OUR STICKY LOVE
Is that a memory, and not a dream I had?
If he really was a criminal,
then it's possible
Jang Tae-ha knows who did this to me.
One person ruining their life with their fists is enough!
Do you think I'm gonna let a thug like you drag my son into that fiery hell?
Not my kid. I won't allow it!
Mrs. Pang!
However angry you are,
there are words you can express, and words you must not.
If nothing else, you should already know the reason why Tae-ha went down that road.
You think seeing my student get hurt is any easier for me?
I'm sorry I didn't tell you about Pil-seung earlier,
but if you want to find fault with somebody, blame the head coach.
Don't take it out on Tae-ha.
Um…
Yes, you're correct.
Um, I, uh… I went too far.
I mean, I, uh… I know what you've been through.
But it's hard not to go crazy with rage over this.
I know that not all boxers become gangsters,
but it's easier for boxers to get involved with bad guys than other jobs.
I was scared that gangsters might have their eyes on my kid.
Only a horrible mother wants that for her child.
Please,
I hope you can see it from my side, Tae-ha.
- Let's go. Come on. - Hold on, Mom.
- Oh, shut it. - Wait, hold on. No.
Oh, sh…
Oh… Huh?
Ms. Go Eun-sae.
Hey. Hey.
Ms. Eun-sae.
Whoa, what? What? What?
Oh, you scared me. Didn't you see me there?
Oh.
Ms. Go Eun-sae, are you okay?
Oh.
Hey.
Are you all right?
You've seen me take a hit.
I'm more worried about Pil-seung.
The boy's no pushover, that's for certain.
By now, he's probably thrown a few uppercuts while they stare at each other.
Want a drink?
I should go home.
All right. It's a good thing that she's at home on a day like this.
The warmth of having someone at home,
that makes a difference.
I'll see you.
This morning, the groundbreaking ceremony
for the Irang-dong housing development was held
with over a thousand people in attendance,
including officials from Gangju City and Mirae Eden Company.
This project is a joint effort between Gangju City and Mirae Eden Company.
The plan is to complete the development in three phases by 2029.
The blueprint for this project was presented in 2020,
but it was effectively halted due to the real estate market downturn.
But earlier this year, the designation of the development area was finalized…
Go Eun-sae.
…procedures for development were expedited.
This allowed Mirae Eden Company to…
Drink this first.
It'll calm you.
Why? You still can't trust Jang Tae-ha?
I did trust him
a little.
In the middle of all the weirdness,
some moments, he appeared as though he was truthful.
And for being bad with words, I'm sorry.
You are the only person I have ever liked,
so I don't know what I should be doing.
He wasn't the kinda guy I normally like,
but he never seemed that bad a person either.
I never knew that she was so pretty.
Turns out he was a criminal in a gang,
and every word that he spoke was a lie.
I'm not Go Eun-sae at all. I'm Go Ji-won, it turns out.
Huh?
I don't know where to even start questioning.
It doesn't make sense. Why would he lie?
I feel so lost and confused.
I don't know what to do.
I'm really scared.
Go Eun-sae!
Where is she?
- H… Hello? - It's Min Su-ji.
- Oh, uh, I… I can't talk right now. - You're looking for Go Eun-sae?
Is Go Eun-sae inside?
Mm-hmm. I heard her talking to Gi-jun.
She said she knows you're a gangster.
And she said her name isn't Go Eun-sae, but Go Ji-won.
She found the social media of a friend.
What's going on?
Is it true that that woman is your girlfriend?
Now what?
- What do we do? - What?
I sympathize with your situation, but I'm not gonna…
…let you sleep at my place. Neighbors will talk.
And I can't lend you money for a room
because you're broke and won't be able to repay it. Hm.
- Doctor, you seem… - Yes?
Like you
don't have a lot of friends.
I prefer it that way.
Oh.
Oh. I was just joking to cheer you up, okay?
- Come on. - But you were serious.
Yes. I'm sorry. Yep.
Oh!
Jang Tae-ha?
I'll explain everything, so let's go home.
No. I'm supposed to go home with a thug?
Well, trust your own experience.
Has Tae-ha ever made threats?
Or been abusive to you? Has he tried to extort you?
If not, then Tae-ha isn't a thug to you.
To you, he's just
some ordinary person, right?
Let's talk outside.
- Go Eun-sae. - It's not Go Eun-sae, is it?
I'm Go Ji-won, aren't I?
Go Ji-won is your legal name. Go Eun-sae is the name your mother gave you.
You've told so many lies you get mixed up? My mother?
Wasn't I orphaned?
Yes. Your mother gave you up right after you were born.
