She Falls in Love at First Sight with a Shy Guy, But He’s Actually a Secret K-Pop Idol

John Lee

Transcript

00:00In a wildly popular band, there's a mysterious masked member.

00:03Nobody knows his true identity, but he's the genius behind all their hit songs.

00:08His name is Han Keiol.

00:09Today is a big performance for Crude Play,

00:11but Han Keiol just glances at the venue and walks away.

00:15As he coolly rides the bus, his bandmates, feeling a little betrayed,

00:19call him up and give him a piece of their mind.

00:21They call him heartless, emotionless, a cold-blooded machine.

00:25It's their concert, and he can't even stick around for the first song.

00:28His excuse? A guitar recording session.

00:31Apparently, the studio is only available today.

00:34His bandmates know he's on the bus, but they still make him yell out their band's cheer.

00:38He pretends to resist, but then shouts it louder than anyone.

00:42As the bus pulls up to a stop, it starts pouring rain.

00:45Han Keiol overhears a girl on the street saying that guitars shouldn't get wet.

00:48Being a musician himself, he offers her his umbrella.

00:52This simple act of kindness sparks a connection between them.

00:55The girl's name is So Rim.

00:56Today is So Rim's band's big audition.

00:59She rushes to the venue looking a bit disheveled.

01:02Though she makes it on time, things don't go as planned.

01:04Right as they begin, So Rim's guitar string snaps.

01:07So Rim has lived with her grandmother since she was young,

01:10and her grandmother has always encouraged her to pursue her dreams.

01:13When she returns home, her grandmother asks about the audition.

01:17So Rim lies, saying she mixed up the time and arrived late,

01:21unable to perform her best.

01:22Her grandmother comforts her, telling her not to give up.

01:25She says So Rim is destined to sing, and that she'll sing her whole life.

01:29Looking at the yellow umbrella, So Rim remembers the encounter at the bus stop and smiles,

01:34turning the memory into lyrics.

01:36She secretly hopes to see him again.

01:38Meanwhile, Han Keiol is at his guitar recording session,

01:41but he's not impressed with the session musicians playing.

01:44He asks him to play the part over and over again.

01:46The guitarist, arrogant and full of himself,

01:49boasts about how he's been playing for their band for years,

01:51and how while he might not be noticed on stage,

01:54all the studio recordings are his work.

01:57Fed up, Han Keiol kicks him out of the studio.

01:59The furious musician yells at Han Keiol,

02:02saying he hasn't learned anything from his father.

02:04This triggers Han Keiol,

02:06who angrily retorts that he doesn't want to learn anything from his father,

02:09and that only he can protect his music.

02:12Manager Choi chases after Han Keiol,

02:14urging him to be a little more lenient.

02:15But Han Keiol is insistent.

02:18He needs the musician to capture the sound he hears in his head perfectly.

02:21Manager Choi is worried.

02:23The album release is less than a month away,

02:25and starting the guitar tracks over now puts them in a serious time crunch.

02:29Han Keiol, ever the demanding artist,

02:31tells Manager Choi to use money to buy them time.

02:34He won't record the guitars until he finds the right guitarist.

02:37The next day,

02:38So Rim's band is asked by a friend

02:40to help him confess his feelings to the girl he likes.

02:42Sadly, despite So Rim's beautiful voice and the band's tight performance,

02:47the confession is rejected.

02:49The commotion draws the attention of their homeroom teacher,

02:51who is about to haul them off to his office for a

02:54talk when another teacher intervenes.

02:56This teacher, clearly biased against So Rim,

02:59comments snidely about how a child raised by her grandmother

03:02could never amount to much,

03:04and proceeds to scold her.

03:05So Rim argues back,

03:07defending her passion for music.

03:08The prejudiced teacher scoffs,

03:10saying she'd already be a famous singer

03:12if she had any real talent.

03:14He implies her lack of skill

03:15is why she's attending a regular school

03:17instead of a prestigious music academy.

03:19Seeing So Rim's dejection,

03:21her friends comfort her.

03:22Their homeroom teacher,

03:24who has always believed in So Rim's potential,

03:26offers them a chance to redeem themselves.

03:28A university band competition.

03:30But he has one condition,

03:32if they fail this time,

03:33they have to focus on their studies

03:35and prepare for their graduation exams.

03:37The following day,

03:39while making a delivery for her grandmother,

03:40So Rim unexpectedly runs into Han Kai-ol again.

03:44Suddenly, inspiration strikes him,

03:46but his phone is dead.

03:47Without missing a beat,

03:48he grabs So Rim's phone

03:50and starts humming and singing into it,

03:52recording the melody that's just blossomed in his mind.

03:55So Rim is completely captivated

03:56by his passionate display.

03:58She's practically in a trance

03:59until he finishes and walks away.

04:01Snapping back to reality,

04:02she chases after him,

04:04only to crash into a pile of bikes,

04:06bringing her pursuit to a sudden and clumsy end.

04:08In the chaos, her phone falls and cracks.

04:11Han Kai-ol rushes home to work on his new song,

04:14while So Rim stares at her broken phone,

04:16panicked about losing all her data.

04:18Her friend Jin-woo reminds her about the memory card.

04:21After some fiddling,

04:22Jin-woo manages to retrieve Han Kai-ol's recording.

04:25So Rim puts on her headphones,

04:27picturing Han Kai-ol sitting by a window,

04:29lost in his music.

04:30Her dreamy expression makes her two friends

04:32curious about what she's listening to.

04:34So Rim beams,

04:35declaring that she thinks she's fallen for someone.

04:37From then on,

04:38every day after school,

04:39she goes back to the spot where she met Han Kai-ol,

04:42hoping to see him again.

04:43Over time,

04:44they started performing there regularly.

04:46Even a glimpse of someone with a similar build to Han Kai-ol

04:48makes So Rim's heart leap.

04:50One day,

04:51Han Kai-ol is piloting a drone for a shoot,

04:53and So Rim,

04:54convinced it's him,

04:56chases the drone all over the place.

04:58To her friends,

04:59she looks completely crazy.

05:00Jin-woo,

05:01her close friend,

05:02is even a little jealous,

05:04dismissing it as wishful thinking.

05:05How can you fall for someone after just one encounter?

05:08So Rim explains that when Jin-woo falls for someone,

05:10he'll understand.

05:12He'll want to see that person every moment.

05:14Think about them constantly,

05:15even dream about them.

05:16Until then,

05:17she tells him to stop teasing her.

05:19This continues right up until the day of the university band competition.

05:23Before going on stage,

05:24So Rim loses her beloved stuffed animal,

05:26a constant companion since childhood.

05:28Having been raised by her grandmother,

05:30the doll represented her longing for her parents.

05:33Losing it brings back painful memories of her parents' accident,

05:36making her freeze up on stage.

05:38They're ultimately disqualified.

05:40Just then,

05:41Han Kai-ol appears.

05:43So Rim desperately wants to call out to him,

05:45but she doesn't know his name.

05:47So she starts singing his song.

05:49As Han Kai-ol is leaving,

05:50he happens to find her lost stuffed animal,

05:52and hears her singing his melody.

05:54Someone enters the room,

05:55pushing him back outside.

05:57After getting off stage,

05:58So Rim immediately chases after him.

06:01Han Kai-ol,

06:02looking at her as a stranger,

06:03asks if they know each other.

06:05So Rim reminds him of the encounter by the Han River,

06:07where he borrowed her phone to record his song.

06:10Recognition dawns on Han Kai-ol.

06:12So Rim takes his hand,

06:13and asks him if he believes in love at first sight.

06:15She continues,

06:17unhesitatingly confessing her feelings,

06:19and explaining how long she's been searching for him.

06:21She even considered posting the song he recorded on her phone online to find him.

06:25This jolts Han Kai-ol back to reality.

06:28After confirming she hasn't uploaded it,

06:30he urgently tells her not to,

06:32under any circumstances.

06:33He wants to delete the recording,

06:35but So Rim,

06:36anticipating his move,

06:37refuses to hand over her phone.

06:39Seeing her resistance,

06:40he asks for her number instead.

06:42So Rim,

06:43completely starstruck,

06:44can't take her eyes off him.

06:46Seeing her stunned silence,

06:48Han Kai-ol plays along,

06:49saying he believes in love at first sight,

06:51too.

06:52As he's writing down his number,

06:54So Rim notices he's holding her lost,

06:56stuffed animal.

06:57This reinforces her belief that it's all destiny.

06:59When she rejoins her friends,

07:01she's ecstatic,

07:02gushing about how she's finally found the man she's been searching for.

07:05Jin Woo,

07:06still skeptical,

07:07attributes it to post-performance stress and delusion.

07:10So Rim excitedly tells them about her date with Han Kai-ol the next day.

07:14Jin Woo presses for details.

07:16What does he do?

07:17Is he a student?

07:18Does he work?

07:19Lost in the joy of reuniting with Han Kai-ol,

07:22So Rim hadn't asked any of these questions.

07:24Hearing that he's a stranger,

07:26and possibly older than So Rim,

07:28Jin Woo becomes even more uneasy.

07:30Meanwhile,

07:31Han Kai-ol,

07:32determined to prevent his new song from leaking,

07:34plans to

07:34butter up

07:35So Rim to get her to delete the recording.

07:38Jin Woo can't believe how easily

07:39So Rim has fallen for this mysterious guy,

07:42pursuing him so enthusiastically without even knowing who he is.

07:46So Rim,

07:46gazing at Han Kai-ol's number,

07:48smiles dreamily,

07:50believing her mother's spirit helped her find him.

07:52The next day,

07:53they meet at the designated spot,

07:55seeing a crude play poster.

07:56So Rim asks Han Kai-ol if he likes them.

07:59To protect his identity,

08:00he pretends to be indifferent to music altogether.

08:02So Rim,

08:03a die-hard fan,

08:04enthusiastically recommends their music.

08:06She has no idea that the man in front of her is the mysterious,

08:09masked member of crude play.

08:11Han Kai-ol,

08:12cynically remarks that good-looking musicians like crude play,

08:15probably care more about fame than music.

08:18So Rim immediately objects,

08:20arguing that true musical passion shines through,

08:22and that listeners can instantly recognize it.

08:25Meanwhile,

08:25Jin Woo and Sion,

08:27worried that So Rim is being scammed,

08:29are frantically searching for her throughout the mall.

