Updated: February 17, 2025
Here’s a collection of quotes from the Korean series, Melo Movie (2025):
Episode 1
“I’ve only had one dream since I was a kid. To watch every single movie ever made.” – Ko Gyeom
“I’ve only had one dream since I was a kid. I wanted to change my stupid name.” – Kim Mubee
“After this movie, there will be another movie. And after that, you’ll have another one waiting. Movies are all you care about.” – Kim Mubee
“Let’s call it the childish rebellion of a kid desperate for attention.” – Kim Mubee
“The movie I watched that day was the most boring movie I had ever seen in my entire life. And that’s the reason why I’m here.” – Kim Mubee
“I’m not here to make a movie dedicated to him, take revenge for him, or anything. Nothing that ambitious. I wanted to show him how pathetic it was to devote his life to a terrible movie.” – Kim Mubee
“And it was here I discovered a new movie.” – Ko Gyeom
“She might not realize this but she’s the type that really stands out.” – Ko Gyeom
“She always dresses in black like she’s a shadow. But her eyes sparkle so brightly.” – Ko Gyeom
“One more thing. For some reason, she just piques my curiosity.” – Ko Gyeom
“Usually, when a person becomes curious about someone. This is what happens in melo movies.” – Ko Gyeom
“Lately, I’ve had another wish. It’s for this guy to stop taking an interest in me.” – Kim Mubee
“He’s such a nuisance to someone who wants to live a quiet life.” – Kim Mubee
“A coincidence that made me think that we might be bound by some fate.” – Ko Gyeom
“You told me not to talk to you at first, but look at you, flashing me a smile.” – Ko Gyeom
“Talking to people and getting closer to them makes me uncomfortable. Because they will all leave one day.” – Kim Mubee
“Doesn’t it ever get hard to be so negative all the time?” – Ko Gyeom
“Doesn’t it ever get hard to put on a jolly face all the time?” – Kim Mubee
“I don’t trust people who only present themselves in high spirits. They are always the first to leave.” – Kim Mubee
“Then if I share my secret with you, will you like me? And not leave me?” – Ko Gyeom
“Maybe she is getting through the dark night just Iike I am.” – Ko Gyeom
“Just like that, the dark night passed, and the dawn came. And Ko Gyeom disappeared just like that.” – Kim Mubee
Episodes 2-3
“There are moments like these in movies. Times like these usually fly by as short shots in a montage sequence. And this phase of my life seemed to fly by just like that though quite some time has passed.” – Ko Gyeom
“To barge back into my life like this. That’s just absurd, isn’t it?” – Kim Mubee
“Is there really a melo, romance movie?” – Ko Gyeom
“I thought I saw a sense of relief and inexplicable exhaustion in him.” – Kim Mubee
“And what really pisses me off is that he’s somehow even more annoying now that he’s trying not to bother me.” – Kim Mubee
“An apology isn’t something cheap you can make with one word. You should learn that.” – Kim Mubee
Episode 4
“Life seems to have a fixed amount of happiness. In other words, there is also a set amount of misfortune.” – Ko Gyeom
“It’s simple. If someone suffers a string of hardships, they should believe that good things will soon come.” – Ko Gyeom
“To suffer a string of hardship is a sign that only happiness is to come.” – Ko Gyeom
“That’s the problem. People never communicate these days.” – Kim Mubee
“It doesn’t really matter to me whether a movie has a happy or sad ending. But it’s rather irresponsible to render the ending unimpressive and simply turn it into a tool to teach the audience a lesson.” – Ko Gyeom
“I want to comfort you, not lecture you. I’m empathizing, not criticizing.” – Kim Mubee
“You can pretend like you’re indifferent to your pain, but don’t disregard those around you.” – Kim Mubee
“The pride that made me refuse to be bailed out by someone I once loved. So I’m going to make it big. Even bigger than you.” – Hong Sijun
“I’m waiting for something good to happen again. And it’s you again.” – Ko Gyeom
“Though I still hate to admit it, my weakness is that I still open up my heart too easily to pitiful little things. And I’m afraid that Ko Gyeom might just be one of those things.” – Kim Mubee
“I don’t think I’m too happy to know that Kim Mubee is yet again the luck that follows my misfortune. Because then the next time and the time after that.” – Ko Gyeom
“I want to like you again.” – Ko Gyeom
Episode 5
“I thought maybe his simple ways were proof of his sincerity. Maybe that’s why I was swayed by him.” – Kim Mubee
“It would be absurd to fall for it twice. I will never do something so pathetic again.” – Kim Mubee
“You decided when to break up and when to show back up so quickly. Can’t you at least give me some time to catch up?” – Hong Sijun
“You don’t know me very well. I don’t know you very well either. And that’s why we broke up.” – Hong Sijun
“You gave me butterflies, made me hopeful, and then made a fool of me. Do you know how devastating it is to get excited only to be left alone?” – Kim Mubee
“And I find myself wanting to believe him once again. Now, that’s just pathetic.” – Kim Mubee
Episode 6
“Do movies reflect life? Or does life resemble movies?” – Ko Gyeom
“Do you want to run into each other again tomorrow?” – Ko Gyeom
