(Episode 1)
Where are you from?
This is the only place you can get a drink.
Are you from Muzu?
You don't exactly look like a Georan.
Are you from Malgal?
My goodness, I see you have a sword. Are you a warrior?
The wine tastes horrible,
and you're very chatty.
Did someone die?
Or did you kill someone?
There are only two types of people who pass by this place...
even in this horrible weather.
It's either a person who killed someone...
or a person who's on their way to die.
You've lived quite a long life even with that useless...
and big mouth of yours.
Should I slice off your tongue...
so you can safely live for longer?
This old tongue of mine might not be able to taste good wine,
but it knows how to say things that can be of help.
It seems like you've been wandering for a very long time.
Where are you trying to go?
I'm looking for a guest house.
I heard there's a guest house...
somewhere in this wilderness that consoles the souls of the dead.
You must be looking for the Guest House of the Moon.
Do you know that place?
I heard it's a guest house for the dead...
that still wander in this life.
Where is that place?
Where do I need to go?
You can't go there. Only the dead are able to go there.
Just like those people standing over there.
How much chaos have you brought in this coffin?
They're people who ended up dying because of me.
And who else did you kill for those who ended up dying?
Shut your mouth. Just tell me how to get there.
"Full moon"?
It's a moon that's filled with so many grudges.
Tell me.
I'm trying to take responsibility...
for those whom I've killed.
You can't even take responsibility of yourself.
You don't have the ability...
to take care of other people's lives.
I told you I'll slice off your tongue...
if you keep saying things that are unnecessary.
Just tell me how to get there.
If that place can only be found by the dead,
I'm even willing to kill myself.
What a poor soul.
You think you can compensate everything by sacrificing your life.
But that's such a futile desire.
This is the only thing left...
that I can give.
The Guest House of the Moon...
is where the souls of the dead gather together.
The dead souls that wander about all end up there on their own will.
They are also people whom you've already killed.
Was this the place?
Did I kill everyone?
Did I become an evil spirit?
And come to the Guest House of the Moon on my own two feet?
Arrogant and foolish.
You are a pitiful human who has fallen into self-pity.
As you have found the place to pay for your sins on your own two feet,
so now pay for your sins.
(Full Moon)
(Guest House)
The Guest House of the Moon which will be the shelter for the dead...
has found a new owner.
Why don't you come with me...
to a comfortable place?
(Hotel Del Luna)
(Year 1998)
Son.
It was your birthday today and I couldn't buy you jjajangmyeon.
It's all right. I'm not hungry.
Let's go buy jjajangmyeon with this.
- Mister. - Hey, son.
- You dropped your money. - Thank you.
My word, you're a good boy.
You have a wide forehead and twinkling eyes.
You have a very auspicious face.
It's your birthday today?
Tell me the year and hour that you were born.
Hey, lady. We're not buying flowers. Go your way.
Oh, dear. Your early years were unlucky...
so you were born to a father like him.
But it's not an ill-fated relationship.
Having a hard life early on means you're cleared for good fortune.
You are washing yourself of bad luck.
What? "Bad luck"?
How can you talk such rubbish just to sell flowers to a kid?
Son, just wait. I'll earn lots of money...
and buy you your birthday present.
- Present? - Flowers!
Flowers are for birthdays.
I'm not buying flowers.
Flowers are good too.
You can just pluck them for me, instead of buying them.
So don't do dangerous things just to make money.
My goodness.
You're too young to worry about things like that.
- Look. - Poke around the place.
Is there anything?
- Over there. - Check there.
Ms. Jang, are you up?
It's the full moon, so I think we will have many guests.
When the moon is bright, they can see this place from far away.
So they will crawl in here from all over the place.
I will light up the hotel sign.
Open the hotel for business.
I get into a bad mood when I see the full moon.
And today it's getting worse.
Don't accept anyone who died a particularly gruesome death.
We shouldn't pick guests.
Don't accept them.
They won't be in a rush, since they're already dead.
I will take special care so they won't get in your way.
That darn moon.
I'm so sick of it.
Stop right there! Stop!
My gosh.
Gosh, I almost died.
What's that?
I wonder if I'll have to pay just for going inside.
Are you here alone?
Do you remember how long it's been since you died?
It's been about 10 days.
I guess that's the elevator.
My gosh, this place is huge.
I wonder if I'll have to pay just for sitting here.
Are you okay? You don't look so well.
Where did you get so wet?
The Han River.
The Han River?
Did she play in the water in the middle of the night?
Is this place expensive?
