00:00You
00:17We were celebrating your engagement to kudo
00:19Yeah, of course I do so what do you need
00:43That's non some street right I'll look into it
00:49I
00:51I'm so sorry.
01:19I'm still working on them, so the order's not done yet.
01:22They're not all due today, are they?
01:25Who are you?
01:30Hey, are you okay?
01:33Here you go.
01:34Oh, thank you very much.
01:36Sorry about the mess.
01:38You see, I gotta make 50 more of these.
01:41Hey, if you're not feeling well, I've got some painkillers that should help.
01:52This isn't exactly something I should be discussing with a total stranger.
01:57Huh? What you got there?
02:02Is this your boyfriend?
02:05Let me guess, he cheated on you?
02:07The woman in that picture.
02:09That isn't me.
02:10Huh?
02:11But wait, though.
02:13This is definitely...
02:14Yes, she looks like me.
02:17Except, he and I are actually not in that kind of relationship.
02:21And also, I don't recall ever taking that photo.
02:25On top of that, I don't have any memories at all.
02:29Not just of the day that photo was taken.
02:31I can't remember anything from my past.
02:35I didn't even notice that until today.
02:38Never even crossed my mind.
02:41And Kudo hasn't said a word to me about it.
02:47Well, if you say so, this definitely can't be you.
02:50Wait, but didn't you...
02:51I mean, from the start, you were saying that you knew it wasn't you.
02:55There are tons of other people without a past, you know.
02:58And I'm a perfect example.
03:01From up here, all the way down here.
03:05I've had work done everywhere, and I'm brand new.
03:09My old self and my past are gone.
03:17If someone were to ever try and bring up my past,
03:20I'd simply deny it and tell them,
03:22Oh, that wasn't me.
03:23Because I'm the only one who gets to decide who I am,
03:26and who I'm not.
03:29Isn't that enough?
03:40After I had the plastic surgery,
03:42this tart here is the first thing I chose to treat myself with.
03:46So in a way,
03:47it's sort of like a birthday cake for my newborn self.
03:49I am so happy to serve this to you now.
03:57So please, enjoy.
04:06Mmm, delicious.
04:08Hajime Kudo.
04:17As of today, I'll be transferring from the Japan branch
04:19to the one here in Kowloon.
04:21I look forward to working here.
04:25So, you're 30, huh?
04:26Just two years younger than me.
04:29Reiko Kujirai.
04:30Nice to meet ya, Kudo.
04:33Hajime Kudo.
04:35That's quite a fine name.
04:36Oh, you think so?
04:38Eight's considered a lucky number here in Hong Kong, too, you know.
04:42It sounds similar to Fat Tsui,
04:44as in may you be rich.
04:48Sumo!
04:50Oh, green?
04:52Kujirai, you've got all the luck.
04:54That's probably thanks to our newbie Kudo here,
04:57Kudo Hajime,
04:58with the same character Fat as Fat Tsui.
05:00I'd say Mahjong is one of the best tricks
05:04for getting along well in Kowloon.
05:07It allows you to hear the residents' complaints.
05:10But mostly, learning the shortcuts is a must.
05:14That ain't...
05:14Here you are.
05:15Dig in.
05:17If you ever want to have lunch with me,
05:19you should know that I'll always be eating at this place.
05:22Every single day?
05:24Look here, Kudo.
05:26Can't you feel the rightness in this plump, boiled dumpling
05:29and glistening golden broth?
05:36Have a drink, Kudo.
05:38Oh, hey, thanks a lot.
05:46It's good.
05:48This watermelon flavor?
05:49Something the matter?
06:12Huh?
06:12Oh, nothing.
06:13Nothing.
06:19So, you got any more of those helpful tips
06:22for navigating Kowloon as a newbie like me?
06:26Let me see.
06:29To be in love, I'd say.
06:32Love?
06:33Yep, you heard me right.
06:35A flickering streetlight,
06:38moldy back alleys,
06:39neighbors who are making too much noise.
06:42That's what makes Kowloon feel nostalgic.
06:45I think such a nostalgic feeling
06:53is the same as being in love.
06:59And me?
07:01I'm in love with Kowloon.
07:03But I thought...
07:15I mean, aren't they going to demolish this place soon?
07:17Yeah, but they've been saying that for years now.
07:24But if someday it really does disappear,
07:27wouldn't losing that love be too painful?
07:29I don't know.
07:59I'm in love with Kowloon.
