Romance from 'The Gadfly" - D. Shostakovich (1906-1975)

Here we are at Jisoo's House!

It's merry month of May, Yein.

Yeah.

Kei and Yein have come!

And your birthday is coming soon.

What was I thinking? Well, yeah... I wish I was born on spring rather than summer...

You're lucky that you are born on summer, Yein.

Right.

Wh... why?

'Cause it's good to greet the season. You're birthday is on (June) 4th, early summer, early greetings.

I'll take that as a yes...

Well, spring is good season to born, and it's early in the year, that's why I don't really like it, but I somewhat enjoy it.

Winter when I was born was just right for me.

Yeah?

My mom loves winter, as she wanted to give birth to me, that's why she married on May.

Your parents' wedding day is on May?

Exactly one month before your birthday.

That's crazy!

And that was the day when my mom and dad were engaged.

Logically on May 4th?

Yep, May 4, 1992.

Oh, maybe the next year was when they were married.

Mm-hmm.

But why do you like winter?

Romantic and starting newly beings.

Like a storm of white snow?

Exactly.

What a great season. Every season is my happiness.

But what I mostly prefer is November.

That's autumn.

Why November?

Prelude to a winter. Another season begins soon.

What a great thought.

I've been using my time to see my boyfriend two or three times in a week... all I think about was my boyfriend.

Well... can you show him to us?

I wish, but he's a busy bee.

How's he like?

He's quite unique.

How?

I wonder how he saved me from me getting a car crash.

Oh that's right, he saved you.

But headbutting my back and making me fall on front.

Headbutting your back?

Landed on the sidewalk safety. Is that possible?

Doesn't make sense... but that's a miracle.

He just got some minor abrasions, and I just lost some conscious for about one second...

Were you okay?

Yeah. But the doctor said, it was he who got injured more.

Ouch.

I think that's when my new life started. Actually, only if he didn't save me, then I would be dead by then.

He saved your life nicely.

Yeah, I'm so glad that I met that type of person and he is so nice to me, too.

How romantic.

Yeah.

I think I'm flying on the air like on cloud nine!

That's so great, as you are feeling good, we are feeling good, too.

That's what the friends' attitude must be.

Well, yeah.

You're so lucky, Jisoo, I wish I could have a boyfriend like yours.

What? You think I can marry one day? Don't worry, you will marry soon like our parents.

Our? Well... my parents were married a little late, but, it's a right word.

Have you ever had a boyfriend, both of you?

No.

No. Never.

One day you will make it.

Someday the destiny will come.

Sure. We shall see.

Meanwhile, Jiae and Sujeong is at the walking at the park near their houses!

Piano Sonata No.5 in c minor: II. Adagio molto. - L. v. Beethoven (1770-1827)

Several months down to go and the coronavirus will bite the dust.

Any of your family members vaccinated yet?

Not my family, but yours?

My grandma and grandpa will. They are all in line.

When would be our turn?

Probably next year is the fastest. I heard a pretty good idea from my medical friend.

Next year? How long do we have to wait that is too long.

Oh come on, cheer up, Sujeong. Next year I will be in the 30s and you're still young. My birthday is coming, also, you know.

Oh yes. Your birthday. Happy birthday in advance.

Thanks. But I don't really like my birthday.

You should like your birthday, Jiae.

Getting older is awful, want to stay in the 20s.

You can stay in the 20s, but it's impossible to stop growing from 20s to 30s.

Still I would missed it for the world.

Just enjoy yourself right now. And don't worry. You will be technically 28 not 29 based on the real counting age.

Yeah. Right.

Two ladies are walking on the bike road on this sunny day!

Don't you feel it's little hot?

A little. What's the temperature?

It says 26. (About 79 degrees Fahrenheit)

Kinda summer feel.

Well, since it's May and it will be much hotter as it goes through June, July, and August.

Going out during hot summer is danger.

How so?

Don't you get it? Like you said, it will go hotter through summer months. It can reach up to 40. (104 degrees Fahrenheit)

Is that so? That hot?

It's like a desert, and if you get dehydrated just like ants and worms, then you will die.

Well, then we should hydrate ourselves to prevent that danger.

Not just that, you might get a heatstroke.

Oh, a heatstroke... yeah, those people who jogs and runs during that climate, will get a heatstroke easily.

