You’re Beautiful: Episode 10
(It’s Lee Hong-ki’s uncertain “Uhhhh…..” face that makes this shot for me.)
As for the episode, I kinda hate myself for doing this, but:
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EPISODE 10 RECAP
Heyi accuses Mi-nam of liking Tae-kyung, and notes that she doesn’t deny it. Mi-nyeo is in such shock that she’s speechless, and when Heyi announces her intention to tell Tae-kyung, Mi-nyeo drops to her knees and shakes her head frantically as the guys start to approach. Reading her panic, Heyi says, “You don’t want me to? Then shut up when I do things my way.”
Heyi turns to the guys and says with fake worry that Mi-nam is ill. They recall that she had the beginnings of a cold and don’t question her, not seeing that Heyi mouths to Mi-nyeo, “Talk and you die.”
Sung-chan is sympathetic and sends Mi-nyeo home, saying she can make up the shoot later. He gives Heyi a ride back as well and answers her questions cheerfully, not aware of how Heyi is pointedly directing the comments at Mi-nyeo. For instance, she drives home that Mi-nam’s facing an important role in the band: “If a problem arises with Mi-nam, President Ahn, you and A.N.JELL will both be in a lot of trouble.”
Sung-chan agrees with her assessment, so Heyi turns to Mi-nyeo: “You heard, right? You’ll have to do a good job so things aren’t ruined for Tae-kyung oppa. And you can’t tell anyone the secret conversation we had. If you tell, I can’t keep my end of the secret either. Understand?”
In the safety of her own room (since Mi-ja is out at the moment), Mi-nyeo cries over her dilemma. She feels the burden of responsibility for A.N.JELL’s continued success in the wake of Heyi’s blackmailing.
She looks at the childhood photo of her with her brother and says, “Oppa, I’m so scared. What if he’s hurt because of me?” To clear up any ambiguity over who she’s talking about, she looks over at a photo of Tae-kyung. “He’s someone who shouldn’t be liked by a thing like me. I can’t ruin him.”
As the shoot wraps, Tae-kyung wonders how Mi-nyeo’s doing and asks to take some limes home with him. He doesn’t see Shin-woo asking the prop guy for some limes, too, nor Jeremy. When the guys arrive home, they find that she’s in bed and feverish. Tae-kyung starts to speak in concern, but stops himself and instead says gruffly, “If you were sick, you should have said so. Because of you, today’s shoot was ruined.”
Mi-nyeo apologizes and promises not to ruin anything in the future, but her weak response has him dissatisfied. He wonders if she’s gotten used to his (brusque) way of speaking, or whether she’s just out of energy. He turns his glare to Pig-Rabbit to scold, “If you droop like that, it takes the fun out of picking on her.” He grabs the ears to perk them upright, then wonders how to feed Mi-nyeo the limes.
All three guys have thought of the nutrition value of limes with the intent of giving them to Mi-nam, so Tae-kyung has to hide his surprise to find Shin-woo and Jeremy in the kitchen with theirs. In keeping with their previously shown preferences, Shin-woo suggests making hot tea with his limes, but Jeremy would rather make juice.
Tae-kyung feels stupid now, so he has to play off his intent, saying he liked eating the limes so much he brought them home for his own enjoyment. He takes a bite nonchalantly, pretending it’s tasty. (I apologize for the crudeness of the gif; I’ve never made one before so I had to figure out how to do it, but the moment was just begging for an animated gif.)
Tae-kyung shoots a glare at Pig-Rabbit, then figures, “Since everyone else is taking care of Mi-nam, I guess I don’t need to step in.”
Shin-woo brings her tea, but since she’s asleep he sets it aside, although it’ll be cold when she wakes. (The point being: his timing is bad.) Seeing Mi-nyeo shivering in her sleep, he says, “Don’t be sick, Mi-nam, because then I can’t stand by and not do something.”
Later that night, Tae-kyung heads to the kitchen because he can’t sleep. (He blames it on eating so many limes, rather than entertaining the possibility that it could be any other reason.) As he closes the fridge door, he starts at the sight of a haggard Mi-nyeo standing there looking like death. She groans, “I need… water…” (Symbolism! After all, Shin-woo = tea, Jeremy = juice, Tae-kyung = water.)
She collapses against him, and he rushes her to the hospital. As he drives, he berates himself for letting her illness get this bad. They should have called for help earlier.
He pulls up to the emergency room, but Mi-nyeo resists when he tries to usher her inside. Knowing that entering the hospital will put an end to her masquerade as Mi-nam, she refuses and staggers away.
His concern making him angry, Tae-kyung grabs her — her fever is too high and being discovered is the lesser of her worries (in his eyes). But Mi-nyeo bursts out, “I won’t go! Aren’t you afraid? What happens if I’m found out? If a thing like me — I’m so afraid you’ll be hurt because of a thing like me.”
Tae-kyung: “It’s not time for you to be worried about me. And I’ve been prepared for it ever since I promised to accept you. I’ll handle it, so let’s go to the hospital.”
Mi-nyeo: “I also made a promise not to be discovered. So I cannot go to the hospital.”
In frustration, Tae-kyung has to let her have her way. In the car, he covers her with his jacket and tells her more gently, “It’s okay if you cry or throw up, so you don’t have to clench your teeth and hold back.”
At home, Tae-kyung prepares supplies and tells Shin-woo that Mi-nam is really sick. This time, however, it’s Tae-kyung’s turn to hold Shin-woo back. He says, “I’ll look after her. You don’t have to worry about it.” Shin-woo clenches his fist, but stands by as Tae-kyung takes his tray to Mi-nyeo.
Throughout the night, Tae-kyung applies a cold compress and monitors Mi-nyeo’s progress as her fever runs its course. Finally, at 5am, she wakes up, still weak but better now. He anticipates her comments, guessing that she’s about to thank him and apologize before she actually says the words.
Tae-kyung: “Seeing how you worried about me even though you were that sick, you seem to have some loyalty. Seeing you enduring through it, you’ve also got some spirit. I haven’t wanted to accept you and wanted to reject you, but because of this, I’m accepting you. I’m on the same team as you now, so I feel a duty to look after you, and I’ll take responsibility for your affairs, too.”
Mi-nyeo: “I’m truly sorry. I’ll think carefully about what to do from now. And thank you for saying that.”
Tae-kyung: “In the future, don’t do things to be sorry for. Just think and live with a grateful spirit.”
Now that she’s better, he heads off to get some sleep. Mi-nyeo decides, “I can’t let things go any further. To make sure I’m not caught, and that he’s not hurt, Go Mi-nam has to disappear.”
From the hallway, Shin-woo watches Tae-kyung leave Mi-nam’s room, figuring that she must be better now. I suppose this means he was there all night, and he decides, “I’ll stay just a while longer” until she’s better.
Meanwhile, Hoon-yi has been busy creating Mi-nam pogs and hadn’t even known Mi-nam was sick until the stylist tells him. He enthuses about Mi-nam’s success and thinks of an appropriate “legend” to add to the A.N.JELL history.
First, he thinks of making Mi-nam a descendant of Bruce Lee, but the stylist shoots him down. Then what if he pairs her with a princess? Since Jeremy has England covered, they could pair Mi-nam with an Indian princess.
The stylist shoots down that idea, too (there are no Indian princesses anymore), so Hoon-yi settles on Old Faithful: a birth secret. They could paint Mi-nam’s mother as a mysterious, grand woman. In Hoon-yi’s fantasy, she is the tough woman who stands up to an invading Japanese samurai and dies for her beliefs. Of course, the stylist vetoes this as well, calling Hoon-yi childish.
Next, we have a few more Mi-nam fantasies, but this time they come from Tae-kyung’s mind. He goes shopping for women’s clothing — something to make Mi-nyeo look “definitely like a girl” in order to “disguise” her.
He rejects the sexy black and the flirty pink lace because they’re not his style. But a classic Jackie O outfit catches his eye, and he thinks, “Yeah, I’d like her to dress like that.”
Then he catches himself: “What do I care about liking it? This is just for an emergency escape. Any women’s clothes will do.”
The shopgirl is excited at his purchase, assuming they’re for Heyi. (Heyi had declined their offer to “sponsor” her with clothes — i.e., she would wear their brand to heighten their profile — but now she would since Tae-kyung is buying them for her.)
Another brand happy to “sponsor” the celebrities is the couple ring purveyor, who had supplied the rings in the MV worn by Heyi and Tae-kyung. Since they’re a real couple, they offer the rings for the idol stars to keep, and Heyi guesses, “If I ask him to wear it for real, he wouldn’t, would he? But I’d like to.” She pouts, “He bought a hairclip for a thing like Go Mi-nam. I really hate her!”
Jeremy and Shin-woo are eager to take care of Mi-nyeo, offering her some lime juice and a blanket. When Heyi drops by, I love how the guys look dismayed to have Heyi ruin the party. She explains that she’s here to drop by on the sick Mi-nam and see Tae-kyung, who isn’t home yet.
However, she has another agenda, and starts out by getting rid of the guys first. She asks Shin-woo to retrieve fruit from the car, then asks Jeremy for a drink. Both leave reluctantly, uncertain about leaving Mi-nam with Heyi.
They head to Mi-nam’s room for a word in private, and Heyi says, “I thought you’d get scared and run away, but surprisingly you’re hanging in there.” Mi-nyeo answers, “I won’t run away like this.”
Heyi enjoys seeing Mi-nyeo squirm, so she says that Shin-woo and Jeremy, who are so good to her, are bound to change if they knew the truth. She threatens to tell them: “You should be begging me.”
But Mi-nyeo startles her by answering seriously, “I will tell them. I’ll tell Shin-woo hyung and Jeremy. They probably won’t forgive me, but I will tell them the truth and leave.” Heyi adds, “Then can you tell them that you like Hwang Tae-kyung, too?”
Mi-nyeo’s face falls at that: “Do I have to say that too?” Sensing weakness, Heyi asserts, “Of course. That’s why you got caught by me, because you didn’t know your place and fell for him.”
Mi-nyeo gathers her nerves, then says, “Then I will say that, too.”
Heyi doesn’t like this, because it removes her power. All along, she’s been trying to be the puppetmaster and constantly finds herself thwarted, so by now she’s tired of being outsmarted. She says spitefully, “Fine, tell them everything! When oppa gets home, gather them together and tell them all! I’ll see with my eyes what becomes of you.”
In a bratty tantrum, Heyi knocks the glass out of Mi-nyeo’s hand, sending it crashing to the ground.
At the noise, Shin-woo walks in with concern. Immediately, Heyi switches on the act and says in a wounded tone, “Mi-nam, why are you doing this? It’s really mean of you to act like this just because I touched your things.”
She’s been outplayed, so Mi-nyeo just apologizes and crouches to pick up the pieces. When Shin-woo helps, Mi-nyeo asks him to get the vacuum. Heyi follows Shin-woo out and says with false concern, “Mi-nam is acting strange. I think he’s hiding something. Does he have something I’m not supposed to see?” She insinuates that Mi-nam’s overreaction suggests that he’s hiding something from Shin-woo.
Shin-woo doesn’t know the extent of her fakeness but he’s sharp enough to know Heyi’s no saint, so he doesn’t take her bait. He’s not interested in digging into people’s secrets. When Heyi asks if such a secret would make him feel bad, Shin-woo replies, “I’m sure there’s a reason for it. If it’s a reason I can understand, then no, I don’t feel bad.” Confused and frustrated, Heyi next tests Jeremy:
Heyi: “If Mi-nam does something wrong, do you just put up with it?”
Jeremy: “But he doesn’t do anything wrong.”
Heyi: “There could be a big thing that you don’t know about. What would you do then?”
Jeremy: “I’d put up with it. I really like Go Mi-nam, so everything is fine with me.”
Heyi has heard from one of her staffers that Tae-kyung bought clothes, ostensibly for her, and sees the shopping bag when he arrives home. When he walks past her, she deduces that the clothes aren’t for her — which mean they must be for Mi-nam.
Heyi has something to give him “because I need proof you’re mine,” then holds up her hand with the two couple rings on it. Tae-kyung takes the man’s ring and comments, “It’s pretty.” Then he puts it back on her hand, “Looks good on you. Wear them both.” He adds, “I’m saying this in case you get confused, but let’s make this clear. I’m not yours.”
Mi-nam requests a meeting with all the A.N.JELL guys, ready to tell them something. They all wait for her to speak, as she works up the nerve to tell them the whole truth.
Meanwhile, Heyi worries, “What happens if Go Mi-nam reveals everything and Shin-woo and Jeremy are still okay with it?” Then, a worse thought strikes her: “What happens when Tae-kyung finds out Mi-nam likes him? I can’t let her tell him!”
Therefore, Heyi races back inside the house, determined to put a stop to Mi-nam’s confession, arriving just as Mi-nyeo says, “What I want to tell you… Actually, I…”
Heyi makes a grunting noise to get the others’ attention. As the guys turn toward her, she says, “Tae-kyung oppa, I have something to say to you” — and gags again.
The implication is clear (she’s pregnant!) and everyone gapes in surprise, most of all Tae-kyung, since he knows this is clearly not possible. Jeremy connects the dots: “If she gags, does that mean… that thing that happens often in the dramas…?”
Heyi manages to say, “Oppa I’m sorr—” just as she gags again and rushes for the bathroom.
I LOVE JEREMY — even if I didn’t love him already, I’d love him for his next line as he says hesitantly, “Then do we have to have a congratulations party?”
Shin-woo prods Tae-kyung to take care of his girl. Tae-kyung knows Heyi’s playing around but denying it won’t get the others to believe him. He gripes, “She’s so dead!”
Heyi is pleased with her performance — she stopped Mi-nam from talking AND gave Tae-kyung a shock. Two birds, one stone. From the bathroom, Heyi calls Mi-nyeo to instruct, “Don’t tell them now. Revealing the truth won’t help Tae-kyung at all. Reveal it and take responsibility somewhere else, when there are a lot of people gathered. You don’t want those people [A.N.JELL] dragged in and hurt too, do you?”
Heyi brings up Mi-nam’s press preview for her music video: “End it there.”
Tae-kyung confronts Heyi about her stunt, but she airily tells him to be cool and refuses to tell the others it was faked. Understanding how her mind works, Tae-kyung follows her out and indicates the rings she’s wearing: “You were mad about that?” She answers, “You should have listened. Don’t piss me off.”
Taking her phone, Tae-kyung sees that he’s not #1 in her speed dial. (Her father is #1.) She’s flattered and asks, “Why, do you want to be #1?”
He asks, “Is your father scary?” Thinking to give Tae-kyung a good warning, Heyi says that her father is so scary that if he were to piss him off, he’d rip out all Tae-kyung’s hair.
This setup recalls the shoe scene at the lake, so we know to expect something as Tae-kyung punches in a few keys, and says, “Good thing you’re afraid of him.” He shows her the message he has typed: “Dad I’m pregnant.”
Heyi panics and tries to wrest the phone away from him, warning him not to do it — but he pushes SEND and off it goes. He asks, “What’ll you do? Looks like you’re getting a haircut today.” (Immediately, her phone rings. Tae-kyung leaves Heyi assuring Daddy that it’s not true.)
Tae-kyung explains to his bandmates that Heyi was merely feeling ill and warns them, “Don’t imagine anything more.” Now they recall that Mi-nam had something to tell them, but now that she’s been blackmailed by Heyi, she can’t come clean. Mi-nyeo apologizes for causing so much trouble, and they respond true to form: Shin-woo understands, Jeremy says it’s okay, and Tae-kyung says it’s hardly the first time.
