One, two, three, four!
You have a crush on me~
Shining under the splendid lights,
you have a crush on me~
You can't do that, grannie.
You see?
You can't up on the last round of betting.
See? You heard that!
Gimme that phone! Hello?
What you mean I can't up?
We've got a pro player here. I'll hook him up.
Here's... doctor PARK Min-soo.
This guy likes playing the game more than he likes eating.
Next time, gimme a cue.
Hello, grannie? You remember the 88' Olympics?
Yes.
There's no upping on the last round since then.
Is that true?
- Rules differ according to the region. - So you can't up,
and the pot remains the same.
Go for the jackpot on the next round.
What are ya saying? Enough!
You see? Stop insisting.
I told you not to let her join the game.
I didn't call her.
Damn it, I'm not playing anymore!
Hello son. It's your father.
This broadcast doesn't reach Seoul, pops.
I'll speak louder then.
HEY, DO YOU HEAR ME?
YOU HAVEN'T COME HOME FOR THREE YEARS NOW.
IT'S OKAY,
EVEN IF YOU HAVEN'T SUCCEEDED IN SEOUL.
Pops! He must've heard that for sure.
Oh, stand by me~
The next person introduces himself as the fool of Youngwol.
He's been secretly in love with a girl for two years.
And he still can't even look at her.
Can someone pass on his feelings to this girl,
Who's more beautiful
- than any flower in my shop? - How much is this?
- 10 bucks. - That's the heartbreaking story
of KIM Dong-yun, the florist at Myungdong flower shop at Youngwol.
People, let's help this poor man
and help him send this girl a couple of roses.
Anyone passing by the bank in downtown,
please take a rose from the flower shop,
- and give it - You lucky girl, you!
To a teller named SHIN Hye-young.
This poor man, might commit suicide
if we don't help. Let's see you smile, KIM Dong-yun!
Huh? No way.
Hey it's the truth.
PARK Won-woong, KIM Ki-duk...
These guys were all producers turned into deejays.
I tell you, I was the KIM Ki-duk of Youngwol.
Hey PARK, say something.
You deejayed too?
Hey, producer KANG, you've heard about the legend at Wonjoo, right?
Legend? My pal CHOI Gon reborn as a deejay
in Youngwol is what's called a legend.
Right, Gon?
Reborn?
You call becoming a lame
radio deejay at a regional station a rebirth?
You're drunk. Relax.
Hey, when I was in elementary school,
I saw you win that grand award.
You were awesome then.
What happened to you?
Hey, KANG!
If you had,
If you had retired then, you would've become a legend.
Right?
Hey, that's enough. Cut it out.
Hold on. Let me talk.
It really sucks, huh?
Of all the places, you had to come to Youngwol,
Hey, that's enough. You've gone too far.
Hey, you manager. What're you doing here?
What is there to manage in this lousy place?
You don't have a family?
Shit, this really sucks.
Why do I have to think about ratings anyway?
I keep up with what I'm doing right now,
and I'll become like you, you, and you.
Shit.
Man, we had something good going on.
What are you saying? Let's go for another round.
Hey, let's just go home.
Hey, award winner! Manager! Let's go drink some more.
Come on, get in the car.
I'll take him back home. Take care of the producer.
Come on, get in. It ain't over yet.
Hey, is the work getting on ya?
This girl is mighty heavy.
Do you think we should just split up?
Hey man.
I'll work harder for ya.
Drinking like that, and sleeping in a motel...
We're late. Let's go.
And then acting like nothing has happened. Damn.
CHOI Gon, sir.
Sir, sir!
Sir!
What are you guys?
Sir, we're... George Harrison,
Ringo Star,
Paul McCan'tney,
and John Lennon.
We're the Beatles.
Ringo Star?
- Yeah, I'm Ringo Star. - John Lennon?
Yeah, that's me.
You guys look bad.
You're a shame. Don't follow us!
Sir, there's something we've got to tell you.
Sir, sir! Hear us out!
Sir!
Sir, sir!
Sir!
Sir, hold on.
We really have to tell you about this!
Hey, we're running out of time. What is it?
Sir, you've been around Youngwol for almost a hundred days.
That's it, one hundred.
So we were kinda thinking what we could do for you,
Yeah, we were thinking.
We decided to hold a concert for you.
That'll be like a tribute. We need your approval.
