Park Seo-joon
Kim Da-mi
Yoo Jae-myung
Kwon Na-ra
Kim Dong-hee Ahn Bo-hyun Kim Hye-eun
Ryoo Kyung-soo Lee Joo-young
Yoon Kyung-ho David Lee Chris Lyon
Itaewon Class
All characters, places, organizations, and incidents portrayed in this drama are fictitious.
New Building Owner
Hello?
Hello. I'm the owner of DanBam in Itaewon, Park Saeroyi.
I heard you took over the building.
So I'm calling you to say hello.
Okay.
What a coincidence.
Pardon?
It's me.
Jang Dae-hee.
Is this
the kind of beating you talked about?
Don't get the wrong idea.
Chairman Jang Dae-hee
I heard business in that spot
is doing well these days.
And the value of the building has gone up,
so I just thought that it'd be a good investment.
Come to think of it, it's funny.
What you did to take me down
ended up benefiting my company, Jangga Co.
This beating is quite cunning.
Don't you have a favor to ask of me?
Come to Jangga Co. tomorrow.
Is it Jangga?
Episode 8
- Yes. - Jangga Pub?
They bought this building? Why?
I wonder too.
I'm so sick of them.
They just want to get rid of someone they don't like.
So they just bought the building?
He is a man of huge caliber.
Yi-seo.
You see,
I don't even understand how this shameless woman has the audacity
to come here to get ice.
And I can't wrap my head around why Jang Geun-soo works here...
Enough!
Hey.
Another word and I won't let it go.
I'll go and bring Yi-seo.
Gosh.
This is so awkward.
That rude punk. She has such a bad temper.
I'll go get more ice.
It's okay.
I'm sorry.
You and the girl named Yi-seo.
I didn't know you were so emotional.
- What? - Nothing.
You two seem very close.
And she has a point.
I can't borrow ice from you guys because I feel bad.
You should've gotten a part-timer to do this. Why carry this yourself?
- Give me that. - Gosh, it's okay.
Ask me for favors anytime when we're not at work.
Any plans for the weekend?
I have tickets to a musical. They're for VIP seats.
I have an extra ticket. Do you want to come with me?
Do you like me?
What?
Yes.
I don't like you.
Why not?
Because of that jerk, Park Saeroyi?
Because of Mr. Park.
- What? - The man you hit with your car
and killed.
He was like a father to me.
So please...
Stop hitting on me.
Sir, he's here.
We're meeting quite often these days.
I agree.
Chairman Jang Dae-hee
Let's hear it.
Are you here to argue with me?
So you wish to run the business yourself at the spot?
You'd better sell it sooner than later.
To get the premium, that is.
Is that what this is about?
The premium...
It wouldn't be bad.
I know there's the Lease Protection Act,
but I can pretty much do anything I want in this situation.
Who do you think will win if this goes to court?
And how will you run the pub during the trials?
You knocked down a wall and made structural alterations.
I could ask you to restore the space as well.
But those petty details...
I don't care.
Then what do you want?
My son, Geun-soo.
Why are you letting him work there?
- We were short-staffed. - Let him go.
That's up to him to decide.
Does having my son to work for you
help you boost your self-esteem?
Sir.
I suppose you use your employees to boost your self-esteem.
He said you're a strong person.
Therefore, I plan to take this opportunity
to teach my son
what it really means to be strong.
You bought the building to show off your power?
That's not all.
I know how persistent you can be.
Even after you get kicked out, you'll open up a pub somewhere else.
Am I right?
Then I'll buy that building as well.
I'm going to buy every building that you rent out.
Is that
your definition of power?
I can easily control and have influence over all your achievements.
Isn't that power?
Seeing you today
reminds me of when we first met.
You were expelled because you were too stubborn
to get on your knees.
Haven't you had enough?
Park Saeroyi.
What would I get for ruining your life?
What do you want me to do?
You started off on the wrong foot, so let's fix that first.