Mi-nyeo is touched at their response, and prays, “Mother Superior, I have received such good care that I don’t deserve. Please give me courage to do what I have to so they are not hurt.”
Smelling pay dirt, Aunt Mi-ja had told Hwa-ran that she doesn’t know where the twins are. They may have even been adopted. Since she’s the sole blood relation to songwriter Go Jae-hyun, Hwa-ran can just hand over the money (for the remake) to Mi-ja…
She then toasts her impending riches with some friends, bragging about her encounter with Hwa-ran and gossipping about a hunch — she’s certain that Hwa-ran had something going on with her brother. She wonders if Hwa-ran knows who the twins’ mother is, but a friend wonders if Hwa-ran herself is the mother. Mi-ja pooh-poohs that suggestion, because an unmarried and pregnant Hwa-ran would have caused a lot of rumors. But then, she remembers that Hwa-ran had briefly retired, some twenty years ago.
Hearing that the twins are out of reach comes as a blow to Hwa-ran, who drowns her sorrows listening to the song. She asks, “You wrote this song asking me to come back to you, didn’t you? You made it for me. You only loved me.”
Tae-kyung also listens to the song and thinks, “Did you beg for him to return and abandon me?” He asks Pig-Rabbit, “She wants to remake a song like this — can you understand that woman?” He sighs that when he’s feeling down like this, he’d prefer Mi-nam to the Pig-Rabbit, since “the real Go Mi-nam has some use.”
So, next he finds Mi-nyeo outside, gazing at the sky. She can’t make out the stars, though, because the lights are too bright. Tae-kyung advises that she turn off the light, so they stand in the dark for a while.
Tae-kyung asks if she’s worried about her press conference tomorrow. She’ll have to go alone, because Sung-chan thinks it’s better to focus attention on Mi-nam rather than the other A.N.JELL guys.
Mi-nyeo says, “Later, when I think of this place, I’ll feel like it was a dream. You, Shin-woo hyung, and Jeremy are far-away people like those stars in the sky, and I will have been among you. Because the stars can be seen from anywhere, I’ll always be able to see you even if I’m not here.”
Tae-kyung squints to look at Mi-nyeo’s face — blurry in the dark — and reminds her, “I can’t see you very well. Not being able to see you is frustrating. So don’t be somewhere I can’t see you.”
Mi-nyeo points out, “You can’t see me very well even though I am here.” She waves a hand in front of his face, but he grabs it.
Tae-kyung: “I can see. I can see you enough to know you’re there.”
Mi-nyeo: “Do you really see me?”
Tae-kyung: “Yes. I can see you. So when it’s dark, stay at this distance so I can see you.”
Mi-nyeo: “I understand. But I have a request. When I quit being Go Mi-nam and return to being a girl, even if you see me well, please act like you don’t see me. I’ll pretend not to see you, too.”
Tae-kyung: “You want us to act like we don’t know each other?”
Mi-nyeo: “Yes. Please promise me that you won’t act like you know me as a girl.”
Tae-kyung is surprised at her request, and he looks at her in confusion, but bravado forces him to say, “Of course, that’s how it should be. I’ll promise. Let’s not act like we know each other.”
She thanks him with tears in her eyes and heads back to her room. Tae-kyung remains in the dark — both literally and figuratively — as he frowns over her words.
In her room, Mi-nyeo finds the clothes he’d bought. He texts her the message: “Those are clothes for you to wear when you have to leave quickly. Keep it out of sight. When you’re dressed in these like a girl, I won’t act like I know you at all.”
The next day, Mi-nyeo prepares for her preview event and is wished well by the guys as she heads off with Hoon-yi.
However, at some point she slips away, meaning that by the time she is supposed to take the stage, she’s nowhere to be found. Hoon-yi races around looking for her, and Sung-chan nervously barks at him to find Mi-nam asap. Heyi anticipates the show to come and calls Mi-nyeo to make sure she’s ready.
The A.N.JELL guys hear about Mi-nam’s disappearance, and Tae-kyung suggests that they go to the preview. If Mi-nam doesn’t show up, at least they’ll be able to manage the press.
When Tae-kyung changes his clothes, his eyes land on Pig-Rabbit sitting in his chair, like normal — but missing its hair clip. This is odd, so he heads into Mi-nam’s room, where he finds the shopping bag empty.
He thinks of her words last night. Now they have an ominous reading, and he guesses what she’s about to do. He leaves her a voicemail: “Go Mi-nam, run away instead. If you show up in that outfit, you’ll be in big trouble! I’ll take responsibility and handle this, so you can’t come here.”
All the while, Mi-nam heads toward the event, having gone elsewhere to change into her female garb. Mustering her courage, she tells herself, “I have to take responsibility. I can’t push it off to other people.”
The three guys cause a stir, but their worries are focused on Mi-nam, who is still missing by the time they arrive at the screening hall. In an effort to buy time, Sung-chan orders the video to begin, causing the lights to flick off — meaning, Tae-kyung can’t see.
Tersely, he tells Shin-woo and Jeremy, “I can’t see a thing, so I can’t look for him. Find Go Mi-nam.” They have to find Mi-nam before anyone else does, and knowing that time is ticking, he gives them one last, key bit of info: “Look for a girl.”
Shocker! Shin-woo is not surprised, but Jeremy is stunned. Baffled, he protests, “But you said to search for Go Mi-nam.”
Tae-kyung tells him quietly, “Go Mi-nam is that girl.” He has no time to explain, so he tells them to find her quickly and take her away. He heads back outside to the lit lobby to continue the search, almost missing Mi-nyeo as she walks right by the fans, unnoticed, and heads into the theater.
Tae-kyung chases as Mi-nyeo makes her way slowly down the aisle, walking toward the front. Tae-kyung is standing behind her, but everything appears blurry.
Fighting his desperation, he tries to make out her form in the dark as he mutters, “I can’t see anything. I can’t see Go Mi-nam.”
Frustrated, Tae-kyung yells out into the quiet room, “I told you not to be where I can’t see you!”
That causes a stir, as everyone looks around for the source of the outburst. Mi-nyeo stops in her tracks, recognizing Tae-kyung’s voice, and turns back around to face him. Knowing he can’t see her, she thinks, “Please don’t see me here. It’s no good if you see me.”
Just then, the lights turn on.
Girls squeal as they recognize Tae-kyung, but his eyes land on Mi-nyeo and focus sharply on her, just as the music kicks in — rather perfectly — “I shouldn’t have done that, I should’ve acted like I didn’t know, like I didn’t see you, like I couldn’t see you…”
The crowd is starting to stir, sensing a big moment, but they haven’t recognized Mi-nyeo yet…
…and at just that moment, Shin-woo whirls her around — to hide her face — and holds her to him.
Shin-woo trades looks with Tae-kyung, then Jeremy, before he turns to the reporters to announce, “She’s my girlfriend. She’s the girlfriend I couldn’t reveal before.”
COMMENTS
Finally, Shin-woo’s timing works out! Earlier when she was sick, he had told Mi-nyeo that she should be well, otherwise he’d feel forced to act. I’m sure he recognizes that Mi-nyeo doesn’t feel the same way about him as he does for her, and I think that’s why he’s taking a voluntary backseat. He’s too much a gentleman to play the part of the stereotypical overbearing Kdrama Second Lead who forces his affections on a woman who doesn’t reciprocate. So the only thing that would actually force him to step up and assert himself is if she actually needed him to — ergo, the ending scene.
I’ll admit that the last shot, of Shin-woo holding Mi-nam to hide her face, didn’t have the same punch for that it probably was supposed to have because a similar moment was so fantastic in Last Scandal of My Life, but that doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate it anyway. I’m often iffy about secondary romances swooping in to impede the main romance at this point in the story, but this is a case where it’s done right.
This moment of Shin-woo stepping in and pushing Tae-kyung aside (metaphorically) isn’t just a contrived plot twist; it works because it’s a confluence of factors that have been built up and layered in over the course of the whole series. The song is layered over Tae-kyung’s blindness — and subsequent sight — which is layered over the star-moon conversation, layered over Shin-woo’s desire to help but only when he must, layered over Heyi’s manipulations, et cetera… It’s a great build-up to an important moment and therefore I digs it. Furthermore, this happens just as Tae-kyung is getting to the point where I think he’s ready to admit his feelings for Mi-nyeo, having gotten past most of the initial denial, only to have that snatched away from him. Angst!
I’ve raved about the Hong sisters plenty, both regarding this drama and in the past, but I’m not blind to their faults and I’m still going to point out when something is dissatisfying. Therefore I have to say that I find Heyi as the big evil pretty funny for the first stretch, but thought it started feeling like “Give me a break” stuff by this episode. The Heyi thing definitely starts to feel like too much, but thankfully, with this episode she’s been totally de-fanged and stripped of her venom. Hopefully this means that the remaining conflict is more about the people at the core of the relationship, rather than a spiteful third party messing things up for our main characters.
(The Hong sisters have definitely improved on their plotting and angst development over the years, because I know a big complaint about Delightful Girl Chun-hyang was the overclingy second leads. That improved in My Girl but there was still a little bit of contrived “Get over it already” obstacles keeping our couple apart. Hong Gil Dong was lucky (in one sense) to have the politics acting as another conflict, to take the burden off the romantic conflict from carrying the story through its latter stages. So I think that with You’re Beautiful, they’re continuing to improve.)
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I can’t afford to watch the full episode (exam, what else), but, can’t help myself from reading your recap.
kyaaaaaa thanks javabeans!
OHEMGEE finally! SHINWOO GETS SOME TIME TO SHINE! can’t wait for the next episode! thanks for the recap! 
thanks! i’ve been waiting so long for this!
Thank you so much JB!
I’ve been waiting for your recap of ep10 since last 2 hours and keep refreshing till I see this title.
Thanks as always for your re-caps!
You do such an awesome job and I rush home from school to check up on these posts. haha ^^ 6 more episodes left! D:
What a cliffhanger — how can we wait a whole week for the next episode???!
I LOVE how everything ties together with the night blindness and the last scene – what a buildup!!!
AHHHH!!! *clenches heart*
if just reading the recap was awesome, imagine what watching it will be like!
thank you, jb!
Wow thanks so much I finally understand the entire episode =) Can’t wait for next week and I always love reading your recaps
* sigh..until next week
thanks for your overviews (:
gosh i still love shinwoo times a million but taekyung is the one that makes my heart beat. >_>
heyi is pissing me off so much. i can deal with angst in comedy/romance dramas but the clingy pseudo/ex girlfriends … uuugh. and now the plot is even MORE convoluted because heyi is still supposedly with taekyung but now shinwoo has a girlfriend as well and that slimy photographer journalist is going to be on their tail. graaah.
but jeremy FINALLY knows. after nine episodes. xD
cute
it’s here!!! Thank you JB, i’ve been refreshing your site for about 4 hours, hehehehe…
here come the angst fest…
and there’s no preview again for next week… boohoo i really can’t wait that long… TT
Hello. Where can I download mi-nam episode 10? I was able to download episode 9, but not 10 from clubbox website. I know about mysoju.com site, but the quality is not so great as the download. If anyone know of a site, please share it with me. Thanks a bunch.
woah…..lots going on … tahnks for the recap… soooo angsty!!
thaaaaaaaaaank you soo much!!! <3
I am going to die waiting for next weeks episode. Loved the episode and the series so far. What a way to keep us wanting more than 16 episodes.
Wednesday come fast pleaaaaaaaaaase.
Keep it up Thanks for the recaps love them.
I haven’t read the recap yet. but i think this episode will be awesome as always.
First!!! Hahaha… This shows how crazy I am about this show. :p Thanks for recapping! Can’t wait to catch it!
aahhhh.. I can’t wait to watch this epi!
Thanks for the recap javabean.. I can’t count how many times I’ve refreshed to get your update
hmm…if tae kyung is blind at night then why would he be driving minam to the hospital? thought he can’t see much at night. anyways, thank you for the post!! can’t wait for more!
OMG…I LOVE IT!!
thats all I can say ^_^
Thanks so much for the recap JB! And everything you said was dead on. I agree on the fact that Heyi was getting a bit annoying with being way too evil and hopefully this means she won’t be a source of conflict in the next episodes. Actually I was kind of frustrated w/her character in the last episode and was ready for some dramatic change. I also agree on what you said about the Hong sisters, especially on the comment about DGCH and My Girl. And it does seem like they are improving with each drama especially in terms of handling relationships. Anyways, the ending scene kind of implies (I hope) that TK has finally realize his feelings for MN.
I kind of feel bad for SW b/c in the end it’s going to be TK and MN, but I’m glad he was able to protect her. To be honest, I kind of guessed that was going to happen based on a discussion on soompi since someone had screen cap of the preview where it seemed like Shinwoo was hugging someone. But I didn’t expect him to say “She’s my girlfriend.” I also think in the end, Shinwoo may have to clarify to TK about who MN has liked all along, unless MN says it herself. Though to be honest, I kind of want TK to realize it himself since it’s pretty obvious. Ah…the next episode is going to be pretty angsty. But at least I have some of favorite scenes in this episode to carry me over to next week, especially the scene where TK and MN are talking on the balcony and then the part where he yells “I told you not to go where I can’t see you.” Anyways thanks so much for recapping and supplying our addiction (:
It’s been awhile since I’ve left a comment.
Just wanted to say thanks.
So, THANKS!!!
Not only do I enjoy this particular drama but your blog is greatness.
what a cliff hanger! thanks for the recap JB!
Youre website was refusing connectiions for a bit before I was able to read this…
but before anything else I again say thanks for such a detailed recap! heheeh
This just proves how much international fans want to know about this drama. Hehehe
i hope the fan thing that you mentioned in one of your posts succeeds. This will allow the producers of this drama to know their audience and maybe make the appropriate marketing endeavours to quench the demand of the manic fanbase… XD
ABSOLUTE LOVE!!
Thnx sooo much
however..am i the only one who’s wondering..just where IS the real Go Mi-Nam. Like Poo said, there’s only 6 episodes left..can we uhh..see some sibling affection, like just how long does it take to recover from an eye surgery? O man, the suspense is KILLING me D:<
Thank you Dramabeans. I’m a frequent visitor and I love all your recaps.
regarding your comment: agreed, agreed, agreed!
overall, a GOOD episode! I’ve always known that even episodes are my cup of tea. This time around, I can’t believe I’m hatin’ on shinwoo for what he did cuz really, if it’s time that MN’s identity is exposed, so be it. But SW…is he really necessary? can’t believe I’m hatin’ on the second lead, it’s like RARE that ever happens, I’m not warming up to his character at all. TK is so adorable, *sighs* JGS…..amazing.
omg! this episode had me at the edge of my seat! i love, love, love it!!
thank you JB for this recap – you don’t know what it means to me (non-korean speaking person) to have this recap done longgggg before the english subbed episodes are available.
keep up the great work!!
Thank you!
So that’s why this recap was up a little later than usual?
You gotta make a gif (for the first time) to go with the post.
I’m impressed.
Thank you so much. Enjoyable read as ever.
Thanks for the recap, was too late to leave a comment in ep 9 (hehehe). Barely get to watch ep 9. Now on to ep 10 and your wonderful recap.
Wonderful review that captured all my favourite moments beautifully!! The only thing that ruined my enjoyment of thios episode was the overly long scene between Heyi and MN at the AN.Jell house ,.. too much evil musing by HY on how she should proceed. The wealth of squel-worthy TK and MN scenes made it all worth it though !! So much tenderness from TK in this episode.. his icy-exterior is really melting! He even admits to himself MN’s usefulness as a confidante…
The pregnancy scene was another piece of wonderful parodying … the clicheness of the situation was wonderfully highlighted by Jeremy’s “.. could it be “that” .. that I’ve seen in all those dramas?”.
