You’re Beautiful: Episode 2
I have a good feeling about this drama. Everyone is well-cast and the writers do a great job subverting cliches and twisting angsty moments into a punchline. Love that. I enjoyed this episode even more than Episode 1, which was already pretty jam-packed with hilarity.
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EPISODE 2 RECAP
Mi-nyeo wakes up from her dream and finds herself, shockingly, asleep on the floor with the three other guys. Startled and overwhelmed, she tries to get her bearings and figure out what happened. She has no idea how she got back to the house, but her shirt is dirty and her lip has an injury.
Her split lip triggers a memory — she had fallen off the bench and the boys had rushed to break her fall. When she landed on top of one of them, her lips mashed with another set. But she can’t remember which set of lips!
She closes her eyes, trying to convince herself that this is a dream, and starts praying.
Jeremy comes out to scold Mi-nyeo and give her the stinkeye for her drunken behavior. From his disapproving attitude, Mi-nyeo assumes he’s the one she offended, and apologizes. Jeremy instructs her to apologize to the person she offended most: “hyung.”
This means it wasn’t Jeremy, so she approaches Shin-woo next. He’s sitting down for some morning tea and says he was shocked at last night’s unbelievable events. Mi-nyeo again apologizes profusely and begs him to consider her actions as being hit by a rock falling from the sky. (As in, unfortunate and random.)
Hilariously, Jeremy sees her sitting with Shin-woo and yells, “Hey! I told you to go apologize, and you’re just sitting here drinking tea?!” Mi-nyeo answers, “But I am apologizing.”
They set her straight: it was Tae-kyung she violated. With this additional information, we return to the flashback, when she had fallen on top of Tae-kyung, mouth landing on his — but that’s not where the story ends. After she had landed, she had gagged… and vomited… right into his mouth.
(I’m not exaggerating when I say that I had to pause my video and laugh until my sides literally ached. This is exactly what I mean by the Hong sisters spinning cliches in clever ways. The “oops I fell and landed on your lips” is a familiar scenario, and I was sorta going to let it slide… but now it goes from an expected gag to clever twist.)
This also explains everyone’s horror — they’re not reacting in prissy shock because of a mere kiss. It’s an appropriate level of response, I think, to vomiting into someone’s mouth. The two guys advise her to patch things up with Tae-kyung — if he’ll let her, that is.
Tae-kyung wakes up and freaks out to recall last night. We have seen how compulsive and uptight he is, so now he fixates on getting to the shower to wash himself clean of his revulsion. When Mi-nyeo comes by to ask for forgiveness, he’s so agitated that he tells her he can’t talk to her now. Also, “Why would I forgive you?” She answers thoughtfully, “Because you’re a good person.”
Tae-kyung bites out, “When I’ve disliked a person in the past, I kept disliking them, because they kept doing things I disliked. I disliked you from the moment I saw you, and sure enough you did the thing I hate most. It’s clear that you’ll keep doing things I hate and that I’ll keep hating you. So that forgiveness you talk about won’t happen now, or ever.” He yells at her to get out.
But he’s not a complete ogre, because when he heads to the bathroom to wash up, he mutters (a little guiltily) that Mi-nam should’ve listened when he asked for time to shower and calm down. It suggests that he knows he could have handled it better and that Mi-nam didn’t mean to do it.
Mi-nyeo leaves a cup of tea and a fragrant candle on his desk to enjoy later, but in so doing she spills wax on the ground. When she bends to wipe it up, the hot wax makes her recoil. That makes her crash right into his CD rack. The contents of the shelves come crashing down, and she frantically holds up the rack to keep it from also falling, and is stuck holding up the frame. (It’s like one of those Mousetrap chain-reaction games gone awry. LOL.)
Unfortunately, a remote control also falls and sets off the fan, which causes sheet music to flutter down, which land next to the flickering candle…
Mi-nyeo frantically tries to rectify the situation while Tae-kyung showers (topless Jang Geun-seok scene!). She tries reaching for the remote control, but it’s out of her reach. She then tries blowing out the candle, but she’s too far.
She concludes that she must douse the candle and looks around for water. Seeing none, she gets the idea to use her own spit…
(I’m starting to see how she got into so much trouble at the convent.)
Tae-kyung, refreshed from his shower, emerges JUST as she spits at the candle. On the plus side, the candle goes out. On the down side… well, everything else.
Tae-kyung glowers at her (“Did you just spit on my floor?”) and demands to know what she’s doing. When she says she’s here to beg his forgiveness, he growls, “Then should I forgive you using your methods?!” and slams his hand on an empty shelf.
He only hits the case for emphasis, but the sudden movement causes a heavy trophy to fall, hitting her on the head. Tae-kyung didn’t mean to hurt her, and is alarmed as she crumples to the ground. Blood seeps from a wound on her forehead.
The others arrive in the doorway to see Tae-kyung hunched over an unconscious Mi-nam, holding the business end of a heavy award trophy. He’s frozen in guilt and shock. I LOVE how Tae-kyung answers, in this thoroughly incriminating pose, “I didn’t do it.”
(He means he didn’t make the mess, but his stricken expression makes me giggle.)
Mi-nyeo awakens as she is being taken to the hospital in an ambulance, with Hoon-yi sitting by her. Despite her weakened condition, she points out that if she goes to the hospital, they’ll find out she’s a girl.
Good point. They pull over at a neighborhood park and treat her injury with over-the-counter medicine instead. Mi-nyeo does say that Tae-kyung didn’t hit her, but Hoon-yi believes she’s too good-hearted and is merely covering up for him.
Tae-kyung calls and wants to talk to Mi-nam, asking about her injuries. It’s very cute how he plays it off like he’s not worried, and says he just wants to clarify that he didn’t hit her. Mi-nyeo tells him that she’s fine and he doesn’t have to worry, and that she’s being treated in the emergency room.
What she doesn’t know is that he’s actually AT the hospital, looking for her. At the emergency room, a nurse informs him that he can’t use his cell phone here. That stops him short, and he asks Mi-nyeo how she’s on the phone when they aren’t allowed.
Uh-oh. Mi-nyeo fumbles for an explanation as Tae-kyung narrows his eyes in suspicion — just as a truck passes through the neighborhood (Mi-nyeo’s), peddling groceries. Tae-kyung hears the loudspeaker.
A fan-shot video surfaces online, which shows the four A.N.JELL members in the parking lot the night of the party. Jeremy carries an unconscious Tae-kyung (he’d fainted in shock after the vomiting incident), while Shin-woo carries drunk Mi-nam. This leads to online speculation — was there a fight?
Therefore, when Mi-nyeo heads to A.N. Entertainment to discuss things with the manager, a snoopy reporter is lurking in the lobby. He prods for gossip, hinting that there’s bad blood between Mi-nam and Tae-kyung.
Mi-nyeo protests in her sweet way that Tae-kyung didn’t hit her. Tae-kyung arrives at that moment, sizes up the situation, and storms off.
The reporter doesn’t believe Mi-nam’s denial, and puts up a story about the injury to Mi-nam’s face, saying Tae-kyung hit him. Articles continue to appear online that contain few facts but a lot of suggestive speculation about group strife. Fans, led by the fiercely loyal fanclub president Sayuri, jump to the conclusion that Go Mi-nam must be the problem — how dare he endanger Tae-kyung’s image? Everything was fine before Mi-nam arrived.
Sayuri’s a little unhinged (in an entertaining way), and thinks this is a ploy by Mi-nam to garner sympathy for himself. She leads a protest to kick him out of the group.
Jeremy’s an interesting character, because he’s a happy-go-lucky type, but in this circumstance he’s peeved at Mi-nam because his hyung Tae-kyung is suffering. He (half-jokingly) sics his dog at her, which jumps at her playfully and slobbers over her face. (Btw, the dog is named Angelina Jolie.)
Jeremy scolds Mi-nyeo for ruining Tae-kyung’s room. She’s glum from all the drama and because of the bloodthirsty fanbase, and promises to clean up the mess she made.
When she starts to leave, he grabs her because he’s not done talking to her. Being suddenly in close quarters makes her panic, and she runs away. Interestingly, her frantic reaction makes Jeremy uncomfortable. He thinks it’s because it makes him seem like the bad guy (like he was a pervert for grabbing Mi-nam), but I’m also going to suggest that he feels an odd attraction to her that unnerves him.
Shin-woo is more kind, asking how she’s doing and indicating her injury. He reaches for her forehead, and she recoils. Shin-woo says, “If you flinch like that, everyone will catch on.” Mi-nyeo is alarmed, thinking he means that they’ll catch on to her girl identity, but he clarifies that they’ll assume she really was hit by Tae-kyung.
Mi-nyeo heads to Tae-kyung’s room to clean up before he gets back. Among the scattered items, she finds a lot of old CDs and videos of Mo Hwa-ran, a singer famous in the ’90s, and guesses that he must be a fan. When she spots a photo of the singer with a young boy, however, she wonders if Tae-kyung is the boy in the picture.
Of course, this is when Tae-kyung arrives, displeased to see her rooting through his stuff. Fed up, he grabs Mi-nyeo’s arm and drags her downstairs to confront managers Sung-chan and Hoon-yi, who have just arrived. He wants Mi-nam kicked out, or he’ll leave instead — then makes good on that threat by storming out of the house.
Mi-nyeo sits in a funk, telling Hoon-yi that she’s finding it increasingly difficult to endure; she’s all out of energy. Her manager, however, takes the glass-half-full approach: this is a good thing for her. If she grew too friendly with Tae-kyung, she’d be in greater danger of being found out. The benefit of being hated is that he’ll keep his distance, and she’ll be able to last the month.
He points out that Mi-nam has shot to the top of internet search results, reminding her that being famous will help find her mother.
We also introduce actress Choi Ran, a Hong sisters regular, as Mi-nam’s aunt. She brags about being related to Mi-nam, although her friends remind her that she dumped the kids off at the orphanage. The flighty, selfish aunt says that she’s still family — she’s better than the mother who abandoned them, whom they don’t even know. It’s clear that while the twins were a burden as children, now that one is famous, she’s willing to rekindle the relationship in the name of “family love.”
I find it a little curious that Mi-nam and Tae-kyung both have mother-abandonment issues, but I’m going with it for now. Tae-kyung runs into the glamorous woman from Episode 1, and we realize that this is Hwa-ran, his mother. He freezes when they come face to face with each other in the elevator, and he tries to cover up the intensity of his reaction with coldness.
For instance, he calls her “madam” rather than “mother,” saying that he only called her Mother in the past out of childish naivete, thinking biology made someone a parent. He warns her not to act familiar with him — back when he was a kid, she was the famous one and didn’t act like his mother, but now the tables are turned and he’s the famous one. He doesn’t want her causing trouble.
Shin-woo has been remarkably perceptive, and we sense he knows more than he’s letting on. Jeremy, on the other hand, is cheerfully oblivious. He wonders what Shin-woo’s thinking about, and Shin-woo replies that Jeremy should figure it out himself, although he doubts that that’s possible since he’s so dense.
To prove that point, Jeremy brings up how strange Mi-nam is — first, he’s weirdly sensitive and even cried after Tae-kyung left the house. On top of that, he’s too soft and smooth: “It makes me feel bad.” Jeremy sees that Shin-woo doesn’t share his opinion, and comments that he must like Mi-nam. After all, he took care of him the night of the party.
This leads us to a flashback, when Shin-woo had helped Mi-nam out of the party. He’d looked closely at Mi-nyeo’s face, and as he held her, he’d started to sense the truth — that Mi-nyeo is really a girl.
Jeremy: “You must be enjoying hanging around with that girly guy.”
Shin-woo: “I’ll have fun watching for now.”
Jeremy doesn’t get that he means he’s going to enjoy her antics posing as a guy, and shrugs off the comment.
Mi-nyeo is thrown another hurdle when Sung-chan announces that Mi-nam will be making his stage debut at the Asia Music Festival, which is in two weeks. Hoon-yi and the stylist (who’s a good friend of Hoon-yi and knows the truth) both protest, saying Mi-nam isn’t ready yet, but Sung-chan is eager to strike while the iron’s hot.
Mi-nyeo doesn’t think she can do it, but she is thrust into activity — photo shoots, dance rehearsals.
Stylist Wang is impressed with Mi-nyeo’s hard work, but Mi-nyeo confides that she’s looking forward to righting everything when her brother returns. She’s wronging everyone by lying now, so she must endure the hardship that comes with it.
The stylist is sympathetic, and they share a nice dramatic moment — only to cap off the scene with the stylist telling Mi-nyeo that she has gone overboard with the stuffing. OF HER PANTS.
Sung-chan has a webchat with Tae-kyung, who has moved out and is now staying on his own at a hotel. The manager tries to convince Tae-kyung to participate in the Asia Music Festival, and we can tell Tae-kyung’s anger has cooled a little because he grudgingly agrees to consider it.
Sung-chan sends the wrong email, however, and has to rush off to find the right information. He instructs Tae-kyung to sit still and not move. As he leaves, he inadvertently moves his webcam, and a few moments later, it captures a different scene altogether.
Tae-kyung watches as the stylist bursts into the room with Mi-nam. We know that she has found one of Mi-nyeo’s fake balls (literal and figurative) in the dance studio and is frantic to correct the mistake before someone notices, but to Tae-kyung’s eyes this scene takes on a different slant as the stylist whispers that they’ll be private here and fumbles for Mi-nam’s pants.
Tae-kyung does a spit-take — and just then, the light goes out at a crucial moment as the re-stuffing takes place. When the lights come back on, the stylist prods Mi-nyeo’s chest to check that the bindings are tight. There’s not not much to bind in the first place, “But still, you’re a girl.”
Tae-kyung is incredulous: “She was a girl?”
OH MY GOD.
I LOVE THIS. (More on this later.)
Tae-kyung pushes “record” on his laptop to get the last snippet, as Mi-nyeo says with relief, “Thanks to you, nobody will find out I’m a girl.”
Tae-kyung drives to the studio to “confirm something important,” and walks in on rehearsal where the A.N.JELL guys are practicing with the other dancers. Everyone watches curiously as he beelines for Mi-nyeo, and he stares at her intently.
Suddenly, he grabs her in a hug. And feels the truth for himself.
He says incredulously, “Go Mi-nam… you!”
But he doesn’t get to finish that thought. Sung-chan walks in with a reporter, who starts snapping photos happily. Sung-chan is pleased at the sight of the two members seemingly on good terms (and this also suggests to the others that this was a photo op).
Tae-kyung tries to get the manager alone to tell him his important news, but Sung-chan blows him off. So when Tae-kyung insists they have to kick Mi-nam out of the group, it comes out sounding petty and he is waved aside.
Mi-nyeo is just relieved that nothing weird(er) happened with Tae-kyung, and is instructed by her manager to the second-floor bathroom to avoid showering with the other boys. However, they’re unaware that the downstairs shower is broken, and that the boys are headed upstairs.
Jeremy notices, “Mi-nam really doesn’t wash.” Shin-woo knows the real reason why, but since Jeremy is so endearingly thick, he concludes, “Like Tae-kyung hyung said, he must really be dirty!”
Hoon-yi had been guarding the door, but a phone call makes him wander away, so Mi-nyeo freezes to hear their approach. Thankfully she’s done showering, but now she’s stuck in the locker room, and the boys are all getting nekkid! I LOVE the censoring — laugh-out-loud hilarity, folks! — as everyone’s modesty is preserved with animated clouds.
