Love in Sync (공감세포)

Over here. Fire. - Help us.

Over here.

Help. Over here.

Over here. - Song Hwan, are you okay?

Eun Hwan, are you okay?

Wait, wait.

One of the kids is missing.

A child went missing. - A child is missing?

What happened? - Oh no.

Kids.

Follow adults and get out first. - Dad.

I know this place the best.

Okay? Take care of Eun Hwan.

You can't go in.

Dad. Dad, take this.

Dad, you have to take it. - Eun Hwan. Cha Eun Hwan.

Eun Hwan. Cha Eun Hwan.

Song Hwan. Song Hwan.

Am I really going crazy?

Or...

could it be a superpower?

One day, I started feeling other people's emotions...

as if they were my own.

It's like we share a heart.

Is that even possible?

The experience of feeling another person's emotions...

as if they were your own is a real phenomenon.

In psychology, it's described as...

empathy, emotional contagion, or emotional transference.

Possible?

Emotional transference?

Rather than a superpower,

it can occur in people with very high empathy.

This phenomenon is more likely to happen between people who are close.

High empathy? Who? Me?

Close, my ass. It's nothing like that.

If I get close with somebody like you said,

can I also hear what they're thinking?

Hearing another person's thoughts or inner voice is impossible.

That's unscientific.

Right? Right?

But that impossible, unscientific thing is happening to me right now.

Seriously.

Fine, I'm sorry. It was all my fault.

So for today...

Have you ever sacrificed anything...

for anyone in your life, Yu Ji An?

She's so afraid her sadness will hurt the ones she loves...

that she can't even bring herself to cry or grieve,

and forces herself into this painful smile.

I think I get it now.

Writer Oh? This is Ji An.

About the meeting, could you please give me one more chance tomorrow?

I think I'm starting...

to understand...

what Hee Joo is feeling.

I told you I'll wear anything.

Why is my daughter so grumpy?

Can't it just be you and me again, Dad?

That was because Mom was sick yesterday,

so let's try to understand her a little more, okay?

I wish Mom would just disappear. - Song Ha Yul.

Mom's always mad. She's scary, and I hate her.

Ha Yul.

Ha Yul.

What is this?

What is this feeling?

I was fine just a moment ago.

Did he end up having a tough day yesterday?

No. Snap out of it.

I can't be swayed by someone else's feelings right now.

I just need to focus on Hee Joo's emotions.

Well...

Did she become a master actor overnight?

Going around demanding another meeting.

Oh, come on. It's because she's desperate, that's why.

I'm sorry to bother you when you're busy, Director.

Yesterday, I wasn't in the best condition,

so I don't think I was able to show you my true abilities.

All right, fine.

Let's see this "good condition" acting, then.

Let's see just how good you are.

Please.

Song Hwan.

I...

I'm having a really hard time too.

I...

I...

I'm really okay.

You know that.

I'm good...

at putting up with anything.

It was my fault.

It's all my fault.

So don't wear yourself out while you're hurting.

It's all my fault,

but you're the one who's hurting and in pain.

I'm so sorry.

Not you,

I...

I should've been the one suffering and in more pain.

So this is your plan for getting revenge on those bastards?

Yes. With this, those bastards will get on their knees...

and beg me for their lives, right?

I'm going to make them pay for everything they did to me.

I swear...

What are you doing?

This is it?

What?

Your revenge is pretty lame compared to what you went through.

What can I do?

There's the law,

and I can't become a criminal because of those bastards.

Right.

But even if the law makes it difficult in the real world,

wouldn't it be a different story in a fictional world?

You said your dream was to be a film director, right?

Is it a kind of expressive arts therapy?

You could say that.

As he makes the film, Seon Woo will start to...

face the emotions and pain he's been holding in,

a little at a time.

Also, through this fictional revenge,

he'll work through his anger,

and it will help him organize his thoughts.

Earlier, he ran to me with the most excited look...

I've seen on his face in years,

and boasted that he would soon be making a film too.

I was so happy for him that I offered...

to buy him the most expensive camera,

but he just asked for the one I used for my first film,

that beat-up old model.

He said he wanted to start his journey with me.

That might be the most moving conversation of my life.

Thank you, Mr. Cha.

I'll never forget this kindness.

Gosh, Yu Ji An, your acting was fantastic.

But the thing is...

We got a call before you came in,

and it's been decided that Im Jin Ju will play the role of Hee Joo.

What do you mean? Im Jin Ju didn't even audition.

Right. But you know how powerful her agency is.

On the condition that Byeon Woo Jin signs on as the male lead,

they threw in Im Jin Ju as part of the deal.

There's nothing we can do. We have to do what they say.

But how did your acting get so good all of a sudden?

I was seriously surprised.

Was I really that good?

But you must have been feeling really unwell yesterday.

Does this Transference thing really work?

Ji An.

Have you been well?

Oh, do I know you?

I don't think I recognize you... - Are you still mad at me?

I don't know. I think she's the one who's mad, not me.

What are you doing here?

None of your business.

I didn't think you'd be coming to the station for a while.

None of your business. - Didn't you sign with any agency?

Still, you don't have a manager?

None of...

I do have a manager.

Right here. Here, here.

Me?

That's right, you.

Just smile. Just keep smiling.

Say hello. This is my manager, Mr. Cha.

You guys might not know him, but...

I mean...

he's pretty famous in the Hollywood management industry.

I just recently scouted and brought him over.

Mr. Cha, you're right on time.

I guess so. There was no traffic.

Darn it.

Yes, this is Cha Eun Hwan.

Yes, one moment.

Five... Five years?

Yes.

I've been with him since he started his counseling practice.

What about you? How long have you known Mr. Cha?

Me? Well...

About two months?

Our relationship is more about proximity than time.

He lives across from me.

Across from you? - Yes. I believe you know that.

A close neighbor is better than a distant relative.

What about that nice private villa and your mansion?

Why of all places?

That's none of your business.

Oh, right.

Have you tried contacting Mi Jeong?

After she exposed your bullying,

it seems like she's had it just as rough as you.

You know how intense your fans can be.

I know from experience.

She resigned right after that day and suddenly disappeared.

Aren't you curious?

Excuse me. Are you Yu Ji An?

It is you. I wasn't sure even when I saw you.

Who are you?