08:32When So Rim spots them,

08:33she pulls Han Kai-ol into an elevator to hide.

08:36Inside the elevator,

08:37So Rim asks Han Kai-ol about the song he recorded,

08:40then can't resist humming the melody.

08:41As the doors open,

08:43she starts singing it aloud.

08:44Han Kai-ol quickly covers her mouth.

08:47But just then,

08:48a crowd surges into the elevator,

08:49pressing them close together.

08:51Jin Woo,

08:52witnessing this from outside,

08:53faints on the spot.

08:54Inside the packed elevator,

08:56the jostling of the passengers

08:57creates an increasingly intimate atmosphere.

09:00So Rim,

09:00experiencing this kind of closeness for the first time,

09:03is flustered and avoids eye contact.

09:05Catching her reflection in the elevator doors,

09:08So Rim realizes her face is bright red.

09:10She bolts out of the elevator,

09:12only to be pulled back by Han Kai-ol.

09:14He explains that he covered her mouth

09:15to prevent others from hearing his song.

09:18So Rim,

09:18realizing it's his song,

09:20becomes excited again,

09:21asking if he's a songwriter,

09:23and if it's going to be released.

09:24Sensing things are getting out of hand,

09:26Han Kai-ol lies,

09:28saying the song is terrible,

09:29and he's giving up on songwriting altogether.

09:31But So Rim earnestly tells him how much she loves it,

09:34confessing that it's the reason

09:36she's been searching for him.

09:37Seeing her sincerity,

09:38Han Kai-ol can't bring himself

09:40to ask her to delete it.

09:41Back home,

09:42his bandmates tease him relentlessly.

09:44Si Hyun,

09:45upon hearing the girl

09:46might be a 20-year-old college student,

09:48warns Han Kai-ol that there will be

09:49karmic repercussions

09:50for toying with someone's first love.

09:53Han Kai-ol dismisses it,

09:54assuming So Rim's infatuation

09:56is just a fleeting crush.

09:57The next day, however,

09:59he receives a call from So Rim asking to meet.

10:01She hangs up and immediately heads out.

10:03As Han Kai-ol leaves his company,

10:05he's stopped by the CEO,

10:07who wants him to produce

10:08Yoo Sook's 30th anniversary album.

10:10Yoo Sook's songs were originally written

10:12by Han Kai-ol's father in Woo,

10:14but were stolen by the company.

10:16To this day,

10:16Han Kai-ol doesn't know his father's whereabouts.

10:19The CEO's unreasonable demand

10:21triggers painful memories,

10:22making him completely forget about his date

10:24with So Rim.

10:25Meanwhile,

10:26So Rim is singing with a street performer.

10:28Afterwards,

10:29the man brings her a coffee

10:30and comments that any guy

10:32who keeps a girl waiting isn't good.

10:34Unbeknownst to him,

10:35the guy he's referring to is his own son.

10:37By the time Han Kai-ol sees So Rim's missed calls,

10:40it's already dark.

10:41So Rim is still waiting at their meeting spot.

10:43He calls her,

10:44lying that something came up

10:45and he had to go home.

10:47Not wanting him to feel bad,

10:48So Rim pretends she's already home too.

10:50But just as they're about to hang up,

10:52Han Kai-ol hears a familiar sound

10:54from her end of the line.

10:55Realizing he's near her,

10:57he turns and sees So Rim.

10:58He quickly ends the call and turns away,

11:01unaware that So Rim has already seen him.

11:03Heartbroken,

11:04So Rim goes home

11:05and channels her sadness

11:06into writing her song.

11:08Didn't everyone have experiences like this

11:09during their school days?

11:11Having grown up together

11:12and sharing similar passions,

11:14So Rim's friends are always supportive.

11:16Jin Woo,

11:17after seeing a band's video online,

11:19suggests they could perform

11:20and upload their own.

11:21This sparks an idea in So Rim.

11:24Determined to show Han Kai-ol

11:25how amazing her music is,

11:27she's been constantly revising his lyrics.

11:29Even using her exam papers

11:31to scribble down new verses.

11:32She asks her two friends

11:34to accompany her on a new song,

11:36keeping its origins a secret.

11:37However,

11:38their homeroom teacher

11:39has forbidden them

11:40from using the music room.

11:41Undeterred,

11:42the band decides to sneak in after school.

11:45So Rim thinks they can be in and out

11:46in 10 minutes.

11:48But they're caught red

11:48handed by their teacher,

11:50who gives them a stern lecture.

11:52So Rim's grandmother,

11:53upon hearing about their predicament,

11:55reaches out to an old friend

11:56who lends them his instruments.

11:57Finally,

11:59So Rim can record the song.

12:00She pours all her emotions

12:02from her brief encounters

12:03with Han Kai-ol

12:03into the lyrics.

12:05Jin Woo,

12:06suspecting the song

12:07is connected to Han Kai-ol,

12:09accuses So Rim

12:09of using them for his sake.

12:11He feels she's changed

12:12since Han Kai-ol

12:13entered the picture.

12:14So Rim wants to explain,

12:15but doesn't know how.

12:17After she leaves,

12:18Jin Woo notices her phone.

12:19On the bus,

12:20Han Kai-ol is about to text So Rim.

12:23When he receives a message

12:23from her asking to meet,

12:25upon arriving,

12:26he gets another call

12:27from So Rim telling him to leave.

12:29But just then,

12:30Jin Woo confronts him,

12:31demanding to know

12:32if he finds it amusing

12:33to toy with a naive

12:34high school girl.

12:35When Han Kai-ol sees So Rim arrive,

12:38wearing her school uniform,

12:39he's completely stunned.

12:40He finally realizes

12:42she's only a student.

12:43Jin Woo tries to take So Rim away,

12:45but Han Kai-ol stops him.

12:47Jin Woo demands that Han Kai-ol

12:49swear he'll never see So Rim again.

12:51Only after Han Kai-ol agrees to talk,

12:53so that Sion and Jin Woo can see them,

12:56do they relent.

12:57Han Kai-ol accuses So Rim

12:58of lying to him,

12:59but she argues that she didn't lie.

13:01She simply omitted her age.

13:03She did it because

13:04she knew he was lying to her.

13:05He wasn't genuinely interested in her.

13:07He only asked for her number

13:09because of the song on her phone.

13:11Yet, he kept in contact,

13:12which confirmed her suspicions.

13:14She confessed that she hid her age

13:15because she was afraid

13:17he wouldn't even look at her

13:18if he knew she was a high school student.

13:19Han Kai-ol admits

13:21that he contacted her

13:22because of the song.

13:23Despite being a talented songwriter,

13:25he's insecure about people

13:26assuming his talent means

13:27he doesn't have to work hard,

13:29dismissing his efforts.

13:31Han Kai-ol returns home

13:32and tells his friend

13:33about So Rim being a high school student,

13:35which earns him a good laugh.

13:37Just then,

13:38and Ho arrives with Chan Young,

13:39another band member.

13:41However,

13:41there's tension between

13:42Chan Young and Han Kai-ol.

13:44With the album release looming,

13:46Han Kai-ol has decided

13:47to change the title track,

13:48causing friction within the band,

13:50especially with Chan Young.

13:52The other members try to mediate.

13:53Han Kai-ol attempts to appease Chan Young

13:55by suggesting he performed

13:57the new title track solo.

13:58Chan Young is hesitant,

14:00knowing that a poor performance

14:01would negatively impact the entire band.

14:03Han Kai-ol, however,

14:05points out that

14:05in their previous single,

14:07all of Chan Young's hard work

14:08amounted to only a minute

14:09and 15 seconds

14:10in a 5 minute, 20 second song.

14:13This not only fails to resolve their conflict,

14:15but also angers Si-yeon,

14:16who calls Han Kai-ol a jerk.

14:18The next day,

14:19Han Kai-ol witnesses his girlfriend

14:21kissing Manager Choi.

14:22He angrily confronts Manager Choi,

14:24demanding an explanation.

14:26Manager Choi warns him

14:27to keep his voice down,

14:29to avoid a scandal,

14:30and asks him to come inside to talk.

14:32His girlfriend insists

14:33it's a matter between her and Han Kai-ol

14:35and needs to be resolved privately.

14:37Inside,

14:38she breaks up with him.

14:39She feels Han Kai-ol

14:40is only with her to avoid boredom,

14:42filling the gaps in his life

14:44when he's not making music.

14:45She accuses him of not truly loving her,

14:48but rather using her as inspiration

14:49for his songwriting.

14:51She wants to end the relationship.

14:53Han Kai-ol tries to explain his feelings,

14:55but she cuts him off,

14:56saying his obsession with music

14:58causes pain to everyone around him.

15:00She sees him as treating everyone

15:01like tools for his creative process.

15:03At this very moment,

15:04while he's reeling from the breakup,

15:06so Rim asks to meet him.

15:08She gives him the song they recorded.

15:10Upon learning that others have heard it,

15:11Han Kai-ol loses his composure,

15:13and angrily lashes out at So Rim.

15:16He accuses her of being lost in a fantasy,

15:18not even knowing what kind of person he is

15:20or what he's doing.

15:21Hurt by his words,

15:23So Rim apologizes and walks away,

15:25trying to mask her sadness with music.

15:27But tears stream down her face.

15:30A passerby bumps into her,

15:31causing her to drop her phone.

15:33Since it broke,

15:34she hasn't bothered to fix it,

15:35wanting to put an end to her first love.

15:37Unbeknownst to her,

15:39Han Kai-ol is frantic.

15:40He's captivated by her voice

15:42and the song she sang,

15:43unable to shake it from his mind.

15:45He texts her,

15:46but gets no reply.

15:47He calls,

15:48but she doesn't answer.

15:49Desperate,

15:50he starts searching online for school uniforms,

15:53trying to identify So Rim's school.

15:55After a while,

15:56he finds a match and jumps up in excitement.

15:58Ignoring his work,

15:59he rushes to her school.

16:01So Rim is cleaning windows

16:02as part of her classroom duties.

16:03When she sees a familiar figure,

16:05she wipes the glass and,

16:07realizing it's Han Kai-ol,

16:08runs outside.

16:09Jin-woo,

16:10spotting Han Kai-ol in the crowd,

16:12tries to hide,

16:13but Han Kai-ol catches him.

16:14Jin-woo lies,

16:16telling him So Rim has already left.

