"N.D.W. DIAPHANA" "YUN Junghee" "LEE David KIM Hira" "Director of Photography/ KIM Hyunseok" "Production Designer/ SIHN Jeomhui" "Editor/ KIM Hyun" "Sound Supervisor/ LEE Seungchul (WaveLab)" "Co-producer/ LEE Dongha" "Executive producers/ YOUM TaesoonCHOI Seongmin" "Co-executive producers/ Michel Saint-Jean JUNG MyungsooLEE Seungho" "Producer/ LEE Joondong" "Poetry" "Written and directed by/ LEE Changdong" "IT STILL SEEMS LIKE MY SON IS ALIVE" "Ms." "YANG Mija" "Here" "This way" "What's wrong?" "." "My arm" "My right arm feels prickly" "Does it hurt here?" "." "No, it doesn't hurt, it just feels prickly" "Like..." "That thing is passing through" "What's it called?" "." "It's been like this lately" "It's..." "like energy" "Electricity?" "." "Right, electricity!" "." "It's like electricity's passing through" "I'm forgetting words lately" "Yesterday, I couldn't remember,'bleach'" "I could only remember, 'Clorox.'" "We used to call bleach, 'Clorox' back in the old days" "How long have you been like this?" "." "For the past couple of days" "No, your forgetfulness When did it start?" "." "When did it start?" "." "Maybe this summer or spring?" "." "How old are you, ma'am?" "." "Sixty five, no, sixty six" "Your arm's prickly because the muscles are in knots" "Start some light exercising" "I'm more concerned that you can't remember words" "It could be a bad sign" "I recommend you get an overhaul at a big hospital" "A big hospital?" "." "Yes, like a big general hospital in Seoul" "I'll write a reference for you" "I'm at the hospital" "My arm feels prickly" "It's continues feeling prickly" "I kept telling myself to see a doctor and I finally did" "Who else would come with me, you idiot?" "." "Your mom's okay" "Others my age usually suffer from neuralgia or arthritis" "I'm okay" "Don't cry, mom..." "How could you be so cruel!" "How could you..." "You can't go way like this!" "Where are you!" "Where did she go!" "Oh god!" "You cruel wench!" "Where is she?" "." "Where!" "Mom..." "Hello" "You're here" "You're a little late" "I went to the hospital" "He called twicel received two calls, asking whyyou weren't coming" "Dad, the maid's on her way up" "This one, this one" "Sit still!" "I told you to sit still!" "Stop it!" "How will I undress you ifyou resist like this?" "." "Right, that's it Pull this leg out" "That's howyou do it" "Is it hot?" "." "It's okay, isn't it?" "." "Sit still!" "Sit still, I say!" "Stop it!" "Why are you shouting?" "." "What?" "." "What's that?" "." "My hearing... so why...?" "." "Your hearing is fine so why I am shouting?" "." "I'm sorry" "I won't shout again" "Sir, I'll be leaving" "Goodbye" "Done?" "." "Pardon?" "." "I said, are you done?" "." "Yes, I'm done" "Already?" "." "What do you mean?" "." "It's already been 3 hours" "I did the laundry, the cleaning and all my chores" "Good" "Thankyou, sir" "Don't... tell anyone..." "I gave it to you" "Okay" "How generous!" "Thankyou" "Did he yell at you today?" "." "Of course he did" "I doesn't matter cause I yelled back at him" "Here" "He gave me 1 0,000Won" "He did?" "." "But he told me not to tell anyone" "When it's only 1 0,000Won" "My father-in-law is notorious for being stingy" "He must really like you." "To give you an amount like that" "Anyway, do you always look so chic like that?" "." "Do I look chic?" "." "I'm not chic at all" "Where is it?" "." "Not again" "What are you looking for?" "." "What's that thing?" "." "I can't remember the word" "What you put money in" "It's this big" "A wallet?" "." "That's it, a wallet!" "Where's my wallet?" "." "What's this?" "." "I'm so out of it these days" "At the hospital I saw something..." "A local middle school girl's body was found in the river" "And brought to the hospital" "They said it was suicide by jumping off the bridge" "The poor girl's mom was totally out of her mind..." "I'll be on my way." "See you the day after tomorrow" "The deadline's over" "What're you drying?" "." "Did your daughter call?" "." "LITERARY CLASS FORTHE PUBLIC YOU CAN ALSO BE A POET!" "Are you home, Wook?" "." "Why's the music on so loud?" "." "You'll bring down the house" "What's wrong?" "." "Are you feeling sick?" "." "Don't bother" "I called you during the day but you weren't answering" "I never got your call" "How can you say that when I called twice" "I'm not lying" "It's cause my mobile's junk Buy me a new one" "I'm annoyed with my mobile" "You just bought it, so why do you need a new one?" "." "But I had it for 1 and 1/2 yr" "No you didn't" "I got it during the 1 st semester of my 2nd year" "Which only shows how carelesslyyou've used it" "You're sprouting a moustache, but acting like a child" "Why'd you call anyway?" "." "I heard a girl in your school killed herself... by jumping into the river" "I wanted to askyou about it" "Ask me what?" "." "Who she was, why'd she kill herself that young" "I don't know her that well" "What's her name?" "." "Why do you need her name?" "." "Aren't you in the same grade?" "." "I don't know everyone in the same grade" "Grandma can't afford a new mobile." "Ask your mom for one" "What?" "." "That's not fair!" "Hey!" "Play with a bit more spirit" "This is no fun" "Just try" "The doctor told me to exercise" "What are you doing?" "." "Where are you going?" "." "Gotta go see my buddies" "You shouldn't go out at this hour!" "The electricity bill's quite high this month" "Wook's always on the computer... playing music all the time" "He even sleeps with the music on" "How am I supposed to scold him?" "." "Well what can I say?" "." "He's the master of the house" "What?" "." "The Cultural Center" "To learn poetry" "What?" "." "Right" "I do have a poet's vein" "Right." "I do like flowers and say odd