Our Blooming Youth (Youth, Climb the Barrier / Cheongchunwoldam / 청춘월담)

PARK HYUNG-SIK

JEON SO-NEE

PYO YE-JIN

YUN JONG-SEOK

LEE TAE-SEON

OUR BLOOMING YOUTH

THIS DRAMA IS A WORK OF FICTION.

ALL CHARACTERS, ORGANIZATIONS, LOCATIONS, INCIDENTS, AND RELIGIONS

DEPICTED IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS.

SCENES INVOLVING ANIMALS WERE CREATED WITH PROPS AND VISUAL EFFECTS.

Excuse me!

There's a woman who committed a heinous crime!

You must arrest her.

But please listen to what I have to say.

The Crown Prince received

a letter from a ghost.

The rumors are true!

Your Highness.

I'll accept whatever status you give me.

I will never be a nuisance to you.

So please...

Please help me.

HIS HIGHNESS BROUGHT A SOLDIER OF FIVE MILITARY COMMANDS

FROM THE HUNTING GROUNDS BACK TO THE PALACE

Did you say that you would be my first people?

Yes, Your Highness.

I guess you're not too bad for my first people.

Did you say you risked your life

to come here from Gaeseong to meet me?

Yes, Your Highness.

So I guess it'll be easier for you to enter the East Palace.

Didn't you tell me I should give permission

to a girl to do anything?

So I'm giving you, my first people,

permission to do whatever you want.

Meet me at the East Palace.

But you'll have to figure out how to get there on your own.

Go ahead.

Do it.

I give you my permission.

What's wrong, Your Highness?

I stayed far away as per your orders,

but I heard a loud sound.

Let's go.

You're just leaving?

What about him?

PASS

Your Highness!

Your Highness, I will do as you ordered.

Your Highness, are you sure we can just leave him like that?

Well, let's see what he does.

Excuse me. Where can I find eunuch uniforms?

-You're a eunuch? -Yes.

Yes, I'm a new eunuch at the East Palace.

I was at the great hunting ceremony with His Highness yesterday

and didn't get a chance to change.

His Highness ordered me to change into a proper uniform.

Eunuch Park!

He says he's a new eunuch of the East Palace.

His Highness ordered him to change into proper uniform.

Follow me.

Yes, sir.

Over here.

Here. Take this.

Go inside over there and change.

Yes, sir. Thank you.

Who is that?

He's a new eunuch at the East Palace.

Gosh, I feel bad for him.

How will he last at the East Palace?

He won't last three days.

Now take a seat over here.

EPISODE 3

How can you be in love with her?

Even if she is innocent like you said,

she already had a fiancé...

And I heard she also has a lover.

But what does that matter?

I'm in love with her.

Have you read this book before?

No. What is it?

It's a coroner's manual.

Don't you know how to read?

How can you become my apprentice when you don't even know how to read?

What does learning autopsy have to do with knowing how to read?

Autopsies are usually done by lowly servants...

So what you're saying is,

since autopsies are done by lowly people,

you don't need to know how to read?

Is that what you're saying?

How dare you!

People who do autopsies may thought of as lowly since they have to handle bodies,

but they are also in charge of figuring out the cause of death.

So in the end, it's a very important job which values life.

When I learned from my previous master, he told me to learn

-women's script… -Women's script?

That's a lowly word for the Korean alphabet.

Didn't that master teach you

how beautiful the Korean alphabet is?

He did,

but there are bugs inside my head.

If I learn something,

the bugs eat them up.

And where would a lowly life like me use the alphabet?

What do you mean?

You can use it to make a living.

The Chinese characters may be difficult to learn,

but shouldn't you at least know the Korean alphabet?

I'm so busy just making ends meet.

Gosh, you lazy boy!

King Sejong created the Korean alphabet

for people like you.

No matter how stupid you are, you can learn it in a day.

Do you think any other country has such alphabets?

Since you learned from your previous master,

I want to see how competent you are.

Try writing my name.

My name is Kim Myeong-jin.

KOM MEONG JIN

Good job.

You're not too bad.

Since you know the basics, it'll take you less than half a day.

Anyway,

tell me a little bit about yourself.

-What do you mean? -I should know who you are

if I am to accept you as my apprentice.

But you introduced me to everyone

as your apprentice this morning.

If I don't like you,

I will fire you today.

I guess

this will be enough for your writing skills.

Now tell me what you know how to do

and don't know how to do.

Your Highness.

We prepared something last night for you,

but since you returned late from the hunting grounds

we haven't been able to show you.

So we thought we should show it to you now.

Your Highness.

Please think that it's last night.

He always hits the bullseye.

Prince Hwan is amazing.

He's the best archer in the world.

Prince Hwan is the best.

Yes!

That's enough.

But how did you even manage to carry that around?

For you, Your Highness, this is nothing.

Thank you.

Your Highness.

Wouldn't this be the best time to have a brand-new eunuch?

It must be great to have that fresh energy...

Yes, Your Highness. Just say the word

and we will bring you a diligent and...

That's unacceptable.

You all always think of me so much and care for me,

so what the use of another diligent eunuch?

I will not allow it.

Open the doors.

We have failed again.

There's nothing we can do.

He hates having new people in his palace.

Then he shouldn't at least fire people.

He kicks people out when he pleases.

Just keep praying.

Who knows? Something strange might happen today

and His Highness could change his mind about the new eunuch.

-Should we pray right now? -Let's go grab a bowl of water first.

It's not like a eunuch of the East Palace

can ask for directions to the East Palace.

If you keep that up, you might fall.

I'm worried that you'll ruin the tea I prepared for Hwan.

Give it to me. I'll carry it.

My apologies, Your Highness.

If you were to keep your dignity as a princess

and walk a little slower, it would be

more comfortable for everyone, Your Highness.

Her Highness is off to meet her brother?

Are you okay, Your Highness?

Get away from her right now.

How dare you.

I haven't seen you before.

Today's my first day working at the East Palace, Your Highness.

But since today is my first day, I got lost

and was wandering around the palace.

Yes, the palace is quite big.

Follow me. I was on my way to see Hwan anyway.

Thank you, Your Highness.

I heard there's a rumor going around among eunuchs

about how picky my brother is.

You'll see once you meet him in person.

My brother isn't like that.

Can you promise me

you'll take good care of him?

Of course, Your Highness.

Is it okay even if it is trivial?

Sure. Go ahead.

I am very good at climbing.

Like walls?