THE ORIGINS OF THE FANTASTIC FOUR, 1996
I'm too scared to ride alone.
Then what? You want me to ride alone?
I'm a girl, you know.
-Anyone riding alone? -Here.
Joo-man, look here.
Ready?
One, two, three.
That's enough.
You'll have nothing left if you give away so much.
Text drinker lady, "Thank you for the plum extract."
Sul-hee.
How did you decide to make wine when you don't drink?
My dad, you, Dong-man and Joo-man.
Everyone I like is a drinker.
Everyone becomes happy when they drink.
True. Your plum wine makes us happy.
Everything else is fine and all,
but I miss the four us drinking at Namil Bar
and having breakfast together.
That's when we recharged ourselves.
Why do you miss something that stupid?
One shot himself in the foot,
and the other left so that he could fight.
Kim Joo-man, that jerk.
Hey, why are you being so weird, cooking for me?
What is this?
What are you wearing? You're offending me.
I'm going to start a lunchbox business.
You didn't eat yet, right? Sit down and eat the end pieces.
Sul-hee used to always cook me,
but I never cooked for her myself.
I guess your diaphragm is wide awake now.
I'll make her breakfast,
and pick up dinner from the best restaurants.
-Don't be like that. -Why not?
Well, it makes me look bad in comparison.
Did you really date Ae-ra?
You sure it wasn't in your head?
Do you want a beating?
I had no idea. How did you break up already?
I guess your plum extract is selling well by now.
I'm not going to eat it, so don't bother.
-Ae-ra, this isn't... -This is between us.
It's between us.
It's lunch I made for Sul-hee.
Gosh, this punk.
You made this?
Yes.
Also, can we talk for a minute?
Do you want to carpool?
What's this?
Mr. Choi from team two was sent to an overseas branch.
I bought it for cheap.
Isn't Mr. Choi a man? Why is everything inside pink?
-I did some tuning. -So you could carpool with me?
-Our country doesn't produce any oil... -I'm not getting in.
I shouldn't have mentioned the oil.
Get out.
When did you learn how to drive?
Jokbal delivery car. We make deliveries by car.
Our Sul-hee got even cooler after starting her own business.
I'm not your Sul-hee.
You can eat the porridge in the freezer.
Just defrost it and then boil it.
Why are you so cool?
Are we talking again two weeks our break up?
I never said that.
I'm not cool with it.
I feel the same about you as I did two weeks ago.
When I see you, I want to hold your hand,
and take you home.
But you still wanted to break up.
I can't even tell you to eat what's in the fridge?
Don't.
I won't be able to stand you if you linger around and talk to me.
So...
Unless you plan on going out with me again, don't talk to me.
Why is he still so straightforward?
My goodness.
What? What is it?
Why haven't you returned my pot?
Do you think I won't return it? Why do you always come up here?
It's the only big pot I have.
Hey.
Did you bring that for me?
Why are you such a busybody?
Do you have...
cancer?
Who would ask such a thing so frankly?
You're not terminally ill, right?
My breast cancer is all gone now.
-I'm completely recovered. -That's good.
Thank you.
Aren't you going down?
It's hot. Let me get some cool air.
This isn't a bank, you know.
Are you home?
Why are you throwing your bag?
I'm so mad. I won't go to school.
Did you not get picked as the class president?
Why does every homework have to do with moms?
We have to draw her, write to her and help her.
Then they should only allow kids with moms to enroll at schools.
Why am I the only one without a mom?
Sul-hee has one and Dong-man has one, too.
Why don't I have one?
But you're still the boss out of the three.
I don't want to.
Bring my mom.
Did she really die?
She's now an angel protecting you.
She even made you the boss of the town.
Grandma's poker friend told me...
that my mom was kicked out.
She must have gone senile.
Are you sure she's up there?
Why? Are you upset?
I don't know. I've never seen her before.
Then throw these out.
What are these?
All the other kids were making them.
Mom, Merry Christmas!
I made it just in case.