You were registered as Go Ji-won by the head of the orphanage.
They read your mother's maternity notebook after that and found your real name.
Go Eun-sae was the name that you liked better.
You said, "She had to really love her daughter
to give her such a pretty name."
Your mother abandoned you, but you still see love.
What about my things?
I saw pictures with my friend, and I was wearing all sorts of wonderful clothes.
Then why is it I can't locate any of those things?
You decided to get rid of your luxury items.
- Why? - I didn't ask why.
I…
About me being a gangster…
I'm sorry.
I kept it from you because I felt ashamed.
If I had known you were a gangster,
I couldn't have believed anything you said to me.
I don't know about anything else,
but I know what a gangster is like, and would not have dated one.
I would never have liked a piece of trash like that.
I left that life already.
From now on, I only use my fists in the ring.
I swear it.
I don't trust you.
Just why are you putting on this show to keep me here?
Just say what you want from me now.
Nothing more.
Don't disappear without a word.
Don't put yourself in danger.
Just…
I just want you safe.
Why are you getting involved?
How would you even know if Jang Tae-ha is Go Eun-sae's boyfriend or not?
He is her boyfriend.
Is it true that that woman is your girlfriend?
Is Go Eun-sae okay?
- Huh? - Was she crying? Is she hurt?
Go up there. Ms. Go Eun-sae's just fine.
Do you remember in Yeosu when I chose to leave the hotel after you and I fought?
What about it? Huh? Was it all right to just disappear for hours out of spite?
Actually, I got lost.
I was just going to cool off a bit, but I left my phone and I got disoriented.
I was lost in an unfamiliar city.
I was really, really scared.
I wandered around for three hours, finally made it back to the hotel,
and you asked me if winning by disappearing really felt good.
The person pretending to be the boyfriend
isn't Tae-ha.
It's you, Gi-Jun.
We are ready.
And we will keep moving forward.
A better world that we build together.
PARK HYO-JIN HYOGENIE_1227
HI. THIS IS JI-WON. YOU'RE MY FRIEND, HYO-JIN, RIGHT?
Please read it.
Come on. Please text me back.
Hey, hey, stop running
You'll get hungrier
On that lonesome barley hill path…
Hey there, Song-wol. These are dried persimmons.
Just store them in the freezer, okay? And eat them with her.
…of cold water
Oh, how did you live all those days?
My mother's sorrow
Living on weeds and barks
As the memories…
- Have you been well? Ma'am? - Fade in the wind…
- I haven't been able to visit you lately. - My mother's sorrow…
Are you delighted that Tae-ha has moved here?
Yes.
I am sorry.
I said things I shouldn't have said earlier to Tae-ha.
Even though I know why he ended up like that,
even though I knew all that you've gone through to raise the boy,
I allowed fear to make me aggressive.
There's a stab wound in Tae-ha's heart now.
I put a nail in the heart of Tae-ha.
Even though I'm this old and I have children of my own…
what a long way for me…
in order to become as wise as you.
I assure you,
I'll prepare the best celebration for your 80th birthday.
I know that can't possibly make up for the mistake I have made.
Just please be gentle.
Mm-mm.
You're telling me to stop the bellyaching, right?
I hope you live a long life, ma'am.
Until Pang Hui-ja grows out of her foolishness.
Hm.
It's me, Hyo-jin.
I got your DM.
Let's meet.
Oh, finally! Thank goodness.
HONG DO-YEOP
Yes, Coach?
Who came by?
I can't make it to the party.
Um, and Grandma loves all these songs.
Can you give this to Mrs. Pang for me?
What? You're bailing on your grandmother's celebration?
It's important, so make sure you attend.
Go, and stay there.
What's with him?
What can be more important than his grandma's birthday?
Hello!
It's been a while.
Gang-rok, reporting in.
Sir, they got my Achilles tendon.
Of course, the gang usually cuts both of 'em when you leave,
but they only cut just the one since I'm such a small fry.
Sir, you're basically like a father to me,
so why would I stick around in Eden if you're not there?
How'd you find this town?
Ages ago, there was this one time when you wanted to get drinks together.
When you got drunk, you talked about your hometown just that once.
You wanted to go back to the boxing gym when you retired.
I looked it up, and there's only one boxing gym in Gujin.
By the way…
sir, um,
you saved Prosecutor Go, didn't you?
I saw the prosecutor earlier.
And she looked very alive.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 80TH BIRTHDAY
Yeah!
Are you having fun? Was that delicious? You want another?
Hey, hey, here, here.
I was told to give this to Ms. Hui-ja.
- It's all the songs Grandmother likes. - Huh?