But what’s an innocent almost-nun to do??? As she does in times of stress, Mi-nyeo appeals to the Mother Superior, who appears (in her imagination) to give her some advice. She reminds Mi-nyeo of the cherubs in religious paintings, which have never given her a sense of shame: “Think of them as cherubs appearing as God made them.”
It is hysterical. (I couldn’t stop laughing.)
It does do the trick, though, since Mi-nyeo is able to peacefully walk toward the exit without shame, as she pictures all the boys as angelic babies.
She snaps out of her reverie when Shin-woo covers her eyes with a towel. Smiling, he tells her: “Since you’re done washing, you can leave. If you’re here, I can’t shower.”
She totally misses the meaning behind that, and she rushes out. She sighs in relief, “Great, I wasn’t found out!”
But she gets the response, “You have been found out.”
Tae-kyung stands facing her, arms akimbo. Coming closer, he announces, “I’ve found you out.”
Uh-oh. Mi-nyeo prays, “Mother Superior, what do I do now?”
COMMENTS
I was thinking we’d get another Coffee Prince with conflicted emotions and attractions and ten episodes of anticipation, but Tae-kyung finds out the truth now?? THIS IS FANTASTIC.
The setup to this drama (crossdressing and romantic comedy) means that there are a few predictable elements that must happen, like someone finding out the truth early, and someone being uncomfortably attracted to Mi-nam. However, what makes this drama strong from a narrative perspective is that it swiftly takes us PAST these cliches, so that instead of dragging out the obvious ending for episodes, we address that point right away and move on. That makes me more excited for what’s to come, since there’s more of an element of surprise.
Aside from that, I again have to point out the great casting for all four idols. Jang Geun-seok has a wonderful sneer, and he really commits to it — I feel like this is the most committed I’ve seen him to a role in a long time.
I also love the manager’s overreliance on English phrases. Oh, it’s hella cheesy but that’s why I love it — he thinks it’s cool but it makes him look silly.
I love Jeremy for his dunderheadedness — how oblivious is he? He’s the first one sensing an inkling of attraction because his body takes note of the signs — Mi-nam’s girlish mannerisms, smooth skin, vaguely feminine ambiance — but his brain is a step behind his body, so he’s the last one to know.
And while Tae-kyung is a great character who I’m sure I will end up rooting for, HOW GREAT IS SHIN-WOO? I like him so much. He’s the Rui that Kim Hyun-joong couldn’t quite be. I have in the past suffered from Second Lead Crush Syndrome, where I felt bad for secondary characters who never got the girl despite treating her better than the hero, and I think Shin-woo will continue this trend. But I think of this in a positive light, because the benefit to a strong conflict like this is that the love triangle actually feels tense and engaging.
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Tags: Jang Geun-seok, Jung Yong-hwa, Lee Hong-ki, Park Shin-hye, You're Beautiful
Great review!
finally something good to watch
wow it seems you are really enjoying this and I didn’t read all of it because you’ve made me want to start watching it, so I didn’t want to spoil this episode for myself hehe!!! I was a bit skeptical on watching this because I thought it would be very cliche and too much like it’s trying to be like CP.. but it seems like it is not at all! Also, totally liking the fact that there seems to be many funny moments in this!!
btw- I forgot how much I used to think Hongki looks like Geunsuk. So funny to see them in this together. haha, maybe I’ll stop comparing Hongki’s face to JGS’s now (:
i absolutely love this drama!!! it’s been sooo long since i’ve actually anticipated the next episode release of a drama and i love the feeling. the whole cast is great and i like how its not overly cheesy and exaggerated, for example the character of jeremy.. and it has a wonderful mix of serious and funny moments not letting either one last long enough for you to think that the drama is getting boring. i’m soo happy that you’re doing the recaps for this drama.. i think i could even rewatch the episodes one more time it was that entertaining!
yea! new recap!
I watched this episode right after seeing episode 1 and I still love it all! Yes, there are the cliche’s, but like JB said, they’re spun so perfectly that they work really well here. I absolutely loved the whole nun coming out of the gym locker bit, and then the babies in the locker room.
I agree that Shin-woo is AWESOME in this. It’s only episode 2 and I am in love with him. But then, I adore all of the characters so far, which is another thing You’re Beautiful gets points for!!
Can’t wait for Episode 3, and THANK YOU! for the recaps!! 8D
I am so in love with Shin Woo, it’s going to break my poor little heart when his poor little heart gets broken.
Anyway,
WORD. WORD. WORD. in each of your comments, I was completely awe-jaw-tothefloor-surprised when the revelation was out by Episode 2, this just sweeps us all in unknown territory— now where the hell are they gonna head with this? I thought it was going to be the usual cross-dressing romance wherein the leading men never figure out until the last frame… but not with this one!
And the mommy dearest issues are worrying me too, but I’ll get over that.
Thank the dramagods that I am enjoying a trendy drama for 2009. Hong Sisters never let me down.
Another WORD on Shin Woo, I am in love with him already. It sure helps that the actor is scrumptious looking, has delicate features, a deep voice, and the most charming smile. gaaah. We all know he’s the Rui but unlike Kim Hyun Joong he doesn’t sleep walk this role. He isn’t as natural as the two other leads, but he’s so likable. How can you resist him? And gah, I know I’ll be heartbroken.
Thank you very much for the recap.
Your excitement about this drama is contagious, JB! I usually wait until the weekend to catch up on all my dramas, but after reading your first recap I HAD to watch the second episode.
Kudos to the Hong sisters for creating a drama about a subject I wouldn’t normally be interested in, and kudos to the actors for really bringing these characters alive. They’re all so cute!
I have to say that I just love your recaps. A lot of the time I enjoy reading them more than I do actually watching the drama! Keep up the great work! I’ll definitely be checking out this drama when I get the chance!
I love that at least one guy catches on quick… now two. I, too, laughed at the shower scene. Hilarious.
i am SOOO rooting for Shin-woo lmfao
He’s just so cute, i can’t bear to see him get hurt! lmao
i’m loving this drama (:
Seriously I love Shin Woo so much. The love triangle (square?) will be very fulfilling Also, the manager Hoon Yi. He’s so polite, nice, yet he is incredibly weird. I especially loved the scene where he was explaining to Mi-Nyuh how Tae Kyung’s whole image was based on the ‘hard stare’ and he gave himself double eye-lids to imitate him.
I also love how the writers broke the 4th wall when Hoon Yi was reading the list of the top online searches and “You’re beautiful” was number four.
Park Shin Hye really needs to start being more original instead of being a Yoon Eun Hye copycat. First Goong-Goong S now Coffee Prince-You’re Beautiful.
What’s next My fair Lady-I m a Princsess? She is so unoriginal.
I LOVE SHIN WOO and Jung Yong Hwa for doing well with the character. In past trendy dramas, I’ve always rooted for the second lead. This hasn’t been the case in most recent dramas because they’re so poorly developed.
I was so surprised that not one but both male leads found out she’s a girl. I was expecting angst between the characters while they question their own orientation. So I’m glad to see the twist which brings a new kind of tension to the drama.
Watched this episode last name and I couldn’t stop laughing! A pure comedic, trendy drama done well.
I agree that I LOVE the fact that the lead guy (and Shin-Woo) have found out that Minam is a girl. In other series, the episodes lead up to the big climax of when the cross-dressing lead’s true identity is going to be revealed. But were only 2 episodes into the drama, and now you’re thinking what is going to happen next. It’s more exciting now.
(Hopefully now there is less HanaKimi comparisons… since the only thing similar is cross-dressing…. Since the female lead is already caught by lead male and Shin-Woo)
I’m laughing throughout the entire episode. And OMG the MUSIC! When Minam spit on the candle right when Tae Kyung comes out of the shower, there’s this loud orchestra music. And in other scenes, everything seems to go well and nice soft music flowing in the background. But once something happens or the character realizes something, the music abruptly
Second favorite scene goes to the shower scene! Oh boy. There’s a nun walking out of the locker room and light shining inside a building, LOL. But I LOVE that woman’s reasoning of looking at naked men ( ehhhh that sounded perverted… ahem.)
Now that you mention it, Shin-Woo does remind me of Rui. While Hyun-Joong has the appearance of Rui, Shin-Woo has the personality.
Isn’t this interesting?
Jang Geun Seok could have been Jun Pyo. Park Shin Hye could have been Jandi. What if Shin-Woo was Rui? (Sorry, I keep referring to the actor as Shin-Woo, since I can’t remember his real name)
Btw, doesn’t Shin Woo look like a younger version of Shin Sung Rok (For those who don’t know him, he’s the momma’s boy in Three Dads and One Mom)?
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@11: Woah, let’s not go there. Just because she happened to be part of Goong S and is now doing a cross-dressing drama, she’s a copycat? This makes no sense… at all.
Seriously, the funniest kdrama I’ve seen in awhile. The acting’s great and it’s just so zany it’s awesome. I love how when GMN makes a mess of the room and the first thing that TK replies withis “Did you just spit in my room?”– sort of oblivious to the mess of everything else. I love his quirks.
And the camera part….absolutely awesome. Not only was it hilarious, but the scene afterward which was backed with heavy metal music (er I think it’s classified as heavy metal), and the way the camera focused on each member and their reaction was funny and awesome.
I’ve been watching some scenes over and over again…something I don’t do often. Can’t wait for the next episode! I want to find out how she gets on top of that truck…
Only you, javabeans, could bring in a reference to the Mousetrap game in this wonderful recap. Thank you! I laughed so hard reading this!
once again a WONDERFUL recap, javabeans! this episode was hilarious. i couldn’t stop laughing.
like i mentioned before in another post i really like this drama and is one i am 100% sure i will be able to watch from start to end without having to fast-forward in boring scenes.
the only problem that i think im going to have with is is that i am almost positive i am going to suffer from Second Lead Crush Syndrome..oh well ^_^
Ha ha, tks to Hong sisters, we have a great idol drama at the end of the year.
I laugh so much my belly hurt, it’s crazy in a fantastic way. A good version of Korean Hana Kimi.
Thanks so much JB for the quick recap.
Shin-woo, he’s definitely a Rui, love him.
And thank you for the song of the day, Lee Seung-gi – I love him in SI.
I share the exact same sentiments as you about the early discovery of her real gender and about the Shinwoo. I too have fallen for the Rui’s more often that I should.
Yey! Everyone is so excited about this drama. Let’s hope it heals us of the BOF trauma.
Loved this episode very much! I watched it yesterday and it is hilarious. hehe
I am also pleased that TK finds out that MN is a girl very early. The fact that he is confronting her with this is also amazing! I thought he might just pretend not to know and play with her a little. So far, the plot is very original and funny.
I suffer from Second Lead Crush Syndrome too and I started rooting for SW from the first scene he was in and he is growing on me ever since!
I’d recommend that while watching the second episode that you don’t do that while eating! hehe XD
haha omg i love your drama recaps.. thanks to you i actually ended up watching this series and so far i love it! there really are hilarious moments that makes a cliche that much more enjoyable.. and like you said it’s going to be interesting to see what the hong sisters have up their sleeves since 2 of the main characters already know she’s not a guy. definitely one of the strongest beginning of a series that i’ve seen in awhile.. i just hope they keep up this momentum… =)
p.s. i have the second lead crush syndrome as well and i’ve already started liking shin woo a lot.. and hehe tae-kyung w/ his hair and “dark” mannerisms remind me of snape from harry potter!
OMG…..I love ur recaps…this drama is great….and I’m looking forward for episode 3. This is laugh out loud funny!!!!!! and that why I’m loving this drama….they just found out the secret and that makes it more interesting….I’m also loving the actors and their characters…..I have watch both episodes twice and still make me laugh like crazy…..hope it continues with the same energy and hope it keeps getting better and better….PLEASE RECAP THE SERIES!!!!!!!!!!!
WOOO FOR SHIN-WOO! I knew I couldn’t be the only one who liked him and he is a little Hanazawa Rui like, right? I was watching the first episode and I remember thinking, why isn’t he the male lead? but now I’m thrilled, and also kinda sad that he’s second lead because he’s totally awesome. Yes, the cliche in this show is being pulled off very well. The part where she threw up in Tae-Kyung’s mouth was hilarious (and totally gross), but I’m surprised everybody, well enough people, know that Mi-Nyeon is a girl already so I’m expecting something MAJOR within the next couple of eps.
Nice recap javabeans!
I’m really enjoying this drama right now. It has a good mix of silliness and storytelling. Definitely a classic Hong sisters work…and that’s a good thing. I also love the fact that the whole female pretending to be a male plot is out in the open so early in the drama….it makes it more exciting with anticipation on what the plot will be.
Gosh..Shi Woo….he is awesome. I’m excited about seeing a second lead that might actually make many people root for him to get the girl at the end.
But like you said Jang Geun Suk is doing an amazing job as Tae Kyung too.
And Park Shin Hye…ooh Park Shin Hye..how can one not love this girl? She is soooo adorable and loveable as Mi Nam/Nyeo.
Looking at the cast of this drama just makes me think of how good Boys Over Flowers could’ve been had they have the right cast.
thanks for the recaps!!! this just keeps getting better and better…wednesday come already!
The Hong sisters will make right the disappointment of some of these recent dramas. I’m HOOKED! I especially appreciate the fact that we don’t have to drag out the suspense of “will they find out?”
To be honest, I had a tough time getting myself to read your recap of Lady Castle’s final episode–and that’s never really happened (a credit to your awesome insights). But that’s how much of a letdown that series was. Now, I’m super-psyched again! THANKS!
I agree so very much about how awesome that we got past the finding-out cliche/surprise within the 2nd episode! Makes me more excited about the plot twists to come
Did you ever finish Triple? I kinda forgot about that drama.
Anyway, thnx for the recaps
OMG. I LOVE THIS DRAMA!!!!!
Specifically the writing: it’s wonderful and witty. The transitions are also lovely. There have been a lot of dramas that went downhill due to bad writing… but not here! I feel it will only get better. =)
The only thing that I don’t like is Jung-chan’s wardrobe. The scarf/tie is unflattering, but I suppose that’s part of his character.
nice review! I LOVE this drama more and more…! it’s only two episodes for now but it’s amazingly interesting. thanx for your review for at least i could get the idea of what i was watching (as i was watching it streamed live, so..). but you didn’t include Jeremy in the bathroom, the one before Shinwoo puts towel on Minyeo’s head. how I love his mug face, proudly walking naked in front of her.. ^^ that was really hilarious! and oh how i love Shinwoo’s mannerism! Please God make me meet one guy like that someday! haha. ooh i can’t wait for next episode to come this wednesday!
I’m having a bit of the Second Lead Crush Syndrome too. Shin Woo is just so appealing.
This episode was so hilarious. I don’t think I have ever seen a nun coming out of a locker before. Cloud censoring was a first too.
The glow in the dark balls webcam scene is EPIC. I love how Mi Nyeo is so innocent she doesn’t know that she only needs two balls. The whole webcam scene had dialogue like something out of a porn video.
What a great review and I completely agree 100%. I’m so glad they found out now instead of dragging it on for several more episodes!
thank you darling.. gosh.. I love love love this series sooo much.. everyone is so loveable and cute.. can’t wait for the next episode.. hehe.. by the way.. can you shoot me an email? been trying to reach ya
((( THANKS JB!!!))) 200x
My pause button is going to get a workout with this drama…some scenes are so laugh-out-loud hysterical that you just can’t do anything else. The plus side to that is it helps the episode not fly by quite so fast!
