JI CHANG-WOOK
CHOI SUNG-EUN
HWANG IN-YOUP
DIRECTOR: KIM SEONG-YOON
DON'T LET ME DREAM ANY LONGER
Annara
sumanara.
What was that last night?
Was it a dream?
No.
I remember how the wind was blowing and even the smell of grass…
Well…
I was thinking about what you said to me the other day.
About questions that have no answers no matter how hard you look.
And you specifically asked about magic.
Yeah.
There definitely are mysterious things in this world
that science can't explain.
But even so, there's no such thing as real magic.
That's my opinion.
If you're interested in hearing the logic behind how I came to this conclusion,
we could talk about it.
Are you free
after class?
What are you doing?
Huh?
Oh, I'm sorry. Did you just say something?
No.
The bell. The bell just rang. Yeah.
Bye.
This…
Magic simply confuses a person's sensory organs.
People want to believe what they see and hear is real.
It's a clever gimmick that takes advantage of that desire.
Do you get it?
"Gimmick…"
Huh?
Ha-yoon missed morning assembly. She's still not here?
-No. -She didn't come in.
She's absent without so much as a call?
And I'm the dean of students!
She's got some nerve.
See you tomorrow. Dismissed!
-Thank you! -Thank you!
I'll get going.
Okay, bye.
-Bye. -Goodbye.
Let's go get tteokbokki.
Goodbye.
See you tomorrow.
NA IL-DEUNG
Look who it is.
Hello.
You texted in the middle of the night,
saying that you quit.
Why are you here?
I was here yesterday too.
And it was temporarily closed.
Well, I guess stores have to close
when part-timers like you quit after working just three days.
I can't reach the owner, and there's no one to work the shifts.
You can't reach him?
No.
Hey, do you know anything?
The other employees told me
no one's heard from him since he left to talk with you.
Hello, welcome.
Should I just report it to the police?
Oh my goodness.
How can he live in a place like this?
Oh.
Hello?
Is anyone here?
Anyone here?
-Who's there? -Who's there?
Is there
someone there?
Were you the one who answered?
What? Yeah.
Hi.
I'm Yoon Ah-yi.
So what?
You're ugly.
It really was you.
Nice to meet you.
So what? You're ugly.
Man.
He should have taught her to say nice things.
The boss is a bastard.
Did the magician say that?
He disappeared, the bastard.
He disappeared
for real?
He disappeared, the bastard.
The boss disappeared, that bastard.
He disappeared, the bastard.
The boss is a bastard!
He disappeared, the bastard. The boss is a bastard!
It looks like it hasn't moved in ten years.
Right?
Huh? Is that it?
Where the magician lives?
Wow, the vibe here is amazing.
-It's better than I expected. -Oh, I have to go to the academy.
Let's leave.
-I don't like it here. -Okay.
This is enough exploring for today.
But you have to actually play along next time, okay?
Okay, I'll play along for real next time so let's get out of here.
Come look at this.
This place is a million views guaranteed.
-I can totally feel it. -Whatever. You have like ten subscribers.
-You little… -Huh?
Hey.
Isn't that Yoon Ah-yi?
Why is she coming from there?
What is going on?
Look.
That's Yoon Ah-yi, right?
He disappeared, the bastard.
The boss disappeared, that bastard.
Mom.
If, just if,
my boss actually disappeared,
is the man that helped me that night
a good person
or a bad person?
Or is he
really
a magician?
Yoo-yi.
Ah-yi.
-Who is that? -Hmm?
Oh my goodness!
-Huh? -Huh?
Oh.
-Huh? -Hi.
Why are you at my house?
Oh, is this your house?
Wow, it's pretty.
I mean, I just kept following the road
in front of me, and it led me to your house.
For real.
I didn't even cast a spell this time.
Are you sure you didn't just follow me from the theme park?
You're smart.
By the way, Mister.
-Your fashion is a little bit… -What?
People might mistake you for a magician.
A magici…
Hey, I just met you today.
How can you say such harsh words to me?
I'm sorry if that hurt your feelings.
Look closely, then.
All right.
-What are you-- -Just watch.
Like this.
One. Two. Three.
-Mister. -Four.
Ta-da.
Cock-a-doodle-doo!
A chicken.
-Yikes. -Yikes?
What are you…
Wow.
I think you're right.
A magician.
Here, it's a gift.
Thank you.
Keep the chick--
Please leave now.
-Leave? Already? -Yes.
If you show up at my house again,
I'm going to call the police.
Ah-yi!
I'm here!
Oh, are you Yoo-yi? Look how big you are now!
And you are?
Oh. Are you here to get the money they owe you too?
Yoo-yi, go back inside.
-Yeah, right. Yoo-yi, go inside. -We can talk outside.