This is why we need to stay at cool home. Or company. Understand?

I know what you're saying. But our company? You mean Woollim?

There's no place like Woollim.

Woollim just made my dreams come true.

Thanks to Baby Soul, I just found my place where I am happy.

Lovelyz.

That's right. Actually, I was dreamless when I was in the time before meeting Baby Soul.

Didn't you have a dream?

I couldn't find a place where I should make my dream.

It's great that you just made your way.

Yeah.

Now Sujeong has returned to her home!

"It was a fine day with the clearest time. I wish it could kept being like this."

"Even the sun cannot shine always, but it still in present. Only just a temporary that it doesn't shine in a day."

She opens her laptop and turns on the music!

"Singing is not just my hobby, but also visiting Lovelyz members' home and other types are very familiar. It would be great as I am kinda multiple minded."

"Sometimes I'm pepstimistic or optimistic based on the situation, but 65% is probably optimstic. Other 35%... just blewed out."

"Even a low score, 65 is still above half, so... actually, I never got a 65 in my life rather higher score."

While Sujeong is in her home...

Jiae is going through the park and filming some of the pictures of memories!

"Time will never come back even God can't control. Because this world is property of God, so we must follow through God."

"Though I'm not religious, still I know the common senses of the world."

The sunlights are getting diminished as it is 4:30 PM!

"Will I really going to be old like God just told all the human through?"

"Even God can't stop me from growing up, but I will still enjoy my life right now. And as Sujeong said, I am technically one year younger as the time age. I wouldn't be surprised if I turn thirty on the next, next year, 2023."

"Thanks to Sujeong. I can live one more year through 20s, as I will turn 28."

Meanwhile, here's Baby Soul's House.

Canon - J. Pachelbel (1653-1706)

She is in the bathroom but the view is outside the door of the bathroom!

Full to empty!

She's on her business right now...

Her phone's ringing!

Hello? Oh JIN! How are you doing?

Maybe she's talking during her business...

When are you coming? Oh you can't? Why?

I'm on my way to see my puppy. Would you like to come too?

I'm already arrived at home now and I'm in bathroom right now.

Oh. Also Mijoo is at her parents' home right now and she won't come back until Monday.

Pity. Okay, I'll see you on Monday. Good luck caring your dog.

Mijoo and JIN is unavailable for Baby Soul right now!

Hearing the flushing of the toilet!

She's now in her room!

"My life become better life as I become singer. I can clearly wander myself around like flying birds."

She sits on front of make-up desk!

"Then I became the leader of the girl group, Lovelyz, but some of the times during the real debut was quite messy as started from Jisoo..."

Her memories are kind of sinking!

"It was all misunderstood, which now it should begone and dead, never coming back. Reality is only God knows... but since the rumors are false and had a little misunderstanding, need to change the mind."

She is rather being calm!

"But Lovelyz kept on going their ways so we're alright."

Baby Soul eventually calls someone!

Hello? Yeah, it's me.

Oh hi. What's up?

Where are you now?

I'm on my way home.

Yeah? Do you have time?

Why?

Never mind.

Well, at least I can come to your home...

Really?

Several minutes later...

What do you think of my home recently?

It looks simliar to my home.

Oh yeah recently I really like my bathroom. I got a bidet from my parents.

Really?

Since Woollim really show some good respect for women, it is even in women's room, too!

Ah, what a great environment! Hey let me go to bathroom, too.

Kei tries to get out of the room!

Uh... bidet is in this room, for your information.

Ooh. Okay. Thanks.

Kei enters bathroom of Baby Soul's room!

"I wouldn't be surprised if all members of Lovelyz use my bathroom... as Lovelyz is feminine, and feminine must include hygiene..."

Baby Soul turns her headphones!

"Now I suppose I can show my talent and receive what I want... hard work never give nothing."

She listens to some of the music that she would like to cover!

Eventually Kei comes out of the bathroom and watches what Baby Soul is doing!

Then Baby Soul turned slowly about towards Kei and removes her headphones from her head!

Oh, hey.

What were you doing?

I'm just preparing for radio coming soon.

Oh that Soulmate thing?

Yeah.

I really enjoy your radio show, how many episodes have you made?

70. Exactly 70. I've been loving these radio show hosting by myself.

Wow, that's a lot.