Yes, the inevitable comparisons to Coffee Prince and Yoon Eun-hye will be made, but I’d argue that that’s a huge compliment rather than something to be criticized. But in reality the stories and characters aren’t even remotely similar, except that in each you have a woman passing herself off as a man. Period.
YEH did a fabulous job of portraying a tomboy who had suppressed her femininity for most of her life, so much so that she’s naturally mistaken for a man by people who don’t know her. It’s just who she is, and only when presented with an opportunity to make some real money (and, let’s face it, a chance to hang out with a really hot guy) did she ever willfully and intentionally pretend to be a man.
Mi-nyeo is so OBVIOUSLY a girl pretending to be a boy, and not doing it very well either; in fact, it’s her femininity that makes her uniquely qualified to become the fourth member of the androgynous boy band A.N.JELL. Let’s face it, we girls love us some pretty boys, do we not? Mi-nyeo is uncomfortable in this strange skin whereas Eun-chan was right at home.
This drama is so much smarter than it appeared to be at first glance; the humor is amazingly clever, the cast is absolute perfection, and it leaves you longing for more (MUCH more) at the end of every episode. What more could you ask for?
Lightening in a bottle, this one. Thanks for a fantastic recap, JB!
i dont know.. on one hand i like how they found out her identity now – it’s different, but on the other hand, i’m scared the drama might just burn out if they dump everything out now. maybe they shouldve dragged it on for one more episode; i hope they don’t burn out early like Boys Before Flowers did!
its the CEO with the english phrases. the manager is the guy that always follows minyeo. and ppl say that the CEO’s character is inspired by TONY AN from the idol group H.O.T. who set up his own company named T.N. and also TONY AN is really into english too since he lived there for half his life.
You’re absolutely right. I think the actor playing the Shin-woo character would have been a better Rui. Great catch on that!
love the second eps even more…..so many hillarious scene…..only 2nd episode and already liking both first and 2nd lead….thanks JB
In Hana Kimi they find out almost immediately that she’s a girl but he doesn’t confront her about it until it is almost over. Here I think it is really ineresting that JGS’s character confronts her about the duplicity while the JYH’s character is inclined to see what happens. It is going to be very entertaining to see where the Hong sisters are going to take us. I just can’t believe how much I love this drama already. YAY!!!
this show keeps getting better and better! I’m already hooked. The Sisters really make great dramas. I agree, I feel the cast was put together quite well. The CEO or whatever cracks me up with all the english he pops in his sentences. He looks quite goofy.
This wasn’t on my radar when I first heard about it, but now it is!
This is so good. I hope it just doesn’t get dragged out since two of the guys found out already..
LOVE SHIN-WOO <3
I can not possibly wait for the next episode. I haven’t been this excited about a drama for a long while – I think it’s because too many dramas these days have started out promising but end up being a huge disappointment. I really hope to god that the same does not happen to this.
I too was going to be like, OHMYGOD SHINWOO WHY ARE YOU SO COOL & NICE & GOOD-LOOKING & CUTE & JUST SO NICE?!??! AND SENSITIVE?!?! Yeah. Yeah. I too always root for the main male lead, but Shinwoo is really going to test that. He is just so… oh my goodness. I can’t even find the words for it. Plus, it doesn’t help that he is very good-looking to begin with. I am in for a conflicted ride with the males. LOL.
This drama is GREAT. One of the greatest for a LONG TIME. I love the Hong sisters for this. And all the other stuff they’ve got.
Oh god, that web camera part had me laughing till I cried. It was SO FUNNY! She was using glow-in-the-dark balls!!!! LOL!!!!!!!!
There was also SO much fan service in this episode (which is something I would NEVER complain about!), it was SOO much fun to watch!
Can’t wait till next week!!
Slight correction to your otherwise excellent recap:
Mi-nyeo snaps out of her reverie in the locker room when barely-clad Jeremy confronts her. Mi-nyeo is flustered and paralyzed. Shin-woo rescues her by covering her eyes with a towel and guiding her out of the locker room.
This does change the perception of Shin-woo a bit compared to your original recap, making him much more gentle and perceptive, I think.
I’m wondering if Mi-nyeo and Tae-kyung might be half-siblings. The woman in episode 1 noticing Mi-nam on TV was Mo Hwa-ran, no?
The lead girl is so likable. I am so relieved. Since Jandi I have become a worrywart.
this show is just fun fun fun to watch…. anime with korean actors in it… hehehehehe…. anybody wishing its next week already…… by the way how did they do with the rating?
Sounds very promising! Hope there’s subs soon
i LOVE SHIN WOO. i also have the tendency to root for the second male lead which always leads to major angst for me. i’m really excited about this series; the hong sisters are definitely able to take a fresh approach on things, and the conflict is interesting. even after mi nam is found out and everyone accepts her (which is usually what happens), she’s still going to have to struggle with having a relationship, because her original plan was to be a nun.
“I was thinking we’d get another Coffee Prince with conflicted emotions and attractions and ten episodes of anticipation, but Tae-kyung finds out the truth now?? THIS IS FANTASTIC. ”
My sentiments exactly. I was thinking “here is another coffee prince story line, but i’ll endure as long as the hillarity continues”. Boy was I happy to know that TK found out. I think it will be alot more fun to have the two leads fall in love knowing each other’s identity. Meanwhile, to the rest of the world, this would be a gay couple. Oh I can not wait for the fan club leader to find out that the two are having a cozy relationship and still think MN is a guy.
As for JGS’s acting, he has grown so much after beethoven virus. I daresay another great actor has rubbed off on him.
I”m also rooting for a MN-TK, but as you said, SW is sooo wonderful. I love him as much as I loved the second lead in coffee prince. You feel good knowing that he likes MN. I’ll go one step further and say that it actually feels good to know that someone like him would like you.
What I love is stark contrast between TK and SW, not just physical but mental and emotional. TK knows that SW is the more self actualized of the two. Perhaps even superior in certain aspects. I’m looking forward to the elements of jeolousy creeping in when MN gets noticed by SW.
This drama has certainly been a breath of fresh air after so many disappointments this year. If anything, I’ve had a fun two episodes and regardless of what happens down the road, at least I had two hours of laughter and pure enjoyment. And an hour of reading your wonderful recaps. It is such a joy to know that you are having just as much fun as I and many readers are watching this drama. I bet it makes for an easier effort recapping something so good as this.
“I’m wondering if Mi-nyeo and Tae-kyung might be half-siblings. The woman in episode 1 noticing Mi-nam on TV was Mo Hwa-ran, no?”
If something like this happens, I would HATE THIS DRAMA. No matter how funny everything is, i’m sorry i’m not ready to think MN and TK are siblings. Hong sisters, any other surprises are acceptable.
I really don’t think they are siblings or even related at all, this is kinda like the situation with My Girl. The Hong Sisters has always been making mockery of all the kdrama cliches such as incest, terminal disease and so on so I don’t think they will pull an incest relationship here. I think they are two different women, and yeah it’s making us viewers confused on purpose, but I doubt they are siblings. It just doesn’t make sense, and not really Hong Sisters’ style.
I thoroughly agree with you on all of your points. I loved the second epi more than the first, and it was just so entertaining and hilarious to watch.
i was surprised that Taekyung found out about Minyeo so early, because I was anticipating the whole Coffee Prince “Am I gay” thing, but this makes things better, and save them from all the trouble of heartbreak and uncertainty. But now I’m curious about how it’s going to turn out.. I suppose Jeremy will be that confused person tehehe, but he acts very flamoyant already.
I LOVED Shinwoo in this. He was so charming and caring that you just can’t help but fall in love with him. Even though I love Jang Geun Seok and Hongki, but man he’s just so charming. He’s going to protect her from all of Taekyung’s anguish behaviors I’m sure… a good shoulder to lean on. I laughed at the part when you said it was the Rui character KHJ couldn’t be. It’s so sad but it’s true. KHJ’s silent love is a little too silent.
The other parts I found hilarious… the webcam incident. I was on the edge of my seat and laughing sooo loudly when it happened. Gosh to Taekyung it must have been horrific to look at, until they revealed she was a girl of course. and I was actually wondering what those balls were… haha silly me.
It’s kind of funny and pervy that the men hug her tightly to feel her breasts, but I guess that’s the only way to tell.
I was kind of confused about the mother issue… from epi 1 I thought the rich lady was minyeo’s mom? but it’s actually taekyung’s mom? hmm but I guess we’ll see later on
Man I can’t wait until Wednesday and Thursday! The anticipation is already killing me…
Thanks for an awesome recap! After the disappointing MFL, I am glad that I have something to cheer me up! This drama has definitely gained my interest (surprisingly) especially since I was planning on skipping it. But, WOW, since the first episode my sides have been aching from laughing. The cast is perfect and I am so happy that the major surprise element of Park Shin Hye’s character has already been revealed.
It will be very interesting how this will now be played out between two very HOT guys! Keep it up and your work is always appreciated JB!
Nancy
I also like! All very fun.
JGS was a stretch as a tormented king (what *were* they thinking?), but perfect as a sulky pop star. Love his one-eyed glower. And the fierce strut accompanied by fierce music.
I’m sort of resigned to the Hong Sisters not ever doing anything as good as Delightful Girl Choon Hyang, but I do appreciate that they don’t get lazy or just coast on cliches. Was pleasantly surprised that they’re exposing her so early, and relieved that they aren’t going to spin out the “what is this strange attraction I feel?” cliche for episodes on end, as lesser writers would.
I think it’s indicative of how much I enjoy this, that little details bother me. Because I can take it seriously, and the quality of everything else is quite high. I don’t mind that GMN sings like a boy soprano (because boy sopranos ARE boys!), but it does bother me that they would think to add a classical-music boy soprano to a rock band. Because most classically-trained boy sopranos can’t do rock music! And their voices can crack any moment, at which point they have to leave the band for years… quibble quibble. Also, why mount a webcam on a MacBook which has a built-in cam? Apart from having something for the camera to zoom in on to indicate someone is watching… quibble quibble….
Isn’t it like Hana Kimi where the main character finds out quite early on and then tries his best for noone else to find out?
i was holding out to watch this drama until i had more time partially because i thought that the first few episodes would be the typical “the members being attracted to the supposed other male member” . as much as i enjoyed it in coffee prince, the second time wouldn’t have been fun to watch. BUT now that two of the members know (and one of them being the main male lead), i’m freakin’ ecstatic and will now HAVE to watch this drama. sigh and yeh! at the same time. haha.
@45, mee
I think we were meant to wonder about which “boy” the woman was referring to in the context of that particular scene. It’s later made clear whose mother she really is.
I don’t think we have to worry about any pesky “are they/aren’t they siblings” scenarios. I’m choosing to believe (even though it’s early days) that this drama is too smart for that.
I UPLOADED EPISODE 1 AND 2 ALREADY WITH ENGLISH SUB AND YOU CAN WATCH IT HERE LOVE JANG GEUN SUK ..THS DRAMA IS PERFECT…
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=8C51646837E7CE30
the first two episodes was just hilarious! can’t wait for next week!
i was laughing so hard and pounding on my pillow…
after my fair lady, this is definitely very very refreshing….
i mean it still has flaws, like go mi nam still totally looks like a girl and sounds like a girl…so its kinda weird how they really think he i a guy…
but with the trailer for the next episode, it looks really interesting…can’t wait…
You know, I’m starting to think that when they showed the (then unrecognized) woman watching the press conference, she was actually talking about Tae Kyung. But it was left purposefully vague so us viewers would be doing what we’re doing now- fretfully praying that they aren’t related lol.
oooo JB ur review got me really excited and checked out the drama it was worth it!!! fabbb!!! also funy thing i realisd i check out ur site every single day without realisin it! ^.^ keep up ur good work!
I think it would be a refreshing twist if they turned out to be BFF/siblings instead love love interests. Then she decides to join the band and not become a nun… I’m kinda tired of the love love angle. Why can’t boys and girls be anything else but loves or one sided JiHoon style stalkers. Family would be good for the both of them.
I’m LOVING THIS DRAMA!
I really hope it’s the next Full HOuse/ My Girl because it deserves it. A drama that makes me proud of Kdramas! Jeez, took long enough for one of these to come out.
I loved that JGS found out early too.
And i Thought Shin-woo knew she was a girl bc he felt her boobs in the hug- since thats how JGS knew.
If anyone is just reading recaps without watching the show, i HIGHLY suggest you watch the whole this. For instance Javabeans left out the part where theres a HALF NAKED HONGKI WITH COOL HAIR AND A MISCHEVIOUS GRIN in the shower scene, and it is good eye candy. And i dislike Honki! but this dramas making me like him! AHHH
God knows how many times i refresh Dramabeans.com to see if you already post the 2nd episode’s recap
— even though I’ve seen Ep.2 with sub! But i really want to know your take. That’s how much I love your writing, Javabeans.
I read on Soompi that Jung Yong Hwa ( SHIN WOO ) is Jung Kyung Ho’s younger brother. Now that I know the fact, well Yong Hwa does have some physical similarities with his hyung!
This episode’s hilarious. And the preview at the end is killing me.
BTW, i think the mother wasn’t talking about Mi Nam when she saw ANJELL on TV…She talked about Tae Kyung. So I don’t think Mi Nam would be related to Tae Kyung.
Most of dramas with girl crossdressed as boy, they only think how to hide their breasts…but this is the first time I know that Mi Nyeo remembers to put balls in her pants!!!
and why should she use GLOW IN THE DARK ones!! hahahaahaaaaa.
I love the casts. And Jung Chan!! I only saw him once in Lovers – he was so serious there, but he can do comedy!! Now I like him more.
See you next week, thank you for the wonderful recaps, and this fun discussion!!
Thanks JavaB!
and I just finished watching ep2!!! and Two of them already know he’s a girl!!!! This is good!
OMG! am LMAO!!! love this series!
Love the songs too….
and President Ahn is soo hilarious when he speaks english!
love the shower scene… btw, the nun came out of the locker?! wahahaha!
Hwang Tae kyung is soo hot!!!! love that scowl and piercing look…. he really looks baaadd… yet able to say funny things too…lol!
Jung Yong Hwa…aahhhh*sighing*…for now…, him and Go Mi Nam look so cute together…love triangle coming up!!!
I like Shin Woo a hella lot more than Kim Hyun Joong. (Sorry for making comparisons here, I know lots of people adore Ji Hoo… It’s only my opinion.)
Anyway, I can’t think of another Kdrama episode this whole year that made me laugh like a crazy woman in front of my laptop… I’m overjoyed that a such hilarious drama with actors I actually like has appeared. The Hong sisters have truly outdone themselves this time! I’ve never seen a funnier drama from them! (Loved that video cam scene.. *wink*)
All the characters even the supporting ones are given their own quirks from the sadistic stylist, ‘cool’ manager (whom I think resembles JYP a little), cowardly agent etc…
And the boys themselves! SHIN WOO! *DROOL* JEREMY! (Cutely dense!) Park Shin Hye is more than bearable! And I still love Jang Geun Suk to death (I’ve even gotten used to the hairstyle, it suits his severe personality…).
This drama is pure awesome! Ever since the my girl days I’ve been hoping the Hong sisters will be writing something pwnsome again. And yay my prayers have finally been awesome.
