Welcome to Samdal-ri (웰컴투 삼달리)

WELCOME TO SAMDAL-RI

WELCOME TO SAMDAL-RI

MINISTRY OF CULTURE, SPORTS AND TOURISM AND KOCCA

ALL CHARACTERS, LOCATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INCIDENTS

DEPICTED IN THIS DRAMA ARE ENTIRELY FICTITIOUS

CHILD ACTORS AND ANIMALS WERE FILMED IN SAFE CONDITIONS

Korea…

- Sings! - Sings!

KOREA SINGS

IN JEJU ISLAND

THE PRIDE OF SAMDAL-RI! CHO YONG-PIL IS HERE!

KOREA SINGS JEJU ISLAND

To all our viewers across the country,

to the residents of Jeju who are here today,

and to the tourists who have come to visit,

thank you very much.

I'm Sunday's Man, Song Hae,

greeting you from Jeju, the island gift from nature.

Hello, everyone!

- Hello! - Hello!

I've been to Seoul Daejeon, Daegu, and Busan

I've been to Seoul Daejeon, Daegu, and Busan

Where is my love? Is he in Seoul?

Is he in Daejeon?

CHO SAM-DAL, CHO YONG-PIL, 9 YEARS OLD IN 1994

Or is he in Busan?

After he left me alone Where did he go?

- Are you still nervous? - Yeah.

Why?

Why do you think?

Because there's a ton of people.

Right, but why are you the nervous one?

The next contestant is known as "The pride of Jeju."

Please welcome Cho Yong-pil!

THE PRIDE OF SAMDAL-RI! CHO YONG-PIL IS HERE!

Let's go.

Oh, dear. I believe there's only one contestant.

Which one of you is it?

The pride of Jeju!

Samdal-ri's Cho Yong-pil is here!

I'm Cho Yong-pil, and I'm nine. Hello!

So he's Cho Yong-pil.

Then who are you, young lady?

Me?

I'm his manager.

She's Cho Sam-dal. She came on stage with me in case I became nervous.

Goodness. I've never seen a manager come on stage for moral support

and end up looking more nervous than the singer.

So what do the Samdal-ri natives,

Ms. Cho Sam-dal and Mr. Cho Yong-pil,

want to become when they grow up?

- Me? - Yes.

I'm going to become a dragon that rises from a small stream.

A dragon?

Yes. I heard dragons rise from small streams.

I'll go to the mainland to find a magic pearl when I grow up.

- That's impressive! - So let's summarize.

Jeju is the small stream,

and your dream is to go to Seoul and find success when you grow up?

Yes.

All right. Then, what does Yong-pil want to become when he grows up?

A dragon that rises from a small stream?

No.

I like the small stream.

Can't I just live here?

All right, then.

Please give them a round of applause for the song they'll perform.

Let's hear it!

There was a girl who once gave me A bouquet of flowers

I wonder why I miss her so much today

Her short hair was neatly combed Like grass wet from the rain

Back when we still had that silliness of children,

the girl dreamed of soaring out from her small stream to become a dragon.

The boy dreamed of becoming the girl's small stream.

I think of that day

When I start missing that day

I wander through my dreams…

But when that silliness disappears

from the boy and girl,

will they realize it?

Perhaps a dream is most beautiful

when it remains a dream.

EPISODE 1 TEARS OF THE DRAGON

You didn't have the spicy braised crabs there?

- Are they good? - You seriously didn't?

They're served with radish water kimchi. I love it so much.

First, take a bite of the braised crab.

Then, order a bowl of rice,

put some sauce, dried seaweed flakes, and sesame oil.

Then, mix everything together.

Then, take a big bite--

Ms. Cho…

- What is this? - You know. It's my mom's kohlrabi kimchi.

You love this too.

What in the world are you talking about?

I'm sorry, but could you excuse us?

- I need to speak with him. - Sure.

Thank you.

It must be nice to have so many things you love.

You love my mom's water kimchi.

You love spicy braised crabs.

Have you gone insane? What are you doing?

You love me…

and you love other girls.

Well…

- Ms. Cho-- - No.

I'd shut it. Then you'll be known as a loser

who was dumped by his ex and drenched with kimchi.

It's better than a being scumbag who was caught cheating, right?

Eat up.

It's so ripe that it's gone bad.

Hello, long time no see.

Hello.

FIFTEEN HOURS AGO

I just finished. Want to meet up for a second?

You finished early.

I told them I'd work overtime today since you said you'd be late.

Okay. I'll just head home then.

Should I just leave too?

I'd probably get fired, right?

It can't be helped then.

I miss you.

CHEON CHUNG-GI

That little…

Should I beat the crap out of that scumbag?

You're cheating on me?

How dare you?

You're dead meat, you asshole!

You dare to cheat on me?

Unbelievable!

I'm so dumbfounded right now.

You're dead meat, you bastard.

Those rotten little…

No.

I should just kill them.

I should kill Cheon Chung-gi…

- Hello-- - Cho Sam-dal!

My goodness!

Jeez.

I'm not deaf, you know?

Lower your voice. Or just call me Cho Eun-hye.

Eun-hye, my foot. Did you take Mom's kohlrabi kimchi?

- Yeah. - It's gone bad.

I took it out to throw it away.

Did you eat it?

No, I threw it out.

Where?

Where do you think? The trash can.

Hey, Sam-dal. Hey!

Why did she take it with her to throw it out?

And you're Cho Sam-dal.

You never officially changed your name.

Aunt Sam-dal gave the kimchi to her boyfriend.

But it went bad.

I know. She asked me how she could kill him,

so I told her to feed him that since it had mold.

Mom.

Get up already.

- It's already noon. - Give me ten more minutes.

What time did you come home last night?

Tell me the truth.

I'll get up. I'm done sleeping.

Answer my question!

Yesterday?

Last night, I came home at around 11…

It was 11:10 p.m.

I went to bed at 11:30 p.m.

I mean 11:45 p.m. That's when I came home.

I don't care if you drink or go clubbing

since you're still young, but come home before midnight--

- Want a planet gummy? - Yes.

- Mom! - Cha Ha-yul, please.

All right. I promise not to stay out overnight.

I'm nine, and you're 29.

We're under the curse of the nines, so we need to be careful this year.

I told you already.

Yes, you did. We're both under the curse of the nines.

I'll be careful, so please stop glaring at me.

My niece sure is smart.

She's only nine but knows about that superstition.

It's obvious where she learned it. Likely from the Samdal-ri haenyeo leader.

Why would Mom teach a kid something like that?

Right.

I think Cho Sam-dal broke up with her boyfriend.

Again?

She must be destined to just work until she dies.

She's never been in a decent relationship.

That's not true.

There was that one time.

- Jin-dal! - Gosh.

That was ages ago.

Fine, I admit I cheated. I committed a grave sin.

- But isn't this too harsh? - "Too harsh"?

Let me ask you one last question.

What? What is it?

Do you want my forgiveness?

Beg all you want. I'd be insane to forgive.

How did you find out?

Damn it.

Is that important?