This is year 1988. It was a time when it was chilly but our hearts were fiery, and we didn't have much but people's hearts were warm.

There was no internet and no smartphones back then. Thinking about it now, how did we spend all the time? – Sung Duk Seon

Daughters are better. – Lee Il Hwa

Even if I had difficult moments, I was able to overcome it with determination. – Sung Duk Seon

Am I a joke to you? Am I someone who you can just treat like a garbage? – Sung Duk Seon

This day wasn't that special of a day. The misery of being the second daughter was always like this, after all. – Sung Duk Seon

I thought that my mom and dad were aware of how much I'd sacrificed, but that wasn't the case. – Sung Duk Seon

Why are you acting this way? You're making my heart hurt. – Sung Sun Woo

Her tenacity is nothing to laugh at. – Sung Sun Woo

Your mom wants to know everything, though. – Ra Mi Ran

Dads don't automatically become dads the moment you're born. – Sung Dong Il

In the end, what helps you overcome obstacles isn't brains but someone who'll take your hand and won't let you go. In the end, that's family. Even for heroes, the people they go back to in the end is family. The scars inflicted upon you outside the home and the scars inflicted on you by life itself, and even the pain inflicted on you by family, the people who will hold you and stand by you until the end, it's family.

Don't reciprocate his stupidity. It'll become a habit. – Ra Mi Ran

Is he a cyborg? How could he not shed even a tear? – Sung Duk Seon

It's just that adults keep it bottled up. They were just busy being adults and they just acted strong due to the pressure that comes with their age. Adults feel pain, too.

Even so, it's fine to be deluded sometimes.There's no need to force the harsh truth onto a small bit of happiness. Sometimes you need an illusion to be happy.

You have to treat your parents well while they're around. – Sung Dong Il

Mothers tend to be the one you miss the most, whether they're dead or alive. – Sung Dong Il

I miss my mom every single day. – Choi Taek

An adult-like child is just one without complaints. It's just that they've acclimated to the world of adults and they've grown used to the illusions around them. An adult-like child is just that, a child. An illusion is short but a misunderstanding lasts a long time. That's why illusions offer freedom while misunderstandings chain you down.

People who are less fortunate should help each other out! – Sung Dong Il

Even though he has no money, he's the neighbourhood philanthropist. – Lee Il Hwa

Have more of those friends instead of having bad friends who hurt you. – Ra Mi Ran

If you're dumb, you should at least try hard. – Sung Bo Ra

I'm fine with someone with no money, but I'm not fine with someone who's no fun. – Kim Sun Young

Bo Ra: Jung Hwan, who is 70 kg, hits Sun Woo with a force of 20 N. What is the acceleration?

Dong Ryong: How did you endure that?

Duk Seon: It must have hurt.

No matter how much better others' things may seem, they all have their faults. – Sung Dong Il

There's nothing one is more sick of and considers more tacky than something that has belonged to them for a long time. However, another way to say "sick of" and "tacky" is "accustomed to" and "comfortable". The feeling of being accustomed only comes with having spent a long time with something. And only people I'm comfortable with can truly know me, embrace me, and console me. Sometimes you're so sick of something and it seems so tacky that you don't even want to look at it. But the only people in the world who can protect me are "my people", people who I'm used to and am comfortable with, people who have been my people for a long time and people who I cannot help but love. "We cannot help loving them." You cannot help but love them.

Even if I have to shave my head, I'll do whatever it takes to raise my kids well. Even if I can't buy them branded shoes, I won't let them starve and will buy them pretty clothes, and will live a life that nobody would consider shameful. - Kim Sun Young

My daughter, whom I love so much, don't live with your head hung low. – Kim Sun Young's Mom

Sometimes, I felt like my mom was an embarrassment. There were times I couldn't understand why she seemed to have self-consciousness or a sense of pride and got angry. I didn't realize it then, but it was because there was something precious that she wanted to protect more than herself. And that it was because of me. When true love manifests, it doesn't allow one to be concerned over one's pride and causes one to cast it aside. That's why mothers are strong. – Sung Bo Ra