Seems that the female leads in Hong sisters dramas are forever very lovable.
keke i love this!
seriously, this is so freaking hilarious and cute<3
I completely agree! and tell the truth I though of your commentary and this blog when I watched this episode b/c finding out she’s a girl in the first episode does really put a different twist on the genre we have seen so many times. So diff from anything I have seen/read i.e. Coffee Prince, Hana Kimi, etc.
Anna~
oh man, so many things I love about this show already!!
For starters, I think many people (and myself included) took a collective sigh of relief when the lead male (and secondary) found out that she was not a he but actually a she. Thank god its not going to follow the already tread upon “Coffee Prince” serious questioning-one’s-sexuality route.
I love how the show pokes fun at the whole idol world and world of idol worship. Hope it continues to do that some more cause I love me some satire.
In general, I love how the show doesn’t take itself too seriously. The humor is laugh out loud funny most of the time and even down right clever at others. Seriously, the shower scene w/ the clouds and babies made my day.
Shin woo was a dark horse for me. I didn’t expect him to be the second male lead. I thought it would be Jeremy as he got more press about the drama tham Shin woo, but I’m definately happy about it. Just like everyone, I ws in love even in the first episode.
Im so looking forward to the next episode. The preview was giving me giggles as they showed Shin woo telling Min nam to call him oppa. Totally a kilig moment. Im a sucker for those “call me oppa scenes” example Brilliant Legacy.
Im glad everyone is doing a great job. Hope the cast and the Hong Sisters keep it up…
i love, love, LOVE the fact that 2 out of the 3 boys know she’s a girl – because lets face it, she looks, sounds and acts like a girl. i’m so glad we don’t have to dispend disbelief that they can’t actually figure that out since it’s plain as day. thankfully it also rules out the “why am i feeling this way for a guy” drama. i’m eager to see the rest. the Hong sisters are responsible for my fave drama of all time (My Girl) so i’m hoping it’s a long those lines.
(also loved the funny self referencing when the manager saw one of the top searches was “You’re Beautiful” lol)
After Boys Before Flowers there really wasn’t any other K-Drama that held any interest to me. After watching the first episode of this series I have good hopes. So far I really like the main characters and the actors who portray them. Let’s just hope that the rest of the series follows the same consistency.
“You’re Beautiful” drama director Hong Sung Chang , is he related to the Hong sisters or coincidence having the same surname ???.
Some shorts connected us to dramas like hana kim, Nobuta wo produce, F4 – taiwanese, Goong, My girl,Tamra the island, Who are you?, coffee price but of course different story line entirely.
Just to let viewers know about the locker room scene if you look carefully at the big mirror you noticed they’re running around in BOXERS camouflage by the cloudy censorship, – very funny, the egg peddling scene is so funny too!
Oh! min nyo manager and the stylist will be having more fun time.
I think the 1st and 2nd lead will protect her as they are in the band group and Tae Kyoung is the leader of the band , as for hongki, I hope he will find out soon although very dense !!.
More hilarity coming our way – and trouble from the fanclub and after school UEE.
JB thanks for the swift recaps. This could be one of the hit drama for 2009
JGS – Mr “flawless” eyeliner reminds me of the late Michael Jackson !!!.
I completely agree how Shin-woo is exactly what Kim Hyung Joong should’ve been and how I wish he was! However, I still find his acting just a tad bit wooden but a lot more smoothed down from Hyung Joong. Either way, I’m really excited for this drama and I love the unexpected twists and laughs.
This is really the drama I’ve been waiting for this year!! THANK YOU 2009 trendy Kdramas for redeeming yourselves!!
I’m really excited for Wednesday and Thursday!
I also can’t wait for more of your recaps and comments! Thanks Dramabeans!!
Second Lead Crush Syndrome.!!!:D
yeahhhh i have that tooo! OMGSHINWOO IS SO FREAKINGHOT
I have loved the spin on the storyline: girl singing in hopes of finding her parents (August Rush), dressing as a boy in the process (Coffee Prince), working to be a nun which is not her true calling (Sound of Music), and a love triangle that screams Hana Yori Dango. {I’ve always been Team Makino&Rui…so it’s inevitable that I am leaning towards Team ShinWoo&MiNam}
I have watched EP 2 twice! It has this strong pull where it has stopped me from watching Tamna for the 3rd time. The music is just perfect! The angelic song playing as she floated down alongside the guys propped next to the statues, in their white attire. The slow motion play when Mi Nam tilts her head back and Shin Woo stares at her neck, lips….*drool…{sorry!fantasizing mid sentence} AND they hug. Well – not really. She drapes herself on him and I couldn’t resist shrieking. I am going to loooooooooove this! This triangle would’ve played perfectly for BOF.
Geez! How can I not like Shin Woo?! He’s a great guy. But I’m holding out on totally rooting for him since I know he’s gonna break his heart in later episodes. And I’ll surely feel his pain. Waah!
I love Jang Geun Seok’s voice though. Sexxay and commanding!
thaks for the recaps..it looks great.
the first 2 epiosde recaps looks great.
goona start watching it after exam.
Absolutely loving this drama – a truly “laugh your ass off” comedy. I did notice some Japanese elements to this drama, like the animation and dramatic interludes. There are some familiar scenes from Hana Yori Dango and Hana Kimi. I totally agree with you that Shinwoo is so much like Rui. He’s so gentle and sweet! The guys are all great, but I also like Park Shin Hye and her fresh style of acting. She’s so cute and pulls off being a guy very well.
OMG the glow-in-the-dark balls were outrageous and brilliant! When the lights went off, Tackyeon could only see two balls moving mid-air in the dark. The scene went from a potential racy sex scene to a bewildering magic show of glowing balls to the ultimate revelation. The layers of connotations and the possibility that it could have taken many different turns in the plot makes this scene so damn good.
JGS- I like his voice tone- quite sexy can be
compared to that deep voice PAJU actor ? don’t know his name.
“And feels the truth for himself.” XD XD
i love this.
this is sooo much better than Boys Before Flowers. You cant even compare the two with quality, acting everything. Seriously. loooveee it.
after string of disappointment…. this one does look interesting and fresh
thank you for the recaps. will definitely follow this drama
Wow, second episode already JB, thanks a lot…
2 out 3 boys have figured out MN is a girl, woow, the twist, the twist…
And they have to use glow in the dark “balls”, it’s just tooooooooo hilarious, even the fact that MN also put balls in her pants (not to mention she put more than 2) make me laugh out loud XD
i regret watching the preview, it made very impatient for next wednesday…
like everyone else i too have the Second Lead Crush Syndrome, coz you’ve said it correctly, “HOW GREAT IS SHIN-WOO? I like him so much. He’s the Rui that Kim Hyun-joong couldn’t quite be” …. sigh….
This drama has been SO good so far!!!
I’m a little bit worried, but very excited about the fact that the guys find out that she’s a girl so early on. I don’t know what to expect! And that worries me! hahahahaa
But I laughed SOOOO hard during this episode. I was dying with laughter! Every 10 minutes was something completely unexpected, completely out of the ordinary. I really really enjoyed this episode. It was very refreshing.
I cannot wait until next week!
How innocent the adorable convent girl !! tsk tsk tsk
Wow! I love the early reveal! And there doesn’t seem to be a cheap way of misleading Tae-kyung into doubting what he heard.
Obviously, Coffee Prince revealed things fairly late. While Sano found out very early in Hana Kimi (both in the manga and the drama), he was already attached enough to Mizuki to keep her secret (and keep it secret from her!) so that she wouldn’t have to leave. Tae-kyung hasn’t even had a chance to really warm up that much to Mi-nyeo, so it’ll be interesting to see how this gets resolved and how he gets convinced to keep the secret. Because it’ll be a very short series if Mi-nyeo goes back to the convent!
Wow!!! I was blown away by this episode. I was planning to enjoy this series for its snappiness while not being able to fully get into it because I’m not one for over-androgynousness. But wow, I’m not ashamed to be proven wrong, excellent stuff and so original!
I was already surprised that they had Shin Woo figure it out so early but I figured… what the heck. But Tea-Kyung??? Color me flabbergasted!! My jaw literally dropped open and stayed that way for at least a minute. I was watching this on Viikii and one of the comments was like “He knows already? How long is this drama, five episodes?” I love that they all can figure it out with just one hug because, really, she’s the worst male impersonator ever. It would have annoyed me to no end if no one figured it out until episode 12. I didn’t think Kdramas had it in them to make this much sense! Immediately, my mind started buzzing with possibilities: do all let on that they know and band together to keep the truth from getting out into the public? Do the guys not tell Min-yeo and keep her tiptoeing around in a bizarro world kind of backwards Coffee Prince? Do they all assume that nobody else knows? Of course, some of those questions were answered in the last few minutes of the series but still, for the first time since I figured out the Kdrama formula,I have no idea where they are going with this and I’m loving it!!!
And, oh my goodness, Shin-Woo!!! I mean, I know he’s got Decoy Guy written all over him but he’s wonderful! I promised myself I would never again fall for Decoy Guy and haven’t been this close since The Voice in Coffee Prince, who I totally fell head over heels for (but he had his own story outside of just being Decoy Guy; and all the main characters in that show were Decoys at some point or another so there was no heartbreak involved). But, I think I love Shin-Woo because he totally reminds me of the the Voice’s CP Character: The laid-back nice guy who is perceptive enough to see the truth in the situation but cool enough to sit back and enjoy the show as things work themselves out. He’s totally Choi Han-Sung!
I think it’s really unfair of them to spring such a Decoy Guy on us. We’re all going to get hurt in the end. I would say that we need to hold out as long as we can but it’s far too late for me…
to unoriginal -
Park Shin Hye is good actor. she is original .beause one´s way talking of she is different from yeh.
psh use honorific dialogue in drama. impression is different from yeh.
people Does not think psh did to follow yeh
psh Perform girly voice tone in drama In order to discover quickly from girl.
and it is Individuality of character(go-mi-nam) .
go-mi-nam is not tomboy .go-mi-nam is the woman of woman.
yeh is tomboy in coffee prince. both is different character.
actor skill of psh have strong of basic.
although psh dont be known to the world . psh utterance is good .
dont misunderstanding psh is copy from yeh
people know actress talent of psh. see drama- tree of heaven (2006)-psh is 16 years old. psh is born 1990. psh is 19 years old now.
woot! thanks mucho
this one will be so fun to watch 
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yea i love shin woo too
*sigh* i have second lead syndrome too hehe
i loooveee Jung Yong Hwa . he is so so so hot kekek
If he is really Jung Kyung ho’s younger brother, his dad must be director Jung Eul young, right? woow .. awesome family
By the way, don’t you hate how it seems compulsory to compare every new drama to either Coffee Prince or Boys Before Flowers. I know I just did it twice in my previous post but I really do try to stay away from that. One, it’s not fair, and two, what’s the point? I guess it’s unavoidable since this is a crossdressing drama featuring a bunch of flower boys but it still irks me and I’ll try not to do it again.
Like everybody else here, I’m already struck by the You’re Beautiful syndrome.
The Hong Sisters are definitely back this time, and even better than before (I’m referring to Fantasy Couple and Hong Gil Dong).
What I like about the Hong Sisters is that they always always choose the right and (perfect?) cast for their characters in their dramas. I can’t pin-point a single role in their projects that I thought could have done better than the original ones. That’s the magic of the sisters I must say.
Back to Ep 2, I didn’t think it was overly hilarious or anything. But it definitely stepped up a lot from the pilot. The pacing was really good, and we already have Tae Kyung and Shin Woo finding out that she’s a girl. Does it remind me of Coffee Prince anymore? Nah.
Is it only me or does anybody think Tae Kyung’s actually a softie at heart? I think he’s just putting up a cool and distant upfront because of his mother…The acor JGS is just look-pitch perfect for Tae Kyung. Aside from his greasy hairstyle (which I’m starting to get used to now), he FITS his character to a TEE – from tip to toe. <333 And man his voice, sexy much?
Shin Woo's okay. I think I must be the only one who isn't attracted to him. I guess it's just that stoic and nice-all guys in K-dramas bore me. But I definitely agree that he's better and more expressive than KHJ in BOF (since they give off a similar vibe and so), which is such a HUGE relief. Phew…
I'm now curious as to whether TK and SW would tell each other that they've found out about MN's gender soon. It'd be hella funny (well, probably angst-y as well) to see TK and SW fight it out for a "guy"… hehehe..
My thoughts exactly! I completed in love it that she’s been found out episode 2!
And it’s been awhile where I feel like everyone’s been so well cast for a drama. I was thinking after ep1 that it would be just a nice little fun thing to watch but the unexpected storyline in ep2, my expectations have gone way up. Definitely looking forward to next week.
Thanks javabeans, this is a really cute series.
JGS is finally cast in the perfect role. I always felt he wasn’t at his best before, but this role suits him to a T. Don’t you think his hairstyle is reminiscent of his role as the Prince in Hong Gil Dong?
Omg there’s a name for it! second lead syndrome! And i always wonder why…
I think it’s because the second guy is always treats the heroine a lot better I feel like.
omg i thought the exact same thing about Shin Woo being Rui – seriously too similar, sort of. I’m still rooting for the hero so far though, cos he’s got appeal
at first i wasn’t sure is this means Shin Woo has figured that he’s a she, but since you’ve stated this aloud it must be then!
thanks for the recap JB, i wouldn’t have started watching if i didn’t read your ep 1 recap! ;D
I love love love absolutely love this drama!!!! I haven’t felt so excited about a drama in quite a while!!!!
I just hope IRIS doesn’t negatively influence its ratings too much TT
This drama, its cast, and its staff definitely deserve the utmost praise and recognition!!!!
Wed/Thur are definitely going to be my favorite days of the week while this drama is broadcasting.
You’re Beautiful Fighting!!!!!!!!!!
wow I’m really liking this drama
it’s really good. I love ur recaps 
thanks to u I now know the difference between a good and a bad drama LOL. I never noticed how really badly cliched some dramas are but then again it’s easier to notice it when reading about it rather than watchin … well it’s like that for me. I wasn’t interested in this drama at first but after the reading the first episode it really got me interested in it :] because of school I rarely have time to watch any dramas so I was really thankful to find this site =) thanks for the recaps!!
thanks for the recap!
oh man my inner fan girl is screaming with the scenes when Shin Woo found out that she is a girl!!!!!
And like you javabeans, I also sensed Shin Woo’s Rui character!!!! Oh my gosh, this drama is turning out to be a fusion of Coffee Prince and Hana Yori Dango!!!
I am liking Shin Woo’s character very much, and it is only episode 2???!!!! I am sure I will end up as well rooting for Tae Kyung’s character, but for now I will enjoy this drama as it comes…
Oh please I hope this does not disappoint!!! Wednesday – Thursday is now becoming my Happy Days again!!
Thanks for the recap! There were so many twists and turns, I was riveted! I seriously thought he was going to fall in love with her as a him- which I wouldn’t have hated (I love it when a guy becomes confused about his sexuality because of a cross-dressing girl!), but it keeps things fresh and it keeps it from being compared to Coffee Prince too much.
Hey !! the luminous green ball kind of ECO – friendly yah !!.
I like “ko mi nam” manner of speech, is this a korean dialect ?
honestly, park shin hye is really talented. she was the child version of Choi Ji Woo in Stairway to Heaven and was spectacular in there and in Tree of heaven as well. She knows how to act and I think its great she is taking a lighter role compared to her heavier ones in the past. I also think she pulls the innocent image off very well, she doesnt push it on the overacting and weird faces (i.e. Jandi in BOF-who wasnt a great actor).
