"Benex Investment and Sidus FNH presents" "A Sidus FNH Production" "Executive Producers SUH Beum-seuk, PARK Joong-soo" "Produced by TCHA Sung-jai, KIM Mi-hee" "RYOO Seung-bum" "LEE Jong-hyuk" "KIM Sa-rang" "KIM Rwae-ha" "OH Jung-sae" "HWANG Bo-ra" "GOH Ah-sung" "Cinematography by LEE Tae-yoon lighting by HONG Seung-chul" "Production Designed by CHO Geun-hyun art direction by KIM Min-jung" "Sound by IM Dong-seok, Sound Supervised by LEE Seung-chul, LEE Sung-jin" "It's here!" "It's here!" "Wow, you are right on time!" "Good work." "Have a drink." "Now, shall we start?" "Screenplay by KIM Hyun-jung" "Producer KIM Sang-min" "Directed by HA Ki-ho" "This is the Seoul Broadcasting Station, JODK." "And that was a rooster to wake up our sleepy listeners." "The world's first daybreak broadcast to celebrate the birth of radio broadcasting in Korea." "We'll see you next time." "JODK." "This is the Seoul Broadcasting Station." "RADIO DAYZ" "1930s, Seoul" "Extra!" "Extra!" "Dual language broadcasting!" "Special rate offer for the opening of JODK!" "Extra!" "Myung-wol." "How many times have I told you that no one can see your face?" "That's because she's not an amateur." "She's professional all over, huh?" "Come, come now" "Come pick some mulberry leaves" "The hill here, the hill there" "It must kill her to not be able to show all of that." "Spring has come, spring has come" "On the fluttering mulberry leaves" "Spring has come" "Spring is here" "Are you sure it's today?" "Got a sure tip." "Trust me." "What time is it now?" "Two in the morning." "It'll be here soon." "It relieves tension." "Yes, and the heart has to be cooled." "Hell, this damn truck puffs out smoke all the time!" "Open it up." "Damn piece of junk's on fire." "Let's get some water." "It's hot." "It's getting angry now, isn't it." "Damn, it's getting hotter all the time." "Go!" "Go!" "I told you we should've brought a handcart." "Quiet." "Let's go." "Anything useful?" "Not yet." "Look hard." "There must be some important documents from Japan." "I was wondering..." "What do we do with letters exchanged between Koreans?" "No harm should come to our own people." "Don't burn them." "Comrade." "What about letters Koreans sent to Japanese?" "Don't burn them." "Then how about those sent by Japanese to Koreans?" "What about Chinese?" "Damn, why the hell is it so complicated?" "What are you waiting for?" "Make another basket." "We'll deliver the letters sent by Koreans to Koreans." "Yes, sir." "What kind of a letter is this?" "Looks like English." "Cali..." "California?" "You are listening to JODK." "Here is the 12 o'clock news." "And again, we don't have anything special for you today." "Oh, why don't I tell you about today's weather?" "Today will be cloudy and then sunny." "Cloud and sun, coming and going." "Just like the heart of a woman, if you know what I mean." "The sun will rise from the east and set in the west." "Have a great day." "You stink of liquor." "Wake Man-chul up." "There's breaking news." "News." "Sit tight." "I'll take care of it." "Come on!" "I said I'll take care of it." "Breaking news has just come in." "At around two this morning," "The Seoul postal truck was robbed by guerrillas as it climbed over a hill in Mangwoori." "The attackers were four men." "They raided the truck when it stopped to cool the engine." "They stole all of the mail in the vehicle." "They also painted Korean emblems on the driver and mailman's foreheads." "Will stealing a few letters start a revolution?" "Instead of starting a revolution, it will bring a lot of heartaches." "Most of it is probably love letters anyway." "I can just see couples breaking up everywhere." "Don't be so cynical." "It's our only news in a long time." "It's in chaos, this world." "I'm just gonna let it be." "Hopeless bastards!" "And they call themselves artists!" "It's trash like them that rot our lands." "Don't mind them." "They just need an outlet." "Anyway, you know that letter from L. A?" "It doesn't seem like anything special." "A guy named James sent it." "It just says he loves music." "And one day at 4am, he was listening to the radio and heard the JODK call sign." "Someone in America heard the broadcast from Seoul?" "Is that possible?" "Look at the postmark." "It's from the US." "It's not a fake letter." "You launched our broadcast with a damn rooster!" "Do you know what the essence of radio is?" "Telling time." "Telling time accurately." "You don't even know the basics." "It's been barely a week." "Things will gradually get better." "'Gradually'?" "Is that all you have to say?" "You think this is a joke?" "Don't you have a program that can captivate the listeners?" "What do you do everyday, Lloyd?" "You're being a bit too harsh there." "But remember, I made the rooster crow." "Cock-a-doodle-doo." "That's your proud achievement?" "You think that's so big?" "Well, it's kind of like the Columbus' egg." "Seems simple once it's done, but before that it's quite tricky." "Don't you talk back to me like that!" "Boss, why don't we broadcast a recital?" "A recital?" "You see, in the countryside, people think radio broadcasts are evil spirits' plays." "So we should make it so fun that people lose track of time." "Let us first do away with such resistance to radio." "And song and dance is the best way to achieve that." "Sir, do you know Miss Marie?" "Korea's top jazz singer?" "What is all this?" "This is Korea's first live broadcast of a concert." "And so I thought it had to star you, Miss Marie, Korea's top singing star." "What do you think?" "Well, I guess you have a point." "Who are all these people?" "I