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A Star’s Lover: Episode 11

I had a hard time getting through this episode (until the last third), even though I think it was one of the better ones. I think there’s an evenness to the pace, a sameness, that makes A Star’s Lover‘s subtlety feel slow at times.

It’s because the plot is kind of a foregone conclusion. While we may not know exactly what happens from here to the end, we all have a pretty good idea of its direction, and we haven’t been thrown any big twists.

So why tune in? This is a drama to watch for the acting of the leads and their chemistry, which is getting really good. I think Yoo Ji-tae and Choi Ji-woo are both pulling their weight nicely on this one. I don’t say that because the romance is heating up, but because I’m starting to actually believe their emotional connection. It also has a great soundtrack that fits the atmosphere to a tee.

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EPISODE 11 RECAP

Tae-seok leads the reporters right to the hotel room, so Chul-soo takes Mari’s hand and they hurry out of the hospital, the reporters hot on their heels. As soon as they exit the front doors, Mari’s management team springs into action, holding the doors shut to keep the reporters stuck inside, allowing the couple to run down the street.

But a cadre of black-suited bodyguards run at them and pull the couple apart. Mari screams, “No! Stop!” as she’s dragged into a waiting car, inside which Tae-seok sits. He orders the car to drive off, ignoring Mari’s sobs to be let out. Chul-soo is held back and punched to the ground.

The reporters push their way out of the hospital and descend upon Chul-soo, who’s stuck in the center of the shouting and pushing. To help his friend, Byung-joon signals for Chul-soo to break free while holding the crowd back with a broom handle. Is he the idiot for thinking a skinny wooden stick will hold back a frenzied mob, or are they the idiots for proving him right? Did nobody think to, uh, walk around him?

Chul-soo runs down the street after the car, but isn’t able to catch up.

Tae-seok drags Mari to his office, where he tells her with his special brand of wild-eyed crazy that she’s really done it now. Mr. Angry Pointy Fingers accuses Mari of losing her mind, to which she pleads, “Yes, I have, so let me go.” Tae-seok shoves the signed contract in her face (which she signed in exchange for cutting ties with Chul-soo).

Tae-seok: “You thought what you did today would ruin you, didn’t you? You’re wrong. Do you know why I revealed Kim Chul-soo’s identity? To save you. Now you’re safe, and Kim Chul-soo is in danger instead. People will be curious not about you, but him — Lee Mari’s ghostwriter, Lee Mari’s lover!”

Fearing for Chul-soo, Mari cries out, “No! You can’t!” Tae-seok gets all shrill and overacty as he assures her of the doom he will mete out:

Tae-seok: “With the situation like this, do you think he can be with you?! Don’t worry. I’ll make sure to show you how Kim Chul-soo is destroyed.”
Mari: “Don’t!”
Tae-seok: “Watch me.”

Woo-jin, who has seen everything on TV, comes to whisk her away. Tae-seok looks pissed, but doesn’t interfere (for now).

Chul-soo rushes into the building, and as he gets on the elevator, Mari exits with Woo-jin, the two barely missing one another. Let me say that I HATE THIS PLOY. Absolutely abhor that missed-each-other-by-seconds-in-the-elevator bit.

Chul-soo asks Tae-seok where Mari is. Tae-seok answers that she left with Woo-jin, but warns him that this isn’t the time for him to be following her around.

Woo-jin tries to take Mari directly to an empty house of his (how nice to have those just lying around), because her own place will be staked out by reporters. He’s rather pushy when he ignores Mari’s requests to see Chul-soo first, but gives in when she tells him that if he won’t help her, she’ll get out of the car.

When she gets to Chul-soo’s, reporters are now also staking out his place. Mari calls Chul-soo just as he’s arriving home, and although both are within the vicinity of the crowd, nobody notices them yet.

Chul-soo tells her, now speaking entirely in the informal banmal, that he went looking for her at Tae-seok’s. Just then, a taxi pulls up containing Yuri, her mother, and Eun-young. Alerted to his presence, the reporters mob them, and Chul-soo ushers the three women inside. Eun-young spots Mari and shoots her a death glare, while Chul-soo remains outside and resumes his phone conversation, looking at Mari all the while.

He doesn’t use Mari’s name, but the reporters soon spot her and rush to her car. Chul-soo tells her to go quickly, and that he’ll call her later. Reluctantly, Mari gets back in the car, and Woo-jin drives off to his place, where Seung-yeon (her hair and makeup director) is waiting with Mari’s belongings.