I love this cast to pieces. Love love love! Its perfect.
P.S. Usually Jang Geun Seok annoys me. idk, he just did in like every single one of his dramas but now i cant even recognize him. He is so different. The bad boy role may be easy to pull off, but mann, he is really doing well in this i think.
There are two viable options in girl cross-dressing as boy scenarios, both of which are prevalent in mangas.
1. The hero does not find out the lead is a girl until AFTER he falls in love with her, leading to self-questioning “am I gay” type angst, and “shall I tell him, but he’ll hate me for lying” angst for our heroine.
2. The hero knows right off the bat that she’s a girl, leading to “she’s totally not my type, but I’ll help her hide this secret, cuz there is a good reason for it” type angst, and “everyone thinks she’s a boy, so when the leads fall in love, they’ve got to hide it” angst.
Both are all good, different angst, same result – makes us viewers all giddy with anticipation and twisty with anxiety. Love You’re Beautiful to pieces, so far, so perfect.
After the utterly disappointing My Fair Lady, I am oh so very glad that this one is brings in the crack. My Girl & Delightful Girl are my all-time kdrama favorites, and now with the Hong sisters back in action…. whoa.. I’m speechless with this one ^___^
Episode 2 was definitely better than the first! I was laughing all episode. I’ve already seen this episode three times and I still laugh for the same reasons. It’s the first time that I actually fell in love with the whole cast and ALL the main characters. I’m also very glad that the two male leads in the love triangle both already know the truth. I love surprises. Poor Jeremy, it’ll surely take him awhile to figure it out with that dense personality. I wonder if this cutie will be the new Nakatsu experiencing all the angst in questioning his own sexual orientation.
* Jeremy is delicious
* Shinwoo is awesome
* Taekyung is hot
* Minam is adorable ^^
EPIC scenes that had me bawling(in laughter):
* throwing up in to poor Taekyung’s mouth
* random trophy falls on Minam; poor Taekyung’s (caught!) expression
* glow in the dark balls! poor taekyung.. staring into his mac.. witnessing strange revelations..
- i find Taekyung pitiful D= lol
* nun trapped in locker room filled w. boys undressing
Anyway, another thing got me thinking. When we first meet Mo Hwaran in the previous episode, I was already confused with who she was referring to when she said she resembles Minam(?). I already had a feeling that she could have also been referring to Taekyung because the camera kept switching to him.. then back to Minam(during the press conference). My own interpretation of it is that it really is Minam’s mother, a rich and famous singer.. But as we see in this episode, it somewhat makes us believe that it is Taekyung’s mother instead. But the reunion in the elevator had a strange vibe that we didn’t really get something we’d expect from a mother and son. Perhaps, as a child, Taekyung believed that she really was his mother, even though she’s not. I get that feeling because I remember the woman poking fun at Taekyung that he used to call her ‘mother.’ .. er.. w/e.. I think I’m over analyzing now.. I’ll just keep an eye out for twists.
That’s enough with my rambling. Thanks JB for the wonderful recaps!
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Oh. And another thing. Taekyung’s method of FEELING the truth for himself is kinda funny. There must be other ways out there rather than actually feeling for it. XD I mean, seriously, boys.
Okay, here to my first post ever on DB!
Wow! That is all I have to say and that I was totally not expecting Tae-Kyung to discover her real gender this early in the show…what a surprise! That came our of nowhere! I guess I was one of many who expected the story timeline to be similiar to CP but thank goodness that it doesn’t because now we all don’t know what coming up next. I looking forward to the coupling and how they going to pull it off. Especially since it look like there going to be another female fighting for Tae-Kyung’s heart. This should be interesting!!!This is definitely one of the best beginnings of the first two epsiodes of a drama I have seen so far! It keep me laughing and oh so entertain
Some of my favorite LOL scenes in this episode includes: Tae-Kyung saying :
“You’re spitting in my room!” (haha), the grocery trunk that goes who want eggs during the phone call ( seriously that was so random but so perfect timing at the same time), the locker room ( talk about using your imagination!), and last but not least the ever so classic webcam incident ( his expression from “what going on” to the surprise of thinking he knows what going on to the SHOCK of the revelation is…wait for it…PRICELESS!)
P.S. Thank you JB for all your work on this site and for all the recaps
i love this drama! although i know its wishful thinking but i hope to see some real-life idol cameos (other than after school that is)..
Could be Tae kyung is the step son as we remember ko mi nam dad was a famous musician and the mother was a famous singer ?
Jeremy reminds me of Nakatsu (from Hana Kimi), specifically when he’s attracted to Ashiya Mizuki’s feminine side (as noted by the gay doctor)…
Nothing, just noted the similarities…
to javabeans
I feeling bad. if you like SHIN-WOO,do mention only SHIN-WOO
do not mention kim Hyun-joong . kim Hyun-joong is good.
kim Hyun-joong was star before bbf .
most of Korean does not say good except actor have exellent -exellent act skill beause there is many exellent talent actor, actress
act Evaluation is strict in korea.
kim Hyun-joong show jihoo who is not the possibility of forgetting.
in korea kim Hyun-joong is only jihoo.
He was interested the mass communication which is excessive and
kim Hyun-joong Was criticized hard actor skill the beginning by his fame.
later kim Hyun-joong get praised. kim Hyun-joong is top star.
SHIN-WOO was being nameless .
The mass communication is not interest SHIN-WOO .
the sound of the recording criticism which will be famous grows
I do not Think that SHIN-WOO is bad. SHIN-WOO is safe.
He’s the Rui that Kim Hyun-joong couldn’t quite be.
Eliminate this sentence
Does not devaluate Kim Hyun-joong .
Remove your personal sentiment your priview
Kim Hyun-joong is execllent jihoo.
Does not devaluate Kim Hyun-joong .
I LOVE SHINWOO!!
He is so cute & sweet! His gesture of covering her eyes w/ the towel was sort of in a protective way. Freakin CUTE!
I think he sensed her gender when he was holding her when she fainted and he felt her chest when they were “hugging”. Then when he was on the roof and overheard her talking about her “oppa”, it confirmed that she was indeed a girl.
lol I love Jeremy & his fruit. He is ALWAYS eating some type of fruit. Hilarious.
TaeKyung’s facial expressions!! Yay Jang Geun Suk!
The thing that made me wonder is… if Taekyung could hear Minyeo and the stylist on the webcam… couldn’t they hear him too?
I LOVE this drama! Def my crack of 2009 also. Thank you so much for recapping this drama!
shin woo is more or less my dream guy, such a pity he is not the lead!
but this episode was soooo hilarious! can’t wait for the next one
Excellent recap, as usual^^ I must say I was first a little bit dissapointed with the whole girls-posing-as-a-boy thing being revealed so early in the story, but I think you’re right, it may lead to a whole different scenario we all have in mind when we watch this kind of story. This drama was the one I was expecting the most , and the first episode was good enough to get me hooked, the second one sounds as much entertaining as well. The cast is really good, and I love the rhythm.
@#11 unoriginal – Oct 10, 2009 at 4:10 pm
“Park Shin Hye really needs to start being more original instead of being a Yoon Eun Hye copycat. First Goong-Goong S now Coffee Prince-You’re Beautiful.
What’s next My fair Lady-I m a Princess? She is so unoriginal.”
^Thank You! i cannot bring myself to ever like a conceited, arrogant girl like Park Shin Hye. I saw an article where she said she’ll do better than Yoon Eun hye and she’ll make people forget Go Eunchan, what an arrogant girl. it mad me totally lose respect for her as an actress and as a person. As an actress, how can someone be so undignified? This girl hasn’t had a hit series as the main lead, yet she thinks she’s already an A-list star. With this kind of attitude and big head she will not go far.
She’s the copycat who thinks she can do better, but a copycat will remain a copycat, always the follower never the leader. So she should be more humble instead of acting as if her sh!t dont stink.
LOL.
I seriously laughed out loud so many times during this episode. The Hong sisters are really brilliant scriptwriters. Just when I’m expecting something they completely change it on me.
The fact that Tae-kyung found out about her secret is definitely the most surprising part for me. Like you, I was SURE he wouldn’t find out until way later. I’m glad he did because now I don’t really know what to expect….I love that in dramas!
And lastly, I am one step ahead of you on Shin-woo…I already have full blown Second Lead Crush Syndrome. So bittersweet!
i rewatch ep2 like 5 times already. .. the trophy fall on the head make me roll on the floor laughing …
it’s been such a long time that i feel like waiting for another week to come so i can watch this drama….
omg it just so good…
watch this make me so happy… because it is truly hilarious…
love love love
The Hong Sisters may get somewhat burlesque, but they always seem to create characters that we care about. Just two episodes in, and I’m already pretty invested — what’s going to happen to them? How will this play out for each person?
Also, I can’t help wondering: Are they going to go for the cliched scene, of GMN misunderstanding JGS or giving up, running back to the convent, and being pursued by JGS, who bursts upon the horrified / fascinated nuns in all his Guy-liner Glory, rock music blaring? Hee hee…
wow 120 comments in such a short time… i hope this drama become a big hit!
^starting next Wednesday and Thursday it will be competing with IRIS so I seriously doubt it.
HM. very much like hana kimi… but i really hope it surpasses the plot of hana kimi. At least her identity as a girl is found out early in the show, if not i would have died of boredom over all the antics of hiding her identity for the next 7-8 episodes -.-
This reminds me of Hana Kimi, on how the lead found out that the girl posing as a boy was truly a boy while the other one thought he was gay but went with it anyway. Shin Woo is just a little bit of HYD in that HK mix.
to 118
i am korean .
do not misunderstnding.
you do not know korea language.
psh is the person who is kind, modesty.
what she talk is expression work enthusiastically
korean do not receive like you what psh talk.
Impression is different.
psh is good persom
are u anti?
Your word calls misunderstand.
You have to apology her.
I was really glad that most of the main cast is already aware of her true gender… it totally blew my expectations, since I really did think it was going to take a Coffee Prince route. I’m really glad to see it’s more Hana Kimi-ish. I wonder if she’ll realize the other two members (if Jeremy ever finds out) know her gender as well. It can still be funny if everyone knows she a girl, but she doesn’t know they know. I can’t wait till next week!!!
Terrific review. ^_^
omg. thanks tons for this awesome recaps. i was laughing throughout.. gawd i love shinwoo..such a sweet guy XD . still have trouble getting over tae-kyung’s hair though. anyways, AWESOME!!!
does anyone else see the uncanny resemblance between shin woo and tak jae hoon? but he’s much much hotter D:
The boys are doing a GREAT job of pretending to be a real performing rock band. At first I thought “oo, the actors play instruments?”, but as I watched more carefully I could see that the guitar- and drum-playing don’t go with the track. JGS *appears* to be playing real chords, though his bar chords are a bit unconvincing. I’m guessing they knows the rudiments of drum/guitar, but for the purposes of filming have to focus on the singing and the attitude. Still, all in all, great faking work, boys. A very convincing boy band – I’ll scream for you any day!
SHINWOO! woot woot! i am digging jang geun seok, but i am still rooting for that second guy. i hope the hong sisters would subvert the biggest cliche—the girl ending up with the lead guy (after he has resolved his personal issues).
Shin Woo does not resemble nakatsu at all. nakatsu is uber funny with his crazy antics. but shin woo is kinda that “ideal” good guy. too bad, he’s just second to our byronic hero.
ooohhh ooohh! it seems like JB enjoys this drama. i better start watching this! looks awesome! its been awhile since ive seen a good one…
OMGOSH. I’M ALREADY IN LOVE WITH THE THREE OF THEM…WAHAHAHA…
AWESOME RECAPS, JAVABEANS
Something to watch now after MFL
As a side note, what’s with the whole bashing PSH comments? If you don’t like her, then don’t watch.
Anyhoo, first time posting in here but I have to say, I have always loved your reviews, JB!
I have watched the first 2 eps multiple times already and it just doesn’t get old. Each time I find it funnier and funnier. I’m already on the bandwagon of Second Lead Crush Syndrome. Jung Yong Hwa is handsome and his character just makes me go “kyahhh”. Though his acting is still somewhat stiff, I think he’s doing pretty well for his first role. I do have to agree with JB’s statement that he is the Rui that KHJ couldn’t be. Don’t get me wrong folks, I adore that boy but I’m just being honest here.
As for JGS, no words can be said. I love him. His sullen and moody looks. That sexy voice. I’m up in cloud nine, lol.
I can’t wait for next week.
One thing makes me feel annoyed: some people’re just keeping on comparing Miss Park with EYH in coffee prince. It’s obviously much different from style, situation, the way they act and thinking.
In coffee prince, the tomboy was somewhat mature because she had to be the head of the family and had to taking care of everything for her family.
In You’re beautiful, the innocent, naive nun, who don’t know much how tough the real world outside her monastery environment, had to disguise herself as a boy .
So her ways of acting were so much different from the tomboy girl in coffee prince. She isn’t really know how to act like a guy, how is guy different from a girl physically LOL (:
So please don’t compare and comdemn the innocent nun, making so much judments about 2 roles in 2 different situations.
I’m 100+ comments behind, but I have a feeling TK didn’t find out the real truth. He said at one point, “she WAS a girl?” I’m sensing that he might think she WAS a girl, as in “transsexual”. LOL
I find it silly that he finds out so early. Usually it’s one of the guys, not two, so I don’t know. I’m hoping they go with a different angle and have the 3 of them guessing. One knows the truth, the other knows the truth, but not really what he thinks it is, and the last one is just clueless, close but no dice.
One thing about JGS, he’s so young, yet he looks like he’s in his 30s sometimes. Those closeups are not pretty. X_X
” Tae-kyung is incredulous: “She was a girl?”
OH MY GOD.
I LOVE THIS. (More on this later.)”
JB we are waiting for you view on the above statement. Thanks.
but didnt they show the preview where the guy was asking the girl to leave? im assuminng tae kyung knows.. wondering what would happen if the girl ended up with the second lead. but that would never happen..sighs..poor shin woo~
anyways, THANKS JAVABEANS FOR THE AWESOME RECAPS!!!
im totally loving this show<3
and, whoever said psh was a copycat, just dont watch it. its your loss.
OMIGAAAH!
Since some of you have pointed it out, the “WAS” part, it makes it more intriguing! I’m waiting for JB’s view on this as well
So assuming, we have a guy who knows he is a she, one who thinks he WAS a she, and another one who is totally clueless at the moment! LoL! I love this! Now I’m itching for Wednesday to come! Gaaaah!
I agree 100% with everything you’ve said. It feels like even after only 2 EPISODES this is what Boys Before Flowers could and should have been. If it wasn’t for Lee Min Ho acting his ass off – that show would have been an utter farce.
Anyway, back to the point. The first episode was great but as you said this was even better, I’m completely in love with all the characters already and the acting is good too – there is no “bad choice” here, everyone plays their role well. I find Tae-kyung sexy as hell (oddly) – Shin woo is so sweet, nice and charming (I think we are all gonna fall for him) – and Jeremy aka dunderhead is just too cute (slightly overacting aside), though I think he needs to re-think the colour of his hair.
For me Go Ni Nam is so fantastic and one of the main reasons to watch this drama – she has completely charmed me to death and I think her acting is spot on….No over acting, no overdoing on the cuteness or anything. When watching these shows often the lead actress almost become secondary to me, I fall for the actor and watch for the guy (yep I admit I’m shamefully that shallow). But this is not the case with Park Shin Hye I love her as much as I love the guys.