Do you think they'll make me pay just for sitting in the lobby?
I'm not sure. This is also my first time here.
What happened...
to you?
I rolled down the stairs.
It's been a while since we last had a ghost soaked in water.
- A ghost soaked in water? - Yes.
By any chance, does that ghost look filthy?
Well, a little...
Ms. Jang isn't feeling very well today.
We'll have to take her to her room so that Ms. Jang doesn't see her.
Okay.
What's wrong, sir?
The guest that just walked by...
He doesn't belong here. He came to the wrong place.
Does that mean...
he isn't dead?
Is he alive?
If Ms. Jang sees him, he'll die.
We need to get him out of here as fast as possible.
I need to hide here for at least a couple of hours.
Should I hide in the bathroom?
Yes, good idea. Let's hide in the bathroom.
Is this gold?
My gosh, this looks really expensive.
No, no. This isn't important right now.
I hope I see you again.
(Swimming Pool)
Why is there a beach here?
Sir, would you like to swim in the water?
We'll lend you a swimsuit.
What's your room number?
No, I'm... I'm okay.
Welcome.
I didn't know this building was this tall.
How weird.
That's scary.
A living person is here?
It seems like he's roaming around the hotel...
without even knowing what this place really is.
If he doesn't leave soon, he'll die.
The worst he'll have to face is death,
but we'll get scolded so much if Ms. Jang finds out.
She'll make sure we don't forget about this for 50 years.
You know what she always says.
Is this the best you can do?
You guys must think of me as a joke.
If you make this kind of mistake one more time,
I'll put all of you on a bus that's headed to the afterlife.
Do you understand?
My gosh, no way.
I feel like it's my fault. What should I do?
Why do you always blame yourself?
- But this one's on you. - What?
I can't take responsibility for this.
I still have stuff to do in this world.
I can't get on the bus headed to the afterlife.
I'm doomed.
Why did that dumb human have to come here? Darn it.
I'm sure Ms. Jang will notice sooner or later...
that a living human soul is roaming around the hotel.
If Ms. Jang finds him, he'll never be able to leave this place.
He'll end up dying.
A thief must be here.
How dare anyone steal from my hotel?
What's this place?
Flowers?
Flowers are good too.
You can pluck them for me, instead of buying them.
This is good.
I'll take them to Chan Seong.
This looks like a dead tree.
But the flowers are really pretty.
What is this?
Since you still feel pain,
is this still alive?
What are you?
What are you doing? Take off your foot.
You stole from me.
I didn't do anything.
I didn't steal anything here.
Really? Then, what is this?
That is... I mean...
You tried to steal it.
That is...
You want to get bitten to death by him.
I'm sorry. Please forgive me.
I deserve to die for my sins.
Then, die.
No, I can't die now.
All humans have to die at the end.
Instead of going back and forth,
since you're already here,
just die.
I don't think you realize this.
But you are already dying.
What's happening to me?
Why is this happening?
Check his pulse and oxygen saturation.
Oxygen saturation is critical.
I need the defibrillator.
200 joules. Charge. Clear!
I can't die now.
Please spare me.
My son is waiting for me.
I feel sorry for your son.
Please.
- What is this? - Today it's my son's birthday.
He wanted to receive flowers as his present.
So I got them from the tree.
I am really so sorry.
Flowers never bloom on this tree.
The flowers are from this tree for sure.
I didn't touch anything else.
You made flowers for this human...
and also gave him your branch?
Is it telling me to spare him?
Did you say this is your son's birthday present?
For a foolish father like me,
he is a smart and loyal son who is too good for me.
If you forgive me, I will never think bad thoughts again.
I will raise my son as best as I can.
Okay. Good.
I will spare you.
Thank you very much.
You go back and raise your son well.
Raise him well...
and give him to me.
What?
Since I saved the father, the son must repay me.
You said he was still young, yes?
If a human is to be of any use,
you need to feed and raise him for at least 20 years.
Promise me to give me your son then.
You want my son?
If you don't like it, you die tonight.
What's happening to me?
Hurry up and make up your mind.
You only have few minutes to stay alive.
How can I...
If I die, Chan Seong will be all alone.
What will you do?
Will you give me your son?
Or...
will you die?
I promise.
Please spare me.
Okay. Good.
20 years later,
I will go to get your son.
Go.
Dad.
Chan Seong.
My dad is not dead.
What?
His reflex has come back, and his vitals are okay.
Contact the OS and prepare for an operation.
- Yes, doctor. - Just wait a while.
Dad.
Chan Seong.
Come here.
Dad.
