Have you heard the rumor?
What rumor?
You know that small theme park on the hill in our town?
-Yeah. That place closed a long time ago. -Yeah.
Rumor has it that
a very good-looking magician lives there.
Really? Someone actually lives in that dreary place?
And a good-looking magician at that?
Oh, and I also heard
that magician is totally insane.
That's right.
Did you hear that the magician does real magic?
Real magic?
During the Sawing in Half trick,
he actually sawed--
In the trick where he makes someone disappear,
the person
really went missing.
Really?
And
before starting a trick,
he always…
stares into the person's eyes
and asks,
"Do you…
believe…
-in magic?" -…in magic?
A story, hard to believe
A face you think You've only seen in your dreams
A strange and amazing story
That you wait to hear
At least once in your life
I want to dance a dance
That's frightening but also enchanting
I want to go Wherever the tangled road leads me
A road with no start or end
This is not a dream This is your imagination
This is the darkness under the light
Mess it all up
Everything you've believed in
You're not in a dream This is your imagination
Pinch yourself
Take a step to whichever direction
Yesterday has never
Once existed anywhere
The surprising true face of this world
That exists behind what's visible
This is not a dream This is your imagination
This is the darkness under the light
Mess it all up
Everything you've believed in
I'm not dreaming
It just all seems different
This is not a dream
This is your imagination
This is the darkness under the light
Mess it all up
Everything you've believed in
You're not in a dream
This is your imagination
Pinch yourself
Take a step to whichever direction
JI CHANG-WOOK
CHOI SUNG-EUN
HWANG IN-YOUP
DIRECTOR: KIM SEONG-YOON
DO YOU… BELIEVE IN MAGIC?
Having a good time?
Seems like you are.
You're soon third years
and you're just chatting away, not caring if I'm here or not.
What's going on here? What is it?
Oh no.
What, are you all scared that I might be your homeroom teacher?
That's a relief.
That's right. What you least expected is true.
-What? -We're screwed.
Excited that the dean is your homeroom teacher? All right.
I'm going to make sure I nag you into college.
-Happy? -No, we're not.
Okay, let's take attendance since it's the first day.
"Kim So-hee."
What the…
Thanks.
"Baek Ha-na."
Present.
-"Seo Ha-yoon." -Present.
Okay. "Yoon Ah-yi."
Yoon Ah-yi.
Is she not here?
On the first day. Starting off great. Good God.
You're late! Where are you crawling off to?
Stand there until I finish.
You stand there too!
NA IL-DEUNG
So you're Il-deung.
Na Il-deung, the top student of the entire school.
I guess names really do matter.
Nice to meet you. My name is Dean.
Wow, seriously?
I'm joking.
Why aren't you laughing? You can laugh at funny things.
Wow, so funny.
All right, so you talked with the principal?
What did he say?
Well, he just told me to keep up the good work.
Keep up the good work,
meaning continue being the top student. What a kind remark!
You can't go any higher than the top.
All right, go sit in that empty seat.
You go sit too. Consider yourself lucky.
Making me start off my morning by raising my voice.
A good morning leads to a good day.
No?
-Yes. -Yes.
Mom. Today is the first day of the second year of high school.
I missed the bus and ended up being late,
but I didn't get in trouble, thanks to a classmate.
Maybe I am lucky like the teacher said.
A forest that has a lot of pine trees.
ONLY TAKE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN EAT PLEASE DO NOT WASTE FOOD
Oh, sorry.
Mom.
I think it's gonna be another great school year.
So,
don't worry about me.
Just wear your vest today.
Hey, watch where you're going.
Today is not my day.
Hey, Na Il-deung.
Is your deskmate mute?
I don't know. I haven't spoken with her yet.
No, I told you.
That girl might look like she's all weird, but she gets good grades, right?
Why are you asking me that?
Oh, you don't know?
You're the top in every subject but Ah-yi always beats you in math.
So I thought you'd know for sure.
For real? She doesn't look like it.
-Kim So-hee. -Yeah?
You should try hard to lose weight if you want to get into college.
What?
-That's good. -Everyone, stop talking.
THE COLLEGE GATES ARE NARROW BUT WE ARE SKINNY
Since when do grades have to do with keeping in shape?
-What a world we live in. -Why are you touching my leg? Jerk.
So, this is our class motto.
As I see it, none of you should have a problem with this, except for Bo-hyeong.
It's terrible!
Why, is your conscience bothering you too?