Get on your knees and apologize.
If I get on my knees, will you allow me
- to continue my business? - Of course.
Haven't you learned?
You can't get what you want by being emotional.
If you kneel and sincerely apologize,
I'll put the past behind us.
And I'll no longer try to take anything from you.
Money.
You think money is what I want?
There's too much involved between us
to think of it so lightly.
What I want out of this fight isn't money.
Because
I am
your enemy.
The day I was expelled for refusing to get on my knees,
my dad told me that he's proud to have me as a son.
Being expelled? Being kicked out?
You took
absolutely nothing from me.
In my opinion, power comes from people.
Because their trust gives me strength.
So Geun-soo told you that I'm a strong person?
I'm glad to hear that.
I'll become
even stronger.
If your business fails,
you'll lose your people.
They're the reason why I can continue to run my business.
Is that so?
So you want to keep going?
Yes.
That was your last chance.
You'll regret this.
You want to stop this ill-fated relationship?
There's one way to stop. Do you want to know what it is?
Be punished for all that you've done wrong
and get on your knees.
Saeroyi.
Right. You work here during the day.
Yes. What about you?
What brings you here?
I met Chairman Jang.
We'll have to move out.
It's no big deal. Don't be so serious.
Are you okay?
I'm just upset that my plan
to make you quit is going to take longer than expected.
You're such a fool.
Ms. Oh, the documents are ready.
It's time.
You should go. I'll see you later at Itaewon.
Okay, I'll see you.
He bought the building?
I didn't know the old man would be so aggressive.
Exactly.
What's going to happen now that he can't run the pub?
The best choice is to receive a premium before the lease is over.
The Saeroyi I know
will quickly find another place for his pub.
How about asking him to focus on my business instead?
A small business takes time to grow.
I was actually planning to talk to him about that.
Is he doing okay? He must be pretty discouraged right now.
He's fighting against Chairman Jang.
Deep down inside, he's probably pretty upset.
But don't worry.
I've known Saeroyi for ten years,
and during all the ups and downs,
I've never once seen him discouraged.
Yi-seo!
You stormed out yesterday, but you came to work early.
I don't want to talk to anyone from the Jang family.
So will you stop talking to me?
Then just tell me.
I know it's because of Saeroyi.
Tell me what my family did to him.
Okay, fine.
You didn't know anything, so you probably felt at ease.
What?
Do you really want to know what your family did
to our boss?
Hey, you're here.
Hey, you're our manager. You can't just storm out like that.
Our boss was really worried.
What?
Why would you be worried? I'm not a little kid.
I thought I'd be the first to come, but you're all here already.
Hey, Geun-soo.
So what you're going to do?
Let's eat first.
What do you need?
I heard you decided to buy
the building where DanBam is doing business.
And?
May I ask you why?
Don't you know already?
I think I already know what you're going to say.
But I'm not in a very good mood.
So choose your words wisely.
It was very unlike you.
It was unlike me?
Yes.
This may sound out of line,
but I've known you for over ten years.
You've made choices that sometimes
went against the social custom.
I clearly told you
that I'm not in a good mood.
Are you telling me that I was wrong to kick him out like that?
You?
But even if those choices were wrong,
all those choices were made
to benefit the company.
But the purchase of the building seemed like a very emotional decision.
- And that's not something... - Enough.
That's enough.
You may leave.
Chairman Jang Dae-hee
What I want out of this fight isn't money.
Because
I am
your enemy.
Do I really think
of that little kid
as my enemy?
Do you know what he said to me?
"My life has just begun!"
"And I'll do"
"everything I want to do."
That's what he said to me.
I'm so impressed.
Will you stop telling that story? I've heard it enough.
Just have some beef jerky.
Why do you guys look so down? Did you fight?
No.
It's no big deal. Those two fight all the time.
Let's go for a second round.
Where should we go?
I'm not that interested, but how about we go to a club?