won't accept having Miss Marie sing without an audience." "I close my eyes" "And listen to your voice" "Close my eyes" "To feel the memory" "The long shadow of sunset" "And the last train" "Carry this heart of mine" "Love travels miles" "We believed we would last forever" "But now" "You are away wandering the wasteland" "Open my eyes softly" "To see you once again" "I look on at your back, so sad it makes me cry" "Stop the car." "It's time for the Korean broadcasting." "Marie's live concert is very popular." "More people will buy radios." "And the revenue from subscriptions will increase substantially." "What a sweet voice..." "To the radio station." "This radio is the problem." "What?" "People are no longer interested in regaining independence." "No one listens to our cries." "They are all listening to the radio." "What's more, this evil radio can reach as far as America." "So?" "We take over the radio station." "What?" " Make a radio drama?" " Something that the elite as well as the lowly peasants, men, women, young and old, can all enjoy." " I'm not at all capable." " Then who else?" "Make it like you made the recital." "Excessive modesty borders on arrogance." "But sir, I don't think..." "You know what the drama has to deliver, right?" "It should exalt the superiority of the Japanese Empire and Emperor." "It should arouse loyalty, but not be too obvious." "And still be very entertaining and exciting!" "Do you follow me?" "Boss, why don't you just get Shakespeare to do it?" "How long have we been together?" "About 10 years." "In those 10 years, none of our attempts were successful." "It's shameful." "But we will be successful one day, Comrade K." "Yes." "We must." "Now listen." "We will soon carry out a major operation." "Get the lunch box ready when I tell you to." "Got it?" " Yes." " Yes." "At last, I've met someone who speaks the same language." "Please." "I don't think I deserve such a compliment." "Could you possibly turn that novel into a drama for broadcasting?" "There's no need." "It's originally meant to be for broadcast." "I already feel something hot shooting up my prostate gland." "Ah, a series is the jewel of broadcasting." "What am I saying?" "I'm saying if you hear one episode you have to hear the next." "That's the serial addiction, scarier than getting hooked on opium." "A series?" "Yes, a series." "You air it every other day or two." "We can have five or six episodes, 20 minutes each." "The average radio drama airs for a full one hour or even two hours straight." "Listeners get bored after awhile, and they fall asleep." "And if you study this carefully you'll see that this is all a description of action, not the psychology of the characters." "But doesn't that mean you lack the necessary writing skills?" "No, it doesn't." "It means that I'm more talented in writing for radio than some dumb novel." "In sum, I was born to be a script writer!" "You see." "That bum, Noh Bong-al." "A bum?" "He's a writer." "All right, a writer." "Well, he used to write comic plays." "Which played in some theaters, none of them successful." "And, his wife caught him cheating with an actress." "He's now history, long gone." "In other words, he's a... you know what I mean." "'The Flame of Love'." "In English, can it be called 'orgasm'?" "Myung-wol." "Why do you keep bowing?" "They can only hear you." "How many times have I told you?" "Now, let's try reading the script for practice, okay?" "In Seoul, Jang-hoon falls in love with Arisu at first sight." "My beautiful goddess." "Were you speaking to me, sir?" "No, don't think of it as acting." "Just relax and try again." "Oh my!" "Were you speaking to me, sir?" "Much better!" "Now keep that feel going." "How stupid I was to blurt out what I felt at the sight of you." "I apologize if I have offended you." "I am an educated modern girl." "I'm not afraid to falling in..." "It's 'afraid of falling'" "You are doing okay." "I am Jang-hoon, the poet." "I am Arisu." "But how playful is fate!" "Their families were practically sworn enemies." "Why is your name not Kim Arisu, but Park Arisu?" "Miss Marie." "What?" "So it's Marie playing Arisu?" "You are here." "Please do come in." "Get ready." "'The Flame of Love'." "Miss Marie, you have the lead role, Arisu." "It's a great role I can assure you." "As I said before," "I'm not interested in this kind of thing." "If so, allow me." "Now, let's see." "Do I start from here?" "'The Flame of Love'." "You have just become the heroine of the new drama series." "A jazz star and now a voice actress." "You just got your chance to become a truly versatile artist." "Miss Marie." "Congratulations." " Hey, Lloyd." " Yes?" "We have an unexpected problem." " What problem?" " The narration." "Maybe Man-chul can be the narrator as well as the lead actor." "But we also have the night school student." "And the owner of the cafe." "We don't have enough voices for the small parts." "Goodness." "Why don't you all have a drink?" "The first broadcast of 'The Flame of Love'" "Forced by her determined father, Arisu boards the ship bound for Japan." "Jang-hoon is full of tears as he waves good-bye." "Arisu, I will wait for you 'till the end." "Arisu, I will wait for you 'till the end of time." "My love, I cannot hear you." "Arisu, I will wait for you..." "forever." "My love..." "Let me start over." "My love, we part today, but we will meet again... soon." "Until then, do take care." "And the ship carried Arisu away and away over the horizon." "Only after the ship disappeared did a tear shed from Jang-hoon's eye..." "Raise your hand if you want to order!" "Jang-hoon