Eun-young is upset with Chul-soo for throwing everything into chaos: “Couldn’t you think about the future even a little before acting?” Her parents and acquaintances were all shocked to hear this news, and she feels like she’s been made into a fool. He behaved really badly, she says bitterly: “I don’t think I can forgive you.”

Woman, it’s not like you were married. Or engaged. Or even dating very long. (They used to be serious, sure, but they’ve only been back together a short while after a very long separation.) I can understand her hurt, but she’s a little self-righteousness.

Feeling ill and burning with fever, Mari is put to bed. Expecting Chul-soo’s call, she even falls asleep clutching her phone, which Woo-jin sets aside just as it does ring.

Woo-jin answers the call and tells Chul-soo that Mari is at his place because her home wasn’t a viable option. She’s asleep now, so Chul-soo will have to leave a message.

With Yuri installed back at home, her aunts once more clash with her mother. They begin to argue again, but Eldest Aunt steps in, and because she’s always the grumpiest of the three, her response is surprising.

She calls Yuri’s mother selfish, saying, “You’re going to regret leaving them and not seeing them grow up.” However, perhaps recognizing that this is Mom’s punishment to bear, the aunt adds, “Come to see Yuri sometimes.” She won’t stop her.

Chul-soo goes to Woo-jin’s spare house. We can assume that Woo-jin gave him the address, but he isn’t happy to see Chul-soo and tells him to go back home. Mari’s in no condition to see him, and has been through a lot today. Furthermore, Chul-soo can’t do anything for her.

Chul-soo: “You’re right, I’m not able to save anyone. In fact, Mari’s the one who probably saved me. So I have no power to choose. If Mari asks me not to go, I won’t go. When she says she doesn’t need me, I’ll leave then. The one who decides is Mari, it’s not me. Obviously, it’s not you either.”

Woo-jin says reluctantly that Mari had wanted him to come, so he’s going to allow it just this once.

Chul-soo doesn’t wake Mari up, but stays by her bedside for a while.

On his way out, Woo-jin tells Chul-soo that up until now, he’d been doing his best to respect Mari’s wishes completely, but won’t after today. Great, just what we need, a man respecting a woman less in an attempt to win her over. Oh mens, sometimes you can be so dumbs.

Calmer now that he’s seen Mari, Chul-soo just thanks Woo-jin and promises to return later.

As for this fool… You know what? It’s not even Byung-joon The Idiot anymore. He’s just The Idiot. He has lost the respect required to carry a name.

For example: Torn between his loyalty and his job, The Idiot struggles with the story. His editor wants everything on Chul-soo — favorite foods, height, former girlfriend — and The Idiot feels bad. For a second, you even respect him, because he complains, “Do I have to sell my conscience for this story?”

But then his idiocy kicks in, and he lets himself be carried away: “Even so, Chul-soo’s girlfriend is afraid Mari will fall for him and is in a lot of turmoil right now! Do I have to add injury to that? To ease her doubts, I even told Eun-young that things between Chul-soo and Mari would work themselves out, that they’d never last past their first 100 days, and that she shouldn’t worry! That’s what I told her!”

So now the editor knows Chul-soo has a girlfriend, and that her name is Eun-young. Bravo, Idiot. Bravo.

The Jang-soo plot has been relatively undeveloped, but it looks like they’re going to start taking it somewhere, so briefly, here’s the deal thus far: Jang-soo is busy prepping to embark on his acting career. He clashes a lot with Ye-rin, who’s been assigned to handle him. Jang-soo is hot-headed and acts on his gut instinct, while Ye-rin is cool and manipulative. Their personality differences are partly why they bicker so much, but it’s also because Jang-soo doesn’t defer to his manager the way most newbies would, since he’s been on the other side.

I haven’t sensed any romantic chemistry between them at all so far, but I think they’re going to take it in that direction now, building another triangle with The Idiot, who is jealous because he’s now infatuated with Ye-rin. Ye-rin knows Jang-soo’s admiration (perhaps she’d call it infatuation) with Mari and baits him with it. For instance, here he struggles with a script because the dialogue is so cheesy. He can’t do corny lines like “You’re my destiny,” so she crosses out the girl character’s name in the script and writes in Mari’s.

In the morning, Mari asks Woo-jin if Chul-soo called, not realizing he dropped by in the night. Woo-jin hesitates, then chooses to ignore the question rather than lie. Knowing she wants to see Chul-soo, Woo-jin tries to persuade her why that’s a bad idea.