He left his son's birthday present.
(Funeral Hall)
That woman...
I don't know.
This is my first time too.
Dad, do you know that policewoman?
I don't know her, but I think I saw her somewhere.
Is it possible that wasn't a dream?
I'm a policewoman.
My identity was discovered while I was working undercover.
And I was killed.
Such a pity.
You died doing righteous work.
So on your way to the afterlife,
you will be provided with a first class limousine.
Rest a few days here, then take the limousine.
I can't leave like this.
Most of my guests say the same thing.
What would you like me to do for you?
Do you want revenge?
For your reference, even if you want revenge,
we can't take the life of a human.
We can torment him a little.
But that will become a sin,
and affect your next life negatively.
You can be reborn to excellent conditions.
But you can be reborn as a dog or a pig...
if you try to satisfy your grudge in the life that is already finished.
Please think carefully.
I don't want revenge.
The man I was chasing can't be caught by human laws.
So I want to catch him.
You are...
such a responsible person.
For services related to this world,
you have to pay with worldly money.
Do you have...
some money hidden in this world?
Okay.
What can we do for you?
Park Kyu Ho, Mayor of Beomcheon is with us here.
Now, we will award the Businessman Award for...
Innovative Growth of Beomcheon City.
The award goes to Mr. Kim Dong Hwan, CEO of Beomin Corporation.
Congratulations!
- Way to go! - Way to go!
It will be awarded by Park Kyu Ho...
the Mayor of Beomcheon City.
- Kim Dong Hwan! - Kim Dong Hwan!
The CEO has lead Beomin Corporation...
with exceptional dedication.
He has been an excellent model as a business manager.
- What is this noise? - What is this?
- What's going on? - What is this?
Hold on.
Why isn't anyone taking photos?
Who's that?
There's a woman with a gun in her hand walking in.
Why isn't anyone stopping her?
She has a gun right there!
Hey!
Put your gun down.
Mr. Chairman.
I've been shot.
Shot? What are you talking about?
That woman right there shot me with her gun.
She really shot me.
Detective Lee? You died.
Don't come near me!
Get away from me.
That's Detective Lee right there, isn't it?
What are you all doing? Stop it.
You jerk!
Stop.
Don't come this way!
Stop taking photos.
Hold on.
Hey! Stop it. Don't come near me.
You used the soul of the man who she couldn't arrest by herself...
and trapped him in a place that's worse than jail.
If I wear him down enough,
he'll probably return back to the hotel.
Have you found what the woman mentioned earlier?
Yes.
I found this in a locker at the train station.
It must've been some of what she found being smuggled.
Seems like I'm going to be drinking a lot of champagne for a while.
We have to pay off the debt that we have.
Did we have this much debt?
Fine, this should be enough.
We also need some to pay off for loans in the future.
Are we going to loan this much money?
What kind of hotel management costs this much money?
All the loans are for your car, your shopping,
as well as champagne.
It doesn't cost much to operate our hotel.
The guy that worked for me before knew how to work with money,
so I never had to worry about the finances.
I heard that you were starving and completely broke...
because of another man that worked for you before that.
It angers me whenever I think of him.
Why don't you save a little for whoever will come after me?
I'll pay for 20 years worth of child expenses with this.
Hold on.
Does it really cost this much to raise a kid?
Fine. Give it all away.
When that kid grows up,
I'm going to have him at his beck.
(100,000 dollars transferred)
I guess it wasn't just a dream.
I guess I really sold you off.
I have to find the hotel.
I have to give this money back and call off the deal.
Be careful, Dad.
It was somewhere around here.
Stay here. Don't move.
Send him flowers every birthday,
so that he doesn't forget about the deal.
Evening primrose will be perfect.
(Year 2019)
(Present)
Mr. Ku Chan Seong.
Ms. President is here. I'll walk you in.
Okay.
(Resume)
You won't regret moving...
from the Singapore hotel to ours.
I'm pleased to be working with you.
Thank you for trusting me with such a big role.
You rejected our offer last year,
but you said yes to us this year. Why?
Because it has been 20 years now.
I made a promise with my father...
that I won't come back to Korea for 20 years.
Last year was the 20th year...
and it has been full 20 years now, which is why I could come back.
Something must've been up for him to make you promise so.
It's nothing like being in debt or having committed a crime.
It's more like a myth,
avoiding anything unfortunate.
Elders take things like that very seriously.
They tell you to avoid things like getting married when you're 29.
It won't do any harm to avoid bad luck.