-Oh, okay. Whatever. -Just go outside. Leave.
Let's talk outside.
How far are we going? We can talk here, all right?
Oh, Ah-yi.
Your dad's making your life hard, isn't he?
You can't solve anything by hiding him.
Where is your dad?
I don't know either.
You can't do this to me.
I used to give you pocket money and thought of you as a daughter.
You can't be this rude and lie to my face like this.
-Answer me. Where is your dad? -Mister.
I'm the one who wants to find him the most.
Not you.
Ah-yi.
When you're my age,
you know very clearly what little punks like you are thinking.
Don't make this hard.
Answer me. Now.
Where is your dad? Answer me!
I said, answer me!
What's this now?
Aren't you also here for money?
Nope.
If you're here for money, just talk about money.
Why ask about her dad, when she doesn't even know where he is?
Talk about money?
Sure, I'd like that.
Let's do that. Are you going to pay off their debt for them?
Oh, are you okay?
-My, my tailbone. -Wait. Try to get up slowly.
Okay, one, two, three!
Wait. Slowly.
Are you okay?
Help me.
What do you want me to do?
If you're really a magician, pay back our debt for us
and pull me out of this hell I'm in.
Then I'll believe you.
Annara sumanara.
Please make them
disappear.
Hey, guy in the hat. Get up.
Get up, you son of a bitch.
Hey. I know all of this girl's family,
and this is my first time seeing your face.
Who are you? What can you do for her, you son of a bitch?
I'll pay you back.
What?
How much?
However much you want. All of it.
-Money! -Money.
Oh, my God.
What do you say?
Is this enough?
More than enough.
Could it be fake money, sir?
You can see the serial numbers. They're real, idiot.
Do you
believe in magic?
Believe in what?
What's this?
Annara…
No, you shouldn't. Hey, that's fire. Shit.
…sumanara.
Hey, hold up.
Hey!
Mom.
I wish you could have seen it.
Money falling from the sky.
Can I think of this as a gift?
Can I believe that, because I've lived such a hard life,
God sent me
a real magician?
-Money, it's money. -It's money!
It's raining money!
-Pick them up! -What is all this?
It keeps on falling!
-Oh my. -This is all money!
FOR PROP USE ONLY
It's all money?
Oh my goodness!
Amazing!
-Dude. How much is all this? -Amazing.
We won't have to make house calls for a while.
Jackpot.
-Hey. -Yes.
-Hey, this is fake. -What?
They're props.
What?
They're fake.
It says it's a stage prop.
FOR PROP USE ONLY
Are you messing with us? Do you think we're dumb?
You gotta be kidding me.
-What? -Hey.
-Stop! -Stay down!
-Answer me! -Hey, stop.
Damn it.
Ah-yi. Call me as soon as you get in touch with your dad.
That's your only shot to live.
Goddamnit.
Go.
Mister.
Are you okay, Mister?
See? I succeeded again, right?
I made them all disappear.
It's Ah-yi.
Your name.
Wow, that means you'll still be a child even when you're all grown up.
You're the one
who's still a child,
even when you're all grown up.
Ah-yi.
Will you come to my performance stage?
I'll teach you magic.
No, I won't go.
Ever.
No, you're eventually going to come.
I told you before.
You're already
under my spell.
Go.
And…
don't ever come to see me again.
It feels like I could touch you If you just believed
It feels like I'm almost there
It hurts because you seem so comfortable
Leaning back into sadness
I'm someone Who's been in the dark for awhile
So I don't really need the light
I feel that we have no choice
But to live life
In our own way
You would understand me if you were me
All the things that I desperately want
Only make me sad
I only wish
For my day-to-day
To be steady and stable
Waiting always
Makes me tired
-A dream that will bloom someday -A dream that will bloom right now
I must bury it in my heart
And live through today
Please understand
My words someday
Even if it's not today
Bye.
The magic show
is over.
The performance that made my heart pound for a moment
has come to an end.
No one's heard from her since she left to stay at a friend's home.
Have you seen Seo Ha-yoon or do you know where she might be?
Ha-yoon's mom is very worried,
so tell me right away if you hear anything.
Get ready for class.
-Okay. -Okay.
NO WALK TODAY MEANS A RUN TOMORROW
You finished homework, right?
Are you ready for midterms?
Huh?
Oh, no.
-You? -Me neither.
I have so much to do.
Do you need something?
Huh?
Oh…
No.
Okay.
Well,
if it's okay with you, could I borrow one of these?
One that you're not using today.
I'm using all of them today.
You're going to look at all of this today?
Yeah.
Okay.
I'm going to the library later.
You can borrow one there.
-Hey, Kim So. -Yeah?
You know today's the day.
Maybe we should go another day? It looks like it's raining.
No way.