Our dog came back home after a while, too.
I thought maybe mom might, too.
Ae-ra.
Do you want me to make you a snack?
Try making two.
All right.
We can share.
I love you. Ae-ra loves you, mom.
Who are you?
Those pictures...
Are they of me?
I'll explain it all to you.
I had no choice but to do this.
It's strange.
I'd understand if you had died.
You're...
doing so well, aging beautifully.
Why?
No, Ae-ra.
I didn't leave you. It's not like that.
Were you watching me as a landlord?
You weren't there when I needed a mom.
Now, you're watching me in hiding?
That's unfair.
I just missed you so much.
I feel like I was thrown away. This feels so weird.
I'll just remember that you're alive.
But...
I don't want to see you.
Why do you care if I eat or not?
If you're so worried, then don't break up.
Don't make food for me if we're breaking up.
Can you tell Ae-ra not to go overboard?
What is this?
Porridge.
I'm giving it to you because I made too much.
What kind of logic is that?
It's...
the same porridge she made when you left for the army
and when you were sick.
Eat and sober up before serving the army. I'll wait for you.
Your First Lady, Choi.
Dong-man.
Can't you stay?
Why is she holding my porridge?
I know you thought I waited for you,
because of this porridge.
But it wasn't me.
It wasn't?
Ae-ra waited for you while you were in the army,
and she convinced me to get married.
Let go.
You're getting married tomorrow.
I can't do it.
I don't think I can do it.
Dong-man is dumb.
He doesn't care about what's beneficial to him.
He liked you with everything he had.
If you sway him and get married tomorrow,
Dong-man won't be able to live.
I can't do this either.
I know you liked Dong-man.
I understand that you want to get married to a wealthy guy.
Just leave him so he can live.
What is it?
My heater is broken.
Sul-hee went to Joo-man's.
-So you want to stay at my place? -Can't I?
How can she sleep so well?
She sleeps as soon as she puts her head down.
-Eat up. -I don't want to.
Why? Why not?
Are you telling everybody you got dumped?
Stop overreacting. Just eat.
It's braised short ribs.
Are you having a party? Why would you get short ribs?
Hey, what are you doing?
What are you doing?
What do you think I'm doing?
Do you have constipation?
I didn't hear the water running, so I checked.
Please go home.
Hey, Dong-man!
His heart is beating too fast.
I think he really took something.
-Hey! -It's for indigestion.
You fed me so much that I have a bad stomach.
My gosh.
Why would you get a big bottle of it?
-Ae-ra. -What, you punk!
-Your heater didn't break, right? -What?
You're watching me because you're afraid I might die.
Do you think I'm going to hang myself?
Do you think I'll take pills?
My heater is broken.
Why would you stay at a guy's house because your heater broke in the summer?
You're not that smart, you know.
What's this?
-It's samgyetang with two abalones. -Gosh.
Gosh, stop feeding me. I got dumped...
and gained 3 kg because of you.
Shut up.
You're both stupid, so I got in the way.
Get ahold of yourself and don't lose her.
A dummy like you needs another dummy like her.
You're a strong candidate this time.
If you get promoted,
there's this new spicy chicken place...
We can talk once it's confirmed.
-What? -It won't be chicken then.
I'll treat you to beef.
You're so good with words.
What do I do, Mr. Kim?
I think I broke this.
Why do I always cause trouble?
Stand up!
Don't crouch down in the copy room.
You can fix it by yourself.
You can read the manual here.
And make sure not to make the same mistake.
You deserve a full-time position.
People keep taking credit for someone else's work.
-But... -I know.
I'm sorry to say this to you.
What's this?
RESIGNATION LETTER
-Don't do this out of anger. -It's not out of anger.
My plum extract is on high demand,
so I need time to package them.
So you're quitting work?
I'm sorry. I know it's sudden.
Sul-hee.
-Out of all the resignation letters-- -You must be flustererd...
It's very satisfying.
My goodness.
Do they sell that well?
