If You Were Me 4

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BLUE BIRDS ON THE DESK

If it's possible

to turn back time like

for 10 years? 20 years?

or even 5 years?

I think only one place

I'd never want to go back...

would be the school.

Don't you think?

We are 8th graders,

and the midterm exam's

over today.

Korean Literature, 1st period.

No, no!

Don't get me mixed.

She's the bottom ranked

of our class, MA Jin-ju.

I could be her... or her.

I represent everybody,

or nobody.

I'm just a pathetic one who

brings the class average down.

I admit it.

So students like us should be

hot and attractive instead.

Her? She's PARK Jin-ju.

Academically,

she stands first

in the whole school.

She's a bit cocky,

but somewhat sweet, at least.

So we don't

usually screw her over.

Pen down and hands up!

Hands up!

Hey, you!

5 more minutes please.

That's all we ask for you.

5 more minutes please

How come things

I've studied

are never on the test?

Not a single question.

I studied all night.

Me too. Me too!

I fell asleep.

Me too. Me too!

I am jealous of smart girls.

They're good looking, too.

They're good looking, too.

Are they really smart?

Or are they just lucky?

Woo, Woo

They are smart,

and also lucky.

No!

What's good is money.

Focus, guys. Focus!

Yes, sir.

That's my cell phone!

Give me mine!

Cellular Stations-We

need a break!

It's the report cards.

Report cards.

Report cards.

It can make us unhappy

and sometimes

it can make us happy.

Please don't let us

go thru hard times.

Please Don't let us,

Please don't let us...

Do Not Test Us! Please.

As usual,

the top in the class is..

And the last?

MA Jin-ju!

Your names are the same,

but you're always at the bottom.

Shame on you MA Jin-ju!

Make your name worth!

No, never.

It's cool to have a name same

as the top!

Who knows?

Someday, the world flips over.

and I, MA Jin-ju

may become PARK Jin-ju.

PARK Jin-ju

may become MA Jin-ju.

Then what?

It would be boring.

Studying is boring.

I'd rather be playing.

My mom always says,

What will you be?

You're helpless, hopeless,

I couldn't be

more disappointed.

But she doesn't know

what my real dream is!

My dream!

My dream!

My dream!

My Dream!

My dream!

My Dream!

Stop blowing the dust

and sit down!

The top ranked student

in the school, once again,

and also the jewel

of the school,

PARK Jin-ju got the first place!

Congratulate her with applause!

Don't be so happy.

But don't act like you're not.

I don't wanna be left out.

I don't wanna be

called stuck up.

You don't really know.

How much fear

I carry all the time.

Mom, my report card.

- First place, again?

- Yeah.

I'm so happy.

My little precious girl.

She says

it's all for my benefit.

For my bright future, but...

- Dad, my report card.

- Report card? First place, again?

Buy you something?

I really don't know

if they're

telling me the truth.

I've been always doing it.

I feel like doing it.

Don't be so happy.

But don't act

like you're not.

I've been always doing it.

I feel like doing it.

x/2+1+y/3-2=-2

If you get it wrong,

it takes too much

time to go thru it again.

It takes 40-50 minutes

to interpret.

So in order to do it right,

conjunctions are

really important...

Have some snacks.

You fool!

Psycho, PARK Jin-ju!

Get lost!

Isn't it Jin-ju?

Jin-ju! Jin-ju!

Jin-ju! Wake up!

Jin-ju! What's wrong?

Are you okay?

Did you feed yourself today?

What's eating you

the most lately?

Nothing?

Then why do you

look so unhappy?

What about studying?

Isn't it tough?

No, not at all. I love studying.

The exam is near.

I've gotta go study.

No, no. You'll

miss the test this time, okay?

No way! I have to!

I love studying.

If I don't get the 1st place

in the class...

What happens... if you don't?

Jin-ju...

Let's ditch the exam this time.

What did she say?

Nothing...

Jin-ju?

PARK Jin-ju!

Are you okay?

I heard you've been in a hospice.

What are you doing here?

Are you going nuts, too?

Ultra light plane!

They're called

micro light as well.

One sheet

weighs below 150 kg.

Two sheets

are below 225 kg.

It reaches up to 150 knot.

Isn't that amazing?

That's my dream!

I wanna fly,

and the sky's no limit!

May my dreams

all come true!

I wouldn't mind being a pilot

or the boys in blue!

Oh, my! You need

a war to fly airplanes?

No way! Peace is my motto.

Every time I was down,

I wished I was a bird.

Every time I was out,

I wished I was a butterfly.

Far and far away

over the ocean and the sky...

Although, I'd get sore wings

if I fly for too long.

We don't need a flower.

We don't need a nest.

We don't need a flower.

We don't need a nest.

Even the cloud's

on it's own.

They meet. They greet.

They part.

And when they feel gloomy

They become rain and fall.

We don't need a flower.

We don't need a nest.

Although, I'd get sore wings

if I fly for too long.

If they get too sore,

I can lean on a cloud.

It might be

a different day tomorrow.

It might be a different world.

Nobody knows.

Nobody knows.

They say that the farthest flying

seagull sees the farthest.

What about seagulls

with poor vision?

Give up seeing?

Give up flying?

Or does he have to

kill himself?

I heard they took

all your books away.

You can read it.

I was diagnosed with ADHD,

a concentration disorder.

I have to take pills. Like that

will make me the top student...

If I see you cheating,

you'll get an F. Now start.

MA Jin-ju!

Student number:
10323.

Name:
MA Jin-ju.

My student number is 17! 17!

I saw and heard everything.

I was sitting right in the middle

of PARK Jin-ju and MA Jin-ju.

Although it was

none of my business

my heart was pounding fast.

Hey! Mah and Park,

come out!

Right now!

Nobody saw them cheating?

Speak up!

You both wanna

get suspended?

Hey, you!

Is this what you learned

from your parents?

I know you did it.

You, troublemaker!

What happened?

Did you see?

Don't you worry,

Mrs. Park. Thank you.

I said be quiet!

What did they say?

Come On, Tell me!

We neither going to

be suspended

nor be transferred

to another school.

We are still young.

We are no kids.

We're no adults.

We're the mother of adults.

We're the father

of the mother.

Let us know how warm

the morning ray is.

Give us the power

to pull thru winter.

Teach us how to

embrace the spring.

When the wind's strong,

Push us off of a windy cliff,

so we can learn how to fly.

Main Cast

NAM Ji-hyeon, JEONG Hwa-yeong

Written and Directed by

BANG Eun-jin

Sejong Communications

Translation Supervisor

Yoon Yong A

Nothing has been changed.

Can schools ever change,

after all?

Since then,

PARK Jin-ju's always

been the top,

although she ranked second

or third a few times.

Nobody knows

what happened to MA Jin-ju.

All of a sudden, she showed

tremendous academic

improvements.

But soon, she stopped.

It was too boring for her.

She said she didn't wanna be

in the exam hell.

Anyways,

we're all still studying.

There goes the bell!

I'm afraid of

our cafeteria's lunch.

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