16:18Watching Han Kai-ol frantically search for her,

16:20Jin-woo hides behind a tree,

16:22secretly amused,

16:23but then overhears Han Kai-ol

16:25asking other students about So Rim

16:27and learns she's on cleaning duty.

16:29Realizing he's been tricked,

16:30Han Kai-ol runs back.

16:32Meanwhile,

16:33So Rim is also running to find him.

16:35She tells Sion she's not waiting

16:36for a third chance encounter.

16:38They say the third time is the charm.

16:40Through Sion,

16:41Han Kai-ol learns which direction So Rim went.

16:43Sion also holds Jin-woo back,

16:45preventing him from interfering.

16:47As Han Kai-ol searches,

16:48he receives a call from an unknown number.

16:51So Rim's voice fills the line as she sings.

16:53After she finishes,

16:54he asks where she is,

16:56promising to come to her immediately.

16:58So Rim assumes he's lying,

16:59but he insists he's not.

17:01He turns and sees her standing in a phone booth.

17:03She can't believe he actually came.

17:05Han Kai-ol himself is surprised by his actions.

17:08Just then,

17:08it starts pouring rain.

17:10They both scrambled for cover in a phone booth.

17:12Inside,

17:13the air crackled with an undeniable romantic tension.

17:16So Rim tried to leave,

17:17but Han Kai-ol stopped her.

17:19He confessed that her singing voice was driving him crazy,

17:22to the point where he couldn't even focus on work.

17:24He came to find her,

17:25but the words seemed to catch in his throat

17:27when he finally saw her face.

17:28Just then,

17:29Han Kai-ol's friend texted him with news.

17:32They'd found his father.

17:33He handed So Rim his phone,

17:35promising to call her back later.

17:36After Han Kai-ol left,

17:38So Rim accidentally left a selfie on his phone.

17:40Han Kai-ol rushed to the location his friend had sent,

17:43but his father was already gone.

17:45He borrowed his friend's phone to call his number,

17:47wanting to speak with So Rim.

17:49He apologized,

17:50explaining he had something urgent to deal with,

17:52and wouldn't be able to return.

17:54He also apologized for the harsh words

17:56he'd said to her the day before.

17:58So Rim suggested they meet the next afternoon at the Han River,

18:00so she could return his phone.

18:02The following day,

18:03at the company,

18:04Han Kai-ol saw his girlfriend,

18:06Yu Na,

18:07with manager Choi.

18:08Consumed by jealousy,

18:09he stormed towards them,

18:10ready to confront manager Choi.

18:12But his bandmates held him back.

18:14Yu Na,

18:15equally furious,

18:16lashed out at him.

18:17She reminded him that after she'd broken up with him,

18:19he hadn't tried to stop her.

18:21Hadn't even bothered to call.

18:22She told him to stop acting like the victim.

18:25After clearing the air with his bandmates

18:26and receiving their support,

18:28Han Kai-ol went to meet So Rim.

18:30He found her making music with a group of children

18:32and quickly joined in.

18:34Han Kai-ol asked So Rim if she had decided

18:36to pursue singing as a career,

18:38mentioning that he had heard she'd been auditioning.

18:40So Rim confessed that singing

18:42was actually her biggest weakness.

18:43Every time she auditioned or competed,

18:46she froze up,

18:47terrified to sing in front of judging eyes,

18:49always feeling like no one looked at her with kindness.

18:52Han Kai-ol countered

18:53that her voice had the power to stop him in his tracks,

18:56to make him seek her out.

18:57He'd fallen in love with her singing,

18:59so she shouldn't doubt her talent.

19:01Later, in class,

19:02So Rim tried to lighten the mood

19:03by performing a song on request.

19:05Unfortunately,

19:06her teacher caught her and scolded her,

19:08forbidding her from attending his class anymore.

19:11Her homeroom teacher,

19:12wanting to help,

19:13went to grovel before Manager Choi

19:14at the entertainment company.

19:16But Manager Choi flatly refused.

19:18Then,

19:19the homeroom teacher pulled a clever trick.

19:21He pretended to leave,

19:22forgetting.

19:23His phone and rushing back

19:24to the reception desk to call it.

19:26He did this so Manager Choi

19:27could overhear So Rim's singing voice.

19:30He had complete faith in So Rim

19:31and knew this was the only way to get her noticed.

19:34Manager Choi's ears perked up immediately.

19:36Back in class,

19:37So Rim was again targeted

19:39by the grumpy subject teacher,

19:40determined to prove she wasn't useless.

19:42As the teacher had claimed,

19:44she began to sing right there in the classroom.

19:46As fate would have it,

19:48Manager Choi arrived at the school

19:49just in time to hear her.

19:51When So Rim finished,

19:52a round of applause erupted from the doorway.

19:54Manager Choi was captivated.

19:56He handed So Rim his business card,

19:58inviting her and her friends

20:00to an audition at the end of the week.

20:02After he left,

20:03So Rim and her homeroom teacher

20:04jumped for joy.

20:05Ecstatic.

20:06So Rim,

20:07Jin Woo,

20:08and Sion

20:08arrived at the entertainment company

20:10for their audition,

20:11buzzing with excitement.

20:13Crude play,

20:14So Rim's favorite band was there.

20:16Under the watchful eye of Manager Choi,

20:17they performed their song.

20:19Once they finished,

20:20Manager Choi dismissed everyone

20:21except So Rim.

20:23He told her that her friends

20:24didn't meet the company's standards

20:25and asked her to sing alone,

20:27remembering Han Kiyo's encouraging words.

20:30So Rim focused

20:31and poured her heart into the song.

20:33Manager Choi loved her voice,

20:34but was hesitant to take on her friends.

20:36He decided to consult Han Kiyo,

20:38someone with experience in these matters,

20:41asking whether he should sign just So Rim

20:43or keep the group together.

20:44If they want to be together,

20:46of course they should stay together.

20:47Han Kiyo replied simply,

20:49unknowingly paving the way

20:50for So Rim's success.

20:52Manager Choi then offered Han Kiyo

20:54the chance to write songs

20:55for the new group,

20:56but he flatly refused.

20:58This decision,

20:59he would soon regret.

21:00At this point,

21:01he was still unaware

21:02that So Rim was the lead singer

21:03of the group.

21:04Upon the rooftop,

21:05So Rim unexpectedly bumped

21:07into her idol,

21:08Chan Young from Crude Play.

21:10Shortly after,

21:11Manager Choi offered So Rim's

21:12band a contract,

21:14promising a swift debut.

21:15He even instructed Seon

21:17to stand next to Jin Woo,

21:18claiming it made Jin Woo

21:19look more handsome,

21:21and concocted a Cinderella story

21:23for their group

21:24to boost their appeal.

21:26So Rim rushed to tell her grandmother

21:27the amazing news.

21:29Overjoyed,

21:30her grandmother cried tears of happiness

21:31that her granddaughter's dream

21:33was finally coming true.

21:34So Rim wanted to share the news

21:36with Han Kiyo,

21:37but hesitated,

21:38remembering his comment

21:39about not liking girls who sing.

21:41News of their success

21:42spread like wildfire

21:43through the school,

21:45making them instant celebrities.

21:47They even had people

21:47asking for their autographs.

21:49Even the normally aloof

21:50class president

21:51started making an effort

21:52to get close to Seon.

21:53Chan Young,

21:54clearly impressed by So Rim,

21:56approached Manager Choi

21:57and requested to compose music

21:59for her group.

22:00Yoo Na was shocked to discover

22:01that Han Kiyo

22:02had changed the title track.

22:04Listening to the new song,

22:05she realized the depth

22:06of the pain she had caused him.

22:08Han Kiyo, however,

22:09refused to hear any explanations.

22:11He told her he didn't want

22:12to leave a good impression on her

22:13because she wasn't

22:15that important to him

22:15and he hoped she felt the same way.

22:18As Han Kiyo left the company building,

22:20he ran into So Rim,

22:21who had just finished practice.

22:23Yoo Na, embarrassed,

22:25quickly turned away

22:25and Han Kiyo immediately

22:27pulled So Rim along with him.

22:29Si Hoonin spotted them

22:30and remembered that So Rim

22:32was the high school girl

22:33Han Kiyo had been searching for.

22:35Han Kiyo led So Rim

22:36away from the company.

22:37Noticing his glum mood,

22:39she pulled a blue beanie

22:39over his head.

22:41Several times,

22:41she reached for his hand,

22:43wanting to hold it,

22:44but hesitated.

22:45They walked on in silence.

22:46So Rim spotted a claw machine

22:48filled with crude play merchandise

22:49and wondered aloud

22:51why there wasn't any

22:52K merchandise.

22:53She was still unaware

22:54that Han Kiyo was K.

22:56Later, they went

22:56shoe shopping together.

22:58However,

22:58when Han Kiyo saw

22:59that his ex-girlfriend,

23:01Yoo Na,

23:02was the featured model,

23:03he made an excuse

23:04to wait outside.

23:05When So Rim emerged,

23:06he suggested

23:07they grab something to eat.

23:08So Rim, however,

23:09saw right through him.

23:11His face clearly said,

23:12I don't actually

23:13want to eat right now.

23:14She asked him directly

23:15if he truly wanted

23:16to eat with her,

23:17to spend time with her.

23:18Han Kiyo was speechless.

23:20So Rim turned to leave,

23:21but he stopped her.

23:22She confessed

23:23that the person she liked

23:24was always deceiving her.

23:25Han Kiyo told her

23:26to take her frustration

23:27out on him.

23:28Just then,

23:29his stomach rumbled loudly.

23:30As they ate,

23:31So Rim tried to tell Han Kiyo

23:33about signing

23:33with the music company.

23:35He noticed a smudge

23:36of sauce on her lip

23:37and gently wiped it away,

23:38effectively silencing

23:39her mid-sentence.

23:41She then asked him

23:42why he was at

23:42the music company earlier.

23:43He lied,

23:44saying he was meeting

23:45an acquaintance.

23:46So Rim guessed

23:47it was Yoo Na,

23:48earning a flick

23:48on the forehead,

23:49and he reiterated

23:50his dislike

23:51for girls who sing.

23:52As Han Kiyo walked

23:53So Rim home,

23:54he said that she would

23:55soon date someone

23:56more handsome than him

23:57and quickly forget him.

23:58So Rim, however,

24:00asked him to stay

24:00right where he was.