I’m respecting the choices made by the writers so far – Thank god it’s known already that the Go Min Nyeo is a girl because it could have followed a too predictable pattern, with the boys “confused” about their sexuality malarkey, but this way I’m interested to see where they will take us.
I feel like I’m too excited about this drama and I’m worried that it won’t live up to my expectations after delivering two surprisingly excellent first episodes. It’s probably because we’ve suffered through enough questionable acting, implausible stories and dramatic changes in our favourite characters for NO REASON AT ALL to last us a lifetime never mind 10 months.
Anyway, let’s just hope the writers stay on track and continue to make smart, funny and interesting choices. Roll on episode three and four!!
Just reading everyone’s messages – I’m so excited that we are ALL excited about this drama, Its been AWHILE eh ladies?? WOO HOO. Fingers and toes crossed in can continue to deliver
thanx for the recap i really enjoyed this ep alot ..
it’s so funny and i like all the casts .. and i love the element of surprise here makes us wondering what will come next .. when they both found out that she’s a girl i was like what from now but any way i like .. and i love Shin Woo here too (^^,)
late comment is late but omg this drama is awesome!
it’s only ep 2 but i’m already sold. please dont let me down be awesome until the end!
ep 2 is hilarious!
my fave scenes:
-MN vomitting on TK’s mouth. lol and gross
-when MN spit on the candle and TK confront her + the trophy knocking her out, when the other guys came, TK’s expression is so funny.
-jeremy and MN with the angelina jolie (luv the dog’s name)
-the webcam scene! OMG it was EPIC. i cant stop laughing when i watched it
-the shower room scene. SW is so sweet covering her eyes with the towel.. i love him. and the censoring with the clouds is hilarious! and when the naked guys turned into little kids omg bhahahaha
it’s like You’re Beautiful= HYD/BOF+Coffee Prince+Hanakimi
which is a good thing since i love those 3 to death.
its the perfect drama for me!
Thank you for the recap! I love love this show! I hope it will keep getting better. I laughed so hard in most of the scenes. This is the first show in a long while that I didn’t fast forward to a more entertaining scene. No draggy parts yet. The actors did a great job as well. I’m anticipating the next episode already!
Great recaps… unlike BBF though, the show is as much fun as your recaps. I’m a little sorry I started in watching this show, because now I am consumed with anticipation for Wed/Thurs and then the wait for the subs and recaps.
I was so happy to see her gender revealed so early on (revealed to Tae-kyung, at least, and Shin-woo (poor, poor, lovely 2nd lead–I’ll be cheering him on just as I was The Voice in Coffee Prince) and in such a fabulously funny way. Tae-kyung’s expressions in that scene, and so many others, were marvellous.
Thanks again, Javabeans, I always appreciate your recaps and analysis.
Thanks for the recap javabeans. Keep it coming! I’m so loving SHIN WOO!!!!!!!!! The guy is so sweet and hot.
A girl posing as a guy cliche still appeals to me but the Hong sisters took it up a notch! Brilliant!!!
@sophia
[I agree 100% with everything you’ve said. It feels like even after only 2 EPISODES this is what Boys Before Flowers could and should have been. If it wasn’t for Lee Min Ho acting his ass off – that show would have been an utter farce.]
I was thinking the exact same thing!
If only KBN was like You’re Beautiful.
That drama survived because of all the hype and eye-candy but if it wasn’t for Lee Min Ho, I’m not so sure that it would’ve became as popular.
This drama is soooo good! I love the cast!
Thanks for the recaps!
WAAAAHHHH!!!! Finally, something worth watching. I am so loving this series right now. Gosh! Though I hate JGS’s hair, I still commend him in his acting. This kid really is one talented young man. I am loving Shin Woo too, he actually resembles Jung Il Woo whom I adore by the way (hate the way his character developed in MFL). As much as I love Shin Woo right now, I feel sad already because I know he won’t get the girl in the end. I can’t believe that both the 1st and 2nd male lead have great chemistry with the main female lead. Wow! Haven’t seen that since MY GIRL. With this series, I am actually torn again with TY and SW. LOVE THIS SERIES. Can’t wait for next week. Huhuhu!!!
Wow. I thought I was in for a pleasantly light drama and I ended up laughing so loud I had to shut my windows! My neighbors must think I’m loony, haha.
Shin-woo is soooo like Rui! I’m so with you, on his side, but I hope Tae Kyung can win me over. And, oh, I’m looking forward to it.
When the truck rolls by, totally deadpan, blaring “Eggs! Eggs!” I had to stop the video because I was laughing too hard. And, the scene before that, the naked baby angels after that. Such hilarity.
And when Tae-kyung watches them on the webcam I was like “hahahahahaha~GASP! he knows!” So cool, if only for the element of omo shock. Tae-kyung is scary for a skinny guy, too…dun dun dun…
Cliches or not, as long as this stays this fun, my heart’s in it. Yay! ^^
God I love this drama! I don’t think I’ve laughed so hard and enjoyed a drama like this for ages. Mad props to the Hong Sisters.
I’m entirely in love with Shinwoo too.
I love this drama so far. It sort of reminds me of the anime/manga “Ouran High School Host Club” because the guys find out the “guy” is actually a “girl” in the beginning. So throughout the series hilarity is for sure to ensue, haha.
I so agree with the last paragraph. I love the bathroom secne as well. I’m really liking his character for the drama. This episode is like WHOA! You’ll beg for more towarrds the end. It’s actually one of your recaps I look forward most. I get giddy at times thinking about the episodes I’ve seen and at the same giggling thinking at what may happen next. I hope they’ll cast the brother and mother of Mi-nyeo well too.
ohh! i wasn’t sure if i wanted to watch this and was looking for the next one to watch and after the 1st episode i am so hooked! thanks for the recaps. i have just finished with return of iljimae which i totally loved and your re-caps really helped. this one is perfect. i rarely laugh out loud but this one has me doing so much laughing and grinning, especially after the 2nd episode–angel boys in the shower is genius! i can’t wait to see more! the casting is awesome! the story is light and funny and flows well. plus i want to see how it portrays idols behind the scenes life.
Ahhhhhhhhhh! This show is so cute, adorable, fun, hysterical and so on. I’m laughing so hard watching it. Can’t wait till next week! Thanks for your recap, Javabeans.
Here is the best punchline from the Hong sisters :-
Manager Ahn said, now you can look for your mum after joining the band group and Ko Mi Nam answered was – yeah ! now I am no. 1 nationwide liar !!!
I wasn’t really interested in watching this drama until I saw a couple of your posts. Since it’s a long weekend for me I thought I’d give it a shot. I’m not instantly in love with it but the drama is definitely starting to grow on me. Go Min Nam is so adorable! >.<
Oh suddup people. Park Shinhye was a very well known child actor when she was younger that tey even made her lead in Tree of Heaven. The reason you newbies in the Korean pop culture dont know her is because she went on hiatus til now (besides the CF’s and stuff). And saying you will do better that YEH is because she wants to separate herself from other images of crossdressers. It actually shows respect since she thought that the image of Go Eun Chan was strong that she has to beat it.
Wow! I haven’t commented on your posts in a loong time! 미남이시네요has peaked my interest since you wrote about the first episode and decided to give it a try.
I like this drama so far. Can’t for this wednesday for the next episode! I hope this is one is a good drama. Just because I was sooooooo disappointed with Lady Castle and BOF. Hong gi is a bit over the top (maybe cuz it’s his first drama I don’t know) but he’s quirky in his own way. Anyways… does anyone know how long this drama series is running for?
Whoa, 150+ comments! I wonder if this drama has been similarly well received in Korea.
I enjoyed ep 2 quite a lot more than ep 1 and I LOVE Tae-kyung and Shin-woo! The webcam scene really cracked me up and I rewound the video 3 times to watch Tae-kyung’s expressions, LOL. The glowing ball in the lights out scene reminded me of a somewhat similar scene in a 90’s Hong Kong movie He’s a Woman, She’s a Man (Anita Yuen was pretending to be a guy and used a fluorescent light stick in the area close to where Mi-nyeo used the balls. She was in the lift with Leslie Cheung when the lift broke down and the lights went out; Leslie was scared of the dark so she broke the light stick to provide some light).
Really hope the drama continues to be as wacky and fun for the rest of the episodes!
Okay, this talk of Park Shin-hye being “arrogant” got me curious, so I looked it up. In the interest of accuracy, here’s what I found: Articles titled “Will Park Shin-hye’s crossdressing role surpass Yoon Eun-hye and Moon Geun-young?”
Park Shin-hye did not, as far as I can tell, herself say that she would beat the other actresses. That suggestion was made by the articles. Park has been emphasizing that the characters are different to get away from the comparison. The direct quote from Park is: “Go Mi-nam in this drama is different from Moon Geun-young’s ‘Shin Yoon-bok’ character and Yoon Eun-hye’s ‘Go Eun-chan,’ in that she’s more innocent and feminine. I hope many people will show affection for Go Mi-nam.”
(Sources: Max Movie, IMaeil, Yonhap, Review Star)
in korea i cannot listen fact -Shin-hye is arrogant.
Park Shin-hye is modest .
only here-site, i listen to Shin-hye is arrogant.
I feeling bad.
here makes a rumor.
do Reflect .
here in site , why compares again-again?
yeh- psh/ Shinwoo-jihoo / hana kimi- you are hansome
There is not a possibility of saying who Is better than who
Does not compare .
do not visible your Narrow mind.
Anyone else think Hoon-Yi is hilarious?
^_^
WHEEEEEEEEEEEE this is SO MUCH FREAKING FUN
I just started watching this drama to say…
and i’m HOOKED!
what a fantastic drama with awesome cast members
love love love it
can’t wait for next episode! =))
thanks java for the awesome summary, btw!
OMG i love shinwooo sooo much! he is without a doubt the hottest guy ever
i hate jgs’s hair and hongki just seems to be overacting most of the time. idk it just bothers me. but this is just sooooo funny!
i couldn’t stop laughing HAHAHAHAH. i so wish i was in her position though. i would totally be in heaven!
the acting isn’t great, but the story is just so cute and funny. well like really really funny! hahahahaha, i love it!
OMG!!!! this epsidoe was amazing!!
during the scene where tae-kyung finds out she’s a girl…i was seriously dying. it was such a great scene! and the shower scene was hilarious! i looove all the guys and i’m also really happy that they are finding out she’s a girl early in the drama. i didn’t want another coffee prince type of thing honestly haha. i am already hooked to this! thanks for recapping
best drama
Shinwoo is HOTT!!!! Wow…totally agree with you (although I haven’t watched it yet and have just read your synopses). *sighs* Wow…you can just…tell…when you look at the screencaps.
So awesome that the cat’s out of the bag (did I use this phrase correctly? ah well…) early in the game! Oooo…wonder when Jeremy’s going to figure it out!?
Shinwooooo!!!!!
this drama is so effin awesome!!!!!!
i found my new drama addiction :]
Ok, this is kind of random, but does anyone know where I can get a hoodie like the one jang geun seuk is wearing? the grey one with the kind of funnel neck/hood thing going on? Because I fell in love with it when he was wearing it in the airport, and I really want one? Any suggestions?
When I first heard about this drama long ago, it sounded so silly. But I still held my judgment since it’s penned by the Hong sisters. However, I wasn’t planning to watch it all all.
Then I read your review, jb and everyone’s wild responses so I decided to give it a try and OMG!!!! It’s soooooo funny!
The parts in ep. 1 where she was just standing there with the fangirls in her nun outfit and Jeremy walked by and stopped to give her his autograph and the later, in the airport scene when the boys were trying to chase her down! HAHAHAHA!!!!! Then in ep. 2 when the two girls turned off the lights to insert the ball back into her pants and all Tae-kyung saw was a glow-in-the-dark ball and then the epic locker room scene with the clouds!!!! HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHA!!! SOOOO FUNNY!!!!!!!!!! I laughed til I was litterally crying!
Knowing that it’s the Hong sisters so I’m predicting there would be a huge twist towards the end, like the sword twist in HGD when the king deposed his evil elder brother only to discover that his mother had been behind the “message” on the sword.
Just found my drama crack for the year!
omg …
everytime when i thought about the all the hilarious scene in ep2
i was laughing on the subway. they probably thought i’m a crazy person…
this drama is just pure joy for me right now…
love it
@173 mm
thank god someone else is also laughing crazying when thinking of all the hilarious scene. lols
my coleagues keep asking me if i’m crazy or what…oh they just don’t understand the joy of a great drama. lols
noooo. i, like you, always feel sorry for the second guy caught in the love triangle. they’re usually the one that rips my heart into shreds (when acted well) because they’re actually the nice ones that’d been there the whole time for the girl. and also, it is very exciting that basically everybody knows she’s a girl now (except for jeremy who is comic relief) because it does leave me a bit confused for what’s going to happen next.
i’ve really got to start watching this, and maybe try out three brothers as well, considering i absolutely adored infamous chil princesses (the reason i am watching hot blooded salesman – park hae jin <3)
thanks for the recap!
@88 Eastern sun
LOL. I love it when someone with a dry sense of humor shows up in the comment section.
ep 2 is indeed even tighter than ep1. I’m loving it.. i’m a firm fangirl of cliches done brilliantly, and this is perfection. Yes, just that puke did wonders for me as well in that scene… lolz
It’s always been a great tool to use cross dressing to establish so many things crucial in establishing a romance. The forced proximity, the absence of the gender differences(at least on one side) during the getting to know each other phase, the unknowing skinships…the unconscious, uncontrollable falling…and it’s always been tones of quite direct dissing on the sexist social confines. This gets me every single time.
Fr the butterfly lovers (which must be my all time fav shoujo, I think this started it all), Mulan… these old folklores r much more serious, darker… to all the shoujos..hanakimi we got that ‘o am I gay’ funfun cliche and now Beautiful even skipped that and how much the formula has reinvented to pure fun!
I really love the fact the secret is out, I’m so ready to just enjoy the fun, ride off the cliches, this free up so much screen time to play with!
I’M TOTALLY into this drama.. i got to agree iwth u.. episode 2 is way better than 1
everyone perform their character so well..
there were so many funny moment that i could hold my breath laughing..
I just can’t wait till wednesday ehehe..
Thanks for the recap. this series
is so funny. I expected so much
more for this since BOF was
a huge overstated disappointment.
It didn’t fail me.
JGS is the best guy for this series.
and for the first time since he
started doing romantic dramas
he’s the oldest lead guy in the cast
Hooray!
I used to have misgiving for PSH but
after watching here her I think she’s
one of my favorite Kactress to date!
Her expression and the way she
handles herself in ever event…
I love her now.
Jung Yong Hwa, surprise
surprise!!! too cute! so level
headed… I am going to have
to refer to him as oppa now since
I have such respect for him.
Hong Ki reminds me of Nakatsu
in Hana Kimi Japan coz he is
so dense. Thinking himself
gay rather looking at the obvious signs!
You’re Beautiful is the best series I’ve
seen this year!
