Still Shining (샤이닝)

STILL SHINING

Please let me say goodbye

to Tae-seo in person before I go.

I know you guys don't come out when it gets cold.

But still…

Mo Eun-a.

STILL SHINING

All the places in this town look the same no matter how far you go.

Are we even getting close?

The fireflies…

I know they don't come out when it's cold, but…

What are you…

Doing here?

Hey, isn't that Tae-seo?

Tae-seo!

Im A-sol, get out.

Tae-seo, you drive instead!

You know where the restaurant is!

The road here is really confusing!

I'm tired!

I drove all the way here!

I'm so tired!

Who is he talking with?

I'm cold!

Come on.

Gosh.

He hasn't changed one bit.

I used to take really good care of him.

People thought he was my brother.

He looks more like me, not Tae-seo.

What are you talking about? He's clearly a cuter version of Tae-seo.

I get that a lot.

We just have different vibes.

A-sol, let me pour you a glass.

Thank you for inviting us.

- It looks delicious. - Right?

They have the best seafood ramyeon and aged kimchi here.

They only bring out the aged kimchi for me.

Tae-seo left Seoul right away for your sake.

He didn't hesitate at all.

Now that I'm here, I can see why.

When he was in Seoul, he always looked so worn out.

But here, the ocean's right there,

the sky's clear, and the air's fresh.

Man, it's nice here.

Wait, so that's what you meant.

"My dad looks at the sky at work,

and my mom looks at the sky and ocean at work."

He said it was the best job in the universe.

That's what Mom used to say.

You still remember it, Tae-seo?

Of course, he does.

Man, you were on crutches the last time I saw you.

You walk so well now. I'm proud.

Come on. That's ancient history.

- Is your dad doing well? - More than well.

Hey, come on.

You need to drive us back to Seoul.

I need to visit the hospital.

Tae-seo.

Just go.

Your guests came all the way here. You should take them back to Seoul.

Even Hyeong-seok's here, and he never comes.

You're making it awkward for him to drink.

Did you miss me that much, my little brother?

Have a drink.

You can even drink now. You're all grown up.

Oh, come on.

The lights on the bicycle were broken.

The girl on the bicycle earlier was your ex, right?

So she lives in Gangneung.

She doesn't.

Then, where does she live?

I don't know.

Why did she come here?

I don't know.

So you didn't get to talk to her.

You must be frustrated and curious.

MO EUN-A

MO EUN-A

Why were you in Yeonwoo…

Tae-seo's here.

Yes, I'm here.

You must be having such a hard time.

Get plenty of rest while you're on leave from the military.

What's this?

At least tell me if you're coming.

I didn't even eat before I came here.

Did you get to talk with Grandma?

She talked about when I was in the military.

She'd always talk about my middle school days.

Time must've passed for her.

Have you seen Eun-a from the house at the end?

Why suddenly mention that name?

I thought I saw her.

I don't want you being pathetic.

Just live an ordinary life. Get married and have kids.

Come visit from time to time.

Is that too much to ask?

I'm going to live alone,

and then send our grandparents off to be with Mom and Dad.

I'll do all of that.

Did you see her or not?

You didn't even answer me.

I'm off.

Hold on, please.

Eun-a should be here by now, but she's late.

She went out with that old, beat-up bike.

You need to hurry and find her.

Right.

What are you doing here?

I came to take a quick look around our school.

I had no idea it had closed down.

Not that.

Why here? In Yeonwoo.

Are you staying here for good?

No, just for a bit.

I'm going to stay with Park So-hyeon.

This is great.

Even though I was worried about running into you here,

I still wanted to tell you that I was leaving to live with So-hyeon.

I wanted to say a quick goodbye

and tell you in person too.

And now, I got to do that.

My bicycle lights are broken.

You can follow me from behind then.

This is great.

I was worried I'd have to push my bicycle back.

Remember the fork in the road where we always used to split up?

Let's say goodbye there.

I really wanted to do this with you.

This is great.

When are you leaving?

Soon.

Since we've met,

let's say goodbye.

I really wanted to do that with you.

Bye, then.

I'm off.

It's me.

I know.

Nothing happened, right?

I…

I left you alone with that colleague of yours.

It didn't cause trouble for you, right?

Why…

Why are you worried about me?

There's no need.

You had absolutely

nothing to worry about.

There was no need…

I guess so.

I can still picture that field in my mind clearly,

so I wondered if you'd finished things properly.

I wondered if leaving a place you had poured your heart and soul into

wasn't too hard on you.

I wondered why you were always forced to leave

when you never wanted to.

There was no need,

but I kept wondering.

Why is Park So-hyeon your mom?

Actually,

it's more that her mom is my grandmother.

She's a good person.

You didn't make a bad decision because you felt trapped, right?

- When you feel trapped... - No, Tae-seo.

I went to Tongyeong.

Your guesthouse was closed,

and I was told you had gone to your mom's.

I thought it was the mom who lives far away

and likes noodles.

We missed each other.

We're really good at that.

OLD HOUSE IM A-SOL

I should hang up.

Granny's going to wake up.

Bye.

Eun…

Including meetings and a year-end party, I had three events to attend.

The venue was around here,

so I just stopped by.

Were you drinking?

Yeah, just a little.

Sorry.

No need to apologize for drinking.

Should I go?

If you're tired, I'll go.

Let's go out for a drink.

I need to talk to you.

I wanted to finish what we were watching.

Sure.

I saw a bungeoppang place on the way here.

But there was nowhere to park.

I'll go buy you some.

You can sit.

Okay.

This is nice.

It's nice to relax together like this after a crazy day at work.

Just one sip.

I can leave my car here.