things" "I'm here for the literary class" "Literary class?" "." "But it's all closed" "I know..." "But can't you accept one more person?" "." "I don't know..." "I really want to take this class" "How should we deal with this?" "." "To write poetry, you must see WELL" "The most important thing in life is seeing" "SEE See." "It's to see" "We live seeing things" "Right" "It's important to see everything surrounding us well" "Now, I've brought something with me" "What is it?" "." "An apple" "Yes, it's an apple" "I went out of my way to bring it" "I'm a well-prepared teacher" "Others are not as well-prepared as I am" "Now, about this apple" "How many times have you seen an apple?" "." "A thousand?" "." "Ten thousand?" "." "A million?" "." "Wrong" "You've never seen an apple before" "Not even once" "Up till now, you haven't seen an apple for real" "To really know what an apple is... to be interested in it, to understand it, to converse with it is really seeing it" "Gazing at it for a while and observing its shadow... feeling its every curve, turning it around, taking a bite out of it, imagining the sunlight absorbed in it..." "That is really seeing it" "Ifyou really see something, you can feel... something naturally," "like water gathering in a spring" "You should prepare paper and a pencil, and wait for the moment to come" "Empty white paper..." "A world of pure potential, a world before creation..." "This is the perfect moment for a poet" "Hold your pencil over that pure paper..." "I love pencils" "When I place a well-sharpened pencil over a piece of paper," "I feel full" "My heart flutters with the hope of writing a good poem" "I love sharpening pencils" "The very fun of a pencil is hand-sharpening it" "I used to be good at sharpening pencils" "Pardon?" "." "I was told to be a good pencil-sharpener" "I sharpened all my brothers' and sisters' pencils" "Is that so?" "." "Then, ma'am" "Why don't you sharpen my pencil some day" "By the time this 1 month class ends," "I want you all to have written a poem, okay?" "." "Everyone has to write one poem" "You need to write to really know" "You'll never know if you don't write" "So you have to write yourself" "Who has written a poem at least once before?" "." "And who hasn't?" "." "Okay" "Now you will be writing your own poem... for the first time in your life" "Okay?" "." "Okay" "Who is it?" "." "My friends" "Why are your friends here?" "." "It's late" "We need to talk" "About what?" "." "Haven't you seen enough of each other?" "." "Hello, ma'am" "Good evening" "Why's the door locked?" "." "What?" "." "Why did you lock the door?" "." "Aren't you boys hungry?" "." "Want some apples?" "." "No, stop bothering us It's annoying" "Apples are better for eating than looking at" "What are you looking at?" "." "The tree" "Why are you looking up the tree?" "." "To see it well" "To feel it, to understand its thoughts and..." "listen to what it says to me" "Hello?" "." "Who?" "." "Kibum's dad?" "." "Yes, of course I know Kibum... who always hangs out with Wook" "Of course" "He was at our place last night" "What's the matter?" "." "Is something wrong?" "." "Not now." "I... have to go to my poetry class" "Poetry!" "Poetry!" "I'll be done by 1 2pm" "The Cultural Center" "Yes" "Okay, I'll see you then" "Writing poetry is... all about finding beauty Understand?" "." "It is about discovering true beauty... in everything we see in front of us... in our everyday life" "True beauty..." "Not things just looking beautiful" "Every single one ofyou..." "carries poetry in your heart" "But you've imprisoned them It's time to free your poetry" "Your poetry trapped inside should get their wings... and fly away" "Sir" "When does a 'poetic Inspiration' come?" "." "When does a 'poetic inspiration' come?" "." "Yes, as much as I try, it won't come" "I'd like to know, when does it come?" "." "It doesn't." "You must go and beg for it" "You must pray but even this guarantees nothing" "It's too precious to give itself out" "That's whyyou must go and beg for it" "Where must I go?" "." "It's not in some special place, but somewhere you must wander around for" "It isn't waiting for you with a name plate... saying, 'poetic inspiration'" "The clear thing is, it is somewhere nearby, not far away" "It's there, right where you stand" "I told you poetry can be found even in the dishwashing basin" "Where are you?" "." "The car with blinking lights?" "." "Hello" "Hello" "You're Wook's grandma, aren't you?" "." "Are you Kibum's dad?" "." "Yes" "Let's get in the car" "Where are we going?" "." "You know our boys' group of six?" "." "The boys' parents are getting together for lunch" "You can come with me I'll take you there" "What kind of class are you taking?" "." "I'm learning poetry Twice a week" "Poetry?" "." "You mean singing traditional poetry?" "." "No, actually writing poetry" "Why are you learning poetry?" "." "I wonder myself" "Why am I learning poetry?" "." "Long ago, I must've been in the third grade... when we used to have poetry contests in the fall" "After one contest, my teacher told me," ""Mija, you'll become a poet one day"" "Then, recently I saw the literary class poster" "And it reminded me of the comment... my teacher made 50 years ago" "So you want to be a poet?" "." "For now, my goal is to write one poem" "Our teacher told us to write one poem until the class ends" "When I told my daughter about this, she said I always had a poet's vein" "I always loved flowers... and would say odd things" "Your daughter's Wook's mom, right?" "." "Where's she now?" "." "We talk about everything on the phone." "We're good friends" "Friends forever" "Anyway, what's this all about?" "." "Let's just go there first" "You'll see after