You’re Beautiful: Episode 6
Things just keep getting better.
I really love both Shin-woo AND Tae-kyung in this episode. I mean, really. REALLY! (SO sweet.)
What’s best is that neither is bad guy, and neither is Mi-nyeo a bad girl. Nobody’s at fault here — it’s the circumstances that have caused this dramatic tangle. Sometimes drama plots feel like a bunch of strings jerking puppets around to act a certain way that feels forced or untrue. As in, “Time for some jealousy. Now some tragedy. Go, emote!” I love when, in contrast, a drama’s angst comes from a well-plotted conflict that’s organic to its story and world.
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EPISODE 6 RECAP
After Mi-nyeo passes out, she spends the night awkwardly sprawled on top of Tae-kyung. In the morning, Hoon-yi walks in and is scandalized to see the two lying in bed together.
He finds the taser, and tries to work out possible explanations for this tableau. His overactive imagination fantasizes in the style of old movies (replete with lips moving off-time to the dialogue — with Hoon-yi voicing both “parts” of this re-enactment), and he first thinks Tae-kyung must have been the culprit.
Hoon-yi imagines that Mi-nyeo had felt threatened by Tae-kyung’s advances, and tased him (bro). After he’d fallen back, she had swooned due to this assault on her delicate feminine sensibilities.
But that doesn’t make sense — she wouldn’t still be around if she tased him. Then… was it Mi-nyeo who…?
In his second scenario, he imagines that Mi-nyeo had made the moves on a nervous Tae-kyung, and tased him to keep him from running away. LOL.
Too bad neither realizes that they spent the whole night sleeping together (snerk), because Mi-nyeo falls out of bed groggily. AUnt Mi-ja finds her sitting by the bed still half-asleep and tells her to come down for breakfast.
To prod a sleepy Tae-kyung out of bed, Mi-ja slaps his ass. THAT certainly gets him awake.
It’s a gesture that increases in shock value the second time around: Tae-kyung comes down to breakfast and starts to outline his guidelines to the chattering aunt. However, he barely starts to instruct her not to touch him when she again grabs his butt affectionately. He’s shocked into speechlessness, and tries to walk away with his dignity intact. (The others know better than to comment while his pride is wounded and put their heads down hastily.)
Hoon-yi is relieved when Mi-nyeo tells him the truth of the taser incident. At least there was no impropriety going on. She’s feeling a little weak and shocked (electrically), so he advises her to drink a lot of water.
Shin-woo is in a better mood today and asks how Mi-nam fared, wondering how her first night rooming with Tae-kyung went. He interprets her honest answer that she fainted as a figure of speech to mean she slept soundly. She answers, “I did make a little mistake, but hyungnim [Tae-kyung] didn’t find out so it was fine. Aside from that, I’m fine.”
This is actually a good sign to Shin-woo, who thinks that if she was so comfortable around Tae-kyung, maybe he doesn’t have to worry (because it implies she didn’t really think of Tae-kyung as a man). He’s also encouraged when Mi-nyeo asks if he’s feeling better about being stood up, because she’d felt bad for him.
Shin-woo: “I did feel upset because she was with another guy, but it seems she doesn’t think of him as a man, so that’s good.”
Mi-nyeo: “That girl will definitely like a cool guy like you.”
Shin-woo: “I’m trusting in those words. You can’t forget what you just said, or cancel them. Promise.”
Smiling, he holds out his finger for a pinky-swear. Mi-nyeo worries that linking pinkies will give him an electrical shock from the taser, but she’s fine. She puts a hand to her heart and comments, “I don’t feel a thing.” It’s a statement that could be misinterpreted, but Shin-woo doesn’t make too much of it.
She runs into Tae-kyung in the kitchen, who notes how close she is with Shin-woo and suggests that she should’ve roomed with Shin-woo instead. Mi-nyeo answers, “But Shin-woo hyung is a guy! Oh, wait… You are too.” He replies drily, “And so are you.”
Although his initial response to Mi-nyeo’s closeness with Shin-woo wasn’t jealousy, now Tae-kyung is annoyed that his gender registered as an afterthought to her. He also wonders why he slept so soundly, but figures it’s just because he walked so much the day before.
Spurred by her interest in Tae-kyung, Yoo Heyi arrives at the A.N. offices to see Sung-chan, using as a pretext some tickets for the VIP screening of her upcoming movie. She gives him the passes as a request to bring some of his stars to her film, and he’s pleased to take them.
We know that she’s really here to see Tae-kyung, and she wrings an invitation from the stylist to drop in on Tae-kyung, who’s at the studio.
He’s at work composing the song “Without words” (on the soundtrack), thoroughly engrossed, as the two ladies watch in admiration. His expression sours when he looks up to see Heyi watching, and she tries to enter the studio, only to find the door locked. He ignores her (hehe) and continues working, so an impatient Heyi writes a note to insist he open the door immediately.
He declines to oblige. More annoyed, Heyi scribbles a second note: “I came to find out who that girl is.” Tae-kyung smirks: “You won’t be able to.” A third note follows: “I’m not going to let this go!”
That gets his attention, and he comes up to the window to face her. She thinks she’s won… but he reads her note — she’s misspelled it! HAHA. (It’s the equivalent of writing, “I’m not gona lett this go!”
He takes out a pen and marks up the window (backwards, so she can read it) with the correct spelling. Frustrated, Heyi starts to throw a tantrum, so he adds underneath it: “CCTV” (security cameras) and an arrow pointing up. At the camera mounted on the ceiling.
Heyi leaves in a snit, while he wonders why she came all this way.
Not about to concede, Heyi next finds Mi-nam (who’s at the dance studio with the other guys) and professes herself to be a fan. She asks for a photo together, then comments, “You don’t seem like a guy.” This is done purposely to unsettle her, and it does just that, but Heyi adds innocently that she only meant it because Mi-nam shrank back when she linked arms.
Hoon-yi takes Heyi’s interest as a positive sign — if Korea’s Fairy is a fan, then Mi-nam is a success. Mi-nyeo says (completely without irony), “I had no idea I was so appealing as a man.”
Hoon-yi muses, “Hwang Tae-kyung likes Yoo Heyi and Yoo Heyi likes Go Mi-nam — that means you’ve beat Tae-kyung.” Mi-nyeo asks, “Hwang Tae-kyung likes her?” Hoon-yi heard from Sung-chan that there’s something between the couple, so Mi-nyeo looks at the pin in Heyi’s hair and says sadly, “She’s really pretty. So Hwang Tae-kyung likes pretty girls like her.”
And then she holds a hand to her chest, because it’s started to act up again. Of course, she’s so inexperienced with romantic emotions that she supposes this is a lingering effect of her electric shock.
While Mi-nyeo is feeling envious of Heyi, she has no idea that Heyi is also feeling envious of her, albeit with a nastier undercurrent. Heyi sees Sung-chan taking the A.N.JELL guys out to eat, and says jealously that Mi-nam is acting like a boy but getting treated like a princess. If Mi-nam is revealed as a girl, she’ll lose it all. Heyi asks herself, “How shall I drop the bomb?”
At lunch, Mi-nyeo overhears Sung-chan asking Tae-kyung when he’s going to break the news about Heyi. Tae-kyung says nothing’s going on, and tells Sung-chan he’s not interested in working with Mo Hwa-ran. Sung-chan accepts that.
Mi-nyeo feels depressed at all this talk of Heyi, and Jeremy notices that she isn’t eating. He’s still uncomfortable around her, but against his own judgment he hands over his plate and says, “Don’t be sick.”
She asks, “Jeremy, guys naturally like pretty girls, right? You do too, right?” Thinking of his own fixation on Mi-nam, he protests (too much), “Of course! Since I’m a guy, I only like really beautiful women! Only women with really beautiful faces and bodies! Isn’t that obvious? Do you think I’d like a guy like you?”
So fixated are they on their respective woes that it doesn’t even occur to them that they’re having two entirely different conversations.
The nosy Reporter Kim loiters outside A.N. Entertainment, asking fans if they’d seen Heyi with Tae-kyung when she dropped by earlier. Sayuri interrupts, instructing the fans not to talk to him: “You’re a reporter, right? We make sure to protect our oppas’ privacy.”
The girls sigh over photos taken at the festival, and the reporter sidles over to steal a look. Spotting a shot of Mi-nam in the lobby (with her face hidden), the reporter starts to realize that perhaps there was another woman involved. He steals the photo and runs off shouting, “It was a different woman! Who is she?”
At lunch, Sung-chan announces that Mi-nam is going to kick off the group’s new round of activities. Before A.N.JELL releases its sixth album, they’ll drum up interest by putting out a single album for Mi-nam, featuring a perfect song — one of Tae-kyung’s compositions.
This certainly makes Mi-nyeo’s charade tougher, so she and Hoon-yi beg Tae-kyung to help them get out of it. She can’t handle the scrutiny of solo activities. Hoon-yi promises that the real Mi-nam will return before the sixth album goes out, so he begs Tae-kyung to prevent this until then.
Tae-kyung is, typically, unsympathetic. He tells Mi-nyeo that if she can sing his song, she can stay: “If you can’t, go.”
Mi-nyeo finds solo work daunting — she’ll have to appear on live broadcasts and perform frequently. Shin-woo asks if she’s nervous and assures her not to worry; they’ll be supporting her. He’ll always be rooting for her.
Hoon-yi begs Tae-kyung again to help out by singing his own song rather than assigning it to Mi-nam. Tae-kyung shakes off the manager and heads out in annoyance, but he stops sharply when Hoon-yi receives a text message. It’s Mi-nyeo, telling him that she’s sorry she didn’t inform him ahead of time, but she has left to find Mother Superior. Hoon-yi freaks out — how could she leave so abruptly? He tells Tae-kyung, “Go Mi-nam has gone. Happy?”
Tae-kyung is upset: “Go Mi-nam left like that?” He peels out in his car and drives aggressively, contemplating the situation. We know the exact moment he makes his decision, because it’s time for the quintessential reckless U-turn! (Just once, I’d like to see this scenario play out with an immediate car crash, you know what I mean?)
Tae-kyung calls Mi-nyeo to ask where she is, then orders her to stay put. When he screeches to a halt at the bus stop, he registers her girl clothing and demands, “You’re leaving just like this?” (Just check out that intense glare on his face!)
At her affirmation, he launches into a tirade: “How can you go without saying anything? Are you leaving me to explain things to everyone? What about your aunt? You have to tell people and wrap things up before you go! Do you think you can just cover up things and leave like that? Do you think I’d let you go like this?”
He orders her into the car. Mi-nyeo asks, “Then… are you giving me a ride?”
Tae-kyung’s expression immediately wrinkles — huh? Mi-nyeo clarifies — Mother Superior is visiting Seoul. She’s going for a visit. LOL.
Eyeing her feminine outfit, Tae-kyung says, “It’s like I’m meeting you for the first time. For some reason I feel like I have to use polite speech [joendaemal] with you.” He calls her Miss Go Mi-nam, so she corrects him, saying her name is Go Mi-nyeo.
Tae-kyung, teasing: “Then did Miss Mi-nyeo cut her hair to become Mr. Mi-nam?”
Mi-nyeo: “Yes. But when I became a male, I ended up a stylish man.”
Tae-kyung: “Still, you must have been sad to cut your hair. After all, you’re a girl.”
Mi-nyeo: “Even though my hair is short, I am a girl.”
Tae-kyung, clearing his throat and taking a moment to respond: “But the Go Mi-nam I know is still a guy.”
Mi-nyeo: “But now that my hair is long and I’m wearing a pin in it, even if I am not beautiful, do I not resemble a girl?”
Tae-kyung, skeptical: “Are you insisting that you look like a girl wearing a pin in fake hair?”
She’s disappointed at his response, and pulls the pin out of her hair, self-conscious for trying something that he thinks looks so unflattering on her. She’s dismayed when the cheap pin breaks, and Tae-kyung feels a tiny twinge at dismissing her so readily.
When he drops her off at the church, he tells her he’ll take her back home, so she asks for two hours to meet with the nun. As she goes, Tae-kyung takes out the broken pin and looks at it: “I didn’t even break it, but now I feel bad.”
Mi-nyeo can’t confide her troubles in the nun, but asks for comfort.
Tae-kyung drives around to kill the two hours, and pulls up to a street vendor and asks for a girl’s hairpin. He has no money aside from large bills, so he essentially gives her $100 for a $3 pin, and says, “This is a $100 pin.”
When Heyi calls, an irritated Tae-kyung hangs up on her because he won’t put up with her games. So when she calls back, she hurriedly blurts before he hangs up again, “That woman! There’s another photo of that woman. One of my staff members took a picture of you running with her.”
To prevent her from going directly to the media, Tae-kyung reluctantly meets with her at a park, where she plays coy and tries to get him to talk about the girl. Is she from his agency? A star, a staffer?
He asks if she’s playing around with him, and she laughs, “Did you just figure that out now? There is no photo.”
When he asks where she parked her car, she taunts, “So you can bash it in? It’s over there, far away.” But to the contrary, Tae-kyung smirks, then grabs one of her shoes — and throws it into the water. HA!
She throws the other one at him in anger, so he kicks it in the water, too. (Double HA!)
Now he’s running late to pick up Mi-nyeo. He calls to let her know, and she tells him she’ll be fine waiting in front of the church.
Fuming, Heyi is ready to call reporters to blab about Mi-nam being a girl — which is when she gets hit in the head with a basketball. (Triple HA!) The guys realize who it is and start snapping photos excitedly.
Heyi is disheveled, upset, and bloody-nosed. Distraught, she asks them not to take pictures, but naturally they ignore her and crowd around her like a frenzied mob. She starts to cry, when suddenly, someone steps in to help.
It’s Tae-kyung! He puts his jacket around her and leads her away. As she waits for her manager to pick her up, she moans in embarrassment, “I’ll have to retire.” He scoffs, “Isn’t it more embarrassing if that’s the last photo of you before you retire?”
Heyi wonders why he helped when it would be bound to raise a scandal. He answers, “Because I know what it’s like to have unwanted pictures taken.”
Tae-kyung anxiously checks the time, thinking of Mi-nyeo, and tells Heyi it’s time to go. She whines that he has to wait with her till her manager arrives, since he threw her shoes away.
The pictures hit the internet immediately, and soon the agency is besieged with phone calls. The management team denies the rumors, and in yet more poking fun at real life, Hoon-yi yells at his phone that “They’re just oppa-dongsaeng! Oppa-dongsaeng!” (This is a common excuse given to refute dating claims.)
Shin-woo is disturbed because he thought Tae-kyung was with Mi-nyeo. If he’s with Heyi instead, what happened to Mi-nyeo?
When Tae-kyung’s phone rings while he’s out of the car, Heyi sees that it’s Mi-nam, and answers. She says, “Oppa can’t come right now. Don’t wait.”
Mi-nyeo’s heart troubles her some more at this news, and she figures she shouldn’t wait for him anymore. She can’t go home dressed as a girl and her things are in Tae-kyung’s car, so she’ll have to buy clothes to change into.
As she wanders Seoul’s Myungdong shopping district, she receives a call from Shin-woo, who offers to pick her up. She politely refuses, assuring him that she’s fine, not knowing that he’s already nearby. (He knew the church was near Myungdong.)
He suggests that she should eat noodles since she’s here, planting the idea and then finding her at the restaurant. He lets her enjoy her meal alone undisturbed, then calls again and leads her to an ice cream shop. He gets the waitress to deliver an extra dessert to her, under the excuse that it’s a free treat, and she enjoys it.
When Mi-nyeo asks for a recommendation for a cheap clothing store, he leads her to a boutique where her purchases are sold dirt-cheap in a “special huge sale.” She’s oblivious of the fact that Shin-woo pays for the difference after she leaves.
As far as pseudo-dates go, this one is adorable. And now for the big finish: Shin-woo tells her that he has a surprise for her, and instructs her to turn around. This is the moment of truth!
He sees her heading toward him, looking around in the crowd, and waits expectantly…
…but her phone rings and it’s Tae-kyung. He’s at the church to take her home. Happily, she rushes away, forgetting about Shin-woo’s surprise. Sadly, he watches her go, saying, “You were almost here. You should have taken just one step more…”
Mi-nyeo is happy to see Tae-kyung and heads to the car to change into her Mi-nam garb.
However, he stops her to ask, meaningfully, “How about just going like that?” What if she reveals the charade and explains everything to Sung-chan? He says, “I’ll help you.”
We can guess the feelings driving Tae-kyung’s desire to end this act, but I think Mi-nyeo feels it as a rejection of her. (This is my interpretation, but since she has no reason to think he likes her, ending the act means getting rid of her.)
Mi-nyeo asks why he accepted her as a group member at the start. He answers, “I liked your voice. Like President Ahn said, it was the voice I was looking for, that best fit the new song.”
She asks him to entrust her with the song, since the voice wasn’t fake, and promises to work hard.
Back to boy Mi-nam it is. As they drive home, Tae-kyung asks if she found “something” in her bag while taking out her clothes, and she finds the hairpin. He starts to explain, but she asks, “Is it Yoo Heyi’s?” Heyi’s name annoys him, but Mi-nyeo says that she knows they were together earlier; Heyi had answered his phone. He’s angry at that, but turns back to the important point: “It’s not hers. It’s yours!”
His bravado-coated-uncertainty is adorable. I love the little sideways glances he shoots at her. He explains, “You looked so crushed that the tacky pin broke, so I bought it while I was killing time.” She’s touched, and he feels proud of himself. Until he wonders, “Why are you just looking at it?” (Meaning: Aren’t you going to wear it?) Obviously she can’t wear it dressed as a boy, so she promises to wear it later when she’s back to being a girl and her hair has grown longer.
He reminds her, “Once you’re back to being a girl, aren’t you going away?” Deflating, she answers, “As a girl, I won’t have any reason to see you, will I?”
Meanwhile, Heyi now feels conflicted: “If I mess with [Mi-nam], Tae-kyung will be hurt too.” Her interest in him has shot up after he swooped in to rescue her, so she decides to let things go this once. But she also sees an opportunity to get what she wants, and heads for the A.N. office — knowing that reporters are swarming — to return Tae-kyung’s jacket.
Of course, her appearance causes a major paparazzi stir. She makes it sound like there’s something serious going on as she tells Sung-chan that she will tell him the truth when “Oppa” (Tae-kyung) gets here.
Tae-kyung and Mi-nam therefore head for the agency (using the back door!) where Tae-kyung faces Heyi with exasperation. She came all the way here just to return his jacket?