24:01She didn't expect him

24:02to walk towards her,

24:03she would walk towards him.

24:05Han Kiyo was momentarily

24:06speechless.

24:07But later,

24:08at home,

24:09he wrote a song

24:09for her titled

24:10The Way You Wait For Me.

24:12Perhaps this is

24:12the romance of musicians.

24:14The next day,

24:15So Rim's band

24:16went to the recording studio.

24:18Chan Young was there too,

24:19listening intently

24:20and offering helpful feedback.

24:22While driving So Rim home,

24:23he overheard her

24:24humming the title track

24:25Han Kiyo had composed

24:26and was startled.

24:28He then learned

24:28that So Rim and Han Kiyo

24:30already knew each other.

24:31Chan Young went to a bar

24:32to find Han Kiyo

24:33and told him he'd be

24:34producing the company's

24:35new group.

24:36Han Kiyo,

24:37still unaware that

24:38the new group

24:39was So Rim's,

24:40wished him luck

24:41but also expressed

24:42his own disinterest

24:43in mentoring newcomers.

24:44Hearing this,

24:45Chan Young excused himself,

24:47saying he needed

24:48to get back

24:48to writing music.

24:49Isn't this just like

24:50New Love?

24:51Before answering a call

24:52from someone you like,

24:53you have to clear your throat.

24:55Han Kiyo witnessed So Rim

24:56doing just that.

24:57If you don't answer,

24:58it'll go to voicemail.

24:59He said,

25:00startling her.

25:01She was surprised to see him,

25:03even more so

25:03when he handed her

25:04some ice cream.

25:05A gesture that made her

25:06feel both cherished

25:07and a little apprehensive.

25:09Han Kiyo confessed

25:10he wanted her

25:10to sing his song.

25:12Upon hearing this,

25:13So Rim recalled

25:14Han Kiyo's

25:14previous comments

25:15about disliking girls

25:16who sing and hesitated.

25:18He assured her

25:19the song was written

25:19specifically for her voice,

25:21confident that it

25:22would showcase her talent.

25:23But So Rim

25:24immediately refused

25:25and even returned

25:26the ice cream.

25:27A bewildered Han Kiyo

25:28stopped her,

25:29demanding an explanation,

25:30clearly having forgotten

25:31his earlier words.

25:33Meanwhile,

25:34Manager Choi was in a meeting,

25:35finalizing the song list

25:36for the new group.

25:37He dismissed all

25:38of Chan Young's suggestions

25:39and requested

25:40Han Kiyo's older songs

25:42instead.

25:43Back in his studio,

25:44a dejected Han Kiyo

25:45received a call

25:46from Chan Young,

25:47who insisted that

25:48he refuse

25:48Manager Choi's request

25:49to provide songs

25:50for the new group

25:51because of their

25:52unique connection.

25:53Han Kiyo went to

25:54the company

25:54to personally refuse

25:56Manager Choi's request.

25:57He was still oblivious

25:58to the fact

25:59that the new group

25:59was So Rim's.

26:00While gathering

26:01fan mail to leave,

26:02he bumped into Jin Woo,

26:04So Rim's friend.

26:05Han Kiyo just wanted

26:06to get out of there.

26:07But Jin Woo overheard him

26:08being addressed

26:09as K of crude play.

26:11Han Kiyo then realized

26:12the new group

26:12was debuting.

26:14But before he could

26:14process this,

26:16Sion arrived,

26:17further solidifying

26:18his suspicions.

26:19Meanwhile,

26:19since Han Kiyo

26:20refused to compose

26:21for the new group,

26:22Manager Choi brought

26:23Chan Young in

26:24as So Rim's producer.

26:25So Rim was ecstatic

26:26that her idol

26:27would be writing her music.

26:28Chan Young told her

26:29that if she used

26:30his song for her debut,

26:32music had to be

26:32her top priority

26:33for the next three years.

26:35Han Kiyo witnessed

26:35this exchange

26:36from the rooftop.

26:37Jin Woo wanted to tell

26:38So Rim that Han Kiyo

26:40was K.

26:41But Sion stopped him,

26:43saying it would be

26:43too much like a drama

26:44if So Rim knew

26:45that K was her.

26:46Love at first listen.

26:48Jin Woo,

26:49jealous,

26:49clamped a hand

26:50over Sion's mouth.

26:51While walking,

26:52Han Kiyo received a call

26:53from So Rim.

26:55She finally told him

26:55about signing

26:56with the music company.

26:57He responded

26:58with a hint of bitterness,

26:59saying he hadn't known

27:00and that it must have been

27:01difficult for her

27:02to consider singing his song.

27:04So Rim explained

27:05that she hadn't sung his song

27:06because he'd said

27:07he disliked female singers.

27:09This finally answered

27:10the question

27:10that had been plaguing

27:11Han Kiyo for days.

27:12He told her

27:13she shouldn't hesitate

27:14if a good song came along.

27:16If she had the opportunity

27:17to sing,

27:18she should seize it,

27:19even if it meant

27:20not seeing him again.

27:21So Rim, however,

27:22wanted both

27:23to see Han Kiyo often

27:24and sing good songs.

27:25If she didn't try,

27:26both would slip away

27:27and she didn't want

27:28to give up on either.

27:29Han Kiyo accused her

27:30of lacking trust.

27:32If she trusted him,

27:33she wouldn't have

27:34hidden it from him.

27:35If he'd known sooner,

27:36things might have been different.

27:37So Rim,

27:38heartbroken that her secrecy

27:39had upset him,

27:40started to cry.

27:41Jin Woo,

27:42seeing So Rim's tears,

27:44decided to take matters

27:45into his own hands.

27:46He texted Han Kiyo,

27:48asking to meet.

27:49As soon as Han Kiyo arrived,

27:51Jin Woo lashed out.

27:52The other members

27:53of Crude Play returned

27:54just in time

27:54to break things up.

27:55With the whole band present,

27:57Han Kiyo's identity

27:58as K was undeniable,

28:00fueling Jin Woo's anger

28:01even more.

28:02Knowing Han Kiyo

28:03had made So Rim cry.

28:04Hearing that So Rim

28:05had cried,

28:06Han Kiyo,

28:07his heart filled

28:08with only her,

28:09ran to her house.

28:10So Rim,

28:11assuming he was there

28:11to cut ties,

28:13blurted out a confession.

28:14I like you.

28:15I said,

28:16I like you.

28:17She declared that

28:17even if he didn't want

28:18to see her,

28:19she wouldn't give up.

28:20Han Kiyo realized

28:21she'd been crying.

28:22Wanting her forgiveness,

28:24he promised to listen to her.

28:25To wait for her

28:26until she became a singer

28:27and was ready

28:28to sing his song.

28:29So Rim then asked him

28:30to sing for her.

28:31He took her to his friend's bar

28:33and sang the song

28:33about their first encounter.

28:35So Rim recognized the version

28:36with her revised lyrics

28:37and burst into tears.

28:39The next day,

28:40on his way to the company,

28:41Han Kiyo saw So Rim

28:42buying a phone case.

28:44He quickly hid

28:44to avoid being seen.

28:46Now that they worked

28:47at the same company,

28:48they were constantly

28:48running into each other.

28:50Every time he saw her,

28:51Han Kiyo felt like a thief,

28:53dodging and weaving

28:54to avoid detection.

28:55His bandmates,

28:56however,

28:56quickly caught on

28:57and teased him relentlessly.

28:59Their eyes filled

29:00with envious amusement.

29:01Hearing them make fun

29:02of So Rim,

29:03Han Kiyo gave them

29:04a piece of his mind.

29:05After a recording session,

29:07Chan Young took So Rim

29:08out for a meal.

29:09Curious,

29:10she asked about Kay.

29:11Chan Young painted

29:12a comical picture of Kay

29:13as a chubby,

29:14ill-tempered,

29:15and boring person.

29:16So Rim covered her ears,

29:18refusing to listen.

29:19Chan Young warned her

29:20that knowing Kay

29:21wouldn't bring her any good

29:22and that being around him

29:24would make her feel small.

29:25The next day,

29:26Crude Play ran into

29:27So Rim at the company.

29:29The three bandmates,

29:30acting like they'd discovered

29:31a rare species,

29:32crowded around her.

29:33So Rim,

29:34a huge Crude Play fan,

29:36was speechless with excitement.

29:38They showered her

29:38with compliments.

29:39Si Huin jokingly

29:41brought up his fight

29:41with Jin Woo,

29:42making Jin Woo

29:43think they were there

29:44for revenge.

29:45Si Huan quickly reassured him

29:46it was just a joke.

29:48A still-fuming Jin Woo

29:49called Han Kiyo a jerk,

29:51saying if he knew

29:52how much So Rim liked him,

29:53he wouldn't have deceived

29:54her like that.

29:55Just as So Rim

29:56stepped onto a small stage

29:57to sing,

29:58Yuna walked in,

29:59seeing Yuna's back

30:00as she turned to leave.

30:02So Rim was reminded

30:02of the woman she'd seen

30:03with Han Kiyo earlier.

30:05Her face paled,

30:06and she stumbled,

30:07nearly falling.

30:08Later,

30:09she confessed to Chan Young

30:10that she occasionally

30:11experienced stage fright.

30:13He reassured her

30:13that it was just because

30:14she wasn't used to performing,

30:16and told her to keep it a secret

30:17from manager Choi.

30:19As So Rim left the company,

30:20she bumped into Yuna,

30:22spilling coffee on herself.

30:23Yuna offered So Rim

30:24her own clothes.

30:26So Rim was in a hurry

30:27to meet Han Kiyo.

30:28Yuna had a nagging feeling

30:30that So Rim looked familiar,

30:31but couldn't place her.

30:32So Rim,

30:33outwardly calm,

30:34sighed as soon as she was out of sight,

30:36thinking to herself

30:37how beautiful Yuna was.

30:39Han Kiyo was waiting

30:40for So Rim at the cafe.

30:41He was stunned

30:42when she walked in.

30:43It was the first time

30:44he'd seen his high school

30:45sweetheart dress like this.

30:47His eyes widened in surprise.

30:48He stared,

30:49speechless,

30:50as she approached.

30:51He only snapped out of it

30:52when she sat down

30:53and started talking.

30:54He then asked for the gift

30:55she'd promised,

30:56saying he was looking forward to it.