leaves the port and gets on the train for Seoul." "A girl vending coffee passes by." "Miss, I'd like a cup of coffee." "The train speeds away from the Busan Port." "How come you have so few customers?" "Yeah, it worries me." "As you know, we sell coffee and tea in the daytime and alcohol at night." "So?" "There's no business during the day." "They all come after dark." "Then turn on the radio." "With so little business we can't finance our activities." "The radio doesn't work anymore." "The station has played the same music everyday." "Then just yesterday, they aired a ridiculous drama." "That put all my customers to sleep." "And naturally, very little business." "Anyway, how are things going?" "An opportunity will come." "It always does to the person who prepares for it." "It's strange." "If they read it as I've written it, it should be exciting." "But something's missing." "It's plain." "No, it's downright dull." "You scared me." "I know what's missing." "What?" "Realistic sounds." "What was that?" " No, it wasn't me." " Yeah, it was you." "No, I swear!" "It's funny." "I can't smell it." "Oh my!" "How did you make that sound?" "How?" "Like this." "We are looking for a master of sound mimicry." "No other qualifications required." "Apply now!" "Seoul Broadcasting Station, JODK." "No qualifications required?" "Making sounds?" "What is an audition?" "You, son of a bitch!" "You don't own this land!" "What was that?" "That was the voice of our village chief." " I sounded just like him." " How are we to know if you do?" "Next!" "This is the sound of Maiden Chun-hyang getting flogged." "And what was that?" "It is the sound from the bedroom after the lights go out." "Why have you come again?" "I've brought our village chief." "You, son of a bitch!" "You don't own this land!" "You, son of a bitch!" "You don't own this land!" "You, son of a bitch!" "You don't own this land!" "You, son of a bitch!" "You don't own this land!" "You, son of a bitch!" "You don't own this land!" "A frog croaking?" "A cannon fire." "A pigeon flapping its wings?" "A rain shower." "Horses running." "Now this is sound mimicry." "Okay, let's get ready now." "The first radio series of Korea." "'The Flame of Love'." "Scene one." "Jang-hoon is back in Seoul, after seeing Arisu off." "He walks the streets thinking about the day before." "Though I'm forced by my father to leave you to study in Japan," "I will never forget you." "So promise you will not forget me." "I will wait for you, Arisu." "Even if you were to go to America, I'd wait for you." "And Tokyo is so near!" "Only after the ship disappeared into the distance did he begin to shed tears." "Because a real man does not let his love see his tears." "I got a job." "Comrade, what are you talking about?" "We've been cracking our heads trying to come up with a grand plan." "And you were nowhere for ten long days..." "And you got a job?" "Do you even know how hard it was for us to deliver all those love letters?" "Yeah, me too." "I can't stand this any longer." "I quit." "I'm going back home." "Listen to me." "Our revolution has to be different from Gandhi's." "Ignorant fools." "You wouldn't know Gandhi." "Of course we do." "You think too little of us." "I know Gandhi!" "A revolutionary leader in India." "He starves himself when he's upset." "But do we starve ourselves for independence?" "No, we need a strategy that is more aggressive." "'The Flame of Love'." "What is this?" "Have you been writing novels or something?" "I got a job at the Seoul Broadcasting Station." "Also known as JODK." "The Japanese took that hill during its first invasion." "Now I'm taking it over." "Comrades, as you're aware, our operations never succeeded." "Perhaps the fault is not entirely our own." "The times changed too fast for us." "So you're saying we should adapt to the times and get ourselves a job?" "'The Flame of Love' is the nation's first radio series." "I'm going to take advantage of it to launch a major operation." "How?" "Arisu, a modern girl, Jang-hoon, a lung-diseased poet, and Young-shin, an old-fashioned girl are in a love triangle." "Arisu, who was in love with Jang, is forced by her father to go to a school in Japan." "Meanwhile, Jang-hoon stays and starts a new love with Young-shin." "Then, Arisu returns from her studies." "The three lovers meet in the streets of Seoul." "What a bastard!" "That's what you get for ditching your girl." "The key thing is who he chooses." "How do Jang-hoon and his new girl fall in love?" "She nurses the sick Jang-hoon with such devotion." "In the countryside, where there's fresh air." " What an angel she is!" " Since they're in the country, shouldn't they start a movement?" "What about Arisu?" "Yeah, he can't turn his back." "That's not the way of a real man." "Anyway..." "I don't know how it will go because the script isn't finished." "What I do in this program is to make different sounds." " Wow." " Wow." "From now on you are to listen to the drama every day." "The radio frequency even reaches Manchuria and America." "And I'm going to use it to send codes." "Then we can connect with a network of organizations across the country." "The code will signal an all-out attack on all the core buildings held by Japan and its army." "Let's do it on..." "A scale." "Yeah, let's do it on a big scale this time." "But what kind of a signal?" "The name of the operation..." "The name of the operation is 'The Flame of Love'." "Since 'flame' is in the title, there will be a spark." "And the sound of the spark will be our attack signal." "But..." "In my opinion, he should choose