She makes her proposition: “People won’t believe us if we say it’s not true, so do you want to make it true?” She’s interested in dating, but he turns her down flatly: “No. I don’t want to say we’re dating. It’s ridiculous. If I go outside and announce that it’s not true, you’ll be embarrassed for coming here. So you go out and explain that it was nothing.”
Hurt and angered, she blurts, “This is all because of you!” She reminds him that she knows who that other girl is. He has no patience for her threats, and tells her to stop playing around.
He leaves. Smarting at the rejection, Heyi grabs her phone, determined to cause some damage.
Heyi sends Tae-kyung a photo of Mi-nam and says, “I told you I knew who it was. See, I’m not playing around.”
Tae-kyung now realizes that she knows Mi-nam is the other girl. She’s on her way to announce it to the reporters, griping all the while, “How dare he reject me!”
Time is short, so Tae-kyung has to decide quickly how to handle this. He turns to Mi-nyeo and asks, “Go Mi-nam, let me ask you again. Do you have to stay? Do you have to remain here as a man, and as Go Mi-nam?”
She nods.
That decides things. He has his answer, so Tae-kyung rushes out to grab Heyi, who’s almost at the lobby. She’s angry and determined to expose Mi-nam: “Do you think you can shut me up now? Let go!”
Heyi tries to wrench free of his grasp, so he does what he can to stop her — he grabs her, and kisses her in front of the reporters.
(Omo omo!)
The flashbulbs go off and the reporters crowd to get their shots of the couple kissing at the top of the stairs…
…while Mi-nyeo watches from afar.
Her heart hurts again. She asks, “Mother Superior, does electricity hurt like this?”
COMMENTS
Aieeeee, I love Tae-kyung!
Like I said, huuuuuuge softie. He is so bad at being the badass, because he’s actually quite kindhearted and no amount of curtness will cover that. For instance, he knows that intervening on Heyi’s behalf is probably more trouble than it’s worth, and he’s not exactly happy about it — but in the moment, he can’t help but do the “right thing.” Even if he has to deal with the distasteful consequences, which require him to act enamored of someone he can’t stand.
Speaking of which, I LOVE his last gesture. It’s another kdrama cliche — the fake kiss that is seen by the “real” love interest — but again, I like that it has a stronger purpose in this story. Not knowing how Mi-nyeo feels about him, the kiss is really a sacrifice on Tae-kyung’s part — one that is purely FOR Mi-nyeo’s benefit. I love that he asks with grave intensity whether she absolutely must stay as a man, as a member of the band, because if she didn’t, he could tell Heyi to screw it and let her do her spiteful worst. But because Mi-nyeo has shown that this is important to her, he has to preserve it — even if it makes his life hellish for the foreseeable future. *tear*
(Btw, the actors must have a blast acting out all the over-the-top imagination sequences.)
In another drama, I think it could have annoyed me that the main character is so clueless of her body’s attraction to her man. But in this drama, it works for this innocent almost-nun character, particularly since she did have that whole electrical-shock thing, too. This reminds me of the Hong sisters’ drama Fantasy Couple, which is another instance when I was okay with the lead character’s misinterpretation of her heartbeats, because Anna also had a plausible reason for mistaking them for something else. (In her case, amnesia and the belief that her love interest was actually her boyfriend, when he was not.)
As for Shin-woo… Aw, poor Shin-woo. With Episode 6, he has officially missed the boat. Sure, you could say that it’s his own fault for keeping the secret too long, and as we know, love is hugely influenced by timing. Bad timing just confirms that this wasn’t a relationship that was going to work in kdramaland. He’s in the same predicament as Mi-nam, actually. At first, he had gone on with her lie without the expecation that feelings would get involved. Unfortunately, the longer the lie goes on, the harder it is to manage feelings that are one-sided. I think the actor’s limitations keep this loveline from being as compelling as it could be, but I’m okay with that, because Jang Geun-seok is just killing it. I’m so thrilled that there’s finally a drama where I’m in love with his acting and his character.
Regarding the family situation, here’s my take on it:
Sung-chan tells Mo Hwa-ran in this episode that Tae-kyung has declined to work with her, but she doesn’t want to work with someone else — it must be Tae-kyung. She has picked the song written by Go Jae-hyun (the man we can suppose is Mi-nam’s father), which is her signature song. She explains that it has to be this song, and it has to be Tae-kyung remaking it.
This is speculation, but I think Mi-nyeo may not be the daughter of Go Jae-hyun. Consider:
Tae-kyung was raised by his father, the conductor whose last name is Hwang. Hwa-ran has kept her son a secret and only dropped by occasionally to see young Tae-kyung, leaving him starved for maternal affection. Based on Hwa-ran’s actions, it suggests that Tae-kyung and his father both think they’re blood-related; they’re unaware of a songwriter named Go who may be also involved.
Mi-nam and Mi-nyeo were not raised by their parents, and Mi-nyeo doesn’t recognize her father in the photograph; she just assumes the man must be her father. Therefore I think it’s safe to say that if Songwriter Go raised the twins, it was very early on in their lives. When he died, they were sent to live with Flighty Aunt, who was told that the kids’ mother had already died. Being irresponsible, she dropped them off at the orphanage.
Therefore, I suspect that Mi-nyeo is wrong about the man in the photo being her father, and I think there’s a chance she isn’t the biological daughter of Songwriter Go. Just putting it out there…
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Thanks!!! I loved this episode a lot.. but did they really have to make Shin Woo so depressed? Give the guy a break.. haha. The pace of the drama and the characters are all really awesome. There were lots of HILARIOUS moments in this episode, and well balanced with the angst/romance story-lines. Hope the You’re Beautiful team keeps this up!
thanks javabeans!!! <3
thank you! loved the episode, esp the parody at the end! can’t wait for next week’s ep <3
I love JB’s recaps.
<3
I’ve seen a lot of Korean dramas and I don’t think I remember myself being so hyped up like this before. At first I thought the idol theme is a little too teenie bopper for me, but I LOVE IT. I even scour the web for the raw version every wed / thur – can’t wait for subtitles to come on!
It’s torture to have to wait till next week!
thanks to javabeans =)
I’m loving Shin Woo’s outfits. OMG… He’s so sweet. If only that happened in real life. HAHAHA. Wonder how freaked out I’d feel if it happened to me or how “aww….” I’d feel. LOL.
gosh i felt so horrible for shinwoo
i was like “just one more step!!!! urrghhh why couldnt she see him???”
if only he let her know that he knew her secret, probably it wouldve been different
but then minam and taekyung argument with the hairpin had me laughing
it was soo cute, esp the “it was $100″
but i think shinwoo stole my heart in this episode
the date part was cute, not stalkerish at all and i’m rooting for him
but i know she’ll end up with taekyung
ILOVETHISDRAMA
the scene where mi-nyeo was turned around, looking for shin-woo’s “surprise,” and he was smiling expectantly.. and then her phone rang and she ran off excitedly, GOD that scene was great.
it also made me really sad for shin-woo.
i’m finding a lot of similarities between shin-woo and ji-hoo from bof. both are the sort of close-guy-friend that’s there to comfort the lead girl, and neither can act very well. they also both get their hearts broken (pardon the cliche) by the lead girl. oh yeah, and they’re both veeeery fine.
Thanks for the wonderful Recaps. I read all your MFL recaps and I’m glad you love this drama. I’m enjoying it myself as well. Thanks again !!! ^_^
Did anyone see the preview for episode 7? The one that was uploaded on youtube showed a dance preview instead. Please share if you know where I can watch the preview!! Thanks!
I’m so anxious to see what’s in for episode 7 after the kiss. Having TK kissed HY was bad enough and it still need to be such a long and “passionate” one. I was hoping TK only kiss her cheek or something or at least only touch on the lips to satisfy the reporters. Arghhh..
Although I rooting for TK & MN pair but I really feel sad for SW in this episode. MN was just about to see him and TK had to call and leave SW in despair. It is just like they are not fated to be *sigh*
Hey, thanks so much for the quick updates.
and yea i’ve seen some clips on youtube, of the behind the scenes where they are filming the taser scenes. He flirts with her so much, its so funny. No clue what they are saying, but ridiculously funny.
Here’s the link if your interested.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4fXDyYziEg
lovin’ this drama
your take is always awesome! I love this drama!
This is such a great, entertaining drama! Easily within my top of 2009, so thanks so much for your wonderful recaps. I just wish the ratings in Korea (hovering around 10%) would justify how zippy and well-done this drama has been.
And I love their parodies!!
AHHh I am super excited for this show. I haven’t camped out at your website in a while[ well since SOAM] Thank you !!! Thank you !! for the recaps.
I just finished watching episode 6 and was so happy to find that you had already done the recap. Thank you.
I loved, loved, loved episode 6….and my heart broke twice…once for Shin Woo and once for Mi Nyeo.
I loved the $3000 won, no $100,000 won bickering…too cute for words.
Awesome recap again. Really makes me super anxious for this episode’s sub! You couldn’t have summed it up better. I like your analysis on the family history.
I love Tae Kyung too! OMG, he’s so cool!
OMGGGG!!!! looooved loved loved this episode. Tae-kyung = amazing. seriously i love him. don’t get me wrong the shin-woo secret date thing was soo cute and i loved that too, but he just can’t compare honestly. i also think mi-nam’s manager is hilarious…i think it’s great that there are so many side characters who have depth and are legitimately funny. this drama is so refreshing…it’s been a while since i’ve actually been excited about a drama (my fair lady was SUCH a freakin letdown haha) that it’s so fun to watch this one!!! ugghh next wednesday is sooo far from now!!
thanks for your speculation and summary javabeans!!! i wonder if we’ll get to see PSH act out as a REAL guy..as in if the real Go Mi Nam returning..
i just managed to scroll through the pics, thanks for recapping i will read it after i finish watching the actual ep~!
but yeah, this drama is not something that i thought i’d like..since the cliched concept, this was a jpn manga as well, was this based on that?
either way, thanks
I absolutely LOVE this drama and you’re right JGS is totally killing it! I totally love Tae-kyung and I really can’t imagine anybody else playing his character. Today’s episode made me cry, when Mi-nyeo didn’t see Shin-woo and then the ending. I think that even though Tae-kyung will be technically “dating” Yoo He-yi, I’m pretty hyped about the next episodes b/c that usually means the discomfort b/t the two leads will increase and that’s always interesting. But man, poor Shin-woo—the date was so cute! Unfortunately he did miss his chance…JGS and PSH have such great chemistry and I can’t wait to see how things develop further.
::sigh:: I haven’t been so excited in a such a long time! Maybe not since watching the Slingshot/Story of a Man this year…but every time I watch this, I’m always in a good mood. Anyways thanks so much for the recap JB, I always love reading them and your insight into what’s happening makes the whole experience of watching the drama more enjoyable! Thanks!
I REALLY LOVE THIS DRAMA!!!! i think that the mother of go mi nam is Mo hwa ran, and she abandon the twins and twins father cause of tae kyung father so she resents him because she left the person she was really in love, so she could become a singer, i really think she isn’t tae kyung’s mom,jajajajaj, let see what happens!
I agree w/ number 5: Cherry!
I am so IN LOVE w/ this drama and all the main characters. Esp. Shinwoo & Taekyung.
Gosh, Jang Geun Suk is brilliant as Tae Kyung. <3
I am torn btwn the two guys. they are SO SWEET!
Shin-hye is really cute too! Her facial expressions are great.
I LOVED this episode! The scene with shinwoo following her around in myungdong made me squeal! But my heart broke when he was about to reveal he knew she was a girl and was waiting for her to walk toward him… but the phone rang & it was taekyung. oh man.
I love your recaps
Thanks JB!
p.s. here is the clip of the couple filming the imagination bed scene hahahah
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U0d3D15GD4
also, making of clip of the myungdong scene w/ shinwoo & minam <3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5de0IdaISM
p.s.s. I did not know jung kyung ho (from SMILE YOU) and jung yong hwa (shinwoo) were brothers!! Their dad is also a PD/director. Talk about good looks and talent running in the family!
you’re so right about TK!!!!
He totally kills it, ok?
It’s so funny because seeing SW’s circumstance, my heart would usually ache for the second lead, but no!! Not for this drama. TK is just beyond adorable and lovable that I want no one else but him and MN together!! SW is sweet and all, sry, you’re late, man.
i absolutely LOVE this drama…it is rare for me to like everything about a drama but with this one i even like Heyi, which truly just shows, in my opinion, how well casted everyone is and how well they play out the characters
thank you so much for the recap! love it!!
JB speculation on MN and TK interlinked family situation is plausible… if you really think about the circumstances stated by JB BUT it’s the the Hong sisters were taking about so I think anything goes and we can say that it’s up to them…
though were starting to see that things are starting to turn on the serious side we can still see bits of comedy that makes this series enjoyable…
thanks JB for your recaps as always!!!
I thought it was HILARIOUS when TK threw HY’s shoe into the water!!! LOL!! and then kicked the other one in!!
each episode is better than the last! absolutely love the actor that plays TK; he is fantastic at the nuanced and subtle glances that he gives MN. swoooooon!
i agree with you about MN’s cluelessness about her heart and body’s reaction to TK; in another drama i would’ve been rolling my eyes, but it really works here.
i hope jeremy gets more airtime soon – i feel like we barely saw him in this one!
thanks for being so fast with the recaps!
The Abbey Rd homage in the end was such a nice surprise for a Beatles fan like me. I have been enjoying the eccentric quirky way they dress in this drama. Now I know where the inspiration is coming from. The stylist seems to be going for the eccentric British style. I am still not sure of TK’s sexy feminine tops but JGS does manage to pull it off.
I love how TK gets that affronted look on his face whenever GMN manages to rattle him.
I like the lead girl a lot but she has to stop thanking and apologizing every time she opens her mouth.
Go to viikii.net for the subs they are almost done for this episode and the rest are already subbed. WHAT ABOUT NO PREVIEW HAH? CAN NOT WAIT TILL NEXT WEEK. Thanks for the recaps.
javabeans, have you seen the behind the scenes for the taser scenarios? the actors DO seem to be having lots of fun acting out the outlandish scenes.
for anyone who hasn’t:
http://www.youtube.com/my_history?pi=1&ps=20&sf=title&sa=0&sq=&dm=2#
http://www.youtube.com/my_history?pi=1&ps=20&sf=title&sa=0&sq=&dm=2#
LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE this drama and everybody in it! It’s getting better & better each episode! TK is absolutely sweet and caring, despite his snobby appearence. Poor SW, he’s such a gentle soul and I feel so bad for him. Oh the kiss at the end…..I can’t wait till TK finds out how MN feels about him ! I wish so bad it was next Wed already…..
PS. Did I mention I LOVE this drama?!!??
Oh man, I’m really surprise how she can miss him being just a few feet away and not to mention she was RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM. Those people standing in the way don’t seem to be that tall. LOL
I hope Shin-woo doesn’t go bad or anything. He’s sympathetic because we know he won’t get the girl, hopefully I don’t have to hate him if he goes psycho.
gah!!! i hate tat fake fairy!!! geeezz
One of the best parts for me was when Mi-nyeo was in the men’s clothing store, walking quickly past a mirror with several outfits and surreptitiously trying to see how they’d look on her.
I swear, if I ever get married again, Husband # 2 is going to have to go to Shin-woo School to be trained.
well…I really hope there is a big twist from the Hong sisters in the next episode…how can they twist the outcome of that last kiss??? please, please just do it…I don’t want to go through more than one episode of the fake relationship! And I agree with the comment above…what if Mo Hwa Ran is not Tae Kyung’s real mother? argh…can’t wait for more!
I don’t know why its not doing better in the ratings…I absolutely love love love this drama…seriously this is the only drama I am following…Even BOF didn’t make me this crazy…I’ve watched all the episodes more than once and cannot wait until next week.
This show makes me smile and mushy so much so that I have to go and hug my hubby!!!
Thank you for the super awesome recaps…you are my rockstar!!!
Good episode!
loving your recaps – thank you….
Love to read your insight on whats going on in this drama….I 100% agree with most people here its have been a while that I actually feel excited for a drama. Keep counting days seriously killing me…I know I have to be patience n to c d story evolves slowly would be the best thing…but this feelings seriously toturing me…
I have to praise JGS aka Taekyung for his great acting..He’s totally into the character…its like hes totally a diff character..a different person….I must say Im impressed…His face expression n d way he walk or whatever it is that he do truly bring out tae kyung character….
Love hong sisters too for come up with an interesting plot…The plot is smooth, well develop n they cater the need for all character….Like all character are just perfect 2b where they are..D story is fast paced not wasting time on unnecessary part….Hope it will stay like this…
This episode, the kissing part….I totally understand he did it for mi nam…but it doesnt have to be that intimate…just a simple kiss to fool the reporters would do right…feel like choking him
Thanks, JB! There is this frisson of electricity when I think of YB? Is this love? Your recaps are indeedy da bomb, madam, my hats off to you for so perfectly capturing the essence of the characters and their interactions and musings.
@ langdon-unni
Call me crazy – but my next-life hubby is going to the Tae-kyung school just to learn absolutely the most amazing gesture of unwitting love/friendship/affection – when he planted that pretty intense kiss on the lips of a lady he loathes and dismisses for a boy/girl who doesn’t even know the extent of his sacrifice. Oy vey!
Ahhhh this show driving my emotions into overdrive… I love the show but the rollercoaster of emotions is taxing.
Likes:
Mi-Nyeos knows how much Tae-Kyung has done for her. Not all but at least she’s not completely oblivious. Shin-Woo is sweet but his acts are nothing compared to what Tae-Kyung has done.
I get tired of dramas where leads play switch-a-roo or a lead is pining for the second lead. Here it’s pretty clear (at least to the audience) where Tae-Kyung and Mi-Nyeo’s feelings are at.
Although Tae-Kyung is too proud to straight out admit his affections, he shows it enough for Mi-Nyeo and even Hoon-yi to note.
Hoon-yi. LOVE him.
Music. I love A.N.Jell’s “Promise” How amazing is Jang Geun-Seok’s voice? Sorry Hong-ki fans.
Park Shin-hye: beautiful voice, wide variety of expressions, beautiful when shown as a girl. Adorable and cute as a man. Great pick for role.
Jang Geun-Seok: voice, acting, commitment to his role. Oh..and he’s gorgeous.
Great writing material. Great casting. Great acting. Need I say more?