They say that God created mothers because they can't be everywhere at once. Even when one is at the age to be a mom, one's mother is always one's guardian. And even saying the word "Mom" is something that has the power to tug at one's heartstrings. Mothers are always strong. – Kim Sun Young

When one is at the age when one can console one's mother, it's when one has matured past being able to say "Thank you" and "I love you". If one wishes to make one's mother happy, the words "Mom, I need you" are more than enough. – Ra Mi Ran

I have no interest in hearing about other people's love lives. – Kim Jung Hwan

I'm in the middle of experiencing my first love right now. Not only that, I've fallen in love with a childhood friend. Whenever I see him, my mood brightens. And when I'm eating ot studying, all I can think about is him. This is love, right? – Sung Duk Seon

I have someone I like but I haven't been able to confess my feelings for two years now. – Sung Sun Woo

Il Hwa: Even though she talks like that, she has a warm heart.

Mi Ran: If her heart was any warmer, we'd all burn to death.

I feel so apologetic to my child. – Choi Moo Sung

Appa, you know that I love you so much, right? – Choi Taek

I guess I'm someone who doesn't even deserve to be loved. – Sung Duk Seon

I was at the age when I no longer believed in Santa or felt my heart flutter because of Secret Santa. I was at an age when a present that was secretly left behind or secretly conveyed gentleness wasn't enough to fulfill my expectations, excitement that would probably escape up to the back of my throat and choke me if I were to try and suppress it, embarrassment that would probably make my heart explode if I were to admit to it. I was dying to make it obvious but didn't want to get caught. That was the excitement we felt back in 1988.We were 18 years old back then. – Sung Duk Seon

Time continues on. That's why time eventually creates farewells and it always leaves people with regrets. If you love someone, you have to tell them now before your fleeting days become filled with regret. In some ways, the biggest present that time leaves us with is the memories we have of loving others. That's why you have to shove embarrassment aside and confess your love to the one you love before it's too late.

No matter how much girls fool around and do the crab-leg dance at home, she'll be on her best behaviour in front of the guy she likes. If a girl fools around or does the crab-leg dance in front of you, that means that she doesn't see you as a man. If she did, she wouldn't act like that, no matter what. She'd be too embarrassed. – Yoo Dong Ryong

No matter how I look at you, you're not the same person you were three years ago. – Kim Sun Young

Will anything change just because you're sorry? – Sung Bo Ra

People with warm hearts have cold hands. – Sung Bo Ra

You're a strong person, Mom. – Kim Jung Bong

One's feelings can't be put to words. That's why just one remark can give off warmth. In this cold, harsh world, the thing that allows one to recognize the warmth that is present in life, makes it worth living is not a wise saying, or a refined, witty remark. Rather, it is one warm remark filled with one's raw, unrefined feelings.

You're only my younger sister's friend to me. So, don't cross the line anymore. - Sung Bo Ra

You seem to live off the joy you get from tormenting me. – Sung Duk Seon

Isn't life and this world so unfair? – Kim Sun Young

How do you manage to find so many reasons to go drinking? Geez, that's a real talent you got there. – Lee Il Hwa

I can't leave you behind so easily. – Choi Moo Sung

Don't just live for his sake. Live for yourself, too. You only have one life, and it'll fly by. – Kim Tae Young

In life, sometimes you become indebted to others or inconvenience others. It happens. Everyone lives like that. Don't suffer too much on your own. – Choi Moo Sung

I do like you as a person. Can't we just go back to the way we were before? – Sung Bo Ra

A line indicates a limit saying, "That's as far as you get."To maintain that boundary means to maintain the same familiarity and it means that one will respect the universe that it outlines through abiding by its rules and maintaining the relationships existing in it as they are. This also means that if one were to never cross that line, one would never experience the world, rules, and relationships outside of the currently established boundaries. If one wishes for a new relationship, if one wishes for love, one must cross the line. If one would not cross that line, it would demarcate the limit of how far you and that person can go. Of course, there are some lines in this world that should never be crossed.