I mean, do we really have to go
to that creepy place on a day like this?
Who cares, huh?
The sky is all gloomy,
which fits the vibe of that theme park.
I might as well just give up.
All right, pay close attention.
Baek Ha-na, the YouTuber
will dig into every detail of the mysterious,
handsome magician today.
Oh, the nerve.
Okay.
Let's go to the library together later.
Cool.
Okay.
Oh, it's not this one.
Gosh.
Hey, what if an actual ghost comes out?
Hello.
Is anyone here?
Hello?
Is no one here?
-I don't think anyone's here. -Yeah.
Come on.
Hey, slow down.
Come on, here.
Oh, come on.
Whoa, look at this place.
-There's a room. -Oh my goodness.
Hello?
Hey. Looks like that's a parrot they use for the shows.
Oh my God.
Hey, let's make it talk.
Hey. What's your name?
Hey.
You should say hi when you see a person.
Hey, knock it off. It's not a person.
Look and learn.
Hello, welcome.
What are you doing?
Is this not it?
It'd be awesome if I could get talking footage for the video.
Hey. Just say one thing.
Repeat after me.
-"Idiot." -Oh my.
"Dumbass."
Boring.
-Looks like it doesn't talk. -Come on.
That sucks.
Thanks.
You can look at this one too.
Oh…
Can I really?
What do you mean?
Are you looking down on me?
You think if I share this with you, my ranking would be at risk?
-Because of you? -No. That's not what I'm saying.
Man. Even the thought of that bugs me.
So take it.
EXPECTED PROBLEMS
Sorry.
I mean, thanks.
-Want to listen? -Huh?
This…
It's a good time
To be together side by side
Not too fast
Not too hasty
And you're a good person
Even though I don't know you very well yet
You're a good person to me
So what I'm saying is
I want to know more about you
I'm more serious
Than you think right now
Oh, all of my nights are
Full of you
I can't
Stop this feeling anymore
I feel like the world is encouraging me
Isn't it dazzling?
Us, in this sunlight
And wind
Do you want to go?
Whatever, wherever that place may be
Do you want to go with me?
Il-deung.
-Il-deung. -Huh?
What is it?
Oh.
Oh, sorry.
Aren't you going home?
Yeah. I should.
Why do you collect all this stuff?
Hey. Put it back where it was.
Wow.
Hey. Pick it up, hurry.
Oh my.
Are these notes on magic?
Awesome.
Mister.
Are you actually good at magic?
You have to practice really hard to make tricks like that seem real, right?
You know, magic is based on skill, isn't it?
There's no such thing as a trick.
I'm not a technician.
I'm a magician.
Come on.
Let me see it, then.
There's a rumor, you know.
That you can make people disappear,
and when you do the sawing-in-half trick,
you actually saw a person in half,
and put them together again.
It's funny, right?
Do you really want to see my magic?
-Yes. -Yeah?
Do you want to try, then?
You can check for yourself if the rumor
is true or not.
-Okay. -Okay.
Then,
what do you want to try first?
If you need more books,
do you want to borrow them tomorrow too, at the library?
I can't tomorrow.
What about the day after?
I can't do that day either.
I'm working again.
You're so busy.
Are you free on the weekend, then?
Yeah.
Then let's date, starting this weekend.
Huh?
If we do start dating,
would your lack of financial worry
make up for my shortcomings?
Would I be able to tell you that
I secretly took the workbook you tossed so I could study?
Well…
Hey.
Yeah.
This is all so sudden. I don't know what to say.
It's not that I don't like you,
but I'm not in the best place to date anyone at the moment.
My family…
I mean, for a lot of reasons.
So what I'm saying is…
Hey, come on. I'm joking.
You're making me feel embarrassed, taking it so seriously.
You're going to be kicking yourself later tonight thinking about this.
Out of shame.
Oh, right.
-Bye. -Okay, bye.
Oh, wait. Here.
Bye.
Do you think that shadows
follow actual objects?
Isn't that obvious?
Maybe it's not so obvious.
Look.
Wow.
That's pretty impressive.
Yeah? Now then.
What about this?
What is that?
Cool.
But you know,
even little kids know
that all of that is a trick.
Sometimes whether you believe or not
is more important than whether it's real or not.
Like this.
Then
go ahead and stab it.
My shadow.
Are you crazy?
Do you…
believe in magic?
No. Not at all.
Now, your turn is up next.
Do you want to see if the rumors about me are true or not?
Do you happen to know Seo Ha-yoon?
I hear she's missing.
Did you do something to her?
What the hell is she saying?
How do you know
Yoon Ah-yi?
I'll show you the magic next time.
Come on, don't be a killjoy.
Mister!
Oh, and
can you tell Ah-yi
that I'm waiting?
