OUR STICKY LOVE
14 YEARS AGO
Uh, hello.
Hong Man-su, I'm his guardian.
I wanted to pay for the caregiver fees.
I am a little late, but I can pay a part of it now.
Mr. Hong Man-su hasn't had a caregiver for a while.
Huh?
Things are really busy for me so I haven't been able to visit.
He's had a stroke and he's unable to use his limbs, so who's--
Your son has been seeing to him every day. I guess you didn't know?
My son?
You must feel nice and clean now.
Damn that punk.
Why are you wasting your energy here? You're about to go to Taereung.
You made me train so hard. I got energy to spare. Don't worry.
Did I train you for this? Boxing is why you trained.
Even without training, I'd be number one in Korea.
And stop wasting time with this stuff. Okay?
SAME-DAY LOAN 30 MILLION WON!
You think they'll fork over 30 million won?
They'll harvest your organs!
Oh please. Son, my ass. You wish you'd look half as good as me.
That's more insulting for me than for you. We don't look alike at all.
Hey. I look like this because of what I've been through.
I was once good-looking like you.
And I'm still a bachelor.
How could anyone think
I look old enough to be your father?
Father and son, my ass!
What's so funny?
What are you looking at?
Jeong-hwa said she was going over at Song-wol's for a while.
It's been more than a while.
Who the hell are you?
Who the hell are you bastards?
Jeong-hwa. Jeong-hwa!
Jeong-hwa! You bastards!
Bastards! Jeong-hwa! Jeong-hwa! Oh!
Stop it!
Jeong-hwa!
Oh no!
Let go! Let go of me!
Jeong-hwa! Jeong-hwa! Jeong-hwa!
Jeong-hwa! Goddamn it!
Jeong-hwa!
What did I do? What did…
Oh, my Jeong-hwa!
Doctor!
How'd it go?
Is she okay?
- The surgery went very well. - Uh-huh?
She lost a lot of blood. It's hard to say if she'll make a recovery.
You mean…
Yes. Tonight will be determinant.
All we can do is hope she will pull through.
- Doctor! - All right, please calm down.
We've done our best.
Now let's keep believing and wait. Excuse me.
Jeong-hwa…
Coach, I…
Let's talk later.
Damn! Damn!
I'm aware of your strategy.
You can keep it up as much as you like, but the thing is,
you'll have to wonder every single day
what I have in store,
and how I intend to get it done.
You piece of shit.
Die, you fucker!
Come on! Get that bastard!
Come here!
Fucking…
Let's put an end to this.
This is the greatest wine in the world.
Two families made it together for over 60 years
until, one day,
they turned into enemies, and it got ugly.
No matter how great, a friendship cannot last.
Even Hong Do-yeop and Jang Tae-ha isn't eternal.
Have your drink.
At least until that last glass,
I'll be happy to wait for you.
Why do you go such lengths?
Scum like you will never
comprehend that.
The short time I wasted having you as my disciple
will go down as the most shameful thing I've ever done.
I didn't teach you to use your fists to harm others.
Pity that you didn't change even one bit, Baek Sang-gil.
There are things in this world that you can never win against.
You already lost.
Baek Sang-gil!
Baek…
Prosecutor Go from the Anti-Corruption Department,
Seoul District Office.
Mr. Baek Sang-gil, you are under arrest
for violation of Article 133 of the Criminal Code.
Attempted homicide and bribery.
An accident? While you were pursuing Ju Min-jong and Baek Sang-gil?
Yes. I had amnesia, so I wasn't able to return.
But your supervisor said
you applied for a leave of absence due to illness.
That means they have people in the prosecutors' office too.
If we make a big fuss about it,
it might compromise the whole reason for the operation.
Please place your most trusted investigators and police officers
under my orders.
Prosecutor. Baek Sang-gil and Ju Min-jong have been located.
We're ready to arrest them.
Let's go.
PROSECUTOR GO JI-WON
Mr. Baek, you have the right to remain silent
and the right to an attorney.
You can answer all my questions back at the office,
just as suspect and prosecutor.
Jang Tae-ha!
Are you okay?
Why…
Why are you here? Why?
Your memory?
Yeah.
I recovered it all.
You don't have to worry.
I caught Baek Sang-gil.
It's over.
Early this morning, Mirae Eden's Chairman Baek Sang-gil
and Gangju City mayor, Ju Min-jong, were arrested on charges of bribery.
According to the prosecutors' office,
an internal investigation turned up clear evidence of the bribery scheme,
leading to the arrests.