30:58So Rim presented him

30:59with a phone case,

31:00claiming she just wanted

31:01to protect his phone.

31:02Han Kiyo, however,

31:04saw right through her.

31:05It was a couple's phone case.

31:07He snatched her phone,

31:08exposing her on the spot.

31:09He coolly pointed out

31:10they weren't a couple,

31:12while So Rim just kept nodding.

31:13He told her to stop

31:14being delusional

31:15and questioned her unusual outfit.

31:17After she explained,

31:18Han Kiyo realized

31:19she was wearing

31:20his ex-girlfriend's clothes.

31:22So Rim commented

31:23that such clothes

31:23only suited beautiful women

31:25like Yuna.

31:26Han Kiyo, however,

31:27told So Rim

31:28that she looked beautiful.

31:29So Rim,

31:30flustered,

31:30lowered her head.

31:31On the way home,

31:33So Rim was so lost

31:34in thought about

31:34Han Kiyo's compliment

31:35that he thought

31:36she had a fever.

31:38Her grandmother

31:38witnessed this scene.

31:40Han Kiyo was then

31:41subjected to an interrogation

31:42by So Rim's grandmother.

31:44Learning that he was older,

31:45she disliked him even more,

31:47assuming he was

31:48a jobless freeloader.

31:49Han Kiyo, however,

31:50quickly charmed her

31:51with his musical talent.

31:53He then helped her

31:53make dumplings,

31:54sharing that he had lived

31:55with his grandmother

31:56since he was young.

31:57After being separated

31:58from his father,

31:59he explained that he enjoyed

32:00cooking because it brought

32:01his mother joy.

32:02This touched her grandmother's heart

32:04and brought an end

32:05to her questioning.

32:06When they went to So Rim's room,

32:07Han Kiyo thoughtfully told her

32:09to leave the door open

32:10so her grandmother wouldn't worry.

32:11She told him about her family,

32:13how her parents had died

32:14in an accident

32:15when she was six.

32:16She didn't remember

32:17much from that time,

32:18but one thing remained vivid,

32:20her mother's singing voice.

32:21To her,

32:22her mother was like a song.

32:23Han Kiyo comforted her,

32:25saying that her singing

32:26brought him warmth,

32:26that her voice could smooth

32:28even his rough edges.

32:29In her room,

32:30he noticed a poster of himself.

32:32He confessed feeling guilty

32:33about hiding his identity,

32:35fearing she'd avoid him

32:36if she knew the truth.

32:37He then drifted off to sleep.

32:39Chan Young sought out

32:39Manager Choi

32:40to discuss the title track

32:41he'd written for So Rim.

32:43Manager Choi said the song

32:44was good but unremarkable,

32:46a melody easy to come by,

32:47highlighting the difference

32:48between talent and mediocrity.

32:50Hearing this critique,

32:51Chan Young reflected on his past

32:53and realized he'd been a substitute

32:54for a genius all along.

32:56The next day,

32:57Han Kiyo met Chan Young

32:58on the rooftop.

32:59He admitted listening to

33:00Chan Young's song

33:01for the new group

33:02and offered to help

33:03with the composition.

33:04Chan Young refused,

33:06stating he wouldn't be a stand-in

33:07like he was after

33:08Han Kiyo left the band.

33:09Chan Young returned

33:10to the practice room

33:11and asked So Rim

33:12if she truly liked his song.

33:14He then asked

33:15if she would still choose his song

33:16if K offered to write for her.

33:18So Rim innocently replied

33:19that Chan Young's song

33:20was precious to them.

33:21But when he pressed further,

33:23asking if she would still choose it

33:24if the person she liked

33:25wrote a song for her,

33:27she became flustered

33:27and said she'd think about it later.

33:30Chan Young then offered

33:31to take her to listen

33:32to the band's title track.

33:33As the melody began,

33:35So Rim felt a sense of familiarity.

33:37It was Han Kiyo's song.

33:39Chan Young revealed

33:39that Han Kiyo,

33:41the person she liked,

33:42was K,

33:42and that he'd been deceiving her

33:44all along.

33:45So Rim, however,

33:46believed that Han Kiyo

33:47hadn't intentionally lied.

33:48He probably just didn't know

33:49how to explain

33:50and missed the chance to tell her.

33:52Knowing that Han Kiyo was K,

33:53So Rim went looking

33:55for him to confirm.

33:56At that moment,

33:57Crude Plays' new song,

33:58the one Han Kiyo had composed,

34:00began playing in the plaza.

34:02Fighting back tears,

34:03So Rim said that

34:04she had finally met her idol.

34:05She should have been happy,

34:07but she felt a deep ache

34:08in her heart.

34:09Han Kiyo tried to explain,

34:10but So Rim didn't want to hear it.

34:12Chan Young led So Rim away,

34:14preventing Han Kiyo

34:15from explaining.

34:16After calming down,

34:17So Rim confessed to Chan Young

34:18that she was afraid

34:19the person she liked

34:20wouldn't believe her,

34:21which was why she ran

34:23and didn't want to hear

34:24Han Kiyo's explanation.

34:25Chan Young apologized,

34:27admitting he'd acted selfishly,

34:29not considering how much

34:30the truth would hurt her.

34:31He'd been afraid

34:32she'd choose Han Kiyo's song

34:33over his.

34:34To lift her spirits,

34:35he picked up his guitar,

34:37and they sang a song

34:37they both loved.

34:39After saying goodbye

34:39to So Rim,

34:41Chan Young met Han Kiyo

34:42in front of her house.

34:43He warned Han Kiyo

34:44not to lead So Rim on.

34:46If he didn't intend

34:47to reciprocate her feelings,

34:49the next day

34:49was the band's evaluation.

34:51So Rim overheard

34:52a conversation

34:52between Han Kiyo

34:53and Yoo Na.

34:55She finally understood

34:56the song she loved.

34:58The song that had

34:59brought them together

34:59was written about

35:00Han Kiyo's ex-girlfriend.

35:02During So Rim's evaluation,

35:04Han Kiyo was in the audience.

35:06Seeing him,

35:06she became distracted,

35:08stopping mid-performance

35:09and running off stage.

35:10Han Kiyo followed her,

35:12asking if she was okay,

35:13but she brushed him off,

35:15saying it had nothing

35:15to do with him.

35:16He quickly tried to explain,

35:18saying he never intended

35:19to hurt her,

35:20that he'd misspoken

35:21when they first met,

35:22and the lie had spiraled

35:23out of control.

35:24So Rim asked him

35:25if it was also a lie

35:26when he said he was ashamed

35:28and embarrassed

35:28of the lyrics he'd written.

35:29She'd been worried about him,

35:31wondering why he'd feel that way

35:32about such a beautiful song.

35:34Han Kiyo apologized,

35:35but So Rim retorted

35:36that he didn't need

35:37to apologize to her

35:38since she was nothing to him.

35:40She was just a girl

35:41he happened to meet.

35:42If she hadn't tried so hard,

35:44their relationship

35:44wouldn't have progressed this far.

35:46The very song that made her fall for him

35:48was written for another woman.

35:49The realization humiliated her.

35:51Seeing her distress,

35:52Han Kiyo was speechless,

35:54watching helplessly

35:55as she walked away.

35:56The next day,

35:57the company held

35:57a celebratory dinner

35:58for the band's success.

36:00When Yuna arrived,

36:01Han Kiyo got up and left.

36:03Si Hoon-in followed him out

36:04for a heart-to-heart.

36:05Han Kiyo felt incredibly wronged.

36:08To him,

36:08a song was a creative work,

36:10not a documentary

36:11of his past relationships.

36:12Si Hoon encouraged him

36:14to explain this to So Rim.

36:16However,

36:17the truth was,

36:18Han Kiyo had felt something

36:19for Yuna when he wrote the song.

36:21Si Hoon advised him

36:22to put aside his pride

36:23and talk to So Rim.

36:25But Han Kiyo didn't want

36:26to lie anymore.

36:27Even if she rejected him,

36:28he wouldn't give up.

36:30So the next morning,

36:31armed with another box of ice cream,

36:33he showed up at So Rim's

36:34band's practice room,

36:35offering to help them practice

36:36while Chan Young was busy.

36:38Jin Woo immediately protested,

36:40but Si Hoon quickly silenced him.

36:42So Rim also objected,

36:43declaring she wouldn't sing

36:44in front of him.

36:45Due to So Rim's faltering performance

36:47at the evaluation,

36:48Manager Choi wanted their band

36:50to participate

36:50in an audition program as

36:52filler,

36:53meaning they would only be there

36:55to lip-sync.

36:56Han Kiyo,

36:56upon learning this,

36:58confronted Manager Choi,

36:59demanding that he not make

37:01So Rim and her friends

37:02a laughingstock.

37:03Manager Choi, however,

37:04was just an employee.

37:06The decision came

37:06from the president.

37:08The next day,

37:08Han Kiyo went

37:09to the recording studio.

37:10Seeing So Rim forced to lip-sync,

37:13he became furious,

37:14arguing with Manager Choi

37:15and demanding

37:16to write music for her.

37:18As he stormed out,

37:19So Rim stopped him,

37:20demanding to know

37:21why he kept interfering

37:22with their performance.

37:23He explained that

37:24because she kept running away,

37:25this was the only way

37:26he could reach her.

37:27To show her

37:28his true musical self,

37:30So Rim countered

37:30that everything he'd said

37:31to her felt ambiguous,

37:33making it impossible

37:34to distinguish truth from lies.

37:36Han Kiyo offered

37:37to write her another song,

37:38promising to keep writing

37:39until she liked one.

37:41But for So Rim,

37:42that song,

37:43the one he'd already written,

37:44was deeply ingrained

37:45in her heart,

37:46just like her feelings for him.

37:48Remembering her words,

37:49Han Kiyo stayed up

37:50all night composing for her.

37:52Before So Rim went on stage,

37:54he gave the revised sheet music

37:55to Manager Choi,

37:57requesting that So Rim's band

37:58be allowed to perform live.

38:00Manager Choi agreed,

38:01telling them to give it

38:02their best shot.

38:03However,

38:04before the show began,

38:05he snuck into the control room

38:07and unplugged a cable.

38:08Before So Rim took the stage,

38:10Han Kiyo told her

38:11how much she had changed him.

38:13He promised to try

38:13as hard as she had.

38:15Even if she pushed him away,

38:16he would keep moving closer,

38:18never backing down.

