Dae Young meets with Da Jung, instead of playing at the finals. She’s quite upset to see here though. She screams that he’ll regret this again. Da Jung cries heartbreakingly as she tells him that she's ruined his life again. He denies this. He had thought that at first but then he remembered everything with the kids and their life together, these memories made him happier than playing basketball. He recalls when their kids took their first and being called Appa for the first time. These moments made him happier than playing basketball and being named MVP. And right before her eyes, Dae Young is back as an adult! (~2:00, this entire scene with the two of them just slays me. Ugly crying. See below.)
HDY: I didn’t realize how precious those moments were, and every time things got hard, I became a fool and regretted what happened 18 years ago. I asked myself, “Would I have been happy if I didn’t give up on basketball?” I always dream of the life I never lived. However, I know now what kind of life I want. Da Jung, you didn’t ruin my life. You gave me a chance. And my decision back then was the best decision of my life. I won’t miss out on that chance. Da Jung. You have no idea what you mean to me. She’s sobbing and so is he. You are my first love as well as my last. You are my life. I love you.
JDJ: Me too. I love you. She walks over and cups his face between her hands. I missed you, Hong Dae Young. With tears streaking down their cheeks, they kiss.
Inside the gym, Dae Young and Da Jung watch their son play basketball but his team is losing. Dae Young calls out his son’s name and Shi Woo looks over in surprise. Dae Young only nods his head in encouragement. Shi Woo runs off and then gives a pep talk to the team - that his father is here watching him play for the first time ever and he wants to win. The boys, including Ja Sung look over at the few fathers who are in the crowd. Now they’re all properly fired up, and Shi Woo makes the final shot to give them the win! Afterwards, Shi Woo happily runs to his father and then tearfully hugs him. Dae Young is reminded of when Shi Woo had hugged him when they were classmates/teammates. Awww. Dae Young says, “Good job, my son” as he hugs him and pats him on his back. He can finally say it now.
Outside, a bully tries to push Shi Ah, but she quickly steps out of the way and the bully ends up falling to the ground. Suddenly, the bully’s father shows up and demands that she apologize to his daughter. When Shi Ah says that she picked on her first, so why would she need to apologize, the father gets angry and scolds her for refusing to apologize when she did something wrong. The man then asks if that’s how her parents raised her and they’re interrupted by another voice - it’s Dae Young – saying “You’re too much.” Shi Ah can only stare at him in surprise. Dae Young tells his daughter that she did wrong. The bully smirks at this. Shi Ah says she really didn’t hit them. He says if he were to ask who was at fault here, anyone could answer who is. He then looks at the father and says, “You think this very old man wouldn’t know and just stubbornly argue that he’s right? That’s only what uneducated people do. People aren’t that stupid nowadays.” Uncomfortable now, the man breaks eye contact and clears his throat.
Dae Young turns his attention back to his daughter and says, “And I know I should’ve thought twice when you started learning martial arts! You can’t just beat up people like that.” He turns back to the father and says loudly, “You have to stay calm, even when some brat comes along and ticks you off. If you go ahead and punch them, you could easily knock their ribs out. Look how tiny they are.” The bully starts covering her ribs with her hands. Dae Young then asks if they shall go over what really happened. They don’t say anything so he asks the bystanders if they all saw what happened. A girl points at Shi Ah and says that she was right, as the other girl started the fight and she tripped over while trying to trip his daughter over. Dae Young turns to the bully and her father and says to apologize to her. The father tells his daughter to apologize and the girl begrudgingly does it. Then Dae Young tells the father, “You too. You should apologize, too.” The guy says, he’s just an old man, how can he possibly apologize to some young girl. Apologies are limited by age? Dae Young says age doesn’t mean anything. He points out that he had said himself that one needs to apologize if they did wrong. He continues, “My daughter is as precious to me as yours is to you. I’m being very civil right now, despite how frustrated my daughter feels. So, just apologize and leave.” The guy finally apologizes and Shi Ah accepts it. The man quickly leaves with his daughter trailing behind him with a whine.
Dae Young looks back at Shi Ah and asks if she’s okay and says that she must’ve been scared. She says with tears in her eyes, that she’s fine, thanks to him. She then asks how he knew to come at the right time. He replies that he didn’t, as he came to see her because he missed her. Shi Ah sniffles at this and then hugs her father. She cries out what took him so long. He apologizes for making her wait as he hugs her and rubs her back. Awww. She now starts sobbing. T_T The onions… Both kids know their father’s love has always been forever.
Now the twins are at dinner with their parents, as Dae Young apologizes for putting both of them through so much because of them. He also apologizes for scaring them. Da Jung also apologizes to them. Then Dae Young says if they will allow them to, they’d love to live together as a family again. Shi Woo tears up at this and an equally tearful Shi Ah asks why he’s even asking that. She continues saying that of course they’d be happy to have him back, and Shi Woo agrees that he’d like that. Dae Young smiles with tears in his eyes.