Prosecutors also allege
Chairman Baek Sang-gil personally threatened "Mister A,"
a 30-year-old former executive at Mirae…
Tae-ha?
…leading to charges of attempted murder.
Mister A, hospitalized and in stable condition,
is said to be fully cooperating with the investigation.
Are you okay?
I regained my memory on the way to stow away.
I know everyone thought it was best for me to leave,
but I had the evidence to put Baek Sang-gil behind bars for good.
That's why I had to return.
Thank you for saving my life.
And for protecting me all along.
I appreciate it.
Now it's my turn to protect everyone.
I'll get all the evidence, including Jeong-hwa's case,
and make sure Baek Sang-gil gets the strongest punishment the law allows.
Yes?
Prosecutor, the Chief is looking for you.
Okay.
Please take good care of yourself.
Please have Baek Sang-gil sent to the district office for questioning.
Yes, ma'am.
Jang Tae-ha.
Crazy bastard!
You put your life in jeopardy to catch that despicable dog?
How dare you put such a valuable life on the line?
Your grandma cherished you like a jar of honey
and raised you as something precious beyond words.
And once the whole neighborhood considered you their pride and joy!
And I…
You are…
like a sharp nail that's been driven deep into my chest.
Jeong -hwa?
Are you okay?
Mm.
I can take a couple of punches, huh?
I was so scared.
Don't cry now.
Thank you for being alive.
Thank you for waking up.
Thank you, my love. Thank you so much.
Tae-ha. How is he doing?
We can, uh, discuss that later when you recover.
That day Tae-ha shed his national team badge,
you said
that you moaned like an animal that couldn't protect his young.
You came to the village to check on Tae-ha's grandma
because you felt so bad.
That's how you met this pretty girl, didn't you?
So, honey,
go and see Tae-ha, okay?
Tae-ha has a bruise buried deep inside, but you
also have a big nail that's been embedded in your heart too.
This is your chance
to go and pull it out.
Okay?
If you ever decide to gamble your precious life again
over someone so inhuman,
you won't be slapped.
You'll be punched.
To be honest,
I nearly went ballistic myself.
I wanted to get Baek Sang-gil.
But Prosecutor Go called to ask if Jeong-hwa was okay,
and she told me to leave it with her.
Baek Sang-gil has been caught,
and she'll make sure that Jeong-hwa is avenged.
So, as far as our roles are concerned,
this has to be the end.
You went through hell.
Let's go. Jeong-hwa wants to see you.
And she's waiting.
Come on.
Tae-ha's here.
- How are you? - Good.
I'm sorry.
Tae-ha.
These men, they must not know
that no matter what fires they start,
we're from Taffy Village,
and so the hotter it gets, taffy doesn't break.
It just sticks together.
We can all just revert to the shape that we had. Hm?
- That's her. - That's the prosecutor.
I'm Prosecutor Go Ji-won of Seoul Central Office,
Anti-Corruption Section.
This morning, our team arrested…
When it's warm, it tastes better. Here.
- Mmm. - Isn't that good?
- Yes, it's good. - Yours is always the best.
- Isn't that delicious? - Really good.
Eun-sae?
- What? - What?
- It is Eun-sae! - What about Eun-sae all of a sudden?
…billions of won in cash. Subsequently, the contract for…
What is she doing on TV? She didn't leave the country then?
Hold on. Does that mean she now remembers…
…500 billion…
…who she really was?!
…the contractor. The improprieties…
Song-wol, I think I know that ma'am.
And now she's on TV.
Wow.
…office has now obtained…
Wait. That prosecutor, isn't she Go Eun-sae?
She busted him.
I can't believe it. I had no idea.
She caught Baek Sang-Gil.
…are being issued, and we plan to bring additional charges
for collusion,
making further announcements as soon as possible.
Well done, Go Eun-sae.
Our investigation is ongoing,
so we expect that other co-conspirators will be revealed one by one,
including some who have disclosed internal information.
All these related cases will be thoroughly investigated.
Ji-won.
Your cooperation is essential, Mr. Gwak.
On behalf of myself and my investigative team,
we vow to continue to track this spiral of illicit activities,
and to put a stop to it.
Looks like you've succeeded in becoming a big prosecutor.
Oh please, there's still work to do.
If I want to uncover every single thing that you were involved with
to make sure our Chairman lives in prison forever,
this is just the start.
You see, I've actually been investigating additional incidents unofficially,
besides the bribery case.
All the remains of those who were involved and who have gone missing
have been found in the quarries and mountains owned by Mirae Eden.