You need to stop reading romance novels. Things like that don't happen in real life. – Jang Mi Ok

In my life, there are no women besides you. – Kim Sung Kyun

How are you going to survive in this cruel, harsh world like this? – Sung Duk Seon

As expected, diligence does not betray you. – Kim Jung Bong

If you're discontent with something, don't run away from home. Just get angry. Why hold it in? They won't know unless you tell them. How are they supposed to know when you haven't told them? – Sung Bo Ra

You have to struggle a bit in life to grow. – Yoo Dong Ryong

I like her, not as a friend, but as a woman. – Choi Taek

I miss my mom so much. I want to see my mom so much. – Kim Sung Kyun

I decided to believe in things like destiny from now. – Jang Mi Ok

You really know how to convenience someone. You keep appearing in front of me and I keep getting tangled up with you. But you doing that is because of me, I think. I think I did something to give you hope. Okay, let's date. I like you too. – Sung Bo Ra

Do I have to be prepared to lose my life if I want to hold your hand? – Sung Sun Woo

I like you because you're so good. – Sung Bo Ra

You don't need to go to college or get a fancy title. What do you need that piece of paper for? As long as you're good to others and can provide for yourself, that's good enough. – Kim Sung Kyun

I really hate seeing my mom suffer. – Sung Sun Woo

Why are you only thinking about what's most convenient to you? Have some consideration for how your mom feels. Is your peace of mind the only important thing? – Sung Bo Ra

Loving someone is not just the feeling of wanting to give them things. It's the desperate desire to give them things. It's really difficult to love someone. To love someone does not only mean that you love to feel them near you, but it also means that you love to acclimate yourself to them. And also, to love someone means that no matter how much pain or grief that person causes you, you find yourself wanting to hate them so much yet you can never bring yourself to hate them. To love someone doesn't mean that you don't hate them; it means that you can't hate them.

It's very good that you're honest about your capabilities. – Sung Bo Ra

The most important thing is my children's happiness. – Kim Sun Young

If by chance, there is something wrong, tell me everything. Don't hide it from me. – Lee Il Hwa

Do you think that your mom will be with you forever? Don't you feel sorry for her? Be nice to her while she's still around. – Sung Dong Il

"Do not be ashamed to ask about something to someone beneath you."

It's only natural for a parent's heart to break over their child. – Sung Dong Il

Be good to your dad. It really seems like you're everything to him. – Sung Sun Woo

I can't live without my Il Hwa. – Sung Dong Il

"Don't act thoughtlessly. A real man should conduct himself calmly and move his body with as much prudence as if he were moving a mountain."

When I was young, Superman lived at my house. He was a MacGyver-type of guy who could fix anything in the world. He'd appear out of nowhere to fix every sort of problem. He'd never show any sort of weakness whatsoever. However, I came to know the truth after growing out of my childhood. Just like Superman, they were all normal people whose true selves were still hidden. Nobody knows what kinds of unfair, sad, scary, and difficult things fathers are forced to face throughout their lifetime. And now, the reason they endured through the unfair, sad, scary, and difficult things in the world is because they had people they had to protect. It's because they have families who depend on them as the "Father".

From now on, you don't have to hear people feel sorry for you anymore. – Sung Dong Il

Late winter of 1989. I'm not sure if my heart was racing because of my illness or because of her. I want to find out. – Kim Jung Bong

As parents, it breaks our hearts that we can't help our child fulfill her dream. – Sung Dong Il

Sun Woo: Why Duk Seon? There are tons of girls who like you.

Taek: I just like her. I just like it when I'm with her. When she smiles, I almost feel like I could die.

Now I know why I hate him. I feel sorry for my dad. – Sung Sun Woo

There's nothing I can do for her. I just had to be by her side. And now, I can't even do that. I want her to be happy. That's all I want. – Sun Woo's Dad

There's something I'm curious about: Why won't anyone like me? Why isn't there anyone? I guess I am a woman who has no right to be loved. – Sung Duk Seon

How do you feel? Instead of other people liking you, who is it that you like? You can like someone instead of someone liking you, right? Kids, nowadays, only know about the here and the now. They don't know about life. – Yoo Dong Ryong

Duk Seon: You're in the palm of my hands. There's nothing that I don't know about you.