A TV report about Chul-soo proves his point. Not only has Tae-seok denied knowledge of the ghostwriting, the press has slanted the story against Chul-soo, painting him as a selfish two-timer.

When Mari insists on going out, Woo-jin raises his voice and asks her to understand him. He holds Mari and tells her he’s worried about her. Mari pushes away from him, feeling sorry to him but intent on leaving anyway. Woo-jin says the one thing that will change her mind: that she would just make things worse for Chul-soo.

Chul-soo is dogged by the press all the way to school. When one asks for his opinion on the ghostwriting matter, Chul-soo answers, “It was a mistake. I’ll take responsibility for it somehow.”

With the media swirling around, Chul-soo can’t hide when he gets a call from Mari. The press listens eagerly as he answers, so he cuts it short and tells Mari he can’t talk right now.

Chul-soo is the subject of a professors’ meeting discussing the ghostwriting issue. Before the situation can escalate, Chul-soo speaks up and offers to willingly leave school.

The senior professor (the one who’d treated him so kindly before) seems disappointed with Chul-soo’s choice. I think he wanted him to come to a different kind of compromise or defend himself, and he sighs that it’s too bad, because it’s not just his position now that he’s giving up, but his future writing aspirations.

When he steps out, Eun-young confronts him in the hallway. Per usual, the cameras are there to capture the conversation (don’t these people think to move to a private room?).

Despite her anger earlier, Eun-young is indignant on his behalf: “Why do you have to go through this?” Turning to the cameras, Eun-young addresses the reporters: “I knew about him ghostwriting for Lee Mari. It wasn’t a good thing, but it happened because of me. Also, we never broke up, nor will we in the future.”

Furthermore, she tells the press to go after the irresponsible Lee Mari for an explanation, and to stop harassing her boyfriend. Then they step outside, away from the others. Well, better late than never?

Chul-soo feels too badly toward Eun-young to make any demands of her, but he asks her to stop worrying about his life. Eun-young wonders how he can worry about a small thing like her interference when everything he considered important has disappeared. Is this all because of Mari?

Chul-soo: “If I’ve lost anything, it’s not because of Mari, but because I did something I should not have done. So if there’s a mistake I’ve made, let me take responsibility for it. I wish you wouldn’t hurt anymore because of me. I’m sorry and I know I’m not in a place to tell you anything, but there’s nothing you can do for me, and seeing you is painful.”

On TV, Mari watches the footage of Eun-young blaming her and defending Chul-soo. Mari frets that Chul-soo isn’t answering her calls, which heightens her insecurity. She worries that this is a sign that he’s mad at her and refusing her calls on purpose.

Seung-yeon warns her she may now be facing a fight with Tae-seok — a real, all-out fight. “Kim Chul-soo isn’t someone who can be by your side right now.”

Tae-seok is indeed planning to wage war, although we’re not yet sure how. At the offices, he orders Mari’s wall poster removed, which stuns both Jang-soo and The Idiot. Jang-soo asks Ye-rin what’s going on — are they completely on the outs with Mari now? Ye-rin says that it’s more that managers are “all or nothing.”

In a lighter interlude, Ye-rin also asks Jang-soo if he likes her. Flustered, Jang-soo denies it, but he doth protest too much. (I think he’s unaware of his feelings until he’s asked about them, actually.) As for her feelings, she’s playing it pretty close to the vest so it’s not clear if she likes Jang-soo, but they’re setting it up that way.

Tae-seok sits down with The Idiot, sensing he is a dim bulb to be manipulated to his advantage, and hints that they can work together.

When Chul-soo checks his phone that night, he sees a series of texts from Mari. The messages all have a worried tone, saying that she understands how he might be upset with her, but she missed him and wants to see him. She’s parked out in front by the street.

Chul-soo smiles, because she’s jumped to the wrong conclusion, and heads outside to meet her.

This scene is what I mean about emotional connection, because it’s a super simple exchange with almost no dialogue, but it’s one of the more touching moments of the episode. It’s all there in their looks, their expressions, and the chemistry.

Now that they’re together, they have to figure somewhere to go. They can’t go out in public, nor can they head to either of their homes. So they end up going back to the out-of-the-way boarding house they’d once visited before.

Once again, the granny looks curiously at Mari, not convinced by Chul-soo’s assurances that this isn’t the movie star. Mari keeps her head down, while Chul-soo does his best to block the nosy granny’s view.