38:19He would prove to her

38:20that their connection

38:20wasn't a lie.

38:22Then,

38:22Han Kiyo and Chan Young

38:24took the stage

38:25to accompany them.

38:26As the live broadcast started,

38:27disaster struck.

38:28There was no sound.

38:30But just then,

38:31So Rim's voice rang out.

38:32To avoid a major

38:33on-air incident,

38:34the technical staff

38:35had no choice

38:36but to turn on their microphones.

38:37This was So Rim's

38:38first live television performance.

38:40Family and friends

38:41cheered them on

38:42from in front of their TVs.

38:43Despite So Rim's

38:44successful performance,

38:45they were eliminated,

38:46as prearranged

38:47by the organizers.

38:49Manager Choi,

38:49unfazed,

38:50cheerfully took the whole team

38:52out for a meal.

38:53While driving So Rim home,

38:54Han Kiyo apologized again

38:56for lying.

38:57He promised to answer

38:57any questions she had.

38:59But So Rim only asked one.

39:01Did the song he wrote

39:02contain his current feelings?

39:03Hearing his denial,

39:04she happily went inside.

39:06Relieved to have made amends

39:07with So Rim,

39:08Han Kiyo practically skipped home,

39:10later joining his bandmates

39:11for a celebratory drink.

39:13The next morning,

39:14during breakfast,

39:15Manager Choi informed

39:16Han Kiyo and Chan Young

39:17that he'd be crediting Chan Young

39:19as the songwriter

39:20to avoid accusations

39:21of favoritism.

39:22Chan Young disagreed

39:23but couldn't change

39:24Manager Choi's mind.

39:26Han Kiyo had a date

39:27with So Rim that weekend.

39:28It was her first real date.

39:30She tried to lean

39:31on his shoulder

39:31but he dodged.

39:33He froze for a second

39:34then as if realizing something

39:35moved closer

39:36allowing her to rest

39:37her head against him.

39:39They went out to eat.

39:40So Rim's idol

39:41appeared on the TV screen

39:42and she couldn't help

39:43but exclaim,

39:44Chan Young is so handsome.

39:46Jealous.

39:47Han Kiyo feigned a stretch

39:48to block the screen.

39:50So Rim however

39:50simply pushed him aside.

39:52Han Kiyo was taken aback

39:53by her bluntness.

39:55As they strolled

39:55along the river,

39:56a bicycle nearly hit So Rim.

39:58Han Kiyo instinctively

39:59pulled her close.

40:01Realizing their position,

40:02he quickly let go.

40:03To dispel the awkwardness,

40:05he ran after the cyclist

40:06and scolded him.

40:07Then,

40:07turning back to So Rim,

40:09he reminded her

40:09to be careful.

40:10He noticed her untied

40:11shoelace

40:12and knelt to tie it for her.

40:13So Rim,

40:14touched by the gesture,

40:15reached out

40:16and ruffled his hair.

40:17Then,

40:17an awkward moment occurred.

40:19So Rim accidentally

40:20pushed Han Kiyo to the ground.

40:22She apologized profusely

40:23but didn't help him up.

40:24Flustered,

40:25she ran away.

40:26Back home.

40:27So Rim stared at her shoes.

40:29Replaying the scene

40:29in her mind.

40:30Unsure whether to laugh or cry,

40:32Han Kiyo,

40:33thinking about every moment

40:34with So Rim,

40:35began writing another song.

40:37He'd just finished

40:37when manager Choi texted,

40:39asking him to look up the band.

40:41Mush and Co.

40:42The link led to an article

40:43announcing So Rim's debut.

40:45Han Kiyo went to see So Rim

40:46and played her the song

40:48he'd written.

40:49However,

40:49remembering her promise

40:50to Chan Young,

40:51she refused it.

40:52She explained that

40:53she'd promised to work

40:54with Chan Young

40:54for three years

40:55and therefore

40:56couldn't listen to his song.

40:58Han Kiyo argued

40:59that it wasn't

40:59a legally binding contract,

41:01just a verbal agreement.

41:02So Rim, however,

41:03felt bound by her word.

41:05Ever since So Rim

41:06rejected his song,

41:07Han Kiyo had started

41:08ignoring her calls.

41:10He was confused,

41:11even doubting

41:11whether she truly liked him.

41:13Chan Young met with So Rim

41:14to congratulate her

41:15on her debut.

41:16He knew that Han Kiyo,

41:17stubborn about her voice,

41:19would desperately

41:19want to write for her.

41:21So Rim mentioned

41:21refusing Han Kiyo's song.

41:23Chan Young was surprised

41:24but respected her commitment

41:25to their collaboration.

41:27Later,

41:28So Rim called Han Kiyo,

41:29telling him she was

41:30outside his studio,

41:31afraid to go in directly

41:32in case he was angry.

41:34He opened the door.

41:35So Rim was there

41:36for a poster shoot.

41:37Han Kiyo was again

41:38captivated by her appearance.

41:40Seeing his silence,

41:41she assumed he was still upset.

41:43She noticed his bass guitar

41:44and asked him to play for her.

41:46He refused,

41:47saying a bass

41:47was meant to be played

41:48in a band.

41:49He then began teaching her

41:50how to play.

41:51The atmosphere grew charged

41:52as they moved closer together.

41:54Just then,

41:55Chan Young walked in,

41:57shattering the intimate moment.

41:58He complimented So Rim

41:59on how beautiful she looked,

42:01much to Han Kiyo's annoyance.

42:03Chan Young warned Han Kiyo

42:04to stay out of their business.

42:06So Rim had chosen him

42:07and he wouldn't disappoint her.

42:09Back in the studio,

42:10Han Kiyo found So Rim

42:11humming his song.

42:12He told her not to sing his song,

42:14or that,

42:15kids' song either.

42:17When he got home,

42:18Yuna was waiting for him.

42:19She asked him for a song.

42:21Explaining that her career

42:22was in trouble

42:22and hoping his music

42:24could help turn things around.

42:25Meanwhile,

42:26Han Kiyo learned from the CEO

42:28that his bandmates

42:29had anonymously posted videos

42:30of themselves playing online

42:31and had been discovered.

42:33Furious,

42:34he confronted them,

42:35pointing out that anyone

42:36with musical knowledge

42:37could tell the original recordings

42:38and their performance

42:39were different.

42:40Si Hoin didn't understand

42:41the difference between their music

42:42and the original recordings.

42:44He felt inadequate

42:45next to Han Kiyo

42:46and worried they wouldn't want

42:47to play his songs anymore.

42:49Han Kiyo,

42:50dejected,

42:51reminisced about their earlier,

42:52carefree practice sessions,

42:54then curled up on his sofa.

42:56Meanwhile,

42:56the selection process

42:57for So Rim's band's title track

42:59was underway.

43:00Chan Young overheard Han Kiyo's song

43:02being considered

43:03and angrily confronted him.

43:04Han Kiyo argued

43:05that he was the first

43:06to discover So Rim

43:07in her voice,

43:08giving him acclaim.

43:09Chan Young accused him

43:10of using So Rim's feelings

43:12for his amusement.

43:13Han Kiyo insisted

43:14his feelings were genuine,

43:15which was why he wanted

43:16to be involved in her music.

43:18Chan Young lamented

43:19that everyone around Han Kiyo

43:20ended up unhappy.

43:22If manager Choi

43:22hadn't wanted to promote

43:23Han Kiyo's song,

43:25the band could have debuted

43:26after proper training

43:27instead of having to fake it.

43:29However,

43:29unbeknownst to Han Kiyo,

43:31manager Choi

43:32had removed his song

43:32from consideration

43:33and chosen Chan Young's.

43:35He then gave Han Kiyo's song

43:37to You Na.

43:38Soon after,

43:39So Rim ran into You Na.

43:41You Na claimed

43:42Han Kiyo was writing for her

43:43and played So Rim

43:44the song he'd originally

43:45written for her.

43:46So Rim,

43:47misunderstanding,

43:48assumed Han Kiyo

43:49had given the song

43:50to You Na.

43:51When she saw Han Kiyo,

43:52she confronted him,

43:53asking why he'd given

43:54You Na the song.

43:56Han Kiyo,

43:57unaware of what had transpired,

43:58realized So Rim

43:59didn't want him

44:00to give the song

44:01to You Na.

44:02He promised that

44:02if she sang it,

44:03he wouldn't give it

44:04to anyone else.

44:05So Rim still refused.

44:07Han Kiyo asked her

44:08if she would sing his song,

44:09if he promised

44:09never to see her again.

44:11Not even if he died.

44:13So Rim hesitated,

44:14unable to answer.

44:15This, he explained,

44:16was why he disliked

44:17girls who sang.

44:18If they were close to him,

44:19he couldn't help

44:20but hurt them.

44:21The next day,

44:22Han Kiyo saw So Rim again.

44:24You Na, however,

44:25publicly linked arms with him.

44:27Han Kiyo,

44:28noticing So Rim,

44:29tried to pull away.

44:30During lunch,

44:31You Na showered Han Kiyo

44:32with attention,

44:33feigning intimacy.

44:35She then privately

44:35told So Rim

44:36to stop clinging to him.

44:38If she wasn't going

44:38to sing his song,

44:40saying its value

44:40would diminish over time.

44:42Thinking about You Na's words,

44:44So Rim told Han Kiyo

44:45she wasn't upset anymore.

44:47And he could give the song

44:48to someone else.

44:49Before Mush and company's debut,

44:51manager Choi forbade So Rim

44:53from dating.

44:54If she couldn't control

44:55her feelings,

44:56he'd make sure she had

44:56no time to see Han Kiyo.

44:58She relayed this

44:59to Han Kiyo,

45:00who agreed that

45:01to survive in the industry,

45:03sacrifices had to be made.

45:04No matter how significant,

45:06he asked her to focus

45:07on her debut

45:07and distance herself from him.

45:10He also told her

45:10that You Na

45:11would be singing his song.

45:13For the next few days,

45:14Han Kiyo recorded

45:15the song for You Na,

45:16while So Rim

45:17prepared for her debut.

45:19They continued to see

45:20each other at the studio,

45:21exchanging glances,

45:23but no words.

45:24One day,

45:25So Rim overheard staff members

45:26discussing You Na's new song,

45:28describing it as a ballad.