Yu Mi secretly leaks the footage of Da Jung fighting that pervert producer inside and outside the elevator, so she goes viral again. Ahh, she’s finally redeemed herself. Da Jung starts receiving calls for different shows and Dae Young notices how busy her schedule is becoming, so he says that she needs a manager. He becomes her new manager and takes the job very seriously. Eventually, Da Jung runs into Yu Mi and asks if she’s the one who sent the video. Yu Mi admits that she did, and she knows that she was very mean to her before. Da Jung says that she didn’t have to do this. Yu Mi says she thought about what if her older sister was in the same situation so this is all she could do. Da Jung thanks her and offers to treat her to a meal next time. Yu Mi says she’d like that, Eonni. Redemption complete.
Dae Young shows up at the high school to meet with Shi Ah’s teacher about her college plans, and he runs into her and her friends. He makes sure to give them money for the snack bar and the three thank him. After he leaves, Shi Ah’s friends comment that he normally gives her an earful. Shi Ah says that he’s always said that for her benefit and suggests they head out together.
Dae Young is told by the teacher that Shi Ah doesn’t plan to go to college, which he is already aware of. When asked if he’s not sad, he admits that he was at first, but there’s something she wants more so he’ll support her decision. The teacher is surprised that he’s more understanding and accepting than she’d thought he would be.
Shi Woo shoots basketball by himself and recalls one of his last conversations with Woo Young, who had told him that he was going back to the U.S. so he wouldn’t be able to attend the same college as him. Ah, this is how they explain Woo Young’s sudden disappearance! Shi Woo had asked how he was going to do this without him. Woo Young had said that he could be a cool guy without anyone’s help, and now he has the guys from the basketball team. Shi Woo asks if he’ll regret not going to university, and Woo Young says, “No. Shi Woo, there are too many things I cherish more than basketball. And I realized that too late. That’s what I regret the most. You should always live your day to the fullest. And never forget your loved ones around you. I want you to remember your days as an 18-year-old filled with good memories instead of regrets.” He then put his arm around Shi Woo’s shoulder and patted him on the arm. Shi Woo’s reverie is broken by someone saying, “Hey, Hong Shi Woo.” Shi Woo turns around thinking it sounds like Woo Young, and is surprised to see his father walking towards him.
Dae Young cocks his head at him, and says that he’s pretty good at basketball, too, which is something Woo Young had said to him before in the same manner. Shi Woo looks confused so Dae Young asks if he doesn’t believe him, and asks for the ball. Shi Woo hands it to him, and Dae Young makes the shot from the mid-court line and in it goes. Dae Young then suggests that whoever scores ten points first gets a free drink. Shi Woo agrees and Dae Young loses the game. Shi Woo says that playing basketball with him reminded him of Woo Young. Dae Young pauses but before asking him who that is. Shi Woo replies that he was his friend who was always next to him whenever he needed him. Dae Young asks if starting now if he can take Woo Young’s spot and be his friend. When he needs him, he’ll be right there with him. Shi Woo smiles and says yes. I don’t want to cry anymore but I’m tearing up at this.
Later, Dae Young and Da Jung are having drinks in her hiding place, the stairwell, and he says that it seems like yesterday when they had these two toddlers crawling in their small studio. He then says treating his time with the three of them as a regret was the biggest mistake of his life. Da Jung asks if he has another regret now. He shakes his head and says, “No. There is one thing I learned after getting young.” She asks what that is. He replies, “No matter how old you get, there is always something new to learn. If you think of it as a regret, that’s the end of it. But when you think of it as a lesson learned, it brings a new beginning. I’ll try to learn more from now on. Whether it’s about work, life or love. I’ll try to find what I love to do again.” She thinks it’s great and wanted to tell him that, too. He replies that he’s going to spend the rest of his life without any regrets. She agrees and says it’s not too late for them. So they can learn everything they want and appreciate them. He says that there’s so many things he wants to do with her and asks if she’ll join him. She says she can’t wait. The two hug and enjoy the view of the full moon.
Afterwards, she hands him a pair of VIP baseball tickets with a note from Ji Hoon: “This is a token of gratitude to Mr. Hong Dae Young. Please come together.” He’s confused about a token of gratitude and asks what that means. Da Jung says, actually…
Da Jung meets Ji Hoon before his game. He asks where her husband is and she says that he had something to do and he’ll be late. He notices the bracelet on her wrist and gives her a compliment about it. She says it’s a gift from a fan, and since she’s put it on, good things have happened. Ji Hoon says he doesn’t know who it is, but that fan must be happy. (It was him!) She offers to lend it to him for his game tonight. He laughs and suggests that she should just cheer for him.