They have a cute exchange when Chul-soo scoots away from Mari, nervous about being too close. He figures Woo-jin didn’t tell her he dropped by, and asks why she went to another man’s home. Mari asks, “Are you jealous?,” totally enjoying the idea.

Well, he’s not going to admit that, so he answers, “How is it you immediately follow a guy to his house like that? Well, you were like that at my place, too.” Mari argues, “How are those situations similar?” They bicker that it is — no it isn’t — yes it is.

Mari points out, “Then why did you rent one room? You only got one room last time, too.” Chul-soo knows she’s got him, but makes the excuse that he hadn’t planned to spend the night, that’s why.

They eat dinner, goof around, and settle in for the night.

Woo-jin comes home expecting to have dinner with Mari, because she’d agreed to earlier in the day. Thus he’s disappointed to find that she’s gone, and broods. Uneasy about Mari’s attachment to Chul-soo, however, Seung-yeon figures that Woo-jin is the better fit, and agrees to help him win her.

Bedtime makes Chul-soo suddenly nervous and fidgety, and to avoid dealing with his discomfiture, he lies down as though immediately going to sleep. Mari’s disappointed because she wants to talk, and prods him to stay up with her, or at least face her.

Chul-soo tells her that he’d dropped by the house the day before. She says he should have woken her, but he didn’t want to because she looked tired and sick.

Mari: “Why did you come?”
Chul-soo: “I missed you.”

Mari says they’re too far apart. This time, Chul-soo motions for her to move closer.

Mari wonders, “What do we do now?” Chul-soo: “What do you want to do?” Moving a little closer, Mari asks: “What about you?”

Slowly, gradually, they lean toward each other and kiss.

After a moment, Chul-soo suddenly sits up. He mutters that he should get a separate room for the night, then gets up and walks out of the room. Dismayed, Mari follows him to the door, but hesitates in front of it.

And as she’s standing there, the door opens again, and Chul-soo comes back: “No, that won’t work.”

 
COMMENTS

That gift/curse I mentioned before was in full effect for me with this episode, because I found that the story often flip-flopped from really interesting to slow and back to interesting again. I just wish the middles of episodes were somehow more… energetic. It’s not that nothing happens, because the plot keeps moving along, but it’s more of a dynamics/tone issue. Tae-seok is possessive and crazy, we get it. Mari and Chul-soo want to be together but cannot be, we get it. Eun-young is meddling and clingy, we get it. Byung-joon is an idiot, we really get it.

None of those things are problematic in and of themselves. But when those issues remain fairly constant in every episode, then at least do us the favor by not belaboring the points. Because trust me, WE GET IT.

Also, I can’t put my finger on what it is exactly about Woo-jin that doesn’t work. I think Lee Ki-woo is a decent actor, and I think his character makes sense. By all rights, it should work — while I don’t expect his leg of the love triangle to pack as strong a punch as Chul-soo’s, I don’t see why it shouldn’t provide some decent competition. I don’t think it’s wholly attributable to Chul-soo and Mari having so much chemistry together, either, because while they certainly are in love now, I think there were a few episodes earlier on where Woo-jin really could have sneaked in there to be more of a viable factor. The Christmas ornament exchange, for example.

On the upside, I am enjoying the relationship growth between our lovers. Here’s an example of how you don’t need a lot of plot shenanigans if your actors can really sell the romance. Neither Tae-seok nor Woo-jin really pose a threat to our couple’s love — they pose a threat to their careers, their peace of mind, and their daily routines, but not to their actual feelings — but the relationship still has conflict. I wish it had a little more, but for the most part I buy it. Frankly, I don’t really care about the specifics of their obstacles; I’m watching more just to see how they react TO those obstacles.

 
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Thanks so much for the recap! I adore this show!

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Thanks for the recap. Until the end of this episode, Chul Soo is actually becoming more active in this relationship, which make me feel better about this character. I don't really know what Woo Jin will do to make a pretty stable bond between Mari and Chul Soo. It seems like he may play dirty here or may be I'm wrong. However, he must somehow come up with a strategy to be back in the love triangle.

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Yes, again the plot's got into that meandering rut "that evenness of pace, that sameness" - that almost predictability - but was totally uplifted with that enjoyable interchange at the closure segment of this episode.

Totally agree on the natural flow from both leads - combined with the beautiful OSTs which set a totally persuasive setting for the wonderful chemistry between them.

Choi Ji-Woo is amazing me here, and Yoo Ji-Tae's absolutely delish to watch as the man in love ... and he modulates his voice so well to suit the moment.

