nice.
Oh no.
Oh no, Min-ju, why?
Min-ju, stay with me.
Min-ju!
Kwon Min-ju!
Kwon Min-ju!
What happened to Min-ju?
Why isn't she moving, In-gyu?
Jung In-gyu!
Say something. Talk to me.
What happened to her?
What's going on here?
Look at her.
She's at peace finally.
She's dead.
I don't believe you would do that.
I killed Min-ju. I did this.
What do you mean you killed her, huh?
There's no going back now.
What's that supposed to mean?
Tell me, In-gyu. Why did you do it?
Tell me, why would you kill Min-ju?
Nam Si-heon,
I killed Min-ju.
Now you will always be remembered.
This happened because of me.
It's all my fault that your niece died.
I'm so sorry.
I wish I could go back, but
the cassette player broke, and so
it's impossible for me
to travel back anymore.
Si-heon.
Is this
how everything ends?
I did my best,
but, uh, I'm afraid I couldn't fix it.
I managed to piece
the parts back together,
but it won't play anymore.
I removed the tape
and wound it back up for you,
but I'm not sure if that works either.
-Thanks so much, sir.
-Of course. Anytime.
"Whenever your heart calls for me…"
What does it mean, huh?
"Whenever your heart calls for me,
I will go to you."
Si-heon are you there?
Just please…
Can you please help me once more?
If you can please send me back
into your time…
No! Wait!
Are you okay? Are you get hurt at all?
Thank you!
You saved Min-ju.
She is safe now all because of you.
Han Jun-hee?
Mmm.
Hey, Kwon Min-ju.
Nam Si-heon.
It's really you.
Han Jun-hee.
You're back, aren't you?
You came back to me, Jun-hee.
How did you know it was me, Si-heon?
I can tell by the look in your eyes.
All the events that transpired
were made possible because of this.
Oh Chan-yeong time traveled by using it,
but thankfully,
he was stopped just in time.
So what you're saying is
Chan-yeong returned back
to the year 2023,
so that means Min-ju's out of harm's way
for good now?
Yes, right.
So today's events should've
unfolded much differently.
So tell me, Jun-hee.
If you're here in front of us,
then where has Min-ju gone for now?
She is in a safe place,
so don't worry, In-gyu.
Trust me.
She'll come back sooner than you think.
When's that?
I've some things I have to take care of.
Then she'll be back.
Like what things, Jun-hee?
Because Min-ju is alive now,
that means the future
from now on will be different.
So if we've made
a new future by saving Min-ju,
then, um, does that mean, from now on,
everything's going to change?
You and I won't meet in university.
And if we don't meet, that means that
you won't return back here to the past.
And we'll never have met at all.
Is that right?
Say I'm wrong.
To be honest,
I'm not yet sure what's changed.
Some things
have already begun to change, In-gyu.
We don't see it, but it's happening now.
I'll have to take this
with me when I go back.
Huh?
Okay.
Uncle!
I'm back now.
You little brat, there you are.
Where were you?
-I'm really sorry.
-In-gyu was freaked out earlier.
So I called home,
but they said you hadn't come back yet.
We've been worried sick all night.
Did something happen today?
Everything is fine now, Uncle.
And it's all because you helped us.
Me?
What did I do, huh?
You did so much.
You're the best uncle
anyone could ask for.
Oh really?
Hey, Min-ju.
I know you're in there somewhere.
You don't have to answer me at all.
But just listen to me for a second.
Once everything goes back
to how it was before,
those feelings of loneliness you had
could come back.
However,
if you ever feel like ending things again,
this time I won't be there to interfere.
You were right.
For a long time,
you have been trying more than enough.
So given that,
telling you to hang in there is, uh…
Well, it would be meaningless advice.
But, Min-ju,
I do want to tell you one thing.
When I found myself in the place
where you are stuck in right now,
I was finally able to watch
what you were going through.
Every day, you were struggling so much
that you almost gave up
on everything in your life.
And it wasn't 'cause you were just sad
or 'cause you were feeling depressed.
It was because you had
so many expectations of the world
that you were so full of hope,
it made you lose sight.
Min-ju, listen.
The truth is…
don't let your hope for the world
push you too far again.
You have to know when to take care
of yourself despite what people think.
I'm sorry I completely misunderstood you.
Despite everything,
I'm glad I got to know you.
Gosh, this alarm clock. Get up!
Hey, Do-hun!
Kwon Do-hun.
I won't be able to wake you up anymore.
Do you hear?
And besides, you're old enough
to wake yourself up now.
Don't be too harsh on your sister. Hmm?
I know you're
a kind and thoughtful person,
so how about from now on
you stop pretending?
I'm meeting a friend today,
so I'm taking the day off.
P.S. You should take some barista classes
in your spare time
since you're going to own
a café in the future.
By then, cafés
will be a competitive industry,
so you'll need to be
on top of it to survive.
And if you don't believe me,
it'll be your loss.
What is that brat up to
so early in the morning, huh?
Get rid of them both, would you?
Are you sure about that?
Mm-hmm.
After you destroy both of these,
then Kwon Min-ju will come back.
But then,
if I destroy both of these items,
then you won't be able
to ever come back to the past to see us.
That means you'll never be able
to see Si-heon again.
Are you sure
this is the right thing to do?
I know Si-heon.
And I know
that he'll be completely heartbroken
if he can never see you again, Jun-hee.