Thank you for the recap. Waiting for this episode was the highlight of my day today. So, thank you. Also, does anyone know when the brother is suppose to appear? Will she be playing both parts at the same time?
Oooh thank you, Javabeans! This evening has been full of laughs.
I was waiting for this episode for sooo long! Okay, a day. But what a long day it was.
I thought I was a great episode and I can’t wait for next week’s. I love ALL the A.N.JELL boys in their own way! ^_^ And when Jeremy mentioned the congratulations party, I had to pause and start laughing. I’m sad that there’s no preview for next weeks episode, but something good is bound to happen that they don’t want to spoil.
Ahh, Shin Woo… If Mi Nyeo doesn’t want him, I’ll take him.
<3
Thanks for your great reviews, as usual! I always love to read your opinions after I watch the episodes.
There's soooo much I want to say about this episode, this drama, these characters! Buuuut, I'll leave it at that.
Thanks once again for your recap! This will be another long week…!!
BTW, I love, love, love that gif of TK. Haha, I was laughing so much when he sucked on that lime.
you mean i have to wait another week for the next episode?!
thats just cruel.
I believe SW also had the best interests of TK and MN unknowingly when he did the “girlfriend” claim. That incident will hopefully put a stop on HY’s blackmail efforts on MN since all the guys now supposedly know her real identity. Plus, it’ll limit the press intrusion on TK and MN, fans will be clamoring to know more about SW and his “supposed girl”.
40’s! I havent slept because of this… thought ill be on the top 10…lol!
THANKS JAVAB!!!!
Now, let me read the recap!!!!
JB — Thank you so much for the recap! It is so well-written!
I have so much to say…but more than anything, I really hope that UEE’s role is coming to an end after this episode. She has done a fantastic job — she is obviously a talented actress — but this and the last episode made me weary of her machinations, especially because we know (or hope) that she will ultimately be thwarted. So her interventions feel more like detours, and in a drama where the interactions not only between the two leads but also between the leads and the secondary characters are so rich, her role feels tiresome. On the other hand, we are in the dreaded draggy portion of the drama, but thankfully it is not that bad.
The aunt and TK’s mother also needs to go away!
For the rest of the episodes, I just want TK, GMN, Shin Woo, Jeremy, manager, stylist, and the adorable President.
Truth be told, all I want is Tae-kyung and Go Mi-nam — hour after sweet hour.
THANK YOU AGAIN, JB!!!
this is great
i came back from a shower to find my crack awaiting me…. THANKYOU!!! ><
and wow, 15 comments when i started reading and 49 when i was done. dayum!!
i so agree regarding Heyi — i have been clenching my teeth, tolerating her in this episode. i hope after this episode she’s gone forever. .. but, i’m scared the next conflict will be the leads being brother/sister??? i hope not!
ahaha i love this episode!
i’m studying for a test right now and this just completely brightened up my day! i was about to cry from the stress but this definitely cheered me up some! thank you so much…i know this must take you a lot of time.
<3,
a fan!
hey javabeans. ive been reading yourr ecaps since coffee prince was airing. i truly appreciate your sense of passion for something i find greatly timeconsuming although addictive as hell.
with that said i love urb. the plot is great and for once im not bitching about the dumb/slow main character like in most shows. but i wish she’d reveal her self to the guys and start the real drama. seriously how many episodes of built up angst do i have to sit through? and the fake fairy is overdoing it really.
what happened to the real geumminam? is he ever gonna come back from rehab? and wtf! i feel like the shows gonna drag this scenario on and on and on and in the final freaking episode everything will come into the open and end.
i hope thats not the case for i truly like the characters.
and btw could you please recap iris? its apparantly copyrighted so its not uploaded anywhere and i live in ny so i cant get it on the telly. and your recap would be the only source of update on iris….please?
Squeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! I definitely did that quite a few times this ep! Was so hard to contain myself.
The gif is a lovely touch! Sour lime face – jealous much TK? I guess he’s not that good of a liar or at hiding his feelings… (cuz a good liar would be like leedahee in My Girl… eating hot pepper straight and not even blinking)
“The crowd is starting to stir, sensing a big moment, but they haven’t recognized Mi-nyeo yet…”
Thanks for clarifying that… it feels like quite sometime has passed after the lights came on…so i wasn’t sure..but I guess it makes sense- cuz when the main couple that exchange those stares that says a thousand words, time is supposed to feel like its frozen for longer than it should… the build up to this end is definitely so intense…
Hong Sisters really padded us up well for SW to steal this final moment away.. but all the sweet scenes and emotional exchanges between TK and MN won’t have been enough to pad this fall for Hwang Tae Kyung. Dang Nightblindness… it will be a big wake up call for TK, hopefully…
As for SW, I’m glad as well that his timing is finally right too… regardless of some comments I’ve read elsewhere about him using this moment to his advantage to claim mn as his… I’m glad he had the opportunity to say it.. come on he deserves it for all he’s done! and if he holds it in for any longer he will probably really go crazy (as will SW lovers, watching him)… and he probably knows deep down, that MN will not take it seriously anyway, she will just see it as his gesture to save her. OH, the Angst….
So MN is his, for now, until next week. Two fake couples… what next?
arghh!! I need water too!!! But seriously, I feel like I will be needing lots of fixes this week after this rollercoaster ride! Please keep it coming
I’ve got to say…this episode is really good (well ALL EPISODES were good) but this is where you SEE TK caring for GMN ie. caring for her when she’s sick, the self blame of not taking care of it earlier, clothes shopping, admitting that he felt better talking to the real GMN instead of the pig-rabbit (which I soooo want), and basically telling her that he doesn’t not want her out of his sight! And OMG did you see the shared look between TK and GMN? My heart broke at that moment, it conveyed the love and longing….oh man how am I going to last the week until the next episode comes????
Finally! I’ve been waiting for this… Thank You Very Much, Java Beans! ^__^
Now I can’t wait to watch this with subs.. and of course, another week to wait for next episodes…
He Yi have gone full force these 2 eps, and I think after ep 10, she won’t be much trouble anymore, especially now all 3 guys know and are willing to protect MN. What else can HY do? MN has the guys, the manager and the company supporting her. It won’t do HY any good either if she were to reveal MN is a girl to the media, she’s gonna get in the mess too and her image may be damage because of it along with the A.N Anjell guys. I don’t think HY will have much of a hold of TK anymore, hopefully the fake relationship will officially end in ep 11. TK has enough trouble as it is now with all this love angst he’s experiencing, don’t need HY to annoy him XD
I think this turning of event will be the catalyst of exposing MN to the world, the reporter won’t let go of this chance, and I’m sure he will find out MN is the girl TK ran away with in the photo. When is the real MN gonna show up? I’ve this feeling he will soon, and I heard they’re gonna go Japan for filming soon? Maybe the real MN isn’t in the US but in Japan. Hmm… and maybe… lol I know this sounds crazy but the real MN may just be faking things so to let his sister experience the real world and decide what she WANTS to do not what God wants her to do (become a nun). Gosh, next week seems so far away.
i really love you for this episode recap…
Thanks a lot!….
Thank you so much JB!!!
Love your insights, it really makes me understand the drama more in depth! ARgh, I haven’t even watched the episode yet but I feel so frustrated at these latest turns of events, although I understand why it happened…can’t wait for more…
I do miss the spunky, more in control TK and MN…it’s like, love makes them vulnerable…and weak at times….it’s great if it were just between them two, but when they are like that to other people as well, YH and SW, then it makes me mad!!!
TK, please save MN!
@8 Lisa:
Can I know where you watched it with subs? Because I’ve been watching it raw lately and I’m dying to know what they say in crucial moments of the drama!
Dang, you are fast. Thanks so much for providing the fix that I badly need. Lots of angst on this episode. I adore shin woo, but my heart is still with tae kyung.
This episode made me smile with some sadness. I love the interactions between all the characters, especially TK and MN. JCS and PSH did a good job because I really feel the emotions that they expressed in the drama. Can’t get enough of them. Seems like GMN is the only person that could make TK do things that he would not normally do, like making the Pig-Rabbit or being admitted in the hospital. She quietly, but surely affecting him in a significant way. Love it so much. Sweet and yet amazing.
As always. Thanks Javabeans for your recap. Love it.
AARRRGGGHHHHHH!!!!! what am i supposed to do for one whole week before the next ep comes out?! it’s just getting better and better!!!!!!!
could i offer my first-born son for the wonderful and massively speedy recaps? many thanks!!!!!
YEASSSSSSSSS! FINALLY! I’VE BEEN WAITING SO LONG!!!
couldn’t even write a paper until i read this!!!
i love how the whole “blindness in the dark” played out in this episode – especially the last line where he yells in the auditorium “i told you not to be where i can’t see you!” that’s just AWESOME.
~~haha – i read this article with 32 posts up. i posted my comment and end up being 63!!! people are fast!!!
glad that everyone takes on the impression that the MN-SW pairing won’t last because no one believes SW would really steal her away. it makes me feel relieved! although i hope SW doesn’t push TK away and continue antagonizing TK, even though MN would never accept SW.
wow. this episodes was a :O,
, and a >;[ all in one.
it's so obvious that taekyung has feelings for minam [especially with everything he's doing and wants to do for her] yet its intriguing [and a little annoying] that he hasn’t realized it.
and for jeremy, it’s nice to see that he’s accepted that he likes minam and isn’t agonizing over it. i remember watching coffee prince and although i liked the drama, it was annoying to see gongyoo anxiously fretting over his feelings. understandable but a little boring.
i’ve gotta say…loved the end scene. it was totally unexpected, especially since i saw the preview for this episode yesterday, which implied that everyone would discover the truth.
as for heyi, i understand she may feel a little jealous, but, reallly? is that necessary?
like javabeans, i hope that the plot will stray from the whole heyi-attacking-and-handicapping-the-relationship thing. it might get a little old and tedious. [might being an understatement]
but overall, loved the episode and am anxiously waiting until next wednesday for the new episode and your recap.
!
I had a total SQUEEEEEEEEE moment as well when I was watching this episode… several, as a matter of fact. I’ve been a ShinWoo fan from the beginning because I suffer the Second Lead Crush Syndrome in essentially every drama, but all of the TaeKyung scenes with the whole not being able to see really resonated with me. I absolutely LOVED when TaeKyung yelled out into the dark auditorium and the look that he and MiNyeo shared when the lights went back on… that moment was extremely well acted by both leads and this episode is probably what has finally made me a fan of Jang GeunSeok.
Also, I loved how the Hong sisters developed ShinWoo’s character. He could always be counted on to swoop in and save the day for MiNyeo since the beginning of the drama, but as TaeKyung’s feelings for her grow deeper and stronger, ShinWoo’s been losing that Prince on a White Horse role and that’s made him uneasy. ShinWoo was the logical choice to prevent MiNyeo from being discovered at the end of this episode, and I was so excited with the way it played out. I cannot wait until next week to see what develops!
Thanks again Javabeans for your recap. It’s much appreciated!
I totally agreed with the layer upon layer of the story but it is still intriguing and addictive. The song “Without Words” just fit in perfectly – what a nice tweak! Thank you JB, I really really appreciate your review.
I think I expect to see a double date soon. SW & MN with TK & YH….
This is definitely a SQUEEEEEEEEEEE episode^^ As usual, reading your recap is a delightful treat,waiting for next week epidode will be very, very difficult^^
Thanks for the recap! I love the pig-rabbit! Haha
Whoah!!!! Just wonderful……Thank you…..
Yeah… Thanks for the recaps JB.. I have been waiting for your recaps and opinion about this episode, and reading your recaps make me clear of the conversation that spinning in my head since last night…
I absolutely love this episode, as we can see so many angst and emotions and the plot is getting better… but then, I still can’t handle He Yi character, she is so annoying and lots of people still don’t know the truth about her.. I hope Hong sisters can give some good end to her character, so that she could learn how to deal with people, and people can see the real face of her.
and the ending is such a cliffhanger… uh oh… need to wait for next eps what will happen next and with NO preview, ohhh…. my weekend seems so long…
Totally love Jeremy on this episode as well… and TK with his “lime-sour face” acting..LOL… and feel sorry for SW heartbreaking… but he owns the time at the end of the episode… yeah..
OMGG i just finished watching episode 9 and the preview for episode 10 looked so damn good!! but my download is taking hourssssssssss! GRRRR. can’t wait to read your recap as much as i can’t wait to watch episode 10!!!
OMG!!!! I hardly can keep my eyes out of the monitor, I’m glued to my computer for the most part of today and yesterday waiting for the reviews, thanks JB!!! I looove your recaps, they’re like I was watching it from the tv, but I need to wait until friday to enjoy it, so I’m very grateful.
Thanks For your hard work and posting this recap
shin woo oppaaaa!
i love you & thank you for protecting both minam & an.jell in general!!!
i wanna slap uaee
Oh, and one more thing…
I really felt for TK at the end…seeing the girl he may have just realized he loves wearing the clothes and hairpin he bought for her in the arms of another man….ARGH!
The Hong sisters sure do know how to pull all the right strings.At the ending of this episode,my heart was in my mouth.The drama is definitely taking a turn and heading into the angsty zone.Hope they still do have bits of humour in between to balance the angst.Thanks JB for another awesome roundup:-)However it ends,YB will always have a special place in my heart:-)
Korean dramas like this one should come with a warning-extremely addictive and emotionally hazardous.What on earth will I do when this is over?:-( And JGS and PSH- All I can say is WOW:-)
JV you are incredible at this! I love th way you write, you’re timing is impeccable! So there I love you and thank you thank you!
Thanks JB… I also watched it subtitled in languages I can read, but even with that I miss/don’t read into some stuff that you point out. So thank you for that. Totally missed the symbolism with MN saying she needed water at the fridge.
I love watching the thrill of the chase but now that we are moving on to the “tough” parts of a series – where the leads have to be “apart” and not they each don’t know their true feelings for each other, and there are a lot of other things getting in the way – I’m going to be pain!! =) I really like SW hyung for MN too but the chemistry is just not as good as btw TK and MN. I’d like to see more interesting interactions btw TK and SW and Jeremy instead of with Heyi.
I love the use of the Pig-Rabbit!!!! =) Hmm… TK talks to himself a lot huh?
It’s going to be tough waiting it out to see what happens. I love this whole situation with his night blindness… they wove it into the story really well. It’s touching and soo tough to watch at the same time.
TK and MN – Fighting!!!
I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
a LOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THNKS FOR UR RECAPS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lol
Oh I forgot to add this, TK’s look at the end… I think he has realized his feelings for her. It sure took him long but it’s in character, TK who had been abandoned by his mum since young, a lonely child who felt no love from his parent and practically hate the world until MN came into his life. He has never felt what it’s like to be loved by someone, so obviously he’s slow. UEE should really try do a horror film next, her eyes are so freaking big… she’ll make a very scary ghost/zombie.
thanks javabeans!!
i really enjoyed this ep, though the pace is definitely starting to slow…
also, i am so glad TK’s outfit from the last scene is a change from his usual girlish wardrobe. he looks good in a suit!!
his outfits with low-cut, girly tops made me cringe, especially with the pointy oversized-looking shoes…but i still adore his character regardless of his fashion choices. haha
THANK YOU DRAMABEANS!YOU MADE MY DAY! “YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL”
Thank you so much for your recaps, i enjoy them just as much if not more than watching the actual video!!!
