"WHISPERING CORRIDORS" "This is Hur Eun-Young." "Please leave a message." "Second year, third year..." "Second year, third year..." "Second year, third year..." "Mrs Park, you're still here?" "I had to check something." "I'll be leaving soon." "I suppose the new term is keeping you busy." "You need any help?" "I'm fine." "Library" "Hello?" "Eun-Young?" "Mrs Park?" "Jin-Ju is here." "Jin-Ju?" "I don't know." "What are you talking about?" "I know she died... but she's here..." "Coming back to school for nine years." "Mrs Park?" "Eun-Young?" "Hello?" "What are you doing here?" "Oh!" "Waiting for you." "What?" "What did you say?" "I was waiting for you." "For me?" "Why?" "Why were you waiting for me?" "We're the class monitors this week." "Yoon Jae-Yi, are you trying to make me feel guilty?" "I'm not late." "I'm actually fifteen minutes early, thanks to my mom." "I know you're not late." "I was early." "We didn't say we'd meet here..." "you should have waited in the classroom." "It's cold out here." "Empty classrooms give me the creeps." "Sorry." "Don't be such a wimp." "I'd like to enjoy my senior year at school." "You're ruining my chances from the beginning." "Want to become a school gate ghost?" "Come on!" "What's this?" "I'm not sure, but I think she's possessed..." "Possessed?" "You know, by a "good grade ghost"." "Although she always gets second grade..." "Were you good friends?" "Look at her." "Does she look like a friend of mine?" "Oh!" "I forgot the duster!" "Hey!" "What?" "Give me that, silly." "No need to take it back up." "Hurry up!" "Ji-Oh..." "It's your duty as her students." "Anyone who damages her reputation by spreading rumours will never be forgiven." "Do you understand?" "Don't distract the other students with gossip." "D'you hear me?" "It's for you own good, OK?" "Fortunately, we're swearing this oath of honour before all hell breaks loose." "If you break your promise, you'll pay for the consequences." "Understand?" "Yes, sir." "Do you understand?" "Yes." "You'll take the blame for any rumours coming from Form 3, OK?" "Yes sir." "Why did she do it?" "It's not clear." "The police don't have enough clues." "She may have had her reasons for killing herself..." "...But did she have to do it at school?" "Oh gosh!" "I'm sorry." "The principal will appoint a new teacher for Form 3." "Special instructions will be given." "Mind what you say, especially outside the school." "And make sure the students keep quiet too." "Are you sure?" "Ever known me to tell a lie?" "Mmm!" "This is a real story." "Suicide?" "Not all suicides are by hanging... this case stinks." "Nobody liked Old Fox, you know..." "Jin-Ju is here..." "Are you sure you want to give it to me?" "It's really old?" "..." "Thanks Jin-Ju." "Does your dad still drink heavily?" "I don't know." "Don't be so cold." "Did you hear?" "Jung-Sook was the first to arrive." "Yeah, she's not even a monitor this week!" "She got here before the monitors..." "Remember last week's shouting match with Old Fox?" "Why are you two whispering?" "Think this is a hotel room?" "Go and work in a factory if you can't behave." "Or stay at home." "D'you hear me?" "Such degenerates!" "Jang Jin-Ju" "Look at your uniform!" "Hands out." "You're such a jinx." "What's this smell?" "Incense?" "It makes sense, having a shaman for a mother..." "Miss Hur?" "Miss Hur!" "A penny for your thoughts?" "You weren't answering!" "Were you calling me?" "You're the only teacher with that name..." "Sorry, I still feel like a student here." "Really?" "So... she used to be your form tutor?" "Her death must have shocked you." "She said she had something to check..." "I assumed it was important." "What was she checking?" "I'm not sure, but she was staring at her classroom book..." "I know she died..." "But she's here!" "Coming back to school for nine years..." "It's not that I don't want to do it with you..." "I just won't do it." "We're not children!" "Do it on your own." "Nobody else can call the spirits..." "Just this once." "Please!" "O mighty spirit, come to us..." "O mighty spirit, come to us..." "Please draw a circle if you're with us." "Draw us a