Young-shin." "I totally agree." "Never seen a relationship go right with them modern girls." "Wait, what about Arisu?" "She did nothing wrong." "You don't know what love is." "What do you know about love?" "What makes you think I don't?" "Honey." "Oh, honey, honey." "Please, stop." "What?" "I can't concentrate." "Concentrate?" "As if you're doing anything important, you lazy bum." "How could you call your husband that?" "Consider yourself lucky that I'm letting you be." "For awhile you seemed real quiet." "Back to your old habits again?" "This time it's different." "This is the fist radio series being aired in Korea's history." "How would I know?" "We don't even have a radio!" "And, do you know this time how you'll end it?" "You always get fired because you can never finish the ending." "Quit it now while you're ahead." "Don't go making innocent people into fools like yourself!" "This time I've thought out an ending." "Yeah, you must've conned some dumb asses." "Well, birds of a feather flock together." "They must be some asses if they fell for you." "Be quiet!" "I'm so sorry." "But you have very good speed." "Speed, a modern concept." "I was curious about something." "Where did you learn to make sounds like that?" "I just played with some walnuts and it happened." "Oh, then what did you do previously?" "Nothing much." "Traveled around selling things." "Well, you know, talent is so mysterious." "We might have it inside us and not even know it." "Ah, and your name is K?" "Is that a pseudonym?" "Well, let's just leave it at K." "Anyhow, it's very unique and has a nice ring to it." "K, you have made our series so much more real." "And I'm grateful and very happy." "Please, help yourself." "In great sadness at parting with Arisu," "Jang-hoon tries to soothe his aching heart with a drink." "He looks on as two of his countrymen fight when a Japanese policeman appears and people start to flee." "What chaos." "Someone might get killed." "It was then that Jang-hoon saw her." "A young woman who had fallen among the crowd." "Are you all right, Miss?" "Your legs are hurt." "I'll be fine, sir." "No, I don't think so." "You can't walk like that." "I will carry you home, Miss." "Thus began their fated encounter." "Young-shin is a young country girl who has just moved to the city." "She stays with Jang-hoon to treat his illness." "I have brought some mushroom extract I heard is good for lung disease." "You must've gone to so much trouble." "I just hope you get well soon." "She tries to hand the cup of medicine to Jang-hoon, but loses her hold and it breaks." "Be careful." "Leave this to me." "No, no, Mr. Jang." "A flame of love sparks as the two stare into each other's eyes." "Suddenly, the lovers reach for each other's hands." "Jang-hun gently presses his hands against Young-shin's blushing cheeks." "It's all right." "It's all right." "Jang-hoon, my love!" "Where are you?" "Your Arisu is here." "I have returned to you." "I have graduated from Tokyo University in only six months." "Which means I'm the most beautiful and intelligent modern girl." "It is I!" "Arisu is back!" "Dear listeners." "We'll break for commercials." "I told you I didn't want to." "Chocolate..." "Morinaga Chocolate!" "If you're with your love, Morinaga Chocolate." "If you need a break from stress, Morinaga Chocolate." "Chocolate." "Chocolate." "Is it the chocolate Arisu the modern girl brought home?" "Yes, it's that chocolate!" "With Morinaga Chocolate even solitude can be..." "Sweet!" "Wow, must be real yummy, huh?" "How dare you change the script like that?" "Ever heard of ad-libbing?" "Seems like you don't know much about broadcasting." "Crazy bitch." "How can somebody come back so quickly from her studies?" "She must've gotten expelled after screwing some guy in the dorm." "My!" "What vulgarity!" "Obviously you have no trouble understanding my vulgar language?" "Oh, princess, I can see right through your crap." "One has to understand the character!" "Isn't Arisu an intelligent modern girl?" "Six months is more than enough for her to get a B.A." "But of course, character analysis is too much to ask of a cheap entertainer like yourself." "What did you just say?" "Mr. Noh, please do explain." "Lloyd says I'm the heroine, but how can I be sent to Japan as soon as the story starts?" "Where's the story going?" "Miss Marie, you see..." "I cannot tell you, Miss Marie." "And why is that?" "Which two will kindle the flame of love in the end?" "Don't you know?" "Wait, does that mean there is no sound of a spark?" "I practiced a lot." " We will have that spark." " Please, everyone!" "Well, things happened the way they happened." "So now we have Arisu back home from Japan." "And the important thing is how the story will go from here." "Please explain Mr. Noh." "Well, you see..." "That is the writer's domain, and I cannot disclose it." "At least tell us what will happen in tomorrow's episode." "No, anyhow the premature return has created a major problem." "What sort of a problem?" "We have to let Young-shin and Jang-hoon develop their feelings." "That's right." "I have to appear more often." "Tuberculosis is not cured in a day or two, you know." "Now we've got a doctor here." "You think you're the heroine?" "No, you are, but I have more lines." "So people will naturally think I'm the lead." "Unbelievable." "Mr. Noh, please tell me." "Could there be a leading role with fewer lines?" "I want to know what role I will be playing." "From beginning to the end!" "Stop pressuring Mr. Noh, Marie." "It is you who have ruined today's episode." "Why is it just because of me?" "I'm a