Actually, there were some person who was asking if I had a bidet... and I couldn't tell because it's kinda funny or little shy.

Well, then how did your parents got a bidet for you?

No idea. Maybe they were intuiting about that person's question? It's a mystery but I feel so good that I got it in my home anyway.

Lucky you.

Hey, hey, hey, don't be jealous. We even have it in Woollim, far from men's room.

Haha. Okay.

I bet that person really cares about us.

Was it he or she?

I don't know. But who cares? Haha.

Just getting to know, but summer is coming soon.

I know. Does it really come that fast? It's kinda humid and hot if it's raining.

Did you feel hot? I still felt little cool...

Well, at least it's coming so we don't need to make a big deal.

These two women are having a sweet chitchat!

Meanwhile, here is JIN's car!

She has driven for several months and she drives great!

Serenade No.10 "Gran Partita": III. Adagio-Andante - W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)

"After seeing my parents gave me a good heartbeat. Sweet."

She is smiling calmly!

"Is there any cafe around? I would like to go and have some drink."

Is she feel thirsty?

"I don't drink coffee, but I drink some fruit juice type drink. Lots of vitamin C and one thing for sure I will never get scurvy. Fruit prevents scurvy."

Now she arrives at home as she parks her car!

"There aren't any cafes around my home, but around my company. I wish I would go back again. Oh well."

She enters her home!

"I could use my time to eat some fruit that is left over from my father's birthday."

She is now at the kitchen cutting some fruits!

"About that fruit, I coincidently played some game that fruit cuts if I rub on the phone... that game was taught from my aunt. After that I liked fruit a lot."

She eats apple raw while seeing through the window!

"Seeing some of the movies, I decided to follow what they were doing. They are not Koreans, though."

Now she eats some strawberries, watermelons, kiwis, and grapes!

She really loves fruit!

"Speaking of which, about the cafe, I have been to lot of cafes when I was in early 20s before debut together with Lovelyz."

Flashback, 7 years ago, Spring 2014.

Young JIN is drinking some tea at some cafe!

"I sang a lot, so I am getting easily thirsty. So I drink some drink that I would like. I don't really like coffee, so I try some unique, unusual type of drink."

What is she drinking?

"It's a tea. But cold type."

Unique style!

"Any type of cafe I was wandering around like a wanderer. Most likely cold drinks are my best type."

What a life for JIN!

Several months later in Summer.

JIN is at another cafe for drinking red drink!

"Raspberry tea with a mint. I can barely smell the raspberry scent from the tip of my nose. I don't eat any solid food that much only 10%."

Guess JIN doesn't like eating but drinking, she's a singer obviously!

Few days later.

JIN sits on the top of the toilet in another cafe!

"Usually I check some bathroom of specific cafe, whether it is clean or not. Since I'm a woman so I check if the toilet is bidet. Actually I am frozen to smile when I see bidet despite not using it about 25% I use."

JIN looks so delightful!

End of flashback.

"Also there was a time when I liked to visit my relative's house and that was the start."

15 years ago, Winter 2006.

Young JIN is at her relative's house!

"I was really introverted type, so while my mom and my aunt were in a chat, I was just wanted to hide from the place, which it was hard to me."

She was just a little shy girl that time!

"I'm only ten that time while my sister was thirteen, where she was in the middle school."

Now she heads to the bathroom!

She is puzzled when she sees the toilet!

"I'm kinda quick-witted person, so if I ever see something weird, I guess something that is good or not. Even that, I am kinda tomboy style and just go through until I bump through the wall that it cannot."

Few seconds later, young JIN sits on the toilet!

(Luckily her bottoms are skirt, so no need to worry...)

She pushes specific button on the toilet!

Suddenly she feels the pressure underneath and her eyes got big while face turns red but smiles!

"Now that it become one of my histories and that's kinda little embarrassing to share, but that's what the life is about, what a beautiful world that I born about."

Door opens as young JIN comes out of the bathroom!

"After that, I think I have fallen in love with bidet... except not in my home, but sitting only on is fine. Actually I didn't had bidet yet until I knew and after entering Woollim and whenever I went back to my parents' home, then I had it then. It's just like dreaming."

End of flashback.

JIN eats more fruit as she sits at the table!

"Enough flashback exploring! My favorite times will be kept as memories while malignants are destroyed by God and will never come back anymore even God told me that those bad memories will never come back to me until he dies, which will never happen. I will always follow his directions, I will always respect you."