circle if she's a virgin, an X if she's not." "Having fun?" "You guys, come here." "What the fuck is he doing in our classroom?" "I thought you'd have more sense in the senior year." "You did it again, didn't you?" "Huh?" "If you really want to be a psychic," "Why not leave school and make a living out of it?" "I asked her for my grades..." "Lim Ji-Oh, are you a shaman or a witch doctor?" "Then get better grades." "You're lowering the class average." "Go back." "Who was it?" "Which smart-arse just laughed?" "I see." "Everyone on your desks." "Now!" "I'll teach you all a lesson." "Arms up!" "Can't you greet your new form tutor with respect?" "Form tutor?" "!" "Due to personal matters, Mrs Park is unable to continue her duties." "I'll be taking over from her, you understand?" "This means two things." "One, a better chance of getting into college." "Two, you'll have no personal life for a year." "The new term of your senior year has got you all excited." "I advise you to get rid of cheap sentimentalism." "It's a luxury a senior year student cannot afford!" "You understand?" "My motto is 'Keep your own place'." "This will be the class motto from now on." "You're each others' rivals." "Actually, you're enemies." "The worst enemy in war is yourself." "You can defeat your inner enemy." "You can be a winner..." "I've rescheduled the mock exams for tomorrow." "Be prepared." "Get used to it and stop whining." "It's for evaluation purposes." "Do the best you can." "If you don't have what it takes, tough." "Class dismissed." "Start clearing up." "I wish we had exams every day..." "Huh?" "Then school ends early." "Bitch, exams never stopped you leaving early!" "You're always the first to scarper!" "It's best to relax after an exam." "Bullshit!" "Is it stuck?" "Shit, it's blocked." "Strange, we got pierced on the same day..." "I've got no problems." "Stop whining, bitch." "See!" "It's going in." "Stop it, it hurts!" "I'm trying to take it out, you slut!" "Want a bloody slit up your nose?" "Hey!" "What are you looking at?" "You bitch, are you ignoring me?" "What's all the fuss?" "Mind your own business, you psychic!" "Hur Eun-Young" "I'll ask them to replace the missing yearbooks." "So you were a student here?" "How did you know?" "You were pretty famous as the student with looks and brains." "My grades were nothing special." "And some of the girls in the yearbook are prettier than me." "What made you decide to become a teacher?" "I guess it's not so bad after all..." "Can we drop the formalities when we're alone?" "If you like" "The teachers often compare us to each other." "But they say I'm prettier and smarter than you." "You're certainly pretty." "But do you get good grades?" "Yes, I'm applying for Seoul National University." "To do what?" "Doesn't matter, it's the best university." "There must be something that interests you." "Nothing special." "Besides, I hate studying." "Once I get a place, I'll never study again!" "An SNU degree is a gold card for everything." "Yes." "But even with an SNU degree, it wouldn't hurt to read Joyce..." "You still here?" "Why don't you go home?" "I didn't get a chance to thank you in the toilets." "You like to do girly things, don't you?" "Thanks, I'll drink it, anyway." "Have a seat." "Are you applying to art school?" "Not everyone can get into art school." "I'm not supposed to have any talent." "How would you know?" "It's what my mum says." "She thinks it's a waste of time." "She's right." "This is just for fun." "I just enjoy drawing." "I want to see it." "No way." "It's embarrassing." "I know." "You can't show your pictures to everybody." "You're like a little girl." "OK, you make me feel sorry." "I'll show you." "I warned you..." "I didn't want to show you." "Why paint something so scary?" "What?" "Hmm..." "Hmm..." "I mean, school can be horrible and stupid for both students and teachers." "You can have such bad memories, like witnessing a tragic death..." "Know what I mean?" "I guess that's why I can't erase that last image of Old Fox from my head." "It's like an inspiration." "Terrific." "What is?" "You are." "You speak like an artist." "You're