So far, four murder cases
and five cases of conspiracy to commit murder have been confirmed.
However, you and I know that's simply just the overture.
Isn't it?
I just came by to tell you
not to bother trying to get the number of years in jail knocked down.
Oh, and it turns out that blood relationships
are not necessarily the strongest in the world.
Such a shame that the scenario
you had in mind for the coach and Jang Tae-ha
hasn't worked out in the end.
At least not as you planned.
Till we meet again, Chairman.
Two weeks after the arrests of Mirae Eden Chairman Baek Sang-gil
and Gangju City mayor Ju Min-jong…
It's good to see her on the news now and then.
That way, we see she's doing well.
But even so, honestly, she hasn't even bothered to call.
Hey! Nobody said she had to keep her phone off.
Well, but she's just gone being the person she used to be.
I mean, she was never really someone of our group.
Even if we only connected because of the circumstance,
to go without a goodbye makes me sad a little.
How is Tae-ha doing?
He's working at the gym alone
while Do-yeop is taking care of Jeong-hwa at the hospital.
I don't suppose Eun-sae talked to him either, right?
Well, all he does now is go to the gym and then just come home every day.
What more can you say?
The details…
…be released.
In response to recent price volatility
in agricultural, livestock and fishery products,
the government plans to expand the release…
It's festival season and celebrations of everything from coffee…
I only think about you all day long.
A search and seizure requested by prosecutors
at Mirae Eden Company has concluded.
Prosecutor Go Ji-won, who is leading the investigation,
says she plans to thoroughly investigate any and all illegal activities…
GO EUN-SAE
Let's go now to Prosecutor Go Ji-won's press conference.
On behalf of myself and my investigative team,
we vow to continue to track this spiral of illicit activities,
and to put a stop to it.
Okay.
Oh!
Our star prosecutor.
I guess to catch a big fish, you have to stay up for days.
You hanging in there?
What else can I do to get the big cases done by today?
I just completed the work.
So can I, um, move forward with what we previously discussed?
Oh my… What the heck?!
Oh, what is that?
You can go now. You don't have to be scared.
Go Eun-sae!
From the looks of it,
I would say you're the one who was scared of toads.
You came up with that silly idea because you were afraid of them.
What…
- Hm? - What are you doing here?
You didn't see me on the news?
I'm the busiest prosecutor in all of Korea right now.
I've been working so hard, never coming up for air,
and finally got one precious day off
just to see my boyfriend.
Why are you so surprised? You are my boyfriend, Jang Tae-ha, right?
I only said it was over
so I could fly under the radar until I managed to get the arrests.
Ah.
I only get this one precious day off, so I must make it count,
so will you do everything I want for the rest of the day?
- Oh… - Hooray!
Ah, it's so nice!
I was all cooped up in the prosecutors' office,
working all the time.
I've been released! I'm free!
Ah, this is so nice!
Oh! Oh. Oh, oh.
Be careful! You'll fall.
Don't worry about it. I'm super athletic.
- Oh. - You okay?
Do you know what I'm well-known for as a prosecutor?
For always catching the guys I'm after!
I'm gonna throw you in!
- You wanted to see the ocean? - Mm-hmm.
My last memory of it was when I almost stowed away.
And that was when you and I nearly died,
so we need a good memory to replace it with.
Why did you have to go that far just to save my life?
When you tried to get me to flee Korea, disobeying orders and hiding me away,
you were really taking enormous risks doing those things.
Sure, even if you and I had met before,
that was only twice in our entire life.
Why would you risk so much, including your own life?
In my whole life,
you were
the only person who I ever liked.
That night I spent with you in Japan,
that was my first time wishing I could make the clock run slower.
I wanted each second to last longer.
I had a lot of fun.
How could I not? You were
my first love.
Your first love?
Is that one… Is that yours?
Yeah. My first love found it.
But I like this one the most.
Because I met my first love here.
Oh yeah! Wait, you've liked me since that boxing match all those years ago?
2010 NATIONAL JUNIOR BOXING TEAM SELECTION
Stop!
Why does he keep squinting his eyes?
Ow, ow, ow!
- Are you okay? Hold still. - Jang Tae-ha!
- All right. All done. Good. - Okay. Red. Fighter.
Okay.
Box!
Huh?
Tae-ha, open your eyes! Open your eyes!
Stop! Count.
Count!
One, two,
three. Out.
K.O.
This match is rigged!
Hey, kid! You can't come in here on a whim.
It wasn't on a whim. I came after careful consideration.
Agh, ow, ow, ow, ow!
Oh, jeez!
