Everything Important in Life I Learned from Park Saeroyi: Korean Drama Diary Vol. 2

Better late than never, I've become hooked on 'Itaewon Class'.

This morning, I was so engrossed in it on the Marunouchi Line that I almost missed my stop.

I encountered a certain phrase that made my heart tremble with passion.

I took a screenshot on impulse, and only the words stood out against the pitch-black screen.

I'll do it.

Carrying that burning, surging feeling, I climbed the stairs in Nishi-Shinjuku, and the sun reflected off the skyscrapers.

There was someone I knew right in front of me.

The person who, 15 years ago, invited me to join him in starting a company.

Since turning down that offer, I spoke to him for the first time in 15 years.

He had become the director who took the world by storm with the Netflix series 'The Naked Director' and won a Japan Academy Film Prize for 'Midnight Swan'.

He didn't seem to remember me, as I was just a student back then.

I had joined a major film company because I couldn't commit to a small office, but after many twists and turns, I had since left the film industry.

The size of one's dream determines the capacity of one's character.

He, too, was another Park Saeroyi.

He left with a gentle smile on his face.

Is it too late for me for everything?

No.

It is not too late yet.

Let me dream once more.

Let's try believing in ourselves.

I truly felt that way from the bottom of my heart.

I will watch episode 9 tomorrow.

Just you wait, Park Saeroyi.

Because from today on,

I am Park Saeroyi too.