破天慌

Byeong-tae (Yoon Mun-seob), a philosophy major at Y University, goes to a group blind date and meets Young-ja (Lee Young-ok), who studies French literature at H University. The young men and women of the 1970s, who have grown up under the influence of a rapid influx of Western culture, agonize over college issues, family conflicts, and their future paths in life. But such struggles are self-derisive, and they can see no tomorrow waiting for them. Between Byeong-tae and Young-ja, there is no promise of love, of any kind. They simply meet, and exchange meaningless conversation. Meanwhile, Yeong-cheol (Ha Jae-young), who always rides a bike and declares every time he drinks that he will set off in search of a whale, has feelings for another girl he met on the blind date, named Sun-ja (Kim Young-suk). But Sun-ja rejects Yeong-cheol, who stammers, has no prospects, and was even turned down for military duty due to health reasons, and he falls into despair. With nothing to look forward to, Byeong-tae and Yeong-cheol head to the sea. Yeong-cheol, who boasted that he would catch a beautiful whale in the East Sea, commits suicide, and Byeong-tae enlists with the military. Young-ja comes to see him off, even though she said she wouldn't see him any more, and the two of them kiss through the open window of the train that will carry Byeong-tae away.

故事背景是以南美移民子女为主的洛杉矶加菲莆高中。原来任职电脑公司的伊斯克兰特为施展抱负到该校任教，因该校经费拮据没有电脑，只好改教数学。他用强悍的教学方式台阶驯服了以菲利浦为首的顽劣学生，并帮他们以高分通过了越级考试，不料竟被人怀疑为集体作弊。学生们为了澄清误会决定重考，师生之间合作无间，终创下合格人数之最高纪录，也为该校争取到购卖电脑的经费

体育经理人在贤（柳演锡饰）是个相当玩世不恭的青年，他在釜山高速列车KTX上第一次见到了秀晶（文彩元饰）就对其一见钟情，性格直率不羁的他提出要和秀晶谈一场一天的恋爱。秀晶是一个不愿意给男人任何可乘之机的“铁壁女”，面对在贤的各种无理要求她相当恼火，而在贤却决心要在24小时 内得到秀晶的心，这样一对想法完全不合拍的两人从此展开了一场爱情拉锯战。

繁华都市一隅，单身女子贞雅（孔升妍 饰）独自生活。她在一家公司担任接线员，日常处理客户的问询和投诉，无论对方情绪是否激动，她都不能有半点个人感情的流露。下班后她独自还家，虽然租住一间公寓，平日里却和房东和邻居鲜少交流，彼此保持着莫大的距离感。不知从哪天开始，贞雅死水一般的生活轻起波澜。平时只有点头之交的邻居被发现死在屋中多日，这让贞雅仿佛看到了自己的结局。与此同时，公司领导安排她带一名实习生。实习生初出茅庐，对一切充满好奇。而习惯了独来独往的贞雅则刻意与其保持距离，甚至对这个外来者表现出明显的抵触和厌恶。恍如机器一般的生活，让都市的人们忘记了心中渴求……