Taek: You don't know anything about me. There's someone I like and I'm going to confess my feelings to her.

That's her greatest positive trait. She's immature sometimes, but she always makes those around her feel better. And she's very cutesy too. – Sung Sun Woo

Have you given up on me? – Sung Duk Seon

Taek: Do you think she will believe me if I confess to her? What do I do if she doesn't believe me?

Sun Woo: How could she look into your eyes and not believe how you feel about her? They say that one needs to look at someone's eyes to know whether or not they like someone. They say that one's eyes can't lie.

Wow, it seems like Choi Taek, 6-dan, is finally making his move. – Yoo Dong Ryong

I guess that when you're really in love, you can develop supernatural powers. – Kim Jung Bong

You can smile wider if you like. You look more beautiful with a big smile on your face. – Kim Jung Bong

Give her something from the heart. Girls go crazy for that kind of stuff. – Sung Duk Seon

What I would hate the most would be you feeling uncomfortable. – Choi Moo Sung

It's your life, Dad. I want you to be happy. If it will make you happy, then I'm fine with it all. – Choi Taek

You think he's good at Baduk because he's smart, right? That may be true, but there's another reason behind his victories: his competitiveness. – Yoo Dong Ryong

For my little brother, I want him to be able to do what he really wants to do. – Kim Jung Bong

If you give up without even trying, that just won't do. Be prepared to suffer through anything and work very hard, and if it still doesn't work out then there's nothing you can do. – Sung Dong Il

My hopes and dreams? I want my Bo Ra, Duk Seon, and No Eul to never be in pain and be healthy. That's the only dream I have. – Sung Dong Il

I wish he would show his inner thoughts to other people more often. – Choi Moo Sung

How did they find out what they want to do? And why is it that I don't have anything I want to do? I feel pathetic tonight. – Sung Duk Seon

This is my wish: Please forget me. – Jang Mi Ok

Just say sorry first, it makes you the bigger person. – Choi Moo Sung

I don't feel like it's a waste to spend money on my children. – Lee Il Hwa

Studying is not the most important thing in the world --- making connections. – Michael

Fate doesn't come to you at just any time. At the very least, if you want to use the term fate, it should happen often at the most dramatic moments brought by chance. That's what makes it fate. That's why another term for fate is timing.

My first love was always held back by that thing called timing. That damn timing. – Kim Jung Hwan

In the end, fate and timing don't just happen out of coincidence. They are products of earnest, simple choices that make up miraculous moments. Being resolute and making decisions without hesitation, that is what makes it timing.

He wanted it more than I did and I should have been more courageous. It was not the stop lights' fault. It was not timing. It was my many hesitations. – Kim Jung Hwan

I guess you don't think of me anymore at all. – Sung Sun Woo

I hoped maybe you still like me. Can we start over again? I came here with that hope. I know this sounds crazy: I missed you. – Sung Bo Ra

Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get. You may get a bitter chocolate. There's nothing you can do about it.

That's the fate that I have chosen. There are no regrets, no tears, and there is no need for heartbreak. – Kim Jung Hwan

I waited an hour by the front door every day to go to school with you. I waited every night until you came home from studying. And I couldn't sleep at all because I was worried about you. I thought about nothing but you, just you. When I ran into you by chance on the bus, and when we went to the concert, also when I got the shirt from you on my birthday, I was really so happy that I thought I was crazy. I wanted to see you more than a dozen times a day. I was happy just to see you. I wanted to tell you this a long time ago. I really like you. I love you. – Kim Jung Hwan

There's no such thing as friendship between a man and a woman. Friends? What a joke.