45:30She went home,

45:30opened the USB drive,

45:32and listened to the song

45:33Han Kiyo had written for her.

45:35She realized he'd been lying.

45:36He hadn't given the song

45:37to You Na.

45:38He'd poured all his feelings

45:39for her into the lyrics.

45:41Hearing the song,

45:42So Rim understood

45:43the depth of his affection.

45:44She ran to the bar

45:45and found the wondering

45:46musician singing again.

45:47She told him that

45:48Han Kiyo always lied,

45:50but the lies were meant

45:51to protect others.

45:52The man is then called

45:53Han Kiyo.

45:54It was his father.

45:55He urged Han Kiyo

45:56to attend So Rim's

45:57debut performance,

45:59telling him not to make her sad.

46:01So Rim then texted Han Kiyo,

46:03saying that even if he didn't come,

46:04she would still move towards him.

46:06Han Kiyo was busy recording

46:08for You Na and couldn't go,

46:10but he couldn't focus on his work.

46:11That day,

46:12the school tricked the students

46:13into coming to the gymnasium

46:14for a supposed earthquake drill.

46:17Then,

46:17Mush and Company's debut music video

46:19played on the screen.

46:20The curtain dropped,

46:22and Mush and Ko's

46:23live performance began.

46:24So Rim kept looking

46:25towards the entrance,

46:26searching for Han Kiyo.

46:28He arrived just in time.

46:29Seeing him,

46:30her spirits lifted.

46:31However,

46:32halfway through the performance,

46:34Han Kiyo left.

46:35After the show,

46:36So Rim chased after him.

46:37As he answered his phone,

46:39she appeared beside him.

46:40She confronted him

46:41about lying about the song,

46:42telling him she found him despicable.

46:44Han Kiyo finally confessed

46:45the words he'd been holding back.

46:47I know I'm lacking in many ways,

46:49and music alone isn't enough.

46:51That's why I need you by my side.

46:53I like you,

46:53So Rim.

46:54So Reems.

46:55Love at first listen,

46:57was finally reciprocated.

46:58They held hands,

46:59walking happily down the street.

47:01When her phone rang,

47:02he started to let go.

47:03But So Rim,

47:05reluctant to break their connection,

47:06answered with her left hand.

47:08He told her to keep

47:09their relationship a secret,

47:10even from Jin Woo and Sion.

47:12However,

47:13an older student

47:13witnessed them holding hands.

47:15A few days later,

47:16Mush and Company

47:17was swamped with their debut schedule,

47:19exhausted to the point

47:20of collapsing in the car.

47:21Han Kiyo,

47:22on the other hand,

47:23had plenty of free time

47:24and constantly called So Rim,

47:26but she never answered.

47:28By the time she saw

47:28his missed calls,

47:30it was midnight.

47:31She texted him,

47:32saying she missed him.

47:33Han Kiyo,

47:34jolted awake by the notification,

47:35was ecstatic.

47:37Her words sent him

47:37spinning with joy.

47:39He appeared outside her window,

47:40telling her he missed her too,

47:42and stood there watching her.

47:44Their sweetness

47:44overflowed the screen.

47:46So Rim told him

47:46she was free on Thursday

47:47and wanted to go on a date.

47:49This thrilled Han Kiyo.

47:51What does one do

47:52for a date with a celebrity?

47:53Dress to impress,

47:54of course,

47:55and provide the

47:55luxury trifecta

47:57for your date,

47:58hat,

47:58sunglasses,

47:59and mask.

48:00Han Kiyo's first reaction

48:01upon seeing So Rim

48:03was to scold her

48:04for going out

48:04without a disguise.

48:06He quickly pulled out

48:06his prepared items,

48:08covering her

48:08carefully applied makeup.

48:10They walked down the street,

48:11Han Kiyo maintaining

48:12a three-meter distance.

48:13He thought people

48:14were staring at them.

48:15But in reality,

48:16it was So Rim's

48:17odd attire

48:18that drew attention.

48:19She wanted to buy

48:20a phone case

48:20and asked for his opinion.

48:22He remained

48:22three meters away.

48:24While eating ice cream,

48:25she asked him to feed her.

48:26Just as he was about to,

48:28he heard someone talking

48:29and pulled back,

48:30telling her to lower her head.

48:31They went to see a movie,

48:33but Han Kiyo presented her

48:34with two separate tickets.

48:35So Rim,

48:36seeing that the seats

48:37weren't together,

48:37became angry.

48:39He explained that he was

48:39afraid of being seen with her.

48:41So Rim,

48:42fed up,

48:42turned to leave.

48:43He grabbed her hand.

48:44If you follow me,

48:45I'll scream.

48:46She warned.

48:47He quickly let go.

48:49So Rim looked back

48:49several times,

48:51but Han Kiyo remained motionless.

48:52He sat in the theater,

48:54dejected.

48:55That morning,

48:55So Rim's manager

48:56had warned him to be careful,

48:58because photos of them

48:59had been posted online.

49:00Now,

49:00he'd ruined their date.

49:02A while later,

49:02he called So Rim,

49:04asking her to return

49:05to the theater.

49:06He removed her mask and hat.

49:07When she sat down,

49:08he gave her a pair

49:09of matching shoes,

49:10explaining that shoes

49:11were less conspicuous.

49:13So Rim was delighted.

49:14As the movie started,

49:15she realized

49:16they were the only ones

49:17in the theater.

49:18Han Kiyo had rented

49:19it out entirely.

49:20Si Huin had told him that,

49:22if you lack the natural talent

49:23for romance,

49:24you have to compensate

49:25with grand gestures.

49:26They held hands

49:27and watched the movie.

49:28Soon after,

49:29Mush and Ko's title track

49:30was released,

49:31but it didn't perform well.

49:33Chan Young suggested

49:34a trip for the group.

49:35Crude Play,

49:35upon hearing this,

49:36told So Rim

49:37to put on a show,

49:38and convinced Chan Young

49:39to take them along too.

49:41They then called Han Kiyo,

49:42who, hearing about the trip,

49:44started rearranging

49:45their schedules.

49:46When he learned So Rim

49:47was going,

49:47his demeanor changed completely.

49:49Knowing he'd be on vacation

49:50with Mush and Ko,

49:52Han Kiyo was the first one ready.

49:53During a team selection game,

49:55he was laser-focused,

49:56practically vibrating

49:57with excitement,

49:58and immediately asked

49:59to be on So Rim's team.

50:01Chan Young, however,

50:02claimed he should be

50:03on her team as her producer.

50:04Then Jin Woo insisted

50:06he should be with So Rim.

50:07Since they'd grown up together,

50:08Han Kiyo nearly exposed

50:10their secret relationship.

50:12The phone, however,

50:13paired So Rim with Sion.

50:14Han Kiyo deflated.

50:16The game began,

50:17pairing Han Kiyo with Chan Young.

50:19They were a disastrous team,

50:21quickly devolving into bickering.

50:22Han Kiyo tried to hug Chan Young,

50:24who pushed him away.

50:25As they tumbled to the ground,

50:27So Rim mercilessly

50:28threw the ball at them.

50:29As the losers,

50:30they were assigned

50:31babysitting duty,

50:32cooking,

50:33cleaning,

50:34and washing dishes.

50:35This, however,

50:36gave So Rim and Han Kiyo

50:37a chance to be alone.

50:39She commented

50:39that they hadn't spoken all day.

50:41He invited her

50:42to the beach that night

50:43to build a bonfire

50:44and watch the ocean.

50:45So Rim was thrilled.

50:47Was the evening

50:47as romantic

50:48as Han Kiyo promised?

50:49While everyone was eating,

50:51a basket of wine arrived.

50:52Since the Mushin Company

50:53members were underage,

50:55their manager

50:56sent them to their rooms.

50:57Han Kiyo,

50:58seeing his chance,

50:59made a move to leave.

51:00But Chan Young stopped him,

51:02pushing him back

51:02into his seat.

51:03So Rim texted Han Kiyo,

51:05asking if he still

51:06remembered their beach date.

51:07He replied that

51:08he would definitely

51:09survive

51:10and returned to her.

51:11He was then pressured

51:12into drinking a glass of wine.

51:14Just one glass

51:15was enough to intoxicate him.

51:17His bandmates

51:17carried him back to his room.

51:19So Rim,

51:19seeing this,

51:20yelled,

51:21Idiot!

51:22In the middle of the night,

51:23Han Kiyo texted So Rim,

51:25saying he'd see her

51:26at the beach for sunrise.

51:27As she stepped outside,

51:29he was there waiting.

51:30He romantically rode her

51:31along the beach

51:32on his bicycle

51:32as she leaned against him,

51:34listening to him sing.

51:35I liked you

51:36the moment I saw you,

51:37he confessed.

51:38He told her that

51:39hiding his feelings

51:40had been easy

51:41before he met her.

51:42But now,

51:43he couldn't hide anything

51:43from her.

51:44They shared a sweet kiss.

51:46However,

51:46Chan Young witnessed

51:47their date.

51:48The next day at school,

51:49So Rim's classmates

51:50asked if she was dating

51:51Chan Young,

51:52showing her a photo

51:53of them together.

51:54A.

51:55Nobody.

51:56In the entertainment industry,

51:58photographed with a major star,

51:59became the target

52:00of online hate.

52:01Soon after,

52:02someone revealed So Rim's

52:03real boyfriend,

52:05posting a picture

52:06of Han Kaol.

52:07Rumors of So Rim's

52:08love life spread

52:09like wildfire.

52:10The photos were private,

52:11yet they were all

52:12over social media.

52:13Manager Choi could only

52:14try to protect

52:15Han Kaol's identity.

52:16Then,

52:17So Rim's manager

52:18saw a video taken

52:19by Sion.

52:20The leaked photos

52:20also came from his phone.

52:22Sion then recalled

52:23that his unread messages

52:24always showed as read.

52:26Jin Woo grabbed his phone

52:27and discovered

52:28it was connected

52:28to a computer,

52:29the class president's computer,

52:31Sion's girlfriend.

52:32When Mush and Ko

52:33confronted her,

52:34she was oblivious

52:35to the harm she'd caused.

52:36Sion realized

52:37she'd done it all

52:38for her idol,

52:38Chan Young.

52:39Just then,

52:40Chan Young arrived.

52:41Faced with her idol,

52:42the class president

52:43was mortified.