pro!" "Can't it happen if I'm so immersed in my role?" "You need lines to 'immerse' yourself into the character." "Can we have the sound of the spark earlier in the drama?" "Don't!" "Stop!" "Please remember me." "I will wait for you, Arisu." "Even if you were to go to America, I'd wait for you." "And Tokyo is so near!" "Morinaga, the chocolate Arisu brought from Japan." "Is this the chocolate that was in 'The Flame of Love'?" "Yes, of course." "Here you are." "Only after the ship disappeared did he begin to shed tears." "Why?" "Because a real man does not let his love see his tears." "What are you doing so early in the morning?" "Have a seat." "Be careful." "This is an unauthentic transmitter-receiver." "This enables users to pick up radio waves without paying." "This is from China." "And it can also send signals." "But why are we?" "Let me explain." "We thought about how we can send out our own message over the air." "We find an electric wave the same as the radio frequency." "And let it carry our voice." "We can go on air nationwide." "I have already set the frequency." "610 KZH." "HZ, HZ, dummy." "Say something." "This is..." "This is..." "A radio station better than the Seoul Broadcasting Station." "The time is... 10:10 a.m." "The end." "What is that?" "Mr. Murakami, the managing director of Number One Seasoning brought it." "He said it is a gift." "He wants me to eat all of this and die?" "What a weirdo." "Hello?" "Yes." "Honey, you've got a call." "Hello?" "Yes." "Yes, I understand." "Wait, those are my things..." "Ah, you're early." "Who are you, sir?" "He is an observer here to help you from now on." "He was dispatched by the postal office." "Which means you're now under supervision." "What kind of supervision, sir?" "Don't you know about this morning's radio wave interception?" "We don't know who made the prank, but what if guerrillas were to use it?" "Now that would be a disaster." "I have ordered Noh to revise today's episode." "Why does seasoning pop up out of nowhere?" "Why not?" "It makes it more real." "This drama lacks reality." "The characters are always drinking coffee!" "You think that makes sense?" "They should use stuff like spices." "To make things seem like it's really happening." "That's reality." "Know what I mean?" "But it disrupts the flow of the story." "You think this is some grand masterpiece?" "Do as I say or the transmission will be cut off immediately." "Remember that!" "Marie is a modern girl, with a charm that's both pure and sexy." "And she's got boobs too." "So she's the perfect woman." "And how come her lover is a poor sick bum?" " Talking about me?" " Yeah!" "Is this drama being made for Marie?" "No, this is a drama for all of us." "But how come you're so pitiful when she's got everything?" "Just think about all the roles you play." "You do the narration, play Jang-hoon, tell the time, and do the news." "Honestly, you're the busiest man in this whole radio station." " Yeah." " So?" "You are not recognized." "But I have to follow the script." "Plus, I can't improvise like Marie." "Yes, you can." "Why not?" "Arisu, you must be tired from such a long journey." "Cold noodles?" "Yes, perfect in this hot weather." "Oh, Arisu!" "Young-shin has been so kind as to nurse me while you were gone." "Young-shin, I'm most grateful." "The soup tastes wonderful!" "What did they put in it?" "In this modern world, you can't use the traditional broth." "Just half a spoon of the new artificial seasoning by Number One." "Artificial seasoning?" "It's really popular in Japan, too!" "It's the basics of cooking." "All modern women use it." "Restaurants get more business once they start using Number One." "And it saves them costs." "It's the spice for success." "Oh, this Kimchi tastes extraordinary!" "They must've used Number One." " So good!" " Miss Arisu said it tastes good." "The three finished their noodles flavored with Number One." "Young-shin is doing the dishes in the kitchen." "While Arisu and Jang-hoon are enjoying themselves at a scenic spot in Seoul." "Oh, how I missed you!" "I, too, did not imagine you would return so soon." "Let's get married." "But, uh..." "Excuse me, Arisu and Mr. Jang." "May I join you?" "Of course." "Since we are all gathered here, I have an announcement to make." "I, Jang-hoon, am now liberated from tuberculosis." "I am indebted to Miss Young-shin's devotion and care." "And so, I would like to tell you about an important decision." "I will apply to The Imperial University of Seoul." "I will no longer sit idle like a sick man." "I will enroll in the university, and study Economics." "Then join the Commercial Bank and become the best bachelor." "The most attractive bachelor in town!" " What the hell was that?" " What was it?" " What's going on?" " That's the end?" "A car accident!" "It's an accident!" "Oh, no, an accident." " I knew it." " I thought so." "Music, music." "Here, drink this." "What is it?" "It's coffee!" "Where on earth did you get it?" "Oh, maybe I stole it!" "Eyes wide open like a crazy rabbit..." "Darling..." " Stop it!" " Stay still." "Get lost, will you?" "Come on." " Wait!" "Wait!" " Why?" "Why?" " Just do me this one favor." " What is it?" "You see..." "You mean you didn't write a single scene the whole night?" "Mr. Noh, looks like we've got a situation." " I'm sorry." " Don't say that." "Don't worry too much." "Now, no matter what happens let's get this drama to a finish." "It's the car accident." "I'd never even thought about it." "Who would've?" "But what I really haven't thought about is the ending." "Come on, Mr. Noh." "I know you had a great