Melancholia (멜랑꼴리아)

All characters, groups, and events are fictional.

Hello.

It's been a while, Ms. Ji.

Hello.

I'm sorry for the short notice.

Please have a seat.

It's Baek Seung-yoo!

Mr. Baek.

Will you submit a bill of indictment

- about the corruption of Asung High? - Yes, I will.

Do you still think the scandal was made to cover up

- the school corruption? - Yes.

So you're saying there's nothing going on with the woman

who was a math teacher at Asung High and you two are innocent?

Then what's this? I got a tip-off.

I know it's a lot to ask,

but I need your help.

Please go ahead.

How does Seung-yoo seem to you these days?

I feel bad for him and I'm worried about him.

I don't understand what he wants,

and I'm worried he might just end up

hurting himself.

I feel the same.

Ms. Ji. Then please do me a favor.

It doesn't matter? Because you love Ms. Ji?

Yes. It's me who loves her.

- What? - What's going on?

Mr. Baek, which one is correct?

Are you in love or not?

Right now, there's only one thing I want from Seung-yoo.

I don't want him to achieve more

nor be famous as a mathematician.

He used to love math so much,

but what he's trying to prove now...

is just ridiculous.

What is it that you want?

I just want him

to live

a normal life

like any other boy of his age.

Please help me.

I would very much appreciate your help.

I have something to tell you too.

Your document will be processed. We'll call you when it's done.

Okay.

Bill of Indictment

- There he is! - He's coming out!

Mr. Baek. Please tell us what the indictment is about.

If the rumor was true, why did you insist it was not?

At a math event recently,

you said mathematicians cannot lie.

Is that why you're keeping silent?

Because it would be a lie to say there's nothing going on between you two?

- Please answer the question. - Wait.

- Hang on. - Mr. Baek!

Education Foundation Asung Academy's

2021 4th board meeting will begin.

I have something to report before the meeting begins.

It's a serious case involving a possible violation

of property rights of the foundation.

It's also an urgent issue that can be a reason

for dismissal and expulsion of Principal Noh Jung-ah

as a disciplinary action.

Shouldn't such important agendas

like one's dismissal be set beforehand, sir?

Well, let's hear what she says first.

Please look at the screen.

Somnium.

It's the scholarship foundation she created with a man named Im Hyung-bin.

And she siphoned off

the Asung Foundation's school parent funds to this foundation.

- On what grounds? - On the list of Somnium donors

were the names of parents who promised

to fund the development of the Asung Foundation.

Even the agreed amount is the same.

I will explain.

Chairman, I will explain.

Conduct an internal audit on Principal Noh Jung-ah,

and after the audit, an urgent meeting will be held...

to decide her dismissal.

That's all for today.

2020 Educational Foundation Asung Academy

You did great.

At this rate, even the all-mighty Noh Jung-ah

won't have any loopholes.

You're right, Aunt.

2021 Educational Foundation Asung Academy's Fourth Meeting

Father.

I don't want to listen to your excuses.

I'm not going to make excuses. I'll only tell you the truth.

The fund that went into the scholarship foundation is not donations...

- but consultation fees. - Consultation fees?

Yes.

It is money for the consultations and admission officers

for the students preparing to apply to the Ivy Leagues...

in the form of donations.

Is it not money going into your pocket?

Father.

Father. Do you think...

what I want is money?

My dream...

is to succeed you and become the owner of Asung.

But not Yeon-woo.

She wants to continue the will

of her grandfather, the original owner of Asung.

Only I...

can succeed Asung that you established and cultivated.

Only you and I...

can be the new roots of this Asung.

By any chance, do you like math?

No, I don't.

Hangok Art Hall

Yoon-su, why aren't you picking up?

I spilled everything out at today's board meeting.

Things should work out well. Call me back.

That lunatic.

What do you think you're doing?

You couldn't ram into me, could you?

Did you figure out when to stop now?

You're the one who stopped first.

When will you ever stop being scared of me?

I'm sorry but...

you're not scary. You're disgusting.

The look of you trying not to lose a position that doesn't even suit you.

As if you were a member from the beginning.

Right.

There's nothing wrong with that. But did you know?

Father wasn't an original member either.

So he's the one who can understand me the best

than anyone else.

Don't celebrate too quickly.

Your source. It's Ji Yoon-su, isn't it?

Exit

What? You're dismissed from your duties?

Only for a while.

Starting today, you will be the acting principal.

Wrap up the midterm exams...

and take good care of the plants.

I see. Understood.

Principal Noh Jung-ah

So you're saying you two are innocent?

Then what's this? I got a tip-off.

It doesn't matter? Because you love Ms. Ji?

Yes. It's me who loves her.

- What? - Mr. Baek, which one is correct?

Are you in love or not?

Hangok Art Hall

Open link

Filing a complaint about the scandalous teacher?

It doesn't matter? Because you love Ms. Ji?

Yes. It's me who loves her.

- What? - Mr. Baek, which one is correct?

Are you in love or not?

- Please give us an answer. - What is it?

Dial

Hello?

So it is you, Ye-rin.

Did you watch it?

Where are you?

I warned you, didn't I?

Not to stand in Seung-yoo's way.

And not to make him suffer.

Aren't you ashamed?

Ashamed of what you did?

You're the very person who should feel ashamed.

The one who screwed up Seung-yoo is you, not me.

This all happened because of you.

No matter what you do, Seung-yoo won't break down.

You will never be able to screw him up or have him.

And you think you can have him?

We're not talking about me but you.

What you want to do

is either screw Seung-yoo up or have him, right?

There was a time when I thought it wasn't your fault.

But the fault of the adults who made you into who you are.

It's time to stop blaming others and face yourself.

Look at your current self.

And think about whether doing something like this will make you happy.

The phone is turned off. Please leave a message...

Taxi

Sir, we're here.

How did you feel...

when you faced an error...

in your proof in the past?

What's a proof anyway?

I can prove someone's fault and evil behaviors.

Why can't I prove

my love for someone?

Because love

is unstable.

So are our feelings.

Even in math,

there are instabilities.

It's all connected.

Hey, slow down.

Hey, I told you to slow down.

Slow down!

I said, slow down!

Snap out of it.