THIS EPISODE WAS FILMED IN COMPLIANCE WITH MEDIA GUIDELINES FOR CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
Death is unfamiliar, awkward, and uncomfortable.
We had everything before us,
but in one sense, we had nothing.
Honey. Something about Ji-hyo is strange.
What?
Ji-hyo won't grow.
What do you mean?
Here, look.
I fed her and put her to sleep, but she hasn't grown.
She didn't get any heavier either.
She doesn't grow.
Ji-hyo, just eat a little bit. Good.
[baby crying]
That's a good girl.
Ji-hyo.
You have to eat, okay?
Eat. [baby cries]
Honey, why are you doing that?
She needs to eat to grow.
She has to grow up to walk and talk.
Then she can go to daycare
and play outside too.
Ji-hyo, eat just a little bit.
Have some, Ji-hyo.
[baby cries loudly]
She's crying!
She needs to eat to grow!
Ji-hyo, you have to eat. Hurry up.
Here. Have it. Okay?
I'll help you grow.
That's it.
[exhales slowly]
[music intensifies]
EP 6 - EVERYONE'S OWN HEAVEN
[baby cooes]
[exhales softly]
[baby crying]
Gosh. Yes, Ji-hyo.
Okay. Here. I know.
- [baby cries louder] - I know, I know. Okay, Ji-hyo.
Mom. Where did Mom go? Okay. It's okay.
It's okay. It's okay.
[bell chimes]
Are you Mr. Kim Jae-hyun?
Yes. Who is this?
I'm calling from the Protocol Center.
Your wife suddenly admitted herself this morning.
Please make your way to the center.
[baby cries loudly]
Okay. Where is it?
When you reach the end of the seaside road,
cross the rainbow bridge and enter the white building.
Okay.
[baby cries loudly]
Granny.
Yes?
Could I ask you to look after Ji-hyo?
What is it? Did something happen?
I'll be back soon.
Okay.
Gosh. Hi, Ji-hyo.
[loud breathing]
Dr. Jang Jin-ho?
Yes. Nice to meet you.
What happened to my wife?
[brake clinks]
Shall we go together?
It looks like she had an adverse reaction to the protocol
which retains one's feeling of happiness.
I thought this was a perfect place without such issues.
It's hard to say.
Something truly perfect should encompass imperfections.
We'll help make Ms. Cha feel at ease.
By the way, why won't my child grow?
My wife came here because of our baby.
When something is everlasting, it means it won't ever change.
That's why you won't age or die.
Ms. Cha came here because she chose such happiness.
That's why the child won't grow.
She won't ever grow?
[laughs]
[long exhale]
Is this what you call heaven?
Me?
[birds chirping]
I don't like the word heaven, but there was no other substitution.
Also, Yonder isn't only Ms. Cha's heaven.
What?
It's everyone's heaven.
If there are 10,000 people here,
10,000 different heavens exist.
That's not 10,000 heavens.
That's 10,000 different isolations!
[grunts]
Isolation? They each have an individual world.
It's better to have more memories. More the merrier!
That way, Yonder will be able to expand.
You and your wife are exploiting our memories
to create your world.
That's not expanding the world!
How can you call this place beautiful?
Didn't you choose to come here?
Dad!
Are you okay?
Did I startle you?
I sneaked out so I wouldn't worry you.
It's fine as long as you're okay.
I didn't think it'd be a big deal,
but things turned out this way.
Shall we go?
[waves crashing]
All of my life,
I practiced accepting death.
I know.
"Because poor me"
"loved the beautiful Natasha,"
"the snow"
"will pour down tonight."
"Let's go deep into the mountains."
"Let's go"
"deep into the woods"
"and live in a hut."
I wanted to cherish this memory forever.
Despite knowing I wouldn't live long,
you still asked me to live with you.
I wanted to cherish your love.
That's why I came here.
To me, this memory is the most precious.
It's precious to me too.
But, it's not precious if I need to desperately remember it.
This moment is more precious to me.
The reason why every moment is precious
is because we can forget what passed.
When I first held Ji-hyo after coming here,
I was so happy.
I wanted to show you how happy I am.
After
coming here,
I was happy to see
that you're no longer in pain.
I was happy waiting for you.
Then you came.
I don't wish for anything else.
This was my heaven.
It's nice.
Let's go home.
[voices]
[dog barking]
[voices]
[baby babbles]
[baby cooes]
[soothing song plays]
[waves crashing]
I got this from the hospital.
They told me to take it
if I don't feel happy anymore.
Then it'll take me somewhere dark again.
[waves crashing]
I'm thankful
for all the moments I spent with you.
If you promise you won't feel sorry,
I won't be sorry either.
I won't feel sorry either.
[respirator sound]
[TV voices]
[breathes heavily]
You came back alive.
There's an increase in suicide cases
as well as euthanasia applications these days.
Let's hear what Dr. Kim Hwan-soo, a professional in legal medicine, thinks.
What's your opinion, Dr. Kim?
Euthanasia isn't simply a way to die...
Medical practice and meaningless life extension continued
even in an irreparable situation.
No, Jae-hyun. Stay down.
Jae-hyun. You almost died.
You would be gone without Cho Eun.
Jae-hyun.
Did you meet your wife?
Choosing euthanasia while believing in
a better world after death can't be a good decision.
But some also say that the nation
shouldn't interfere with the reason behind why one chooses death.
How long has it been?
There's a lawful regulation against encouraging suicides,
but it's hard to apply this to Yonder.
You mean it's hard to regulate this legally.
Yes.
The reaction towards Yonder is split into two,
- fear and hope. - Be careful.
But to people with fatal illnesses facing death,
many say that it's their last hope.
Those who believe in Yonder are a portion of those getting euthanized.
Jae-hyun.
Does Yonder really exist?
Do you think euthanasia should be approved
for those who wish to go to Yonder despite all the controversy?
Well, it's a natural desire for a human to want to escape from pain.
But if we cannot stop this social phenomenon,
I believe public health service should step in.
Things are crazy right now.
I have to go somewhere.
Right now?
[music intensifies]
[door closes]
You're still alive.
You must close down Yonder.
You must stop encouraging people to die.
What's so wrong
with having people who are already dead exist in another world?
You're exploiting people's feelings
to market a fake heaven. Aren't you ashamed?
40 people a day.
In a year, 14,000 people commit suicide in this country.
Who will save these people?
I'm a scientist.
That's why I made Yonder.
Have you been to Yonder?
Yonder
isn't perfect yet,
but I'm certain it'll become a wonderful world.
A place without time isn't heaven.
Yonder only exists from memories. It needs to be stopped.
I can't stop.
My daughter and my husband are there.
Every person
has a door they cannot close on their own.
One day, someone who can close it for you will come along.
"One day..."
[laughs loudly]
"Someone who can close that door..."
You're cool.
[continued laughter]
What's wrong with you?
Every person
has a door they cannot close on their own.
May I close that door for you?
No. I can close it myself.
Wait. Cho Eun. I'll...
Cho Eun!
Cho Eun.
[leaves rustling]
[laughs happily]
[both chuckle]
The reason why beautiful memories are precious
is because that moment can never return.
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