No dislikes..but more of sad points:
Shin-Woo is so sweet but his feelings are one sided. Each time he has a sweet moment with Mi-Neyo, I feel sad on account of Tae-Kyung. And when Shin-Woo is disappointed, I’m sad for him but not so secretly relieved.
Jeremy!! I love Jeremy and his outrageous imaginations. But as he’s in his happy oblivious world, one day he will find out Mi-Nyeo is a girl (yes he can like her) only to learn she’s in love with Tae-Kyung (yea she is). Maybe he will get Heyi as a consolation..haha
Mi-ja. She’s annoying.
Heyi because her methods of getting what she gets is malicious. Blackmailing someone is not the way to get his heart. Sigh..a sad lesson all second leads must learn.
I’m not insane..just saved it up for a while. haha.
thank you soooo much for the recap…
it was so unfortunate that i couldn’t watch episode 6
reading this gives me goosebumps and heartaches especially
Shin woo’s depression and Tae-kyung’s kiss of sacrifice…
I LOVE MI NAM’S INNOCENCE…
it really makes the story so appealing…
did you watch the behind-the-scene vids on youtube about the bedscene part JB? someone posted the links up at viikii. TOO CUTEEEE.
i’m still (somehow) not diggin’ SW’s character; perhaps I’m just being too judgmental in looking at him as another Ji-Hoo/Rui.
but so glad you’re into TK now too! he’s awesome isn’t he?
the real (cliched, maybe) dramas now start i think – after 5 very fun episodes – so i hope they won’t suck; but i still have faith in the plot line so yeah, anxious for ep7 already!
JB, your recaps for this show is REALLY fast! (but thanks!
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regarding the family situation, this is how i think it’ll play out.
i think MHR is TK’s mother, and the conductor is TK’s father.
on the other hand, I think GMN’s father (the songwriter) was married to GMN’s mother, whom the aunt says was a singer.
im thinking her mother WAS a singer, but maybe a backup singer for MHR, who loved MN’s father, who might have written that song for MN’s mother, but MHR got a hold of it and took it for herself.
OR.
MN’s father and TK’s mother loved each other, but MN’s father knew he couldn’t be with her because of the twins. so he wrote the song for MHR.
i guess we’ll find out.
” …. time for the quintessential reckless U-turn! (Just once, I’d like to see this scenario play out with an immediate car crash, you know what I mean?)”
You are too funny! I concur! Always the crazy U-turns.
Thank you for the speedy recaps Miss!
now, i like THIS episode better. i dnt knw WHYY loads of ppl loved ep 5. Theres no chemistry between them & the love scenes seem awkward. its good tht this drama is improving. the 2nd guy shines more here, which i LOOVE (;
TK’s acting starting to seem natural bcse before this he looked as if he’s trying TOO hard. I dont like JGS but i like it when he acts as the nice/cool/clumsy guy so i thght he cnt pull ths. a frst it seem like it,bt its great to see he is improving (;
Thank you for your recap. I watched the episode without sub, so I hardly understand what they’re saying.
LOL at the parody in the end episode. Are they imitating some kind of group? I don’t know any of them. But surely it’s fun to watch. And Jeremy wore high heels!! Poor of him. And all of them try to not laughing.
Oddly, what I like most is the scene when Tae Kyung correct Heyi’s grammar and her tantrum.
Eh, it looks like You’re Beautiful might be able to stop IRIS from reaching that 30%. Both drama is getting to that interesting point.
Thanks JavaB! funny funny recap!!!
absolutely love this series
thanks for the recaps
i liked this episode too ! I felt really bad about Shin Woo, he tries so hard, maybe he should just say it straight out to her instead of being so dodgy about it. I liked the SNSD parody at the end of this episode. Looking forward to seeing how this drama unfolds.
poor shin woo. i know that he won’t going to end up with mi nyeo but does he have to be so burdened like this?
anyway, i just really love the hoon yi’s imagination part. i’ve seen the behind the scene of this part and it just so sweet that they had so much fun when filming it…
thanks javabeans for another awesome recap (and the speculation too! it just make me feel so relieved. it makes sense!)
definitely agree that jgs is KILLING IT. his acting has been so superb and engaging this whole series. and i love the part where tk is like “that was a 100 dollar pin” and mi nam looks at the price tag and is just like “uh…you can tell the truth. it was 3 bucks”
thanks for the recap JB….agree that the series keep getting better and better..the second drama this year that’s keeping me excited after BOF…..
the stalking scene is so sweet….poor Shin Woo the moment is lost forever…
TK is just so adorable in his gruff surly but caring manner and Mi Nam is as clueless as ever to her growing feelings for TK….
great episode
Thank you javabeans for the awesome recap as always. Your recaps just make watching the show that much more enjoyable! I’ve been loving this series since day 1, and now that we’re getting into the meat, I can already tell the next few weeks are going to be sheer hellish gleeful anticipation waiting for new episodes to come out! But in a very very good way
I loved your take on the kiss being sacrificial on his part – I didn’t see it that way till you pointed it out. When I was watching the scene right before where TK asked MN if she really wanted to stay, all I could think of was if she said yes, then he has to go out and basically torture himself being in this fake relationship with HY, but if she said no, she would have to leave the band, and then he would still get tortured…sigh, poor, sweet TK.
Actually kind of reminded me of CH…”If she stays, she’ll die! And if she leaves, I’ll die!” well not exactly, but it just reminded me of it
@47 etoile
im thinking her mother WAS a singer, but maybe a backup singer for MHR, who loved MN’s father, who might have written that song for MN’s mother, but MHR got a hold of it and took it for herself.
I can totally see MHR stealing the song for her own, it seems to play into her character so far in the show that she would do something like that…and I like the suggestion that MHR is TK’s mother and MN’s parents were indeed who they were…i.e. no funny baby switching business going around…just seems like reverse psychology at work here..they are trying to make us think that something funny’s going on, but perhaps…not really. Now that, will be really fun to watch!
[Deep sigh.] I absolutely loved this episode. *Tears*
Thank you for another wonderful recap. I love this drama! MN’s manager was an absolute hoot this ep. His wild imagination and little dance steps totally cracked me up! The aunt who kept grabbing TK’s butt was so in Chester the Molester mode. His reactions were priceless. Even though I am a TK/MN shipper I felt so sorry for SW. Then again the boy did buy MN shoes, thats just like begging the karma gods of Kdrama to slap you down. Speaking of shoes, TK throwing HY’s shoes in the river was terrific(it would of worked for me if he had thrown her in too!). Anyway it looks like next week may involve a visit to Angstville. Wednesday sure seems a long ways off!
Thanks again so much! This drama’s getting better and better. I’ve been refreshing your site all day waiting for this!
I can not believe how much I love this drama!!! I have watched most of the episodes with and without subs, then I read the recaps and comments, it is completely ridiculous!!! I look forward to Weds/Thurs so much that I can not believe myself.
I think JB is right about the family situation, there is more to it than we realize. However, I do foresee an angsty episode where TK and MN think they are siblings.
I’m totally in love with this show! Thanks, JB for the recaps!
Surprisingly I actually grew to like Shin-Woo in this episode. I didn’t quite understand his draw until the pseudo-date then I TOTALLY got why so many of us are falling for him. The poor guy.
Did anyone else think that $3 – $100 argument to be totally symbolic of TK’s relationship with MN? He goes through a lot of effort for MN, but MN is still not mature enough yet to see beyond the surface of his actions. Those poor men on this show….
Can’t wait for next week!!!
It’s disappointing that this show has not pulled in strong ratings, because I am totally getting a blast out of it. BOF and Lady Castle were so disappointing that I couldn’t force myself to finish them. Hopefully You’re Beautiful will generate enough buzz that it won’t be cut early.
Javabeans..thank you so much for the recap. Really make my day !!!! yummy…
Wow, all girls’s dreams are in this drama! You can be modest and still noticed by the best guy. The best guy wants only you and not that very beautiful girl. The bad guy turns soft towards you and becomes hero because of you.
You can see that Hong sisters are girls too!
JGS is just shining! Those eyes! That voice! He has energy circulating around him. Beiing near to him all the staff tries to do their best. ( The same was In Hong Gil Dong , btw)
Even Jung Yong-hwa (who is sure a looker) is getting much better. But still when he acts heartbroken he is not so convincing. JGS in Hong Gil dong made me fell in love with his acting heart broken, in You’re beautiful he is brilliant in playing falling in love, in Hwang Jin-yi I was seriously crying over him acting dying . I just hope he will be a really big actor one day.
“We know the exact moment he makes his decision, because it’s time for the quintessential reckless U-turn! (Just once, I’d like to see this scenario play out with an immediate car crash, you know what I mean?)”
: D remember episode 1 Who Are You?
I’m trying to find the parodies online! They’re so cute!!! xDDD
Im inlove with drama..its been the first time since im hooked to any korean drama…thanks for the recaps! i always look foward to ur recaps..keep it up! Thanks!
@58 wheres that line from?
reminded me of CH…”If she stays, she’ll die! And if she leaves, I’ll die!”
Anyone?
I LOVED this episode, it was so bittersweet. TK is so awesome, SW is adorably sweet but TK wins hands down. Can’t wait for the next episode!
@68 Rita
That line’s from City Hall ep 15…not exactly the same here but I couldn’t resist…gotta have a little CH everyday
This is more like “if she stays, I’ll die! And if she leaves, I’ll die too!”
thanks for the recap JB! LoL at Hoon-yi’s wild imagination.
“…but I’m okay with that, because Jang Geun-seok is just killing it. I’m so thrilled that there’s finally a drama where I’m in love with his acting and his character.”
DITTO x 100! i just want to erase all my memories of his scenes from hong gil dong…
LOVE LOVE LOVE HIM!
THE PARODY AT THE END WAS THE BEST
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I SEE A LOVEY-DOVEY CONNECTION NEXT WEEK
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thanks JB
Yes, I totally agree with you javabeans. JGS is finally in a role that fits him to a T and doesn’t make me gnash my teeth!!
Bring on the love for this awesome series.
LOVED THIS EPISODE!! JGS is just SOOO adorable. i’m so happy that finally, there’s a drama with a good cast AND good storyline! i really enjoyed the part where jgs thought she was really leaving. HILARIOUS! (: Thanks dramabeans for this recap!
Hi! been a silent reader for a while but i always read your drama recaps and LOVE them all
i like your objectivity, especially in que sera sera’s recaps.
Anywaaay, i love this drama! it’s the first drama that made me lol-ed big time this year. Episode 5 and 6 are awesome, i love how the story goes so far
JGS is definitely a star in this drama, his acting are so strong and natural, so everything he does (even the little things) are believable. I adore the other characters too! they’re so lovable 
Thanks for the wonderful recaps! looking forward for the upcoming episodes!
keep up the good work!
Thanks you for the recap, I checked your site 10 times today waiting for it.
I’m so with you JB… TK here ROCKED!
(Sorry SW, you’re incredible but not as incredible!)
What makes TK so captivating I think is that we get so much insight into his inner self, sometimes because he talks to himself, but mostly from JGS awesome facial twists!
) We see him thinking to himself, and ruminating ideas and thoughts and worrying, being silly and self-deceiving, insecure and yet incredibly warm and fuzzy and fighting his good side the whole way down! 
The contrast between his inner self and his outer self makes him entirely loveable!
(Me too! I also loved the scene in the car on the way back, when he scrowls at the suggestion that the hair pin belongs to HY and you can see TK struggling to get the right tone of disdain while at the same time saying something that’s essentially very sweet. “It’s yours.”)
The highlight for me? The scene leading up to the infamous kiss. He’s 100% committed to helping MN now! He gets the message from HY, realizes her cover is screwed and he turns around and asks MN “You want to stay. As a boy? As MiNam?” (I can’t believe how dense MN is sometimes… I wish she’d say _something_! I have a feeling the right push from MN here would have sent TK’s veneer of indifference crashing!)
Instead MN hesitates, sensing the weight of his asking but at the same time not really understanding the full implications. She nods- yes. Of course.
He takes a split second as an expression I interpret as regret crosses his face, and then without any more delay, tightens up his scrowl-mask and with his sneer firmly in place, strides off powefully to do what needs doing in order to get MN what she wants.
He chases up with HY, and without hesitation and without a word (reminds you of a song perhaps?) spins her around and, right under the nose of the reporters, gives her the kiss of her life!
And what a kiss! Whew! He isn’t into doing things by half- both hands on HY’s head he appears to be giving HY what she wants. The neat trick is that the audience is fully aware he’s really giving MN what he thinks MN wants most: A shot at staying with the band as her twin. The classic trick, MN doesn’t know this- she sees what she’s been primed to see- “So TK really does like pretty girls like HY” (and to add to the angst she’s just had a whole night of being told by TK how she is NOT a pretty girl to him).
Shiver… if that was a fake kiss, I want to see how JGS does a _real_ kiss with PSH!
All I can say is “Bring it on!”
hehehehe…Things just keep getting better <—-i totally agree that…
I loved the first pic…Yonghwa is good looking here..hehehehe
Seoul’s Myungdong shopping district is my favourite scene in this episode…not only a cute date..it also show how beautiful korea is……
and lastly..thanks again to Javabeans for this recap….
Not only becoming YongHwa fan..i become one of your fan too..hehehehehe
Sweet scene #2, in the car on the way to the church, when TK and MN basically introduce themselves- very cute… when MN says “Well even with short hair I’m a girl!” you see TK swallow as he realizes that all this time he’s been interacting with so lovely a female!
Ahhh… but for me the angst’iest bit from MN isn’t even the last kiss scene though that was painful, it was when she took her pin from her hair and said “True, I did something that was not fit.” Which I took to mean, she felt herself unfit to try to be pretty like HY and was now ashamed she even tried…
What I want to happen next episode:
I want MN to pull herself through the post-kiss without creating any fuss- okay, I do want a few scenes where you see her struggle to hide her dismay-but to allow her feelings of loss to come out fully only as she sings TK’s “Without a Word”.
I guess I want her to be a real singer as well as just the hapless nun-in-idol-dressing. Everyone listening to her hears the notes of absolute sincerity in her voice and they’re astounded. I’d like to see AN Jell fans (and the manager too!) cry over it, the CEO clap himself on the back for finding a prodigy, Jeremy get goosebumps and slap himself (ha!), SW sigh and look wistful (sigh…), and TK? I want TK to close his eyes and do what he always does at moments of feeling- scrowl while he fights and fights the feeling.
And then of course something really funny and entirely unexpected happens!
(You can’t have real Hong sisters without the mix of angst and humor right?)
…doesn’t his eye make up creep you out though?
it’s like.. a vampire or something..
I felt that with this episode they were getting down to the serious business of creating love-angst. Kind of your standard miss-timings and miscommunications. There weren’t so many brilliant twisty bits that made me shout “genius!”; I suppose being cute and clever ALL the time would get tiresome.
I did, though, have a lol when TK grimly gunned his car in full-blown the-hero-is-not-pleased mode, accompanied by pounding sappy music, and with all this Serious Stuff going on we see Manager dive out of the way of his car with a squawk, like a comic chicken! Haha! How can I not love a show which just can’t bear to take itself seriously?
Poor ShinWoo. Poor poor thing. Not so much that he’ll not get the girl (foregone), but the way he’s written and acted he doesn’t stand a chance. Passive niceness is nothing to TK’s in-your-face bad-boy-sad-boy glory. Shouldn’t ShinWoo have at least yelled out, or given chase, when MN turned away at the shopping street? OK, I know he’s surprised and disappointed. Still. Bah.
I thought the ending was kinda standard; the sort of thing we’ve all seen before. For me personally, it wasn’t up to the ending of Episode 4 which I thought was heart-achingly tender (TK stroking her head gently).
You know, when I watched the parody, I spotted PSH at once of course, then Hong Ki and Jung Yong Hwa. Then I thought, who’s that pretty actress? Did I miss something? Seriously!! I’m not kidding! OK, I got it on the second look. But, seriously, at first… I’m genuinely embarrassed I made such a mistake (but really tickled too). Sorry, JGS, so sorry. I think. Or, maybe, you’d be pleased you can pull it off? Hmm….
I’m not even going to try to being to sort out the family entanglements. I can’t stand that kind of ridiculous Winter Sonata stuff that tries to mess with my head. I’m a bear of very little brain, and it makes my head hurt.
thanks so much javabeans!
ah, why did he have to close his eyes and look like he was enjoying himself and everything? sigh.
Thanks DB! Wait every week for these recaps!
I love that TK thinks of MN as a girl all the time. He’s never oblivious to it but he doesn’t single her out because of it. He doesn’t deem her exempt from all things manly, but if she needs help he’ll give it.
I saw it in both eps this week, in the bedroom about laying next to his bed and also in the car about the hairpin. I find that interesting.
And also, am I the only one that is confused as to why SW likes her? I find him creepy somehow, but I will admit after reading the recap I was struck by :
[Sadly, he watches her go, saying, “You were almost here. You should have taken just one step more…”] Now that was just sad and sums up their dynamic for me.
As for the family thing, so is it possible that musical Momma Go and dead Daddy Go are the ones that are related? M. Momma Go makes the statement that with the songwriter there was a “pure” or the “purest” kind of love…right? I never assume that statements like that are about lovers… Most of the time they are about friends or family but misleading enough to make us wonder and create confusion.
Now I’m not sure where that throws HTK or GMN and her bro but its a thought. Its not too far fetched to think that MMGo abandoned not one but 3 kids but I definitely think its unlikely. One thing I do believe is that she knew or knew of GMN and her bro and if HTK and GMN are meant to be, they can’t be related! It could just be because DDGo took in the illegitimate children of a background singer(his first love that died). But even with that, the situation is rather complicated. I just can’t wait to see what the Hong sisters have up their sleeves!
what an episode. i think my feelings of anticipation here is way higher that coffee prince =). thanks javabeans.
Good point on the parentals conflicts, i also have my own take on it =)
…what if the reason why hwa ran has no maternal instinct over Tae-kyung is because they are not blood related? and also she can’t to take care of him cause she’s thinking that how can she take care of him when her twins are somewhere out there…
just thinking that way =). at least then tae-kyung won’t become too pitiful, learning that “oh, so that’s why she didn’t love me, coz we are not blood related”, kind of scenario =).
But that still leaves Mi-Nyeo to be the blood daughter of Mo Hwa-ran. Which would mean that TK is her halfbrother which would ruin this for me. But I believe!
i really love this episode! Tae-kyung kicking that fake fairy’s shoes was epic! thnx again for your wonderful recap!
