Reply 1994 (응답하라 1994)

May 1994 Shinchon Boarding HouseChangcheon-dong, Suhdaemun-gu, Seoul

Come and eat!

Okay, let's not be afraid.

Let's hurry up and eat.

I'll eat well. - I'll eat well.

Wow, Mother! At this rate, do you have any money left?

Wow! Is this a hickory shad or a mackerel?

Hey! ...Hmm?

Hey~ what are you guys doing?

What are you doing, clear the middle of the table!

Here!

Take it.

Let's eat

What are you doing instead of eating?

Honey... are you mad about something?

Even so, you've made too much.

I know I was over the limit today.

Still, we have to eat these quickly. These were all sent by the kids' families.

Oh, really?

They sent so much food, they will spoil if we don't eat them soon. What can I do?

They must have stayed up all night making these, thinking about their children.

That's right. Mother, this aspect of having a boarding house is nice.

Oh..is that why the kids' conditions are so good today?

They're like major leaguers.

Is that right? This is the first I've seen such good quality food.

For their children to eat, they must have chosen so carefully.

You kids, eat everything and don't leave any left-overs!

Yes.

Hey, wait! Wait!

No matter the case, shouldn't we know who sent what before eating them?

With a grateful heart, your parents

stayed up all night in order to send these.

Like this one! From which coastal family is this from?

I think it's from my home.

Oh, geez... this is hickory shad.

I guess what we've been eating so far were anchovies.

Oh my God! It's so tasty!

It's not even as fresh now.

When I first opened the package,

the fish were jumping all over the place.

Oh, this is a hickory shad?

I've only had salted mackarels before.

Binggrae, this is your first time eating a hickory shad?

Hickory shads have a lot of bones. Eat it carefully.

Okay. Ahjumma, you should eat some, too.

For me, it's too much trouble to remove all the fish bones.

I guess living near the coast can be seen as a blessing.

When I look at that pitiful kid who doesn't know what fish tastes like...

Still, he been living while eating these great eggs.

I've never seen such nice eggs before.

Because they're fertilized eggs, the yolk is round and plump.

I've been to his poultry farm once.

And it's really big! It's as large as the amusement part in Yongin.

Oh! Is that right?

But, Aunt and Uncle run that large poultry farm by themselves.

Saying that they don't want strangers' help.

Oh my goodness. They are very careful people!

They work hard and raise their child so well!

Your parents suffer while working so hard.

How can you not attend school, saying you hate it?

You immature punk!

If it were me, I would feel sorry towards my hard working parents

and I would go to school eagerly.

Here, eat this.

Plus, I've never seen anyone who hammers a nail in his parents' heart...

be successful, you punk!

That's right.

You do well yourself, punk. You!

Your dad, who is also my friend, Yong Sik...

he called me, you punk.

Whether my son was alive.

Saying if he were alive, there's no way he wouldn't call for 6 months, you bastard!

I'm sorry.

Ah, so this is a fertilized egg, huh?

It's very hot.

Thank you for telling me too late.

Damn it...

Na Jeong, you don't eat steamed egg?

I don't like fertilized eggs, because it makes me feel like I'm eating little chicks.

Ha! What chicks?

You're the one who stuffed down two whole pieces of chicken.

Oh, and this... This one!

What about these cockles... Whose is this?

I think my mom sent that one.

These cockles are from Beolgyo.

Oh, these are those famous cockles from Beolgyo?

It must have been great, being able to eat this all the time.

Hey, we can't eat this everyday either! Only when my mom goes out and buys it.

Still, we can't eat something this good in Seoul very often.

Look at him, he's crazy all over it.

Is it your first time eating cockles, too?

Yes.

Here's more rice.

Thank you.

Hey, aren't you eating?

I don't like them with seasoning very much.

I liked them boiled.

Go ahead and eat a lot yourself.

Where is this octopus from?

This looks really fresh.

Those were sent from Masan last night.

It looks like Masan is getting some octopuses these days.

Who else lives in Masan?

Who lives in Masan?

Your mother. Your mother, you bastard.

Your mother lives in Masan.

Ah...

What do you mean 'ah'?

Oh, honey. Wasn't he smart when he was younger?

As he was growing up, he's become a dumb-ass.

What do you mean 'smart' when he was younger?

He's become more like a person recently.

Don't eat, you bastard.

You laugh? Did you just laugh?

Put down your chopsticks.

You idiots.

Yoon Jin, you should eat some octopus, too. Eat a lot!

You need to eat a lot, in order to shout at Tai Ji how much you like him,

and to go crazy over him.

I can't eat spicy food very well.

Then don't stuff yourself.

Chil Bong!

Eat a lot, okay?

Yes. Coach, you eat a lot, too.

Oh, don't you have a game today?

Yes.

Coach, you have a game too, right?

Yeah, yeah, but since it's the first game of the season,

we can just do it half-heartedly.

Wait..isn't today your finals?

Ah, yes. You're right.

Hey, do they let a freshman play already?

Dang... that's amazing.

Hyung-nim! He's an ace.

You really play well, don't you?

Ah, well, a little.

What did they say... You're a pitcher?

What's your position in the (batting) lineup?

Fourth place? Third?

Hey, friend. What the heck are you saying to our future Major Leaguer?

He's the ace pitcher on the junior Korean national team.

He's not a batter. He's a pitcher.

In English, 'pitcher'.

What's "Guk Dae"?

So, that is... Oh, forget it.

So, he is a better athlete than Lee Sang Min.

You crazy bastard, say something that makes sense!

My daughter really talks nicely, right?

Anyway..your coach is really weird.

Why does he put you in the game alone, and not call on Lim Sun Dong?

I mean, if he lets me throw, then I'd be happy.

My progress is good, thankfully.

Punk, what if your shoulders...

get injured? If that happens, you're screwed!

You need to take care of your shoulders so that you'll throw amazingly when you come to the Seoul Twins.

Since you were on the Whimoon High School team,

I had my eyes on you, observing like a hawk.

You graduated from Whimoon High School?

Yes. - How do you know about Whimoon High?

A lot of the basketball players on the Yonsei University team are graduates from that school.

I think Seo Jang Hoon (position: center) is also a graduate from Whimoon High.

Yep. He and I are close.

Really? How?

The baseball and basketball teams are usually pretty friendly to each other.

We work out together.

Jang Hoon hyung was especially close with all the baseball players because he had a good personality.

Why? Should I try calling him?

Yes, hurry, hurry. Let me talk to him!

Who knows? He might be with Lee Sang Min right now.

That's right, you can ask Seo Jang Hoon to put Lee Sang Min on the phone.

Hello?

Jang Hoon hyung?

Oh, this is Joon. It's a coincidence that you picked up the phone.

Were you working out?

Hyung, is by any chance, Sang Min hyung nearby?

Gosh, in the middle of eating your meal...

look at you spazz out.

Oh, Sang Min hyung. This is Joon...

hold on a minute.

Take it.

What's wrong? Take it.

Hey! Aissh.

Don't!

Please, don't! - Why? Take the call!

Why?

I said I don't want to!

Omo, omo, omo.

Oh, Hyung. I have your fangirl here, and...

she said she really wanted to speak with you.

Hold on a minute.

Na Jeong.

It's okay. Hurry, take the call.

It's really Lee Sang Min.

Hello?

Hello?

Gosh...

look at her going nuts.

Mother, please give me more rice.

Sure, okay.

Oh my gosh. I forgot about that.