And if you don't,
If he doesn't?
Uh... then what do we do?
An open broadcast?
How can we do an open broadcast with a band like that?
Are you still drunk?
Sir, it's great to have some band like that in a town this size.
100th special broadcast with Youngwol's rock band, East River.
Isn't that what regional broadcast is all about?
Right, Gon?
Hmm. Makes sense. The producer's from Wonjoo, you know.
We've never done an open broadcast before.
What if there are problems?
Can we really do an open broadcast?
We've got no equipment for that.
You see, we've got no equipment.
I'll talk with Wonjoo for that.
Okay, it's settled then. PARK, make up a list of equipment that you need,
and pass it on to producer KANG.
The producer will talk to Wonjoo... No she'll go there,
and make up a deal. Gon... will do what he does.
What are you, director of this place?
You won't need me for this, huh?
Why are you getting so sensitive?
Am I being sensitive?
Yeah, a little.
Sir, what I really meant was... Sir!
Great meeting today. You two...
PARK, this is your first open broadcast?
You can do well, right? Relax.
Relax, okay?
You relax, man. Okay?
Okay.
Your face looks sick, man.
Hey, look who's talking!
Hey! Hey!
Hey, we haven't got much time left. Don't panic.
Nervous?
Not at all.
Not at all?
Yeah, I'm fine.
Are you sure?
Hold on.
Keep it down, guys.
Director, where are you?
Just follow the road. I'll be on my way down to see you.
Script.
There's no script.
Why not?
You never read it anyway. You're on your own.
You're really taking it easy, huh?
What?
Time's up. You ready for the transmission?
Yup.
Move out of the way.
PARK, you ready?
East River, ready?
Yeah, we're ready.
Okay, PARK, let's go.
Signal. Cue!
CHOI Gors Afternoors Request, Hundredth-show special!
Hello, this is Afternoors Request, and I'm CHOI Gon.
You know, I've started slow,
but we're already doing our hundredth show.
I thought Youngwol was tiny, but looking from up here...
it really is tiny.
It's good to be out of the studio for once,
and to see you guys in person.
- Gon, Gon! - Hey, KIM from the coffee shop.
What's up? I didn't order coffee.
Who ordered coffee?
I did!
Not on credit, I hope?
Hey, JANG.
Yeah.
Who's ordered noodles?
He took the bike all the way up here. Whew.
And that nurse who worried about...
the hospital closing down.
How are the snakes doing?
- You should be around here by now. - Is the poor man who
- Straight up. - Confessed love here too? Where are you?
- Hey, welcome! - And the girl beside you must be...
You did it. Congratulations!
It's been a long time. You look good.
You all know the bachelor from the flower shop?
Yes!
Should we have them get married just after the broadcast?
Yeah!
You know who these guys at the back are?
No!
They are the guys who sung during the broadcast.
The bastards.
The bastards, the bastards!
Had a hard time bringing the instruments up here.
They've Should we hear them sing?
I introduce you to Youngwol's best and only rock band, East River!
Hello everyone. Are you ready to rock?
Stand up, all of you! Yeah!
Director KIM is here.
Hey, you guys, take it easy.
I'm having a hard time because of your program.
What do you mean?
People have listened to your show on the internet,
and are tormenting me to broadcast the show live.
Afternoon programs are not getting good ratings,
and you're trying to take away the listeners in Seoul too?
What are you comparing it against? This is not the same Youngwol you knew!
Hey!
Does this guy still sulk in the middle of a meeting?
Was he like that before?
- Hey, I didn't sulk! - Yes you did.
Producer KANG?
Yeah, I'm KANG Suk-young.
Good job.
This is quite some show.
Come here a minute.
There's been word to bring Gors program to Seoul.
Are you serious?
It hasn't been decided yet.
Hey, don't tell Gon.
He'll create a havoc once he knows about it.
Okay, okay. Top secret.
And you, come to Seoul when you have time.
This is a secret too, right?
Meet CHOI Young-do, president of Star Factory.
He's got quite a group of stars with him.
I'm CHOI Young-do.
I don't have a name card. I'm Gors manager, PARK Min-soo.
Hold it just one second!
Hold! This is Korean Rock's
Living Legend!
The only live witness!
And East River's...
Spiritual leader!
CHOI Gors 'The Rain and You'!
Let's hear it!