Later on, Dae Young meets Ji Hoon’s niece, the girl he saved that night, in the boxed seats. He tells her that she’s grown a lot, which makes her ask if he knows her. He nods. After Ji Hoon wins the game, Yu Mi interviews him and asks what the secret to his win today is. He replies it’s a special person - and then he shouts “Seo Yeon. Your uncle won!” Seo Yeon happily waves at the TV and calls him uncle. Aww.
Afterwards, Dae Young meets Ji Hoon, who thanks him. They’re interrupted by Seo Yeon who calls for her uncle. So Ji Hoon picks her up, and he walks away as they’re discussing ice cream.
2 Years Later.
At their high school reunion, Ji Ho and Sa Jung show up together, and they each sit next to Shi Ah. When asked why they’re so late, Sa Jung says he had [basketball] practice and Ji Ho says he had practicum. Shi Ah’s friends comment about medical school being intense and Shi Ah says don’t get her started. Ji Ho says that he never gets a break. Shi Ah asks why he had to go to med school. With his secretive-looking smile, he says that he doesn’t know, because of someone. Heh. He then pulls out a bouquet of flowers and presents it to her. She smiles and says he knew it was their 800th day anniversary. He says of course, and then apologizes for being so busy lately. She happily accepts the flowers, even though she normally doesn’t like this sort of thing. Her friend says when it’s someone you love, anything is great. Ha. She then tells Sa Jung to give up already. He just drinks his beer and then promptly passes out. Haha! Ji Ho asks why Shi Woo isn’t here. Shi Ah says that he’s probably in a fight.
Shi Woo is chasing after his upset girlfriend who won’t tell him what’s wrong. He finally holds onto her hand and tells her that she has to tell him so that he’d know. She asks if he really doesn’t know – it’s because he keeps smiling at his fangirls. She asks if he thought she’d get scared that she might lose him. She says that he changed after going to college. He gives a smile before saying all right, he won’t ever do that again. Then he says that his father said that a man must not ever let go of a woman who was there for him during his difficult times. So she doesn’t need to ever worry. Aww.
Dae Young is now teaching sports to little kids. Perfect job for this appa! Da Jung has a sports’ fan meet show now. The two meet after work, and he’s wearing a suit. He takes her to.. shoot basketball at the high school gym so she can watch. Ha. He tells her if he makes this shot, then she has to grant his wish. So right before he lobs the ball across the way, he proposes to her. The ball goes in and he’s happy. Then he turns serious, and says they should have a wedding. He continues saying that he knows that when they were young, they couldn’t afford it, and then as they got older, they didn’t have time. But now, both of their kids are in college now, so let’s not push it back any longer. He adds that he really wants to see her in a wedding dress. She asks if she’ll still look nice if she wears it now. (Kim Ha Neul really does look wonderful in everything!) He sweetly replies, “In my eyes, you’re the prettiest woman as you are. And that won’t change.” He then pulls out a ring box and says that he might not be able to give her things as expensive as other men but he’ll only give her the best things that he can. He then places the ring on her finger. Squeeee!
Some time later, Da Jung’s name is trending again because she’s getting remarried to Dae Young. To celebrate her upcoming nuptials, Ae Rin takes her paragliding. lol Okay, green screen it is!
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The whole family in their wedding finery. |
Their wedding day arrives. Both her mother and his father are part of this wedding. Awww. I’ll stop crying…never with this one. This family. T_T The old man who changed Dae Young’s life shows up right before the family photo is taken.
HDY voiceover: If our story stopped here like the ending of a movie, my life would have been a happy ending. However…
JDJ voiceover: From time to time, we find ourselves struggling. We fight and get disappointed.
HDY: There are days when we hated each other. But… Thanks to that, we understand each other better. We learn to appreciate each other more.
JDJ: And we love more. There were days when we were happier.
A young Da Jung and Dae Young watch an old couple holding hands walk ahead of them. Da Jung says that’s so cool. Dae Young reaches over to hold her hand and says “Let’s never let go of each other’s hand until we grow old like them.”
In the present, Dae Young reaches over to hold Da Jung’s hand and says, “We should never let go of each other’s hand for the rest of our lives.” She smiles at him, and they continue walking with their hands linked.
HDY: Thinking back… endless happiness was always in our lives. Anyone can find it and enjoy it. It’s a common luxury all of us can have. For that happiness, we decided to love our decisions. We chose people based on love. And we are grateful for our decisions. And as for my loved ones and myself who are living diligently as always, I would like to cheer them on to the end of time. In life, even if you miss out on happiness…[Montage of their past and present moments together and with their children.]
JDJ: As long as you have that one person who will look for happiness with you, your life will be worth living. [Scenes of their children walking with their own respective loves.]
HDY: Don’t forget that you love each other.
JDJ: Be disappointed that you cannot cherish each other better.
HDY: And promise for a better tomorrow.
JDJ: Just like that, our lives will continue. [The further they walk away, the more they age, but they’re still holding onto each other.]
The End.
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