Sandglass (모래시계)

SPRING, 1976

get out!

thanks.

CHAPTER 1

I'm Lee Young-gil, sir.

I'm Kim Kwang-soo, sir.

I'm Baek Min-jae, sir.

I'm Jang il-do, sir.

I'm Park Tae-soo, sir.

I'm Lee Jong-do, sir.

- I'm Hong Jin.. - hold on.

let me see..

we've met before, right?

I remember your eyes.

I do, I do. I know you.

hey, Mr.Lee,

there're 2 reasons I can do this senator job 2 times in a row.

first is, my money.

and the second is, my splendid memory.

what was your name?

Park Tae-soo, sir.

take him along.

I'll do whatever you want.

cause I'm your puppet.

well, I don't know much about this job either.

you take care of everything,

and all I have to do is just call the police for you.

we've already met each other, haven't we?

( THE NATIONAL CONVENTION OF NEW KOREA DEMOCRATIC PARTY )

( THE NATIONAL CONVENTION OF NEW KOREA DEMOCRATIC PARTY )

stop them!

( THE NATIONAL CONVENTION OF NEW KOREA DEMOCRATIC PARTY )

( THE NATIONAL CONVENTION OF NEW KOREA DEMOCRATIC PARTY )

man, come here quick!

I want hot bath!

anyway,

thank you for your trouble.

I've already paid the hotel charges for 2 more days.

let your boys have some fun in Seoul.

and..

have some more drinks with this.

and I hope..

you to make your boys shut their mouths about this matter.

okay, I gotta go.

good bye.

what?

uh..a guy called Mr.Jang wants to see you.

Jang who?

Tae-soo,

you go and see him.

just echo his words a bit. and tell him I already left Seoul.

you wanna leave now?

I said, I've already left!

we shouldn't have got involved in this.

I just feel like shit.

but everything went fine.

so relax and take it easy.

you really can communicate yes, you can.

your name was..Park Tae-soo?

now I'm giving you a chance.

a chance to get out of the chicken cage and fly to the sky.

mister, well..

- I heard that you're doing the country's business. - well,

sort of.

cause my salary is from there.

fostering gangsters is also included in the country's business?

wo.

choice of words is very important.

the word, gangster..

that's just the matter of the viewpoint.

in Japanese colony time,

the Korean resistance was called gangsters..

by those Japanese cops.

so,

depending on whom you're working for,

you can either be a gangster,

or a patriot.

that sounds sweet.

once you decided to use your force,

how about using it for the country?

that's a little different from what my boss told me.

your boss, Lee Sung-bum?

Sung-bum bro said,

if a gangster got involved in politics,

he's gonna be executed in the end.

Tae-soo,

this is a once in a lifetime chance.

you shouldn't miss it.

this kind of chance..

doesn't come..

twice.

we have to get outta our small town.

don't you think so?

hey,

if you have a big shot like Mr.Jang backing you up,

everything will be easy for you!

I mean,

who knows? you can even become a senator someday!

you know Mr.Shin in Mokpo city, right?

the guy who's working for the country and doing something for the political party..

go tell Sung-bum bro.

not me.

our boys are following you.

even Min-jae bro trusts you.

and..

I don't think we have to worry Sung-bum bro with this.

I mean, he's a lot older now..

you know, so we can take care of some things ourselves and tell him later.

Jong-do,

let's forget about today's talk, okay?

WINTER, 1973

good morning, sir!

attention! salute!

hello everyone, isn't it cold today?

well, a new student for our class.

his name is..

Park Tae-soo.

hey, Kang Woo-suk?

the seat next to you is vacant, right?

yes, sir.

- Lee Se-youn. - present, sir!

- Kim Gang-soo. - present, sir!

- Kim Yong-min. - present, sir!

- Kim Yong-chol. - present, sir!

- Ahn Sang-jin. - present, sir!

- Chae Myung-gi. - present, sir!

- Lee Jong-do. - present, sir!

hey,

were you ranked high?

can't you understand Korean?

I said, were you ranked high?

why do you wanna know my academic ranking?

I'm not interested in that.

I'm interested in your fight ranking.

were you ranked high?

you!

I'm Lee Jong-do.

nice to meet you.

oh, your body is awesome!

you've got some muscle here.

you're working out, right?

hey hey,

stop doing that.

cause our prince is my hero.

when are you gonna be 20, my prince?

get lost!

are you guys friends of my Tae-soo?

help yourself. and if you need anything more, just let me know.

pick up your spoon.

help yourself.

right.

wait a second.

it's sunday today.

how about some beer? beer's not even alcohol, you know.

I'll bring some.

Tae-soo,

how many times have you done that?

done what?

the thing..with girls..

you've already done that, right?

shut up and eat your meal!

you can't just live on meals.

can you?

what?

nothing.

I'm just so happy.

I'm so happy just looking at you.

what?

am I interfering with your study now?

come here to your mom just for a moment.

how about just one cup?

is it gonna bother your study?

give me some.

want some more?

I've got an exam tomorrow.

oh I forgot, you've got an exam tomorrow.

concentrate on your study, my Tae-soo.

you keep on surprising me.

yesterday morning,

you were in the living room..

and I was so surprised to see you.

I thought your father was there.

you've got a pimple!

you've got two of 'em!

give me your bag.

hey, you don't like a bag of commercial high school student?

what the fuck!

stop there!

you stop there!

look at them!

oh shit, they're beating up our friends!

where? where?

gotta help them!

hey, take me along!

what the hell are you?

Tae-soo!

sir!

what?

those punks again.. we got fucked.