Protect The Family (Save The Family / 가족을 지켜라 / Gajokeul Jikyeora)

Voluntary in name only, out with it!

Out with voluntary retirement!

Out with voluntary retirement!

Hope, voluntary retirement, Jeong Manjae

Office worker's hair-raising rooftop protest

My goodness. This really hits home.

What does?

This man.

He was protesting his voluntary retirement.

It will happen to you if you waste work hours

reading silly things like this.

Next up is a photo that has gone viral.

As baby boomers face retirement,

various social issues are on the rise.

At one general trading company in Seoul,

a man in his 50s staged a rooftop protest to

demand a withdrawal of voluntary retirement.

As the retirement age is to be extended by law,

businesses are rushing to force workers

to go into early retirement, and...

It really hits home.

And he looks just like Manjae.

You can't even make out the face.

That poor man's probably Manjae's age.

He's also dressed a lot like Manjae.

Early retirees have to find new jobs

to support their parents and children.

Business suits all look similar.

Imagine how hard-pressed he was.

Manjae's doing alright, right?

That goes without saying.

No one's more committed to the company.

You should be good to Manjae.

It's not easy making money.

Yes, mother.

She never pays much heed to what I say.

I hope you get a daughter-in-law like yourself.

Hon. Hon. / - My desk. My desk.

Wake up, Manjae.

There are other people who can do the work.

That's precisely the problem.

Could Manjae...

No. That's not possible.

He would have told me.

Your call is being forwarded...

Darn it.

Mr. Jeong must have gone crazy.

I felt so sorry for him.

He must really want to stay on.

His picture's all over the internet.

Really? / - Yes.

Is someone there?

Excuse us, Mr. Cha.

Are you in there, Mr. Jeong?

Is that you?

Yes, it's me.

Come on out.

I can't.

I can't show my face to my colleagues.

And what if I run into the executive director?

He's clocked out, so come out.

If I leave, I don't think I can come back.

You can't live in the restroom, either.

You were loud and aggressive before.

Why are you hiding in the bathroom now?

Are you a scared little mouse?

I'd rather be a mouse right now,

so that I can scurry away undetected.

Did you see the news?

You were on the news on TV.

My face was blurred.

Even I couldn't tell it was me.

People can put 2 and 2 together.

There's no way of knowing it was me.

Okay. Fine.

Let's go and come up with a plan.

Let's go.

Hang on.

Make sure there's no one out there.

You're on the clear. / - Hey...

We want to make good food with good ingredients Help us make that happen!

Since the head cook is on strike,

shouldn't the rest of the staff join her?

Since when have you been such an activist?

Since I took the Hippocratic Oath.

Isn't it illegal to protest inside a hospital?

Patients should come first.

The right to protest is protected by law.

But it makes the patients nervous.

The doctors can tend to that.

That's a lot of rice.

Since the head cook is unavailable,

our side dishes are a bit lacking.

Have more rice, at least.

But I don't think it's right for a cook

to make up for that with extra rice.

Oh, you know...

It's not lacking perse,

I was just being modest about our food.

To me, it looks like a lack of confidence.

I hope the food's not from yesterday.

No, it's not.

Excessive modesty can raise doubt for others.

In regards to the quality of your food.

Oh?

You must have found your money.

Hello, sir. / - Hi.

Now you have your chin up.

I got my job back at the cafeteria.

You did?

I'm so happy for you.

Don't you think people should keep

their head up rather than down?

But why the long face still?

I did get my job back,

but I might have to quit again.

Why?

Did you get into trouble again?

No, it's not that.

Basically, the cafeteria has a new owner.

And the new owner's letting people go?

Kind of.

So the staff wants to fight that,

but I'm scared.

Because the new owner might fire you?

Yes.

I'm such a coward, aren't I?

Back when I was a sea captain,

no matter how strong a storm we faced,

when people on the same boat work together,

we could keep our ship safe.

I see.

That's how the world works.

It's important to work together as one.

Thank you, sir.

I miss the smell of the ocean.

Seeing the ocean gives me energy.

But the ocean's so far away from here.

What about the river?

The river...

What's the point of going alone to a river?

Plus, my wife and kids worry about me.

Would you like to go to the Han river with me?

With you?

Sweep that corner too.

I will.

You work that corner.

Hi, kids.

Haesu. / - Haesu.

Who are all these children?

They're my siblings, sir.

They are?

All these brothers and sisters...

What a nice, harmonious family.

Say hello, kids.

This grandpa is a good friend of mine.

Hello.

Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you.

So nice to meet you.

Look, sir.

This is a great location.

We have a great view of the Han river, right?

We have the best view in the neighborhood.

Yes, you do. This is great.

Yes, indeed. This is it.

Now you're picking up old men, too?

Watch what you say, young lady.

Dongbaek.

Mom.

Aren't you the one who sings 'Lady Dongbaek'?

Do you know me?

Of course.

You sang with those medicine peddlers.

Yes, that's right.

You were there?

Yes, I was.

The medicine I got there made me sick.

You did?

I'm so sorry.

I didn't know the medicine was fake.

I know you didn't know.

Those peddlers are the scoundrels.

You didn't do anything wrong.

In any case, it's nice to see you again.

I used to go there to hear you sing.

Where do you sing these days?

Here and there.

I sing at family banquets, and

birthday parties for the elderly.

Oh, I see.

Would you let me sing for you as an apology?

Really?

Yay!

Thank you.

Countless nights

Heavy with heart-wrenching pain

How much she cried

Lady Dongbaek

Why are you home so early these days?

I haven't even made dinner.