Sir, please sing it for us.
Please, please! CHOI Gon, CHOI Gon!
He wants us to sing it.
We'll do it. We'll do our best.
Thank you.
This is for all of you, 'The Rain and You'!
That's too bad.
I wanted to hear CHOI Gon sing.
Hey, the stage is too small for him anyway. Right?
Yeah.
I'll look forward to seeing him on a bigger stage.
You'll see him soon enough.
Hundred days already!
Man, it's about time you raised hell again.
Do you have any solutions left if I do that again?
Bastard.
Who was that guy that came along with director KIM?
President of Star Factory or something.
He looked very young.
What was he doing here?
Just a casual visit.
Why didn't you sing back there? You should've.
I was afraid that I might want to sing again.
Is something wrong with your wife?
No, I'll be back in a day, so don't make any mistakes
and do well on the broadcast.
Come back soon.
Okay.
It's good to see Gon do well.
But it's not easy living on just the deejay income.
You'll have to do a couple of shows like me.
But that isn't easy either.
Hey, they're crazy about Gors program right now.
And I heard director KIM was worrying about you.
You're losing all the endorsements?
Okay, so Gors doing well as a deejay.
Does that earn him plenty of money?
Money? Hey, If he releases an album...
Hey, even Elvis won't do well with an album these days.
If you had gone to Youngwol as I had told you to in the first place,
it would've been much different.
Yeah, but you know Gon.
Hey, I've been with the guy 20 years.
So when will Gon come to Seoul?
He isn't just coming to Seoul to deejay.
Hey, the president of Star Factory is waiting for you.
What for?
Hey, don't ask.
I'll call him to tell him you're dropping by, okay?
It's a good thing, trust me.
Good thing? Is this lucrative?
Can I help you?
I'm here to see the president.
Please wait.
This is Busan, I loved your open broadcast yesterday.
You were here yesterday?
That would've been awesome.
No, I listen to it on the internet everyday.
I was on your concert at Busan Gymnasium.
Oh really. Thank you.
So... you're trying to cut me out and make a deal with Gon?
You must not know our relationship, Gon and I...
Singer and manager, right?
Yeah, I've been his manager for 20 years.
What have you done for CHOI Gon for 20 years?
What, so he won the grand award in 88',
and I was just carrying his stuff for him?
Do you think that day will come again?
Of course. I'll personally make that happen.
Gon comes to Seoul, he'll do well deejaying.
He releases an album, holds a couple of concerts,
and one or two endorsement deals...
Who's going to release his album,
and where will he find the resources to hold a concert?
There currently is a need for oldies in the music market.
This will be CHOI Gors last chance.
Do you want to be an obstacle to CHOI GOn?
Obstacle?
Hey, Gon.
Where are you?
How're you doing?
I've got no cigarette. Where's the store around here?
Hey, it's just across the street.
When are you coming?
Hello? Min-soo?
Let's go.
You might not remember,
but do you know how hotly contested the grand award in 88' was?
LEE Seung-chul's 'Don't say goodbye',
PARK Nam-jung's 'Oh the blowing wind',
it was crazy.
Then there was the bassist from group Love and Peace,
LEE Nam-yi's 'I feel like crying',
LEE Sang-eurs 'Damdadi',
- and LEE Sun-hee's 'I always'... - You're here.
This song's still requested regularly.
How's Gon doing without me?
So imagine how intense it was for the final award.
- You here? - Yeah.
And the managers...
They were battling it out to make
their singers the grand award winner,
but you can't lobby for the grand award.
So it was all about talent, and guess who won?
I don't want to brag, but it was CHOI Gon, with 'The Rain and I'.
Why did you arrive so late?
Had plenty of fun with Soon-young? I envy you, man. Having a wife and all.
Hey, watch who you're talking about!
Soon-young's no friend of yours!
Cigarette.
Is something wrong back at home?
Didrt you buy cigarettes yesterday?
Cigarettes I can buy.
Hey, you know the East River...
Is it called like that because it flows toward the east?
Or because it begins from the east?
Is that something to be curious about?
Don't you like Youngwol?
Great air... It was suffocating up in Seoul.
Hey, why don't we just live here, you deejaying and me helping you out?
You can bring over Soon-young and live here yourself.
That must be Andromeda.
Can you see? Let me have a go.
That's the terminal station of 'Galaxy Express 999', man.
