Tempest (북극성)

I had a dream.

And in the dream, I was a man.

He served warm soup to the elderly…

reaching out first…

hugging first.

He sang with children…

My fellow Koreans, change happens through communication,

making our voices heard. And in times like this…

…opened his heart before the world,

and inspired the younger generation.

People would even follow him to war.

And we have not yet lost hope.

Together, let's face these challenges!

There was also a woman he loved.

That woman…

was taking her last breath.

Munju.

President Hauser delivered a strong warning

in response to North Korea's recent declaration

to deploy ICBMs capable of hitting the US mainland.

Well, obviously, David, North Korea has crossed the line.

And, uh, we will not suffer their belligerence any longer.

Sadly, uh, peace can only be attained through strength.

This is how we make the world beautiful.

If North Korea wants to provoke us with their nukes,

the United States will have no choice but to respond in kind.

You got my word on that.

White House spokesperson, Adam Maxwell,

denied that President Hauser's remarks

signaled imminent military action against North Korea.

However, he clarified that the White House is not limiting

its considerations to diplomatic or peaceful solutions,

while declining to comment on any specific response measures.

Maxwell went on to state that halting North Korea's nuclear missile provocations

remains the administration's top priority,

and that all possible measures will be pursued in coordination

with allied nations to achieve that goal.

As the United States dispatched a delegation

to the Idician capital of Kirus

for cease-fire negotiations under UN mediation,

King Anshar Nabu of Idicia unilaterally announced

the suspension of talks via state media…

Why did you have me followed?

You know I can't sleep

when you're out there running alone so early.

God knows where you were.

Did you forget how cranky I get

-when I lose sleep? -Stop worrying about it.

It's the one thing I asked for before coming back here.

Let me do my morning run alone.

It's like morning prayers for me.

Go run, by all means.

I'm not stopping you.

Just pretend nobody's there following.

Or if you want, you can just run on the treadmill, and you'll be all alone.

I need to run for real.

And I don't want people around.

Could you pray out loud with people listening to you?

The only time a politician prays

is when someone's listening.

Munju.

If someone really wanted to have me taken down, they could.

They could run you over while you're jogging or throw you off of a cliff.

And after that, what's next?

The future of the entire country is changed forever.

So I want to be careful, okay?

I'm sorry, you're not the president, right?

Let alone a candidate.

Far into the future,

when we look back and think about what we have done,

I sincerely hope

that we will be able to say that we did the right thing

for the people in North Korea…

Ms. Seo!

Ms. Seo!

During her tenure,

Ambassador Seo was a strong advocate for our nation

in the international community, engaging in various diplomatic issues.

However, she unexpectedly resigned

and returned via Incheon Airport last night.

Although my three year tenure as the UN ambassador

was filled with challenges,

I was honored to represent my country on the international stage.

Seo did however refrain from commenting on

the reasons for her sudden resignation.

TEMPEST

PRESIDENT CHAE KYUNGSIN OF SOUTH KOREA

What is President Hauser thinking?

You know, I've heard this guy can't even locate Korea on a map.

Just ignore him. Everyone knows he's a nutjob.

But who knew Kim Hansang would turn out worse?

He had been so quiet that people were calling him a recluse,

a hikikomori, they say in Japan.

Now they're competing to see who's crazier.

In the age of nuclear war, the lunatic wins.

Their leverage is held by the legitimate fear that they could fire a nuke.

The expats here are losing it.

They're too scared to remain in Korea, war could break out.

They'll eventually accept the idea.

New ambassadors get scared when they first hear news like this,

packing their bags and calling home.

But after a while they get used to it.

They sleep at night, like the rest of us.

You know?

Actually, I was up all night.

And why's that?

They talk about Hansang on the news all day in the States.

The Iraq War, the Idicia War. It was propaganda that started those.

The US…

They're still stuck in the Middle East

because they can't seem to bring an end to the Idicia War.

I doubt it's another war they're planning.

Speaking of which,

tell us the real reason you resigned.

Come on, you know!

Her husband's the opposition's front-runner for the president this year.

Yeah, I know.

But what I'm wondering is

if it was the ambassador's idea or the president's.

Oh, here she is.

Good afternoon, Madam President.

-Honor to meet you, Madam President. -It's an honor.

I'm sorry to drag her away.

Could I just borrow her a while?

You didn't have to answer all their questions.

You could've just said I told you to either quit or divorce your husband

since he's about to become president.

Sorry if I caused you any trouble.

When you got North Korea, China, and the US,

each with their own special brand of crazy,

to agree on the word "peacefully" in the Basel Quadripartite Agreement,

I thought,

"Wow, if I am the next president,

I hope she'll help me deal with foreign affairs."

Only, then I found out who you were married to,

and… …I was heartbroken.

Still, we've worked together for a decade.

And I've appreciated it.

But when you turned down the minister position,

I had a feeling Jang Junik was going to be running for president.

I wanted the ambassador position

to deal with North Korea's nuclear issue, like you have.

Putting aside everything else,

his views on reunification are risky at best.

-He's still figuring it out. -Do you know why?

Because he doesn't care.

The policy that his campaign first introduced

was the Social Isolation initiative.

Then climate, and food, and agriculture.

After that, gender.

And when is he going to discuss…

inter-Korean relations?

The North could fall any day,

and most young people oppose reunifying.

Last year Jang was a star, after he said,

"If it requires South Korea being sacrificed,

reunification isn't desirable or necessary."

He even said that we should consider a constitutional revision

to split Korea into separate nations.

Even a young politician, going for the cool factor.

Should know better, right?

Reunification issues…

will hit us suddenly,

like some inevitable disaster.

I wanted to tell you,

he's attending a mass for reunification today.

He says he has an announcement to make when the service is done.

Regarding the reunification?

Madam President…

No matter how late, Junik wants to speak with you today.

He said that?

Why?

He hasn't told me. Not yet at least.

I understand.

Yes, I've been ready for this.

Sorry. This work thing came out of nowhere.

Will you please tell your folks I apologize?

No, I'm the one who's sorry.

I would have canceled my appointment here if you had let me know.

Tonight was also important to me.

You've worked so hard,

and I've wanted to tell your parents

what a great job you've been doing in the States.

You see, um…

I was prepared to follow you wherever you had to go as your personal aide.

So I closed out all my savings accounts and then I…

was ready to leave whenever you'd call.

Sudan, Syria, Iraq…

I really didn't care if it was the most dangerous place in the whole entire earth.

Except of course, there's one place I never, ever want to go.

The New Republicans.

Yeah, your husband's the New Republican Party's top candidate.

I just can't work for that party in any capacity, I can't do it.

Yeah.

When you're married you…

accept your husband's weakness as your own.

Is this really what you want to do?

Junik will run for president regardless of how I feel.

So if he wants this, then it's better I stay by his side.

Your political career is going to end if you do.