A club? Sounds great. Let's go.
You must've had a lot of fun the first time you went clubbing.
You think I had fun? After I saw you that night...
- What? - Let's just drop it.
What is it? Don't you want to go?
No, it's not that. I was just wondering if it's fun there.
- I've never been. - Yes, it's fun.
- There we go. - What are you doing?
Just watch.
Get up. Let me teach you how to have fun at a club.
- Here? - Yes.
First, you need to smile.
- Smile? - Yes, smile.
Okay, that's good. The next step is to show your presence.
- Okay. - Step three is to get close.
- Sit back down. - Sorry.
When you go clubbing in Korea,
it's best not to hit on too many women.
Then what should I do?
Your first choice is very important, okay?
"Is he hitting on me after being rejected by her?"
You don't want a woman to think that way.
What's going on? Tell me.
- It's nothing. - You're so petty.
Are you still upset because of what Yi-seo said yesterday?
You guys can go on ahead. I want to have a word with Geun-soo.
Okay, we'll see you there.
- Okay. - Let's go.
Let's go.
What's wrong?
Is it because of Yi-seo?
- I heard everything. - Heard what?
I heard
what my family did to you.
Why didn't you tell me?
Because it's between me
and your brother and father.
It has nothing to do with you.
I knew
you would think like that.
Because that's your principle.
Why did you offer to work
at DanBam?
I told you.
I wanted to make money.
To be honest,
it looked like
you needed
someone to lean on.
This might sound out of line.
And it might sound funny.
But I thought DanBam
and I might be able
to give you something to lean on.
Thank you.
- But I don't need you to pity... - I'm not pitying you.
You just reminded me of
myself.
I wanted to get along with you well.
But I didn't think of how you would feel
after you found out everything.
I'm sorry.
No.
No, you don't need to do that.
You don't need
to apologize.
Geun-soo.
I'm really sorry for what my family has done
to you.
They will
get punished no matter what.
- What do you think? Isn't it great? - It looks so fun.
- Haven't you been to a club in Korea? - No, I haven't.
You're pretty new yourself.
I'm a professional clubber.
Here.
Oh, right. My ID. Just a second.
You don't need to show me.
Look at yourself. You're obviously old enough.
What?
- I'm... - Why are you asking him that?
People from Africa and the Middle East can't enter.
Come on. This is Itaewon. Don't be like that.
You're embarrassing us.
I'm just following the rules.
Where are you from?
I'm Korean.
Show me your passport.
But I'm Korean.
My dad is Korean.
Hey, we have a foreigner. Send someone to the entrance.
Why would you call him that when he's right there?
Hey, don't explode.
Just leave while I'm being nice.
- And what if I refuse? - Forget it.
They don't accept Africans. Let's go somewhere else.
But I told you that my dad is Korean.
Let's go already.
I'm also Korean, okay?
How are you Korean?
- You have dark skin. - Hey.
You...
You're so mean!
- Tony! - Hey!
Tony, where are you going?
Tony!
My gosh.
- What's with him? - They wouldn't let him in.
What? Why?
They don't accept Africans.
That's up to the owner.
He kept saying he's Korean.
He became upset because I didn't take his side.
Hey, will you stop being so mean?
You've been getting on my nerves since yesterday.
What?
He's obviously not Korean.
Yi-seo, that's enough.
Boss, you should stop too.
Bogwang Kosiwon Bogwang Study Room
DanBam Pub
You're so pretty
Don't get hurt, and let's make a lot of money
What am I going to do?
You racist
You're an embarrassment to our country
You humiliate Korea
Eat poop
What the...
- What's on your jacket? - What?
It's nothing.
What's your plan for the pub?
We'll have to move out.
- What's this? - It's a decent firm.
You'll make money if you invest.
I don't have money to invest.
Why don't you just shut down the business?
It doesn't earn much money compared to the investment.
And it's too risky.
And it'll be riskier if Jangga Co. gets in the way.