Let's see it!
Hey, this is more interesting than I thought.
Yeah? Hey, Gon!
Huh?
What zodiac sign are you?
Scorpio.
That's why you're such an ass.
I'm Aquarius.
Hey, you're Alcoholicius.
Darn it.
Gon, did you know that stars don't shine on their own?
Light reflects off them.
Gon, Soon-young's sushi place is doing well,
and she's thinking of expanding the hall.
That's great. She was a good chef all along.
I think it might be time for me
to sit on the counter to help her out.
Not sitting on the counter would be more helpful.
Where you going?
Gon. I'm leaving for Seoul.
Where?
Eoul, man.
What for?
You're on your own now.
What do you mean?
Hey, we should talk.
Are you betraying me, PARK Min-soo?
What did you say?
Fine, go to your wife
and have plenty of fun!
That's no way to talk to me!
Am I wrong?
All you did was mooch off me when I was a big star!
And now you're leaving me?
Yeah, because there's nothing to mooch off you anymore!
What's wrong with that?
Who brought me to
this lousy place, huh?
What if you hadrt? Do you think being in jail is any better?
Don't bull shit me.
My life is messed up because of you!
What about mine?
What have you done for me, huh?
That's why I'm leaving, because I'm no good to you!
Go then, go!
Get out of here!
Hey, PARK Min-soo, let's get this clear.
I don't ever want to see you again, okay!
The grannie here wants to consult that professional of yours.
Let's hear him out.
Just play the norm, and stop fighting.
What, do you want me to pay you? Here's the next song.
What's wrong with you today?
Everyone gather around!
CHOI Gors Afternoors Request...
is heading to Seoul!
Seoul?
Yes.
Producer KANG, you're not returning to Wonjoo.
Go straight to Seoul.
You mean me?
Yeah.
And me?
You're coming with me to Won-joo!
Congratulations, CHOI Gon!
Producer!
Let's have the audience hear about it tomorrow.
Gon, I need your farewell comment for tomorrow's broadcast.
Meeting is over!
Where's this guy gone?
No idea.
FOR RENT
Where's my Mi-jung?
Asleep already?
What's happened to the shop?
Sold it.
So how come you're still making sushi rolls?
Sells well at the subway station.
Arert you curious about me right now?
When listening to the radio, I was always curious how a deejay would look like.
Now I'm curious about how everyone else listening to the broadcast is doing.
KIM at the coffee shop.
Are you there right now?
KIM's the ace of the shop,
I'm sure she's on delivery right now.
JANG from the Chinese restaurant, don't immerse yourself into a show,
the main chef will hit you on the back of the head.
Grannie with the cards, I've done some research,
and they say there aren't fixed rules.
Told ya!
- No definite rules! - So don't fight and have fun playing.
East River... What are you guys disguised as today?
Shit, how did he know?
- Did you tell him? - Hey, it's not me!
- Did you tell him? - No.
Thank you for listening to my show.
I got an offer to deejay in Seoul.
It was great while it lasted over here...
What's up?
A cup of coffee...
Don't bother. I'll get you a cup.
Hey brother!
Hey, Jang-hoon.
You should know president CHOI.
I'm a fan of your show.
I heard you're moving to Seoul.
Things will get busy now.
You're here to tell me that?
It's time you made your comeback.
I'll help you, let's make a deal.
Talk with my manager about that.
Your manager and I have already reached an agreement.
You've met Min-soo?
He really knows the business well.
I will personally compensate him...
You bastard,
what have you done to Min-soo?
Do you realize what you've done?
You're rough, as I've been told.
Yeah, asshole, I'm rough!
I see you still have that temper.
Yeah, I do!
But if I hit you and go to jail, there's no Min-soo around me to
bail me out,
so consider yourself lucky!
What are you doing?
Everything's been cleared with Min-soo!
Asshole!
You tempted him, didn't you?
Shit.
Min-soo's won't be with you anymore!
Let him go!
What?
Min-soo told me that he wanted to live his own life now.
He told me that it'll be the best for both of you. Do you understand?
Damn it.
Let's go! The dumbass can't even think properly.
Hey, hey, hey!
You idiot! What are you saying?
Do you know how hard it was for Min-soo because of you?
You selfish bastard!
I'm not going to Seoul. I'm staying put.
