A woman, who's having trouble
coming home, because of a dog..
Informant : There he is..
A dog sat outside, before the door?
He never hurts anybody but..
Whenever a person passes by for their own business,
The dog follows behind
As if he's in need of a particular thing, he keeps whimpering..
Sweetheart~ What should I do for you.. What to do..
Even when the door's widde-open for him, he never comes inside
But follows behind when one's stepped outside
Wanna go back home~?
See? He keeps on telling us to go back inside
Keeps asking us to go back and open up the door for him
What's that supposed to mean?
Shall I knock? Grandpa~Grandpa~!
As she keeps knocking on the door, the louder Hindoong's whimpering
Keeps coming up to fetch me for this, to call his Grandpa
Grandpa? Whose Grandpa?
This one's owner
Ah, this place is his home?
Yeah, this actually is
This place is in fact this one's home..
Grandpa~ Grandpa!
But no one answers..
Hindoong's only one who's feeling desperate over this..
As we checked the post box,
a number of bills has been piled up
Well I don't really know about it much, haven't seen him for a while
Ah, it's been that long?
Yeah
But Hindoong's been doing it.. for about ten days
An empty house
And the dog who's guarding it in the front
In a long hot summer,
For Hindoong, who must be exhausted in the heat
The crew offers some icy water
However,
He's never interested in the water,
but the door that is shut tightly before him
Where has Hindoong's Grandpa gone?
Been asking around if anyone knows the contact details of Grandpa
We don't keep contact details, like phone numbers..
Yes, it doesn't say about it
It's not easy to find a way to the owner's contacts
In the meantime,
Hindoong wakes up as he hears the sound of someone coming up the staircase
He rushes down hurriedly
However,
He cannot find any sign of his Grandpa anywhere though he's looking around
Been waiting and waiting endlessly,
But at last, Hindoong goes back to the door again
Soon the sun's gone down
Hindoong stares at the door that's tightly shut
And soon enough he desperately tries to open it himself
Yet there's no way the door can open..
And therefore exhausted Hindoog stayed up all night, before the tightly shut door
Didn't finish his dish Why didn't you eat
Though she's been feeding him as she's worried about him,
But he hasn't been feeding himself for over a week now
And meanwhile, we were able to hear the news about Hindoong's Grandpa
He(Granpa)'s been unwell recently
I saw him leaving the flat with his son once. But never seen him since..
Grandpa's got hospitalized and so, it leaves that dog nowhere to go
He(Grandpa)'s like 90 years old, or more
A sudden hospitalization of Granpa and an endless waiting
We've decided to use all the evidence and information we collected
In order to find Grandpa
Unexpected evidence found at the door side!
A doorplate of Korean War Veteran
Been asked around about the Korean War Veteran hospitals across the nation
We, at last, found the hospital where Granpa's currently under care
Yet..
Do you recognize who this is?
What?
Do you know this person? Before you?
Don't know.. who this is
You don't?
Do you recognize me?
No, I don't
Grandpa can't recall not only his caregiver but also his attending doctor
He does carry cognitive impairment, at the moment
As far as you can see from his talking, he's not exactly sure about me even though I've been seeing him every single day
All these features are the symptoms of cognitive impairment
Grandpa's lost of his memories as he's suffering from the cognitive impairment
Would he remember his dog?
He's observing the photo for a while..
What's the name of the dog in that picture?
Jangoon / Jangoon?
Is that his name?
Mhm
Even in the middle of losing his memory,
He never forgot his dog, his companion, Jangoon
(Jangoon's) Waiting for you a lot, I reckon
Haven't even told him that I was coming to the hospital
Because it all happened in a sudden
He collapsed..
Last month, Grandpa suddenly collapsed due to the cerebral infarction
Jangoon came out in the process when Granpa was moved to the hospital
Ever since he came out, he's been waiting for Grandpa to come home..
Will this endless waiting come to an end?
Would Granpa be able to recover and come back home?
At current condition, it's hard to say so
We need to watch over for a year, offering him some more treatments
And then we'll see whether he can be back home or not
Grandpa's return home can hardly be promised
As if to speak for the sad news we brought for Jangoon, it pours like cats and dogs..
Jangoon, roaming about, worried if
Grandpa's coming home at this very moment..
The rain pours more and more..
Disappointed Jangoon brings his heavy steps back inside the building
And sits back on his spot
Flowers bloom even in the darkest hours
Sweetie, let's go to see your Grandpa~
Thanks to the hospital's cooperation, they allowed Jangoon to visit his Grandpa
On the way to see his Grandpa whom he desperately longed to meet
On the other hand, at the hospital,
Grandpa's getting ready to see Jangoon
How do you feel?
Feel good, of course
It's not only Grandpa feeling good, but Jangoon as well!
The moment that Jangoon dreamed for
Jangoon!
As he hears Grandpa's calling, he bings himself up
Jangoon, hey!
The moment he saw Grandpa, he's rushing into his arms
How long has he been waiting for this moment..?
Both became a huge help for each other
You missed me?
Though it's not through the words, their hearts reached out to each other
Just as long as they've been apart,
Grandpa's holding Jangoon's hand as long as he could
Jangoon never wants to set himself apart from Grandpa,
not even a second
And Grandpa watches Jangoon without words
Sorry, sorry I left without telling you
Since he can't promise when he could go back home,
He carries a heavy heart for Jangoon
Until you become well enough to go back home, ask somebody to take care of him for a while
Guess that's the only way
Yeah, the only way
Then we will look for someone who can take him in,
and will help you meet him whenever you come back with a better condition
Yeah, that sounds right. That's the only way I think.
Jangoon, stay well while I'm gone okay?
After a short visit,
There came the time for a farewell
Though it aches them both, they have to be apart because that is the best for both
To join a new family, Jangoon gets an overall health check
The overall condition doesn't look bad at all,
For instance, his skin, or the teeth, eye, ears, everything looks alright
He'll be alright I think
Thankfully, Jangoon's well and sound
The only thing left for him is that he lives his life happily ever after like a fairy tale :)