you hear what they have to say" "It's not good news, right?" "." "I can feel it" "Right" "It is bad news" "A large spicy fish stew and steamed spicy angler fish..." "" "And 3 bottles of beer" "Okay" "I don't see your boss today" "He's away on business in Seoul" "So, he's not coming today?" "." "No" "We'll have the beer first" "Yes, sir" "Soonchang's dad, why don't you start explaining" "Let's start when the beers come We need to lift the mood..." "Do we need alcohol now?" "." "Let's start since we don't have much time" "Then I'll start" "I'll give you a short recap as some of you have no idea" "Recently, a girl at our boys' school, killed herself" "Her name's PARK Heejin" "Her folks run a farm nearby" "She kept a diary stating six male students... raping her for months until her death" "Reading her diary, her folks reported this to the school... who called the boys in to talk" "The six all admitted... to the crime, so I guess it must be true" "At first, it started with two boys," "KWON Soonchang" "That's my son" "And KIM Jongchul" "Yes, that's my son" "It's those two who started it" "And as time passed, all six of them joined in" "They say they didn't coerce her at first" "That she liked doing it" "Who would believe that?" "." "It would only incite more anger" "Yes, you're right" "Ladies first" "They said, the girl was short and plain-looking" "So I can't understand why they did it" "And if she was tall and pretty?" "." "Where in school did they do it?" "." "And for six months?" "." "They said they did it in the science lab" "KOO Taeyeol being leader of the Science Club, had the lab keys" "That's my son" "The lab's located in a secluded area" "And rarely had classes or was tended to" "So, nobody knew" "Although I feel sorry for... the dead girl, now's the time for us to worry about our own boys" "That's why I called everyone here" "Joint action is crucial now" "Right, we should act as a group" "Cheers, ma'am" "The girl's parents..." "run a farm?" "." "Yes, but her dad died... a fewyears ago from a motorcycle accident" "The mom has been raising the girl and her brother alone" "We need to calm the mom" "Fortunately, it seems she hasn't told anyone else" "But we can't tell what she's thinking" "Nevertheless, in order to console the victim's family..." "So the point is, the compensation money" "That's right" "Regarding the money, we should reach an agreement" "I discussed this with the school... and 30 million Won would be the proper amount" "So that makes it 5 million Won per person" "Who else knows about this?" "." "The principal and a few other teachers... and one or two in the police" "Our talks with the school and the police are going well so far" "The school doesn't want this to get leaked outside" "And the police doesn't want to investigate... unless the victim's family press charges" "The problem is that a local newspaper sniffed something... and are calling the school, asking questions" "The local press is insidious, so watch your mouth" "What's she doing over there?" "." "What a clueless old lady" "What's she doing at a moment like this?" "." "Did you say she's Wook's grandma?" "." "Is she raising him by herself?" "." "Her daughter left Wook... with her mom after her divorce and is in Busan now" "Unlike her looks, she's barely getting by" "She lives off government subsidy and her part-time maid job" "I think her daughter's not sending her money" "Then how's she gonna pay the 5 million Won she owes?" "." "She has no choice." "Her grandson's future depends on it" "Ma'am" "Are you writing a poem?" "." "Just taking notes" "We always have to take notes like this" "What have you written there?" "." "Blood..." "A flower as red as blood" "They really are blood red" "Do you know the floral meaning of cockscomb?" "." "It's 'shield'" "Actually, it looks like a shield" "A shield that protect us" "Let's go inside and get something to eat" "Awe, not curry again!" "What's wrong?" "." "You like curry" "I had it for lunch at school" "Really?" "." "I didn't know" "Did you packyour gym suit?" "." "It's physical education day, right?" "." "I packed it" "Hello?" "." "Yes, hello" "What?" "." "With the vice principal?" "." "Yes" "What time?" "." "Not many at school know about this" "The discipline instructor here and I know" "And only the dead girl's homeroom teacher knows" "But not the boys' homeroom teachers" "I told the girl's teacher not to disclose this to anyone... as it will destroy the boys' future and the school" "So you should watch what you say" "You don't have to worry about us, sir" "Since the boys' future are at stake, we are being careful" "You cannot even sleep-talk" "Above all, hurry and settle with the girl's family" "How did you decide on the compensation?" "." "Everything considered, we've decided to pay 30 million Won" "We believe that amount will be adequate" "So, have you all agreed on the 30 million Won?" "." "Yes, of course" "Someone can't payyet, but everyone has agreed" "Just hurry and settle things with the girl's family" "Okay." "All ye be awake and pray to stand before ofthe Son of Man" "IN FORMATION:" "REQUIEM MASS FOR AGN ES, PARK HEEJIN" "And I will raise them up on the last day" "These are the Lord's words" "Praise Christ our Lord" "Today, we are gathered here to offer this Requiem Mass to..." "Agnes PARK Heejin who left us a few days ago" "We lament this precious life taken at the youthful age of 16" "But we believe in God's words, 'He who believes in me... will live, even though he dies'" "We bel ieve God wi I I comfort Agnes' soul... and grant her the happiness in Heaven... she never found on earth" "So we pray for Agnes... that God will embrace... the pain she had endured" "So she will have