It's really good if you mix it with soju.
Sul-hee.
Please do well and come on our home shopping channel.
Boss everybody around like a boss, okay?
Okay.
I'm home.
What is it? You're not even looking at me.
Something wrong?
-Nam-il. -Yes?
Can you get my flip phone back?
You wondered about it.
Let's go back to Japan.
What's in here anyway?
Money? Documents? Is it something like that?
You can probably figure out the passcode.
What?
She said it's her daughter and son's birthdays.
It's the will she made when she had cancer.
It's yours. It's from Mom.
I don't want it.
Whatever it is, I don't want to see it.
Mom...
was by your side for all 30 years.
What?
That's why she kept this phone, so just have a look.
I'll get going.
Dad.
I was looking at something right now.
What's this?
What's all this?
Who is she?
This is not everything.
She'd come to the graduation ceremonies,
field trips and picnics.
She showed up for all special events.
She covered her face with sunglasses and hat, but she stood out even more.
Your grandmother was really horrible to her.
I guess everyone knew but me.
Don't resent your mom.
For every 10,000 won she earned in Japan,
she sent you 8,000 won.
She couldn't do that when her business failed,
but she sent you a lot of money while you were growing up.
What money? I never got a cent from her.
There were times when I only sold two mackerel stews a day.
How could I afford to send you to college?
You were a troublemaker, too.
You got into a lot of trouble growing up.
I did not.
You rode a scooter in college and scratched someone's car.
That's not even an accident.
In middle school, you played with matches and set fire to a field.
You burnt around 30 hectares.
-You were almost jailed. -That's enough.
You were a high maintenance girl.
LANDLADY
Now I have a "Mom" saved in my phone contact.
I thought you didn't want to talk, so why carry my bag?
-Hey egg porridge. -What?
If you went to see your dad this late,
I guess you know about your mom.
-How did you know? -I knew everything about you for 23 years.
Don't pretend we're close.
You...
lie low for about two months.
Don't go on blind dates,
or see anyone else for two months.
I'll go clubbing.
For the time being, we went our own way.
You're the first female announcer in Korea's MMA history.
So the concept of this cover shoot is "pioneer" or "role model."
Why should a role model wear something like this?
You'll wear this, hold a mic in one hand and a glove in the other hand.
Why should an announcer wear and short skirt and hold a mic?
I guess you weren't briefed beforehand.
I guess you weren't told about me beforehand.
Ae-ra became a microphone psycho with a louder voice.
Without a prince or a makeover,
Sul-hee stood on her own feet.
Send this photo to Drunken Fairy.
TO DRUNKEN FAIRY
Drunken Fairy, your tasty plum extract's on its way.
BUSINESS LICENSE
And Joo-man has been apologizing for 61 days.
That pizza is family sized.
Can you eat it all?
Dong-man just trained like a monster as if he was getting an upgrade.
Tap, tap!
I tapped out.
Tap? There's no tap.
We ain't got time for tap.
One more time.
One more time!
There's no standing up when you learn from me.
-Let's go. -Darn it!
Listen, Dong-man.
We only have two months for you to get ready.
So I can just teach you three techniques for you to master.
Three? I got it.
Just three? Master, go!
These are all finishing techniques,
and you only need one for you to win the fight.
Why do you care about my birthday?
It's your birthday. Of course I have to visit.
Who did you say ordered the large size jokbal?
Mother.
I'll deliver that. Where should I go?
This is too awkward.
You're back?
How have you been?
Wear something with sleeves. That's gross.
Did the gym close early today?
I heard you broke up with Sul-hee.
So why are you here?
I heard you broke up.
-Why are you here? -Why are you here?
Sul-hee.
It's our new menu. See if you like it.
Okay.
It tastes good.
I thought the folder phone was the key to a fortune.
If I had a fortune, I'd spend it. Why give it to you guys?
You make me look bad.
You put me in such horrible situations.
Nam-il.
In Japan,
when the police told me they caught the pickpocket,
that's when I met the 15-year-old Kim Nam-il.