Well, I better go then.
Young lady, but where are you going? Before you go, eat a little.
- No, it's okay. - Hey, hold on.
Hey, you!
Some granddaughter-in-law you are!
You only come waltzing in at this hour.
What? You just put in an appearance and then you leave again?
Actually I'm not her granddaughter-in-law.
Ah, come on!
The marriage hasn't happened yet,
but you're practically her granddaughter-in-law.
- I'm going now. - Huh? Wait!
- Before you go, eat something at least. - No, I'm not hungry, thanks.
You can't leave on an empty stomach. Come.
Here. Have a bite of sticky rice before you leave.
Oh?
Hey, did you see that?
Where did you get your manners?
Go Ji-won! What did I tell you about not finishing your food?
Now you have to eat this! Eat it!
Eat it! I said eat!
Ah!
Open your mouth! Ah! Ah!
Hey! How dare you behave so rudely?
- It's true. She is so rude. - Look here!
You know there's a limit to all your theatrics.
She was trying to make sure you didn't starve.
Well, I…
Did I mention once that I was hungry?
Did I say I wanted to eat?
I realize, in the countryside, it's a way of showing affection,
but that's only when a person is glad to receive it.
You can't force food on someone who doesn't want it.
That's basically a torture.
What? Torture?
Hey! Who brought you up like that?
Don't you have parents who taught you manners?
That's right.
I'm told I don't.
I'm told I was in an orphanage.
Oh my goodness!
- That young lady! - What is going on?
Um, what?
And if I did have parents, what would that change?
You both had parents and you're just as disrespectful to me as I was to her!
Oh, I see! This girl needs to have her head
stuffed into a bean paste jar for three months!
Look, I'm not holding back because I don't know how to say nasty things like you.
At the very least, compared to everyone here,
I do have a certain level of elegance and class.
And I will not lose control.
Oh! And whatever brought someone so classy to this pathetic countryside?
Don't worry. I'll leave.
I can't stay here for one more day.
This is a godforsaken wasteland!
- Oh, that rude little girl! - Wait!
- Just let her go. - I can't believe her. Oh my!
Oh my.
Hui-ja, don't bother.
- It's all right. Forget it. - Yeah. Why wait until tomorrow?
To Seoul, please.
I should have seen it right away, sir.
The man I served all this time isn't the kind who would murder someone.
So, has Prosecutor Go moved in here for good?
Isn't she going back to work?
Oh, because the chairman can't see her, right?
- Gang-rok. - Yes? Tell me.
What brought you here?
You know I'm with you, no matter what.
I thought I could move down here too.
With your permission.
There's more to it than that.
Sir?
Taking someone's life…
isn't something I can't do.
When I need to protect my people,
I can do it gladly.
Which means that if you happen to show up here with another motive…
I will not hesitate to kill you.
I'd never do that, trust me.
Please believe me.
DO JEONG-HWA
Yes?
What?
Why didn't I do this sooner?
I can finally breathe.
Don't disappear without a word.
Don't put yourself in danger.
No, no, no.
This is good.
I'll know the truth tomorrow.
JANG TAE-HA 6 MISSED CALLS
You've held up all this time.
Go Eun-sae!
Damn it.
Go Eun-sae!
GO EUN-SAE
Go Eun-sae, answer, please.
The number you have dialed is not available.
Please leave a message after the--
Where the hell did she go?
If it's Seoul, then…
If she went to Seoul…
No, please, no.
In Seoul, I have many eyes that are by my side.
You must have thought you were invisible.
Well, then, Prosecutor.
Go Eun-sae!
No!
KIM GANG-ROK
Sir! I've been thinking it over all night.
Since Prosecutor Go can't show her ID,
whose name did you use to open a cell phone account?
Why?
Today's the day.
Now we can finally find out…
what the truth is.
Oh!
Oh.
Hyo-jin?
Mm.
I'm Park Hyo-jin.
Oh.
Thanks.
Wow, we really are friends.
I've finally met my best friend!
TO HYO-JIN FROM EUN-SAE
Oh. Eun-sae?
But I'm Go Ji-won, is it not?
That's the legal name on your ID. Go Eun-sae is what your mother named you.
You liked that name better, so sometimes that's what I called you.
Go Ji-won is your legal name. Go Eun-sae is the name your mother gave you.
Oh, I see.
But is it true that you can't remember anything?
No. When I opened my eyes in the hospital,
I tried, but I couldn't recall a thing!
Then, appearing out of nowhere, there was this boxing coach from the countryside
who said that we'd been living together for two years.
That I was an orphan with no family.
No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't believe a word he said.