ending in mind." "But then, the actors kept improvising, making mistakes." "So you're unable to use that great ending, right?" "You're right!" "Absolutely!" "So, if we have Jang-hoon and Arisu restart their relationship, what would Young-shin do?" "Maybe she'll drink something toxic to kill herself over the betrayal." "Yes, yes." " But the problem is..." " The problem?" " She's against it." " Who is?" "My wife." "If I kill Young-shin, I'm dead meat." "But if we let Jang-hoon and Young-shin get married..." "Marie will probably refuse to continue, right?" "On top of that Jang-hoon is hit by a car." "I mean, if it were Arisu who got hit," "I could come up with alternatives." "Anyway, about Jang-hoon..." "He lives, right?" "Yeah, of course he lives." "We can't make Arisu and Young-shin fall in love." "Ah, how about this?" "Let's just put him away in a hospital for two weeks." "I've a suggestion." "How about amnesia?" "Amnesia..." "What?" "Writer's block again?" "Would you like me to help?" "Let us make one simple commitment." "No more improvisations from now on." "Got that?" "Don't worry about us." "Marie's the problem." "No, we need a fine instead." "Every time someone walks away from the script that person pays $10." "Nope." "Whoever doesn't follow the script will have his or her role cut out." "And Man-chul." "I'll take care of the narration." "But you do the music and direct." "Wouldn't it be too complicated?" "No, I think it'd be better." "It'll be easier to resolve things quickly." "Be quiet!" "Be quiet!" "Silence!" "Mr. Jang, are you awake?" "Where am I?" "The hospital, of course." "I'm so glad you are all right." "Mr. Jang." "Yes, but may I ask who you are, Miss?" "Oh, my!" "You're illness has just been cured." "How on earth could this happen?" "Oh, please, Mr. Jang, say something!" "A drunk cab driver put our hero into a coma." "Miraculously, he wakes again three weeks later." "But he has lost all memory of Young-shin." "I am so sorry." "The memory part of the nerve system is paralyzed." "He remembers nothing." "Young-shin cries in despair at the doctor's words." "Doctor." "Please save him!" "My memory." "I remember nothing." "Who are you?" "Mr. Jang!" "Was there ever a greater tragedy?" "He may have survived the accident." "But he has forgotten the woman he so loved." "Young-shin, finally, resolves to meet Arisu." "Perhaps he could remember Arisu." "Arisu rushes to the hospital after Young-shin tells her." "My love!" "Do you not remember me?" "This is Arisu!" "Your sworn eternal love!" "The perfect modern girl, back from a six-month study in Japan." "So beautiful and intelligent." "It is I, Arisu!" "So you don't remember Arisu, either." "Oh, my poor Mr. Jang." "I can't remember." "I can't remember anything." "I can't even remember you beautiful ladies in such charming red shoes." "Next, please." "Mister, are these the red shoes in 'The Flame of Love'?" "Of course, they are." "These are the ones Arisu wore." "Really?" "So you don't remember Arisu either." "Oh, my poor Mr. Jang." "'The Flame of Love', a drama you can't listen to without tears!" "Yes!" "30,000 radios!" "Paper!" "Paper!" "Marie versus Myung-wol, the war begins!" "Special story on 'The Flame of Love'!" "Is it true you'll be starring in a movie?" "When are you planning to get married?" "This is an announcement I am making for the first time." "We are just colleagues." "Oh my!" "Why did you sneak up on me like that?" "What is our star writer doing looking like a Peeping Tom?" "Can't you see?" "Look at all those reporters!" "We are in trouble, Lloyd." "What's the trouble in being so successful?" "That's not it." "I haven't come to a decision, yet." "On the ending, I mean." "What?" "Make their relationship an impossible love?" "Yes." "Illegitimate, impossible." "But how?" "You see, we can make Arisu and Jang-hoon half siblings." "They're not animals." "And a blood brother and sister can't love each other." "Yes, of course." "This is art!" "Amazing!" "I can't believe we were brother and sister all this time." "It's a lie, a lie, a lie." "This cannot be!" "This should not be!" "Arisu, can this really happen?" "What happened to our vows of love!" "My love." "I had not known it myself." "It was our father's last wish to keep it a secret." "What must we do now?" "What joke has fate played on us?" "Can I call you just once?" "Oh, Arisu, my sister." "How lonely have you been?" "Say it, say it." "Loud and clear." "Bro... ther." "Brother!" "Even the distant seagulls take pity on their ill fate." "I can't believe Mr. Park, my family's enemy, was my real father." "And you whom I've loved so passionately..." "My one and only brother!" "What are we to do?" "What a joke has fate made of us!" "Their ill-fated love so dear." "Thus ended in grave misfortune." "Take out your handkerchiefs." "You modern boys." "And modern girls." "Korea's first and painfully sad radio drama..." "'The Flame of Love'." "Episode six ends here." "I'd like to make an announcement." "In appreciation of your avid support, we have decided to air an extra episode of" "'The Flame of Love'." "We'll see you next Friday at 6 p.m. for the final episode." "We'll see you then." "JODK" "This is the Seoul Broadcasting Station." "Do you think that makes any sense, sir?" "This is unexpected and not like you at all." "Getting excited about something." "Now, cool it, and listen to me." "I was a top executive of Tokyo Broadcasting Company, J.O.A.K." "You think I don't know about series?" "Let me cut this short for time sake." "The ending must be like this." "Our hero Jang-hoon, wanting to run away from it