By any chance, is there a hotel in Seoul,
covered in ivy on the outside,
has a rooftop bar located almost a hundred floors up...
and has a pool that's almost as wide as a beach?
Was there ever such a hotel 20 years ago?
Sorry?
No, right?
I've sent up all your belongings to your office.
Thank you.
Did you find a place to stay in Seoul?
I'll be staying with a friend for a little bit.
I guess that's why your birthday present came here.
Happy birthday. It's your birthday today, isn't it?
We've put the present at the front desk.
Excuse me.
By any chance, is the present...
It's flowers.
- I can't remember what flowers. - Evening primrose,
I know.
It's been over 20 years already. Why am I still getting these?
Don't be scared. You've been getting these all your life.
What is this?
"Hotel Del Luna"?
(Dear Ku Chan Seong,)
(Please be informed that you've been hired at Hotel Del Luna.)
(Please come to work from tomorrow.)
Darn it. This hotel actually exists?
There's even an address.
Myeong-dong?
Myeong-dong.
Do I really have to go there?
(Dear Ku Chan Seong, Happy Birthday)
Excuse me. Let me through.
Excuse me.
Sorry.
Are you the one?
Are you the one that bought me?
I guess you've been preparing yourself for this.
I thought you'd ask me who I am first.
I didn't have to ask.
You're just like how my father described.
You're Jang Man Weol, the owner of Hotel Del Luna, right?
The woman...
who has been sending me those flowers every birthday.
Did you throw my flowers away...
every year like you did today?
Every time I got them, I got scared...
that what my father told me was true.
I was scared that you'd come for me.
Is that why you've been moving from one country to another?
So that I wouldn't be able to come and get you?
I've been fleeing,
but I didn't expect you to really come for me.
I underestimated you, thinking that everything was over last year.
That's what I expected, which is why I came this year instead.
Since I gave you a nice break last year,
come and start working for me from tomorrow.
My father told me that you're a scary person.
Will you kill me if I say no?
You...
aren't scared of me, are you?
I know, I'm too pretty to look scary.
I agree.
So I'll keep thinking that you're not a scary person...
and continue to reject your offer.
It was a bad idea to send you flowers every birthday.
I should've sent beheaded birds instead.
(Dear Ku Chan Seong)
I'll give you something different...
for your birthday this year.
(Dear Ku Chan Seong, Happy Birthday)
You must be someone incredibly powerful...
and your hotel must be extremely successful.
So why are you trying to get a mere ordinary man like me?
Why can't you just let me go?
Are you...
going to make me the beheaded bird as my birthday present?
Don't worry.
You're a weakling.
Your neck is still intact.
What...
have you done to me?
A present.
Happy birthday.
This year's present is going to be a very special one.
(Dear Ku Chan Seong, Happy Birthday)
(Madeul Station)
Aren't you going to get off?
You want to spend some more time with me?
(Dear Ku Chan Seong, Happy Birthday)
I didn't mean to throw away the flowers you got for my birthday.
It's just that agro and livestock products...
are inspected at the airport.
(Madeul Station)
What did she do to me?
What good comes from hiring me at her hotel anyway?
Am I going to become her toy?
Chan Seong, run away.
It's a scary place.
I saw a dead person there.
Chan Seong, run away.
Run away...
if you ever run into her.
Okay, Father.
Run away. You have to run.
Sorry, I won't be able to start working from next week.
I'll explain further by email.
By now, he would have received his birthday gift...
and opened his eyes to a whole new world.
He probably can't help but to panic...
when he starts seeing the dead.
He has to get used to it.
He has to work here.
He has to be able to see customers if he works at a hotel.
You said you didn't even warn him.
He might get into a serious accident...
if he sees the dead for the first time so unexpectedly.
Is that so?
I can't let him die from shock. That'll complicate things.
Excuse me, I was here first.
The first cab that comes is mine.
You saw me standing here first all along.
You saw me, right?
I didn't.
I can't see you.
Happy birthday.
This year's present is going to be a very special one.
I saw a dead person there.
Where are you?
Say something.
Hey, are you going to get in or not?
I'm getting in.
He got one of the scarier ones off the bat.
Where did it go?
Don't come here. Don't come.
Why do you keep on chasing me?
Go away. Go.
Go.
Go, go!
She's too harsh on him.
Go away. Go.
She'll make poor Chan Seong faint.
Go away! Go!
Don't take them off! Don't take off your sunglasses.
I know you don't have any eyes.
You look too scary without them on.
Go. Go away!
Get away from me!
I guess you're traveling far.
Yes.