Okay, the math teacher is in the bathroom, so just wait a bit.
He's pooping. It'll be a bit.
-My gosh. -Don't tell him I said that.
-Okay. -Goodbye.
Where do you study math?
You mean, like an academy?
Why do you ask?
It doesn't make sense that I'm not as good as you,
don't you think?
But it makes sense if my math teacher is not as good
as yours.
That's why.
HIRING PART-TIME STAFF HOURS NEGOTIABLE
Mom. I'm utilizing all my time to study, even at my part-time job.
Even if I can't go to college,
I don't want to give up on my grades.
What are you doing?
Sorry? Oh, I just…
No need to be startled.
You have to throw out the food waste separately, or we'll get fined.
Oh, right.
It won't happen again.
So? What do you think of the job?
Yes, it was fun.
You're better at this than you look.
It's a shame that you're just working one day.
If you'll have me, I can keep working here.
Can you start tomorrow?
-Yes. -Yeah? That's great.
A kid that used to work here suddenly quit.
I didn't know what to do.
Let's see. 48,000 won, right?
-Yes, 48,000 won. -Here.
I'm giving you an extra 2,000 won. I'll see you tomorrow.
Thank you.
See you tomorrow.
-Don't be late. -Yes, sir.
Ten kilograms of rice,
ramyun,
eggs,
and
tights.
FIFTY THOUSAND WON
Do you
believe
in magic?
I'm so out of breath.
Ah-yi!
I'm sorry.
I'm so late. Were you scared?
You're the one who's scared, not me.
You got me.
It's just that I met this crazy person on my way home.
Are you okay?
Yeah.
By the way, is this a popular style among high schoolers these days?
Huh? Is it a trend?
Oh, right.
My money.
My 50,000 won!
Did you lose your pay from your job?
Yeah.
You must be hungry.
Let me fix something up for you.
Come on.
Today's lunch at school was jajang rice.
Yeah? Was it good?
I had three bowls!
Really?
So I'm not hungry at all.
Still.
Ah-yi,
eating three times a day over breakfast, lunch, and dinner
has the same amount of calories as eating it all at once, right?
So it would be too much if I ate more. Don't you think?
Oh, you.
I'm going to bed.
All right. Good night.
What is this?
Hey, are you home? Come out here for a second.
Coming.
Hello.
I've been waiting forever for you to pay your rent.
Do you even know how much you owe me at this point?
I'm sorry.
I'll pay you back soon. I promise.
My dad promised me that he'll send me the money.
Please, I'm sick of hearing about your father who doesn't even come home.
You. Are you really in touch with your dad?
Yes, of course. I really am.
I have the call log right here, just a second.
Whatever, I don't care whether your dad is coming home or not.
You said you'd have it this week.
If you don't pay at least a month's rent by this week,
I'm going to a realtor and renting this place out.
I mean it!
I'm sorry.
No one else would be kind enough to put up with something like this. Jesus.
Dear God!
That's all because of you, isn't it?
Because of me?
I mean,
you were staring so hard
that you poked holes in them.
I don't care.
It doesn't matter whether or not she has holes in her tights.
So-hee, did I ever mention her tights?
Nope, you didn't.
What a creep.
Just go study.
Jeez.
You go study.
So let's say she fell down on her way to school yesterday.
Why isn't she wearing new tights today?
Right? It's kind of weird, right?
Maybe
she doesn't have the money.
No way, that can't be it. No one is that poor these…
Are they?
They don't even cost that much.
Hey.
Wanna do something fun?
No.
-She turned back and it wasn't a human. -So scary.
Hey.
What is it, Ha-na? Did you lose something?
Huh? Yeah. Hey, Na Il-deung.
Did you by any chance see a 50,000 won bill around here?
No.
I took it out to go to the store, and I definitely went past here.
I think I dropped it.
But it's not here.
That's strange.
Where did it go?
It was on the ground.
I found it.
It's not like I stole it.
Well, it is what it is.
I'll just think I gave charity to a person in need.
She's got a lot of nerve
for someone I caught taking the money on camera.
Lower your voice. She's gonna hear you.
This money is not dirty.
What's dirty
is me.
It's easier when I think of it like that.
Wow, it's so pretty.
Just you wait.
When my toy company makes it big,
I'm going to build you a house, just like this.
-And our family can live there, happily. -Really?
Promise me, Dad.
I promise.
It's so pretty.