52:44Regardless of how

52:45she'd used Sion,

52:46his feelings for her

52:47were real.

52:48A newly debuted group

52:49had caused a major scandal.

52:51Manager Choi ordered

52:52Mush and Ko

52:52to live together

52:53in a dorm,

52:54confiscating their phones

52:55and placing them

52:56under constant supervision.

52:57Han Kyo also received

52:59a stern reprimand.

53:00Unable to see So Rim,

53:02he listened to her music

53:03and looked at her pictures

53:03for inspiration.

53:05A dreamy expression

53:06on his face.

53:07His father caught him

53:07in the act and teased him,

53:09but Han Kyo

53:10wouldn't admit anything.

53:11Before moving to the dorm,

53:13So Rim went out

53:13with her grandmother.

53:14What should have been

53:15a happy day

53:15was marred by passers-by

53:17gossiping

53:17about So Rim's scandal.

53:19To protect her grandmother,

53:21So Rim pulled her away.

53:22Her grandmother,

53:23however,

53:24pretended to have

53:24forgotten her phone

53:25and went back

53:26to confront the gossipers,

53:28telling them

53:28to watch their mouths.

53:29So Rim witnessed this

53:30and angrily asked

53:31why her grandmother

53:32couldn't just pretend

53:33she hadn't heard anything.

53:35She stormed off,

53:35but,

53:36after a few steps,

53:37remembered her grandmother

53:38and returned to apologize.

53:40After So Rim moved

53:41to the dorm,

53:41her grandmother

53:42suddenly collapsed.

53:43Han Kyo,

53:44learning about this,

53:45not only stayed

53:46with So Rim all night,

53:47but also prepared breakfast

53:48for her,

53:49sending it through

53:50her manager.

53:51He even tailored the meals

53:52to each band member's preferences,

53:54thoughtfully including fruit

53:55for So Rim.

53:56Back at the dorm,

53:57their manager gave So Rim

53:58her phone to call

53:59and check on her grandmother.

54:01She also took the opportunity

54:02to call Han Kyo,

54:03telling him she couldn't sleep.

54:05He stayed on the phone with her.

54:06After she fell asleep,

54:08he was about to hang up,

54:09but remembered her mentioning

54:10being scolded in her dreams.

54:12He kept the line open,

54:13listening carefully.

54:14When So Rim woke up,

54:15she realized the call

54:16was still connected.

54:17She called out his name,

54:18waking him.

54:19He explained that he'd stayed

54:20on the line

54:21in case she had a nightmare

54:22so he could wake her up.

54:23His words warmed her heart.

54:25However,

54:25a few days later

54:26at a performance,

54:27manager Choi,

54:28wanting to

54:29protect,

54:30mush and company,

54:31changed their set list,

54:33replacing Chan Young's song

54:34with Han Kyo's.

54:35So Rim tried to protest,

54:37but manager Choi wouldn't listen.

54:38By the time Han Kyo

54:39and Chan Young

54:40heard the change

54:41from backstage,

54:42it was too late.

54:43The rift between

54:44Han Kyo and Chan Young,

54:46present since his departure

54:47from the band,

54:48deepened.

54:48At the time,

54:49Chan Young was

54:50the session musician

54:51that manager Choi

54:52had found for Han Kyo.

54:54Upon learning this,

54:55Han Kyo let Chan Young

54:56take his place

54:57for the debut,

54:58retreating to the background.

55:00This left Chan Young

55:01feeling like a replacement.

55:02He wanted to use

55:03Mushin Ko

55:03to prove himself.

55:05Now, however,

55:05manager Choi

55:06was reducing him

55:07to just a bass player.

55:08Furious,

55:09Chan Young walked out.

55:10Crude Play's performance

55:11was about to begin,

55:13but Chan Young

55:13was nowhere to be found.

55:15The CEO suggested

55:16Han Kyo take the stage,

55:18revealing his identity

55:19as Choi.

55:20Crude Play had no other choice.

55:22This was the first time

55:23Han Kyo publicly performed

55:24as Choi,

55:25standing on stage

55:26with his bandmates

55:27as a member of Crude Play.

55:29So Rim found Chan Young

55:30and tried to get him back

55:31for the performance.

55:32But he told her

55:33Han Kyo was on stage,

55:35right where he belonged.

55:36He hugged her,

55:37asking if she could

55:38choose him instead.

55:39So Rim took Chan Young

55:40to her grandmother's

55:41to help him calm down.

55:42While they were eating,

55:43Han Kyo arrived,

55:45and they all went back

55:46to see the band.

55:47Chan Young announced

55:47his decision to leave

55:48Crude Play,

55:49and pursue his path.

55:50Despite their pleas,

55:52he was resolute.

55:53The next day,

55:54the company announced

55:54Chan Young's absence,

55:56due to health reasons.

55:57But fans blamed So Rim,

55:59plastering hateful messages

56:00on the company walls.

56:02Han Kyo seeing this,

56:03took So Rim aside

56:04to comfort her.

56:05Amidst the chaos,

56:06an article surfaced

56:07accusing Crude Play

56:08of lip-syncing.

56:09This was a potentially

56:10career-ending scandal.

56:12However,

56:12the accusations were true.

56:14When the band debuted,

56:15their manager,

56:15eager for success,

56:16had used pre-recorded tracks,

56:18promising to let them

56:19play live later.

56:21Years passed,

56:22and the promise

56:22remained unfulfilled.

56:23The members had anonymously

56:25posted videos

56:25of themselves playing online.

56:27Despite their efforts

56:28to remain hidden,

56:29they were discovered.

56:30Now,

56:31with the scandal exposed,

56:32the company demanded

56:33a press conference,

56:34where they would deny

56:35the accusations

56:35and perform live.

56:37But at that very moment,

56:38In Ho was involved

56:39in a car accident

56:40due to fatigue.

56:41The timing was too

56:42coincidental for Han Kyo,

56:43who became suspicious.

56:45He soon found sleeping pills,

56:46In Ho had discarded

56:47at the company.

56:48In Ho confessed to Han Kyo

56:50that he'd contemplated

56:51taking sleeping pills

56:52and driving.

56:53But Han Kyo had shown up

56:54just as he was about

56:55to take them.

56:56Although he hadn't

56:57taken the pills,

56:57he was still distracted

56:58while driving

56:59and had the accident.

57:00He admitted being terrified

57:01of performing live,

57:03afraid he'd ruin Crude Play.

57:04Ironically,

57:05he nearly ended his career

57:06with a car accident instead.

57:08After In Ho's accident,

57:10public opinion shifted

57:11towards sympathy

57:11for Crude Play.

57:12The CEO, however,

57:14wanted to exploit

57:15this sympathy

57:15by holding a press conference

57:17to address the scandal.

57:18Her unilateral decision

57:19left Crude Play

57:20with no way out.

57:21However,

57:22one lie often requires

57:23countless more to maintain.

57:25Crude Play decided

57:26to confess everything

57:27to their fans,

57:28admitting the truth

57:29about the lip-syncing.

57:30The CEO threatened them

57:31with their contracts

57:32and sent Manager Choi

57:33to supervise

57:34the press conference.

57:35Before they went on stage,

57:36Manager Choi handed them

57:37a prepared script

57:38but told them,

57:39Say what you want.

57:41Say what needs to be said.

57:42As the press conference began,

57:44Si Huynh revealed the truth,

57:46announcing the band's hiatus

57:47for reflection

57:48and self-evaluation.

57:49This marked the end

57:50of an unrequited love.

57:52Jin Woo and Seo Rim

57:53were childhood friends.

57:54To stay by her side,

57:56he'd learn to play the guitar,

57:57always there for her

57:58as a good friend.

57:59Seeing her holding hands

58:00with Han Kyeol,

58:01he knew he'd lost his chance.

58:03His unrequited love

58:04ended before it even began.

58:06Seo Rim thought

58:07he was angry

58:07about her secrecy.

58:09Jin Woo, however,

58:10didn't expose her,

58:11gently telling her

58:12he forgave her.

58:13Only after she left

58:14did he break down,

58:15confessing his heartbreak

58:16to Sion.

58:17Luckily,

58:18he had Sion by his side.

58:20Underage,

58:20they drowned

58:21their sorrows in milk.

58:22Crude play,

58:23due to the lip-syncing scandal,

58:25hit rock bottom.

58:26Fortunately,

58:26the CEO transferred them

58:27to a music post-production company,

58:29giving them time

58:30to prepare their next album

58:31and make a comeback.

58:33Manager Choi was fired

58:34because of the press conference.

58:35However,

58:36he took Mush and Ko with him

58:37and started his own company.

58:39He also agreed

58:40to let Chan Young

58:40continue producing

58:41for Mush and company,

58:43a position Han Kyeol coveted.

58:45He counted down the days,

58:46waiting for the three years to pass

58:48so he could finally write

58:49for Seo Rim.

58:50Han Kyeol's identity

58:51as K was finally public.

58:53As Seo Rim's popularity grew,

58:55fans approached her

58:56for autographs and handshakes.

58:58Jealous.

58:58Han Kyeol jokingly offered

59:00to buy the entire store's inventory,

59:02a comment overheard

59:03by her grandmother.

59:04Soon,

59:04Mush and Ko reached adulthood.

59:06Crude Play prepared

59:07coming-of-age gifts for them.

59:09Han Kyeol tried to compete

59:10with Jin Woo

59:11for Seo Rim's attention,

59:13but both ended up

59:14being the first to leave.

59:15Si Hoin,

59:16while Han Kyeol wasn't looking,

59:18changed Seo Rim's name

59:19in his phone contacts.

59:21When she called,

59:22Yuna saw the incoming call

59:23displayed as,

59:24My girlfriend Seo Rim.

59:26Now everyone knew

59:27they were a couple.

59:28To drive Seo Rim around,

59:29Han Kyeol bought a car,

59:31though his driving skills

59:32left much to be desired.

59:34Seo Rim had changed him.

59:35Three chance encounters

59:36turned into destiny.

59:37The person who makes

59:38your heart flutter

59:39at first sight

59:40will still move you

59:41when you meet again.

59:42Perhaps that's what

59:42love at first,

59:43listen truly is.

59:44This is the love story

59:45of Han Kyeol and Seo Rim.

59:47And that's the end of the show.

59:49Thanks for watching.

59:50Don't forget to like

59:51and subscribe

59:51for more great content.

59:53See you next time.

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