Thanks again for your hard work, very much appreciated.
i love reading your recaps
! i can’t stop replaying the last scene where TK says “I told you not to go where I can’t see you.” >.< cute.
tea is healthy and good for you
juice is sweet
but you can't live without water
Thank you so much JB! I love YB a lotttttttttt….
I have always been waiting for your recap! Now if only the next week epi is here….
Wowwww……thanks for the recap…I’ve been waiting to read this…..
Hah! I was totally thinking about Last Scandal of My Life too! Now I’m really hyped for next week’s episodes!
Again, thank you JB for my fix. It’s a beautiful cliffhanger and impeding anticipation for the next episode.
HTK did wonders again. His acting was superb and never fails us. He owned every scene he got. The way he stared at MN was priceless. Jeremy, I love all his reactions. SW, right timing for stepping up. Let the the battle begins for Mn affection. MN, the scene where she collapsed, the water symbolism was well executed.
I hope next week, TK will realize his affection for MN. What he’s going to do after he witness SW confession? Will he grab her and run away? How about Jeremy?
Well, let our minds wonder again.We have a week to torture ourselves. Wednesday is a long day to wait.
JB I like your gif on TK’s lime eating.
I’m so happy that YB rating reached 10 %+ . Spread the love of YB!!!!
I kept refreshing, go away for like an hour, come back to see you posted and over 50 (probably 60 by the time I post this, maybe even 70! edit: I’m 88. Wowzas) posts before me. Sigh.
ABOUT TIME SHINWOO! I always felt bad for Shinwoo because I love him so but like you said, his timing was always SO OFF. You watch things like BOF, and Jihoo is there a lot more for Jandi than I felt Junpyo was – and that’s why (despite KHJ’s acting imperfections) a huge part of me rooted for Jihoo. But I couldn’t root for Shinwoo in the same way because he didn’t do much (other than the impossibly cute and sad Myungdong scene).
ABOUT GODDAMN TIME SHINWOO. ^^
I’m glad he got to save Minam this time – mostly because this is finally going to wake Taekyung up to his own feelings. It wasn’t just the timing that was off for Taekyung in the final scene (that and the darkness), but he wasn’t in a position to save her (what a scandal it would’ve caused if he had hugged her with his supposed gf sitting right there!). I think he needed to feel his limitations so that he can finally own up to his feelings and quit making (lame) excuses all the time for how he’s acting.
On a different note, I think I’m the only one who enjoys Heyi’s antics. I do agree with what some viewers are saying that the focus should be more on Taekyung-Minam-Shinwoo, but I think UEE is actually doing a pretty fab job as Heyi. And I enjoyed the fake pregnancy scene too much. Come down to it and she’s all bark and no bite.
Really, really love your recaps. How about another video competition (like the one you did for BOF) when the series is over? (But not too soon because I won’t have time to participate then! ^^)
Thank you so much for your recap! Lust like all the others, I’ve been waiting for it all day long… Boy, I feel like I have no life on Wednesday and Thursday for now… At least, finally ordered a new box of business cards, but that’s about it… Thanks again.
AND WOW …THAT WAS REALLY FAST! THANK YOU!THANK YOU!
thank you so much for the recap! love the gif of taekyung’s lime expression. i was wracking my mind like crazy last night trying to figure out how Mi-nyeo’s arrival as a girl at the preview event is going to end up! I’m glad that Shinwoo is sort of onto Heyi’s dark evil side, so he can look after her too. And i love the pieces of Mi-Nyeo and Taekyung dialogue that you had translated-so touching!
And i LOOOOOVE how Taekyung got back at Heyi by texting her dad. so clever! so slick! in all four of the past Hong sister dramas, the male lead has always catered to the second female lead. this is the best payback for those years of torment!
and the poor A.N.Jell fans- first Taekyung has a “girlfriend” and now, Shinwoo.
everything is going so well in this drama. the only gripe I have with this drama is Mi-Nyeo’s aunt. I wish they had developed her better. Choi Ran is such a great actress- she deserves better than to play a stock character. I hope the aunt will sincerely care abt Mi-Nyeo at the end…or at least care about Mi-Nyeo more than money.
Ive been reloading this page every 5 minutes for 2 hrs or so now……JGS and Shin hye soooo adorable.
hate that theres only going to be 6 epi left if im not mistaken…
they should really extend it 2 at least 18-20 epi….hehehe i dnt mind
thnxs so much 4 the recaps
whoa when i was typing this commment was # 8 now its 92…alot of love for YB
Thank you, JB!!! I sleep late on Wed. and Thurs. nights to read your recaps, but it’s well worth it!
TK’s sour-lime-face is priceless.
I cried with MN when she refused to go into the hospital. Again, TK’s frustration in that scene is amazing. He was so frustrated that he had to kick the ground and looked at MN in disbelief. He couldn’t do anything but just to let her have her way. Both JGS & PSH are very talented actors.
looooove it <3
this drama rocks my world :]
oh && JGS is love ^__^
Love it and Love U! Thank you so much for summurizing this. I have been refreshing since lunch time today to see when you were going to write about this episode. You did a great job as always and made my day!
YEIY! thanks JB! wuhoo! can’t wait for the 11th!=)
Kevin, just go to vikki.net > type the title of this show, scroll down and there’s a text link to an unsubbed version (which points to a youko site). goodluck!
oohhhh….. ShinWooooo….. love that guy too! it’s soo cute!
at last Jeremy found out…now am curious how he will act around GMN now…^-^
aawwww…. GMN is sooo pretty with her JackieO. attire and hair!
I have to say UEE is soo good being a witch! She doesnt overact! lol!
This episode made me mumbled, “yyeeeiiii!!! Just tell them already! and tell TK youre in love with him, then go already!!!
Hoon-yi’s suggestion about the “grand lady” legend made me think that it was a spoof of 명성황후…do think that is a possibility? They’ve mentioned other dramas and pop icons, which I love!!
I have a feeling that 신우 will just say that this girl is 미남’s twin sister, 미녀…there fore saving face for all. Though it will be ON(as if it wasn’t already) between Tae-kyung and Shin-woo!!!
It is funny hearing American songs in the background when they are in the club, in a coffee place, shopping place,etc. Like…haha when Hoon-yi and the wardrobe coordinator was in the pastry/coffee place…a Taylor Swift song was totally playing in the back. HAHA…
Looking forward to next week’s episodes…going to be a long week!
ahhhhh!!! I have the same reaction as you too, SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
Absolutely love the angst built-up. Ohhhh, why is Wed so long away…
That animated gif of Tae-kyung is funny. It took awhile for me to stop laughing. Wait, I’m still laughing. Anyways, I did not see the ending coming. Really nice timing for Shin-woo and sucks for tae-kyung. Maybe he needs to start wearing glasses so he can see better in the dark. Is that possible?
You’re too hard on yourself, JB. Great recap, cute GIF, and the retirer of the Squee most definitely can un-retire the Squee for use at a time like this. I’m assuming the Squee was brought on by the confluence of awesomeness that was the final scene at the Concert Hall?
When TK hollered “I told you not to go where I can’t see you”, I just died, because the boy’s heart knows what his mind has refused to comprehend. Haven’t felt this way since episode enders of City Hall, killer stuff, Hong sisters, you really got the heart strings tugged right there.
I think UEE is doing a great job as Heyi – which is why people hate UEE. I think idols turn actors really should start with smaller roles, less pressure, more guidance, and frankly, a lot more fun to play around in. UEE is adorably bitchy, witchy, and silly, and she’s a great cartoonish villianess for this show.
Next week should be killer angst 101 – I foresee at least either TK, SW or MN coming clean with their feelings, and we’ll leave the remaining issues for later eps.
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I kinda agree. Jeremy finally knows. Wonder what he will do/react?
Thanks for the recap! I love the animated gif you made
one day some kdrama writer will make it so that the seemingly second male lead gets the girl at the end. i’m glad shin woo got to step in (and in quite the grand gesture) and not be the almost-perfect-yet-passive-lover. wondering how this is gonna play out now. fake lovers, fake boy, fake fairy…wow! there’s a lot of faking in this drama!
Oh my gosh, my emotions are all over the place @_@. Yes, I feel sorry for Shin-woo and I want him to get the girl because he knew everything first (he found out she was a girl first and he feel in love with her first) but poor TK he is just beginning to understand his feelings for Mi-nam and he’s even sacrificed he public image for her. Oh gosh now I have to wait a whole week to see how the characters progress >_< For me I think this drama has tied with City Hall in my top dramas for 2009!!!!
Thank you!
I also hope YooHeyi sort of steps out of the picture now because she is getting on my last nerves. And she talks a lot. I wanted to yell shut up by the end.
Some people have problems with Shinwoo but I am on the same boat with you. I think he is one of the better secondary guy characters.
Yay, got the YAB header this time–it’s like a lottery.
Thanks, JB, for your speedy posting!
I like this episode for the affections TK revealed to MN in various conversations. It shows how TK’s attitude has been softened up. And he’s getting to know MN, giving her what she needs, or anticipating what she wants to say. This element got gradually built up throughout the episode. By the time he yelled “don’t be where I can’t see you”, it was just perfect.
I also enjoy the scenes with Jeremy. He’s such a gem!
My main complaint is with Heyi. I too have had enough of those acts. So, hopefully this is it.
Do you know for sure it’s going to be 16 episodes? Rumor has it that it may be extended to 18.
Shin-woo trades looks with Tae-kyung, then Jeremy, before he turns to the reporters to announce, “She’s my girlfriend. She’s the girlfriend I couldn’t reveal before.” = a million daggers sent to TK’s heart… OUCH!
and i have to ask, where the hell is the real Go MiNam???!!! i think the time span in series is about a month or so since Minyeo “acted” as Minam…
Ok, because of school and work I can’t watch the show until the weekend, so I love reading your summaries. Thank You.
Thanks for the gif!!
Priceless look.
@107 cheddar
“one day some kdrama writer will make it so that the seemingly second male lead gets the girl at the end”
Oh, the second male lead has indeed gotten the girl at the end before – just not in a Hong sisters drama, but in some large and rather well-known shows. More than happy to point you to them. In many cases, the drama changes script to turn the second male lead into the lead, but sometimes, rather infrequently I may concede, the story goes to the end and the second male lead gets the girl. Who would’a thunk it? Anyways, SW is a sweetheart, but it’s not going to happen here, the chemistry and connection between TK and MN is strong and actually believable and meaningful. Some lucky lady will get SW to be her prince charming some day, he’s a great second lead.
Thanks for the great recap! And the hilarious priceless gif of TK. :p
OMG! OMG! I can’t stop squealing and “awwing” when I read your recaps. Somehow the way you figure the meaning behind Minam asking for water when she fell sick and the plotting makes me understand the storyline better, thus I appreciate the drama more and more. I can’t help but to feel over the course of the drama I have come to love everyone involved in the drama, that includes Yoo Heyi, I think they have done a great job depicting their own character.
you never failed to amaze me on your recap and dissecting the plot into a more detailed information..anyways, i would agree to you that by the end of episode 10 i was screaming silently (coz it was early in the morning and i don’t want to wake up the whole house)… stepping up for GMN…will he has been there for her all the time but this is different for he truely take responsibility..he finally breaks the silent Shinwoo..as for Jeremy, too bad that it is only now that he knows and ends up confused instead but i’m sure that he would understand..just like what happen during his identity crisis when at the end he thought that the other two boys was being nice to GMN because of her parents…so i’m sure with complete explanation in which i have to wait for a couple of days Jeremy will be fine and he will be more protective towards GMN this time..as for TK, will too bad for him that he was not as expressive when GMN was still shadowing around him…although, this is what we called drama right?so, i will just keep watching even if the next episode will be very heatwarming and lots of complications…because im sure the conference will be somewhat disaster at the beginning but it will be successfull too because of the publicity of Shinwoo having a girlfriend…but of course, TK will be furious towards GMN of the action she had made..i just wished that GMN will tell everybody about what had HY had made her do..so that she will be stop already…her character started to annoy me though…im sure all the members will be supportive towards GMN..im not sure about the President though…but hoping for the best and excitement for the next episode…THANKS JB looking forward for the next again…
thank you
thank you
i wouldnt have made it another day without your recaps..
one thing i love about this drama is the depth in tae-kyung,, he has OCD (probably because his harsh childhood maybe?),, he has night blindness (which i really love because it makes him sort of imperfect yet still perfect also because of that vulnerability and with a little disadvantage which adds a little something to the plot). i also love the way the Hong sisters make him think,,, there are times wherein i would just feel like calling him an idiot, and yet, the hong sisters get to give a good explanation for his weird analyzations..
i even love what the hong sisters do with the evil characters. it feels like a bit duh sometimes.. but it feels really good that tae-kyung is actually smart enough to see through yoo-hee immediately (unlike other idiot lead guys in other dramas put in a similar situation)..
it kinda feels a little weird though that minam always have to get rescued in most sticky situations. i get it that she’s a bit too naive because she grew up in a monastery and is a nun in training.. but cant she think for herself on how to handle those situations once in a while? (without getting manipulated by yoo hee into that thought of course) .. that’s just me,,, but there are situations where i felt that she couldve handled without taek yung or shin woo,,, (but then, the romance and squeal factor would’ve disappeared and that would’ve been bad)…
all in all,, its been a long time since ive felt this way about a drama,, (the last time was coffee prince i think)… i do hope that they get to extend this,,, and sometimes i think that this drama wouldve been appreciated a whole lot more (with higher ratings) if it didnt get to compete with IRIS,, if then, then maybe it would’ve gotten the real ratings and credit it deserves..
(btw,, this is the first time i ever commented on any website,, im that much of a fan)
keep up the good work!!!
Thank you SO MUCH JavaBeans!
Aw man, these lines had me close to tears.
Mi-nyeo: “I understand. But I have a request. When I quit being Go Mi-nam and return to being a girl, even if you see me well, please act like you don’t see me. I’ll pretend not to see you, too.”
Tae-kyung: “You want us to act like we don’t know each other?”
Mi-nyeo: “Yes. Please promise me that you won’t act like you know me as a girl.”
With six more episodes to go, I think anything can happen at this stage. I wonder what other crazy (yet fun and surprising) elements the Hong sisters will bring into YB. It just gets better and better.
This drama really is a gem! Not a single dragging episode so far, and I enjoyed watching (and re watching) them again and again!
Thanks JavaBeans!! You really write well, and I love your insights! Keep up the good work!!
Im rooting for TK. Tae Kyung, fighting!!
How, I mean HOW in the world can we wait another week to find out what happens next with such a cliffhanger?????? Love all PSH and JGS’ moments together. ShinWoo….sweet as ever……..
JB, Thanks for speedy delivery of crack! Is it Wed. yet?
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good question- how HTK could drive at night with night blindness? is it possible?
I would have to agree that the “heyi bitchy person” part is way too emphasized on the story. Plus the fact the Go Min Yeo is bowing to all her whims just because she is being blackmailed. I can understand the reason for her obedience(?) but for a change, I’d like to see some spunk on her!…..
..I am looking forward to a subbed ep 10….despite having already read the episode recap, I think I’ll still clap with glee and scream in the end portion of the episode…..:)
A bit late into the game, but dammit Shinwoo.. finally! “Timing is now”. LOL
OMG. “I told you not to be where I can’t see you!” this line made my heart stop!
I love this drama so much…and I’m really digging UEE evilness, she’s actually good as an actress. I hope she doesn’t get many antis because of this drama LOL
About MN…ooooh she’s the cutest thing EVER and so innocent it makes me a little mad sometimes. How can she let the fake fairy treat her like that???