eternal life in Heaven" "As one heart, we offer our... most devoted prayer" "All rise" "For our Father who has raised Christ from the dead," "let us pray for Agnes' salvation" "Lord, let Agnes who has received eternal life through... the sacrament of Baptism, join the line of saviors" "Lord, please hear our prayer..." "For Agnes who has accepted the Blessed Sacrament, but has left us This is our utmost appeal... that you raise her again to be back in your embrace" "Lord, please hear our prayer" "We also pray for her mourning family and relatives" "Please grant them peace in their hearts" "Lord, please hear our prayer" "We pray in the name of Christ our Lord" "Amen" "Something wrong?" "." "What?" "." "Is something wrong?" "." "Nothing's wrong Why do you ask?" "." "You're very quiet" "You're always chirping away like a slylark" "When was I chirping away like a slylark?" "." "Chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp" "Chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp" "What's with the face?" "." "You look mad" "Smile" "I shouldn't smile" "Why not?" "." "Men used to tell me not to smile cause it made them fall for me" "They all went gaga over me when I smiled" "You'll do the same if I smiled" "Come out!" "Now!" "Look at the mess you've sloughed off!" "Snack wrappings, socks, tissue, the remote control!" "How many times has grandma told you?" "." "That even animals clean up after themselves!" "Your socks, too!" "Tomorrow the discomfort index will be quite high due to... the heat and humidity" "Especially, it will rate the highest between 3-4pm" "Let's take a look at the clouds on the surface map" "A few cloud masses are passing through the south... and thin mist is scattered along the central region" "Tomorrow, high pressure is moving towards the Yellow Sea" "Jeju Isle and South Jeolla region..." "Get up, get up!" "Get up!" "Grandma has something to say to you!" "Get up!" "I said, get up!" "Why did you do it?" "." "Why did you do it?" "." "Why are you stopping?" "." "I don't feel like eating" "What does grandma like the most in the world?" "." "Do you know or not?" "." "I know" "What is it?" "." "'Food going into Wook's mouth'" "Very good" "THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MOMENT OF MY LIFE" "I was raised by my grandma" "So to me, my grandma was my mom" "My grandma really loved songs" "But she didn't know how to sing, because she was always working so hard" "When I was reallyyoung, we had this large white paper, the kind you use for rituals" "I wrote lyrics on the paper" "And I taught my grandma to sing... by pointing at each verse with a chopstick" "I think this the most beautiful moment of my life" "What was the song?" "." "'The Young Boat Woman'" "My grandma passed away last year" "I remember I sang this song for my grandma... whenever I visited her place" "Because she always asked me to sing it for her" "So, I always sang it for her" "I married very late" "And my first child was born when I was almost forty" "Because it was my first delivery at a late age, the doctors kept me on my toes..." "I held it out for 1 0 months and finally labor pains began" "I never experienced such pain before in my life" "Anyway, finally amidst the pain, my baby was born... and I felt...something slipping out... this fiery hot mass like the sun" "The moment the baby burst into its first cry, was the most beautiful, most amazing... and emotional moment for me" "I don't have any beautiful memories" "I'm sorry" "For 20 years, I lived in a basement room" "Six years ago, I finally leased an apartment in this town... which had a low deposit and monthly rent" "So I moved here" "I guess that was my most beautiful moment" "I spread-eagle on the floor... feeling that I owned the world" "THE SOUND OF BIRDS SINGING WHAT ARE THEY SINGING?" "." "To write poetry is... to remember mother's hands, joint swollen, washing the white rice at cold dawn... during winter solstice" "Are you here alone?" "." "Yes, I heard there's a poetry reading" "Yes, please take a seat" "To write poetry is to wake alone deep in the night weeping" "It is to build a solid cornerstone... to raise a pillar... in your broken heart" "It is to calm the bare corner of the window, shaking all night, with all your might" "It is to empty out without hesitation... the rancid water that keeps rising" "It is to create a forest of emptyvoid" "PEOPLE WHO LOVE POETRY FRIDAY POETRY RECITAL" "They say people who love poetry... are those who always have flowers in their heart" "Our Ms. CHO Mihye not only has flowers in her heart, but has a pretty one covering her heart" "Thank you" "Next will be Mr. LEE Donglyu in a red T-shirt... who will be reciting, Ms. CHO's 'A Green-colored Cicada'" "I always hear the sound of... a cicada emanating from your back" "It cries, chirr, chirr, rubbing its eyes" "As the stain of last summer's forget-me-nots fade from... my fingertips, the cicada keeps crying from your back" "I, too am crying... rubbing my wings" "This poem talks about a green-colored cicada, but I thought of an ordinary cicada" "In search of its mate, the cicada... for a short few days, cries to its fullest as if it's smashing summer to pieces" "I wonder if I could do the same" "Living as passionately as the cicada" "This thought continues to linger" "Thankyou" "That was quite a commentary from the heart" "He must have worn a red T-shirt to show his burning passion" "Next will be Mr. PARK Sangtae who's come after a long time" "Although his leg is not well from an accident, he has kindly brought us a large watermelon" "Greetings" "I was actually here before" "Oh, I see..." "You weren't here last week" "Right" "So, saying 'after a long time' would be