kidding." "I can't even paint." "Of course you can." "You need to improve your skills, but you know how to control light." "Bad paintings drain the life out of their subjects, because they lack this quality." "But this painting shows an understanding of light." "It's obvious you have a good eye for these things." "You'll be a good painter." "You must have studied painting." "Oh... a long time ago." "When?" "In junior school?" "No..." "longer than that." "I gave it up." "They said I had no talent..." "like someone I know." "Yoon Jae-Yi, will you teach me how to paint?" "You can draw your own pictures while you're teaching me." "No?" "I..." "Is it yes or no?" "All right." "I can't teach you much, but if you insist..." "Promise you'll respect me as a teacher, OK?" "Now you sound like Mad Dog... we're sworn enemies." "Don't tell me you're his niece?" "Isn't this great, Jin-Ju?" "Miss Hur?" "What are you doing at my desk?" "Um... is this your desk?" "Yes." "What brings you to our classroom?" "This used to be my classroom." "It brings back memories." "It's still pretty much the same." "I didn't do that!" "I know." "I did it when I was a student." "Was that your desk?" "Ah, no... it was my friend Jin-Ju's." "Excuse me." "Jin-Ju, this will be your desk forever." "Here." "Her address is in my diary." "I want to meet her family..." "I'll explain later." "It's really important." "I'll drop by later to pick up my diary." "'Bye, mum." "Looking for an old flame?" "Ah no, a girlfriend from high school." "Did you lose touch after graduation?" "Sort of." "Call that friendship?" "Not keeping in touch with each other?" "I guess it happens when you're busy." "She died... in the school." "Ah!" "The girl who killed herself at school?" "Was she your friend?" "Of course, you were in Mrs Park's class." "But why are you looking for her family?" "Just being curious..." "Go to the school storage room." "I've heard her ghost haunts the place." "You'll meet her there." "A couple of girls claim to have seen the ghost there..." "She died in the art room, didn't she?" "It used to be the art room." "Shit!" "She must have jinxed the place..." "We've had builders getting sick or hurt." "That's why they can't demolish the place..." "Of all the places to die, why the hell choose the school?" "Lim Ji-Oh, you piece of shit!" "Are you crazy." "The vice-principal nearly had a heart attack... when he found this in the art room." "Why the fuck did you draw this?" "Answer me!" "Are you trying to mess with me?" "No sir." "Don't bullshit me!" "Degenerate!" "You must be a psycho, a maniac." "I blame your parents." "They don't give a fuck about your education!" "Get out of my sight." "You disgust me." "Go away!" "Go away, you little shit!" "Go, go, GO!" "Try to take it." "You psycho," "You want to die?" "Die!" "Die!" "You filth..." "I told your mum not to worry." "She's worried about your first senior exam." "Please may I go now?" "Why?" "What's the hurry?" "I should get back to my books." "You're not rude to your friends." "Why are you rude to your teacher?" "A woman should be like candy floss." "Staffroom" "So-Young." "So-Young... do you know where I can find that painting of your classmate?" "They must have thrown it away." "Mad Dog tore it to pieces." "Mad Dog?" "I apologise." "That's what we call Mr Oh." "Shouldn't it be 'Pervert'?" "Whose painting is it?" "Lim Ji-Oh's." "Oh..." "It's for the best." "No more painting for me." "You want to give up painting?" "There's nowhere to paint." "There's a place." "The teachers will never know..." "Ah, never mind." "What?" "Let's go." "Where?" "I was joking." "You can't draw there." "Why not?" "It's a mess." "Full of cobwebs and rats." "Just to have a look?" "Are you crazy?" "The place is haunted, even during the day!" "Then you stay here." "I'll look out for the ghosts, OK?" "Who taught you to smoke?" "No-one." "Ever seen me learn from anyone?" "How brave of you!" "No-one ever sets foot in this place." "I prefer ghosts." "Besides, didn't you know?" "I'm a ghost myself." "So this is the infamous art room?" "Then lend me some space." "I need a place to paint." "I've been