The present I gave to you...
won't get caught at customs at international airports.
You won't ever be able to get rid of it.
It's too bad.
Are you the one who sent me that strange thing earlier?
No, I didn't send anything. You're just able to see it.
You're just able to see things...
you weren't able to earlier.
- And what is that? - The dead souls.
Darn it.
There's a famous restaurant around here that was on television.
Let's go there.
A restaurant?
I wanted to go, so this is great.
What are you doing? Let's go.
If I don't follow you,
will something like what I saw earlier come to kill me?
You won't die.
What you saw earlier has no power to kill the living.
Not unless your feeble heart fails from being startled.
Happy?
That restaurant closes soon. We're going to be late.
Turn it back. Turn my eyes back to normal.
I won't go anywhere before you do that.
If that restaurant closes because you delay us,
your eyes will remain closed.
Forever.
Open your eyes.
Humans die when they get hungry.
I brought you here so you won't die.
Do you know "The Guys Who Died After Eating"?
This restaurant is where they came to eat 30 orders of dumplings.
They can't eat it anymore.
(Out of ingredients: We ran short of what we prepared today.)
See?
We almost didn't get any food if we were any later.
Gosh, I better move that.
It's the wench who shot a bullet at me.
Do I have to look at such scary things all the time?
You were just unlucky.
You ended up seeing one of the more hideous ones.
Not all of them are as scary.
Right. Him. Look at him.
Someone like him isn't so scary.
If you only get a glimpse,
you might just pass along thinking he's a human.
Most of them are like him, so don't be a coward.
What is he doing over there?
Some of them wander around because they died suddenly...
and they don't realize they're dead.
Some of them get obsessed with what they liked...
when they were alive.
Is he obsessed with dumplings?
It's hard to tell.
Why did you make me see such a thing?
You'll find out when you come to Hotel Del Luna.
Why didn't you come when I told you to?
Then you didn't have to go through all this trouble.
Gosh, that's hot.
This is so hot.
How did Kim Joon Hyun have 5 of them in 1 bite?
He amazed me.
You should try it too.
You're the amazing one.
At a glimpse and even up close, you look like a normal person.
Are you sure you're dead too?
I'm not dead.
I still haven't died.
I'm just here.
What do you mean, "still"? Do you mean you might die one day?
Why do you ask?
Will you try to kill me?
Try having them in one bite.
If you succeed, I'll give you a chance.
I just...
want you to disappear from my sight.
Ku Chan Seong, the one who hates seeing me.
Go across the street to buy me a milk tea...
so I can die after eating.
Doesn't she know how many dumplings she had?
Is she sure she finds Kim Joon Hyun amazing?
She's not a human.
Hurry up.
If it closes because you're late, you'll die.
You're the one who shot me, aren't you?
I'm sure you shot me.
Your crime was severe,
so I guess that's why you've become a wreck.
You can look forward to your afterlife.
It'll be even worse.
It's all your fault.
It's your fault.
Die!
Who are you?
Were you stabbed?
Why is it that humans...
never think about their wrongs and only blame others?
I said, are you okay?
I don't dare mock that dirty old man.
I was once just as crazy...
and carried a knife with me.
Ku Chan Seong.
You failed to eat those dumplings in one bite,
but I'll give you the second chance.
If you want to run away, go.
If you turn around and walk away now,
I'll disappear from your sight...
just as you wanted.
Go.
If you don't leave now, you'll be late.
What is this?
I'll help you get up. Get on this cart.
I'll take you to a hospital or Hotel Del Luna.
Hurry.
What's wrong with you?
I don't have the energy to carry you in my arms.
This thing isn't dirty, so get on.
This is...
Are you okay?
Ku Chan Seong.
You're really...
a frail man, aren't you?
You dragged this cart over.
I like...
your feeble heart very much.
You're an amazing person who won't die from a knife stab.
I guess this frail person wasted his time.
I'll go on my way, then.
You can't go.
What are you doing?
You...
Are you really trying to...
I gave you the chance to run away, but you gave that up.
If you run away now,
I'll kill you.
(Hotel Del Luna)
What are you trying to make me do there?
Exorcism?
No, not an exorcism.
It's healing.
Wouldn't it be dangerous for me to get too close?
Then address me properly. It's "Ms. Jang".
I got my MBA from Harvard...
You don't need your MBA.
You can see ghosts now.
How can I live normally when I can see ghosts?
Go see the chairman and promise to get rid of the tiger...
in return for money.
You told me it wouldn't be dangerous.
Come to Hotel Del Luna. You'll be safe beside me.