all, decides to travel." "Why are you just sitting there?" "Get up at once!" "He's not sure where to go, perhaps some place in Manchuria." "Just then!" "He sees something." "An army of young patriotic men going to fight in Manchuria." "And Jang-hoon comes to his decision." "I don't need love." "To the grand unification of Asia," "I shall give up my youth as do those soldiers!" "Isn't it exciting?" "Why don't we just say it was all a dream?" "That'd be a better ending." "That's not interesting at all." "Is that all you can do?" "Yes, sir, maybe it's my lack of talent." " But I refuse your ending." " What right do you have?" "Who do you think you are?" "I am the director of 'The Flame of Love', sir!" "The director?" "Kiss my ass." "Think I had you do it because of your talent?" "No, because you're easy to control, idiot!" "You brainless good-for-nothing." "Look at you, a worthless scum boasting like he's done something." "Look at yourself in the mirror." "Know thyself." "If you don't do as I tell you," "I'll have them cut off the transmission." "Don't forget that, Lloyd." "Even the invisible radio waves belong to His Highness the Emperor." "The case of the interception has not been solved, and the Governor-General suspects our staff." "And I, too, have a hunch that it was one of you bums." "What are we gonna do?" "Are we finished, like this?" "Lloyd, say something!" "It's time." "They'll ruin the drama." "I'm going to take over the station." "Get the lunchboxes ready." "I'm going to sneak the transmitter into the station." "How do you like it here?" "Mr. Noh." "Write your final episode here in peace." "Don't think about anything else." "Just write as you like." "I don't know." "You think I can do it?" "What are you saying?" "Of course, you can!" "'The Flame of Love' was created by you." "We can't air a censored version now, can we?" "Mr. Noh." "WANTED" "30 minutes before the last broadcast of 'The Flame of Love'." "Let's go!" "Hey, get out of my way." "So how are things going?" "Sir." "The drama will end as we've planned." "These fools are incapable of coming up with alternatives." "Good." "What about the other one?" "They're too stupid to have planned anything so bold, sir." "That's the problem with you." "Always, it's the stupid ones that do the unexpected." "Keep an eye on them." "Yes, sir!" "Hey, Lloyd." "Where's K?" "He went out to get some tools for sound effects." "Lloyd." "Hey, where are you off to?" "What are you doing?" "Stop it." "Stop!" "Did you intercept the radio signal?" "Answer me." "Answer me!" "What are you doing?" "What are you doing!" "Calm down and listen to me!" "Lloyd, listen to me!" "I'm from the independence group, Taegukdang." "Make the drama the way you want to, and no one will get in your way." "I know for sure that you will not follow their orders." "But just one thing." "Let me make the sound of a spark." "That's our signal." "Your signal?" "When the sound of the spark is transmitted, all the activists across Korea and Manchuria will take action." "Now what idiots do have we here?" "What are you doing in the basement of the imperial broadcasting station?" "So you dirty rats have freely used the Emperor's radio waves?" "I never imagined I'd be making a radio series." "I enjoyed it." "I really did, Lloyd." "Hey, help me." "Please, don't shoot." "This way!" "Smoke screen!" "Smoke screen!" "What is this smoke?" "Lloyd, look out!" "Are you all right?" "Think you can make it?" "But what about the spark?" "You do it for me, Lloyd." "It's in the bag." "Hurry." "It's time for the show." "Hurry!" "Think speed." "I'm going to the market for groceries." "Do you want me to get you anything?" "No, I'm fine." "Take care." "Excuse me, is anybody home?" "Strange, where has he gone?" "Jang-hoon does not answer." "Nor is he in the room with Young-shin." "He is alone, utterly alone." "Whomever he chooses, all three are doomed to suffer in misery." "The only choice is for him to leave." "At last, Jang-hoon arrives..." "At Seoul Train Station." "He is embarking on a trip." "With solitude as his only companion." "Perhaps he is going to some place in Manchuria." "Manchuria?" "Why Manchuria?" "He catches sight of something." "It was an army of young patriotic men leaving to fight in Manchuria." "Arisu, and my dear Young-shin!" "I am going to erase you from my memory." "I will go to the battlefields in distant Manchuria, and sacrifice my life for the victorious unification of Asia!" "So do be happy, my loves!" "Young-shin, where is Jang-hoon?" "You're pseudonym from now on is James." "James?" "Who is that?" "The name sounds very nice." "He's the first American guy to have heard our program." "He lives in California." "Mr. Jang, what ever happened to our love?" "Let us leave the city." "And start a movement among the farmers." "Let's open their eyes as you have mine." "This is the Seoul Broadcasting Station." "You are listening to 'The Flame of Love', the first radio series in Korea." "As we approach the grand finale, we'll take a break for some swing jazz." "Excuse me!" "Excuse me!" "Here!" "Here!" "Hurry!" "Thanks!" "Yes!" "Now." "We return to the grand finale of 'The Flame of Love'." "The howling of the train." "It is speeding away." "The train is speeding." "Away and away." "But the train at its top speed runs off the rails." "What prank is fate playing now?" "The train carrying Jang-hoon has raced off the tracks in an accident caused by some terrorists." "But listeners, you need not worry." "Because in dramas, the hero never dies." "And our hero survives this train accident like a miracle." "My legs are