Do you think that substance is just an antiseptic?
What was that?
I was taking a selfie when I saw something strange.
Ah.
I guess we should give him a cut.
Exactly. Then we'll use this. It'll work.
- You sure? - Just trust me. I got you.
- You little… - Whoa, what are you doing?
- Let go of me! Listen! - Let's talk it out.
- Play fair! - Boo! Come on!
- Cheaters! - Money back!
Okay, look over here. One, two, three.
I got first place, Grandma. Of course I won!
I'll be at Taffy Village with the gold medal this weekend.
Okay.
Oh!
Hey!
Thanks
for helping me.
You don't have to bow. I'm a high school freshman.
Oh.
Were you here to root for a friend?
A kid from my orphanage was boxing.
Oh, but wasn't I pretty cool earlier?
I got right in there with the truth,
and, just like that, the medal changed hands!
Well, even I have to admit, I was seriously badass.
Like I was a righteous prosecutor, zeroing in on corruption.
I guess someday I'll be like that.
Are you good at studying?
If they gave out medals for studying, I'd probably get the gold.
When you make it big, don't forget me, or that medal,
because I recovered it for you.
Okay.
At the Olympic champion interview, after I win the gold, I will.
Promise? I'll be watching!
It was nice to meet you, future gold medalist.
Hey, Tae-ha!
What are you doing there?
Uh, I… I'll be… right there. Yeah.
I didn't catch her name.
Uh…
What was his name again?
I wanna remember it.
Oh.
You're saying, back then, you'd already fallen for me?
Oh. Why didn't you give me your number when we were in Japan together?
You said I was your first love!
You went on to do exactly what you said that day.
Forget the Olympics. All I became
was a criminal in a gang.
I didn't become a righteous prosecutor either.
Once I actually became one and started working,
I got obsessed with my reputation,
and on being the rags-to-riches hero of my own story.
But I just felt empty inside,
and I ended up buying expensive designer handbags
and luxury super cars.
I think the reason I was never satisfied when I first came to Taffy Village
is that I was so superficial and materialistic.
You know, I wonder
if becoming the cool adult we once strained to be isn't easy.
It turns out that blood relationships
are not necessarily the strongest in the world.
You little punk! Where'd you hide it?
Hand it over, you bastard!
I'm your father and I want to gamble a little!
Where's that money you took from your friends, you little punk?
I keep telling you. There's no money!
No money?
Then you deserve a beating, you little punk!
A really good beating!
Don't you grab my arm, you little bastard! Let go.
Son of a bitch! How dare you grab my arm?!
FUNERAL HOME
THE LATE BAEK HAK-SU
I did something unnecessary.
Turn the car around.
Beet-red bruises on my poor face every single day.
That scum beat his kid, so even this homage is…
It's much too kind.
I hope you can demonstrate to me
that he was nothing like you.
I'll get us something to drink.
Jang Tae-ha,
you have never once disappointed me.
I don't know about the others, but you, Tae-ha, I trust completely.
I'll get things ready. You can leave it to me.
Cheers!
Ah!
This is what I needed!
I couldn't drink a drop because of work.
Oh, soju…
Mm, it's been a month since Taffy Village.
- With the aunties? - Yes.
I had some with the aunties.
Mm, and also at Daepo pub with Dr. An Gi-jun,
and got so drunk I had to be carried home,
'cause there was this guy who got me so upset.
Ah.
You know, in the beginning, I thought Dr. An Gi-jun was a weirdo,
but the more I got to know him, the cuter I thought he was.
Maybe cute is in his blood.
You can't get angry no matter what he does to you.
Cats are cute, in my book.
Hm?
Why is this so spicy?
The guy is 34. What's so damn cute about that?
- Are you jealous? - Jealous?!
Yeah, jealous.
You're so jealous!
It looks like a guy who's 34 can be cute.
Dr. An already has someone he likes.
One with eyes shaped like 8:20 on the clock.
The doors are opening.
Let's end it now, Su-ji.
Whatever. Doesn't matter. I just came by to get my things. Yep.
The doors are opening.
I suddenly remembered I left some things here.
Mm. Mm.
Uh, are you taking the subway with that?
- Yeah, I'm going to take a cab. - It's rush hour. You'll never get a cab.
I'll drop you off.
Hyeon-seong's favorite random game!
2 YEARS AGO
Game start!
GUJIN HIGH FIRST REUNION OF 51ST CLASS
It's Su-ji!
Ah, got ya, Su-ji!
- She was just slightly off. - Drink, Su-ji!
Drink! Whoa!