I can’t wait for the next episode.
haha I LOOOOOOOOVEEE THIS DRAMA!!<3333
WAY BETTER than everything i've ever watched x)
oohh geeez Shin-woo is gorgeous *___*
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all i can say is tt it’s been a long time that i’ve laughed so much in a drama! i absolutely loved it!!! please continue to be so funny, i’ll be eternally grateful to the Hong sisters, especially when their last drama – HGD – was sort of a disappointment when the story went haywire. but i’m definitely looking forward to this. i absolutely love PSH on her innocent and really nun-like mannerisms. and the fact tt she was discovered by 2 of the 3 guys by eps 2!!! LOVED it! i’m definitely going for this instead of IRIS cos i love comedies. ^_^
This drama is so AMAZINGLY GOOD!!!!! I was only sorta looking forward to it but after the 1st episode I was completely hooked. I watched the 2nd episode tonight and it was even better! So much fun I was laughing my head off! I agree all the leads were perfectly cast. PSH is super adorable & cute in a natural way, unlike you know who in BOF trying so hard to ACT cute and make funny faces which annoyed me to no end. This is the first time I ever watched Jang Geun-seok in a drama and found him to be a wonderful, effective actor. The other 2 band members are such fun to watch as well, not to mention all 3 members are sweet eye candies. AND the big secret is out already, in episode 2 had me BLOWN AWAY! I’m so eager to see what will come next!!!!!!!
JB, please please continue to recap this drama! It was so much fun reading your recaps!!!
“I have in the past suffered from Second Lead Crush Syndrome, where I felt bad for secondary characters who never got the girl despite treating her better than the hero, and I think Shin-woo will continue this trend. But I think of this in a positive light, because the benefit to a strong conflict like this is that the love triangle actually feels tense and engaging.”
I really found this comment of yours funny! Yeah he is indeed relegated to that position but well since you said it I hope your prediction would be right.
I laughed so much while watching this drama that my family that I was going crazy!!! I love Shin-woo too and JGS’s acting doesn’t grate my nerves which is always great!
I completely LOVE this show so far!!!! I cannot wait for the next episode..
Thanks for your recaps JB. Without them, I wouldn’t have started watching this drama…
P.S – Isn’t Hong Ki/Jeremy just tooo adorable!!! Does anyone else feel like pulling his cheeks?
Haha.. i think this reminds me of both Hana Kimi and It started with a kiss! lol… coz the girl is forever so clumsy.. and naive.. lol.. I think park shin hye (correct?) is soooo cute!! hahaha.. im loving her expressions.. it’s so funny when she go into shock when jeremy pulled off his towel right infront of her.. hahahaha!! I hope every ep will be full of these sorta funny stuff.. like e clouds.. and loving how she’s always embarrassed by e guys.. being an almost-nun.. haha!
@96 ripgal
I’m also finding that Shin Woo doesn’t attract me either. lol so you’re not the only one.
and i love your comment about TK and SW fight over a “guy” lols hehehehe
i would luv to see that since the whole world also see it, been that they are famous pop star. hehehehe
this is one of the best dramas i have watched in ages.
i enjoyed every single bit of both episodes.
i’m so happy to find such a great refreshing new series.
look forward to more!!!
I waited to read your recap before I watched the second episode! HIlarious. Thank you for taking the time out to do these wonderful recaps. It is pure drama love. I am absolutely and utterly enthralled by the genius that is You’re Beautiful. It gives such simple joy. I didn’t even realize that the Hong Sisters had written My Girl (my favorite drama…ever). So I expect GREAT things. Just hopefully there are no two year separations (because that was CRAP in My Girl). And if there has to be any separation…someone BETTER come back in glasses looking dangerously handsome.
thanks JV. the drama is such fun. I hope they won’t just suddenly change personality =). they are all cute in their own ways.
@184..
jeremy/hongki is indeed the cutest most adorable thing..i feel like pinching his cheek and give him a huge bear hug..i love him..his character is hard to act because if one not capable of such character, they tend to overact..but he executed his role really well..
his personality is over the top but i don’t find him annoying which is rare..i barely find character like him not annoying except for nakatsu in hana kimi japan..
i have the feeling that he will found out about GMN as a girl late in the drama and he will be confuse with his own sexuality..given his character and personality like that, it will be hella hilarious..he’s so random..
and i love his dog name..ANGELINA JOLIE is a pure win name!
one more thing about JEREMY. i love how he called GMN pig shit tsunami! LOL..
the other character are executed well..
i love PSH..she’s really cute and adorable…i love her expression
JGS is great as the emo-TK..I love how he hate GMN but always end up in a mess with her..I think TK seem cool on his outer appearance but he’s actually a softie at heart..
YONGHWA as SHINWOO is quite good..he managed to carry the kind prince type character and i can understand why many audience swoon over his charm..
he and PSH have good chemistry though i love to see PSH with HONGKI or JGS because the interaction between them is EPIC!
and i love the HONG SISTER..i love how the make the script so funny and witty and at top of that they put attention to every detail of the script..
“HOW GREAT IS SHIN-WOO? I like him so much. He’s the Rui that Kim Hyun-joong couldn’t quite be. I have in the past suffered from Second Lead Crush Syndrome, where I felt bad for secondary characters who never got the girl despite treating her better than the hero, and I think Shin-woo will continue this trend. ”
Me too! me Too! I too suffer from this condition… nice to know i’m not the only one
I am having a blast watching this drama… lol… and having the 2 lead figure out her secret early on , made me felt that a rug was pulled under me and all cliche’s and expectations were blasted away.
I’m loving it so much that it even make me forget for a while how atrocious looking JGS’s hair is…. we-he-he!
Your recaps actually made me watch this drama..
&I LOVE IT <3 I thought this was one of the dramas that I was just gonna pass by (Like My Fair Lady).
But after I read your posts, I immediately d/led it and watched it & I definitely don't regret it.
I really like Shin woo too <3 The preview for next week looks so cute! Can't wait!
OMG. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS SHOW. IT’S MY FAVORITES COMBINED. AND, SHINWOO IS SUCH A SWEEEEEEEEEEEET HEART…although the hairstyles do need a bit of adjusting for hongki and geun suk, everything else is AWESOME! i cant wait till the next episode comes. having great hopes XD
my favourite parts:
-mi-nam vomits into/on tae kyung’s mouth
-the EPIC, tae-kyung finds out mi-nam’s a girl
-the shower room (the babies, clouds and when shinwoo placed a towel over mi-nam’s head XD
soooo excited…esp. from the preview, the next episode looks really interesting(:
javabeans, your comment call devaluation of kim hyung joog
do not talk kim hyung joog.
your review have power. beause You write the writing in site.
see comment 191sky santos.
191 omment Shows your influence.
If javabeans write in site , you have to write objectivity
klm hyung joog is demand he act jihoo with autism by director.
He faithfully acted by director demand.
it is reason that first klm hyung joog act uncomfortable.
SHIN-WOO, jihoo both is different character..
if subhero act a heroine kindly and both is a same character?
though direct demand first klm hyung joog act jihoo with autism , direct do not produce that jihoo with autism express in drama .
jihoo first had the insecure mind . and after jihoo meet jandi , slowly he open mind her. and it is reason he love only jandi.
in bbf it is jihoo character. jihoo character is not easy role.
He is the person who is complicated has a wound.
SHIN-WOO role importanc is low relatively than in bbf jihoo.
in bbf jihoo Is an above of sub hero. the beginning SHIN-WOO is cool . SHIN-WOO is cool , kind singer.
SHIN-WOO is easy role. SHIN-WOO role do not demand many act skill.
see Tae-kyung act.
the women like SHIN-WOO justly.
beause especially Tae-kyung act unkindly to gominam .
does not see Only one section of character.
do not mention kim hyung joog.In
javabeans —–Remove kim hyung joog from your writing If you had the care to person.
mention Only the person whom you like.
do not makes look better SHIN-WOO than jihoo by the medium of your comment devaluate kim hyung joog.
to #194,
If you’re such a fan, shouldn’t you know how to spell his name? KIM HYUN JOONG. obviously it’s not a typo since you spelled it wrong 8 times. i think that’s a worse “devaluation of kim hyung joog” (sic) than anything that was in the recap.
although the characters are different, you can see some “awkwardness” in both while acting. some ppl just tend to ‘prefer’ or ’side’ their idols so this is more of a personal point of view/ opinion.
Totally LOVING it!!! Can’t wait! Finally a decently funny drama to watch… Heh… Can’t wait!
Aww why get so serious about KHJ?
@ 194
Jihoo may have been a more complex role to play. But er.. KHJ didn’t really play it out well. I mean autism doesn’t mean being robotic. I would have never got that if I didn’t do research on why Jihoo was so stiff in the first place.
It’s a fact that KHJ can’t act. I’m not bashing on him. But KHJ’s an idol not an actor. BBF was his first acting debut so it’s understandable that his performance isn’t up to par compared with other professional actors that were trained to act. His performance wasn’t bad for a first. But it wasn’t good either. Of course, he’s great as a performer.
You also need to understand that comparisons are inevitable since the two characters are quite similar in terms of their character so CHILL.
(Oops. I sound so incoherent. Sorry)
You’re beautiful rocks!
the title 미남이세네요 has 2 meanings…
“You are Mi-nam.”
Since Mi-nyeo is crossdressing for her brother Mi-nam…
“You are handsome.”
I don’t know about this one; “mi-nyeo” means beauty/beautiful, right? So, let’s take it on the male side of beautiful…
Just noticed…
Episode 2 was even better than 1 – how great is that? Gotta love the Hong sisters for bringing a lot of LOLs into our lives once again!
And when was the last time a recap had more than 200 comments, Javabeans? Let’s hope that the Korean audience love this show as much as the international.
@200 Rovi: Thank you for pointing that out. I knew there was something with the names, because someone over at soompi mentioned it, but didn’t explain.
I never knew that JiHoo was autistic!!!! i am in shock! OMG.
He didn’t really look autistic to me, so i didn’t even know.
I thought he was just stiff and awkward.
I think that Shin Woo is not that great so far, even though he is kinda cute, he does have a trace of awkward acting. But still, i wish him luck!
I am so loving Jang Geun Suk.
I was a fan before, now even more.
He really proves that he can act.
I hope that Park Shin Hye gets to act as her girl self, Min-nyeo. She looks pretty with long hair and stuff. But still cute with short hair ^^
I really don’t understand how everyone (in the drama) thinks the looks like a guy? i mean HER VOICE?!
to 195 whatever
I cannot English well.
Not knowing English well is not the mistake.
there was not a work which will write KIM HYUN JOONG(=金賢重) in english
I use 金賢重.
金賢重 wrote first in English.
and i am bbf fan than khj
do not cloudy a viewpoint.
Change your narrow mind.
Don’t be sarcastic.
to 198 joanna
Shin Woo – - have Shin Woo excellent actor skill that Shin Woo is better than khj ?
Shin Woo is okay,and khj is okay…
his is my viewpoint.
his is my viewpoint. Shin Woo is not more superior than khj
why get so serious about KHJ?
If someone do not say to khj , i will not say to Shin Woo.
I LOVE THE COMPUTER SCENE I WAS TOTALLY ROFLING.
anyway. i think this version there’s a cut in the bathroom scene. between the shin woo comes to cover mi-nam’s face with the towel, jeremy appears in front of mi-man and that snapped her out of her reverie. Jeremy started talking to her. then when he was done, he took of the towel that he had around his waist and swung it over his shoulders. so now he’s completely naked. mi-nam stands in shock. THEN shin woo appears. by then i think shin woo already knows that mi-nam is a boy coz there was this scene he was on the roof and mi-nam, the manager and the stylist was talking about mi-nam being a girl and he overheard.
this drama is fantastic! I’ve just finished ep 2 and I do, do want more
just love jang geum seuk
never like Park shin hye but her characters in this drama is so interesting and of course hilarious
i discover something in korean site
as youguys know the actor who play SHIN-WOO is JUNG YONG WHA.
someone said he is JUNG KYUNG HO’s brother.
but he is not a JUNG KYUNG HO’s brother.
JUNG YONG WHA have nothing to do with JUNG KYUNG HO.
they are just look similar.
and JUNG YONG WHA is lead vocal of a independent band.
he is singer-songwriter in real life.
and he is lead vocal/ base guitar in his band.
my fave character the President of Fans Club XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!
Just want to comment that when Tae-kyung says “I didn’t do it”, I think he meant that he didn’t hurt her, rather than meaning he didn’t make the mass.
Although late as always, all I can do is thank javabeans for this blog!!!!
I’ve got a feeling that Hong sisters decided to escalate the stardom of Jang Geun suk to the skyes.Either he gets the girl, being soft inside and hard outside or he will act another prince Chag Hwi- we will cry……That’s why I love korean dramas!
your recaps make me want to check out this drama, even if the cast does not seem that interesting. those are some really feminine looking dudes.
KHJ can’t act, hopefully he won’t get a KBS Drama Award for acting, but for Popularity. but he did improve a little.
Second Lead Crush Syndrome? Is that what we call it? Where do I get immediate treatment from the painful, repeated relapses of SLCS (BOF, QSD, MFL…)??
Holy-A.N.Jell, the entire production is a parody. From the title, to names, to characters, to statues, to music, to everything. Sung Chan totally reminds me of a cross between JYP and Tony An; And boycotting fanatics reminds me of stuff going on now in Kpop (2PM, SNSD…)
Is anyone else loving all the sub-characters? I adore the violent, domineering stylist, the walk-all-over-him manager, the English-spewing-think-he’s-really-funny CEO, the die-hard fan president, gosh, I even like Mother Superior (imagination) for being able to bring such enlightenment to MN in times of “crisis.” Every, single character seems to be wittingly characterized and protrayed.
Like everyone else I’m loving SW, but I have to say JGS is a much better actor, afterall he is more experienced than JYH. I think JGS nuanced his transitions between a hidden softie and an emo-y OCD well. PSH didn’t surprise me with her innocent, cute protrayal, I’ve seen quite a few of her works and she’s good with innocent and sweet. HongKi….is just hilarious – I’m rather glad he went overboard in acting, because his character befits some over-the-top.
I haven’t been this pleased with ALL characters of a kdrama since…a long time. lols…
@118: You judge an actress by one report? *sigh* No wonder Korean stars want to commit suicide with fan-mob mentalities like that.
It is kind of strange, I guess, because I was totally in the Rui camp for Meteor Garden and the Japanese HYD (not the Korean version, though, because KHJ was lauhgably inferior to the Chinese and Japanese Ruis, IMO, and Gu Jun-Pyo has got to be one of the most iconic characters in a KDrama ever), but yet I’m not rooting for Shin-Woo, as attractive as the actor portraying him is.
He just seems kind of too smooth and perfect and therefore, a bit boring to me right now. There tends to be only so much I can tolerate in a guy’s cruelty toward a girl (for example, I didn’t like the Japanese and Chinese Tsukasas at all because I found it appalling how they treated.. their respective Makinos in the very beginning), but JGS, for some reason… I just think he hits the spot.
His character is just to die for. Moody and arrogant, but you can just tell that he is a big softie inside. I’m glad that he is the lead and that he will get the girl — maybe I’m a sucker for cliches, but isn’t it a lot more fun to watch two characters who start off with so many more conflict points like Mi-nyeo and Tae-kyoung instead of two characters who hit it off spendidly from the start like her and Shin-Woo?
Ah, maybe I’m just a sucker for the whole ‘love you, hate you, wanna fxxx you, wanna kill you’ thing. XDDDD
Hm, and while Mi-nam gets Tae-kyoung and you gals fall all over Shin-Woo, I think I’m going to get cozy with Jeremy over there in the corner….