OMG! guys you should see this NG”s of this episode so cute! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycrzV8CaKg4
Another cute BTS!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tQwhXgLHPk
awww PSH putting on makeup for JYH is adorable!
@Taohua: I couldn’t agree with you more! “Story of A Man/Slingshot” and this drama are definitely THE gems among the 2009 kdramas <3
Thanks so much for the great recap! I can't wait to watch it raw XD
As always, thanks for the recap. Lots of screencaps in this one.. all catching exactly the right moments!
Noticed that Mi Nam develops a bit of backbone in this ep and is no longer so intimidated by TK – she teases TK abt the 3000 won clip, and also stands up to him when he told her to jiust give up to just give up the charade and go back to being a gal.
Now, Shinwoo… needs a bit more depth to his character. We don’t even know why he likes Mi Nam! A backstory would be good … something like there having been a girl who was kind to him in the past but he couldn’t reciprocate for some reason, so he now wants to pass on the kindness to poor Mi Nam?
We need to start finding out more about Jeremy too! I really love the way Hongki’s playing the role, but again, all we know about him is that he’s cute and has a crush on Mi Nam. Him acting awkward around Mi Nam is starting to get repetitive. Maybe we can have a scene of Mi Nam comforting him about something?
omg… hoonyi’s imagination is wiild~~ “앙~!” ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
I think I may have missed something … what was the strong reason this time for Mi Nam to remain a boy that caused TK to take such a drastic action? In the last ep, she had to stay ‘cos she didn’t want her aunt to know… did a stronger reason come up this ep?? Or is it cause her voice is perfect for his song?
Thanks for the speedy recap again Javabeans…
Oh wow.. I’m totally LOVING this drama more and more.
JGS is such a cutie! I liked how the drama doesn’t actually have a BAD DEVILish
kind of character that you just want to put a death spell on! LOL (on the exception of the supposedly TK’s mother of course).
Oh well, finally a worth watching drama to close the year.. Faboulous!
@ 93
I think it’s because she wanted to stay until her bro comes back, and this is just my opinion but I think part of why for now is because she doesn’t wanna leave TK. She thinks TK will only see her when she is Mi Nam, a guy, and not a girl. So she wants to stay with TK as long as possible until her bro is back.
Super Super Drama I must Say..totally in love with it right now..what a fabulous recap you have written…Kudos…
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Awesomeness!! I was a bit disappointed there was no previews.. now I’ll just have to wait impatiently.
One of the readers mentioned that the ending to episode 4 was one of the best: I’d like to say I agree! You were right JB about the kiss being the end of this episode. I’m curious to see what the Hong sisters do with it next week. Like, for example, we were all waiting to see TK’s reaction to MN sleeping on him, but… we were so robbed. That didn’t happen! lol. A few episodes ago, when MN fell in ocean and TK rescued her, I was expecting her to stick around and linger in that moment where he saved her…. but no, she kicks him and swims out! lol. WTH, I’m loving the twists.
Anyhows, I can’t wait til next week~!
PS. That noodle place she went to, it’s delicious!! It’s kimchi that makes the noodles!
love your recap….it’s always fun reading it….poor shinwoo, feel bad for him
and…what a cliffhanger….no preview also….but when i saw the snsd parody, i laughed when jeremy said that he’s jessica…lol
Min Nyeo is not one to get subtle hints or gestures so Shinwoo is using all the wrong tactics, should have been more up front a few episodes ago, alas that boat has sailed.
WHY WHYYY??? Why did Tae Kyung have to go that far??? Was it reeallly necesssary to kiss that girl (I can’t name her, I hate her so much! Which proves that UEE is doing a great job XD)?!
Nice episode, I’m glad it’s still a funny and refreshing drama after episode 5.
Thanks javabeans for the recap
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awwww, has this been uploaded with subs anywhere yet?
can’t wait to watch it! seriously the best drama I’ve seen in ages
In numerous k-dramas, the first kiss is extremely important, signify the relationship sizzling to new heights with passionate lip embrace. Also sad in this episode that the male lead felt that he had to ’sacrifice’ and undergo a lip-locking exercise with another to protect the one he actually cared for. However, reminder that the actual kiss was already stamped and sealed in the very beginning, in episode 2. Drunken kiss & gag & mouth-vomiting incident can technically count as a kiss between the main leads. =) THANKS for bring re-caps on this very refreshing, exciting k-drama and like other people, waiting impatiently for next week’s episodes…
@44 Victoria
“I’m not insane..just saved it up for a while. haha.”
Hilarious!
@86 chysalis
This is a rom-com and i highly doubt that the Hong sisters will write an omg-we’re-siblings-in-love type of storyline. In their previous drama, My Girl, most of the drama was spent speculating whether the hero and heroine were cousins even though the tone was explicitly romantic comedy. In the end, they weren’t and there was also an imagination-parody in My Girl where Yoorin and Gongchan discovered they were siblings! It’d be interesting to see the relationship between Mi Nyeo and Mo Hwaran and Taekyung unfold.
I wonder if Shin-woo is interested in Mi Nyeo because when he was a normal person, he must have been awkward with his country accent and when he was an idol, girls only wanted to glomp him. Mi Nyeo- being a sort of normal girl- gives Shin-woo a chance to sort of redo his past a bit. I wonder if he became an idol to become popular and loved but then realized it was also sort of lonely. And in A.N.Jell…Taekyung’s got the lead-thing going on for the fans. And Jeremy is sort of the cute one. What is Shin-woo? I think maybe he’ll get with a semi-reformed Heyi at the end? I didn’t like her but when she got hit with the ball, i felt really sad for her. I think she must have also had some sort of issue that gave her her diva attitude.
I’m wondering when Taekyung will connect Mi nyeo with the young nun he bumped into at the airport. (I didn’t watch ep 5 and 6 yet– did they bring it up and it just wasn’t recapped?)
I’m sooo in luv with this show ….so entertaining so funny …it has all the elements to be the best drama ever .. keeping my fingers crossed that the writing stays on course… thanks for the recap java …btw someone mentioned before that one eye is slightly smaller than the other and now every time I look at Tae Kyung that’s all I see ..thanks for ruining it
Again, really good synopsis! thanks! even though I somehow know how these dramas are going to progress, I inevitably get addicted to almost every one of them! Maybe I’m masochistic, I don’t know. THe last part where Tae kyung kissed Heyi and Minam watched from afar, I immediately got more interested, more addicted and more excited. So i have to say, ” OH MY GOSH! THEY KISSED?! POOR MI NAM AND TAE KYUNG
“
My take on the parental issue: I think Mo Hwa Ran is Go Mi Nam/Go Mi Nyeo’s mother but not Tae Kyung’s.
I think Tae Kyung is an illegitimate son of Hwa Ran’s actual husband (the famous conductor). She doesn’t seem to be fond of her conductor husband, and she states that son and father are alike. So maybe that’s part of the reason she wasn’t all that motherly to Tae Kyung. Now that he’s an adult, I think she does regret her actions a little.
In response to her unsuccessful marriage, she felt in love with song composer Go. I don’t think Go and Mo Hwa Ran were ever married. The aunt has never met the mother. And to protect Hwa Ran’s identity and music career, Go just told his family that the twin’s mother is already dead.
Now I don’t think the reason Hwa Ran wants Tae Kyung to sing Go’s song is because Tae Kyung is Go’s son. Maybe she just finally wants him to understand the story, understand her deep feelings with Go (which she didn’t have with his real father).
soooo frustrated … D:
Feel so sory about Shin woo and mi nam…..
still……. The drama was Awesome!
I feel so dead to wait another week!
thanks for the recaps to this awesome drama! the “pin” plot and the “semi-date” plot were very cute. jang geun suk has found his perfect drama. his exaggerated pout, boy smile, and sarcastic smirk fit his character perfectly.
your predictions on taekyung’s mother and the composer are convincing, given the fact that the mother did say “does he really resemble me?” when she sees taekyung on television in the first epi. up to this point, i had thought she may be the real mother of mi nyeo due to her supposed apathy to her son (such as the very sad shrimp incident) but her nonchalant, “so there’s another with that name” upon hearing that minyeo’s name is minam (in the scene before her first concert) suggests, as you said, she is aware of the twins being raised by the composer but she has no biological connection. if this is the case, then i wonder who her real parents are. certainly not mother superior? i guess they’ll make an appearance later on in the series.
intriguing! can’t wait for the next episode.
@83 rie, i TOTALLY agree!! If it was a forced kiss, why did it look like he enjoyed it? Argh. Frustrating! >.<
I'm praying hard for Hong sisters to give us a very good twist in the end episode. Totally can't stand this scene although it is to cover up to MN. Fake fairy is really getting on my nerve.
I love your recaps! I was refreshing the page, waiting for it to go up. You’re so fast! Thanks for sharing. The dance parody they did at the end was almost worth it for not having a preview of next week.
I love Tae-kyung tooo! That thing he does with his mouth, when he purses it a little, is just really cute. I also agree that he’s a good guy trying to play a bad guy, and he’s totally failing. XD
love TK
love SW
love jeremy
love GMN
LOVE THIS! its as good as expected, and becoming better and better with every EP
One other Shin-woo observation that I thought about posting last night but didn’t, but then I remembered I am the self-appointed President of the Inappropriate Crushes on Much Younger Men Club, so…here goes.
I I were the Pervy Aunt I would be grabbing Shin-woo’s butt, because how great did he look in those pants he was wearing during the faux date? At the very beginning of the date when he first calls, and walks sideways trying to figure out where she is…and then when he walks past her table at the noodle place and we get the view from behind? DAMN!!!
I love Tae-kyung in whatever he wears (he rocks women’s couture like nobody’s business), but that ensemble Shin-woo was wearing was just too delicious. Eye candy from head to toe.
Sigh…I feel better getting that off my chest.
thanks for the recap
i love the drama
hongki is so cute
Why am I siding slowly to Shin-Woo??! His stare @ Mi-Nyeo in the first picture was just bursting with adoration……..
The “Other-Man” Syndrome, perhaps? Prolly. Dramas with triangles (or quads at that) usually end with no definite pair in the end or with the main man winning the fight. But anyway. This shape-of-a-love-story is interesting enough, even without a definite pair in the end.
Thanks for the wonderful caps! You definitely do justice to the beautiful plot of the drama. ^^
I haven’t watched this episode yet, but I still felt the pain in Min Yeo’s and Shin Woo’s hearts just by reading this recap. Ouch!
LOVE this drama to pieces. Love you too for the recaps! <3
FIRSTLY, I've never watched any of Jang Geun Suk's works before, so his performance here has convinced me he's an awesome actor. Even though he tries to be mean, he hasn't done anything that's made me want to shake him, which is more than I can say for 'bad' male leads in the past (example Goo JunPyo).
Even though this epi wasn't as LOL funny as the last one, it feels like the drama's really getting going.
Why no preview? T.T Wednesday can't come fast enough!!!
Wonderful episode. I was so excited I didn’t bother to wait for subs. I’ve must have been watching too much kdrama because I didn’t have a problem understand the plot. Thank you for your recap and filling in the blanks.
I love this drama a lot. When it was out today, I had t tell my roommate to watch it asap because if she watched it while I was asleep, her constant laughter would wake me up. I don’t know about you guys, but the part when TK “thought” go mi nam was leaving and drove away and almost knocked down the guy was HILARIOUS. I laughed there for quite some time haha.
@82 serendipity: I’m the same, I’m not even going to attempt thinking out the familial ties. One of the biggest draws of this drama for me is that I don’t have to think – just sit back and enjoy the ride.
TK vs. SW:
Character-wise, I think both were crafted to make us female audiences swoon. Acting-wise, TK is hands down more dynamic, charismatic, & creative in this role.
Story-wise, MN and TK have more memorable exchanges, and more importantly MN likes TK. So for the sister’s sake, it’s going to have to be Team TK for me.
Ever since Hwang Jini, I’ve believed in JGS’s acting potential, and I’ve seen him strut his stuff in other dramas. Yet, since Hwang Jini, this is the first time JGS’s character has been so wholeheartedly likeable to me.
A drama’s quality doesn’t just rely on the lead actors, all participants must be equally befitting of their roles – and the casting was absolutely perfect. From the managers to UEE, and of course A.N.Jell band members – all of them are endearing and appropriate. Really, such a joy to watch.
@serendipity:
“Shouldn’t ShinWoo have at least yelled out, or given chase, when MN turned away at the shopping street? OK, I know he’s surprised and disappointed.”
Hmm, I think SW, being a romantic, was so concentrated on the right timing that once the right timing was gone, THE moment passed. Also, the fact that she hurried away very quickly might’ve been a factor for him not stopping her.
@Nea:
“And also, am I the only one that is confused as to why SW likes her?”
No, I don’t think you’re the only one. But for my part, I admit being confused by your question. Should there be a reason for somebody to become strongly, romantically attracted to another? It’s not like you get to choose who you like and when you do, these feelings just happen. Sure, the person could have good qualities or that person might be a good fit, but it’s doesn’t mean other people lack them or you won’t find chemistry with another person. Those good qualities (and chemistry) you can appreciate and like, but it’s not the reason why you were attracted to that person in the first place. You didn’t consciously decide to be attracted, it just happened and you felt it.
I’m sure SW never consciously decided to like MN, it just happened. And like any other hopeful, he feels he has a chance so he decides to woo her. It’s not like she’s with anyone, so why not? Unfortunately for him, all these subtleties and romantic tactics go over her head unless, of course, they’re spelled out to her. As a couple, SW and MN aren’t a good fit. Aside from the fact that MN and TK complement each other nicely, SW would be a good fit with someone who is as nice, sophisticated, and perceptive as he is.
Thanks for the recaps. I love this drama and agree that finally a drama
arrived for Jang Geun Suk that was written and made for him.
Such an adorable cast even UEE who is amazing at the fake fairy.
I was so heartbroken for all of them in Ep.6.
Jeremy coz he can’t seem to come to terms with his attraction
to Mi Nam but he just can’t help himself and he is slipping
into the forbidden world or so he thinks.
Shin Woo coz he was just sooo close to getting to her
but based on Mi Nam’s reaction, it’s all about Tae-kyung.
Tae-Kyung, he is so trying to be aloof and obnoxious
but he is essentially a good guy and that’s why he
is willing to sacrifice his career, his peace of mind
to the one person that matters to him now…Go Mi Nam
Go Min Nam or rather the actual person Go Mi Nyeo is
thrown into a world she has no intention of staying and
yet it seems she has grown to like this strange new
world. She’s been sheltered for so long that she has
no idea that the thumping and tightness she feels
when she is around Tae-kyung is actually what
falling in love is all about. She has no idea what
Tae-kyung, Shin Woo and confused Jeremy feels.
She’s in for some heartbreak and she is not
ever aware of it.
I also felt my heart ache when Tae-kyung kissed
Heyi. I am such a Mi Neyeo/Tae-kyung shipper.
I want them to be together…
I can safely say that as a YB fan I was miffed
when I didn’t get to see a preview but I
love the Genie Parody…
I can’t wait for Wednesday!
omg. i can’t wait for nxt week.
THIS IS TOTALLY TOTUROUS.
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, this show rocks TOTALLY.
I CAN’T WAIT FOR NEXT WEEK TO COME?!
I JUST CAN’T IMAGINE WHAT WILL HAPPEN?!
BUT IF ANYBODY KNWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN CAN YOU TELL?! EVEN A HINT IS ALRIGHT WITH ME?!
THANX ALL :p
at the family relations…don’t tell me this is going to be like that of the later part of “Winter Sonata” (wherein Yoo-jin thought Joon-sang was her half-broher or something…)
it would be unnerving if this happened, and I find the Mi-gyeong shipping (wee…I’m so an inventor…
) very fan-like, though I pity at poor Shin-woo and I laugh at “michin” Jeremy, who is beginning to grow on me as a minor Nakatsu (Question: is Jeremy’s charater’s hair really blond???)
I hope at one of their future episodes (dealing with with Shin-woo-Tae-gyeong-Mi-nyeo traiangle) would have a parody of at least “My Man’s Woman” or another of “Temptation of Wife”…that would be fun (or it’s just that I have a stupid sense of humor…)
114# langdon813,
Wahahaha Langdon, luckily I don’t drink anything while reading your comment, ha ha, I should follow and join your “The Inappropriate Crushes on Much Younger Men Club” though I’ve already developed the syndrome for Geun-seok/Chang-hwi since Hong Gil Dong.
Shin-woo and the scene at the Noodle shop, *pervert* *pervert*, glad I’m not the only one, ha ha, You deserve to be the President of the Club LOL
Tae-kyung has an interesting/terrific bantering chemistry with Heyi as well that I think is really enjoyable in a different way than his relationship with Mi-Nyeo who creates obstacles for him, but doesn’t tartly sass back. As far as a romantic foil goes, she’s a great one, the devil to Mi-nyeo’s angel. Both women seem to incite strong reactions in him (tossing shoes into the lake! protecting her from mob of sweaty basketball fans)—this may make for one of the most enjoyably tumultuous love triangles with both girls having great chemistry with the lead guy!
I’m dying to see how it plays out!
Unfortunately, for me, I’m not feeling Shin-woo at all…I don’t know if its the acting or the character himself, but his motivations don’t make complete sense to me. It’s obviously obvious to him as much as the audience that’s he’s losing her, why doesn’t he step up if he cares for her that much? Ah, but I suppose that is the point. Ji-Hoo sydrome.
Thanks Javabeans, for your recaps and for a great venue to comment on the drama!
TOTALLY LOVE THIS DRAMA. I hardly watch Korean dramas but this time i find this drama really interesting and funny at the same time. I know Tk is sacrificing but why does it have to be a kiss? that’s also on lips, he could have just kissed her on her forehead or even hugged her. (anyway, what’s done is done).
I love Park shin hye’s innocence and how Jeremy freaks out when Park shin hye is near. Thank you so much for recaps, this is the first time i am reading a recaps for Korean dramas…i prefer watching the drama rather than reading it on recaps but this drama….this drama is SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL.
Keep doing the good work.
I’m starting to like this drama. Jang Geun Sook is an amazing actor, and i have never seen Beethoven Virus, but now, I want to. I love that Taekyung is trying to be all aloof and mean to Mi Nam, but deep down, he is a really good guy. And who wouldn’t love a guy like Shin Woo, but the actor playing him is a little stiff… like the part when Go Mi Nam walks away, his expression was awkward.. but it was still better than Kim Hyun Joong playing JiHoo in BOF.