Kim Nam-il, who was born in Korea in 1989.
I was shocked when they told me you were an orphan with no guardian.
I thought you were in a mess because you had no mom.
You reminded me of the daughter I couldn't raise.
So what? You raised Nam-il instead of Nam-il as a replacement?
You weren't a replacement. You are my son.
From then on,
I lived for you.
I didn't save you. You saved me.
Would I leave you because I found Ae-ra?
You fool.
Are you trying to make me cry?
You're all I have. I'm bound to feel jealous.
When will you fully grow up?
Is our flight tomorrow at 7 p.m.?
I'll go to Japan alone.
You stay a bit longer.
What?
We shared 14 years together and you spent less than a year with her.
Let's say I'm lending you to her.
So, spend a little more time here.
You weren't always this thoughtful.
Why did you come here?
Why care about your ex-girlfriend's dad's birthday?
-Sul-hee, I think I have indigestion. -You couldn't say a word.
-Sul-hee, you know? -What?
-What does your third brother do... -He's sweet.
-He should be a soldier. -Prick your thumb when you get home.
My thumb? Myself? With a needle?
My back still hurts.
My whole back could get infected.
-Darn it! -Did you just say darn it?
-Brothers! -Don't. Stop!
-Come on. -What do you want?
If your student for 15 years ends up a loser,
you said your life would be a waste, too.
So what?
Dong-man's been filming commercials, using the media
and threatening me.
-We have to fight. -How are you going to fight him?
Will you bribe people and try to cheat?
I'll fight for real.
So just come with me.
I won't lose this time.
Do you have you passport? You can't go without it.
Thanks for everything, Soondae.
Did he just call me Soondae?
Dong-man.
I'm sorry for training you so hard, but we had two months to get you ready.
Sorry?
Why are you sorry?
All I can say is thank you.
Thank you, bro.
I'm sorry I yelled at you and everything.
We won't see each other again, but...
see you again.
You never know, we might meet in the ring very soon.
Yes, yes. You can come eat sausages.
Here. Air. Eat it there.
Take care of yourself, Soondae.
Sure. Thank you!
-See you later. -Bye.
DONGCHUN GYMNASIUM
Thank you everyone for your patience.
It's finally time for tonight's big match.
It's RFC's top predator, Kim Tak-su versus
the rising star that shook the Octagon, Ko Dong-man match will start soon.
Please welcome them with your warm applause.
That's my daughter.
She's got that talent from me.
RFC Final.
Championship title match for lightweight group.
Here comes Ko Dong-man!
He's so cool.
-I'll fight in standing the first round. -Dong-man.
-From the second round... -Dong-man.
Just do what you want.
-Pardon? -Forget about strategies and coaching.
Just do what you want.
Just for today, I won't yell at you to do something.
What's gotten into you?
Look around.
Think about it.
Dong-man.
Just standing here makes you the winner.
I don't like open endings that are ambiguous.
What?
If I'm going to win, I want to win properly and end it for good.
Open up.
Enjoy!
Today's game will have three rounds and one extra round.
Okay!
Ready, fight!
Kim Tak-su wants to use the ground from the start.
Stop. Standing.
Fight!
Can't you fight on the ground?
This is your limit.
-Is this the best you got? -What?
Thanks for the show. I'll start fighting now.
What are you talking about?
Ko Dong-man is taking him on the ground now.
Give up?
Dong-man, end it!
Tak-su, get out of it!
Give up? Stop!
Spit it out.
What's with him? When did he start fighting on ground?
We have no choice. Face him head-on.
No, no. Let's wait until the judges call.
If you can last, I'll make it happen.
-Are you sure you won't coach me? -Why bother coaching an animal?
Ready, fight!
I told you to do it properly if you're going to copy my kick.
KO!
I have to protect Dong-hee until the end.
I shouldn't go if I know I can't win.
I want to do it!
I'm dying to do it.
I'm going to fight!
I'm going do it!