This is an important period.
You should spend your energy on receiving Ms. Kang's support.
But you need to move and get ready to reopen.
It'll be too inefficient.
No.
If you invest your premium, you'll make about...
I'm not going to invest.
What about Chairman Jang?
He warned that he'll buy every building that you rent out.
You need to be realistic.
If he keeps targeting you, your business will never succeed.
There's one way.
What's that?
I'm going to call Ms. Kang and ask her to meet today.
No way.
I'm sorry.
DanBam
You're here early. You work too hard these days.
Hey, you guys.
Yi-seo.
What?
Can we talk?
DanBam
What is it?
It's better to stay here
than to move to a new spot, right?
Why do you ask the obvious?
I plan
to quit working at DanBam.
That's what you wanted to say?
In return for going back home,
I'm going to ask my dad
to leave Saeroyi alone.
That would
be the best choice, right?
Will you please do that?
I'd be really grateful.
My gosh.
You really are mean.
After you dance with her a bit more
and give her a few compliments...
Aren't you thirsty?
I have a table over there Do you want to drink with me?
That's all you need to say to her.
Then the night will be yours.
- Gosh, that's nuts. - I'm so excited.
What?
- Hello? - Aren't you cold?
Why do you look so sentimental?
I wanted to talk to you.
About what?
Chairman Jang bought the building that I rented out.
Ho-jin already told me. Do you need to borrow money?
No.
I'd like to withdraw one million dollars of my stocks in Jangga Co.
Then you won't have any influence in the company.
I'm sorry.
This is completely different from what Ho-jin had planned.
I thought you'd drop the pub and focus on helping me.
It's not even a franchise or a famous brand. Do you really need
to risk everything on that small pub?
It's precious to me.
Yes, but Chairman Jang easily took that precious pub away from you.
The pub is all about
the people I work with.
So Tony didn't show up.
He's not even answering my calls.
Hey.
Why don't you apologize to Tony?
- Why would I? - I knew you'd be like this.
Soo-ah, why are you carrying the beer?
Let me take them for you.
I made myself clear that I hate you the other day.
But you keep showing up.
Where's Saeroyi?
You're here.
Hey, Soo-ah. You're here again.
I came to return the beer I borrowed before.
Do you not want me to be here?
What? No one's here.
We had some customers earlier. They just left.
I see.
Boss.
Yes?
Geun-soo has something to tell you.
DanBam
What do you want to tell me?
Well...
I want to quit.
Why are you being like this?
What's the reason?
Nothing.
I just think it'd be better this way.
If the reason you're quitting
has something to do
with your father or brother,
can't you just stay?
I like you. You're like my younger brother.
Geun-soo says he will talk to his dad
on condition that he quits his job here.
He will talk to his dad? What does that mean?
So we can keep our business running here.
Even if we get the premium, we will still have to find a new place
and pay brokerage and interior design fees.
It costs hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The best option is to stay here.
And we can do that with Geun-soo gone.
What do you think?
Of course I agree with it.
Geun-soo must've felt uncomfortable working here.
You should understand how Geun-soo...
Jo Yi-seo
What are you doing?
You don't deserve
to be the manager here.
But...
Saeroyi, wait.
This is my business.
Sympathy.
It's sympathy again.
It's...
It's just sympathy.
How long will you let sympathy stand in your way?
You're always at the mercy of everyone.
Franchise? Leadership in the foodservice industry?
How are you going to make it happen?
Forget about Jangga Co.
If you run your business like this, you're no match for Jangga Co.
So you don't want to lose anyone.
Because DanBam is like a family.
Will you please wake up to the reality?
If you just fire a part-timer, it'll all be over.
How much money do you want to lose before you pull yourself together?
Business is all about profit...
For me...
If that's what business is all about, I won't do it.
Boss, please...
If I were to become like him, I wouldn't have started this.
Look what we are going through now.
We're about to get kicked out.