And TK…oh my. He does for me what MIn Ho couldn’t do on BOF with his bizarre curly hair and horrible plot to follow. Tae-kyung is absolutely dreamy!!!
Btw, when’s the REAL Go Mi Nam coming back from the US? I can’t wait to see him and I hope he’s a good oppa to Mi Nyeo.
Javabeans: I LOVE your recaps, since Coffee Prince. I don’t feel satisfied until I read your recaps, after watching the drama’s episodes.
I began to watch City Hall because of you and OMG it’s one of the best dramas I’ve ever seen, together with CP. Please continue to recap this drama. It’s amazing and I hope more people get to see it!
Thank you!
@ 125 Samira
Samsooki is recapping City Hall (I don’t know if JB herself has watched it), and he promises it will be completed. So happy you loved CH, it’s amazing, isn’t it?
It’s also fun to watch a drama while airing with so many excited folks – this comment thread is faster than OT on a caffeine high. You’re Beautiful for me is staying as good as it started off, and that’s a hard feat to pull off.
Thank you again! And I love this FN show!
SW was nice and appropriate this ep and TK rocked as always. I mean how dare he say “Not being able to see you is frustrating. So don’t be somewhere I can’t see you” and expect people not to be his fan!
I just hate that he made her that “promise.” That is definitely going to make things difficult, but hopefully he’ll come back with trademark TK and say “Go Mi Nam…I make the rules here. You can’t make demands, why would I keep such a frivolous promise?”
I also have to agree about HY. I have been very disappointed in her depiction. I just think that it would have been better if she had spent more energy trying to actually “get” TK than trying to “keep” something she never had. Love TK’s interaction with her though…makes for hilarious TV.
JB, your awesome..always love reading your recap..what a good way to end the episode. So loving TK-MN, always…I thought it was going to play out the pregnant scene but thank goodness that idea was shot down by TK with his cleverness *giggle* and I love the “I can’t see the dark” thing esp when he yell that he told her to stay where he can see her…that was so *squeal*…with the episode ending in such, I hope the Heyi-TK-MN relationship thing can shift now to TK-MN-SW now…but in some way, I feel it is kinda of reducant in this fake girlfriend-boyfriend thing…but in a good sense, it makes the character realize their feeling…like when TK-Heyi fake relationship start, MN begin to realize her feeling…now it is the same for TK to come to term w/ his feeling when SW faking his relationship w/ MN. I just wonder how this all well end in the next episode, whether MN will play along with the ordeal or clear the misunderstanding..I hope she doesn’t play along cause that would end up hurting TK and that the one thing she doesn’t want happen…hmmmm…wonder when TK birth secret will be out…wonder if TK would say something like that to shift the attention of the reporter to him so SW – MN can escape, who knows…I am just dying for more…
Oh, I forgot about Jeremy! HE’S SO ADORABLE! And the pig-rabbit! I want one of each!
Yeah! I just watched this episode!
I can totally feel TK in this one… what he says when GMN is sick, that he’ll take care of her, take responsibility…that sounded like a proposal no? but he doesn’t know it, he doesn’t know love…when he listens to Mr Go’s song, he doesn’t know why his mother would leave him for “love”…BUT…I think he will remake the song for GMN…when he knows love and can finally understand/forgive his mom….to call her back to him…I love TK! He is truly beautiful!
Nice….
Already 120 comments.
Anyways, I was a bit disappointed at the beginning at how fast the story was moving, with Shin Hoo liking Mi Nam at episode 3, but seeing that it will end at around ep. 16, I guess they had to have the characters develop feelings pretty quickly.
But there is a loose end: why is Jeremy so accepting of his “gay-ness”? He obviously didn’t know Go Mi Nyeo was a girl until this episode, yet he completely accepts the fact that he likes a guy. Did he actually angst over it, and it wasn’t shown in the script, or is he some sort of come-clean person?
Or, maybe, he already knew, and was faking it the whole time?!
Heh, just wishing.
OH GOD! I’m gonna have to wait another week! I can’t stand this! XD Thanks for the recaps, I love it. DUN DUN DUNN!
@124: LOL!!!! You had me laughing out loud. XD Jaesuk.
A bit late into the game, but dammit Shinwoo.. finally! “Timing is now”. LOL
Oh and I agree… Way to go Shin-Woo, finally!
Yay!!!!
Thanks for posting this!!!
The gif is amazing!!!
I wonder what were the ratings this week?
I cannot wait another week. It is NOT possible.
I wonder if “I told you not to be where I can’t see you” will end up as the line of the series? It’s a pretty amazing line. Perfect delivery, too.
Thanks for the great recaps!
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I began to watch CH because of Kim Sun Ah, but I TOTALLY fell in love with Cha Seung-won during the drama. His eyes are so expressive it’s painful to watch sometimes. They’re so great together! City Hall made me cry and laugh a lot. I didn’t understand why this drama wasn’t a huge success.
And thank you for the correction: Samsooki, fighting!
thanks Javabeans for the recap…
oh boy…this show is so addictive !!!
okay, I was tooooo shocked by the end of this ep..
too much TK and MN’s interaction
GAWD
thanks for the recaps JB
Thanks again Javabeans! Thank you so much for explaining things! You make everything crystal clear. oh shucks, another week of waiting for the next one (angst!)!
My heart tightened as I read the last scene. Near to tears. I’m getting excited. I really thought she would be revealed today. I was really hoping for it, but I didn’t want to happen in such a horrible way. I love Shinwoo for being the knight in shining armour. I don’t mind it at all.
I just hope the real Go Min nam comes along soon. Isn’t it about time yet? I ‘m pretty it will be okay for her to come around and hang with the guys. She’s the sister for goodness sake. I really want the guy Go min nam to make an appearance. The story can continue.
The Pig-Rabbit is so cute. It was the first time I ever saw the famously adorable pig-rabbit. I really want one now.
omg. shin woo oppa finally got some time with go mi nam
i wonder what’s gonna happen on the future episodes..
tae kyung & go mi nam fighting .. i soo want them to end up together tho i sometimes hesitate because i like go mi nam with shin woo too ~
omg, this drama is driving me crazy, thanks a lot for sharing ~
thank you for the recaps JB, been waiting for this all day!
highlight of the episode for me was Jeremy’s reaction to the “pregnancy” issue LOL, “should we have a congratulation party?” LOLOLOL it breaks the ice of such serious situation… oh jeremy how i adore you for this! TK’s lines were super romantic but he said it not in a romantic way which made it even more romantic! (okay, what am i saying now?!)
here goes another withdrawal syndrome while waiting till next week! aah, like everyone else, what am i gonna do when this whole thing is over.. this is definitely my drama pick of the year! thanks again!
Awesome episode…love the TK and MN interaction and for once, SW timing is actually perfect this time…the hero who save the damsel in distress…and Jeremy finally knows..his character is so cute…is it me or does anyone think Jeremy character reminds them of Shuichi Nakatsu from Hana Kimi? He think he is gay because he like Mizuki since Mizuki gives out this vibe – she is a girl after all much like MN…
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FINALLY! ShinWoo gets his moment! <3 So far he's been doing a good job being the sweet, caring, and martyr-like "other-man". Although I do think that this situation has a good and bad side to it…….. nevertheless, this is a good way of putting the limelight on to the "other-man" away from the "main man".
Thanks for the wonderful recaps as always JB! ^^
Hoon-yi’s third legend for MN was definitely in reference to Empress Myung Sung, w/ the ost and all.
Another great recap, JB! Thanks for pointing out the water reference (right before MN faints). I didn’t catch that earlier.
I want the humidifier.
Yeaah, SHIN WOO! It’s your time to shine!
Thank you JB!!!! I’d have died from angst if i didnt read your insightful recap after each viewing!!
yay for shin woo but it’s also sad too
honestly he never got in minam and taekyung’s way
he’s taken the backseat all the time because he knows how
she feels, and i think that’s pretty charming of him
well, i’m always gonna be rooting for the 2nd lead male, so no denial there. anddd I MISSED A HEARTBEATTT!! the last pic…….frickennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn out! i had seizure, heart attack, and everything else you pull when watching a kdrama. everyone pulls a kdrama hospital scene once in a while ;]
I LOVE TK…his look just bring shiver and i feel everything he feels…Im in love!!!! Another long week to wait and anticipate..UGHHHHH. Absulutely LOVE this drama!!! I’m in the bandwagon with everyone that SQUEEEEEEEE at the last scene!!!
This is the killer episode. I was dead on the spot with TK’s ” I told you not to be where I can’t see you” and the heartbreaking exchange of gaze between TK and MN. Watched that scene ten times and I teared up ten times, no less. I hope this is TK’s moment of realisation.
Unfortunately, due to the Soompi’s discussion a few days ago, SW’s proclamation didn’t come as a surprise. And I agree with JB that it sort of pales in comparison to the brilliant similar scene in Last Scandal.
It will be another week of torturous wait before the next episode comes along.
@ 129 Samira – Glad you love City Hall, which together with You Are Beautiful, are the best two dramas for me this year.
The ending made me sad! What a turn of events!!!!
yeah about My Girl the angst was cute but at the same time it was like okay grandfather just accept it and move on. okay children confess and be happy together.
and for Delightful Girl Chun-Hyang.. i watched the whole thing and at the end I WAS SO SAD FOR DADDY LONG LEGS. they made it too complicated in a way where i wanted her to get together with daddy long legs =x and also i felt the chemistry between the two leads wasn’t really there so it wasn’t that fun to watch
Fantasy Couple -i didn’t like the male lead- but the female lead was hilarious enough to make up for anything =]
for You’re Beautiful i almost like jeremy and mi nam better than her with shin woo. this is sadly because shin woo is like kim hyun joong haha. what stoic features they both portray. and kind of bad acting that makes their lines corny. but ofc htk and mi nam are forever!!
the low ratings upset me as i really feel they shouldn’t be this low and the campaigning for this drama wasn’t done effectively. when i saw the plot for it i scoffed because it sounded corny but had to watch since it was the hong sisters.. sucks because i’d prefer 20 episodes to 16 and that won’t happen with these ratings =[. YAB fighting!
I’ve read some comments saying that Shinwoo’s character is well developed, but I don’t see it. To me, he’s the least developed and least interesting character since he’s such a cliche. I enjoy him as nothing more than a plot device to keep up the drama between the two leads.
I’ll admit to having fast-forwarded through some of his parts since I find both him and his actor boring, so I’m wondering if I’ve missed something that would make him something other than the typical secondary male lead?
Thank you! You always make the wait so worth it!
thank you for recap!!
i really love your every recap!!!
anyway…
“I’ll stay just a while longer” until she’s better.
i think that line isn’t that.
TK had said that MN is ok. then SW said “then this time, I’ll stay just a while longer until myself ok.” something like that.
sorry for my poor english.
first off — i love you GIF JB!!!!
i so love on how they did on the last part — timing for shinwoo and hiding MN — all the dialogues — love it all — for me it’s simple and perfect…
thanks again for the recap JB!
oh since “hero’s premiere” was postponed for another week — oh i hope YAB would extend… yay!
“I told you not to be where I can’t see you!” I agreed with everybody here. WOW. My heart stop. I had to keep repeating it. Going to see it again.
These A.N.jell idols are sooooo adorable. If only real kpop idols were this sweet in real life.
I don’t know City Hall got into this thread, but I totally loved that drama too. CSW is another guy that doesn’t come off as that appealing in the beginning, but you just start to fall in love with his character. And Jang Geun Seok is doing the same thing with his portrayal of HTK. Talk about those intense eyes!
OMG the ending *SQUEEEEEEE*
Thanks for the recaps!
GAH.
on another note.
DOUBLE NEGATIVE!!!!!
I absolutely loved this episode: the nicely crafted conversations between TK and MN, the well-planned build ups, and yes including the angst. The only thing I hate was UEE, I had to pause the video and poke at UEE’s big fat face to make myself feel better!
I have one question: where on earth is Go Mi Nam, the real one? I hope he comes back soon to clear up all the mess! Come on, we only have 6 episodes left! I hope Tae Kyung and Min Nyue will quickly admit to each other their feelings and have some sweet moment together!!!!!!
Argh, love how the story unfolds, like how the conflict develops. Hong Sisters, you are really awesome!
Oh and I hope tae kyung will use back his old hairstyle! You know the freaking hot one in ep 7 and 8, when he let down his fringe!!!
Ehermmmm….I’m glad I’m not the only one screaming like crazy watching this drama. Can’t even concentrate on work these days
Gosh, I love all YB stands for especially all the word play they used. My hat’s off to the Hong sisters….I have admired their work since I was introduced through their ‘My Girl” drama but this tops it all. Loved the water, Tea and Juice one >>>what’s next? I wonder? As to comparison…No offense but comparing this one to BOF, for me is a crime…..Story, acting-wise, casting, chemistry etc…etc..It doesn’t come close. This drama has revived my addiction to K-drama thats been in slumber since “Coffee Prince”. Considering there are only 6 episode left, I wonder if the Hong sisters have any plans at all to show Min Nye altered-self in guise of his brother >>> “the reel Min Nam”…I want to see PSH acting as his brother in the show and how would the story play out from there….Goodness, This remind me another week to wait for my next dose of YB-Cocaine
Can someone explain to me why Go Mi Nam shows up at the premiere as a girl, when she had decided that she should just disappear before anyone finds out the truth?
thank you JB!! …
I think it was getting a little too ridiculous with the Go Mi Nam trying to come clean ( because of Heyi’s demand ) at a press conference when Go Mi Nam’s main goal was not to hurt the guys. It’s so frustrating when the story drives the main character to play oblivious to what is clearly obvious. How could Go Mi Nam possibly think that is the best way to come clean?!
anyways I still enjoyed it. and can’t wait till the next episode!!!
I totally agree with you on that music timing so right on..and perfect..
do you know who the singer is for that song?
I thought Park Shin-hye is just excellent in this episode. We all know she’s got the cuteness down pat. She’s adorable and very much likable. But she really looks sick and emotionally drained in this episode. And we’ve all seen the whole female lead getting sick and male lead taking care of her in dramas. But I think they were able to take it beyond that in this drama. That scene isn’t about making it look romantic. It isn’t about fan service. I mean, yeah, it is sweet he’s taking care of her but it’s not something to giggle about here. Things are serious and this incident really adds to the story.
You know, I love Jeremy’s exaggerated expressions and the look of horror you often see on him, like in the first photo. It’s very funny because it’s supposed to be funny. But then in the last scene where Shin-woo’s hugging Mi-nam, Jeremy has the same look of surprise on his face but he manages to make it look sad and shocking without making it seem funny at all. My heart just went out to him at that moment. I don’t know how he does it but I thought it was really cool.
ok 3 am
i just SCREAMED at the end when he whirled her around
oh please, do that to me
and TK’S eyes are just sooo hot, i was like…I WANT TO EAT U
anyways that doll makes me want to buy ones..i foresee a good online marketing product
here we go on hoon-yi’s imaginations (as per episode 3…BTW, bwahaha at the “Sorry Sorry” parody… =D)
“…They could paint Mi-nam’s mother as a mysterious, grand woman. In Hoon-yi’s fantasy, she is the tough woman who stands up to an invading Japanese samurai and dies for her beliefs…”
the pic shot looks like the MV of Jo Su-mi’s 나 가거든 (the assassination part)…I imagine MN saying the famous line “내가 조선의 국모다!” with the assassin (I imigaine Heyi the BITCH) striking at her gut (which, fortunately is not shown in both as it would be too gory…)
Is it just me or did the others point this out before me? Please inform me, thanks…
Speaking of themes, here’s definitely a theme around sight here.