#114 Langdon 813
#126 Movall
LOL! I’m joing the bandwagon too! The club’s name sounds cool ahahah.. I’m 100% behink MN & TK, but that very first look of SW when he’s at Myungdong sent me screaming frantically – and I’m not even sure why! LOL.
And I love the way TK looked at MN whenever he sees MN in woman’s clothing. He always took a second (or two) longer than usual to take a look at MN haha. But he sure knows how to cover up.
I *heart* the Genie parody as well, but not having preview for next ep drive me crazy! And to think that I have to wait till next Thursday morning to watch with sub (I’m holding myself from watching raw vids)…*sigh* How I wish everyday is Thursday…
Thats what i think will happen next week?!
The love triangle or square will start between GMN-TK-SH-HN.
GNM will feel upset and at the same time heart broken between what happened between TK-HK. SH will comfort her, then maybe will confess his true feelings for her?! she will be surprised and he will tell her to stop making TK take care of her. TK will start to sense something wired between SH-GNM. However, GNM and TK will become closer when she starts to sing his songs?!
and for his TK mom’s song:
the president will tell HN to prersuade TK to take the song and produce it!? she persuades him and he starts to work on it. He takes it home, and somehow the aunt finds out what he is doing and says that her brother wrote that song to someone he loved soo much in the past. he realises that his mom, may be GNM’s mum too. soo he goes to his mum and confronts her?1 and she will tell him the whole truth, or semi-truth?! TK will feel somewhat conflicted to tell GNM!? and in this situation it will either break or make TK-GNM’s relationship?! and maybe SH will somehow knw and will tell GNM before TK tells her?! THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS?! :p
Thats my intrepretation to what may happen?!
please comment
Love the script, the acting, the cast, the pace…everything! I’ve not been so hyped up by a k drama for a while. Simply love the twists! Thanks javabeans for the recaps.
Keep up the good work!
Thank you for all the recap to You’re beautiful…I would have never watch it but after reading what you wrote i had to watch it right away…i like it sooooo much..its definitely different from the other drama that I’ve seen.. i do feel bad for shin woo though..i do hope he gets a girl at the end…neways keep up the awesome work!!! your site rocks!!!!
@ trixicopper
Even though I am a TK/MN shipper I felt so sorry for SW. Then again the boy did buy MN shoes, thats just like begging the karma gods of Kdrama to slap you down.
thats so true. never give a girl shoes in kdramaland… she’ll “run away from you” its this some sort of Korean superstition, Javabeans? Just curious, since it always seem to appear in kdramas… kinda like a twist on the Cinderella metaphor.
@ serendipity
Poor ShinWoo. Poor poor thing. Not so much that he’ll not get the girl (foregone), but the way he’s written and acted he doesn’t stand a chance. Passive niceness is nothing to TK’s in-your-face bad-boy-sad-boy glory.
i know huh? i felt sad for SW in that date scene… but the poor boy was asking for it. being the overly supportive nice guy is appealing and all… but TK’s “bad boy with a reluctantly nice guy” that he’s got going on is just waay too compelling.
And plus, i agree Javabeans JGS is killing it. Always been a fan, but his acting and characterization here is sooo spot on!
The kiss at the end with Heyi! OMFG…. Hong Sisters don’t fail me now… TK and MN’s kiss (when they finally do… preferably not towards the end of the series!) must be a super mindblowing out-of-this-world heartmelting KISS of kdrama history.
Maybe something like that Gongchan & Yoorin spinning camera snow kiss scene in My Girl?
Come to think of it, kissing scenes in a Hong Sisters drama never disappoints!
well…to make everyone feel better about the kiss…maybe Tae Kyung closed his eyes so he could think of someone else (Minam!) and not have to look at the fake fairy…
Thank you so much. I will read all these comments later tonight.
I have not picked up on much foreshadowing in this drama, aside from the obvious. But – I agree, there must be some mix up something with these three – Are they all three her kids? which makes the siblings? or not? or whos? or will the fake fairy repent and become a real romantic interest? I love it that I can’t figure it all out ahead of time.
I also liked Shinwoo from the get go.
JB, I like how you have summarized TK so accurately and concisely. He is definitely a big softie to the point that he can’t but help HY who extremely annoys him.
That last scene is so poignant on so many level. As was said, the sacrifice TK makes for MN is just incredible. Yes, SW cares for MN and tries to be there for her but TK gave more though it will make MN hurt now. For all those who questioned his long, intimate kiss. He had to convince HY not the media that he is serious. The press would have been happy with a peck but not HY. She would have seen it as a half-hearted attempt to protect MN.
There are several scenes I love in this episode:
i) MN meeting Mother Superior. It made me cry. The Mother Superior open arms to MN who desperately needed consoling.
ii) TK throwing HY’s shoes into the water – that was the best TK could do to a character like HY – he knew that would make her mad.
iii) SW and MN in Myungdong. That whole so-called date was so cute, sweet and romantic. Too bad she may never find out that SW did all that.
iv) the hairpin – TK’s “it’s a $100″. I see it as a futile attempt at covering up how much he cares for her.
v) Of course that last scene because of the real reason for that kiss.
Sorry for the long post but I love, love this drama. Can’t wait for next wednesday. can’t wait for MN to sing ‘Without Words’. This wait is going to kill me.
Omg, Tae Kyung is just too awesome. Love jang geun suk TO THE MAX!
His acting skill is really good – intense expression (look at his eyes awwwww), his unique way of sneering etc etc etc!
Of course, I feel bad for shinwoo too, but really tae kyung is too good already, coupled with the fact that jang geun suk is completely able to bring the character out. Will root for Hwang Tae Kyung!!!! =D
Straight up drama crack I tell ya!
I am digging how the Hong sisters are going to work “Without Words” into the drama. To have TK write it and MN sing it is going to be heart-wrenching for the viewers. After that kiss, there is no words left for TK to explain how he feels for MN. The lyrics to the song reflects all that he feels or more especially if he starts to realize he’s falling for MN. As for MN, is she even going to realize that? I think SW might catch on to TK’s feelings before MN does.
@pabo ceo reom
You echo how most of us feel right now.
i have not been this excited for a drama since coffee prince back in 2007…2 years…
I LOVE YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL!!!! jang geun suk is a great actor! shin woo is a bit stiff but im hoping he’ll improve as time goes on
but egad such a great dradfsma!!!!!! i thought it would be bad but its actually quite good! so far nothings been lagging. love the drama, the ACTORS!, the plot, music, dialogue EVERYTHING!
i was thinking that moon hwa ran is actually tae kyung’s mother except that she had tae kyung with a man she did not love but in reality, she was in love with mi-nam/mi-nyeo’s father (the composer of her favorite song) EXCEPT that he was in love with another woman (the twins’ mother) and so it was all just a tragic love triangle…
Good and enjoyable recap of episode 6. Couldn’t watch or read the ending of this episode. It is too painful, even if the reason that TK kiss YH was for the person that he cares most. So, I decided to watch the ending of this episode with episode 7 next week. Although, love every moments so far in this episode. Love how the characters are slowly building their relationships. Felt really sorry for SW because he was so close to having MN. Hope that Hong sisters will allow him some romantic moments with MN as a girl and not pseudo-moments. As for Jeremy, poor soul. Hope that he will find peace soon before he really think that he is a “fruitcake”. Well, YH did annoy me, but she is serving her purpose. I think that she will or already fall in love with TK.
Well, till next week JB. Thanks!
I also think that TK is Songwriter Go’s biological father and that MN is not Songwriter Go’s biological daughter. It all is a little confusing but I’m sure it’ll work out in the end so that our leads aren’t half related somehow.
As for SW …. awwww … I felt for him today. His happiness on the date and his happy eyes when he thought she would finally see him … and then to be crushed by TK again! ARGH! The agony.
As for TK, I really like his character. He is decisive and straight forward. I like! And as you said, a big softie. Just like Gu Jun Pyo (when he is with GJD)!
I can’t wait to see what happens next week with the whole TK and HY dating thing. And MN, will she leave now that she thinks TK likes HY? Kdrama at its best, yet again!
this is the first kdrama that I really felt sorry for the 2nd male character…i feel so sad for Shin-woo he was so close! but like you said..bad timing and usually bad timing won’t work! But I love him and so as Tae-kyung! Torn between two lovers! hahaha
Thanks for the recap! =)
SHINWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
argh.
but yes, taekyung was adorable in this episode. and that girl is pissing me off. and now they’ll have to pseudo-date and minyeo will be all depressed and shinwoo is going to be all depressed and the only non depressed character will be jeremy. D:
@108 Lan I think that you definitely have a point but why is M. Mo going through such pangs to spend time with HTK, while disregarding a boy with her son’s exact name? I do believe that its possible that HTK isn’t hers but I find it weird that she takes no notice of MN when they are chatting backstage besides MN’s knowledge of TK.
@122 Ary Its a case of “we don’t see things the same,” cause, I suppose that most people feel the way you do : “Should there be a reason for somebody to become strongly, romantically attracted to another? It’s not like you get to choose who you like and when you do, these feelings just happen…You didn’t consciously decide to be attracted, it just happened and you felt it.”
But I really don’t agree. There is always a reason but not always a clear beginning and at times no clear (lack/white)solution. Feelings have a reason and a purpose, they aren’t always easy to explain but based on actions, ideas, facts and perceptions.
Ultimately, in the case of SW, I can concede that maybe he likes her innocence, her gentleness…there is something very new and bright about her that makes her stand out. Maybe he finds it fascinating that she chose to become MN without much forethought and he finds her stumbling, blindly trusting personality cute. I mean, I like her and I understand why TK could like her too but SW???? Not completely sold on that. Maybe I think that he likes what he thinks of her more than who she is.
OMG!!! I loooveee this drama, really the cast is awesome and beautiful, the name of the drama is right.
Thanks for the recap, really I love when you narrated it, is almost like I’m watching it again. Thanks
@Nea (#147):
“I mean, I like her and I understand why TK could like her too but SW????”
You’ll also notice that Jeremy is attracted to her too.
In SW’s case, I can see him falling for her more because she’s the girl who he can see will really accept the real him, especially after he told her about his southern accent. Imagine if MN had reacted differently when SW told her that story about him liking a girl from Seoul who was turned off by his southern accent, would SW’s romantic feelings for MN have remained the same? Probably not.
And it makes sense to me that SW fell for MN quickly, because as an idol, he couldn’t have had much opportunities to date any girls, whether they be normal or idol. I mean, it’s clear in the drama that even the top stars in the music industry in Korea didn’t know one another. Take UEE and A.N.JELL for instance. If I were to find a reason, it makes sense to me that SW would fall for MN because he’s around her just as much as he is around his other band-mates.
“Feelings have a reason and a purpose, they aren’t always easy to explain but based on actions, ideas, facts and perceptions.”
I was referring to attraction; the feelings you feel for someone in the first place. The feelings that develop afterwards are definitely based on actions, ideas, facts, and perceptions. Whether or not you and that person will have a stable relationship based on love or will be a good fit is something either person can consciously control.
On tudou as well You’re beautiful is ahead of IRIS, for the first time since IRIS started… ahh… the wonders of having a hot kiss scene in a drama!
* 日剧《ROMES》至01集 (Jap)
* 韩剧《向大地头球》至13集 (Heading to the Ground)
* 韩剧《他来了》至25集 (He’s here??)
* 韩剧《是美男啊》至06集 (You’re Beautiful)
* 日剧《真我霓裳》至02集 (Colorful me?, Jap)
* 日剧《小公主》至01集 (Little Princess- Jap)
* 韩剧《IRIS》至03集
* 韩剧《天使的诱惑》至03集 (Angel’s Temptation)
* 韩剧《热血商人》至04集
* 韩剧《爱你千万次》至15集 (Love you 100,000 times)
On the angsty parts- I confess Ive been looking forward to a little angst in this, and did I ever get what I was asking for!
Though perhaps I’m a tad emotionally over-invested because this episode was almost too much of a good thing- we get SW angst, we get TK angst (it’s subtle but I think it counts- see below!), we get MN angst, and even a wee bit of Jeremy angst! Yummy, but whooaaa Hong ladies, no need to throw us _everything_ we want in one episode. What’s angst without the tease?
BTW, after raving about how _cool_ TK is I don’t even think JGS scores highest on his cool scenes, JGS is afterall an idol- he can do sweet like he was born and bred to it.
The scene in the car with MN on the way back, to cover up the sweet gesture of a gfit, he grumbles about MN being not-female in his eyes, and yet melts hearts like a frying pan does butter with his “well, it’s true, you can’t wear it as a guy, so since you’ll leave when you finish your disguise I guess I’ll never see … you wear it.. . ” and his voice kind of trails off at the end like he’s just realizing it himself… and you see JGS’s eyes go unfocused as he ponders that thought.
Urrrggg…. Hong sisters you’re _killing_ us (well me anyway!)
Okay, okay, I give up, sign me up for “Inappropriate Crushes on Much Younger Men” anonymous-
Goodness knows after watching this episode I need therapy!
(And thanks to you gals pointing out the very attractive ahem views during the pseudo-date, I’m going to need more therapy! 
)
But most of all I NEED trailers for the next episode… where’s my dealer?!
Oppss… forgot to reference #114 for my last post, but yes this is in reference to at least two others in the same situation as me!
Ugh.. I’m trying to figure out the ending kiss scene.
Did they both actually enjoy it? It seems like it, with the way he’s moving his head and putting his hands on the back of her head. Oh, and they both closed their eyes. It could just be that he wants the kiss to seem real for the reporters, but.. garhh, he seems like he actually liked it. This is killing me. I’m trying to figure out the kiss scene and trying to predict what’s going to happen next instead of doing my homework like I should be.. so addicting T_T
Also, I read somewhere that the kiss scene took very few takes. Does that mean that JGS and UEE have chemistry?! And actually are attracted to each other?! DDD:
I’m rarely in love with the main guy AND the second guy, but I just LOVE both taekyung and shinwoo! And did anyone else notice Shinwoo’s pants were just a tad too tight?…… hehehe~ I felt so bad for him- talk about a kdrama cliche! She looks everywhere except straight ahead of her!
And jgs! I’ve been in love with him for a while, but this just takes it to the next level… He’s totally rocking that meryl streep sneer, hahaha~
@154 It means they were focused and professional! hahaha, imagine if it was JSK and PSH that had to do a kiss scene probably lots of LOL and NGs
The fun is over; the angst begins. All of the characters except the crazy aunt are going to be miserable for the next five episodes at least.
So, I watched half of this episode Thursday night and then went to bed planning on watching the other half Friday morning… but I overslept and didn’t want to get fired so I had to put it off. Instead. I read the recap on my lunch break (I LOVE my Blackberry) and when I read the part about Shin-Woo’s date/non-date I thought it sounded really creepy. But I just watched the rest of the epi and I have to agree it was extra cute. And, even though I knew how it was all gonna end… I was still hoping against hope that she would see him standing there. And, even though I think he’s an idiot for not running after her, he played the heartbreak perfectly. The way his smile fades from his face and the (annoyingly) passive-aggressive “You should have just taken on more step.” Made me very sad and very mad at Min-Yeo, even though it’s not her fault. I think someone hit on it before but Shin-Woo’s only problem is that he’s trying too hard. Both of the times that his confession was thwarted it was because he was trying to make it into this Grand Finale Gesture and he missed his shot… plus, there’s the shoe thing, too… he never had a chance.
The part of the drama where one or both of the leads sacrifice themselves by dating wildly inappropriate people and makes everyone around them confused and miserable is generally my least favorite part so I’ll probably be made at t he world for the next few weeks. I hope the Fairy Storyline doesn’t go down to the last episode like it did with that Creepy Older Guy in Choon-Hyang.
#154 and others
Actually very reluctantly agree with all the posts here that think UEE and JGS have chemistry… of a sorts.
TK can’t _really_ bring himself to do the full out I-despise-you act with MN but TK’s ultra-frosty, prim-and-mean attitude towards YH and YH’s diva-holier-than-thou attitude back leads to crashes that spark.
Eg. I’m really liking his purse-his-lips-in-contemplation of how he can most cleverly and devastatingly deliver his latest cutting comments. (The spill over from Hong sisters’ cleverness? TK comes across as very fast on his feet!)
Just when the audience wants to go in and give HY a few good slaps (or worse), he does his “purse his lips” thinking, and asks seemingly irrelevantly “Where’s your car?”. Far? Good. He coolly bends over, takes her one high heel and flings it satisfyingly into the river. Then turns to leave, glancing at his watch “I’m going to be late.” (Yes!)
HY goes crazy and throws her other shoe at him, which he obligingly kicks into the river to join its sister. F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S!
TK is very definite and defined a character here. Without doubt a softie, but also in no unclear terms _not_ a push over… he’ll save HY at great personal cost because he has his own set of values, but he sure as h— isn’t going to take any of her tandrums lying down either, specially when she keeps threatening MN. And he’s not into sparing her feelings. He’ll hang up on her, tell her to go look in the mirror if she thinks he’s sneaking peaks at her, and (best of all) his incredulous “Date _you_?!” with classic sneer and implied “now I _have_ heard everything!”
Still, I can say is that I’m not sure I’ll ever be enamoured of a JGS/UEE pairing even in another serial- I think JGS too talented an actor and want to see him up against more experienced on-screen partners!
To those (quite rightly) indignant at how thoroughly TK kissed the Fake Fairy: I think someone has pointed it out already, but he really *had* to make it a good one, a literally stop-you-in-your-tracks one. He had to make it the kiss of a lifetime for her, not just a peck on the lips for the reporters, which would stopped her for about 3 seconds (and probably made her even angrier). She was in a temper (hell hath no fury etc.) and just about to get sweet revenge that cost her nothing, and the reporters were just a staircase away, so he had to make it exceptional for her, who’d probably been kissed aplenty by hot actors, as Korea’s Sweetheart. Nice set up. It wasn’t *just* a hot kiss so that our hearts would ache for MN (though it did that serviceably enough), it actually *had* to be a hot kiss, logically. Wow! Logic in a K-romcom! What am I smoking?
Hey, was it just me, or did anyone else for a split second think that JGS in the parody was a woman? I wonder if he would be pleased to hear that I made this mistake? Quite possibly. Will someone please give me his e-mail so that I can let him know and cheer his day? Maybe I’ll even take the boy out for an ice-cream, by way of apology/adoration. I can’t speak Korean but we won’t need a translator. I’ll just pet his lovely head and bask in his cuteness.