I'm telling you I can fight!
Tell them not to stop!
I can do it, I can!
This match ended at 27 seconds in the second round.
Due to a knock out from a kick,
Taekwon boy, Ko Dong-man is the winner!
Good job, Dong-man!
He's my son.
I didn't say anything.
Dong-man ended up getting the gold medal!
That punk.
I better break his legs to stop him from fighting.
Why is he so cool?
How annoying.
You fool, not again.
I dare to say that no one in Korea will be able to beat him.
I think we could say that it's a feat achieved in ten years.
Could you say a few words about how you feel?
Okay.
I'm happy since I was able to overcome my weak ground techniques...
and I want to thank everyone for cheering for me.
We'll do a detailed interview in the studio.
Athlete Ko Dong-man,
I sincerely congratulate you.
Why are you crying again?
Who cares if your ex wins or loses? Why are you crying?
We shouldn't have dated.
Ae-ra.
I...
can't live without you.
But I can't ask you to take me back in case we break up again.
I should've listened to Sul-hee.
So...
let's forget about dating and breaking up.
Just live with me.
-What? -Live with me.
You want me to move in with you?
Hey.
If we kiss, it's day one.
If we live together...
it's marriage.
Marry me.
I can't live without you.
That's how it's been for 20 years.
If I have to choose
between never seeing you and seeing you everyday,
I would choose...
to see you forever.
-What about MMA fighting? -You.
You.
It's you. You.
It has to be you.
Marry me.
Okay?
Why bother asking?
Goodness.
Who will stop those young kids?
Why, that punk...
What did he say to make her cry?
You punk.
Why are you calling my son a punk?
I'm just...
letting you hold my hand for a minute.
People watching soccer hold hands at times, too.
Anyway, I didn't forgive you and we're not back together.
Gosh!
Why did you kiss me?
Why? Why did you kiss?
I'm fine with getting beaten up for kissing you.
Gosh!
Did you just swear?
It's not a small wedding because I want it to be small,
but it was forced on me.
The groom is always so unprepared.
Is a wedding a joke to you?
We need to plan what we're going to do...
Just trust me.
I have a plan in mind.
You shouldn't make plans.
You shouldn't abuse your head like that.
Okay, okay.
What's that noise?
Joo-man, are you crushing garlic?
Why would he crush garlic?
I think...
I think I know this sound.
What? What is it now?
Get up.
Let's go.
Hey, Diaphragm.
Were you peeling green plums?
That's what that sound was.
Stop calling me "Diaphragm."
Why are you peeling green plums?
It's just a side job.
I'm helping Sul-hee with her plum extract.
I get paid a set amount for every bowl I peel.
Joo-man, did you know that Sul-hee ran away from home often when she was little?
-She did? -Yes.
She ran to my house because her brother ripped her stuffed toy.
She went to her house.
She came because her mom didn't buy her a dress for picnic.
-Guess what she did each time? -Guess.
What? What do you mean?
What?
Sul-hee.
You said you'd never take Joo-man back.
You said you'd change you family name if you do.
Well...
Gosh, who said I'd take him back?
We're just peeling green plums.
You're too busy with your invitations.
Who else would help her? I should.
Sul-hee, just be cool, dump him and live your own life...
Then what?
Why does everyone have to be cool?
Sometimes, I want to beat him up, but...
Please just let us love each other.
I ought to give you a flying kick.
We never asked you to sponsor liquor.
Gosh.
I'll start calling you Mom, then.
What?
Already? That easily?
It's strange being all loving from the start,
but it'd be rude to call my mom something else.
Sure, okay.
Thanks for being well-mannered.
Also, Dwarf Flower was kind of awesome.
I was so proud of you. It was Cannes-worthy.
Why did you watching something like that? You're embarrassing me.
Would it be too awkward to have a formal family dinner with Dong-man's dad?
Not at all.
Every guy in Seosan was into me back then.
But he wasn't...
cool enough to even talk to me.
I see. I'm glad.