There’s a lot about insight into others & insight into yourselves (TK has the first to some extent but not the latter, SW has both, while Jeremy is starting to only have the later)
There’s a lot about being seen as one thing, but actually being another (MN as a boy, YH as a fairy, TK as a grouch)
There’s also a lot about pretending not to see (e.g., SW and TK pretend to the world they can’t see MN is a girl, and for that matter the audience is asked to pretend we can’t see MN is a girl either)
And then you have them tied up with physical sight, TK being night-blind, but able to see the moon, MN metaphorically seeing only one star in the sky.
I love MN and TK’s discussion at episode 10 on the balcony
“You can see stars from anywhere, so even when I’m not around I can see you.”
How sweet- MN is trying to make a life for herself after AN Jell, one in which she can still watch them from afar. This one did make me shed a tear-
“Even when I’m right here, you can’t see me very well.”
Ah the sting of truth! TK you’re not just night-blind not to be able to see MN’s love.
PSH can sure wring my poor heart with her smiling through pools of tears in her eyes…. Gaaahhh… I want to kiss her too to make it all better! (Which, come to think of it, I’ve never wanted to do for a female lead before… hmmm…)
“No matter how well you can see me, pretend you can’t.”
How long a way MN has come! I’m half proud of her! And when she even manages a smile as TK says in a huff “Of course… let’s not acknowledge each other ever.” My heart broke half from pity and half from pride… MN learns to let go of something incredibly precious to her.
And the music is so perfectly interspaced “He can’t acknowledge me ever.” Is followed immediately by the lyrics singing “Although you say you wouldn’t see me.”
Take that together with the lyrics for “Without a word” and you really do have this beautiful interplay about the ability/inability of various characters to see things for what they truly are, and sometimes how it is better not be able to see, and even times when one must pretend not to be able to see.
Hong sisters, I know I’m no literary critic, I know you’ll never hear me say this, but I just want to tell say that you make the world a little brighter with your writing at least for one of the many literature-blind creatures of this earth- thank you very much!
Great episode!
I really hate SW d moment I watched d last scene (i’m forever TK-MN shipper..=p) but after a while (after reading many commenters in Soompi who try to justify why SW might have said that MN is his girl) my anger for him subsided a bit..i mean thinking rationally, he’s d best candidate anyway (though i’d prefer Jeremy rather than him)..it’s not possible for TK to do d same thing coz then what will happen to his supposed GF, HY..n Jeremy is in too much shock over d fact that MN is a girl to be her knight in shining armour..thus we left with d only option of SW..(but that doesn’t mean that I cannot hate SW for doing that..i think i’ll hate him anyway, at least till next ep..=p)
I only hope that he’s doing this bcoz he had promise MN that he will protect her and always be by her side whenever she needed him to (i can’t remember d exact words but i believe he had made those promises when he come to pick MN up at her father’s hometown) n not for other underlying reasons..i can’t stand 2nd leads who know that d woman doesn’t like him but still continue to fight for her thus making her even more confused n miserable (esp when i’m rooting for d main lead..=p)
If things played out d way it seem to be then next week there will be 2 fake couples! I always love jealous TK n if there is fake couple btw MN-SW, providing that TK already realised that he has feelings for MN, he wud b more straightforward n obvious about how he feels when MN is with another guy! N i wud love to see some kissing scene bet TK n MN too..there’s only 6 eps left! Why dun u make us a little happier..Hong sisters? =)
Anyhow, I think it wud still be a lose for SW in d end..poor him..even after he ‘indirectly’ confessed to MN that he likes her, she probably wudn’t take d hint (as she usually did) n thought that SW is just trying to protect her n A.N.Jell..
N Jeremy..i can’t wait to see his reaction after he knows MN is a girl..wud it be like d guy in Coffee Prince (Eun Chan’s friend whom i dun remember his name..d one who keeps calling her My Chan) or like Nakatsu in Hana Kimi Japan? I’d prefer Nakatsu anyway as he’s less fussy but it wud be fun too to see him being angry unnecessarily with MN for not telling him d truth earlier!
Having ranting for so long already, i think i need to stop now. I have a final exam dis Wednesday n i’m not sure if i can study considering how i’ve been suffering from withdrawal syndrome for d past 2 weeks..oh Wednesday, plz come earlier!
edit: I didn’t know the woman was supposed to be MN’s (supposed) mother, so please don’t mind the above. Where it’s MN, it’s MN’s (supposed) mother, and for Heyi, it’s her ancestor (to highlight their rivalry …cough…)
Your recap + the hilarious GIF + symbolism = WIN
This was the episode when I REALLY got annoyed with Heyi. She was just funny earlier, but in episode 9 and 10 she started grating on my nerves, so I hope that this is it for her.
I also agree with your whole ‘layering’ theory! Everything just ties together so nicely and it’s just really rare that it does in dramas…at first I was iffy about ShinWoo suddenly liking Minam, but then they put in flashbacks of scenes that weren’t actually in the drama, and also him saying that ‘life was very boring’. I think that’s great development, and that it gives us an insight into idols’ lives and how isolated and repetitive it can be. So that’s why I don’t think it’s too stretched that they all fell for Minam.
That said, I couldn’t stop laughing at the supposed pregnancy scene. Oh Jeremy, how I love you and your thick-headedness… and this drama just gets better and better with all the epic lines ‘DONT BE WHERE I CAN’T SEE YOU!’ and the awesome acting…*sigh* One week has never seemed so long…
I was like “YYYYYEEEEESSSS” at the end! At last, Shin Woo is up for some challenge! Can’t wait to see how it will develop. I hope he’ll put up a fight although we all already know the ending.
First of all, I wanna thank you for the recaps, your site is awesome and I’m truly grateful that your recaps introduce me to You’re Beautiful, its like my new crack cocaine. =)
I’ve been a lurker for the longest time, but this episode just did it for me and I also gotta say “SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEE…”
I love, love, love this drama and its really nice to find a drama that is funny, refreshing but still tugs a little something at your heart strings (especially, after a couple of disappointments in the recent trendy dramas that aired).
Props on that GIF though, Tae Kyung face is so hilarious! that was probably one of my favorite funny moments this episode.
and is it just me, but everytime TK purse his lips, don’t you just wanna plant a big kiss on him?? Lol, he does it ALL the time, its like he’s asking for it =)
@79 Ana
“Korean dramas like this one should come with a warning-extremely addictive and emotionally hazardous.What on earth will I do when this is over?:-( And JGS and PSH- All I can say is WOW:-)”
I totally agree!! They get you so emotionally drained together with the actors and you get so drawn into the whole show that you feel like you’re a part of everything!
SQUEEEAAAAAAL indeed! XD Thanks so much for the recap!
If the real Go Mi Nam arrived to the scene as well, that’d be such a cool twist. I’m still hoping they’ll show us the real Go Mi Nam before the show is over, but the likelihood is getting smaller and smaller…
Thank you so much for the recaps. I was waiting for a commentary on the cast’s acting but learned something about the Hong sisters instead. I also thought that the 2nd male lead in Delightful Girl Chun Hyang was so clingy he didn’t want to budge. So irritating.
Again, very insightful post, JB. Keep it coming!
A little squee from over here. Way to step up to bat Shin Woo! Nicely done cliff hanger Hong sisters!
Oh and @135 Nano
Jeremy was angst-ing all over the first 8 episodes or so. He finally seemed to calm down about trying to figure out why he seemed to like GMN when he handed her a book by a drama writer about it being more important that you love than about who you loved….more or less.
Eventually I want the real Go Mi Nam to show up to first throw a spanner in the works and yet clear up any problem with the public about his sister. Well, that and I want to see if PSH can pull off a brother act. Besides, we still have some traditional k-drama hoops to jump through and make serious fun of.
In the meantime, we’ll just have hang here off of our cliff and enjoy the view.
omg I have a major exam tomorrow but couldn’t help checking out your recap! T.T
this episode sounds sort of intense! LOVE IT. CAN’T WAIT TO SEE IT. And as always, thanks for your post!
@ mie
“ABOUT GODDAMN TIME SHINWOO. ^^”
Well said!
mie you are a genius with words- I couldn’t find another phrase that would express it better!
SW my love, you took a looooong while, it has been painful at points in the last 9 episodes watching you watch the world go by… and to be honest at first I wasn’t keen at all on your mopping, but then you showed me that you were doing things the whole time for MN, and when you told her help you with bag just so you could help her with hers. I knew I was in love.
I know it’s a no-win situation for you, and I know you missed your boat episodes ago, and in my heart I even feel its right and proper because, TK and MN are just beyond words (“Thank you for being born” is a very touching phrase when said by one abandoned orphan to one pretty-much-abandoned-orphan) but I’m glad you haven’t given up, I’m glad you’re going for it.
Tennyson wrote about a famous light brigade that died charging canons, but I think his words about Ulysses is more for you-
“Though much is taken, much abides; and though
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.”
I want to know where the HECK is the REAL GO Mi NAM? I mean come on…recovering from plastic eye surgery shouldn’t take this long…all of this stuff is way past one month already.
Throughout this whole episode I went from giggling to squealing to yelling to shouting “YES!” while clapping my hands in agreement to feeling upset. This is a first! I’ve always tried to keep a straight face and slowly absorb in everything but there were so many priceless moments.
Firstly, the twist at the beginning shocked me (Hong sisters’ knack for twisting the story is just so amazing)
Then, the lime episode and the part where TK finally decides to step up and care for her instead of letting SW go to her made me go “YES” because he’s finally facing his feelings for her like a man should! It also provided precious time for both of them to be together and for TK to show how much he knows MN. (“Thank you?”, “I’m sorry?”, “I’m fine?”- LOL!)
Thirdly, I can’t stand the way YHY manipulates MN, she was shown to be a through and through pain in the ass. I agree with most that her time is up, watching her upsets and tires me even though UEE is a very good actress.
Fourthly, I liked how TK suppressed his anger and got back at the pregnancy scheme of He Yi’s by flirting/playing with her feelings only to crush her with that SMS!
Lastly, the last scene was nothing like I imagined but it reminds us of quite a few key elements of the love triangle (if you exclude Jeremy for now) thus far. SW being the protector in the final crucial moment and TK being the one who wants to help but can’t because of certain limitations.
The next week is going to be torturous, but having the next 2 episodes of the show as a reward that comes at the end of it makes me feel much better!
It’s such a rollercoaster ride. I’m thoroughly exhausted from watching hours of Episodes 9 and 10 straight and reading your recaps (but keep them nice and long please!!) considering I just finished 2 long exam papers this morning. Glad my exams are finally 80% done so I can indulge in this guilty pleasure without feeling so much guilt starting from next week!!
(3rd comment so far…)
wahahaha…I was right, it IS a parody of Jo Sumi’s MV of Empress Myeongseong (나 가거든 is even played)…it even had the sang-goong in charge of the Queen intervene on her behalf before being killed…and instead of “내가 조선의 국모다!”, it went “내가 고미남의 애미다!” (or something…)
unfortunately, the assassin was Hoon-yi-faced…
watched the episode, spec. the part of Hoon-yi and the stylist…
JB, it’s not a grand woman, but it’s clearly a Queen Consort; if you can rewatch, the woman’s (or MN’s suppossed mother) 의상 has the royal patches (2 in the shoulders, 1 at the front, and the other at the back), and her 비녀 is dragon-shaped…
If that is so, then that would make both MN and SW princes!!!
(with MN as 왕세자 저하, thereby making MN on level with Shin (of Goong))
Love Love Love …..Sigh….I mean how much better it can get…JB i love your recaps even after watching the episodes I wait for your recaps…totally rocking ..thanks again ….Kisses
WAAAAAAHHH…SHIN-WOO DEFINITELY HAS GOTTEN HIS TIME TO RESCUE MN
My knight in shining armor….*BIG SIGH
to me this episode was actually better than ep9! and i thought ep9 was fun (and real cute). i really love that scene where he shouted “i told you not to be where I can’t see you!”
:D but totally agree that that last scene didn’t surpass Last Scandal’s. Am still not diggin’ SW (at this rate with only6 eps to go, i probably never will!) so I hope they won’t turn this into a clichwed love triangle. Heyi’s perks are getting tiring too, so i hope they put her aside from now – all her moves backfired anyway!
thanks JB for this; your recap is up faster than the vids at viikii!
okay i’m back after watching a batch of mvs about minyeo and shinwoo.
seriously, he so deserves her. why is it always the main lead, the cold arrogant terrible one is the one who ends up getting the girl while the guy who had been there for her all along – the ever faithful, loving, humble one gets pushed aside? hmph.
but yeah, symbolism is love.
I LOVE the word play in this drama. The plentiful of symbolism, metaphors, analogies etc were terrific! It made the audience think, and that’s a really good sign.
My heart stopped too (twice) when TK yells out “Dont be in a place where I can’t see you”. And I also LOVE TK’s conflicted expressions then. Worry, hurt, afraid, upset, mad, love (still subconsciously though) all jumbled in his face. JGS played that beautifully. I don’t know about SW, although I can accept what he did the way he did, but during the face-off at the last scene, TK’s stare was so deathly compared to SW that it scares me a bit. Ok. TK wins the staring game hands down.
p/s I guess all our heart stopped right there and then with TK’s words (I thought today’s headline would read BREAKING NEWS: MILLIONS OF YAB FANS SUFFERED HEART FAILURES or sumthin like that ) LOL. That would bring up the ratings LOL. But we’re being resurrected so we can continue watching the drama, aren’t we?
I’m so heart-broken in so many ways.
How the little things kill me!
TK straightening the ears of the pig-rabbit as if to say “straighten up and get better MN!”, TK kicking the air in frustration after he cannot get MN to go to the hospital as if to say “ I’m going to kill her if she doesn’t succeed in killing herself first!”, TK with worry etched all over his face leaning over to tighten MN’s seat belt, covering her with his coat…. And poor MN stubbornly, stubbornly, ever so stubbornly refusing to look at TK, TK parting her hair before using the ice on her forehead…. Stop it you two! If you keep this up I’m going to burst!
I’ve asked it before and I’ll ask it again “How does JGS do it?!”
He delivers lines like “I’m now responsible for you” in this flat tone (you can see TK doesn’t like doing this) and then yawns, uncurls from the same bed as MN is on without even touching her and yet you feel like it’s the most romantic thing in the world! Urggg! Killing me softly indeed!
And just when you think, dang all the angst, MN just go with Jeremy so we can stop this nonsense!
Then the Hong sisters (and the charming manager) manage to make me break out into giggles- a croaking villain who kills MN’s royal mom?!
I was giggling like hell when TK has this ‘fantasy’ of MN in a sexy outfit blowing him a kiss, or in a silly looking pink dress puckering up!!! Hilarious since the MN there looked like the PSH in two of the Etude ads she shared with JGS (sexy kiss one, and cutesy school one!)
Hong sisters- you are cruel cruel cruel to use the powers of your pens to rip us up with your angst and then tear us up with your jokes!
#187 nnaiy – The scene where TK sends that msg to He-yi’s dad is one of my favs..Along with the “kick the shoes into the river”bit.He plays around and then just goes for the kill:-D. EPIC:-)
TK never gets *mad*.He gets even.Gotta love that guy:-D
I just finished reading 5 YAB recaps at one go (ep 6 to ep 10, coz i’d intended to save them for after watching the show, but alas i couldn’t resist), and i’m totally feeling the withdrawal symptoms now. I need ep 11! Thank you so much Javabeans for the amazing recaps!