@ 132 Noofar: Interesting thoughts.
I was thinking that most likely SW will miss the chance again because he has been doing that for the past episodes but will continue to work harder to stay closer to MN. TK on the other hand will notice how close both of them seem to be and start to feel irritated due to jealousy this time. I think it will take a few more episode for TK to come clean with his own feelings.
After the kiss (I refused to think that TK and HY enjoyed the kiss still) , HY feeling high and mighty will think that TK finally regret his earlier decision not to date her (like what she said before when she went to the wrong van – “why? now you think it’s a pity I leave just like that”) or she will vow to win him over. This will bring the start to a fake relationship where one of Soompi articles mentioned that HY will start messing around with MN thoughts. I’m really hoping some how some where MN will came to know that TK did the kiss for her.
I also think they TK and MN will be back to normal soon since they are sharing the same room. I’m still waiting for TK’s sleep walking. Hahahaha~ I’m hoping for more sweet moments next episode for the angst this episode caused us with no preview some more.
By the way, I also think that TK slept well that night was because MN was “holding” him? Hehe
As for the ending, putting all episodes and comments together till date, I think that if MN eventually left but return again with her long hair plus the pin and they will go to the amusement park together (cos TK mentioned that you only do this kind of things with your gf).
I’m a sucker for sweet moments and most of the time a lot of drama don’t really satisfy me like BOF, Goong etc. Till date, I think only Coffee Price do justice to it. Hopefully the ending for YB will be filled with many and longer sweet scenes instead of those “ok we are finally together now” and that’s it, 5 min of fame that kind. Angst stir strong emotions but sweet moments also bring happiness to the viewers. I hope the writers understand that.
That’s my take! =)
Shin-woo. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm so sweet.
i want him
@ 159 serendipity: You are so CUTE! lol~ For me I think I just need this sentence: Oppa, sang rang hey. Hahaha~ As for your explanation on the kiss, you made me start to accept it the way you put it. Finally I’m seeing some light, thanks a lot man! Feeling a bit better now.
Did you see the youtube clip on this where JGS video call with TIffany? He was supposed to be her in the parody. He was asking her if he look pretty and Tiffany agreed! JGS make a lot of priceless facial expressions too!
JGS look very pretty as a woman! I can’t say that especially for JYH. I wondered why LHK is the only one wearing heels. Lol
Oh ya JGS lips outline is damn nice and his chin is so sharp too. Even most of the real girls don’t have such beautiful features. Envious!
I’m LOVING this drama! The character are so well written and the actors/actresses are showing a range of emotions and bringing them to life with depth. Unlike other dramas where the main characters fall in love simply b/c they are ‘the main characters’ (and for no other reasons), it’s easy to see why Mi-nyeo would fall in love with Tae-kyung and vice versa. Their characters are simply lovable!
One of my favorite scenes in this episode is in the car when Tae-kyung gave Mi-nyeo the hairpin. All the subtleties in facial expression nearly brought tears to my eyes! I just love how Mi-nyeo stared at the hairpin (when Tae-kyung told her it was for her) with heartfelt thankfulness. Considering the situation she’s in, ahhhh, what a sweet gesture on Tae-kyung’s part.
I agree, in another drama, I would’ve been annoyed that the main female character doesn’t even realize she’s falling for the main male character. However, still young as she is, she was never raised in a normal father/mother family situation and with her innocence as a to be nun, and the hilarious electrical shock, her ‘not knowing/understanding’ love is befitting her character. That just goes to show how well the Hong sisters have mapped out a character’s behavior in relation to their life history/experiences.
I also want to add how much I love Jeremy. Two thumbs up for him. He’s so funny!
I have to say, initially I was taken aback by the kiss, but after thinking about…it made total sense to me. He had to do that…and that, the relationship b/t TK and HY will be the catalyst to help bring MN and TK’s emotions out into the open. I kind of wonder if TK himself doesn’t realize his own feelings for MN? I don’t know, I guess it’ll be more evident after episode 7 (this waiting is going to kill me!).
Anyways, I have high hopes for how TK and MN feelings for each other will develop in the next episodes. And I have high hopes for their eventual kiss (please refer to the PSH and JGS Etude House CM…) Though as mentioned above, even an awkward setup b/t MN and TK would be even more romantic b/c it’ll be more emotional and with more feeling.
I enjoy reading JB’s recaps and every comments in here.
My imagination has been running wild too.
Since the 1st episode was a little bit connect us the movie “The sound of music”
I imagine the end of this drama will be a wedding in the church just like that movie
ha haha … the bride is definitely Go Mi Nam and the groom is ______whoever the Hong sisters want to fill in that blank. LOL
I love this episode so much! from beginning to end it was just really good! especially the Heyi-Taekyung part in the studio. i love how he drew the ‘hi’ SO big in front of Heyi to corrects her gaman’i’.. and the CCTV one. hilarious! then the Shinwoo-Minyeo ‘blind dating’ scene. so sweet. so so sweet. then the Heyi-Taekyung again by the river. I love Taekyung’s expression when he kick the shoe..lol. and i love how they bicker about the hairpin when Taekyung says that he bought it for $100 but Minyeo said that he lied because the price tag says that it’s only $3. ^^ sigh i had a fun time watching this episode. i know it’s going to get more intense in coming episodes but hopefully the fun-fully-satisfied feeling won’t disappear.
and about the parents part, i always assume that Taekyung is not Hwaran’s real son. somehow i just feel like he might not be her son but the twins are her children. well more twists are coming out soon so we’ll see.. ^^ sigh i can’t wait for Wednesday to come!
@149 Ary
“I was referring to attraction”
Mmk. Do you not find that this is different from liking someone? Even with that, you don’t think this (attraction)is based on something concrete within you(generally) as a person?
Yeah Jeremy is “attracted” to her but that’s not why he likes her. Which furthers the point that his “attraction” is based solely on the fact that she’s a girl and he’s a boy. I think that the writers want us to get that men(Jeremy) are attracted to women(Mi Nyeo), no matter how well they disguise themselves.
And I get your point about SW but I’m still not there with you. Attraction I get, liking, not so much. I mean I don’t believe that we’ve(the audience) been given enough to believe that as strongly as he does. I don’t say that to say that I think he’s silly or delusional, I just believe that its a flaw somewhere. Maybe its more about making something larger in his mind than it is in reality. That’s the “feeling” that I get from him
Which in turn makes him a bit creepy but I like creepy…sometimes 
@152 Fan “Inappropriate Crushes on Much Younger Men” anonymous-
So is this the outreach I need to join? How much are the hourly session?
And to a later post: Is it possible that HY reminds TK of his mother? I mean she’s nasty, to be sure but there is a fakeness that he really doesn’t respect within her. That smacks of his mother to me. I think that HY is insecure. She hasn’t won him over and though she may feel like she has the upper-hand now(until we find out Wed), I think that she’s attracted to him because of this.
@159 Serendipity…I totally agree about the kiss. It actually doesn’t bother me at all. I get why he did it, so its cool. I hate it for MN and her “electricity” issues .I think that he just won’t understand the consequences. Normally girls tend to be a little distant after things like that and guys don’t usually comprehend these types of reactions. One thing in MN’s favor is that she’s not “that”‘ normal so we’ll have to see.
Awww.. This episode was bittersweet.. ;( I love our sweet lovely Shinwoo but how can he be so patient and almost unaffected? I mean he had a chance to spend more time with Minyeo and yet again he lets her be.. I mean with all the chances almost handed to him, he still doesn’t get her. I mean I know the whole Kdrama process, the main guy will always be her first in everything.. And in this case its Taekyung, to Minyeo’s knowledge it seems that Taekyung was the FIRST to know, but really we all know it was Shinwoo, but he’s so polite about it that he doesn’t let her know that he knows, blowing his chances of growing closer to her romantically.. Oh goshers.. Poor boy..
Taekyung, was super duper sweet.. I felt so bad for him, I mean he was sacrificing so much for Minyeo. I’m sure he’s not so sure of his feelings for her, only knowing that he just cares for her. Although this sacrifice hurts not only him but her. Its cute to see him being such a softie with Minyeo. Buying her a pin, aw, it was so cute! I think I want one now.. Haha. And the fact that it was her who was on his mind and that he asked her if she would just stay a girl. I’m suspecting that he wants her to be a girl, because he likes her better that way..
Minyeo, oh poor little girl. And its almost cute that she is so inexperienced with all this love stuff that she assumes its the electricity from the taser that makes her feel the way she does. Its super cute actually.. ;D And its sad that when she’s with Shinwoo she says there is no electricity.. And I’m assuming thats a sign of saying she doesn’t feel anything for him.. ;( I feel so bad for him, but its funny how she goes, like oh snap, Taekyung’s a dude too. Haha, but of course we all know she loves the closeness her and Taekyung has that she has come to like him. AND the kiss between Heyi and Taekyung was so sad.. I mean why did Jang Geun Suk make it so passionate? I was like why? Why can’t you just be cold? I mean did you see how his hand was caressing Heyi’s hair? ARGH, I’m guessing he’s just trying to make it real..? ARGH. Haha. Still poor Minyeo.. ;(
Overall this episode was good.
A thought just came to my mind. Will HY with the kiss, even though passionate and long, buy that TK has really changed his mind about her? Or will she get even more upset realizing he went to such extent to protect MN?
You’re Beautiful is the best drama for me after Boys over Flowers & Lady castle.
The drama plot is seriously good and i got totally hooked to it.
i really like shinwoo.. it kind hurt me to see him getting hurt..especially in ep6.
he’s just so good looking!
i wonder whether will the real minam comeback or ??hopefully tehy extend the episode to 18 or 20..
Can’t wait for the next episode to air.
Thank you javabeans for another fantastic recap! I came to this drama with low expectations, especially after seeing the sugary, fairydust-sprinkled promo poster. But after your recaps kindled my interest, I watched the episodes and my list of favourite kdramas is sure to expand.
dramabeans.com is my gateway to kdrama FUN!
@114 langdon813
LOL! Can I join the club?
gosh! choi-ran (minam’s aunt) is a very lucky ahjumma!
1. She’s worked w/ JGS several times
2. Gets calls from him
3. Gets to smack his beautiful BUTT!!!
LoL!
@Nea (#167):
I guess it all comes down to how we define ‘like.’ For me, I think there are different stages in the term liking someone: there’s the initial feelings (attraction, or in the other words, liking someone/the feelings you feel for someone in the FIRST place) and then there’s the feelings that develop afterwards based on actions, ideas, facts, and perceptions (which I also consider ‘liking’ someone, but in a further developing stage).
For my part, I see SW’s feelings for MN somewhere ‘initial feelings/liking someone in the first place (‘first’ is the key word here)’ and ‘the feelings that develop afterwards/liking someone after based on actions, ideas, facts, and perceptions.’ But I think, correct me if I’m wrong, you see it progressing on a much later place in the scale and that’s what doesn’t make sense to you.
Jeremy, on the other hand, is very much stuck in the ‘initial feelings.’ The reason his feelings don’t progress further based on what he knows of MN is because he deliberately places a distance between himself and MN. I think Jeremy’s attraction could go further if his role wasn’t limited to comic relief. SW, as the secondary male lead, doesn’t. It’s not during his wooing that he gets to know her and his feelings start to develop on more concrete things, it’s the moments in between. I find it sufficient, i.e. his belief that she will be able to accept the real him, especially after seeing her reaction after unexpectedly telling her the truth about his background (though I can’t help but think what a bad match they would make). But you’ve stated that you don’t find it sufficient, so I guess we’ll have to agree to disagree. *g*
ETA (second response to Nea’s (#167) post): “Maybe its more about making something larger in his mind than it is in reality.”
I think I agree with you on this, though I’m not sure if my reasons for thinking this is the same as yours. And I don’t find this creepy because he has only been acting as a romantic (and for other reasons, which I’ll explain in due time in this comment), so I confess I’m not really sure what makes it so (and you definitely aren’t the first one to feel this way, so I feel a little strange). I think the fact that MN is the first girl (and remember, as an idol he probably has had a limited contact with girls at a really get-to-know-well basis) who he feels will be able to accept him, unlike the girl in Seoul he used to like. SW even goes far to think that she’ll also be able to understand him, like the way he understands her. Unfortunately, I think his feelings for her are blinding him from the fact that it’s not just MN’s isolated upbringing that makes her oblivious, but also it’s in nature. His subtleties — whether it’s in regards to his wooing or his emotions — are beyond her comprehension unless it is spelled out for her. It is not a relationship that’s on an equal and/or same level, mentally or emotionally. But SW — being romantically deprived due to his status as an idol and before that, as someone who comes from a place that’s looked down as being provincial — is willing to believe that there’s really a chance that she could be the one who will not only be able able to understand him and accept the real him, but return his feelings.
NOTE: In case it wasn’t clear earlier, I should clarify for those unfamiliar with this matter that the place where SW comes from really isn’t provincial (or backwards/rough/uncouth/etc. — I mean, when you take a look at it, it’s just another metropolitan city in Korea), but there definitely is some of that stigma rooted in his southern accent (North Gyeongsang Province accent, I think).
When is episode 7 coming out? I need to know. I didn’t see the preview and I don’t know when these episodes come out. Can someone please fill me in with this information?
@ 162 Dreams
I did see the clip of JGS doing the video call, but didn’t realise he was actually calling the girl idol he was impersonating. Cuter and cuter!
I’m in for the “Inappropriate Crushes on Much Younger Men” Club !
I was stroke with TK’s character from the 1rst episode, the devil/angel and androgynous look are pretty attractive though…
Just love the manager voice over at the beginning, especially the cat sound from MN lol
About SW, I read an interesting comment on soompi forum which basically says that he’s playing safe on this situation…
And I admit that for me, it does make a point here… Yes SW is sweet, protective with grand gestures… But ironically is the one who is hidding from a possible love relationship with MN here…
So many occasions to let her know, and so many occasions that flied by…
I mean love is about timing and taking a risk at the same time… But sadly trying to protect himself during the process doesn’t mean that SW could avoid the pain in the end…
I don’t blame him, I do know how hard it is to go for your feelings…
About TK and UEE’s kiss… I was soooo annoyed with it at the 1rst place : why did he close his eyes?!
But now I realized that I might have been upset because it was related to another point : there is definitally a chemistry between TK & UEE…
You know what they say : there is a thin line between hate and love ( especially when it comes to attraction I think ) >3<
Anyway I still hope for a twist like with the "swimming pool rescue"
I don't forget that TK is quite a freak when it comes to physical closeness so *cross the fingers*
And finally the Genie parody is so fun!
I think this episode is ‘crap, that’s right, he is a guy’ (statement during the refrigerator scene) and crap, that’s right, she’s a girl’ (car scene – driving MN to the church)
In this episode, I feel that the writers are paving the way for TK and MN to realize that they can be attracted to each other. In some ways, they already sort of like each other. Now they are faced with the possibility of ‘attraction’. It’s beginning to show, like a large pink elephant in the room that is slowly revealing itself. I think they will have to go through great lengths to hide it. Because a large pink elephant in the room can be seen by others too.
As I write this, I am not actually done watching the episode yet but I did read JB’s recap (thanks JB!) so I know what happened.
I’m curious on how they will deal with the fake relationship with HY. I really hope that MN realizes that the pounding heartbeat has nothing to do with electricity from the taser. I am excited to see how she will find out that she’s in love with TK—I am hoping for the best and in a way expecting that the Hong sisters will not let me down.
Aside from being the ‘crap, that’s right, he is a guy’ and crap, that’s right, she’s a girl’ episode, it is the episode of opposites for TK and MN. MN, who has lived a solitary life hidden away in a convent is now faced with the situation of becoming overly exposed and popular through her supposed solo album. TK, who has always avoided trouble to keep “control” over situations is purposely created trouble for himself so he could protect MN.
Aww…cheer up Mi Nyeo! You will find out someday that some guys don’t say much but relay in actions what they really feel. A.N.Jell guys might find HY pretty on the outside but they will never take care of her the way they take care of you.
Sorry for the long post. Waaah…It’s a long wait till Wednesday. Sigh.
Just realized something while reading the comments…everyone seems to say that the kiss was REALLY something… hmm…
Ok YB staff, now you have to top that off when TK and MN finally kiss each other!!!! It should be better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I feel so sad for Shin Woo!
(((( I cried in that part only…that’s how sad it was for me. 
And I’m SO SO LOVING the drama!!! thanks for the recaps, as always.
@bumpkin
“think this episode is ‘crap, that’s right, he is a guy’ (statement during the refrigerator scene) and crap, that’s right, she’s a girl’ (car scene – driving MN to the church)”
You are on the money with this one. The Hong sisters did well in the gradual development of TK and MN’s feelings for each other. I too wonder when MN will realize this electricity running through her heart and the pain she feels is because TK means more than just “hyung-nim” to her. TK too, when will he realize that she’s no longer a nuisance but someone he can’t live without? Ah, I’m a hopeless romantic.
@176 Uvian Tran: It is aired every Wed & Thurs 9.55pm. Sad to say there is no preview for episode 7 this time round at the end of episode 6.
@ 177 serendipity: Yep yep! So in love with him! =D
LMAO
After watching episode 6…don’t mind to be mi nam ajumma just so be able to do the butt grabbing scene with JGS….:) gosh!!! I;m dying of laughter here..this is a wonderful stress reliever after a long stretch of work….looking forward to the next.
@Taohua,
“And I have high hopes for their eventual kiss (please refer to the PSH and JGS Etude House CM…) ”
Yeah, those two kissed like pros. Here ya go — Jang Geon Seok and Park Shin Hye formally introducing themselves with their lips . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fh_y6vgOMk
Haha yeah I saw their Etude House CF too. Such a long hot kiss eh?
Looking forward to their first kiss in the show! (If you don’t count the one when Minam fell on Tae Kyung and vomit on him!)
@bumpkin
“think this episode is ‘crap, that’s right, he is a guy’ (statement during the refrigerator scene) and crap, that’s right, she’s a girl’ (car scene – driving MN to the church)”
@ Serenpidity
“I felt that with this episode they were getting down to the serious business of creating love-angst”
Bumpkin you hit it on the head!