THANKS for the recaps!

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Thank You for the summary!

I truly truly LOVE this drama...I do see how it gets sort of slow at some points but the chemistry between the two actors makes up for it.
At times I honestly feel like they really love each other...just love it! :)

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My sentiments EXACTLY about BJ holding back the whole herd of reporters. Gee, the reporters really do take to following the leader very well.

Love their reunion scene at her car. So perfectly done :)

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Haha, the ending of this episode is once again a great hook into the next one. I really hope this actually has some sort of happy ending for them, though I'm still keeping in mind who wrote this. Still, thanks again for the recaps!

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BIG THANKS for the recap! Though the story was a little bit slow, just watching the Mari and Chul Soo on screen is enough to keep me tuned in a non-subtitled episode. They're really great actors. I salute them for that!

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The actress that is playing Mari ....don't fits to this charecter and not convincing...and also there's some plastic feeling in the story ....but it's good enough to pass the time

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YOO JI TAE IS GREAT!

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uh don't mean to be irritating but.. typo!

"I can understand her hurt, but she’s a little self-righteousness."

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No prob bird, but how is that a typo?

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Thanks so much for the recap. I am starting to be irked by a couple of things.

All the secondary characters seem almost like comic book characters to me now. This may be because I am watching Terroir now too. I've never watched two dramas running exactly concurrently before. The secondary characters in it are more complex in that they seem very conflicted, and less inclined to just go for the kill as everyone in this drama does. Even the main villains in Terroir show glimmers of humanness on a rare occasion.

Also I am finding Terroir's story to be more compelling as it moves along. Here I am feeling that the only thing left to find out is does it end happily or badly.

That said, the romantic chemistry here is just sooooo fabulous. Could this guy be any hotter?

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I am so in love with the couple. The emotional connection between MR and CS is so strong that I started to wonder if it was for acting or for real. I know that YJT has a girlfriend but hey..they both aren't married yet! Perhaps there's a part of me that wish they were a couple in real life?

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Thanks for the recap. Love the SONG OF THE DAY. I have to praise the drama for its beautiful music and settings that are so fitting to the scenes.

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Let's just say that by the end of the series, Yoo Ji Tae will be gaining a lot of Choi Ji Woo's fans.

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The last third of the episode was really great, although I am tired of how staged the episodes are, right down to the "sex" scene. The director or writer really likes the idea of having YJT only kiss Mari in a rush or something. When he left the room and then came back, it felt really staged--like I was watching a love scene in a movie rather than a love scene between two people.

The scene got to me though--don't get me wrong. As a woman who hungers for romance, the ploy got my heart thudding, especially because YJT shows his yearning so powerfully on his face (what a great actor!).

I have no idea how they are going to keep this going for 4 more episodes. Episode 12 was yet another snoozefest, with the requisite separation, etc., and coming together, etc., etc. Basically, the show has no plot at all. Which is sad because these two actors could have pulled their weight better in a better story.

All that said, I love the show, and haven't missed an episode.

I must say that that lead actor from Boys Before Flowers is leaving me really, really impressed. He is not as subtle as YJT, but boy can he act.

CJW--meh. Wooden, in my opinion, but she is not given much to work with. The lead girl from Boys Before Flowers is terrific.

Now I am rambling...

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Okay, okay--if i were the writer, I would have empowered Mari more. I would have developed her character more and given her the growth of character to fight her abusive manager. Instead of letting two (gorgeous) men take care of her, I would have had her stand on her feet and fight back. Now that would have been a PLOT. Also, her past is so undeveloped.

Also, Chul Soo's entire relationship with his mother is so undeveloped. We get it that she is selfish or whatever, but a little more subtlety would have helped. Maybe she had no choice but to leave the kids and maybe Chul Soo could have grown as a character by recognizing that.

As it is, the show is just repetitive, which makes me mad because there was so much potential.

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love the song of the day and the recap!

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The only reason I watch this Drama is for the idiot.
Admit it he's the comic relief.
While you feel like slapping him you also wnat to pat his head for being so annoyingly cute.

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thanks for the recap . i like the way you describe Tea seok as Mr. Angry Pointy Fingers. i hate him !!! always shout and point fingers at other ppl . .. he's such a cruel man ...

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javabeans, i think bird meant it should be "she's a little self-righteous" instead of "she's a little self-righteousness"? (:

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LOVE THE RECAPS! THANKS!!!