“I don’t like complicated things. I don’t like getting close to someone. I prefer not to go deeper into a person’s life.” – Kim Mubee
“I know myself. Once I find out one thing about someone, I’ll want to know more. Then I won’t be able to help myself from falling deeper. In the end, I’ll become an idiot who fails to realize that the person is about to leave me. So I didn’t want to know more about you. You seemed to have an exceptionally complicated side to you.” – Kim Mubee
“The thing I hate the most is when someone disappears without a word. Even though you did what I hate the most, I’m finding that I still like you. That can only mean I can’t find a reason to hate you. So I just decided to let things get complicated.” – Kim Mubee
“Its clear that this time, my life has become a melo movie.” – Ko Gyeom
“And I know for sure that this movie will have a happy ending.” – Ko Gyeom
“But life goes on far longer than any movie. We all have to carry on with our Iives. But for some people, life is much shorter.” – Ko Gyeom
Episode 7
“Good people end up falling sick. Share your thoughts with others from time to time. Try saying mean and pathetic things, too. That can help resolve them. Someone might even try to help.” – Mrs. Kim
“How did all that love disappear overnight? If you did love me so much, there should have been fragments or ashes of it left behind. Where did that something great go?” – Hong Sijun
“It’s been years. Everything is in the past, both for you and me. There’s nothing left, is there?” – Son Jua
“Nobody in this world is that nice. You have to vent when things get tough.” – Kim Mubee
“It takes stamina to be a good person. When you get too tired and annoyed, you can take it out on me, too.” – Kim Mubee
“You need to think that far ahead. No one can prepare you for death. If it happens suddenly, those who are left behind must deal with it. So, don’t just try to avoid it.” – Ko Jun
“Have you ever wanted to die? Or should I put it this way? Have you ever wanted to live?” – Ko Gyeom
“From now on, do whatever you want. You want to leave quietly? Go ahead. You want to die? Go ahead. But I’ll keep trying to keep you alive. Because I can’t go on without you.” – Ko Gyeom
“If you did, you’ll be leaving me behind. You’ll abandon me and make me an orphan again. What you said about protecting me will be a lie. So go ahead and do whatever you want.” – Ko Gyeom
“I thought I had no such thing as a will of my own. But you used to call out to me when you were crying as if it had always been the two of us against the world. I think that was the day. For the first time ever, I had something called a will of my own. And I chose you, Gyeom.” – Ko Jun
“The responsibility would weigh on me at times. But I never regretted it once.” – Ko Jun
“You were the only thing that kept me going. You gave me many surprising moments and many moments of happiness.” – Ko Jun
“There were a lot of things that I liked and wanted to do. And I did have a friend who I clicked with very well.” – Ko Jun
“Sometimes my life made me feel like I was in water. I was unable to tell if I was sinking or floating. I was just at a loss. And the foolish mistake I made back then was the one thing I wanted to hide from you.” – Ko Jun
“There’s only one reason I open my eyes every morning. I really do want to live again now, Gyeom.” – Ko Jun
“Jun never got to keep his promise that he’d get discharged soon. And I never got to keep my promise to go on a trip with him.” – Ko Gyeom
Episode 8
“I still don’t know what love is. But I do know there are moments when you really need it. Like when someone loses a loved one.” – Kim Mubee
“I’m not sure how much time has passed. The weird thing about death is that you expect it to change everything. But it changes nothing, really. No one’s life, including my own, has changed one bit.” – Ko Gyeom
“That’s the thing about the pain of a loss. At first, there’s so much going on that it doesn’t hit you. But when you need that person so desperately and you realize they can’t be there with you, that’s when the pain really sets in.” – Director Ma
“Likewise with death. No. It’s painful beyond words. When that pain hits, you can’t do anything about it. You have to face it. When that happens, just don’t be alone, okay?” – Director Ma
“But isn’t it always better to share your struggles with people than to suffer alone?” – Kim Hun Dong
“It gets really lonely when you suffer alone.” – Kim Hun Dong
“No matter how hard you pretend to go on with your life, the broken parts inside always seem to crop up again. And the anxiety repeatedly creeps in.” – Kim Mubee
“And to shoo away the sudden anxiety that creeps in again, just one moment or a few simple words will do.” – Kim Mubee
“I am in love with you. So, we will never be alone from now on.” – Kim Mubee
“Are we over or are we on our way back to each other?” – Hong Sijun
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Synopsis: Two individuals navigate love and challenges, crossing paths again as a film critic and film director.
No. of episodes: 10
Cast: Choi Woo-shik, Park Bo-young, Lee Jun-young, Jeon So-nee
Screenwriter: Lee Na-eun
Director: Oh Choong Hwan
Network: Netflix
Date: February 14, 2025
English subtitle translation / Images: Netflix
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