inappropriate" "My mistake" "Have you learned your lesson?" "." "Yes" "'The Rose Thorn's Reason'" "Don't try to steal me" "The day thorns within me rise like goosebumps all over my body" "I dream of self-obliteration with a crimson smile" "Don't try to break me for being beautiful" "The kiss on red lips is... the desperate passion for virginity" "Do not love me anymore" "As the seasons' wheels keep rolling on" "I'm no expert, but what a mighty good picture of the rose" "It is simply saying, 'do not eat me up'" "Here is the word, 'kiss'" "I thought about its Chinese saying" "A kiss means... tongues coming and going between two attached lips, so it would be 'Sulwang Sulreh'." "(tongue comes, tongue goes)" "A kiss means lips crashing into each other" "Then what do you call two cars crashing together.... in a Chinese saying?" "." "Guhwang Guhreh (car comes, car goes)" "So a car instead of tongue, right?" "." "You're thinking too hard" "Two cars crashing together is..." "It's a 'Gyotong Sagoh'" "Car accident" "I hurt my leg in a car accident" "I'm staying at the hospital now, but I slipped out today" "You know what I thought when I hurt my leg?" "." "That it would be nice if this here... my third leg popped out, to help me balance myself" "I still have to stay at the hospital, but next time, I'll be back in great shape." "Can I sit here?" "." "Yes, of course" "I have something to askyou" "About what?" "." "Your poems are wonderful" "I still have a long way to go" "You said you started poetry recently" "How could you write such amazing poems?" "." "Well, in this case, it came easily" "As I wrote a line, words I was never aware of... unraveled like a thread of silk" "Like I was swimming and floating in poems" "I wrote as if I was a flying butterfly" "If only I could do the same!" "I've been trying to write poetry myself, but I couldn't" "When I started to write poetry, I also fiercely sought... poetic inspiration" "But it made things more difficult" "The point is the feeling" "Ifyou have the feeling, you can write poetry" "But I do feel things..." "Then write them down honestly, like you're taking notes" "That's the most honest thing" "Hello" "It's not so stinly today" "I guess you didn't shit yourself" "What's this?" "." "Get this out for me" "What kind of pill is it?" "." "Why are you taking this pill?" "." "Are you sick?" "." "I'm not sick." "It's just a nutrient" "Why take a nutrient all the sudden?" "." "Why are you being such a nag?" "." "Just get it out for me" "Please" "Let go!" "Stop it!" "Before I die," "I wanna do it just for once" "I don't need anything else" "Just for once..." "I wanna be a man" "It's my wish" "Let go of me!" "Who do you think I am?" "." "What was that pill you took?" "." "What kind of pill is this?" "." "It's that thing you call Viagra, right?" "." "You go dry and dress yourself!" "No one else will from now on!" "Ms. YANG Mija!" "Here!" "Go to Room 1, please" "Okay" "Hello" "Please have a seat" "Oh, those are camellias!" "I just love camellias" "Flowers of winter, flowers of pain..." "Are camellias flowers of pain?" "." "Yes, red flowers represent pain" "White is virginity, yellow is glory" "I've been studying lately to write poetry" "Poetry?" "." "Are you a poet?" "." "No, I'm just trying to write a poem" "Did you come alone?" "." "Nobody's with you?" "." "I came by myself." "Why do you ask?" "." "I'd prefer talking to someone else" "Why?" "." "Is there something wrong?" "." "The test results say... you've got Alzheimer's" "Often called, 'dementia'" "No, I'm fine" "You're fine for now" "Since it's at a very early stage" "But the disease has already progressed" "You're occasionally forgetting words for now, but graduallyyour memory loss will worsen" "At first, you won't recall nouns... and then verbs" "You knowverbs, right?" "." "Of course I knowverbs" "But nouns are the most important" "Right, nouns are most important" "Those are fake" "I'm at the hospital" "To get my test results" "Huh?" "." "What?" "." "The doctor says I'm okay" "She told me to exercise" "Exercise more" "The doctor also told me to write poetry a lot" "Okay" "Could you go to that place..." "Ah..." "Dongseoul, what was it?" "." "It was a Dongseoul something..." "Where there are a lot of cross-country buses" "The bus terminal?" "." "Right, the bus terminal" "I get like this" "TIME PASSES AND FLOWERS FADE" "Wet lipstick on the wine glass" "With myyearning foryou" "Which room is she in?" "." "Room No. 5" "Room No. 5?" "." "I've been grabbing onto the rope I had to release, but now's the time to let go" "You may have forgotten... my name by now" "But I crudely raise... a wineglass again because ofyou" "Now I wanna take off my dress of attachment... and drink a glass of oblivion" "Ma'am!" "You're really good!" "Oh my, don't embarrass me" "I got bored waiting for you, so I was killing time" "You must have broken many hearts back in the days" "You've got great appeal" "In fact," "I have too many stories to tell about my past" "Anyway, what brings you here?" "." "It's just that..." "Regarding the 5 million I have to pay" "Can you lend me the money?" "." "I've got no one else to ask" "Oh my..." "Ma'am" "Don't do this" "I know" "I do, but... there's no way I can get the money" "So I'm asking you" "I will payyou back" "I'll even work here" "I'll do anything" "I'm sorry, but..." "I don't have the money to lend you" "And there's no job for you at a karaoke" "Then what shall I do?" "." "I'll have to rob a bank, then" "Talk to Wook's mom" "Why won't you tell her?" "." "You said you talked about everything with her... and that you were friends forever" "I go to a Catholic church" "And our church is quite old and beautiful" "In the front yard at