She is satisfied with these delicious fruits!

Meanwhile, here's Mijoo's parents' house!

Suite No.2 in b minor: V. Polonaise & VII. Badinerie, BWV 1067 - J. S. Bach (1685-1750)

Mijoo is in her sister's room!

"Oh hey. How are you doing? I'm just chilling out in my parents' home."

"My sister? She's in Germany."

Germany?

"She studies medics at Beriln Medical University in Germany. She even have German boyfriend."

That is so cool!

"There is a little to think about who would be my sister's boyfriend, I should return to my home in about few hours."

Mijoo comes out of her sister's room and goes to the kitchen!

She sees some paper sticked to the fridge with a magnet!

"That? That's a letter from my sister. She is doing well in Germany. But I don't know German but at least I can pronounce a bit along with Spanish. Let me read it for you."

What does the letter say?

"Well, it says like this. (Clears throat)"

Liebe Mama und Papa.

Wie geht es dir? Mir geht es gut, danke.

Mein Freund sagt Hallo zu dir, Mama und Papa.

Ich komme diesen Sommer nach Südkorea zurück mit meinem Freund.

Er erwartet wirklich viel von Südkorea.

Nur noch zwei Semester, ich kann mein Studium an der Medizinischen Universität Berlin abschließen.

Ich vermisse dich sehr.

Ich werde dir manchmal jederzeit einen Brief schreiben, wenn ich frei bin.

Auf Wiedersehen!

20. April 2021.

She's good at German pronunciation!

But what does that mean?

"She wanted to say hello to my parents with her boyfriend hails, too. And she will return to Korea with her boyfriend this summer while she will graduate college with only two semesters to go. She will write again when she's free and she misses us."

She's reading from her sister's translation!

"I'm expecting a lot from my sister, but I'm a singer, too, so our careers are differentiated."

Sisters are having a good time!

That evening, she is in the cab!

"I visit my parents' home once or twice a month, which ain't bad as I am working hard as well. I still chat with 'em, so no need to be sad."

She sees view from the window!

"Well, despite I am living alone, that good time when I was in elementary school, I went to some school event when I was in fifth grade, then seeing my friends along with their mothers... while I am playing with my friends, those mothers are talking together."

16 years ago, November 4, 2005.

"Technically that was the day when I started to gather memories. Sweet times."

Young Mijoo sees some of her friends at school festival!

"Actually, I just dropped out for a day from academy, but a teacher and my friends from academy were at that festival and I felt so embarrassed, while my teacher caught me red-handed."

Feeling sorry?

"Well, this was just a first time, so I never did it again ever after since I am a studying maniac... I couldn't just stand scared that I would miss the event, only if the teacher told me, then I shouldn't dropped out."

Nevertheless, young Mijoo and her friends are enjoying the event!

After the event, she is at some playground near some apartment!

"I really play alone with my first phone when I had few months ago as my birthday present, I just record some of my voice, as I llked to imitate cartoon episodes and stuffs. Every time I see my friends' and my mom talking with other friends' mothers, I really enjoy that time."

Young Mijoo really enjoys the time alone while her other friends are playing wild!

"I'm kinda tomboy being alone, a little mule with a broken saddle."

She sits and lie down on the rear of the slide!

"They don't join me, I join them."

She closes her eyes while lying on the rear of the slide!

Eventually big basketball bounces on young Mijoo's stomach!

She reacts very rapidly and wakes up!

"Sort of a falling rock? After that incident, I didn't like basketball... it's just like a bomb thrown on to my tummy. It could've killed people instantly. Luckily, my dad invites to his health club gymnasium as he is currently the owner for over sixteen years."

Young Mijoo is frozenly walking after the basketball hits her stomach!

"Ironically, it wasn't shocking, I am just fine clearly, trying to be natural."

End of flashback.

"Ah what a great time those days..."

Mijoo returns to her home!

Home, sweet home.

She comes into her room!

"I think I am really feeling good that I'm alive. I wonder what kind of world was before my birth or my previous life in personally?"

She now lies on her bed with a beautiful smile and pose!

She feels very happily tranquil and peaceful!

"Only if this moment lasts forever, that would be so cool."

She gets asleep as she wants to close her eyes for dozens of minutes!