broken." "The unexpected accident darkens Jang's heart as death draws near." "But he survives like a miracle." "And suddenly he realizes the transience of life." "Yes, I have one life and no more." "I shall light it as a flame of love." "His legs may be broken, but his power to love could not be." "Oh, Mr. Jang." "Young-shin has been rushed to the hospital." "Oh, what has happened to you, my dear Mr. Jang?" "Let me remind our audience out there to never, never, never relax till the very end." "I thought I would go far away to war in Manchuria." "Brainless scoundrels." "They've fooled me!" "Arrest them!" "I have no use to fight in Manchuria." "Though I have told you that Arisu and Jang-hoon are half siblings..." "Oh, dear listeners." "Jang-hoon had been, in fact, adopted." "I don't believe this!" "So in truth," "Arisu and Jang-hoon were not biologically related." "Jang-hoon was the only one who knew this." "And it was soon to be revealed why he had been so tormented." "But..." "No matter how the times have changed, three people cannot be in a relationship at once." "As Young-shin and Jang-hoon meet again, here comes Arisu." "Destiny has called these three lovers together." "And what choice will Arisu make?" "Only this time!" "Please." "Come on." "Arisu, you've done so well till now." "Brother, you and I are not blood-related." "And yet why is our love so full of pain?" "Oh, what a prank fate is pulling on us?" "But, dear brother," "I mean Jang-hoon." "And Young-shin." "You are the heroes of this love story." "And a modern girl is not a slave of love." "I am returning to Japan." "There I will devote myself to my studies." "And to the women of this country," "I bless you and your love." "Do be happy." "Now those of you who are listening." "From here on, listen with your eyes closed." "And let your imagination fly free as you listen to this sad love story." "On the bridge stand Arisu, Jang-hoon and Young-shin." "The teary Arisu takes out a white handkerchief and shouts," "Please, do be happy." "Arisu." "My sister, Arisu." "Do take care." "Do take care!" " Do take care." " Unable to look back," "Arisu wipes away her tears with her handkerchief, turns around and darts away." "Dear Young-shin." "My dear love, Young-shin." "My love, Young-shin!" "The vow of my undying love." "Jang-hoon." "Now there is only one thing." "There is only one thing left to us." "The time to love." "The time to love." "Jang-hoon." "Give me your hand." "Now no obstacle lies before these lovers." "They feel each other." "Tears trickle down their cheeks." "And Jang-hoon takes his love into his arms." "As their breaths quicken with the excitement of love." "Just then." "Just then!" "The sound of sparks go off loud and clear across Seoul!" "That was..." "Open up!" "Open!" "Open the door!" "Open up!" "That was..." "That was from the fireworks set off at a concert nearby." "But to Jang-hoon and Young-shin, it was the flame of love!" "What's happened?" "Damn, why at this important scene?" "Hey!" "Hey!" "Who touched it?" "Get them!" "Get them all!" " Yes, sir!" " Yes, sir!" "Do something!" "This is the most important scene!" "Wait a minute." "It's too dark." "Anyone have a light?" "Light it." "Dynamite!" "Wait, wait." "Calm down." "Calm down." "Calm down." "Calm down." "Turn the light off!" "Careful!" "Careful!" "Stay still!" "Don't come any closer!" "That's the signal." "Hurry." "Let's light ours, too." "We should too." "Get in line, please." "This was 'The Flame of Love', the first radio series in Korea." "Written by Noh Bong-al." "Narration and Jang-hoon played by Lee Man, sorry, James Lee." "And Arisu played by jazz singer Marie." "Young-shin by Jo Myung-wol." "Other characters by Huh Soon-duk, sound effects by K, and directed by Lloyd Park." "That's it folks." "Good night." "This is JODK, the Seoul Broadcasting Station." "'The Flame of Love'!" "Lee Man-chul and Jo Myung-wol engaged!" "The winter of the year" "How does it feel?" "Hope the film does better than the radio play." "Yeah, let's hope so." "'The Flame of Love'" "Mr. Noh, I know this might sound silly, but I thought of an incredible story last night." "What story?" "Well, you see, there's a man and a woman in love." "Yes, of course." "It always has to start like that." "Yeah, but they were actually brother and sister." "Oh, come on." "I've already used that part in 'The Flame of Love'." "Hey, but it's different from that." "You see, it was their mother who fixed them up." "Are you sure it's today?" "The tip's from a reliable source." "You can trust it." "What's the time?" "It's around two o'clock." "What kind of a story is that?" "Let me finish, all right?" "You see, the mother had deserted her daughter and got married again." "And her new husband had a son by his first wife." "They'll be here in no time." "Everyone ready?" "Don't be nervous." "And so they were living quite happily." "But you know, it's not easy to erase the memory of her daughter." "So, she is tormented by the memory of the daughter she'd abandoned." "She keeps on thinking until..." "Wait, wait a minute." "So her daughter and her stepson..." "Yes, I knew you'd get it." "And she takes her in as her daughter-in-law." "Oh, heavens." "Oh, heavens." "I heard they're going to open a new radio station in Busan city." "We'll get a good chance some day, right?" "You know, Lloyd." "I'm feeling something." "Something hot is shooting through my you-know-what." "You've become a real storyteller now." "Oh, no." "It's smoking again." "Hey!" "It's smoking!" "Damn it." "The 1930s, our great pastime..." "The Radio Dayz!" "Subtitles by LeapinLar"