I'm not sure, but I think
if the cassette player disappears, um…
I think that will make Si-heon forget
about my entire existence.
Our paths may never cross here
or ever again.
You have to understand,
this is the only way, In-gyu.
We can't risk Oh Chan-yeong coming back.
And as for me, I can't be allowed
to meddle in Kwon Min-ju's life anymore,
because
I could risk everything we did
to fix the lives of the people we love.
So get rid of them for me, hmm?
Hmm?
NOKSAN STATION
Si-heon.
Were you waiting long?
Mm-mm.
Not at all.
-Let's go.
-Mm-hmm.
Hello to the sea!
Hello to the sea! Hello!
Whoo!
-Oh!
-Hey!
Oh!
-Okay, okay, okay.
-Hey!
-Hey!
-Ah!
Seriously? Come here. Hey, get back here.
Wow!
-So like this?
-And throw.
Whoa! That was pretty good.
I know today is
our very last day together…
and that this moment will…
it will be the last time I ever see you.
To think
we won't remember this sunset.
I know what has to happen
for everyone to live.
The tape has to be destroyed, doesn't it?
When did you figure it out?
I knew it yesterday
when you said you'd take the tape player
when talking to In-gyu and I.
Why do you have to be so smart, huh?
I know what you're thinking, Jun-hee,
even when you're not saying anything,
because I know you inside and out.
I'm gonna miss you so much, Jun-hee.
But what if I miss you so much
that I can't take it, huh?
How will I live?
Si-heon, listen.
This is not the end, okay?
Who knows what
the future might hold for us, you know?
In fact,
I think you'll find me one day.
You'll find me again.
I know you will, Si-heon.
Isn't that right?
Mmm.
I promise you, Junhee.
No matter what, I will find you.
I don't care how long it takes,
one day we will be with each other again.
One day, we'll be together again.
That, I promise you.
I'll always love you, Han Jun-hee.
I HOPE THIS MUSIC TAKES YOU
TO YOUR HAPPIEST MOMEN
Stay with me.
Hmm?
What am I doing in here?
NOKSAN GENERAL HOSPITAL
Min-ju.
Are… are you okay?
I'll go grab the doctor.
Uh, In-gyu, wait a sec.
Do you know what happened to me?
Uh, there was an accident.
You don't remember.
After Si-heon and I
threw you a birthday party,
a car hit you later that night.
A car hit me?
Hey, Si-heon.
Is everything okay?
Huh?
Ah, it's just I felt
something really weird just now.
Weird how?
You don't feel it?
When I hear this song,
it makes me feel strange.
It feels like I've forgotten about
something in my life that's important.
I wonder what it is.
Let's go, huh?
Yeah.
What should we get for Min-ju
when she gets out of the hospital?
Are you talking about
Kwon Min-ju again? Really?
Ask her out already.
But what should we get her?
Just tell me
what we're gonna eat.
Um, pork cutlet?
So, uh, how does it feel
being back at school again?
Is there something troubling you?
Mm-mm.
Um, I was just thinking, uh,
about a really vivid dream I had
while I was in the hospital recently.
A dream?
Was it a good one or a bad one?
I'd say it was good.
I used to feel
totally alone in this world.
At the time,
it felt like I was invisible to everyone.
Then, when the accident happened…
I had a dream of this girl, and
although she looked like me,
she wasn't at all.
She told me something profound.
She said the reason
I've been struggling is because
I was going through life
with unrealistic expectations
that it made me lose sight
of myself and my well-being.
It made me realize how I was super hard
on myself and everyone else.
When I woke up, I felt
this huge sense of clarity for once.
And I saw you by my side,
and it made me feel good inside.
In-gyu, listen.
I was wrong before.
It was a mistake to think
I was all alone, you know,
when I should've seen
who was always there for me.
You were there.
You were always there
to support me, no matter what.
And if I'm not wrong, I believe
you're still here to support me.
That's right.
I'm here to support you, Min-ju.
Mmm.
I appreciate you, In-gyu.
YEAR 2011
RATIO OF WEBTOONS TO PUBLISHED COMICS
-Oh, it's cold.
-Huh?
Looks like our boss got here
really early today.
What do you guys think?
It looks like he just
didn't go home last night.
Oh, so that's it.
Hey, good morning, everyone.
-Good morning, sir.
-Take a seat.
Mr. Nam, were you up all night
working again?
I was just looking at some of the webtoons
we received last night.
Take a look. I picked out a few already.
I think the ideas are pretty original
and good for our brand.
Ah, this one.
This looks quite fresh.
I thought it might be
a bit too experimental,
uh, but it's a bit niche.
I'd rather we focus
more on these types of content, hmm?
Since we're a new platform still,
I think that we should target work
that the large portal sites
typically don't go for.
Oh, hold on, sir! Please wait!
Thank you so much, sir.
All right, everyone.
This is our last song.
This is for all the listeners
who are heading home
after finishing up
another hard day at work.
This is "Tears" by Seo Ji-won.
Kwon Min-ju?
Uh, what?
Ah.
My mistake. I thought
you were someone else, maybe.
Ah. It's all right. No worries.
Excuse me. Wait.
I promise you, Jun-hee.
No matter what, I will find you.
I don't care how long it takes.
Even if I have to search
through time and space for you.
One day, we'll be together again.
I will come and find you, Jun-hee…
in a time called you.