It’s so UNFAIR.
Tae kyung did his best to protect mi nyeo too.
it was the reason he ended up with Heyi in the first place.
SW gets all the credit for playing the prince in the white horse
Thank you for another wonderful write-up!!! You are right…Jeremy is just too cute for words!
Did anyone notice Jeremy’s expression when TK told everyone that Heyi was just suffering from heartburn, and not to think anything else? LMAO…that was priceless!
Javabeans, I always love reading your after-thoughts…so insightful! Thank you so much for sharing them with us!
Thank you so much for the recap JB! I really love this drama!
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i can’t wait to see how the next episode goes. right now i have this scenario in my head – the real mi nam come back and mi nyeo doesnt have to reveal that she’s a girl to the public , ala She’s The Man. afterwhich mi nyeo goes off to rome like originally planned and tae kyung chased her there! =p but of course that would be predictable wouldn’t it? hahha. can’t wait for next week!
Nice ending!
There usually comes a point in a K-romcoms when I just want to slap one or both of the leads upside the head and shout “Just get your act together and say what you MEAN, will’ye!” With YB, to its credit, it comes a little later than usual – middle of this episode, when TK agrees not to acknowledge MN as a girl. (WHAT??!!! I know we are supposed to draw out the love-angst, but this denial and meanness to MN is getting ridiculous (and worryingly pathological)) I was also getting quite tired of HY as the destructive and self-destructive Agent of Doom. How much of a mess can an unscrupulous person make of our lovely heroine? All right all right – a BIG mess – we know already, so give them both a break. The witch-act and the patient-saint act were starting to get tedious. I found myself even *longing* for the anticipated / feared Angst Fest…
But. All saved! By a brilliant ending! The annoyingly abounding spoilers (I don’t watch previews because I hate spoilers, but spoilers are kinda hard to avoid nowadays with the manic interest) which made me sorta expect it; nonetheless I thought it was brilliant. It was all set up to be all about MN, or perhaps all about TK finally coming through, or All Tragic, and instead it was all about SW finally stepping up to the plate. Wow! That sure took the wind out of everyone’s sails. What a great ending, and what a way to keep YB fans in a fevered frenzy for a week!
One tiny weeny eentsy quibble. Whatever possessed TK to suddenly take it into his head to buy girl clothes for MN? Just because he feels sorry that she is sick? Because he’s starting to realise he wants her to be a girl? Oh c’mon. Can’t buy that. Clearly it was a contrived Plot Device so that she could make her grand Exit and Reveal in clothes that he bought. Oh well, as I said, TINY complaint about an otherwise impressive set-up.
But how will they get away? Can SW really hide MN from all the press?! I know I know! [waves at teacher, bounces up and down chair]. SW will turn MN round to everyone and introduce her as his band-mate’s twin sister! All fixed! [Serendipity smiles beatifically]
@ 84 rachel
“… made me cringe, especially with the pointy oversized-looking shoes…”
And don’t forget the heels [shudders]
@ 159 Lisa
No, I don’t think you are missing anything. SW really is a rather bland screen personality. Probably a perfect boyfriend in real life (and TK would probably be insufferable). But in TV Land — sorry, boring. Happiness paints white. Or rather, niceness is uninteresting. Perhaps a better actor could have been a little more compelling? We’ll never know.
i was so right about the ending!! waaahh! haha. thanks JAVABEANS for the recap. This episode was so major. And I really love Jeremy’s facial reaction when he saw Shin-woo hugging a ‘girl’. And Tae-kyung was so divine when he stomped his foot because he was so frustrated he couldn’t take Mi-Nam to the hospital. Love, love, love <3
Gee I think YB and JB’s awesome recaps need ‘warnings’ – I was so engrossed in reading this recap I not only nearly missed my stop (literally I looked up to see that I HAVE to get off NOW 2 secs before it was too late, while still trying to read the addictive recap / crack!).
I continued reading as I was walking home (please note this is in the dark, at night) and had 2 close calls ie other wise known as close encounters of the telegraph pole kind. And I don’t have night blindness like TK – just YB effected blindness.
I was so looking forward rushing home to watch Ep 10 – only for argghhh disaster to happen to my DL (it had failed
) Never mind I’ll reread the recaps then watch it later.
Really the YB recaps threads make it seem like tri weekly OT threads. Fun fun fun.
I’ve only read some of the comments here, but I get the impression most of you think SW is claiming MN to be his girl. To me, the important point is that SW must shield MN’s face from the reporters/photographers. The world at large does not know (yet) that the girl is MN, so there is no “fake couple” there.
Shielding MN’s face is the priority here, and SW is the best candidate to do that due to circumstances (no night blindness, knows all along MN is a girl). After shielding her face, he has to give an excuse anyway. It’s not like he is outright claiming MN, although that could be a subtle statement to TK.
Thank you JB. I always love your recap and most of all i love this drama so much.
@201 serendipity- TK buys girly clothes for MN so that she could use it in case of any emergency (?) where she actually had to be a girl.Maybe the ‘going to the hospital’ encounter worried TK bout something happening to MN because she was stubborn enough not to go see a doc while being so sick just because she was in the guise of a guy and didn’t want to be found out?
And at that point of time when he went shopping for clothes he wasn’t really tuned into his feelings for MN.He was just trying to help out MN in the way he thought was best.Just my 2 cents.
@174 Fan
I love your observations. So right on!
Ok, so I take back what I said about HY last episode. I hate her now. She is one scheming, lying…I do appreciate the funny moments that she brings to a rather angst-filled episode. Her faking pregnancy with Jeremy and TK’s reaction to that was funny. And I thought her scene with TK and the text message to her dad was the funniest of the episode.
One of my favorite lines is when TK tells MN that it was okay to throw up. That confirms that he has fallen for her. Knowing how much of a stickler for hygiene he is, this is TK confessing, in his own way, how much she means to him.
The last two episodes have been building up to TK finally realizing his feelings for MN. This episode, we see him gradually letting those feelings taking over his conscious mind – him not being able to sleep because MN was not there, or preferring MN to the pig-rabbit when he felt down, and finally, “I told you not to be where I can’t see you” all the while panicking that perhaps, he has lost her…forever?
That last scene in the theater, I thought my heart was going to stop beating. When TK uttered those words with so much emotions and MN turned and they exchanged that look with the song in the background. Then, SW saying MN was his girl, very obviously aimed at TK before they gave each other that killer stare. I thought my heart stopped.
I agree with 193 alert – someone needs to spread the news about the fans getting heart attacks.
@79 YABaddict
“seeing the girl he may have just realized he loves wearing the clothes and hairpin he bought for her in the arms of another man”
ARGH….is right!
I think I’m going to need more crack or major therapy to get through this coming week.
First of just want to say Thank you so much for the “crack” JB. I HEART youuuu…
emm.. I was kinda feeling a bit irk on the way this episode ended, I’m not rooting for another possibility of FAKING something in order to save MN. MN has enough “fake” situation on her hand and adding another one (even though SW intention is good) is like adding salt to an open wound. But i’ll just trust the HONG sisters.. Hopefully it turns out well.
about major SQUEEEEEEEE moment, I’m soooo with you JB.
and the fact that both can act with only their eyes is another plus points.
JGS is such an amazing actor, well both him and PSH are amazing, they’re really talented. I love it when actors can make viewers hoping they’ll hook up on real life, cause they’re are just tooooo adorable!
But not only those two who amaze me, cause in my opinion , I think HONGKI did extremely well on his character too.
His expression are spot on and epic.. 
and as for SW, emm well he is ok, but I always get a feeling that something lacking about SW character, but I don’t know if it’s because YongHwa who is too plain when playing out SW or is it because the “nice guy in shinning armor always here to protect you” kind of character are relatively a bland character to be played.
weee… can’t wait for next week..!
I’m a lurker on DB for a long, long time but YB is pushing me out of lurkdom. DB, thanks for the recaps. Now I can understand what was happening. I was watching this raw (first time) when I don’t understand korean at all. I’m turning into an addict and was refreshing the webpage countless of time.
I really, really love the themes that keeps repeating but with a slightly different tone throughout the drama. I don’t know if I’m reading too much into it but I feel that the stares between TK and SW starts from when TK was comforting MN after she heard that her mom was dead. Then, SW could only look from the sidelines. Then there was the one where SW stops TK from chasing after MN after the recording.
In this ep, SW (again!!!) had to stand aside when TK insisted to look after the sick MN. But at the auditorium, it is TK who had to stand aside. SW’s stare is sort of telling TK that I know that you like her but at this moment, only I can approach her and help her (and A.N.Jell).
As for Jeremy, he is super duper cute! He had a double whammer at the end of the ep for now he knows that MN is a girl and before he can come to grips about it, he had a competitor as in SW. I don’t think he caught TK’s killer stare though, So I’m not sure about that. This time, I don’t think that he can try to reason that SW is only being helpful as being the senior member helping out the junior.
I dunno whether I’m making sense or not but I NEED TO GET THIS OUT!!!
Now the long wait for next Wed, Thu and Fri begins again (I’m in M’sia so DB’s recaps is out on Thu & Fri for me)
hey sarah..I think u got a lot of thanks from this drama..can I add one more?? THANK YOU!!! ( and big hug! hehe)..
I agree with every one here..I have to yell at myself not to not read ur recap until I’m done watching this ep raw..
the look of tae kyung on minam,I felt like the time stop..just me n the drama..(or rather just tae kyung and minam..)
@59 mizuki..I agree with u about her brother..or maybe the real minam will step out to save the press con..
@122 whitecoco..this type of people does exist in real world..helpless,always depend on other..it make us love the pure mi nam more..
@169 susie.. minam had been blackmailed by he yi n she feels like she don’t want to get other members into trouble by disapper out of blue..
thanks again dramabeans! =)
@206 Ana
Well, “emergency use” is what he SAYS to himself. But we all know by now that TK hardly ever means what he says, even to himself. So I think we’re supposed to believe that he really just wanted to be sweet to his sweetheart, and somehow in K-drama Land, the buying of nice clothes by a man-with-means for a woman-who-is-down is supposed to be the ultimate show of care (or something). But it’s just too uncharacteristic of him, and too timely for MN’s next move. Oh well. The Hong Sisters are so smoking hot I think they are allowed the use of an occasional Plot Device.
Like, did anyone else catch how TK’s anticipating MN’s “thank you” and “I’m so sorry” after she wakes from her fever and discovers he has been tending to her mirrors him anticipating MN’s “I’m so sorry” and “Please forgive me” at the beginning of Ep 3 when she tried to stop him from exposing her to President Ahn? Except, of course, now with a totally different tone and attitude (from implacable to tender). I thought that was amazingly well-crafted. Wow, the Hong Sisters are really not making it all up as they along (as one feels so many K-dramas do).
@111 – thanks (and also to other people) for pointing out the many ‘fakes’ – fake relationship, fake boy, fake couples, fake fairy, fake ‘love’…. also there is the ‘fake kiss’, ‘fake sincerity’ (GMN’s money-minded aunt), and probably going to be a fake parent soon (maybe)…. now, perhaps ‘true’ twin brother could prevent the scandals of ‘fake idol gender’…. like many, hoping may come into picture and thwart the fake fairy…. [I sense that fake fairy's punishment towards the end of this drama will be extreme embarrassment - to have the public become aware of the true ugliness of her character. Will she repent or be given chance to atone? The question is forgiveness - GMN would certainly forgive her but many viewers probably would not]
very impatient to see how all male trio will handle GMN as now each other male knows her gender…. each will know he has competition!!! big time!!! the subtle ‘contests’ of getting GMN to choose her favourite circular card, her drink, etc…. will probably get more obvious…… perhaps possessive traits may surface…… can’t wait…. battle for that one special room-mate…… I suspect if GMN continues to live in the A.N.JELL house, she will certainly have her own room……
TRULY ENJOY YOUR GREAT RE-CAPs….. may I say, they are so punctual and reliable, definitely celebrates this amazing drama with incredible enthuasism, passion. CERTAINLY my vote for best K-drama aired in 2009. THANKS HEAPS DRAMABEANS….
OH MY! CAN’T WAIT FOR NEXT WEEK!
After reading your recap, I watch the subbed version on viikii and I must said the beauty of YAB is the small details that entwined nicely. JB, you captured the “Without Words” that fit in nicely at the end of it. It seem that all the OST are all well planned because I also notice Kim Dong Wook’s “My Heart is cursing” also fit in nicely in the scene after MN bid her farewell (perceptively told him not to acknowledge each other if she is girl) .
My heart is cursing because it can’t say “I love you”
Tear burst and my yearning is flowing and flowing.
……………I love you, I love you forever
Although you say you won’t see me
211 serendipity -hmmm:-) *thinking*
That “thank you”,”I’m sorry” scene was incredibly touching. It redeems TK for all the times he was *nasty* to MN.TK’s character is such that his actions always seem to contradict his words.And its with this scene as well as the one in the car where he tells MN its ok to cry or even throw up( even though he is such a clean freak), that you can almost see the slow shift/change in his character.
And yes every small thing introduced in the beginning( OCD,nightblindness,allergies etc) all seem to be lead to something interesting in the following episodes.The Hong sisters have an incredible eye for detail and therefore this also ensures plot continuity.
i am so watching this show after my major exam.. can’t wait! thanks to dramabeans for the recaps i’m enjoying bits of it. keep up the good work!
@201 & 211 Serendipity
Here’s my take on this. When Tae Kyung was taking care of Minam, he acknowledged his respect for Minam for her loyalty to him by refusing to go to the hospital to avoid possibly getting him hurt, and said that he was on her side and would take responsibility for her. Therefore this newfound sense of responsibility inspired him to buy clothes for her in case she needed it in the future. So it wasn’t that contrived a plot device after all. haha, hope i make sense.
Anyway, what I found a bit excessive was how almost every character likes to talk aloud to themselves i.e. TK, Heyi talk a LOT to themselves. hahaha.
I kind of don’t get it; But I haven’t watched this yet so maybe I’m missing something… if the reason that Min-yeo let Heyi blackmail her was so that Tea-Kyoung and the rest of the guys didn’t get hurt, then what’s the point of revealing everything at a press conference. Doesn’t that defeat the purpose? And why does Heyi even suggest that she do it? Doesn’t that mean things will officially be over? I guess she figures if Min-yeo is going to do it anyway, she should do it in the way that will hurt her the most… but still; all her conniving is in vain.
By the way, I’m so ready for her character to fade into the background. The only good thing about having her around is all the funny ways she gets thwarted, especially by Tea-kyoung… this is the first “fake” relationship that I’ve ever enjoyed because Tea-Kyoung doesn’t even try to pretend. But, her crazay is getting out of hand so it’s time for her to go.
@163 that line made my heart skip a beat! ^^
****not only that the recap is very accurate, your comments are also engaging
great job JB! I’m looking forward to reading more of your posts… i think visiting this site will be a hard habit to break ^_____^
OMG CAN’T BREATH T_T Thank you so much for the recap!!
I just re-watched Episode 10. What to do, I’m so addicted. Anyhow, just some observations….
It looked like TK suspects that HY has been messing with MN, perhaps telling MN she knows she is a girl. He started to ask HY when he came back from shopping but dismissed it.
And on the rooftop, TK said he can see MN, but really it’s blurry so he probably didn’t see her sad face or the tears in her eyes.
Since MN is probably not going to confess her feelings to TK and TK though usually straight-forward, may not confess to save face, maybe HY will be the one who tells TK how MN feels about him, possibly in a rage?