One of the best korean drama ever! I wish to say that, but i’ll hold it back until it finish.
anyhow, what i’m very glad is, that at last, they manage to do romantic comedic drama with a character of polite and soft girl as the main cast. and the comedic part about her is her innocent and blurriness. i’ve always waited this to come since i’m romantic comedy fan, but i hate how the main girl always being over the top.. acting uberly cute or shouting too much.
wow i think…this is the 2nd drama in this year that i wont miss to watch, the 1st one is BOF….i have a question….JB in real life are both of them (Jeremy & Tae-Kyoung) come from 1 family…coz their face is same with other…
Okay, this drama, even with only two episodes, has made me obsessed. I love it. Park Shin Hye is really really cute, I almost can’t stand her because of it. Shin-woo is gonna be so much fun. There will be some major fangirling for him. Tae-kyung has a sexy voice and he cracks me up. A lot. Jeremy is adorable and way funny (Angelina Jolie. LOL). Sigh, I’m back into my BOF-like high. Ha, YAY.
This is only my second year watching K-dramas, but I think that You’re Beautiful is so far the best K-drama this years. I did like Boys Before Flowers but I didn’t see a lot of chemistry between the protagonists. I loved the shower and the mother superior unexpectedly coming out of the locker! HAHA! I had to get some air after the episode was over. I am addicted now and I don’t know how I’m going to study for midterms like this!! I hope that Mi Nam ends up with Taekyung (sorry if it’s spelled wrong). I feel they have more chemistry than Shi Woo (again sorry). I would be really mad if Mi Nam and Taekyung ended up being half siblings or step siblings.
I’m curious though? Why does the manager (I forgot his name) start crying everytime that Mi Nam does something for the band? Is there a possibility that the real Mi Nam is dead? I’m just curious.
I can’t wait for episode three and four. You’re Beautiful is like the almonds in my strawberry frozen yogurt! It is wonderful!
Now I should stop ranting on and get back to my Japanese homework!
any one knows where I can listen to the theme ost (full ver), Promise?
thx!
i’m so obsess with this drama.. i feel like i’ve been waiting and counting the days for it..
again today i started smiling when i thought about the hilarious scene… ppl probably thought i am crazy……..
i hate waiting……but that is what im doing now…
waiting omg… wed is seem so far away..
i’m watching both eps and reading the recaps (and crying with laughter). the hero with the sexy voice, the child-like innocent heroine, ahh…Shin Woo
(i’m rooting for you!), the ‘reservoir dogs strut’, the emo-sulk…what am i ranting about? you guys are watching it too. love it! love it! love it! now i can stop repeating my BOF 
thanks JB for the recaps, i’ll be back for more, definitely!
i will PROMISE you that i will keep continue watching tis drama and reading your recap…
Keep up a good work,JB….
seriously I thought jgs would do bad coz it’s a not so challenging drama. but he act so well!! omigosh.. and shin woo is so hottttttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i finally watch kdrama again after a long time
cant wait for the drama to air tmr XD ytd has never seemed so far away..sigh. meanwhile, i shall rewatch to avoid boredom(:
I was hoping you would summarize this drama…Thanks JB!
I love, love, love this drama! At first I didn’t expect anything as I was just looking for another drama to watch on my soju.
After laughing my head off at 4am in the morning I am now officially hooked!!
I love the fact that the drama is witty, unconventional (despite having your usual cliches), and fun. I can’t remember how many times I clicked on ‘pause’ because I was laughing too hard.
My favorite line: “Pig shit tsunami” *makes the point wave*. Hilarious.
Funny scene: JGS choking on water bec of the ‘revelation’
I want the next episode already!!!!!! Waah!!!! As for the comparisons, etc., guys, let’s just forget about that and enjoy the drama. Good stuff like this doesn’t come everyday!
Can’t wait for the next epi!
Note: I didn’t know that the female lead could dance so well! Check out her videos on youtube!
Great. Now this post makes me want to watch this dram
Possibly everyone else here is, like me, hooked onto listening to this for hours already, but if you happen to be dying for the next episode and haven’t yet seen the AN Jell mini-concert you absolutely should!
Makes me love the OST more, and actually also shows off Jung’s charisma… I think the other two male leads may have more band experience, but Jung’s acting skills made him seem (to me) to be the most charming on-stage of the three.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW1cpN5DiuA
And 212 Yina, I’m almost with you 100%… I’m a 2nd lead symptom classic. Rui fan in all versions, and loved Junki’s 2nd fiddle role in My Girl, and particularly for BoF I have to admit the “random acts of violence” that the script seemed to indulge in for the lead male character sat ill with me, compared to Rui’s moody gentleness…. though all actors were incredibly cute!
Here for the first time I see the 2nd lead’s attraction- and it does help the actor is gorgeous- but something about Jung’s charisma has me captivated… he’s become, in my eyes, dramatic Heathcliff, poetic Byron, who’s still as funnily vulnerable as good old Arthur Dent!
Okay, too much raving, difficult not to be disappointed if we work ourselves up into frothing in the mouth over this- so I’m going to try to keep my expectations moderate and reasonable and just enjoy whatever comes our way in future episodes.
Now if _only_ Wednesdays and Thursdays come twice a week instead of once… is that really _unreasonable_ to ask for??!
This is a drama that I watch with my family, it is indeed hilarious and I think we needed a drama like that. I agree with what you’ve said about the cast, it is indeed perfect and evey actor fits the character they have been casted, I for one loveJeremy he is too adorable.
just how great is shin woo??? second episode and i’m already falling for him
and its so AWESOME that they already figured out that she’s a girl
i know other dramas would drag it out, but sometimes i’m like “oh come on! how can you miss that???”
so i’m super excited that it’s moving fast. it’s more fun now knowing that she’s a girl anyways hahah can’t wait for the next episodes and your reviews
Oh my gosh I needed this. I watched it today after finishing MFL and realising that in the last 4 eps it had dragged and this made me sad because I had been really enjoying it. So when I put this on straight after and it had me screaming so loud I had my flatmates talking on fb ^^;;; it felt really good! I cannot WAIT for episode 3
I usually like them but feel the pull of the lead enough to get me past it… the only time I really struggled was with HYD…
I LOVE that TY found out I really was hoping he would… I prefer it that way… the hana kimi way but it’s different again because she knows he knows. I like it, looking forwards to seeing how it pans out. Fortunately I rarely suffer second love syndrome
Anyway whoooo bring on tomorrow <3
This seem like a very good funny drama to watch.
the first two episodes of this drama were so hilarious and just epic! the Hong sisters are amazing screenwriters, and the music in this drama are amazing ^^ like when Tae-kyung gets angry there comes this awesome dramatic music and everything.
I couldn’t stop laughing throughout the second episode, especially over Hongki’s character (who names his dog Angelina Jolie), he is so funny and oblivious and just so adorable and I think that Hongki plays that really well. There are LOT for really great and funny scenes throughout this episode, like Hongki eating that orange, when the eggtruck came, and that showers scene when the nun came out of the locker ^^ priceless.
I haven’t been so exited for a drama in a while, I was a huge BBF fan but that did get a little weird sometimes and at the end it was so dragged out… I hope this series won’t end up like that, and I hope the rating would get higher for this drama.
I can’t wait for the episode who will air today. So exiting
i dont intend to watch this drama, but YOU change my mind……Cant wait! Just reading ur recaps and the pics here i’m already fallen for shin woo. like you, i always sympathize with the underdogs(second male lead)
Can’t wait for your next recap of this series. Loving this more and more. I’m speculating that HTK’s mom is actually his stepmom? Because I have a feeling that she is actually GMN’s real mom. May be when HTK said something like a mom is not a mom just because she gave birth to a child, may be he found out that she abandoned her real children. Anyway, that’s just my thoughts. Can’t wait to watch episodes 3 and 4 with subs of course.
@225
of course Yonghwa has the band feel in him..
he’s in C.N.BLUE, a korean indie band which recently debuted in japan..he’s the lead singer and guitaris..fyi, he sing in English..sexy voice..
and the band is in the company as FT ISLAND..
though he recently debut, he’s been a trainee in the company perhaps since hongki was a trainee back then.. that was 4 years ago?so you know where the charisma is oozing from..
guess both yonghwa and hongki already know each other for a long time..
@232
i somehow feel that TK mom will be the connecting point of TK and GMN..
i also have the feeling that TK mom is only the stepmother and she’s GMN real mother..then, that’s the twist of the drama start..the mom might left the twins(to avoid scandal,she’s famous isn’t she?)and married TK’s father..(still she keep she and TK relationship a secret)
we can expect the unexpected from this drama..
this drama is like a parody of what really happening in korean entertainment industry..but the writers and PD put it underlying the funny and witty plot..
i totally can relate my fandom of k-pop with this drama..
Off topic, but episode 3 is my favorite so far…. we get a lot more of the duality of the lead guy- half-angel, half-demon .
Okay, I too will eat my own words and go back to being a frothing in the mouth fan over what is a half-absolutely-charismatic, half-idiotic-charm, shaken and definitely stirred up character. Or if you like ol’ William,
“in Action, how like an Angel? in apprehension, how like a God?”
(Just watch the last scene from episode 3 and you’ll see what I mean… there’s reference to both those elements in him …
… someone more insightful than me point out the last frame’s similarity to the Sistine chapel’s famous ceiling. )
Lots and lots of self parody too… watch for an ad starring his normal self. This episode managed to be terribly clever, yet also wonderfully idiotic at once! Kudos to the Hong sister’s amazing script and the director! (E.g., Hong ki’s character’s ‘reinterpretation’ of a scene he saw was DOPE!
I’m starting to appreciate his character… he has his share of idiosyncrasies! 
)
My favorite moments? Jung’s hands-up ‘hug’, his dainty brushing off of his shoes after ‘kicking’ aside clothes, all those funny, cynical, nit-picky, sometimes awkward, sometimes masterfully in charge- e.g. his subway “let’s go” scene and the sweet scene that we get a glimpse of in the trailers for episode 4 (since there’s no spoiler tag, I’ll keep my comments vague, but those of you who’ve seen it will know what I mean!
)
despiratly waiting for ep 3 recap……..i think i will be fired frm my job lol……can’t help but sneak to dramabeans now and then…
yes im with you im glad that they arent going to do another coffee prince, drag it on is she a girl is she a boy thing
find out now so when they fall for each other (lalala) itll be even more bangbang! thx JB for the recap!
OH YEAH! Taekyung AND Shinwoo knows.. Idk.. In Coffee Prince, without the guy knowing, it was almost sad because he was willing to become gay for her and it was just, Idk.. Heartbreaking..?
ANYWAYS, I’m actually glad Taekyung found out or else I think I would’ve stopped watching.. -Hmph-
Haha, but yah. Jeremy, oh gosh Jeremy.. Haha, I think out of A.N. Jell.. I love Jeremy the most. Lol, he gets amused easily and he also jumps into crazy conclusions that idk.. Makes him suspiciously weird. Lol, I found it funny how his dog’s name was Angelina Jolie.. Oh gosh, I just found that very funny and how he accused himself as a perv. Lol, all Mi Nam did was run off, out of his grasp. Lol. ;D
Haha, but aww.. Shin Woo.. Oh, gosh I think I’ve fallen for him.. He’s so sweet in like a very nice calming way.. The towel thing, was totally “AHH!!~” Lol.
Oh goshers, and I like love it how crazy of a clean freak Taekyung is.. He just can’t take it. Haha, its almost cute. ;D Wait it is, although he reacts like a maniac thats about ready to kill.
So far, so good.
back to comment because I’ve finally started the drama!!
Is it just me or is “Minam’s” character overly annoying. GAHH I really cannot stand her. Maybe it’s because her character is supposed to be really proper and polite and have that sweet angelic voice… everything about it just bugs me SOOO much. Ugh, I hope my opinion about her character changes SOON because it’s really starting to frustrate me!! The other boys/the humor is so worth it though (:
@194 – This is javabean’s blog, therefore she does not have to speak objectively. She wrote her recap of it in a completely objective manner.. and she only mentions Jihoo’s character in her COMMENTS section. Please understand this; you must remember you are coming to a BLOG to read this.
@234 – the only weird thing about it was when she was watching TV and saw A N JELL on TV she was like, oh he’s on TV… I guess he does actually have something in common with me (which is usually something you only say about your REAL children)
unless she was actually saying that about Minam.. which I kind of doubt though because how would she just recognize Minam that quickly? And plus it just makes more sense for it to be Taekkyung
i knew it! i love that you love this drama JB,
i totally have no expectation of the drama, since this year drama trendy drama dissapointed me, (esp, lady castle). im only at ep 2, im holding back from reading your recap (ooh so tempting), so ill just straight read your opinion at the end
somehow you’re beautifull totally reminds me of fantasy couple style. with mi nyeo as the crazy girl. both drama got the laid back style, and i have to say, you’re beautifull is very well made. i just found out that this is hong sister’s work. wow that explain
“He’s the Rui that Kim Hyun-joong couldn’t quite be.”
now that is sooo damn true. in that shower scene i cant stop thinking about this too. the second male lead, rui vibe, only much better presented,
jeremy is overexagerating, but funny and adorb as hell! i love the whole character, from the managers, nun, even the crazy president fanclub, they’re all hillarious
what i love in this drama is the fast phase, and the goal is not about finding her true identity which is really cool.
thanks java beans for the recaps
this is the episode where i realized who Park Shin Hye looked like… its Eun Hye. i’m not trying to compare how they act only how much i noticed that they have HUGE similarities when it comes to some profile if i compare Shin’s image from this drama to Hye’s Coffee Prince but of course they also have BIG differences like how shorter Shin is and how LARGER her hips are. (did YOU notice that?) I had to comment on that here. Shin has LARGE HIPS. it really bugs me at times, especially when she gets to wear a tight fitting pants for a man. it makes me wonder, if Shin’s character was truly a Male… does he actually have to have hips that BIG? ^_^v
sounds like a really good watch^^
even with just reading this it’s made me laugh so much^^
Javabean!!!
U know what!! i’m so in love the way u wrote this article..!!!
I’ve been suffering for not be able to watch this drama in Youtube,
because of the Online limit i’ve got,
which I only can use it wisely by reading the drama article u’ve written in this blog!!
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I’ll stop reading today, I’ve got test to attend tomorrow!! wish me luck ;D!!
Good night Javebean<3
I realized I absolutely love this drama when Mother Superior walked out of a gym locker.
thanks for these summaries! you’re awesome
note: you did forget about how jeremy stopped her on her way out of the change room. this is what snapped her into reality, shocking her. this leads to the reason shinwoo had to cover her head with the towel.. xD
Hello,
Love your recaps.
Have watched this series two times now (I’m nearly 32 yo, but still really really liked this drama) and am now reading your recaps, laughing at the scenes and your witty comments regarding them.
Thanks a million,
J.
hi javabeans
what do we have here??? i also almost always fall for the second lead.. the un-noticed hero. the gentle, very sensitive guy who never gets the girl. and at the end of the series, i just want to enter my computer so i can give him a hug because he is so much in pain that i want to comfort him. i never really understand why the heroine pick the first lead…..
i love your referrence to rui. i am a big fan of hanazawa rui, i especially like oguri shun’s take on the character. and yeah, i dont like the korean version of rui either.
I LOVE the scene where TK is watching on the computer and he thinks the stylist lady and Minam are doing something sexual. I haven’t seen a Korean drama where they play out such a “misunderstanding” scene so well and so overtly. It was GREAT! I loved’ TK’s reaction and it was just HILARIOUS! Even if it immediately became clear that the situation was not what he imagined it was…but ended up being something completely different!!!