What did he just say?
Yoon Ah-yi?
GRAND PRIZE - NA IL-DEUNG
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD
-Then let's date, starting this weekend. -Huh?
Huh?
Oh my God.
How can I face her at school tomorrow?
What am I going to do?
Jesus.
"Few people." There isn't "a" preceding "few."
You have to interpret this
as "There are not many people like him."
-When did you get home, Dad? -You were too focused to notice.
Yes, sorry.
You're the great Na Il-deung. No need to be sorry about stuff like that.
ECONOMIC MAGAZINE
THE OLDEST SON OF FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE NA IK-JUN
You can't make a family into a first-class brand
if only one person is outstanding.
It also makes it more valuable.
You understand, right?
-I always keep it in mind. -Good.
Oh. What are you doing here?
I'm here to encourage my son.
-Here you go. -Thank you.
-Come on, don't distract him. -All right.
What do you want when the test is over?
Ah-yi…
What?
Oh, iPad.
Mine is broken.
Oh, an iPad. Okay, I'll order one right away.
What?
I told you, I didn't eat it.
Damn it.
It's a fact, everything to do with her is weirdly unpleasant.
She likes money way too much, and that bald-faced lie…
Damn it. It's bothering me.
But still.
What could possibly be the reason for her to visit a sketchy man's place?
It's one of two reasons.
Money or love.
-What are you guys talking about? -Nothing.
Hey, there's like this weird magician living in that closed theme park.
I think Yoon Ah-yi has something to do with him.
What do you mean? You have to be clearer.
Maybe he's her sugar daddy.
It's all very suspicious. It's so disturbing, right?
Yeah.
You're so disturbing.
I almost believed you.
I understand you don't like her,
but next time, only talk about what you've seen.
Don't make things up.
Whatever.
Hey, Yoon Ah-yi.
Go visit the theme park if you have time.
The magician told me to tell you
that he's desperately waiting for you to come.
Why are you putting me in such an uncomfortable situation?
Why do I have to be misunderstood
because of you?
Misunderstood?
For example, what kind of misunderstanding?
Why on earth
are you waiting for me?
Why? It's simple.
Because I like you.
What did you say?
Oh, well…
I just like you.
I'm sorry, but I don't have time to joke around with you.
I'm not joking.
My life is already a mess, even without your meddling.
I'll help you.
How are you going to help me?
With that fake money from before?
No.
I just
want this time, where I have no control over anything,
to go by quickly.
That's what I want for now.
What you need now
is someone to listen to your story.
You think and think and think only inside your own mind,
and never let it out.
No wonder your heart gets heavier and heavier.
Am I wrong?
Who do you want it to be?
That someone you can open up to.
I'll send them for you.
What?
The texts you wrote.
She hasn't read them yet.
What are you talking about?
Do you…
believe in magic?
Give it back. What are you doing?
Give me back my phone!
Mom. Today is the first day of year two.
Maybe I am lucky like the teacher said.
I think it's going to be another great school year.
So don't worry about me.
No way.
MESSAGES
MY MOM, DAD
SEWOON HIGH SCHOOL YOON AH-YI
MOM
READ
Why are you doing this?
Mister.
What are you?
Me?
I'm a magician.
You're lying. Nonsense! Liar!
My mom…
My mom is…
she's dead!
I just like you.
Sugar daddy.
It's all very suspicious.
Mom!
Mom…
Sometimes, there are goodbyes that are harder to accept than death.
Mom…
It was less painful for me to believe she was dead
than to admit that
she abandoned me.
MY FAMILY, DAD, MY MOM
DAD, MY MOM
It's not that
Mom is choosing to stay away. It's that she can't come back.
Mom.
Did you really get my messages?
I know it doesn't make any sense,
but I keep regretting.
Did I ever
text you that I loved you?
What is this?
You told me to talk about stuff I actually saw.
Oh, and can you tell Ah-yi
that I'm waiting for her?
I mean, good thing I got this on camera.
Hey. Does this remind you of anything?
Yeah.
Criminal law, article 307.
"A person who libels another person with unnecessary fact or a false fact
can be sentenced up to two years in jail
or fined five million won."
So
you should be careful.
What the…
Is he showing off that his dad's the chief prosecutor--
Wait, is he taking Yoon Ah-yi's side?
Is this something we can't talk about in the classroom?
Yeah.
The teacher should be coming in soon.
Il-deung,
I'm thankful for everything, but--
Hey.
Yeah?
What do you think the math midterm will be like?
I don't know.
I'd have to see the test to know how difficult the problems are.
Why do you ask?
Can you…
not do well on the test?
So I can be first in all subjects.
What are you talking about?
I'll pay you.
To fail the test.
What?
Don't you…
need money?
Subtitle translation by: SC