I just
don't want you to suffer a loss.
So what if we get kicked out
and it costs hundreds of thousands of dollars?
Jangga Co. is my enemy.
It's only natural that my enemy attacks me.
It was bound to happen anyway. No big deal.
What makes me upset now
is you whom I thought was on my side.
I just said that for your sake.
- I was concerned about... - Why?
Why do you have to fire
someone I care about for my sake?
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry I yelled at you.
I should go get some fresh air.
I get what you are saying.
But I'm the manager here.
No matter how idealistic you're being,
we will eventually get kicked out of here.
And we can't be sure the same thing won't happen again.
I bet my life on you.
You have to take responsibility.
I need a realistic alternative.
You're an idealist.
That old man keeps his word, no matter what.
Even if you move to another place with your precious employees,
the same thing will happen again someday
unless you have a realistic alternative.
That's the reason I'm retrieving the investment.
To protect my people.
I won't be swayed by Chairman Jang anymore.
You have no alternative.
I'll buy a building.
What are you talking about?
The realistic alternative.
It's a lie.
You know him.
Saeroyi never lies.
Can I talk to you for a moment?
Jo Yi-seo
What do you want?
I want to give you some help.
Did you not hear what my boss said earlier?
This is our business. Stay out of it.
No.
I mean about Saeroyi.
You work at DanBam because you like him, right?
So?
If Saeroyi was a sly guy who pursues practical interest,
would you still have liked him?
What's your point?
You know about
Saeroyi's past.
It counts only when he proves himself in the opposite way
of what Chairman Jang has done.
And as you know,
it's a very hard thing to do.
For him
and for those who have to watch him do so.
But Saeroyi won't change.
I mean, no one can change him.
He's very strong.
If you really want to be on his side,
don't try to change him.
You should be ready to walk with him.
You should understand him.
So I guess you understand him very well.
Not really.
That's why I'm not on his side.
I should get going.
Why are you telling me all that?
Well...
I don't know.
I didn't feel like working.
Did you give up on him then?
No.
Because I'm confident.
I told you.
Saeroyi likes me.
You know what?
I really hate you.
Well...
I know that too.
Keep your chin up, Cutie.
If Saeroyi was a sly guy who pursues practical interest,
would you still have liked him?
Just this once?
Just this once? Once and for all? But there will be another time.
It will make things easy this once.
But you know what?
Those one times
might change your whole life.
Thank you for everything until now.
It's twice your pay.
If you like working here,
I want you to work twice as hard.
Can you do that?
Republic of Korea
You racist You're an embarrassment to our country
Can't you do it right?
He's really strange.
It's strange,
but I like him.
Jang Geun-soo.
Oh...
Yi-seo.
I'm sorry.
You must be mad at me.
What can I do to make it up to you?
I'm not mad.
Yes, you are.
You have every reason to be mad.
I was heartless.
We've been friends for quite long.
You were always heartless.
You are also inconsiderate
and selfish.
I guess you were hurt a lot.
But I like you
the way you are.
I was being ambiguous before.
I think I should make myself clear.
I love our Boss like crazy.
I'm trying to be nice to you when you're just a headache
because I want to stay by his side.
So
don't stand in my way.
I should go.
Yongsan-gu Office
I'm telling you.
How many times must I say it?
I can't retrieve personal information without his consent.
He's not a stranger. He's my dad.
Take a look at this.
You can't prove the paternity only with a picture.
You should bring the family relation certificate.
Then I'll look into it for you.
I went to a club in Itaewon with the employees of DanBam last night,
but we were denied admission
just because one of our employees,
Tony was from Africa.
I can't believe there's racism in this day and age.
- This is crazy. - Itaewon is an international town.
I resent all those racists.
This is embarrassing. It's a disgrace to our country.
I can't believe it still happens.
It's just skin color.
You're here.
Hey.
Hey, did you do this?
Do what?
Well...
I did.
