Omniscient Interfering View (The Manager / 전지적 참견 시점)

We guarantee Saturday night's fun.

Let's begin The Manager.

- We have these two together. - Goodness.

The two amicable friends. Poongja and Kwaktube.

- We're seeing them together. - They look good together.

As the New Year begins,

- it's time to shed the old. - Yes.

There's a rumor that Poongja and Kwaktube...

went to Yeongjong Island...

- and stayed until late. - Oh, my. For real?

You must remember the temperature and atmosphere.

(At Poongja's, they mentioned there used to be something between them.)

The statements contradicted one another.

On Yeongjong Island...

What truly happened?

Half of it is right. Half of it isn't.

We were there...

- to be on a show. - That's right.

So once it was over...

- You should go home. - He should've gone home.

- Didn't he leave? - He didn't leave.

He said his manager...

- was waiting for him. - He became clingy.

- He became clingy. - He said he'd call for a driver.

He started making no sense at all.

- He wanted another drink. - He stayed for a few hours...

- and sat there talking. - He became clingy.

- But that... - He came on to her first.

You left room for possibility.

- You should've gone home. - You left room for possibility.

- Why didn't you leave? - You wanted to be with Poongja.

It seems cold to leave right after you're done with work.

I can't stand things like that.

You just won't stop flirting.

Also, it seems to me that show business...

has rubbed off on him.

- It has. - I think that...

because he wasn't like this before.

But now that he has made a name for himself...

I don't know when it started,

but he thinks I...

- Him? - Yes, that's right.

He made it sound like I'm the one...

- who has a crush on him. - That's what he's been saying?

Yes, and it's like he's been...

He keeps spicing up the story.

Out of all the YouTubers I know,

show business has rubbed off on him the most.

Out of all the YouTubers. It's true.

- Also, he isn't one to scrub. - Not at all.

- He has a lot of dead skin cells. - A lot.

Kwaktube and his manager...

turned over a new leaf in 2024.

Let us take a look.

(Even the same winter breeze seems new and different...)

- What? - What's that?

(A suspicious sound fills up the street.)

This isn't someone we've seen before.

- What? - Who's that?

- What on earth... - A beard?

- No way. - My gosh.

What a mess.

(There is a man who isn't your run-of-the-mill guy.)

Hello, I'm Lee Seung Min,

Kwaktube's manager.

It's good to meet you.

His general speech seems very much the same.

How can one change so drastically in the course of two months?

My guess is that he got dumped.

His relationship must've ended.

- Oh, dear. - His relationship must've ended.

Well,

I couldn't be bothered to shave.

- What? - Nothing happened to him.

His beard always grew out fast,

but his girlfriend didn't like it,

so he kept maintaining a clean shave.

But now that his girlfriend is in Jordan,

- he left it unshaven. - Really?

He didn't shave because he couldn't be bothered.

He continues to live because he was born.

- That's right. - It's like "Adventure by Accident."

(He has always been one to live because he had to.)

(He loved to stay in bed since he was in it.)

(How have you been the past two months?)

I spent my time at home.

- He was home. - He hasn't changed.

Just like my usual self,

- I spent my time lying down. - He hasn't changed at all...

despite it being a new year.

(Why were you taping boxes when you love to lie down?)

I'm moving to a new place, you see.

When my girlfriend...

comes back in July, we'll be moving in together.

- So... - What?

- Congratulations. - Nice.

- Congratulations. - Surprise!

You're packing your own things when you hate moving around.

Exactly. It surprised me too.

(He's folding boxes locked up in a small room.)

Rather than a box cutter, he's using his teeth.

(He uses the skills acquired from packing the merchandise.)

He's good at folding boxes.

(Kwaktube's here to help his manager.)

(He stands up at the sound of the knocking.)

Seung Min.

Hey.

- Hey. - What's with the beard?

I couldn't be bothered to shave.

- Have you not seen him in a while? - Right.

I was traveling overseas.

That goes beyond being too bothered to shave.

Compared to him, you look dandy.

I find Kwaktube to be adorable.

Here.

- It's a New Year's gift. - What is it?

(He bought him lactic acid as a New Year's gift.)

It's a blue dragon.

Yes, it's the blue dragon edition.

Let's watch our health as we begin the new year.

This is good for you.

It's tasty.

How does it feel to be moving?

It's bothersome.

- What? - It's bothersome.

Are you a robot with no emotions?

It's a place with memories. It only seems like yesterday...

when we moved here to begin our business in Seoul.

- He's not one to care about that. - He has no emotions.

I've moved around a lot,

and it's quite sad.

Take some photos while you're at it.

Why?

These are all memories. You won't ever come back here.

You must take photos, or you'll regret it.

Oh, the memories.

The beard is too much.

Doesn't he look like a suspect?

- Exactly. - It's a mugshot.

It's like he was caught at the scene of the crime.

Where's the new unit?

Here in this neighborhood.

How many units did you see?

It was the first place I saw.

- What? - Oh, no.

You didn't put in the legwork.

You go to at least a few shops even when shopping for shoes.

You only looked at one vacant unit?

- Yes. - Why?

- I couldn't be bothered. - Oh, no.

But this is for you and your wife. It's not just for you.

But the place is nice.

But at least...

The more places you see,

- the better place you'll find. - Exactly.

Is house-hunting bothersome for you as well?

Yes.

- What did your wife say? - She said it was nice.

- Was that it? - Yes.

- She said it was okay. - I see.

- It's why I went with it. - What did she say about the beard?

I haven't told her.

You're like someone from "Korea-Khitan War."

I haven't seen anyone grow out a beard like that.

- I should trim it. - But it suits you.

It'd be nicer if you trimmed it a little.

When will the truck get here?

- When... - Around 1 p.m.

Around 1 p.m.?

Did you see the sunrise at the beginning of the year?

No.

People post photos and videos of it online anyway.

Seriously.

There's nothing special...

about the first day of the year.

It's another ordinary day.

Even around Christmas,