Then, does that mean...
I'm rich now?
I lived my own life.
I failed three businesses, and...
I have only a few hundred million left in debt.
Only a few hundred million?
The villa and store are all mortgaged.
I sold parts of the villa to pay off my debt, too.
The one you guys live in is all I have left.
So please make sure to pay the rent on time, okay?
What should I expect?
Why don't I have a turnabout in my life?
I bought Hwang Jang-ho's gym
and I had to support you guys.
My debt only grew because of you.
Gosh.
Anyway, why am I Nam-il? I'm a girl.
-It's a name at birth. -What does it mean?
I don't know.
No clue.
Why was her name Nam-il?
Well...
You see, Namil Expressway is where Ae-ra was...
What? The interstate....
the highway?
Yes. That's where I...
That's where you gave birth to Ae-ra.
What kind of a life lead you to give birth on a highway?
No, when you exit Namil Expressway,
there's a motel called Namil Inn.
What? Namil Inn?
Yes. That's where...
we conceived her.
Oh my gosh, my goodness.
Hey, Jang-ho.
Okay.
Should we start a pork sausage business?
Pardon?
Let's follow another dream.
NATIONAL ATHLETE'S SAUSAGES
Be happy! I'll come back if I see a way in.
CHOI AE-RA
Is this the plan you mentioned?
Yes. We're starting a business together.
We'll work together to run the business,
and he'll fight only during the season.
I said I'd tell her after we register our marriage.
Must you spend the rest of your lives together?
We've agreed to spend this life together.
Ae-ra.
Our lives may be intertwined in may ways.
Intertwined? You're making me nervous.
I have a feeling you and I will see each other for the rest of our lives.
Why would you and I do that?
Anyway, I'm saying I wish...
you'd just see me as a cute guy.
How are you cute?
Your mom says I'm cute.
What the...
Don't get too close. That would be weird.
Are you the only ones who can love? I can, too.
-Let's have a cold drink. -Okay.
Are you insane?
Not even one drink?
Our wedding is tomorrow. You can't drink today.
Darn it.
Just one drink.
-Order chicken feet. -Okay. Medium spicy.
Is you mom buying you a place to live?
My mom has a lot of debt.
So make sure to pay rent on time.
I was hoping to benefit from knowing the landlady's daughter.
Are you going to move in to Dong-man's?
I don't know. He has no plans whatsoever.
He thinks living together means being married.
Do you have to have plans in life?
It's fun to just wing it.
It's not like planning makes it happen.
If it's random anyway, might as well have fun.
Why did I say that I'd live with him?
If we weren't reckless,
you wouldn't be a host, and I wouldn't be a fighter.
Sul-hee wouldn't be a CEO and Joo-man...
wouldn't have founded his diaphragm.
Why are you so obsessed with diaphragms?
Even if we can't win, let's just go for it.
Living our way is winning. Who cares about what others say?
We need to be reckless to hit a jackpot.
Don't mind what others are eating.
Where I am standing is the mainstream.
-Okay. Cheers! -Cheers!
Dong-man, when you become a married man...
Did you just sigh?
-Why did you sigh? -Because I'm happy.
-I'm so happy. -Are you happy?
-So happy. -Me too.
What's this?
What's going on?
Darn mosquitoes. Darn it!
My wedding is today.
Why did I sleep here?
Hey, Chewbacca.
Did you have a dream or something?
What? Chewbacca?
Why am I back to being Chewbacca?
You look even uglier today.
What? Am I not getting married today?
You want to get married?
With whom?
Are you seeing someone?
I must've slept funny.
What?
Was this all a dream?
I can't believe this!
You're cute.
Hey, she's still cute when she's not sober.
Only to you, maybe.
The thought of teasing her for the rest of my life
really excites me.
This life will be super fun!
I'm sure it'll be fun.
Right? My wedding is today.
Why did we sleep here before our wedding day?
Everyone, thank you for watching "Fight For My Way."
Subtitle Translation by Minsoo Shim