You said messing with your people
is just like messing with you.
So I made up my mind.
I will just kill those who mess with you.
Hey, Yi-seo. You sound so cool.
Where's Tony? Is he here yet?
Will you try calling him?
What? Hey.
- Well... - Tony.
I went to a club in Itaewon
I'm Korean.
You know what?
You don't look Korean.
Why do you call yourself Korean?
What is she doing?
My dad is Korean.
My dad came to Korea to meet my grandma.
And I came to Korea to find my dad.
Once I find him,
I can acquire Korean nationality.
I'm Korean.
But the fact is that you didn't acquire Korean nationality yet.
It means you're not Korean.
- Yi-seo. - I'll
help you find your dad.
Yi-seo.
I'll do anything to help you.
I'm sorry
that I didn't take your side.
I have a stomachache.
I need to go to the restroom.
Gosh.
It feels so warm.
Spray painting was so childish.
You should use your brains.
Gosh.
Wait.
Give me back my name tag.
This?
Put it on me.
It's really hard to deal with people like you.
But I'll try to understand.
Thank you.
Yi-seo, you're all grown up.
This is the last one about Jiin Department Store.
Okay.
And
a new tenant has moved into the building where DanBam was.
He must've had no choice but to move out.
We have to nip it in the bud.
You should buy the building he moved into.
Do you know where he moved to?
Well...
He bought a building at Gyunglidan-road.
What?
DanBam
Please take a look.
Here?
- A little more to the left. - Here?
- I think it's done. - Left?
All right.
Cool. You're a man of your word.
- We still have a long way to go. - She's right.
Hello. We opened a new pub here.
Did you move in here?
Hello, ma'am. Nice to meet you.
Why did you buy this building?
You are no good judge of buildings.
Why?
All the businesses here have gone bust every year.
My gosh.
Call me if you need anything.
- Yes, ma'am. - Oh, dear.
Daily Installment Loan
What did she say?
All the businesses here have failed.
The pub is all about
the people I work with.
People.
I told you. Business is all about people.
It's not like we're a charity. This is business.
We need to make a profit.
We should see it at large.
Who would trust a company that's inconsistent?
It's all over once we lose the confidence of people.
Like father, like son.
He retrieved the investment
and bought a building?
I was going to visit you to apologize.
I'm surprised you came all the way here.
Apologize?
About the investment I retrieved.
I caused trouble to your schedule.
I told you before.
One percent. Two million dollars.
They are just numbers.
The mission I gave you was to make Chairman Jang go to your pub.
It wasn't the money.
Do you still want me on your side?
Of course.
Chairman Jang and Jang Geun-won.
Your goal is to get back at them, right?
We should have the same goal to plan something together.
Are you sure revenge is all you want?
Revenge.
Maybe after that.
What I want
is freedom.
Freedom?
I want my words and acts to have power
so no one can mess with me and my people.
I don't want to be swayed by anyone or any injustice.
I want to live a life
where I make my own decisions
and I don't have to pay for my principles.
Gosh.
It's just an ambiguous pun of an idealist.
I like it though.
The freedom you talked about...
Let's enjoy it together.
Okay.
The power and people he talked about...
You took
absolutely nothing from me.
I couldn't take anything from him?
What?
As I grow older,
I'm becoming pettier.
A building owner?
In the end, you keep moving forward.
I'm not even surprised.
We should wait and see.
I heard businesses at that spot has failed every year.
You don't seem worried though.
Well...
Because I have my people.
I keep on going believing in them.
I'm jealous.
What?
Jealous of what?
You seem to care about them a lot.
- That's because... - You really need her, right?
I mean, Yi-seo.
On your way
to make me unemployed.
You need her, right?
Chairman Jang, the guest you're expecting is here.
Okay. Let her in.
Are you expecting someone?
It hasn't been a long time since she came,
but I can't imagine
DanBam without Yi-seo.
Special Thanks to Son Hyun-joo
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