I'm not being a child and asking you to only look at me. I want to be an important part of your life, not something that gets tossed aside when things are hard. I would like to be one of the most important things in your life. – Sung Sun Woo

I was scared. We're friends. What if it got awkward? If things got awkward with you, I just couldn't imagine it. – Sung Duk Seon

Food is the most important thing in life. – Jang Mi Ok

Do what you like, whatever it is that you think about all night long. – Jang Mi Ok

Thank You Plaque

You worked hard at Hanil Bank for 26 years. Manager Sung Dong Il, we would like to thank you. We may no longer be able to call you Manager Sung Dong Il. What has not changed is that Sung Dong Il is Lee Il Hwa's husband. And to Sung Bo Ra, Sung Duk Seon and Sung No Eul, he is a proud father of three kids. These are the things our father likes to say the most often: crap and hell. The words our father hates the most are Forever Assistant Manager and loan guarantee. The thing our father did best was buying useless items and giving us kisses. His favourite food is seasoned cockle shells and soju. And the thing our father loved the most... it was our family. As our father's daughters and son, because we could not give him a warm word and we couldn't have a drink with him that he liked so much, or hold him in our arms first, or tell him we love him first, and we could not consider the weight of the title 'Dad', we are sorry and we apologize. Even then, he was like a tree that never stopped giving. A dad that Bo Ra respected. A dad that was like a friend to Duk Seon. And a dad that provided stability to No Eul. With that thankful heart, we give you this plaque. December 5, 1994. From your children.

This heart we have for our children, someday they will answer us: Thank you. – Sung Dong Il

You know that there are many obstacles to overcome, right? – Sung Bo Ra

You stay by my side, and don't even dare think about running away. – Sung Sun Woo

What child could be ashamed of their parents? That's not a proper child. – Ra Mi Ran

I endured every day by looking at the faces of our great kids. I think I survived because of our kids. – Ra Mi Ran

It's not a passing feeling. – Sung Sun Woo

If you think about it, life sure works out in strange ways. – Kim Sun Young

Even if you win, will it be a real victory? Parents can't win over their children. – Choi Moo Sung

Have I ever disappointed you? Mom, Dad, trust me this time too. – Sung Bo Ra

I won't lie. I kept it in for six years. I don't want to anymore. – Choi Taek

I'm confident my feelings won't change. Aren't you? – Sung Duk Seon

Taek, I trust you. – Sung Duk Seon

Does our relationship seem like it's going to change easily? – Sung Duk Seon

I'll try my best to be half the person that you are. – Sun Woo

I don't know about others, but I trust you. – Mr. Choi

To my loving dad,

I didn't think I could say it in words, so I'm writing a letter. Why can't I ever say it in words? I guess I'm just a lot like you, right? Dad, I don't know everything that you're feeling. I knew when you called my name, "Bo Ra", you were just asking me to look at you. And when you put side dishes on top of my rice, I knew it meant you loved me. Why did I pretend not to notice? That's what pains my heart the most, and I'm sorry. Dad, I wanted to look you in the face and tell you something before my wedding, but I ended up telling you in this letter. I'm a bad daughter who has a lot to be sorry for. It's because I feel like crying just when I hear or see the word "Dad". Dad, I love you and thank you. I'll live well with Sun Woo, so that you and Mom don't worry. Though it was a half-basement house, I received so much love. If I'm ever reborn, I want to be reborn as your daughter.

Bo Ra,

It must have been this time of the year, about 27 years ago. I heard your mother shout and soon after, I heard a light cry. Your dad can still hear it in his ears. When did a small thing like you grow up so fast and get married? Since you were born and every moment between then and now, don't forget that you have always been my most precious jewel. I love you, my daughter. Thank you for being born as my daughter.

You were truly good people. I only had good times here. – Kim Sun Young

I don't want to go back. I like it better now. But if we were to go back, there's one thing I'd want to do: spend all night in my room with the gang. – Choi Taek

Time will always flow. Everything will pass by. Everything will age. That might be why youth is beautiful. It shines blindingly bright for just an instant, but to it you can never go back. A time when many tears were shed. The time of my youth was like that as well.

To the things that are already gone, to a time that has already passed, I want to say a belated farewell. Goodbye, my youth. Goodbye, Ssangmundong.

A time so warm and pure that it was painful. Can you hear me? If you can hear me, answer me. My 1988, the days of my youth.