Su-ji's favorite random game!
Game start!
Zero, zero!
Seven!
Bang! Agh!
Zero, zero. Seven… Bang!
You can't scare her like that!
You're not the best player.
I'll be the dark knight, okay? I'll drink.
Oh!
The black knight? Out of nowhere? That's so boring. Come on.
Hey. Wait a minute.
What? What is it? Did something happen? What's going on?
What is it?
Are you looking out 'cause she's your employee?
- No. - That's what it is!
Sure, I mean… I admit it. She's my employee, and…
So, Min Su-ji, I'm gonna cover all her drinks.
I'm her director, okay? Okay, let's keep going.
- Okay, okay, let's begin. - Yeah.
Level that up.
He's gotta be out of his mind.
Read-the-room game.
- What? - Read the room.
One…
- Two… - Three…
- Four! - Four!
- Uh… - What? What?
Hey, Gi-jun, drink first! Drink!
- Fill it up! - Hey, th… that's enough…
- Did he fill it up? - There we go!
- Oh! - Wow!
- I got this. I'm dark knight. - You drank so much.
Yeah, it's okay. It's fine. Really.
- Wow. - I always drink fast.
Gi-jun, hold it together. Ugh.
Don't be weak. Remember, Su-ji's watching.
Be strong. Cool and collected.
Here we go. Can we drop the formality outside of work, fellow alumni?
Is that too forward?
I'll drop the formality since we're alumni, okay?
I sound like a loser. I mean we're… Maybe we can…
How about we drop the formality? Maybe we should… I'd like to…
Since we're alumni.
Yeah, I think that's good.
Yeah!
Outside of work, we're high school alum.
Do you mind if I drop the formality?
Yeah. We're alumni… Damn! My hair!
Retouch it a little?
- I should, I should. - Hey!
Huh?
Oh.
Uh, you mind if I touch you outside of work? We're alumni.
- Huh? - What?
That's not… I didn't…
No, I… That wasn't what I… I… I didn't mean that. Um…
I couldn't… wouldn't touch you, of course.
My hair was messy so I wanted to touch… fix my hair.
Should we drop the formality outside of work?
Huh?
Sure, right.
Are you feeling okay? Being my black knight was too much for you.
You must be tired from work. Didn't want you to get sick.
- I can drink three bottles a night. - Huh?
I thought two shots was your limit?
No, it's… Well… I can hold my liquor.
Should we get some hangover soup?
- Huh? - Isn't your stomach upset?
- Uh… - Unless you don't want to hang--
I… I want to hang! Yeah, let's hang out.
Oh, I mean let's get "hangouver" soup.
I'd say, yes, I can even get a drink for my hangover.
Are you okay?
I just had a funny thought.
Oh. Mm. Thank you.
Something else you wanted to do?
Yes.
What's that?
Could we…
go there and lie down?
Lie down? What?
It's just there's something I'd really like to do.
Over there?
What is it?
Can we, please? I'm not trying to pull anything.
There's just something I wanna do right now.
Hm?
Mmm.
Do something… over there?
Mm.
Ah.
So this is what you meant.
- I got it. - Oh!
I almost forgot. Ooh.
So, fire watching? Probably trending right now.
And now!
Happy birthday to you!
What?
I wanted to wish you that.
See? I wasn't pulling anything.
I just wanted to do this on the shore together.
- Just to say happy birthday? - Mm.
It wasn't just you, Jang Tae-ha.
It was a great moment for the both of us.
Ah.
The pleasant sea breeze.
The crackling of the campfire.
That beautiful sunrise.
Most of all…
Happy birthday.
…a guy I really like wishing me happy birthday.
The nicest birthday I have ever known. I wanted to do the same for you.
Do you know what it cost me to get a day off so that I could be with you?
I even worried if the people from the village reached out,
I would have to rush over there to see them,
so I turned my phone off too.
Mm? I had to work my butt off, night and day,
so I could make my deadlines and come here.
You went to all that trouble just for my birthday?
I love you.
Why are you surprised?
How could I not love the fool who put his life in danger
because he wanted to save me?
It's foolish to not fall in love after that, right?
Someday, when time has passed,
and all your memories come back…
Even after recalling everything…
…even if you realize you don't like me anymore…
…I realized I still liked you.
I hope the time we shared
won't just be a painful memory to you.
And those days when I was the girlfriend of Jang Tae-ha
are the happiest ones I have ever known.
So I wanna thank you
for coming into this world
and being in my life.
Jang Tae-ha…
I love you.
OUR STICKY LOVE