Anyway, tell me, what do I like to do?
What that man said…
is all true.
- Huh? - Your boyfriend was a boxing coach.
You grew up in an orphanage. Your job was nothing in particular.
Oh. Oh no. That can't be. That can't be true.
In all those photos on your Instagram,
everything I was wearing were branded clothes.
With whose money do you think you got that?
- But… - Be good to your boyfriend.
He took good care of you despite all that.
Oh, but…
Why are you…
Why are you, as my friend, telling me that?
But… Aren't we friends?
Mm.
We…
We were.
I'll get you your drink and your cup of ice.
- Okay. - Can I get you anything else?
- No. - Enjoy your meal.
- Hey, come here. - What?
- Hey! Trade shoes with me, all right? - Huh?
Wait. Why?
Hurry. I need to accentuate my legs.
There's a customer over there I'm into. Please!
- Come on. My feet are cold! - You took off your shoes?
- Careful! Careful. - Okay, I'm okay. See ya!
Hey! Hey, Go Eun-sae, seriously.
We met in our early twenties, working part-time.
We got along well, and we became fast friends.
Oh, really?
Oh, yes! I'm right nearby, but… Yes.
No, no, no, no.
Yes, yes. I understand that, sir.
I'm sorry. You see, my boss just called me
and it looks like I have to rush out now unfortunately.
Uh, but you just got here.
We're supposed to go for drinks, so it's crucial.
Wait a second. You told me it was really urgent so I closed my nail salon for this.
You think closing your nail salon is more important
than having a drink with clients?
Oh.
Oh. Your nail salon, how much does it gross in a day?
Okay, figure 70,000 won a head. I'll send you 700,000. Would that be okay?
- What? - I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
I'll call you later!
But at a certain point, you changed.
What? Hyo-jin bought this?
But this is over five million won!
She said she thought it over for a few months,
then this time, she bought it.
She'll probably be back for a refund again.
You hurt me. A lot.
You used to make me feel miserable all the time.
It was humiliating.
Mm-hmm?
Did I really act like that?
It's not that I wasn't worried when you went missing,
but knowing that the girl who hurt me was gone, that part was good.
I'm glad to hear you're okay. Just don't ever contact me again.
Huh? Oh, no, wait.
I'm sorry!
Look, I…
What you're telling me now is pretty hard for me to believe.
There… There isn't any expensive items in the house I'm living in right now.
How do you explain that? Could it be that you're also lying to me as well?
Ji-won.
If there are no expensive items in your house, it's pretty obvious, isn't it?
Either you returned them all,
or you sold them because you needed cash.
Yeah.
You were spending a lot more than you earned.
SORRY FOR NOT OPENING THE DOOR WHY AM I ALWAYS SO SORRY?
At the very least, compared to everyone here,
I do have a certain level of elegance and class.
And I will not lose control.
Class? What class?
I was the worst.
If the phone is under your name, can't we track it?
These days, if you lose your phone, as long as you give your consent,
they can locate it.
What do I do?
I was truly the worst.
Go Eun-sae.
What are you doing in the middle of nowhere? What are you doing here?
Forget it, please. I don't feel like talking.
Let's just go home first.
How could I go there?
I made a total mess of it all today.
I mean, how could I say so many despicable things to Grandma and the ladies?
I screamed and yelled like someone who was never coming back, then I left.
Now, how could I return with my head high?
What have I done?
I'm so upset that this is all I amounted to.
Let's eat something.
Hm.
Hey, Tae-ha.
Tell us. Does your little fiancée use mud on her face instead of makeup or what?
It's just that she has such thick skin.
Why aren't you answering?
Oh, I guess we don't merit speaking to since we are so far beneath her.
It's just that…
Oh, goodness, Tae-ha. You're just as bad.
You better think long and hard before you take a side, you insensitive punk.
You know what she did to your grandmother?
You don't have anything you want to say?
What happened to that tongue that spewed all those nasty words at us?
Is it gone?
A party for an 80-year-old lady. You completely ruined it.
You got some nerve assuming it's okay to just come back here.
I told her to come.
- Oh. - Oh.
You did, ma'am?
Yes. I called her back.
Hey, Song-wol. She's imagining things, isn't she?
If I am, then what? Are you going to send her away?
- Oh. - Uh…
Of course we wouldn't.
After all, she is my family, so, what's the problem here?
Oh…
Now that you know, just stop bothering her.
Okay?
So tell me,
did Grandma do that because
you asked her to?
How could I have known when she'd be clear-minded?
So, why then…
That's who she is.
I have to go to the gym for a bit.
Okay, sure.
