The Hill of Secrets (비밀의 언덕)

Since gold is the most luxurious color,

I'll choose this one.

Auntie...

Can I change it to pink?

Why?

I just...

think the teacher might like pink better.

Oh, really...

It's delicious.

- It's really good, isn't it? - What's so good about it?

It's a hassle to eat.

I still prefer lettuce-wrapped sausages.

Your dad and I just can't get along.

What? Is it because your taste isn't high-class enough?

All you do is spend money all day.

Your dad can't even save 10 dollars.

The dishes are plain and there aren't many options.

But Soyeon never complains.

Let's also donate money by phone.

Stop it.

Why? They are so pitiful.

-We have to help them together. -Hey

Your mom, in order to earn a little more money,

works from early morning until late at night.

Look at my hands.

Look quickly.

Since you were born,

- Mom and Dad have been working hard. - Yeah.

We work until our bones ache every day

just to have the life we have now.

If they worked as hard as we do,

they wouldn't just be able to eat crab,

they could go to restaurants every day.

If they're not like that, it's because they're not working hard enough.

Anyway,

don't ever expect to ask others for money in this life,

Don’t believe in God or Jesus.

Just believe in yourself, got it?

If anyone wants to take you to church, never go.

They'll end up asking you for money.

Dad will help you.

Watch carefully.

Use the scissors to cut here.

Then...

open it up. Simple, right?

Come on, dig in.

Dad, what's our family motto?

Why are you asking that?

It's for a school assignment.

We don't have that kind of thing at home.

We do.

"Penny-pinching, not taking a single cent."

This is our family motto.

Let's go, let's go to the forest.

Let's go, let's go to the forest.

To the forest to pick up fragments of the moon.

To the forest to pick up fragments of the moon.

The fireflies on the last night of the month are the broken fragments of the moon.

The fireflies on the last night of the month are the broken fragments of the moon.

Let's go, let's go to the forest.

Let's go, let's go to the forest.

To the forest to pick up fragments of the moon.

To the forest to pick up fragments of the moon.

Anyone want to recite it?

Great, great.

Teacher Kim A-ran.

I heard your bus broke down on the way here.

Are you okay?

Huh?

Ah, yes... I'm fine.

That's a relief.

Today we're going to have a meeting with the teachers and students, right?

Yes.

Then let's go in order of your seat numbers.

What does your dad do?

He works at a publishing company in Seoul.

- So that's why you love reading so much? - Yes.

And your mom?

Homemaker.

Do you have any siblings?

- I have an older brother and an older sister. - An older brother and sister?

So when there's an emergency,

Can I just call this number?

Yes.

Then Youna, you can go back to your seat.

Teacher.

Yes?

Can I go to the health room for a moment?

What's wrong?

I have a bit of a headache...

Really? You don't look like it hurts much.

Let's talk first.

Does Ming En have any siblings?

I have an older brother. He's in Class 3 of the sixth grade.

What do your dad and mom do?

My dad...

Is an office worker.

Where does he work?

Um...

at a paper company.

paper?

Yep…

He makes white paper,

colored paper,

and notebooks or books.

Ming En's dad makes paper,

Then Kyungsoo’s father turns the paper into a book.

What about your mom?

She's just an ordinary housewife.

Ming En, did you bring seaweed rice rolls again?

Yeah, I'm so tired of them too.

Does anyone want to run for class president?

No, anyway, Kyung Soo will definitely be elected. - Right?

Or should I run for vice president?

Then I'll run for the cultural affairs chair.

Are you sure about this?

Uncle,

the apartment is yours now.

My mom is dead, so our connection ends here.

Don't talk about regrets anymore, and don't contact me.

- Sis, please don't be like this. - You too.

Don't count on me anymore.

Decide whether to sell the apartment

or whatever on your own.

I want to do business, so leave quickly.

Let's go.

You're here.

What's wrong now?

I've already done more than enough for people who have no blood relation to me.

Why is it that when it comes to money,

everyone just stabs each other in the back?

He said even if he dies, he wants to leave the house behind,

So I told him to keep it for himself.

From now on, we're cutting ties.

Are you going to come ask me for money too?

No, it's not...

Can you buy me some clothes?

What's wrong with Ming En?

I don't know.

When I said I wouldn't buy her clothes, she pouted.

Oh, come on. Buy her some clothes.

There are plenty of clothes at home.

They're all my brother's clothes.

They'd suit you well.

That one looks really nice.

Why do you always choose such ordinary clothes?

Wherever it is vulgar, it looks good.

The clothes Grandma buys for you are all so ordinary.

If you don't want this one, the one before is also nice.

look,

this one is obviously the best-looking...

Among countless promises,

How many promises have been fulfilled?

What have the previous class presidents actually changed?

I have never been a class leader,

but I've seen many officers over the years,

who only talk on paper,

or just take photos to look good.

Has anyone made an effort to fulfill their promises?

The promise of "Choose me, and I'll definitely do it."

Why haven't any class presidents followed through?

First, there are too many promises to keep.

Second, being a class president is just for popularity.

In fact, I have no interest in the monitor's job.

Instead of making a bunch of promises I can't keep,

I have only one promise.

I want to set up a secret mailbox in our class,

where everyone can write down their secrets that they can't say out loud.

I'll discuss them in secret with the teacher,

and find ways to solve everyone's problems and worries,

so that no one in our class feels left out,

and create a class full of love and peace.

Not bad.

Really?

I've been practicing for a long time, but it keeps getting tangled...

I woke up at six in the morning.

Dad.

Dad, I've been elected class president.

You've been elected class president?

- "Welcome back next time." - "Wishing you prosperity in your business."

Mom, I've become the class president.

What do you have to do as class president?

Do you know how tough it is to be class president?

Mom will have to go to your school more often.

There's a lot to prepare for every event.

You also have to prepare gifts for the teachers.

The one who gets tired isn't the class president but the class president's mom.

This is something for moms who don't work to do.

Why did you become class president?

I was elected by voting.

The student who always comes first didn't get elected.

The student who was class president every time also didn't get elected.

Not everyone gets elected.

Anyway,

Go tell the teacher that Mom is too busy and you want to back out.

How can I back out?

I want to be the class president.

Exactly, you've already put on the official hat, why take it off?

People like us aren't cut out for leadership.

Min Kyu's mom, that's not true. You can learn as you go.