springtime, buds... that spring from the branches... are a grass green color... which looks so sad" "It's so pretty that it looks sad" "So I would brush my hand over the buds... saying, "how pretty you are"" "They say it's a sign that I'm getting older" "I might get sick or be in agony, but..." "I'm happy" "I am happy" "Now I am in love" "But it's so beautiful... and painful" "It's painful because it's love that cannot be" "He's married like me" "I always thought I despised him" "He really has a bad temper" "But one day, we were leaving from a night shift... and ended up sleeping together" "It just happened once, but..." "I couldn't erase that memory" "The more I tried, the more it reminded me of him" "If only he hadn't been in my sight" "They say, 'out of sight, out of mind'" "But he wasn't intended to be out of my sight" "I cried and laughed like crazy" "But the suffering is driving me to death" "But even the suffering is beautiful" "I recall a moment when I was veryyoung" "It might be the very first memory of mine" "I was too young to remember how old I was" "Three?" "." "Maybe four?" "." "I guess mom was sick" "So my older sister was taking care of me" "We're seven years apart" "In the living room, the red curtains are drawn closed" "But through a slight opening, the sunlight is seeping in" "Now I can see half of my sister's face" "The other half is hidden in the shadows" "I think she dressed me in pretty clothes" ""Mija, come here." "Come here"" "She is saying, clapping her hands" "I am tottering to her" "Although I was so little, I knew my sister loved me... as she told me to come to her" "I felt so good" "And so happy" "'I am really pretty'... was how I felt" ""Mija, come here"" ""Hurry over here, Mija"" "Thank you" "What brings you here?" "." "You're all wet from the rain" "Give me the keys to the 3rd floor" "Are you coming back to work?" "." "What changed your mind?" "." "I thought you'd never come back" "What are you looking for?" "." "Take this" "Now" "Ah, here she comes" "Thank you" "You're welcome" "Well hello, ma'am!" "Yes, hello" "You're Wook's grandma, right?" "." "Yes." "And who are you?" "." "I write for the 'Kyungkang Times'" "It must be hard for you these days, right?" "." "Well, it's okay" "Let's see" "Why don't we sit over here" "You look amazing, ma'am" "How nice of you" "How are the settlements going?" "." "Not that great, I guess" "How come?" "." "Is the victim's side refusing your amount?" "." "I don't know for sure, but... the girl's mom doesn't want to settle, I guess" "I see, the girl's mom..." "With a case like that, it's usually money problems" "But are there reasons other than money?" "." "I don't know, but..." "Yes?" "." "What's wrong?" "." "No, I can't..." "You can't, what?" "." "What's the matter?" "." "Please sit for a moment, ma'am" "No!" "I just have a few more questions." "Wait!" "'We're trying to settle with the girl's mom, but she's refusing' Is that what you said?" "." "I don't fucking believe this" "Didn't we tell you to watch your mouth?" "." "That guy from finally got his tip... after sniffing out the school and police station almost every day" "She didn't say anything specific yet" "But it's never late to move now" "If only the girl's mom keeps quiet, we'll be okay" "There's not much time" "Come later, okay?" "." "I'm in an important meeting" "How about meeting the girl's mom yourself?" "." "Who me?" "." "Yes" "You go meet and persuade the girl's mom" "What could I say to her?" "." "I can't do it" "Just plead with her heart-to-heart" "Woman-to-woman" "You can be better than us" "Right, sounds like a plan" "A poor old lady, raising her grandson alone pleads... woman-to-woman" "Shedding a little tears" "Yes, let's do that" "Ma'am" "Meet her immediately I'll drive you there, tomorrow" "Call me when you're done I'll come to pickyou up" "I'll take the bus." "There I see a bus stop" "I can get home by myself" "Anyway, call me ifyou need a ride." "Do a good job" "Everything depends on you now You do understand?" "." "Yes" "Your outfit stands out too much" "It really doesn't fit in with the neighborhood" "Then what should I do?" "." "Should I go back?" "." "I can come again in different clothes" "You can't just leave now" "Your words hold the key" "Don't say anything to upset her, okay?" "." "You grasp the situation, right?" "." "I'll try" "Excuse me" "Is anyone there?" "." "Where did everyone go?" "." "Are you here for someone?" "." "I guess everyone's out?" "." "The gate was open so I invited myself in, but no one's here" "The mom's out in the fields What brings you here?" "." "I have to talk to her" "She'll be back around sunset" "Why don't you go to the fields to find her" "Where's that?" "." "Over there you'll find a plastic greenhouse" "Go past it and there's a field near a brook." "She'll be there" "How fussyyou are" "THE APRICOT THROWS ITSELF TO THE GROUND" "IT IS CRUSHED AND TRAMPLED FOR ITS NEXT LIFE" "Hello" "Yes, hello" "Isn't the weather nice?" "." "Yes, the weather's being helpful" "This place is quite nice The scenery is so beautiful" "It makes me want to live here" "It's not an easy place to live though" "I found an apricot on my way here" "Many have fallen to the ground" "I took a bite and it tasted quite good" "Fallen apricots have a better taste" "The one still on trees are too puckery to eat" "Yes, you're right" "It tasted good" "When I saw the apricots on the ground," "I thought they were full of yearning" "Throwing themselves to the ground... be crushed and trampled on, they prepare for their next life" "For the first time, I realized this about apricots" "There were also garden zinnias growing near the apricot trees" "And how pretty they fall to the