Soulmate (소울메이트)

One moment, I'll turn on the lights.

Could you follow me?

KIM Da-mi

The gallery is downstairs.

Watch yout step.

JEON So-nee

This way, please.

BYUN Woo-seok

Directed by MIN Yong-keun

This is you, right?

Take a closer look.

It look like a photo but it's a drawing.

It's hyperrealism.

This entire drawing was done with a pencil.

This piece won our gallery's recent contest,

aside from the name 'Ha-eun,' there was no other information.

The director would like to sign her as in-house artist,

but we can't reach her.

We sent an email but no response.

I know that she's close friends with you.

If you're in touch with her, could you introduce us?

I don't really know her.

We had run-ins as children.

That wasn't the case at all.

While searching online with her email,

we came across a blog.

Summer Milky Way

There were posts about you two.

It looked like you two were very close.

This is a printout of the blog.

Ahn Mi-so / Ko Ha-eun

I'm sorry, I can't help you.

Mi-so!

It's been a while.

Yeah, indeed.

Are you in touch with Ha-eun?

We lost touch a while ago.

I thought you two would last.

We were kids back then.

By the way, what brings you here?

Mr. Ham Jin-woo?

- Hello. - Evening.

One sec.

Thank you for coming.

I'm curator Kang Mal-geum.

Hi.

Shall we talk inside?

Mi-so!

Spring, 2001, Graduation

Summer Milky Way

Summer, 1998

I remember the cicadas when I think about those days.

They sounded sluggish somehow.

It was a hot day, and the class was boring.

One that sluggish day, you came along.

'Who' is gathering 'what' from 'where'?

Now, we can replace 'who' with 'aunt', and 'what' with...

- Location. - That's right.

One moment.

Hello.

I brought you the new student.

I see.

Come in.

We got a new student from Seoul.

Could you introduce yourself?

Ahn Mi-so.

Ahn Mi-so.

And? Do you want to say anything to the class?

All right, do you see that desk?

Go sit over there.

Okay, let's continue.

'Where' is where? What is this referring to?

So this has to be a location.

And when referring to gathering...

Ahn Mi-so!

Ahn Mi-so!

Get back here!

Ahn Mi-so! Stop right there!

Hey!

Ahn Mi-so!

Your bag!

Take it, you left it.

come up, stairs are over there!

Why not?

I can't go anywhere high, I'm scared.

When you're scared, just squint.

It's less scary.

What's your name?

Ko Ha-eun.

Ha-eun?

Does it mean 'summer' and 'Milky Way'?

Summer Milky Way?

Not for Milky Way, it means 'gentle'.

'Gentle summer' is boring.

Go with 'Summer Milky Way.'

The 'Mi-so' literally means smile?

Probably.

Then why don't you ever smile?

I don't?

No, not at school, not right now.

Because Ahn means 'not'?

She's drenched.

It's okay.

What do we do?

It's okay, kitty.

Could you wipe her?

What's that?

She was alone in the rain, so I brought her.

And her?

My friend.

Wash up quickly, let's eat.

Isn't it stuffy wearing these?

It is.

- Why do you wear it? - I dunno.

Girls are supposed to suck it up,

so it becomes comfy later.

I won't wear it when I grow up, I hate feeling stuffy.

Ha-eun, not again?

Carrots are sucky.

I told you eat what you're given.

Your mom and I raised the crop ourselves.

I still hate it!

Put them back in.

You're embarrassing yourself in front of your friend!

Let her be, don't force it on her!

She'll eat it herself when she grows up.

She became a picky eater because you baby her.

Eat what you're given.

That's enough, you're stubborn like others in your family.

Not at the table...

I can't eat these...

But I like carrots.

Cool! I'll eat broccoli.

Problem solved.

Carrots for Mi-so, broccoli for Ha-eun.

Happy?

Jeez!

Here.

One sec.

Here.

Good evening, I'm so sorry.

Hello...

Come here.

Can't you call me and tell me where you are?

And why did you run off like that, you embarrassed me.

I said I don't want to go to school.

I'll transfer again soon anyway.

I told you, not this time!

You said the same thing in Bucheon.

And Gangneung too.

How many times already this year?

Ahn Mi-so!

When his situation improves, he'll bring us back to Seoul!

You're not the only one, I'm sick of this too!

You only care about yourself...

It looks the same, will you be an artist?

No.

Why? You draw so well.

Dad said artist starve to death.

Try it too.

I don't draw so well...

Doesn't matter, anyone can draw.

What should we call her?

I have a name in mind.

What?

'Mom'.

'Mom'?

You can't call a cat that.

But you can call it affectionately.

Mom!

Mom!

Mom!

This is her? Which way is up?

These are eyes, legs here.

And her feelings.

Feelings?

You drew that too?

Yeah!

Is it weird?

No.

That's when I first realized, feelings can be drawn too.

You'd moved me with weird words at times.

Same thing happened when your mom moved back.

I didn't say anything and just felt sad,

but you said we'd never be apart.

You'd rather stay in Jeju alone.

We were able to stay together

because of what you said.

Mi-so.

You think you're Picasso?

Stick with the basics, okay?

Okay.

Skip class and come out to the front gate.

Then this poetry is about waiting for peonies,

and sadness that came after spring, but he still waits.

It's a misconception that peonies symbolize 'independence'.

What's wrong?

You got a fever?

I had a sore throat since the morning...

I think the fever's getting worse.