08:0033度の末の太陽反抗期
08:02360度回り扇風機
08:06溶け出す氷が薄めるアイスコーヒー
08:09この夏に全部焦がされて
08:13面影に流されて貧困法制が
08:16高熱に気温から溶けてしまいそうだ
08:19この街が懐かしさで満たしたって
08:22全然割り切って泣いて
08:23目つけない夜は
08:26繰り返し繰り返し
08:29この世界でも私らしくあれって思わせて
08:33真夏でも溶けないアイスのような
08:37ミステリーを持ってきて
08:40繰り返し繰り返し
08:42この季節も今年の夏だけど
08:45信じさせて
08:47揺らめくネオンサイン
08:49眠れぬ夜に
08:51恋をしそうか
08:52ご視聴ありがとうございました
09:22I'm glad you seem to be feeling better.
09:35I can't help it.
09:37I want to know the truth.
09:41Yeah, I bet.
09:43So maybe you should just ask this Kudo guy directly.
09:46I mean, there's no reason not to.
09:49It's not like you're in love with him.
09:50Oh, I see how it is.
09:54Besides that, just the fact that he hasn't said anything to me about it
09:58probably means that he's trying to hide it, right?
10:01You do have a point there.
10:03Hey, so what do you think of this theory?
10:07This chick looks like you.
10:08Let's call her Kujidai B for now.
10:11She was engaged to Kudo, wasn't she?
10:13I'd say the simplest explanation here is that Kujidai B has amnesia,
10:18and you're actually her echopon.
10:20And if that is true, maybe Kudo's just waiting for you to get your memories back naturally.
10:26Oh, you think?
10:27Obviously, that would explain why he doesn't want to tell you the truth right now.
10:32Rather than complicating things or confusing you,
10:35he probably thinks it'd be better to wait for you to just remember.
10:37But if that is the case,
10:42who exactly am I in Kudo's eyes right now?
10:45Man, I'm starving.
10:53Wanna wrap up and go grab a bite?
10:56Sounds good to me.
10:58There's this delicious lemon chicken place I know of that just opened up the other day.
11:03A new place?
11:04Let's just go to the usual spot.
11:06The other day, I told you that sometimes I feel a sense of nostalgia when I'm with you.
11:14But do you also feel that same nostalgia about me?
11:18Yeah, I do.
11:31Hey, Kudo.
11:33Please look here.
11:35At me.
11:36Well, I can see that your ears aren't pierced.
11:57Oh, yeah.
11:58And there's those crow's feet of yours.
12:02Alrighty!
12:03Let's go eat plump boiled dumplings,
12:04which must be great for beauty!
12:09No thanks.
12:10I still have work to do here.
12:12Really?
12:13Okay, then.
12:15Well, see ya.
12:23Ah.
12:34Today we put a spotlight on Heavy Pneuma General Medical Center,
12:47a comprehensive beauty and health facility that opened in Kowloon's Dung On Tower Central just the other day.
12:52So stay tuned!
12:54To celebrate their participation as advisor on the generic Terra construction project,
12:58they're offering free health jack-ups to all residents, starting today.
13:02Oh my, I wonder if Dr. Heavy Pneuma will be here.
13:08Is he that popular?
13:09Oh yeah, he's so popular that it's practically impossible to book one-on-one consultations with the guy.
13:14He took over his father's pharmaceutical company, and it's been flourishing ever since.
13:19Hey!
13:19Hey, Kudirai!
13:21Shaohei.
13:22A friend of yours?
13:23Uh-huh.
13:24She's in one of the apartments I manage, and we've gotten pretty close.
13:27Oh yeah?
13:28Well, I'm Meow Mei.
13:30A pleasure.
13:31Oh, so you're the one who was causing all that racket.
13:34Nice to meet ya!
13:35Last is the barium swallow test.
13:46Oh wow!
13:47I've never had barium before!
13:49Well, it's super yucky.
13:51It is?
13:52We're currently offering free consultations for cosmetic surgery.
13:56If anyone's interested, please make an appointment here.
13:58Oh my gosh!
14:00Yes!
14:00Fuck it!
14:01Huh?
14:05I didn't know that you had crow's feet.
14:10Sign me up.
14:12Me too!
14:14Huh?
14:15Gwen quit his job?
14:16Why?
14:17Honestly, sir, I don't know any more than that.
14:21This is my first day working here.
14:35I was really hoping the person who took the photo might have at least a little more information
14:46for you.
14:46Of all times, why'd he choose to quit now?
14:50Give me the deets on what he looks like later, and maybe I'll bump into him on the street or
14:55something.
14:55I'll give you a discount.
15:06Well, I can see that your ears aren't pierced.
15:13Looking at earrings, huh?
15:15But if you were to start wearing those, don't you think you'd look like Kujirai B?