ground" "I felt so blessed to walk in such beauty" "I love flowers so much, I get happy just to see them" "Gazing at flowers makes me feel full... that I don't even need to eat" "You must like flowers cause you're pretty" "You think I'm pretty?" "." "Why thank you" "I do like to dress up a bit" "How's the crop coming along this year?" "." "It's so so" "I hope it's a good harvest, so you'll earn a lot" "Prices will drop on a good year, while it's as tough on a bad year" "Nothing's easy, you know?" "." "Yes, but..." "I hope everything goes well" "Then... have a good day" "Yes, goodbye" "Bye" "Well..." "I... couldn't meet her" "No one was home" "So I left after waiting for a while" "I'm sorry" "Excuse me?" "." "I'm sorry because..." "I just returned without meeting her" "Die... as you love" "To the point that the Vairocana Buddha... hangs suspended... by a finger" "Die as you wait" "To the point that the Amitabha Buddha... severs its head to use as a pillow" "Until dawn passes... the iron bell for offerings to Buddha... does not ring" "I sit by the columns of BuseokTemple... throughout my life" "Unable to offer you even one bowl of rice" "But within a tear, I build a temple and then tear it down" "Above a rock hanging in the sly, I build a temple" "'Die as you Love'" "Yes, I'd like to die as I love" "It's a poem that hits you strong..." "like when you take a cold shower" "Next is..." "Mr. PARK Sangtae who will read AHN Dohyun's poem" "I askyou" "This is the title of the poem" "Do not even dare kick at the ashes of burnt coal" "Have you ever been... a burning person to another?" "." "That's the end" "It's a good poem cause it's short" "The emcee mentioned shower" "The recent heat wave makes you shower everyday, right?" "." "Well I did some research on showers" "Do you know the 5 stages of showering?" "." "No" "You don't?" "." "The five stages are..." "Stage 1" "Take shower!" "Stage 2" "Spread-eagle!" "Stage 3" "Get boner!" "Next is..." "Plug into!" "And last but not least..." "Oh, thank, yer!" "Thankyou very much" "Good health requires occasional physical stimulation" "I'm out of the hospital and back at work" "Ifyou everyvisit the police station, please stop by to see me" "So he works at the police station?" "." "Yes he does Pretty funny, isn't he?" "." "We're here to love poetry" "To love poetry is to seek beauty, right?" "." "But he's always talking dirty like that" "It's like he's insulting poetry" "He actually has a good heart" "He used to work at the Seoul Police Station, but after reporting internal corruption, he was demoted to this country police station" "Really?" "." "It doesn't look like that" "Mr. PARK!" "Mr." "PARK!" "Yes, yes, yes" "This lady..." "Yes?" "." "She says you're insulting poetry" "How come our chic big sister thinks that?" "." "To recite poetry is to love it, right?" "." "So?" "." "To love poetry is... seeking true beauty" "True beauty..." "That's a tough one for me" "I'm not that intelligent, you know" "Anyway, go on" "At a place you're supposed to seek beauty, she says you're always... talking dirty" "Sorry, big sister!" "I apologize for insulting poetry" "I promise to repent" "And to showyou I will, let me pour you a glass" "I can't drink" "Just one glass" "They sayyou should drink or fall in love to write poetry" "Attention everyone!" "You all know... the poet, KIM Yongtak, right?" "." "Yes" "Good evening" "I saw him drinking in the other room and dragged him over" "Greetings!" "Actually I wasn't dragged here" "I heard our 'Love Poetry' members were here, so I volunteered to drop by and say hello" "I was here with my young poet friends for a drink" "This man next to me... is the poet, HWANG Myungseung" "Please join us for a drink" "Okay" "Join us as well" "Okay" "Good evening, sir" "Uh?" "." "Are you also a member of this group?" "." "No, I'm not" "But I came to the reading and ended up here" "Anyway, in an era when poetry is dying away," "I am so thankful and happy that there are people like you... who love poetry" "Sir" "Yes?" "." "Why are you saying poetry is dying away?" "." "But it is." "Unfortunately, the day will come when people no longer read... or write poetry anymore" "Poetry deserves to die!" "He's still young, but he's a poet with superb sensibility" "This year, he was nominated for the Sowol Literature Awards" "And his poems are quite provocative" "'The color of the sly, like a cat dead for a month'" "Verses like this" "Sir" "How can I write poetry?" "." "It's difficult, isn't it?" "." "To write poetry" "It is so difficult" "As hard as I try," "I can't seem to write poetry" "How can I write poetry?" "." "You said in your class... that we all carry poetry in our heart..." "And that the poetry trapped inside... should get their wings and fly away" "Did you really say that?" "." "Wow, bravo!" "To welcome the two poets here," "I'd like to dedicate a song" "What are you doing here alone, big sister?" "." "Are you okay?" "." "Are you drunk?" "." "Why are you crying, big sister?" "." "Is something wrong?" "." "Is it because of poetry?" "." "Because you can't write any?" "." "What's got into you?" "." "On a Sunday?" "." "I thought you'd be sleeping all day" "Gimme something to eat I'm hungry." "Swirl it, swirl" "I swirl pretty well, don't I?" "." "Hello there" "Wook's grandma's here" "I see you have guests I can come back later" "No, please come in" "They're people you know, so please come in" "Hello" "Please say hello, this is Heejin's mom" "Hello" "She is PARKJongwook's grandma" "She visited your house the other day" "She felt so bad and sorry... that she went alone to apologize, but she couldn't meet you Isn't that right?" "." "Is Heejin's brother entering mid. school next