They had a good dose of respect (TK of MN’s singing and not giving up on her mom, when he has; MN for TK’s song and also his continued kindness to her), a generous portion of empathy (orphans both effectively), and even a little friendship (getting lost together, pulling each other out of tough spots)… now top it off with a glimmer of attraction and l declare we have l-o-v-e cookin’!
On the kiss- I think it was hot on TK’s side, but on YH?
I’m of the personal opinion UEE should have kissed him back eventually (she didn’t appear to be doing anything but standing there with her eyes closed). The initial shock okay… but if after 5 seconds you haven’t started kissing back and are still woodenly looking like you don’t know what to do, then there’s an acting gap. At the least she should have melted a little (she still looked tense)- I mean, the guy you’re falling in love with just really, really kissed you for the first time, not just _any_ guy either, a guy who just happens to look and act like JGS(!) and you’re just along for the ride?!
EP 6 of You’re Beautiful, definitely tore at the heart strings. I was suffering from SLS (2nd Lead Syndrome). After this episode, I think I am straddling on which male lead I’m rooting for. Speaking of SLS, has anyone seen Tokyo Dogs with Oguri Shun and Hiro??
Since there’s no trailer out for next week, I want to log my requests for the next two episodes
(1) SW makes some sort of definitive move and he and MN have a romantic moment (or two, or maybe more…)
(2) MN ROCKS singing “Without Words”
(3) Manager and Jeremy get more fun screen time!
I admit I want the first for three reasons
1) Prosta-tag! (Just because!) I mean what reason do you need to want two ultra attractive, charming characters to have some sweet moments?
2) Time for MN to grow some self-confidence and feel her own worth!
3) Give TK a reason to be jealous … okay, the kiss doesn’t count, he was doing it for her, and to be fair how was he to know MN is basically head over heels in love with him by now when MN doesn’t even know it herself? But I want to take him down a peg or two for arrogantly and airily dismissing any interest in MN as “Oh well, you were his time-filler then.” Sorry darling you’re incredible, and I’ll do anything for you two to be together, but it’s time you stop putting her down, and realize there’s at least one _way_ wonderful guy out there (not even counting beautiful, funny Jeremy!) who’s ready to sweep MN off her feet if you don’t do some fast soul searching!
(2) I think has some of that confidence, character-growing potential for MN, but in some very dark, vindictive part of my brain, I think I also want MN to be a super-star because I know HY will get ultra jealous! VIP tickets to your movie opening? Sorry, I’m headed to stand in a line the size of the population of Korea to listen to MN sing a beautiful song TK wrote and composed and asked MN to sing for him… maybe next time?
I love these recaps, and this show — even though I haven’t seen a single episode because I am having computer problems right now (it’s a long story). So I think maybe it’s more accurate to say than I am a fan of the awesome Dramabeans recaps of “you’re beautiful” than the show itself. The pictures you choose and the way you describe the show make it really come to life. I never read graphic novels, but I can sort of understand their appeal now. And the people on this website doing the recaps for shows like “smile” and “city hall” are also doing one heck of a job. I just had to comment on how great this website is for Korean TV-deprived fans like me!
@dreams Thanks!!! I’m new to this show and it’s really good. It’s so tempting to see more… Hope Wednesday comes soon!!!!
Mi Nyeo!!! Shinwoo!!!! It’s sooo sad!!!
Will her twin brother please get on board already! He only has to stay in the US for only four weeks, right?
OMG I love this episode is was just fun and heartbreaking all at the sametime….
HONG sisters and production please keep up the excellent work!!!!!! this has to be the one of the funnest/best drama in 2009…..after watching this drama I have decided that You’re Beautiful is TOP BETTER than BOF……(my opinion) the whole cast is so lovable even UEE who new into acting is doing a great job in portrying the two face Korean Fairy……that just to show us that in the entertaimnet world there is alot of two face people going around….!!!!!!
I’m just ubsent that this beautiful drama has to compete with IRIS….they should have schedule it during the weekend or after was done…..the ratings are not that bad YAB post it at 10.1 rating on episode 6 but it derserve to be recognizes by the media and audiance alike…..this is truly a jem….after watching so many rom/com dramas being such a failure this is truly awsome………..
Even if in Korea the ratings are not what the production expected we should let them know that in the international community the show is a HIT….VIIKII Views 529,164 yaeh!!!!
If Songwriter Go is TK’s dad then Auntie Mi-Ja i’s TK’s aunt?
HAHAHAA that would be sooo funny!
The fact, that I’m still reading this thread is given proof on how much I’m enjoying this drama. One concern I have for this drama is that sometimes w/ the Hong Sisters is that they drag out the second lead who’s trying to hold onto the main girl/guy plot line. For example in DGCH, Uhm Tae Woong’s character tries to hold onto Chun-hyang until the very end. Same thing in My Girl, Jung-woo trying to hold onto Yoo-rinand the same thing happened in HGD, where Chang-whe (sp?) tries to hold onto to Yi-nok. One could even say that happened in Fantasy Couple to an extent. So does that mean HY is going to hold onto TK until the end or Shin-woo is going to hold onto Mi-nam till the end? I don’t know if I can bear w/ that much angst, unless it’s done right for ten more episodes though.
The whole idea of sacrifice (TK doing this for MN) and the fact that the main leads only have eyes for each other even though neither of them knows it yet is also two things that always consistently show up in Hong Sisters’ dramas (‘cept maybe Fantasy Couple didn’t have a sacrifice? I can’t remember). But it’s a setup that I usually like in most cases. String along people purposely is annoying…but so does second leads not getting the clue that they missed the boat.
I just started watching this drama. Its episode 6 now. Does Shin and Jeremy know she’s a girl yet?
Honestly, at first I wasn’t really thrilled by the perspective of watching a drama about an idol group, thought it would be cheesy and corny… but since the first episode, I’ve been drawn to “You’re beautiful”: rythm of the serie is nice, story is gripping and characters all have engaging sides to their personalities (except for the “fake fairy”…): Shin-woo’s both-never-ending-kindness-and-badluck, the cold-but-deep-down-really-kind-hearted Tae-kyung, the cute and clueless Mi-nyeo, Jeremy who never fails to make me burst out laughing…
The end of episode 6 makes me anticipate next week’s episodes, really can’t wait! Asian dramas are really nice to watch and always come up with very nice and new ideas (unfortunately, we can’t tell the same about french series; well I’m french and must admit that french series suck).
Love your job with the recaps, javabeans: both precise and funny to read.
173 Ary “correct me if I’m wrong, you see it progressing on a much later place in the scale and that’s what doesn’t make sense to you.”
You’ve got it. I think that he’s in deeper but I will say that I find it commendable on the writers’ part to not make him one that chooses to misunderstand. I was irritated with him in ep 5 for his jealous ’cause I felt it was too much too soon. If this had come from TK I would’ve understood but him…Then, I was thankful, in ep 6 when he clarified things. I think that he’s getting more to a point of acceptance into what he needs to do to get “this” girl. Its definitely gonna be more work for him.
I also wanted to point out that you are very insightful into him as a character. Personally, I feel that you see more about him than the writers’ have really fleshed out. I think this is great, because you can empathize more with him because of that. I watched the first eps last night and I did see a sensitive person within him, not more than TK but to the same degree. I think that’s interesting. I don’t see it to the point that you describe, but taking into account all that you state, his background, his isolation, etc I get where you are coming from. I also think that his sensitivity is what has him in this mess. If he had thought less of being “sensitive” to her, he might have been able to be honest with her by now. I think that again shows the dynamic of what a person needs in their lives. Being that MN is the way she is, she needs someone like TK who will call her out and push her, then step back before going too far(not saying he has mastered this but I see the potential).
Lastly, I’m glad we can agree on something, but don’t feel strange about the creepy thing. I think that for its creepy because I would rather be more straightforward/overt. And we see more of that from TK at this point, so I identify with him more. SW’s intentions are sweet and kind and definitely lovable but the twinge of creepy stings me a bit. But its not a kind of creepy that one can’t deal with. Simple put…sometimes our best is kinda creepy.
196 Taohua
I think that you definitely have a basis to be wary but out of all the shows that you’ve mentioned, this one really has a lighter, more fun feel to it. I think that if that does happen, the way it unfolds will be easier to stomach and dismiss. Because I tell you, in DGCH I hated UTW character. As an actor I love him but I hated him in that show. Honestly, his role and the constant run around, ruined that show for me. HGD and FC were understandable, given the situations and the characters but still it was something that didn’t have to occur being that just like in YB, early on, the audience had given up on the secondary lead. I will say that in FC though I knew the outcome, I wanted the husband to redeem himself, he had opportunity after opportunity.
Now from my point of view, I think it would be great to give SW more one-sided romantic time with MN and for MN to see for herself the charms of other guys so that she knows why she chooses TK in the end. I know it could be as simple as “I liked him first” but at least you know why. And honestly I like reasons like that. Sometimes I think they are the most true and raw. The same for TK and HY, they have alot of chemistry so seeing something “almost” happen won’t be horrible.
AHH. i cant believe they left out preview 7 out of all previews… ><
but i rlyyy like shinwoo & minyu together ): even tho its kindaa obvious she'll end up w/ taekyung i like shinwoo soo much
soo cute
im rly surprised tho bout how fast paced the drama is. theres a lot of things going on already and its gr8, but i thought people would find out that minyu was a girl in like the middle of the drama but it was only at ep 2 so i was like, they know she's a girl already ? ! ?
i hope minyu spends more time w shinwoo cuz then itd be a lot more interesting w taekyung jealous & i dont wanna see shinwoo all depressed either.
its only ep 6 and already so much has happened o.o there must be new stuff coming if theres like 21 episodes of the whole drama…haha cant wait ^^
I haven’t laughed this much in awhile! It feels good
This drama is amazing. I love how the Hong Sisters make everything fun yet serious and when you think there’s going to be a romantic/serious moment…here comes the fun again.
I’m slowly falling in love with Tae-kyung and his mean guy/soft guy personality. No, he’s not really mean just harshly blunt and is easy to tell you just how he thinks about you. Though, he can be terribly sweet and if I were Mi-nam I wouldn’t know what to do. That much sexy can kill a person :p
As for Shinwoo, my heart aches for him. (espically at the scene where he told minam to turn around…and she got the call for Taekyung instead. The music just suddenly stopped and my jaw pratically dropped.) Though, why do I feel a sort of stalkerish/obsessive vibe coming off of him? Idk, maybe more character development is needed.
Jeremy is too adorable. Haha, he reminds me of Natkutsu from Hana Kimi in his whole: “Omg, I wont admit to myself that Im “gay”
The kiss scene at the end stopped my heart. Espically Mi-nam’s face.
I’m suffering from Your Beautiful withdrawal right now, while I wait for next week to arrive. Gah! I wish it would hurry already. Unlike Boys Before Flowers, this is definately a drama that I must keep in touch with and read up on whenever possible.
@Nea
I don’t mind the main leads having relationship with secondary leads, especially if it moves along the plot or even allows the main leads to see why they are better for each other. But when it drags and what should have been a catalyst ends up being more angsty and complicated that’s when it gets difficult to watch. In DGCH I felt the same way as you. UTW, I love him as an actor—he’s really amazing, but the way his character was written and how it dragged and dragged made DGCH difficult to watch, especially towards the end. Actually his character was a good initial foil to Jae Hee’s Myung-rong, but I don’t know what happened with the script. And this kind of thing happened in My Girl (w/Park Shi-yeon’s character unwilling to let go of Gongchan and Lee Junki’s character unwilling to let go of Yoo-rin) and that was pretty upbeat until the feelings and everything started making it angsty.
To be honest, that’s another thing I’m slightly wary about…their dramas always start so upbeat and then becomes so angsty…case in point: Hong Gil Dong. The first couple of episodes were so much fun….and then I don’t know what happened. Out of all the Hong sisters dramas I’ve seen (HGD, MG, DGCH, FC), the second lead unwilling to let go has happened in all of them, though in FC it happened in a bit of around about way and in all of them there’s a sacrifice that keeps the OTP apart. And then the half end of the series totally becomes a melodrama. (And I just want to put it out there I really enjoyed watching all of them for the most part, just a bit of a let down towards the later half).
You’re right, YB is much more upbeat and light compared to the rest. And so far they have done a pretty good job maintaining a balance b/t the angst and upbeat funny moments. And I really hope that they are able to keep that balance while developing TK-MN’s relationship and dealing with HY probably falling for TK and the probably SW’s feeling for MN are going to get deeper b/c now he has be MN’s support while she comes to terms for her feelings for TK and watching TK-HY in a relationship. I kind of doubt TK is going to develop romantic interest in HY after the sacrifice he made for MN (please Hong sisters no ” I won’t be with MN if you don’t reveal the pictures” a la DGCH) and based on MN’s reaction saying she feels no electricity w/SW, I hghly doubt she’s going to feel any romantic interest in SW. She’s pretty straightforward and I think that once she likes something, it’ll take a long time for her to change her mind. Though I could see her briefly questioning it, by being with Shin-woo because she’s never been a relationship and see what it feels like. I could see her feeling pressured to like Shin-woo like that or even denying her feelings for TK b/c of the circumstance, but because of who she is, I can’t see her actions 100 percent reflecting that. Because her face and her body language gives away her emotions.
Like I mentioned earlier, the Hong sisters tend to be very direct with the OTP from the very first till the very end. But of course, I could be very wrong and that would be interesting to watch as well.
I am in love this drama now because of you! Thank you for the heads up about a great show.
@ 192 Uvian Tran: No problem! Yes I also hope Wednesday come soon! Thursday for me in fact since I need to wait for it to be uploaded online *sigh*
@ 194 Arivle: Same, I feel this is so much better than BOF although I was a fan back then too but never this enthusiastic compared to YB.
I was wondering why is YB ratings so low. It might be due to the fact that many people are watching it online? I really hope YB together with their cast (especially JGS) will receive awards for this show because it is simply outstanding.
@ 197 Julie: Shin is the first to know she is a girl since episode 2 I think. Till now Jeremy doesn’t know and he is feeling all confused about his attraction towards MN. His expressions are just priceless! I always burst out laughing.
@ 198 Nan: I have to agree with you on this. Singapore dramas are not that good too. I just wish I’m are able to subscribe to SBS TV so that I can feed my addiction. Most kdramas are really fun and interesting to watch.
@ 202 Taohua: I agreed with you on that one. Too much angst makes a drama harder to continue watching so I hope YB will keep that balance. And yes absolutely “no I won’t be with MN if you don’t release the photo” kinda thing.
I’m hoping we will see a twist something like President Anh came to know the truth and cleverly tell the media that this is actually one of the gimmicks they came up with – MN to disguise as a boy..something like that so MN don’t have to leave and keep the damage at the minimum etc. But again, if Hong sisters are determined to cause a lot of angst, MN will be exposed then a lot of people will be hurt etc.
My heart broke for ShinWoo… you know when. I mean I was phsically upset with how it turned out. I hate that I always want to root for the men who have no chance. I’m kinda secretly hoping they are cousins or something so ShinWoo can win. : (
I love everyone in this drama. Even that Yoo Hye Yi…(right) lol
She just doesnt epitomize the kdrama bitch, which is actually a plus, I think. Everyone is likaeble in this drama, I love everyone, and I want veryone to be happy.
I just wish alll the things for shinwoo would go well.
(Jeremy is such a cutie, lovelvoelovelovelove him!)
If I would not read your posts, I would not even realize that one of dancers at the end of this episode (parody part) is JGS, how sad is that? Now I have to re-watch it
))
I just saw 2 pictures on Soompi that features ANJELL in black suit attending HY movie premiere. Looks like we are in for more heart breaks *sigh*
@fan 190
“but it’s time you stop putting her down, and realize there’s at least one _way_ wonderful guy out there (not even counting beautiful, funny Jeremy!) who’s ready to sweep MN off her feet if you don’t do some fast soul searching! ”
I agree. Love is supposed to be uplifting. And though we know he’s going to end up with MN since it’s a drama but he really needs to step up. I kinda hope too that because of his and HY’s relationshp, MN and SW will grow closer and spurn some jealousy in TK. We know he’s already unconsciously jealous – Ep 6 when he said to MN “I guess you are right about you and SW being close. Why didn’t you just sleep in his room?”
@Taohua
I really hope YH doesn’t try to hold on to TK till the end. I like seeing the ‘evil’ ones redeeming themselves. Maybe she’ll help them solve the mystery about MN and TK’s parents.
@dreams
I guess we have to ancipiate some painful moments for MN in Ep 7. The question is how she’s going to handle it. She doesn’t even know why she is hurting so much. How is she going to realize she’s fallen for TK? This poor girl has no idea how to deal with love issues. I hope she doesn’t break-down.
anyone else think that with Tae-kyung’s new hair, his style is a lot like BBF’s Jun-pyo? I too, am loving this drama. thanks for the recap!!!
@ 209 yvhsien: Yep but I do hope that by episode 7 she realised the reason she is feeling so horrible is because she has fallen for TK and not any other excuses since we seen enough.
Hey JB:-) I guess you’re totally hooked onto You’re Beautiful cause I see its made an entry under your drama ratings list already:-) I like:-)
By the way , just a niggling question-Does Tae – Kyung know that Gemma is a nun or not?He drops her off at the church but does he know that she is a nun in waiting there?
And yea Jang Geun – Seok definitely nails the role of Tae – Kyung:-)His sarcastic comments are so hilarious:-)The scene where he chucks Heyi’s shoes was a classic moment:-D
I totally love this episode! I feel really sad for Shin-woo.. that feeling he had (when Mi-nyeo walked away) just killed me!! On the other side, I just love to watch Tae-kyung acting all silly and fully aware of his jealousy towards Shin-woo. Yes, this drama is one of the few actually has very good character development. I’d love to see more from Jeremy too!
@ Nea, Taohua
Hear you on the worry about too much angst, but we just have to have faith in the manager, Jeremy, and President Ahn right?
@yvhsien
Interesting… he did that in so off-hand a way I didn’t notice it as unconscious jealousy, but I’d sure like to think of it that way now!
TK/HY
There’s some discussion on-going about whether HY will reform and TK might actually like her somewhat (in parallel with some at least halfway earnest MN/SW development).
Kiss as foreshadowing
If you watch some of the BTS the director seems very involved in details (e.g., for the imaginary sequence for MN/TK that the manager has, the director was telling them where to put their hands etc.) So, let’s imagine the director told JGS to make the kiss reluctant but romantic- perhaps to foreshadow another plot twist?