banned from the art room." "Wouldn't you like to kill him?" "Yeah, why don't you do the honours?" "You'll have to pay rent." "Finders keepers, you know." "Then I'll keep quiet about it." "Rent?" "!" "Aren't you supposed to be a rich bitch?" "I'm sorry." "I came to ask you something" "And the door was open." "I apologise." "It's OK." "Have a seat." "You haven't been put in detention!" "Someone did quite a number on this." "Why bring it here?" "I was curious." "But the staffroom..." "It's uncomfortable, isn't it?" "Yes." "I still feel like a student." "Is that so?" "I've worked here a long time..." "and I still feel uncomfortable." "Do you sketch only students' faces?" "I like their expressions..." "What did you want to ask me?" "Hmm... yes... it's about this painting" "Oh, you're here." "What did you say?" "I was in the art club when I was at school..." "You were?" "So you need to paint?" "No, I sculpted faces in plaster." "Sculpted?" "I used to do friends' busts as a hobby." "They must have been a great gift." "Hmm..." "I hope they were." "Excuse me?" "Just a moment..." "Here." "Take it." "Don't give up painting." "Class motto: 'Keep Your Own Place'" "Park So-Young, top of the class." "Go ahead, give her a big hand." "Kim Jung-Sook," "You're second in the class, yet your school rank is twenty-fifth." "What's the point of studying long hours if you're not paying attention?" "If you're not clever enough, imitate So-Young." "Form captain," "Hand these out when I'm finished." "Attention." "Don't bother, you shits." "How can the class with the school's best student have the worst score?" "Don't greet me until you improve the class average, d'you hear?" "Do you have Mrs Park's class book?" "No, but perhaps Mr Kim knows where it is." "Night patrolling with female teachers?" "End of lonely nights." "What do you think?" "Not bad, eh?" "What's wrong?" "It's full of dust." "Look!" "You have a vain side to you, don't you?" "Aren't you scared of this place?" "All those ghosts..." "I'm not scared." "In fact, I quite like it here." "It's like home." "Really?" "Why, don't you like it?" "Yes." "I like everything you like." "Strange." "Shit, what's going on here?" "What the fuck..." "Who is there?" "Who are you?" "Quiet!" "I'll be filling in for Mr Oh today." "So please behave." "He didn't come in today?" "Is anything wrong?" "How should I know?" "Kim Nuri?" "Here..." "Choi Anna?" "Here..." "He must have fallen asleep in the sauna." "Nothing can wake you there." "A ghost must have got him!" "Kim Jung-Sook?" "Kim Jung-Sook?" "Is that her seat?" "Yes." "She's not here yet?" "No, she hasn't arrived." "What's up?" "She's never late." "It was Mad Dog's turn." "The ghost got him." "I'm positive." "What gave you that idea?" "Do I still look like your friend?" "Stop it!" "Look - isn't that Jung-Sook?" "I'm sure he was killed last night..." "What makes you think so?" "I can feel it... just like the day Old Fox died." "I feel as if I'd killed Mad Dog myself..." "Do you think I was possessed... and murdered Mad Dog?" "Whoever did it... aren't you glad that he's gone?" "Look, I'm not joking." "This is serious..." "What if I really am possessed?" "What can I do?" "Ji-Oh, you're so serious." "Don't worry." "He's a die-hard." "He must be playing truant." "Do as I say, Eun-Young." "You'll thank me one day." "You won't regret it." "You need to choose your friends." "She's not good for you" "Looking for this?" "Yes." "What for?" "It's only going to depress you." "NAME;" "LIM JI-OH" "EVALUATION NOTES" "LACKS THE WILL AND ABILITY TO APPLY TO COLLEGE" "Oh, it's you, So-Young." "Is anything wrong?" "No." "Nothing." "Did you say there were spare yearbooks?" "No, they suddenly disappeared." "So stupid." "So typical of the school system..." "Have you found the painting?" "Huh?" "Ji-Oh's." "You wanted to see it." "Oh." "Oh yes, I did." "Do you know Ji-Oh well?" "Not really." "She sits next to me." "Why?" "She's nothing special, apart from her ability to call the spirits." "Call the spirits?" "Probably her way of getting attention." "If you're so curious, she's in the storage room, painting." "What was that?" "What