year?" "." "Yes" "Is he getting good grades?" "." "I hope he is" "He's so so" "I see" "He should study hard" "Because his mom's managing so hard on her own" "Where are you going, ma'am?" "." "Ma'am!" "Why did you just leave?" "." "Do you have the money ready?" "." "Actually, no" "I came here to tell you that" "Just in case you'd be waiting" "Then what shall we do?" "." "It's urgent" "The talks are going well with the girl's mom" "It was really hard to make her come all this way" "That reporter helped us arrange this meeting, okay?" "." "How can you sayyou don't have the money now?" "." "Didn't you talk to your daughter?" "." "Not yet" "Why not?" "." "You should have" "Don't you understand the situation?" "." "Say, "grandpa, I love you," okay?" "." "She's getting prettier by the day" "Let's see how she can kiss" "Say, "I love you" On the lips" "Now, it's your turn" "Who is it?" "." "Good" "Grandpa stinks" "Oh, ma'am!" "This is so sudden" "Yes, it is so sudden, right?" "." "Uh, right." "What brings you here?" "." "I have to talk to Mr. KANG" "Don't!" "Okay, don't!" "PLEASE GIVE ME 5 MILLION WON I BEG YOU, DON'T ASKWHY" "I wanna say I'm borrowing the money, but I can't because it's useless" "Why should I?" "." "WHY SHOULD I GIVE YOU MONEY WITHOUT A REASON" "So you're here to talk to my father-in-law?" "." "I guess it's something serious?" "." "It's nothing serious" "I just came for the money he owes me" "He owes you money?" "." "What money?" "." "Dad" "Do you owe her money?" "." "IS THIS BLACKMAIL?" "." "It doesn't matter whatever you think" "I won't make any excuses" "Yes, yes." "Taeyeol's dad said he'll be here soon" "And Byungjin's dad has an appointment, but he'll join us an hour later" "Yes, yes." "Come in." "Yes" "Enjoyyour meal" "So you finally got the money?" "." "Then I'll be on my way" "Sit." "What's the rush?" "." "It's all cash" "Did you really rob a bank?" "." "So the mom settled?" "." "Yes, she settled" "Once the 30 million Won is paid, it'll all be over" "Since you paid your share, NO PROBLEM!" "Now everything's okay" "That's why we're here for a small celebratory drink" "Since everyone has suffered" "So is it all over now?" "." "Totally?" "." "It's hard to say it's totally over" "If the victim's an adult, a settlement is enough" "But in the case of a minor, if someone informs the police, an investigation's required" "But we cleaned up everything with the school and the press... and reached a settlement with the girl's mom" "So there's nothing to worry about anymore" "I'm sure you haven't eaten yet, why don't you join us?" "." "I have to go" "Really?" "." "What?" "." "Let's go!" "Why?" "." "Good bye, ma'am" "Enjoy your meal" "Is it good?" "." "Is it?" "." "Take a bath when you get home" "Why?" "." "Just because" "Take a bath and cut your nails" "Since you recently got a haircut, you won't need one" "You should look decent" "And your mom's coming tomorrow" "Why's she coming?" "." "I told her to come" "It's been a while since you've seen her" "Look here" "This part's still dirty" "Was it too precious to clean?" "." "You need to scrub the back of your heels when you take a bath" "Why do you even need a scrubbing towel?" "." "Is it just for fun or to use as a pocketchief?" "." "You're always like this" "You even bathe half-heartedly!" "Even when you wash your face, you just pat water on..." "like a cat" "Why won't you scrub your ears and neck thoroughly?" "." "You should always... keep your body clean" "A clean body makes a clean mind" "Nice shot!" "Great!" "Perfect!" "Hey, boy" "Yes?" "." "Come here." "It's okay." "Big sister" "Want me to teach you a trick?" "." "Your form ain't right, Detective PARK!" "What's wrong with my form?" "." "I look cool enough" "Big sister, your serve" "Nice shot!" "Great!" "Our big sister's great!" "...trying to look cute with your eyes like this" "Then how should my eyes be like?" "." "They should look like this" "Since it's the last day, you've brought me flowers" "Thankyou" "I'm touched" "Actually" "We didn't bring it" "Ms. YANG Mija placed it there and left" "Ms. YANG Mija?" "." "She's even written a poem" "But where has she gone?" "." "Did anyone else bring a poem?" "." "You were supposed to write one poem by today" "Anyone with a poem?" "." "No one?" "." "So the only one who has written a poem is Ms. YANG" "It's too difficult" "No it's not" "It's not difficult to write a poem, but to have the heart to write one" "The heart to write a poem" "Anyway," "Ms. YANG is not here, but" "let's see what kind of poem she has written" "I'll read it on her behalf" "The title is, 'Agnes' Song'" "'Agnes' Song' by YANG Mija" "Mom..." "How is it over there?" "How lonely is it?" "Is it still glowing red at sunset?" "Are the birds still singing on the way to the forest?" "Can you receive the letter I dared not send?" "Can I convey... the confession I dared not make?" "Will time pass and roses fade?" "Now it's time to say goodbye" "Like the wind that lingers and then goes, just like shadows" "To promises that never came, to the love sealed till the end" "To the grass kissing my weary ankles" "And to the tiny footsteps following me" "It's time to say goodbye" "Now as darkness falls" "Will a candle be lit again?" "Here I pray... nobody shall cry... and for you to know... how deeply I loved you" "The long wait in the middle of a hot summer day" "An old path resembling my father's face" "Even the lonesome wild flower shyly turning away" "How deeply I loved" "How my heart fluttered at hearing your faint song" "I bless you" "Before crossing the black river" "With my soul's last breath" "I am beginning to dream... a bright sunny morning... again I awake, blinded by the light... and meet you... standing by me"