The broadcast starts in two days!
Do you want me to get in trouble?
- You don't want a comeback? - No, I'm fine here.
Fresh sushi rolls!
Fresh sushi rolls made this morning.
One dollar each! Thank you.
How many left?
Almost finished.
- I'll finish these off then. - Really?
Yup.
Fresh sushi rolls made this morning. One dollar!
You think regional broadcasts are a piece of cake, huh?
What else can we do?
We've already released the schedule, and there are people
waiting to hear CHOI Gors voice!
I've had to fight IM Baek-chun to get a slot,
and now this?
CHOI Gon won't listen to you, and you'll think he'll listen to me?
Listen up.
We're getting Gors show to be aired nationwide,
so have him do the show, okay?
- Okay? - Damn it!
Hey, where's CHOI Gon right now?
We're airing the show nationwide from here.
From Youngwol?
Yeah.
So you get him to do the show, okay?
Huh?
Okay. You don't have to go to Seoul.
Do your show here at Youngwol.
I'm not deejaying.
We're airing nationwide
from Youngwol, you understand?
Is this because of Min-soo?
Don't talk to me about Min-soo.
He didn't do much for me.
No, he made you a star.
And now that you're a mess, he's the only one who treats you like a star.
Enough!
We're doing the nationwide broadcast tomorrow,
so do as you like!
You've met him yesterday?
I talked to him, but he won't budge.
A nationwide broadcast.
We mess this up, and we're all dead!
What do we do, sir? Oh man...
What do you mean, what do we do?
You go in and say something, you said you used to deejay.
It's not funny, you!
What else can we do?
Why are you asking me that? Do something yourself!
Should I work on the signal?
Whatever!
Producer KANG, I'm doing the signal now.
Whatever!
That's it. I did the signal.
Hey, here's the script!
Get in there, hurry!
There isn't a better word that makes your heart flutter than 'first'.
First tears, first snow, first meet, first date,
First kiss, first broadcast.
It seems like just yesterday that
I made the same opening comments here at Youngwol,
and now I'm here speaking to the nation.
Hello, I'm CHOI Gon, grand award winner of 88'.
The first song that I'll be playing is by the Buggles,
'Video killed the radio star'.
Hey, you want to go for coffee?
One more bottle of soju.
Cheers.
Bottoms up.
Check.
Get ready.
You ready?
Yeah.
Cue!
Go.
Dad, it's Ho-young. Can you come back home?
Since you've left,
Grandma is running the restaurant,
and she cries every night.
You left home because of me, right?
I don't fight with Woo-young any more, and I listen to Grandma,
so please come back, all right?
Who told you that?
What?
Who told you your father left home because of you?
Dad used to say that when he drank.
Because I fight with my brother and don't listen to Grandma.
What's your dad's name?
JUNG Sang-chul.
Hey, JUNG Sang-chul! You should know me.
I signed an autograph for you back in 89'.
Come back home, right now.
You left home to find your wife, that's fine.
But you can't tell your boy that shit!
Come back, and tell Ho-young that you didn't leave because of him.
Tell him it was because of you. You can then leave again!
- Gon... - You stay put!
Come back, wherever you are!
And you, stop crying! You haven't done anything wrong!
He's crying, damn it! Where the heck are you!
Come back, bastard!
We'll hear a song.
I'm looking for a person too.
PARK Min-soo. Age, forty-six.
Min-soo!
Min-soo, come back!
You're just pulling a prank on me, right?
I was fine playing in an underground band,
and you told me I could become like Elvis.
Hey, you told me I could be greater than Elvis!
But what's this?
You told me at the observatory that
there's no star that shines by itself,
so come back and help me shine!
Let me shine like a real star should...
Hey...
You listening to me? Come back if you hear me.
Go.
Go~
I'm not going.
I'm chairman of the fan club, remember?
Go, or I'll have the mob go after you.
Go, idiot.
I'm staying here to sell sushi rolls with you.
We have a phone call.
Let's just listen to the music.
Come on, take the call.
Hello.
Gon!
Hey, it's you, Ho-young.
Yeah. Daddy's home!
What? Really?
Yeah. He came last night.
Let me talk to him.
Dad!
He doesn't want to talk to you.
He's scared of you.
Can I request a song?
What's that?
'The The Rain and You'.
I see you once, I see you twice~
and I still want to see you~