I always told myself
Not to cry
Even when I'm sad
Scared that someone might know
What I'm thinking
When it's all a lie
Someday in the future
Will I be happy Like in a pretty fairy tale…
Ah-yi!
Will the smiles
Wiped out by pain
Come and hug me?
When that day comes
I wish I could see the love
That I have been so desperately Searching for…
-Hey, sweetie! -Dad!
Without having to fall asleep
May we be together
Every single day…
Oh, what is that?
I made all of it.
Closer than the sound of my own breath…
Mom…
Enduring was the easiest thing to do
Because I know that I can't have it
I wish someday
It will appear
In front of me
Please
Oh my goodness.
I need to find that 50,000 won bill.
Thanks for accepting my invitation.
I will pay you back
with the best magic show ever.
Ma'am.
Excuse me?
Huh? That's strange.
You came because of my invitation.
I'm sorry, but I crumpled it up and threw it out right away.
Don't lie to me.
You're holding it in your hand
right now.
What? This…
I definitely threw this in the trash yesterday.
You threw it away?
I think this is too important to throw away.
Here.
You know.
You came back here because I enchanted you with my magic.
No, I didn't.
My money that you took yesterday.
I came to get it back.
Oh, that money? Wait a second.
You mean this?
Ta-da.
It isn't funny.
It's not cool, and it's not amusing.
So stop fooling around,
and give me back my money.
Okay, well, I mean,
what would be so fun about money disappearing, right?
Oh, then.
How about this?
Annara sumanara.
Here.
Take it.
Don't taunt me with money.
Why would I take this?
I…
am not a person that takes other people's money.
I don't really care about other people's money either, so
here.
Take it. It's your money.
Wait.
You're going to run away from me again, aren't you?
Then you should probably
tie your shoes tightly.
And
look straight ahead while running
so you don't fall like yesterday.
That's cool.
Your bubble-patterned tights.
All right.
Let's eat, Yoo-yi.
-This is yours. -Thank you!
-Yoo-yi. -Yeah?
From now on, always leave space for dinner
even if lunch is jajang rice.
I started working again.
Okay!
RICE
-Ah-yi. -Yeah?
We're rich, right?
Knock it off.
We're second years now, seriously. Take it off. It's tacky.
I said take it off.
Oh, I'm sorry.
You don't want holes in your new tights.
Hey, wait for me!
You said this week for sure.
If it's not a month's rent,
I'm going to a realtor and renting this place out. I mean it!
Hey. Can you help me with this problem?
-Oh. Yeah, sure. -This one.
This one?
Yeah.
You really like math, don't you?
-Yeah. -Why?
Is it because you're the best at it?
I told you. You're not the best, your math teacher is.
It's just fun.
Are you serious?
With math, if you work on it, you'll get the answer eventually.
So many problems in this world have no answer,
no matter how hard you try.
Problems with no answer?
Yeah.
Money, my dad, and my exhausting life.
Things like that.
Oh, things like that.
Huh?
Environmental problems.
You know, like global warming.
Yeah.
But, you know, technology is going to keep on advancing.
It's a temporary problem.
I don't believe there are problems where you can never find the answer.
What about magic, then?
What?
Do you think
there are real magicians?
What are you, a child?
Solve it for me.
Sorry.
Bye.
Hey! Hang on.
Take this home to eat.
We can't sell this after 30 minutes anyway.
-Can I, really? -Yeah, take it.
Thank you.
-You have to eat it in 30 minutes. -Okay.
Sir.
Yeah?
I have to tell you something.
My dad doesn't live with us.
No, the truth is, he can't come home.
The toy company he used to run went bankrupt.
So he's running from creditors.
That's right.
Is there anyone around to look after you?
You don't have any other family?
I lost all contact with them. A long time ago.
I feel bad about your situation.
But I mean, seriously,
you just started working, and you want your payment in advance?
It's okay, sir. I…
It was rude of me to ask this of you. I'm sorry.
Please, just forget what I said today.
Goodbye.
How much do you need?
I mean,
I do happen to have some money I withdrew earlier.
Is 300,000 won enough?
Take it.
What can you do? As an adult, I should help.
Mom.
I never knew the word "adult" was so wonderful.
Well…
Thank you, sir.
Thank you so much.
I…
I'll work really hard, I promise.
Of course you should.
Yeah.
If I make it through this difficult time in my life,
do you think I can become a wonderful adult like him?
Gosh.
-Cheer up, okay? -Okay.
You're so skinny.
You have to study and work too?