are you doing?" "Come here." "Come here you bitch!" "What brings you here?" "Are you following me?" "Forget it." "I have nothing against you." "I've never tried to avoid you." "Let's just say we're different." "Meet me after evening studies." "Why?" "Can't we talk now?" "Is your sister coming to pick you up?" "Sister?" "Sorry, was that your stepmother?" "She looks so young." "Kim Jung-Sook." "Mind your own business, will you?" "Is your real mother still in the looney bin?" "Bitch!" "To think I took pity on you." "You think you can beat me?" "Try again." "You don't have what it takes." "We're different." "Can't you get it?" "You're a loser." "Your mother will save you." "After all, she's a shaman." "I never spread those rumours." "It was Mrs Park who told me." "I was afraid I'd be ostracised if I took your side." "I never thought anything bad would happen, I swear." "If I continued to meet you, she threatened to expel you for my sake." "I was afraid." "I'm sorry, Jin-Ju." "TO MY FRIEND EUN-YOUNG, FROM JIN-JU" "Does it look like you?" "Don't ever lose it." "I told you, I'm Ji-Oh!" "Then why do you have those bells?" "Where did you get them from?" "A friend gave them to me." "Jin-Ju is dead." "This is where she died about nine years ago." "I saw it." "She couldn't have given you those bells." "What are you talking about?" "Jae-Yi gave them to me." "Yoon Jae-Yi." "What's wrong?" "What happened?" "TO MY FRIEND JIN-JU, FROM EUN-YOUNG, 89" "We used to be close during our freshman year." "We would share our most private secrets." "The teachers started comparing us..." "and we drifted apart." "She became distant." "I never reached out to her." "But..." "I never thought..." "it would come to this." "It's all my fault." "KANG HYUM-SOO" "PARK JI-SUNG" "You should never have returned." "EUN-YOUNG HAS RETURNED AS A TEACHER" "ONCE AGAIN MRS PARK HAS BECOME THE FORM TUTOR" "JI-OH HASN'T DESERTED ME" "You're not Jae-Yi." "Nor are you Jin-Ju." "You're not Eun-Young." "I've always been Eun-Young." "I still am." "No." "You can't be the same Eun-Young as before." "You'll become like Old Fox." "You're wrong." "I'm still Jin-Ju's friend, Eun-Young." "It's no use now." "I didn't want to hurt you." "But I have no choice now." "Jae-Yi!" "You'll never kill me." "Without you, I can continue to be a student." "Stop it." "What good would it do?" "You're a ghost!" "At first, I just wanted to have a yearbook." "But then I wanted more." "I wanted a friend who cared about me." "You can't keep coming back to school this way." "You're not human!" "I just wanted to be in this classroom..." "like these desks, without any problems." "For the past nine years, no-one suspected my identity." "No-one noticed I was here, or whether I was human or not." "I just had to fill the empty seats, and be there during head counts." "I understand..." "But you must stop now." "You don't understand now that you're a teacher." "What happened to you will never happen again." "It happens all the time." "It always has, and it always will." "Trust me, Jin-Ju." "I'll do my best." "Trust me." "There's only so much a teacher can do." "Stop it Jae-Yi." "Stop!" "Doesn't matter whether you're human or a ghost." "I don't care." "But you have gone too far this time." "Don't worry Ji-Oh." "Everything will go back to normal." "We can't go back." "Not like this." "Don't worry Ji-Oh." "You have to stop." "I can't let you go on harming the teachers... for my sake." "I've waited so long for you..." "I can't give up now." "You have to stop." "It's no good, Ji-Oh." "Lay a finger on her and I'm gone." "Stop the horrors." "I can understand you now." "But this bloodshed has to end!" "So many things I wanted to do..." "I always longed for a friend who would reach out to me." "Now I've met that friend." "I love you with all my heart, too." "It's true." "But not this way." "Please!" "Leave the rest to us." "Rest in peace, Jae-Yi." "I never meant to hurt anyone..." "all I ever wanted was a friend, and to leave with good memories, that's all..." "You're right, I can't stay like this," "Because I'm not human." "I'm so sorry." "We will never forget you."