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Woman, it’s not like you were married. Or engaged. Or even dating very long.

Hahaha, I love the way you said this...some people in other sites see CS and LMR's actions as immoral...Duh! Why??? We should put things in it's proper perspective. 1. Two reasons Chulsoo decided to accept the ghostwriting job was because he needed the money and he wanted to reconcile with EunYoung whom he broke up with because he felt there was too much gap between them. 2. Lee Marie did not seek him out, in fact she never wanted to write the book. 3. In life, it happens that two people meet and a certain attraction develop...this is what happened to Chulsoo and Lee Marie. They tried to deny it, even ignore...Chulsoo was convincing himself that he is helping Lee Marie and Lee Marie was making herself happy with the idea that she just wants to have him as a true friend. Even if they wanted to avoid each other, they could not because they are forever connected because of the book. This fact and the growing attraction between them would lead to the inevitable. I don't see any immorality here. Both Chulsoo and Lee Marie are single...Chulsoo is not bound to EunYoung. He did not do anything wrong, in fact, he tried to do the right thing and that is to break up with her when he realized that his feelings for Lee Marie was more than just a professional concern. Lee Marie tried to leave him...but the attraction was too strong. I would ask these self-righteous people ( like Eun-Young) ...tell me honestly...if you met someone who you feel is your soulmate and he too shows an attraction to you, but he has a girlfriend (not wife)...would you avoid him? I wouldn't...all is fair in Love and War.

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thanks for the recaps. Love this drama

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I always enjoy your recaps particularly for this series that I find so predictable and oddly addictive. The "WE GET IT" comment was hilarious. The Idiot has outdone himself once again, I could not agree more. I've unintentionally seen almost all of Yoo Ji Tae's film and I find him to be such an effective actor, notably so in "Old Boy". But I seriously started getting hooked after seeing him in "Star's Lover". I hope this won't be his last drama series. If he gets to lead another series, I wish it'll be with Son Ye Jin. I could smell the chemistry already since I saw them together in the 25th Korea Best Dresser Award.

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i'm waiting for the photographer to come back.... i mean did she forget him so fast, so easily? i can't wait for The Idiot and possessive manager to disappear (though UNLIKELY) or at least play a very minor role... they are both past irritating.... i'm loving the love story though...the chemistry is explosive

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Thanks for the recap and the song u share!I love it.I really love to read this review.with pics and conservation quoted.It's perfect!I really love to do sth like you did.But my english is bad!T_T~sob~sob...

Great work!

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Dramabeans!!!! I'm totally besotted by this drama...(disclaimer: still cant rival the feverish state of Coffee Prince *I know, I know..get over that already*) but I have just seen Ep12 and I'm going crazy trying figure out how it is going to end with 4 more episodes to go?..There are so many angles and so many ways it can wrapped up badly, what's your take on it Sarah? Urgh........
1. Woo-jin's wooing (ha!) turns intense and obsessive, Ha young is no match at this point...hahahaha

2.Ye-rin might be the saving grace to Tae-Seok's evil plot to take over the world..erh, I mean destroy Mari's career. She seems quite intelligent and capable of using The Idiot (I cant even address him right now...he might do ONE right thing in the end for his hyung, Chul Soo. Actually most of the info were leaked by him and nobody has taken him to task YET!) to turn things around.

3. At this point, Im so drained by Eun Young's character...that was typically Choi Ji Woo's characters in her previous dramas, I'm glad she took the crying load off Mari's character!!!! Honestly I hate her involvement, she got herself in this draining mess cos she put herself out there for Chul Soo. Why did she keep appearing where reporters are swarming? Urgh...

4. I hope the story ends well no matter how complicated things have become. In my ideal world, maybe Chul Soo writes about life as a 'Star's Lover' (keke) and be recognised for his 'literary talents' in his own name. Mari stars in a semi-autobiographical movie about herself with funding from Woo-jin (She finally needs him...right?) and regained her status as a credible actress. Tae Seok realises his folly and move on to next Big Thing...hahahahahahahaha...

Thanks dear for all your recaps...makes my day. Have a good one ok!

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haha. Byungshin Byungjoon.

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Can someone please confirm whether it is 20 or 16 episodes? Thank you.

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hi dramabeans, i just love ur recaps...can u plz upload the recap of ep 12...thnx

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I never heard that it's 16 eps.....as far as I know...it's 20 episodes from the very begining. Thanks for your recap....I'm waiting for ep.12....hee hee

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