Bickering chemistry
TK and HY also have the same start-on-the-wrong-foot-but-things-change-when-hero-rescues-heroine-because-he-is-too-much-of-a-good-person-not-to plot together.
One-more-chance
This also gives SW a chance to make up for all the ever-so-near misses- and in a way it would be relief after all that angst if SW and MN actually at least got to go on a real date!
And after struggling with all the above, my answer came out “No, no, no, no, no!”
Personally I like the _total_disdain_ TK has for HY- that’s part of his charisma and their chemistry- you can appreciate it, but to alter it into something softer would ruin it.
Besides TK/MN are too sweet & quirky, silly & amazing for words- I’m jealously hovering over them snarling, in the words of an old rap, “You can’t touch this!”
(Righto, time to call my therapist again! Langdon813, Nea you gals are welcomed to join me.)
Quick note pitching the OST:
I’m really enjoying the OST I finally bought- a LOT. I realized just how much when a few days ago my non-Asian husband who’s never seen an Asian serial in his life started to hum “Promise” while walking around… I was so amazed I had to make him do it again!
Anyway: The three major tracks in the OST, “Still”, “Without a word” and “Promise”, are all very good in their distinct ways.
Specially “Still” – I know Hongki is the professional singer here, and his solo version is great- compared to JGS and PSH (who do the other version as a duet), he has a more textured not to mention _way_ more powerful voice. He can clearly belt, he can croon, good stuff.
Still (pun!) I favor the AN Jell duet version- partly because I actually like JGS’s soft gentle voice- I think it matches with the inner person that is TK (his character in the show) vs. the very gruff, very sneering exterior. It’s the one way TK is comfortable expressing the wonderful person he really is, through his music.
Then of course there’s the fact that it’s a duet. It’s really sweet that in the series, although MN is a new back-up singer, she gets not only a solo, in fact for the refrain that comes after the solo (echoing calls of “I love you”) TK is her back-up echoing after her! How sweet is that?!
Have I already said a few dozen times that the Bossa nova version of Still is good? Really has the bossa feel and great use of guitar- my fav version to listen to while working.
Ultimately my favorite track on there is “Without a Word” just for the quiet mood and matching quiet voice (note to self: Got to go find out what else 9th street has done), the angst value of its lyrics and it being put to good use in the series. It is hinted that MN will next go on to do a solo of “Without a Word” (PSH’s version is also on the OST) which is penned & composed by TK- angst-fest for us!
“Promise” is very catchy, and we get major JGS _and_ Yong Hwa fan-girl’ing opportunities here (YH’s rap bit in here is super cool- I know many have already been saying how they keep listening to just that bit over and over!)
@ serendipity, sorry I made a mistake. JGS is acting as Yoona and not Tiffany. He called Tiffany because he was closer to her. =)
@215 Fan
I was listening to the OST today too! And I was also doing the Hong Ki vs JGS comparison (how not to?)
I think I actually like JGS’ voice better. It’s deeper, and to my ears more well-rounded. Which rather begs the question: How can the amateur singer sound comparable to the professional to me? Answer: Studio equipment works wonders!
I’ve listened to a live solo performance of JGS on Youtube, and the poor boy definitely had pitch problems, even though he was singing to a mellow accompaniment. Hong Ki, on the hand, we must assume is able to belt it out for the duration of a whole concert, with a live band going full throttle. So I suspect that the real difference between them is that the professional can pitch reliably under all circumstances, whereas JGS really needs ideal studio conditions in order to deliver. I guess F.T. Island won’t be firing their lead singer and signing on JGS any time soon!
@216 Dreams
I see! Thanks for clarifying. It’s still unbearably cute!
What a stroke of brilliance to cast such a media darling as JGS as an idol. He just loves the camera, and the camera just loves him. It’s as well that TK has such a sharp side to his personality, otherwise we’d all be terribly confused. (But, wait a minute, that IS JGS! Or is it TK? Wait… what…) Because JGS is to a large extent playing himself – the funny hair-ties, the penchant for feminine-cut clothes, the playing to the crowd. It’s clever of them to capitalise on this. It’s such fandom-fantasy fodder when the actor actually in some ways resembles the character he plays.
Am I the only one who find Yoo Heyi too cute to be a real bitch? I found it very cute when she asked TK to step outside because she needed to blow her nose! LOL I love her. And I think it’s because TK always beats her at the end so she can’t stay cool and lose herself and it makes her appear quite cute and lovable.
Thanks Javabeans. I love reading ur recaps.. This drama is so good. I wonder why the rating is not that good. In my opinion this drama is better than BOF/BBF.
(Grin) JB, I know I’m biased, and indulging in hyperbole, but reading “Fast moving and hilarious” as your drama rating description for You’re Beautiful is like having Earth described as “Mostly harmless”!
@219
I have to say I think UEE’s quite pretty (though I like PSH’s style more), but I’m not sure there’s anyone on earth who can make me think the character HY is cute. A blackmailing, sleekly dressed, self-absorbed, quite-irrationally-jealous character? Probably its all in the definitions of “cute” (there’s physical cute I guess, but I can’t help letting a character’s actions and facial expressions bias me!)
My definition of cute? A lot closer to this:
http://www.cuteoverload.com
than HY is… so, no slurs meant- and I really think it’s great you have a unique take on the character- but I’ll have to pass on this one!
@Ana
No, TK doesn’t know Jemma is a nun. He just dropped her off at the church but don’t know the reason she’s there.
@Fan
I echo you “No, no, no…” I can’t see HY transforming into a better person. Of course, she might be really sweet to TK but not necessarily the other members of ANJELL which will rub TK the wrong way since we know he’s a real softie really.
The precise reason I like ANJELL’s version of As Ever/Still is because of TK/MN’s duet. I love that ’saranghe’ refrain. I hope they’ll perform that again as part of the drama. This time, with their feelings already sorted out.
@serendipity
As much as JGS resembles TK’s character/vice versa. I have to point out the one difference is that JGS is more light-hearted in real life and laughs a lot. We have yet to see this side of him yet in YB.
223 comments!!!! i’m a fan of your site since coffee prince days… and since your blogs esp. your recaps interests me so much, i read your posts pre-CP as well… and one thing i notice was if your post solicits comments up to 3 figure level, the drama is usually a hit. so if you’re beautiful isnt a hit, i dont know what is!
Correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t MN still technically an apprentice nun, so she’s not supposed to have these type of feelings at all? I would like to see the writers address her internal struggles over her new-found feelings and incorporate that into the plot for the next few episodes. Obviously we hope she gets together with TK (or SW for the MN-SW shippers) but I would hate it if she just realizes her love for TK and never addresses her history and upbringing. So to kill time and help alleviate the pain of withdrawal symptoms I decided to come up with my own storyline for next few episodes…
1) MN realizes her feelings and starts to question herself against her religious upbringing and conviction
HY is up to her evil antics and threatens TK again.
2) she decides at this point that she still wants to be a nun and decides the best thing to do is leave the group, but she can’t yet while her debut is in the works…she bides her time.
3) Meanwhile, HY isn’t a complete idiot and knows that the kiss was not real (remember they had a fight before and he basically tells her to shove it) But shocked and wobbly-legged from the kiss she decides to take her revenge another day and so much for that shocking ep 6 ending.
4) TK hence goes about his happy ways. They record the song for MN.
5) TK starts to realize his feelings for MN, but at this point she makes her decision to leave the group since her debut is over.
6) MHR and MN meet (probably by coincidence since TK will be recording the song for her) MHR remarks off offhandedly that she knew someone with her name, that she really looks like GMN’s dad.
7) Her curiosity sparked, MN once again decides to stay to get closer to MHR to try to learn more
9) Having learnt all she could about her parents, and on the impending threat from being exposed, MN decides for the 5th time it’s time to leave. She does for real.
10) TK doesn’t understand why she absolutely has to go and is hurt and confused
11) Big Confession ensues (by TK – perhaps another illegal u-turn somewhere in here)
12) Big Reveal ensues (MN = nun to be!!!! Dun-dun-dudun!!!)
13) Big soul searching by MN. She decides that she needs to do her soul searching abroad at this point.
14) Before she gets to leave, MHR comes in and tells her her own love story. About MN’s dad and herself…about how love comes once in a lifetime and not to let it go.
15) MN still leaves. 1 year passes.
16) MN turns up at the band’s house. She has _made the decision_! But so much time has passed…what has happened to TK?
17) TK has progressed in his singing career. The band with TK, SW and Jeremy are a even bigger hit. TK no longer hates YH with a penchant but doesn’t love her either. She’s like a pest that just sticks around. TK still loves MN…and finally upon seeing MN at the door….
18) MN makes her decision known. (Sorry SW…) The 2 look at each other passionately and finally…
19) They Kiss!!! (and it’s even better than the one in Ep 6!)
I think that probably covers it up till ep 11. I’m guessing the next story arc has to do with how the lovebirds are going to keep their relationship on the down-low since they are celebs and can’t let the public know. It’s a case of career vs love. Will true love prevail? You betcha!
Regarding the family situations – I think JB makes perfect sense. TK might not be Mr Hwang’s son but Mr Go’s. It is suspicious why MHR kept insisting the remake of ‘that’ song and TK is the only person who should do it. She is putting so much effort to reconcile with TK, so that makes her 100% his mom.
When MN mentioned her name to MHR, she was aware of another person with such name but not especially enthusiastic. It hints she knows of Mr Go raising a pair of twins (maybe its Mr Go’s ex-girl with another man) as we know Mr Go was a passionate (and must be kind) person (like what TK is now).
If this theory is true, that will make Ms Aunt TK’s aunt. How funny!
@ 225 kdxmel
WOW you really put a lot of effort in your suggestions/comments….but I agree with you TK doesn’t know that MN is a nun in training and that is going to be fun to watch when he realize that he have falling in love with “a NUN in training” LMAO I can just picture his face…lol…….
Also I agree that he didn’t kiss the fake fairy….it look like like a kiss but it wasn’t!!!!! there is the twist from the HONG sisters…lol….. I also with you that MN will probably take a while to figure out why she feels “electricity in her heart” she been practically a NUN all her life so now that she is facing the real world emotions is going to take her a while to figure it ou!!!!!!!
EPISODE 7 please!!!!!!!!!!!! or preview
are you forgetting something??? the real GO MI NAM!!!!! I think he is near and yeah I think when TK realizes she is a nun in training that would be fun
*****SPOILER ALERT for next episode. If you don’t want to know, STOP HERE!
i read on viikii that TK didn’t really kiss HY. He was holding her head and talking to her. Here is the behind the scene for that kiss:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Acr0bOWWvU&feature=player_profilepage
I also read on vikii that he will go with MN to her father’s grave and they will meet his mother MHR paying respect to MN’s father, too.
@ 219
I agree! she’s definitely playing the bitchy obstacle to this couple, there’s no getting around that. But I think you’re right, every now and then we get a glimpse of this actual cute side she seems to have – ie getting him to step out of the car to blow her nose, or even more when she was touched by TK saving her and realised that exposing MN would hurt him. I wouldn’t call her a black and white cute character, but there are tiny shades of grey, which is wonderful because they show that even though she’s a bitch, she’s still human – not an evil robot programmed for bitchy destruction of any sort of happiness (which is what a lot of these characters tend to appear as).
abovo, I don’t know who you are and don’t remember you ever posting here before, but I just wanted to say hello first before confessing my undying love to you.
That is all.
@abovo
Wow!! Thank you. That’s a spoiler I can live with. Knowing the Hong sisters, that could be absolutely be possible.
@abovo
Thank You. You just make my week bearable till the weekend. Can’t wait till next ep.
Thank You JB for the recaps.
this show is so awesome…gosh, it just baffles me how this show isn’t getting the ratings…i mean if girls can go crazy over BOF then how come people aren’t watching this show with much stellar dialogues and screenplay!~~ and its halarious!!!!
@228 Bluedelacour
Yes, the real GMN! I can just picture a scene where TK ends up confessing his love to the real MN and the real brother is looking at him going….”what????”
@abovo
Thank you thank you thank you so much! If it’s even possible now I want to see what happens AFTER the kiss even more! What will they do with this new development?
I can’t wait for the next episode. I’m so excited.
When will the 7th episode be aired?
I am on withdrawal…must…get…new dose of YB….. arrrgh….
What I want to see on epi 7 and 8:
1. I hope TK will know that SW knows MN is a girl….
2. I want SW to tell TK that since he (TK) has HY, SW will then pursue MN and admit to her that she knows her secret.
3. I want a SW-MN sweet moment that is worthy of TK’s jealousy! And for a change, I want to see TK jealous.
Or if the production team and writers are really nice to me, maybe the manager and/or stylist will know about TK and MN’s feelings towards each other?
Ok, I have gone officially bonkers….I think I need to tie myself somewhere before I hit someone. Must place a sign on my self that says “Release only when YB epi 7 is available already” ….
Must think guys: “It’s tuesday….it’s tuesday…it’s tuesday…”
@ 237 I totally agree with you on YB withdrawal! I haven’t felt this excited for a drama for as long as I can remember. I really don’t understand why it isn’t getting the ratings! I never read comments and now look at me! I’m not only reading ALL comments on YB but I’m also contributing my 2 cents! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve re-watched each episode just to get my fix!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the characters and the actors who play them! (even HY!) Although, TK I’ve got to say totally kills all competition! I love how straightforward he is! (You know in all other dramas they beat around the bush, but TK, nope he does what we all wish we could do…haha, like if we’re pissed off at someone, how many times do we wish we could just do something like take their shoes and chuck em!) Besides, JGS, totally hot since I’ve seen him on HGD and Baby and Me!
Anyways, I can’t wait until tomorrow, when I’ll finally get my fix! ARRRGGGHHHH
@ yvhsien – K got it now.:-)Was wondering if I had lost something in translation.
JB- Can I make a suggestion?:-) I think u need to start a new thread about ways to handle the desperate wait for a new episode to air.For a newbie like me not at all used to waiting for completed episodes, waiting for the next episode of ‘You’re Beautiful’ has become pure torture:-S Help!:-(
@bumpkin
You crack me up!! I was ROFL. I know exactly how you feel. I’ve been counting down the days since Friday. I also agree that it would be awesome that all three things you listed happen in Episode 7 and 8.
@TK
Yes, that’s why I love TK. I hope he is as straight-forward when it comes to revealing his feeling to MN.
I have been watching the NGs for future episodes. HY seems still happy at her film premier so I gather she bought TK’s ‘kiss’ or whatever he told her. Also, I’ve noticed, from watching all the NGs and behind-the-scene shots, PSH and KJH are really, really close, quite touchy-feely for just colleagues. They actually make a really cute couple in real life. Hmmm….
@Ana
You are so right!! JB needs to start a therapy session for us addicted to YB. Help!!
Oh god!!! One more day!!! Wait…. 28 hours to be exact. *excited* I can’t wait!!!
I’m totally on the Shinwoo bandwagon. I too, am suffering from Second Lead Crush Syndrome. I like how his character, while similar to Jihoo’s character from BBF, is still separate and different. Shinwoo has a playful and sarcastic side as well as being generally kind and gentle. I think this showed up more in the first few episodes.
But my Shinwoo love doesn’t mean I love Tae Kyung any less. God, Jang Geun Suk’s voice makes me go all weak in the knees. And I’m too old to go weak in the knees anymore
omg this OST has me laughing off the chain
but i feel shin woo’s pain thou n it so sad i wish i can be there for him
anyway this drama is good that i enjoy watchin n cant watch wait to see it all n see how the series end
Just in case some subset of us haven’t swooned over this yet!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FYI1Xp5vlw
(SPOILERS alert!)
And the plot thickens… search parties, fan hysterics, MN frantic, SW/MN scenes and… drum roll….
best of all…. drum roll….
MN under a piano!
(You’ll see- it _really_ is the best!)
@Fan
[Spoilers alert!]
Thank you! It looks TK is going to dissapear and that woman at MN’s dad’s grave, is that TK’s mum? I couldn’t really tell. I wonder if that’s the reason he dissapeared.
And looks like TK and HY talked after the kiss and his smirk was still there with her getting upset. This is all very interesting. I can’t wait for the next 16 or so hours.
Anyways, I was rewatching Episode 5. The scene with TK and his mum in the restaurant. She seemed peeved that he said “I only resemble my dad”. And she mentioned something about why the relationship worked out badly. I really she is TK’s mum. She must have had an affair with MN’s dad.
Interesting but slightly off topic link from viikii / archdaily. The house from ‘You’re Beautiful’.Must say it does look gorgeous:-)
http://www.archdaily.com/38464/bu-yeon-dang-iroje-khm-architects/
Must…wait…for…episode…7!!!
URGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
@Ana
omg…I’ve been wishing I had that house. But is that really the house they filmed in – it seems a little different.
i totally agree with you javabeans about how in other dramas the main actresses are sometimes so stupid and innocent that it becomes annoying, whereas here it works well. She’s not annoying, and you do genuinely feel bad for her. can’t remember feeling that for any female character in a looooong time. most of the time i just want to shake them!!! thanks for the recap! great as always!
This countdown is killing me!! Someone give me something for this anxiety!
i feel so sad for shinwoo. i want him for go mi nam.. he;s so cute!!
shinwoooo
i can’t believe she would just forget his surprise like that.
she is soooooooooooooooo clueless,
anyways, i’m really hooked onto this drama!
Hey guys!
I loved this site!! I can’t find anyone to comment about this amazing drama because it’s not so popular here in Brazil.
Soooo, I have one question. At the end of the episode, a little clip with the actors was shown, they were dancing, all with girl clothes (I loved it btw!). Do you guys know what song is it??
Thanks!!
Actually, this is the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAN914nfs3k
thank you so much for this recap, i couldn’t watch this drama on mysoju for some reason… this saves time!
Was just wondering, did anyone catch the parody at the end of the episode? Where they danced to SNSD’S “Genie”? I gasped at JGS’ impersonation.
OMFGGGGG.
The scene with Shinwoo……my heart dropped.
I dont know. I really hope the man in the photograph isn’t her father because if he is, at this episode (i haven’t seen 7,8,9 or 10) the other obvious possibility is pointing to the fact that Tae-kyung and Mi-nyeo are half-siblings or just siblings. I don’t think this is the actual case cause that would turn the entire drama upside down and make thing REALLY weird!
BTW i was wondering. where are you watching this drama from? because i only have up to 6 with english subbed
I love how TK threw Heyi’s shoes into the lake! That’s classic. I love your recaps they’re really observant. Nice work