15:19How about these?
15:25I think they're the most similar to the ones Kujirai B wore in the photo.
15:29I'm the one who brokered Gwen's apartment for him.
15:46He hasn't moved out, has he?
15:49What the?
15:50I've never seen an era like this.
15:56Good morning.
15:59Those ear piercings.
16:22They're not pierced, just clip-ons.
16:26I saw this cute pair at a street vendor.
16:29So I thought I'd change things up.
16:35Knock it off, damn it.
16:40Oh.
16:41Did Kudo head out?
16:42Oh, Rekopan!
16:53Oh.
17:00I'm such an idiot.
17:02Huh?
17:03I just wanted him to look at me.
17:07But trying to do it like this is pointless.
17:19Come on.
17:20Let's eat sweets.
17:22Oh, my God.
17:37Oh.
17:38Oh.
17:39Oh.
17:39Oh.
17:43Oh.
17:47Oh.
19:17Well, I mean...
19:20No, you're right.
19:21The way you acted yesterday was terribly childish.
19:25Hey, come on.
19:26I thought we were resolving things amicably there for a sec.
19:28Well, you can start making up for it by letting me decide where we're having lunch today.
19:33I happen to be deeply hurt by that, so the least you can do is treat me to lemon chicken.
19:40Yeah, fine.
19:41But not for lunch.
19:43Might as well go for dinner.
19:45For dinner?
19:46We're gonna want drinks with lemon chicken, won't we?
19:53It's good.
20:16I told you so, didn't I?
20:22Not as good as the boiled dumplings, though.
20:25Yeah, yeah.
20:27So do you come here alone or what?
20:30Nuh-uh.
20:31I come with my friend Yao Mei.
20:32I come with my friend and I'm sorry.
20:35Hmm.
20:36I see.
20:41So the rain finally stopped.
20:45What are you playing at here?
20:47Did you just mistake me for someone else again?
21:10Nah, I'm looking at you.
21:14Anyway, watch your step.
21:17Get a load of generic terra.
21:27It's shining extra bright tonight.
21:42Oh my gosh, I can't wait.
21:44There are so many options for anti-aging treatments.
21:47I hope one removes my crow's feet.
21:49Hey, Rekopon!
21:50Are you seriously gonna go in there with just your regular makeup?
21:53Well, you put a lot of effort into yours.
21:55Ah, why wouldn't I?
21:56This is Dr. Freaking Happy Pneuma.
21:58It'd be rude to meet him without at least having lipstick on.
22:03Hmm.
22:04There it is.
22:06Well, put it on!
22:09Yeah, but this is more Kujirai B-style.
22:12A patient's here for a consult, sir.
22:18Come in.
22:19Miss Reiko Kujirai, age 32.
22:28You're interested in anti-aging treatments.
22:31Yes, I am.
22:33And thank you for your time today.
22:37Tell me, what exactly is bothering you?
22:40I'm feeling self-conscious about my crow's feet.
22:44Hmm.
22:51Miss Reiko Kujirai, huh?
22:53Ah, Miss Reiko Kujirai.
22:59Let's begin with a little face examination.
23:04Excuse me.
23:09Simply marvelous.
23:11The skin's firm and glows.
23:12There's even a warmth to it.
23:14Where do you work?
23:16W-Wong Loi, it's a realty company.
23:19And forgive me for asking, but are you married?
23:22Have you started a family?
23:25I'm not sure.
23:27You aren't sure?
23:29And what do you mean by that?
23:31My memories are...
23:33Well, they're...
23:34Missing.
23:41Pardon me, but such memory problems are beyond my field of expertise.
23:46But I can tell you one thing.
23:48That your wrinkles have a distinct lack of history to them.
23:53You see, typically wrinkles accumulate slowly over the course of daily life.
23:59But I'm afraid your wrinkles are different.
24:01It's like they existed from your beginning.
24:04Mere grooves in the skin.
24:06Since you have wrinkles with no history, and you have no memories,
24:11It's possible that those memories never existed in the first place.
24:16However, this is all besides the point.
24:23What truly matters in this moment is that you are the one who exists right here and now.
24:28Believe me when I say, that fact is more wonderful than anything.
24:33I... exist right now?
24:35Yes, you do.
24:38And while I have you here, perhaps you could tell me a little more about yourself.
24:43Oh, hey, Nekopon.
24:48How'd it go in there?
24:50We're leaving.
24:51Huh?
24:52Hold on.
24:53Nekopon?
24:54This lipstick color didn't suit her very well, no.
25:13Just as I expected.
25:15Everything's working out splendidly.
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