My Beautiful Bride (아름다운 나의 신부)

Loan sharking.

Our happiness as collateral, it feeds off of us like parasites.

We've all become vulnerable to them.

Students worried about entrance exams... need to pay back their loans.

To pay for wedding expenses...

Let's see.

Okay.

- Good luck with business. - Thanks.

Loan shark debt taken out to pay for rent...

only gets settled after one has no more organs to give.

An illegal loan sharking market...

with an annual revenue of one trillion won.

We found out after two years of investigation.

Loan sharks...

Hidden behind them are the bigger villains.

Take it easy!

I can't even eat around here!

Damn!

No matter how relentless the loan sharks may be...

there are times when they can't collect all their money.

But they will never forfeit that money.

We have a new item.

The guys hidden behind the loan sharks...

Loan sharks call them 'the problem solvers.'

We call them Shadows.

When the debtors have no money left to pay back...

that's when the Shadows get to work...

to strip them of their bodies and their lives.

The Shadows pay back the loans.

In return, they take the debtor's body and life.

The ones handed over like that...

become prostitutes in faraway lands...

Or become beggars, with their legs cut off.

Or they become life-long slaves in drug factories.

And in the end, all of them get their organs ripped out...

and die leaving behind a huge life insurance payout.

The minute they are handed over to the Shadows...

that's the end of them.

It takes the courts five years to declare a person missing.

They receive insurance payments for those five years.

They plan everything out meticulously.

In order to catch them...

I have to take advantage of anything and anyone.

The leader of the Shadows...

This is Song Hak Soo.

The one we need to catch...

That's him, Song Hak Soo.

He controls the Shadows behind the loan sharks.

Hello, Boss.

- Let's go in. - Yes, sir.

Get him good. And finish him off.

You understand?

Stop.

You took out all the useful organs, right?

You understand?

This is a plan devised by three teams.

What happens if we lose him?

It would be humiliating.

Not only humiliating... but we would lose people's trust.

So what does that mean?

We'll get him, no matter what it takes.

Yeah.

Where?

We've located him. Get everybody there.

Just standby until I get there, don't be a hero.

Detective Ko! Detective Ko!

- I told you to wait. - What happened?

- What about Song Hak Soo? - He's there.

In there.

Freeze!

Song Hak Soo, put your hands up!

With the arrest of Song Hak Soo, the boss of the Shadows

their organization came to an end.

That's what I believed.

Three years ago...

Episode 1

You look much better in person than in pictures.

I bet you hear that a lot.

I hear that a lot, myself.

Do you like to drink?

I can't drink at all...

but I still go with the flow, and have fun...

Do you want to go for a drink?

I'm going to propose today.

Huh?

There's somebody I love.

And I'm going to propose to her today.

We'll get our parents' approval soon.

And we'll get married right away.

The only reason I spent my precious time to come here today

is to tell you exactly how I feel.

Please go home, and tell your parents.

Tell them what I was like.

Tell them I was a total jerk.

Please let my parents hear that too.

Please...

What the heck...

Thank you for understanding.

Nice weather.

You've had your eyes on that car for awhile now.

I guess it's rare to see those around.

Do you want to go see the ocean?

Did you buy that car with your own money?

At your age, you must be either a thief or a scam artist.

Cut the crap.

Get lost.

Joo Young.

Mr. Banker.

Why are you late again?

I'm sorry, I had an arranged date.

Was she pretty?

You know full well why I went there.

Let's go, I'm hungry.

You don't need to be so honest about those things.

- What do you mean? - Getting set up.

I won't do it again, sorry.

- You'll have another arranged date? - No, no...

Not anymore.

But where are we going?

You'll see when we get there.

I didn't tell them anything, now is not such a good time.

My brother and sister-in-law fought last night.

There are broken dishes all over the place.

There's more than ten broken dishes...

And they don't clean up, either.

There are blankets and dirty rags laying around everywhere.

The toilet's not working either.

You really can't.

Next time, I'll invite you.

Please come then.

Please, Do Hyung...

I already called your brother this morning.

He said he would be waiting for us with food ready.

And...

I'm waiting for something.

Here it comes.

Thank you.

Let's go in.

Sit down.

- Yes. - Sit...

I'll make Joo Young happy for the rest of her life.

Please give us your blessing.

Don't be silly.

My son-in-law, I have total faith in you.

This was long overdue.

They've been living together for a long time now...

Of course, it only makes sense that you get married.

Mom...

Do Hyung...

Let's go have a drink.

Do Hyung.

- I'm okay just the way we are... - I'm not okay.

I really don't have any desire to get married.

Joo Young.

Your mother would never approve either.

I don't care about that anymore.

As long as you say yes.

Open it.

I don't want to wait anymore.

Will you...

Will you be my beautiful bride?

Please.

What is it?

Your lights were on.

I just came in.

I really like him.

But I wasn't able to express myself.

Since our family is so poor.

Mom.

What is it?

I haven't made up my mind yet.

What?

Joo Young.

You'll never get another chance like this.

You would be a total nut to turn him down.

You know?

- Why? - You don't know?

If you keep playing hard to get, what if he finds out about your past?

That'll be the end of everything.

And he's the best groom material.

You should be screaming out in happiness...

Don't you think about your brother and me?

Let's stop.

I got it, so please leave.

Hey...

You understand what I'm saying, right?

Yeah.

I need to sleep.

Yes, Do Hyung.

Were you sleeping?

No.

Your voice sounds different.

No...

I'm okay.

It tastes so good.

It's really good.

Why did you prepare so much food?

Do Hyung.

Yes?

Do you trust me?