Me too.
I have somewhere to go.
You don't just, uh, stretch and turn taffy for no reason.
We're letting air into the taffy.
If you stretch the taffy flat and then twist it again and again repeatedly,
the air gets caught in the center, forming imperfect air holes.
These holes may not look nice,
but that's what make the taffy taste more crunchy and sweet.
That's how we make great taffy.
It's the same for people.
Being perfect isn't always a good thing.
If you end up having a few holes,
regardless of how it happened,
that might make your life crunchier and sweeter.
And it'll make you a better person.
So it's fine.
It's okay to feel embarrassed.
Embarrassment from time to time could be very good for the soul.
I'm very sorry.
I'm truly sorry.
You seem all grown up, but you're still a child.
Oh, dear.
Heavens.
You're okay.
Uh, hello.
Tae-ha, that punk.
That kid was extraordinary.
In the six months I was coaching him,
he swept the city, province and national competitions.
In no time at all, he was tops in the nation,
and this guy went to Taereung.
Ah, then his grandmother
had come down with her illness, and…
His grandma was unwell?
Yes.
Well, she's not his biological grandmother.
Not his biological grandmother?
Tae-ha's mother was wandering helplessly until she ended up in our village
where Grandma Go took them in.
She stayed a while, then she died.
So Grandma Go raised Tae-ha.
I thought they were actually blood relatives.
Well, they are truly family.
Blood or not, they're related.
Good job! Yes, my Tae-ha, you're doing great!
Tae-ha, try to stay calm.
Stop!
She raised him with more love and care than her biological grandchildren.
- I did great, didn't I? - Oh, you did!
The old lady was so warm and gave him so much love.
My baby, you did great.
Up until then, Tae-ha had no shadows in his life.
TAE-HA, GRANDMA COLLAPSED COME TO BODEUM HOSPITAL CANCER CENTER
That must explain why Tae-ha wanted to save the old lady at all costs.
Between the surgery and the medication,
it cost nearly a hundred million won.
And Tae-ha was only 20 years old then.
Where could he get that kind of money?
He couldn't afford it with his training camp allowance,
and his signing bonus from the semi-pro team wasn't much.
That's when a gang called Geukrakpa approached Tae-ha.
The old lady survived,
but when she found out how Tae-ha saved her,
she soon became like a child.
She couldn't go on living
without erasing that memory.
After Tae-ha became a gangster,
he lived like an emotionless machine.
He beat up people and destroyed things as he was told.
Fearing he might regret it,
he lived like that for 14 years in numbness, never looking back.
But he was too kind by nature.
No matter how much he tried to live like an emotionless machine,
he couldn't stomach it anymore.
That's why
he returned to us.
Tae-ha has a deep bruise.
A bruise in his heart.
A bruise that will never heal.
One he will carry permanently.
I don't know about anyone else, but
I hope that you won't make Tae-ha's bruise any deeper.
Excuse me.
Sure.
Hello?
Yes, this is Hong's Boxing Gym.
What?
Uh, Tae-ha did what?
What the hell are you talking about?
- That bastard busted my side-view mirror! - Calm down!
He said he had an emergency, and left his contact information. Did he not?
How come he didn't call when he was done?
I had to call him and drag him all the way here.
Come on, that's a hit-and-run!
You didn't have to mess up his face.
There can be no justification for violence, okay!
- What's going on? - Oh, there you are.
Go Eun-sae!
Did he hit you?
Uh, no, it's…
Dear heavenly father!
- Where is your family's burial ground? - What did you say?
You better bow in that direction.
If Tae-ha had held back a little less,
you and your ancestors would be sharing the memorial service meal.
The hell are you talking about?
It so happens I'm his guardian.
Your side-view mirror?
I'll get you the best one out there. Talk to me now.
- You laughing? You think this is funny? - Wanna take this outside?
- Let's go talk. - Don't hurt him.
I'm told you were a good boxer. You said you were a gangster.
Couldn't you have thrown a few punches and just knocked that guy out?
No, uh, not a few.
Just one.
Exactly.
So, why in the world did you just let him hurt you?
Uh…
I… I didn't get hit.
I was blocking and…
I took a vow.
What?
From now on, I only use my fists in the ring.
I swear it.
That's why…
you just let him beat you like that?
Jang Tae-ha,
are you stupid?
You stand by and let some idiot hit you? Nobody said you should do that!
You should have hit him back! You did nothing wrong.
What do I do with you?
I guess this is why I fell for you,
even if you were a gangster.
This is who you were for me.
I'm sorry.
And for the pain I caused you by forgetting, sorry.
OUR STICKY LOVE