You're gonna pass out.
Do you want to eat something?
It's okay.
From now on,
you can think of me like your uncle, okay?
You can tell me anything.
Oh, you poor, young thing, alone in this cruel world.
No.
Jeez.
You. My gosh.
What did you just do to me?
Did you hit me?
Huh?
You rude little bitch!
Seriously? How dare you hit an adult?
You're still wet behind the ears!
Oh, my back.
What the…
You beggar piece of shit.
First you use my pity to take my money.
Now that you got the money, you're done with me?
I can't even…
Kids these days are such ungrateful little brats.
Come here. Hey.
You messed with the wrong person. You better be ready for this.
You don't have money for hospital bills or a settlement?
You're gonna go to jail. Come on. Come with me.
Mom.
Help me.
Somebody, please help me.
Come with me.
Hey! Look at me, hey!
What the hell are you crying for? Come with me.
I said, come with me.
Who are you?
Do you…
believe
in magic?
What the hell?
Do I believe in what?
What the… Get lost!
Huh?
Annara sumanara.
Ta-da.
He disappeared.
A magic trick that makes someone disappear.
Success.
TEMPORARILY CLOSED
You know the closed theme park on the hill in our neighborhood?
There's a magician there.
I've heard about him too. I heard that he's insane.
Yeah.
When he saws someone in half, he really cuts and puts them together.
And in the trick where he makes someone disappear,
that person actually goes missing.
No way.
Here. Drink this.
-Thank you. -How is it?
Good, right?
Mister.
Yeah?
I want to ask you something.
Okay.
How did you come to that hill yesterday?
Hill?
You cried for help. In your mind.
I was just
passing by
and heard you, incidentally.
What about my boss?
Boss?
Oh!
Oh, that man?
I don't know.
I got rid of him.
With magic.
What?
Oh, the truth is…
I just wanted to scare him, but
he actually disappeared.
To where?
I don't know. He wouldn't be gone if I knew that.
Stop joking around and…
Did you…
kill him?
No. You didn't, right?
I saw it yesterday. He just disappeared into thin air.
Do you want me to tell you a secret?
Look.
There are
two types of magic.
Magic that looks real
but is fake, and
magic that looks fake
but is real.
Then, what type of magic
do you think I do?
Mine
looks real,
and is!
Okay.
I'll admit.
Yeah, okay.
To be honest,
the success rate isn't 100% yet.
I'm going to go now.
I feel like I'm turning into an idiot
whenever I talk to you.
Anyway, thank you for yesterday.
Mister.
Yeah?
I'm telling you this because you seem like an okay person.
Why don't you look for a job
that's more productive and, like, meaningful?
I mean, you're probably living here like this because you're well-off.
But a grown man like you,
pretending to be some lame magician
in a closed theme park…
I told you,
I'm real.
There's no such thing as real magic.
You used to believe
when you were little.
But I'm not little anymore.
Why are you so serious?
What's wrong with believing in and liking stuff like
Santa Claus and magic, even when you're a bit older?
You're the worst.
People like you,
who have no worries or sense of responsibility.
Yet you're talking about foolish, childish stuff
like Santa and magic. People like you…
No, I mean
people like my dad
are so pathetic.
Do you even know
how hard I struggle to get through every single day?
Do you…
believe in magic?
Just stop it already. How many times do I have to tell you?
I don't believe!
I don't believe in magic!
Annara…
sumanara.
Everything was always here
You couldn't see because you've forgotten
Your eyes sometimes deceive the world
Just because something is hidden
In the dark
Doesn't mean that it's gone
Turn on the lights
Choose the path not taken
No need to be afraid
Question everything that you're used to
Isn't it nice to see yourself
At the beginning?
You, without any scars
Or pain?
Fear is essentially
A shadow you grow within yourself
They are things That may disappear in a second
Lift your head up when the road is blocked
Look at the sky
That doesn't need roads
Don't fall for the lies
That whisper and tell you to crouch
Those dead words of darkness
Must have hurt
But you are stronger now
Believe in yourself
Choose the way you want to go
You're already there
Pick the brightest smile and practice
Isn't it nice to see yourself
In this moment
Where no darkness
Can stop you
Now
The name of this performance is,
well…
Oh.
Magic
that makes you believe in magic
again.
What do you think?
Is it a success?
Mom.
I couldn't say that I didn't believe it because the view
was so real and beautiful.
Is this person in front of me
really a magician?
Subtitle translation by: SC