Last but not least, I can’t say enough about TK’s expressions, with his eyes, especially, in that last scene. His panicked and worried look when he said “I told you not to be where I can’t see you”, the “Ah I found you” followed by “why did you defy me look” to MN, his surprised and ‘oh, no’ look when SW hugged MN and finally, that very intense stare when SW declared MN his woman. How many different emotions can a man express in less than 2 minutes, all with his eyes? JGS, I applaud you.
@ 217
HY talking aloud to herself = >_>
TK talking aloud to himself = XD, I love when TK talks to himself <3 But at least now he's not exactly talking to himself, he's talking to Pig Rabbit =D I, myself, talk to myself everyday (yes, aloud too when there's no one around) lol it's a bit crazy but it's really fun.
Honestly, I don’t know where to begin this was another great episode. JGS and PSH are amazing you can really feel the emotions and characters they are portraying. Their had to be a decent amount of chemistry between these two before they even started acting.
UEE is also doing a great job, because we are really disliking her character. I have a feeling that she will get hers. I think President Ahn will be the one to get her, because ultimately she is messing with his business. I just don’t think he will be happy when he realizes what’s been going on.
The ending was really great, JYH was the only in a position to take the heat. I believe he did it to protect PSH and ANJELL not to further his romantic goals. He knows that it is futile, PSH loves JGS, though unhappy about it, he can still protect the person he cares for selflessly.
OMGG Wednesday is a long way off, and there are only 6 episodes left, what then reruns!!!! This addiction has become a sad, maddening thing!!
THANKS EVER SO MUCH, JB!!!!
sigh. dont think i’ll live long enough to catch the next episode. 1 week is seriously too long…anyways, I LOVE THE ENDING. pardon me for falling into the second lead syndrome but FINALLY. gawd. i seriously loved the ending, esp. the part where MN was swept away by SW. i rewatched that for almost 20 times. thanks for recapping! really appreciate it!
@217 FT
“Anyway, what I found a bit excessive was how almost every character likes to talk aloud to themselves i.e. TK, Heyi talk a LOT to themselves. hahaha.”
I know right? Haha.. I actually realised this when SW was waiting outside of MN’s room (at 5am, I must add) and saw TK leaving to get some much deserved sleep. And I was wondering to myself, was SW really standing there the whole night, and was he really talking to himself, alone, so early in the morning?
And that’s when I noticed almost all of them talk to themselves when they are alone in a scene. LOL Of course its important (or not we as viewers wont understand what they are thinking/feeling) but I agree that at times, its a bit excessive.
waahahaha!! im so happy!! finally,at least all the guys can finally know!! i hope Jeremy definitely finds out and they x create another story to make Jeremy not find out..
definitely.. SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
cant wait for Episode 11!!
wuaaa….. 6 episode left!
@ 217 FT
Um, he buys her clothes because he feels responsible for her? Sorry, don’t buy it
Besides which, she already has the girl-clothes she went to see Mother Superior in. Never mind, it was a sweet gesture, and not everything has to make sense. If we wanted sense, we’d be watching a Discovery Channel documentary, not this, right?! 
Yes, talking to oneself is a disease that strikes all in K-Drama Land. It *is* kinda funny! If people behaved like that in real life they’d be put away. [Serendipity poses in middle of room, puts finger in air, declaims, "I wonder what to do next? Ah! I know! I shall make life interesting!" Serendipity's Partner reaches quietly for the phone to call the Funny Farm.] But it’s so helpful to us who want to know what’s going on, I think we can overlook the awkwardness.
Thanks for the recap. I love that Shin Woo steped up mainly because
Tae-kyung obviously cannot. Poor Jeremy, I wonder how he’ll react
after all this. They obviously cannot live together anymore… I can’t
wait for ep 11-12. I love this drama and it always keeps me on my toes.
Oh, my heart.
I just love how they incorporated Tae Kyung’s night blindness.
“I told you not to be where I can’t see you!”
That line totally killed me. /flails arms.
JGS is great actor, especially with his eyes. They express so much emotion.
And his interactions with the pig-rabbit is just so precious.
I am also loving the symbolism with the water, tea and juice. Oh, Jeremy, my dear child. You are unique, “Then do we have a congratulations party?”
I cannot get enough of this darn drama. Thurs and Fri come so painstakingly slow.
Thanks ever so much for the recap, I’ve been reading them since Ep.1 and haven’t been able to go onto the next episode without reading your recaps beforehand. They are just to awesome! Thankyou!
I’m so in love with this drama…. it’s really painstaking to wait for the next week.. it’ll be exciting to see how the other episodes will be like.
Thanks for the recap.. it’s good to read the re-caps after seeing the drama online..
@223 Nano & 217 FT
LOL actually when they were talking to themselves, I found it quite reflective of what I do in RL so it didn’t bother me much (although perhaps they should have had more “thinking aloud” scenes instead of having the actors verbalise everything themselves?).
JB, thanks for the recaps (I got here late because I was determined to watch the episode first). IT WAS FANTASTIC and I’m dying to know what happens next! Everyone here in A.N.Jell really stole my heart – even Jeremy! He wasn’t really one of my favourite characters, since obviously Taekyung’s there first, BUT THIS EPISODE WAS SO….SQUEEEEE. I CONCUR.
Sad to know there’s only going to be 6 more episodes, but at the same time I’m really looking forward to it! I just wonder if they’re ever going to bring the real Mi Nam back – would be interesting to see what happens if they do. (I’m kind of hoping they do, because it’s a bit ridiculous the way he’s been gone forever). Mi Nam needs to come back and do some protecting of Mi Nyeo NOW! (Then again, she’s got TK, SW and Jeremy to do that for her!)
beautiful, beautiful, beautiful drama!!!
your recaps are love!
“Dad I’m pregnant.” & “What’ll you do? Looks like you’re getting a haircut today.” –OMGEE… hahahahah! so funny!
Hey don’t want to post any spoilers here on the next episode, but if any of you guys are interested, there are pictures of the next episode on the SBS webbie
@ 221
I sooooo agree with you! I’ve seen some of jang geun suk’s dramas and movies and I think his acting skill never stops improving!
@ 231
that part was crazy! I couldn’t stop laughing!
I like Hwang Tae Kyung’s being rude and unpredictable.
- There’s never a dull moment in this drama… It can make me laugh to the point that my eyes would cloud with tears and it touches me so deep that my heart goes erratic! Now the hardest part’s waiting…
Ohhh Fran, would you post the link at least? I tried going to the webbie but struggling a little with the language- appreciate it!
Your hungry-fellow-fan
It’s eerie…I got in a “feud” with a friend who’s pro Shin-woo. She argued that I loved TK because the writers made it that way, that my “blah feelings” for Shin-woo weren’t because of his bland acting, but because of the writers’ disinterested plot.
I wanted Shin-woo to be more important, but I figured it was mainly his fault that he hadn’t won me over. Well, now he just got waaay more important! During the fever scenes, I actually felt a twinge for him in his thwarted attempts to care for Mi-nyeo. Still, I think he missed the boat with me, too.
The last scene won’t resolve our debate, either. Tae-kyung’s intense glare from a distance did more for my heart than Shin-woo clutching Mi-nyeo against him and claiming her as his.
Anyway….how sexy is Tae-kyung’s little stomp of frustration when Mi-nyeo refuses to go the hospital?? That’s right, it’s Super-Sexy.
Owh. Just noticed that pig-rabbit is now having its own seat, previously it was seated on MN’s blanket & pillows. And now it has it’s own chair! I might be thinking too much (arent we all), but TK gesture of putting the pigrabbit on a special chair shows how he has placed MN in a special place in his heart though sometimes I just what to slap him on his butt… er… head and told him to wake up from his denial (he’s slowly going there anyway). I can’t help but over analysing everything coz the the drama so many clues in the little things, and it was fun to find them (or read them from other comments)
kyaa~ thanksss!!! cant wait to read your recap! hwaiting JB!!! ~<3
anyone please…inform me…if the episode 11 is out already….with eng subs.. please… i really love this series..i can’t wait for the next episode..:) but for now i really need to study..:) because of these i do not study my lesson..:)) THANKS…:)
Oh and I meant the last scene won’t convince my friend that Tae-kyung is superior. She’ll just say, like JB noted, that the whole culmination of nuances and layers in the preceding plot is something that Shin-woo alone cannot defeat.
Phffft. Whatever. He’s supposed to be a layer, too.
I got distracted by that hospital scene. Tae-kyung’s glare in the last part reminded me of it. SO HOT.
……
Am i the only one who thinks GMN’s jackie outfit is FRUMPY???!!! She was prettier in the other 2 outfits – although i can understand the image of her as a sultry gal wasn’t right…
Anyway, Jeremy/Hong Ki is just way tooooooo A D O R A B L E!!!! I am watching YAB only because of him….!! So clever they cast him in this role…!
itz now official.. I AM TOTALLY SOOOOO INSANE and an ADDICT!! can
somebody pleas take me to rehab?? lol.. YAB, what have u done to me? waaaaa
DAMMMIT! THIS EPISODE IS LIKE BEING IN A ROLLER COSTER.. I think i just had a Heart Attack! JGS, u sure captivated me w/ ur eyes as olweiz..but in dz ep, u totally rocked my world!! SW, MN, J, OMG! u were really great!!! THIS TOTALLY TOPPED MY FAVE FOR THIS YEAR.. i luv BOF but I’m crazy for YAB! it didnt compare to what im feeling now!
@ 193 Alerta
“p/s I guess all our heart stopped right there and then with TK’s words (I thought today’s headline would read BREAKING NEWS: MILLIONS OF YAB FANS SUFFERED HEART FAILURES or sumthin like that )”
- LMAO LMAO ROFL. u nailed it! I think all the fans had a heart attack w/ dz ep!
Thanks for the recap.
I love wednesday and thrusday . The lime incident was so funny. Look at Tae-kyung’s expression…i laughed so much. Finally Shin-woo’s timing was right at the end, when he hugged her to hide her before anyone discovers her true face.
Jeremy. i think he is still confused, his character is so cute. And i love the scene when Tae-kyung and MI-nam were talking about stars and how he said to her to stand somewhere he can see her. That was so sweet.
Somewhere i think that Heyi’s character is too evil, messing up with lead character’s life. Other than that this drama is really really good. Can’t wait till next wednesday and thursday.
I think the pictures of ep 11 is on viikii too… sorry can’t remember which page i saw the link to the SBS site… i think it was from Baidu
All right. Let me just share my thoughts:
1. HY is SO BLOODY DUMB. She doesn’t realize that the more she bullies MN, the more TK (and SW) would want to protect her.
2. It’s about time SW gets the spotlight. It’s such a cliche for the second guy to just stand there and watch the girl he loves be taken by the main guy. I mean, come on. This is something fresh (well for me…I think I have watched way too many dramas)
3. JEREMY! I just love him. The “Do we have to throw a congratulatory party” really cracked the hell out of me. I LOVED IT!
4. Manager Ma! Oh, Manager Ma. Your imagination is quite amusing
5. And damn. What a timing. JUST AS WHEN TK IS ABOUT TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIS FEELINGS FOR MN, SW COMES AS THE KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR
6. Because TK is older than MN by like 2 years, I believe that Mo Hwa-ran’s great love is MN’s dad. Then she happened to meet TK’s father. It was mentioned that TK’s father is a famous conductor, so maybe because she got way too ambitious, she used TK’s dad to get ahead of the game. She then had bun in the oven (my precious Hwang Tae-kyung that is)…and so she was forced to separate with MN’s father. MN’s father then must have met another singer/woman (doesn’t matter at the moment) who happened to be the twins’ mother.
7. MN should be forced to return to the house with the rest of the A.N.JELL to quell the situation. Because she’s SW’s mystery girl, of course, they would want to keep her close.
8. BASED ON THE PICS I SAW…I think TK would play along…help SW cover MN…leave the premises…drive her away…awkward silence…then get far, far, far away…a beach, mountain lodge, perhaps…yeah…
9. When will the real Go Mi-nam show up? I think HY would play a big part on that. SHE IS DESPERATE FOR TK.
10. JAVABEANS, I LOVE YOUR RECAPS
I’m not proud to say this but I haven’t really seen the episodes yet. I’ve seen parts of episode 9 and maybe a part of episode 10. Sigh… Thanks JB for your recaps. They saved me.
I had a glimmer of hope when I thought that I finally understood HY’s reason for the fake relationship (as I previously lamented about it in the last couple of episodes).
I said that I had a glimmer of hope because from what I read in JB’s EP9 summary, I finally see that she may have real feelings for TK—attracted to him or something like that. I finally figured out that since she doesn’t know MN’s reason for pretending to be a guy, maybe she thought it was some excuse just to be close to guys (that probably, in her book, is really lame). To top it off, HY is probably pissed because the unworthy person who is pretending to be a guy gets treated/pampered more than her.
I am assuming now that what finally set HY off was the fact that TK’s ‘protection’ is now turning to ‘love/like’? (Guys, feel free to correct me on this)
But after reading EP 10, I feel like I am back to my initial position of not understanding her. Maybe it’s because she mentioned that she doesn’t want to break whatever she has with TK. Now that got me thinking again: what does she want from the relationship anyway? What does she want to happen?
I’m sorry if I seem like over analyzing this. I admit I’m a bit logical in life so when something doesn’t fit, I try to understand it. Or, the answer is in the episodes and I just have to find the opportunity to watch the episodes! Or, HY is the only character in YB that I don’t understand! Oh well…
I do hope though that HY gets tired from doing all of her schemes and realize that being a b*tch is not the way to a man’s heart. From my argument, I’m not even sure if having TK is her ultimate goal. Maybe exposing MN is her ultimate goal. Maybe her ultimate goal from all this is to have the fake relationship with TK forever! Whatever…
Side Note: The pig-rabbit experiment-MN finding the doll was adorable! JB, when I first saw your opening snapshot of EP9 (TK holding the stuffed animals) I was like, what the hell is that?! But you have a great eye for choosing your screen caps. That truly is a great shot. Two- thumbs up!! (MN style..:))
i wasn’t going to post but then i ended up watching ep 10 3 times – so just wanted to say – OMG… i am so hooked. i thought i could put off watching till next tuesday (so that it won’t be so terrible) but i couldn’t wait.
TK TK – his eyes are killing me…
Thank so much sarangbeans… it was a miserable day but you made it bearable…
And i am not even going to speculate about what is going to happen next – Hong sisters you are surpassing even my jaded Kdrama experiences
Omg, I LOVED THIS EPISODE. it’s crazy, breathtaking and everything.
I really need episode 11 now, seriously. Oh the agony of having to wait one whole week!
THE RATINGS, PLEASE PICK UP PLEASE! Come come come come come, ratings go up up up up up up up. People, do this chant 10 times everyday!
Hope the ratings would go up, the actors, especially JANG GEUN SUK, would get an award for this role because he is just so freaking awesome at portraying Hwang Tae Kyung.
“all I can see is the moon” ,”don’t be where I can’t see you.” Omg I’m going to compile all his quotes after the whole series!!!!!
And only 6 episodes left!! This is crazy! I can’t imagine the days without You’re Beautiful, it will be like minam without tae kyung (or tae kyung without minam, whichever way), taekyung with night blindness, minam without her “star”. Okay I will stop using analogies/similes, you get what I mean!!!!!!
Great episode. I don’t see how I can wait till next week. Rewatching the subbed ep 10 , reading the comments on this thread and JB’s YB news updates will be my methadone clinic.
@Fan–love your insight. You are/were an English major right? The discussion on the balcony about the stars and the double meaning of not being able to see in the dark was so Shakespearean as well as the twins motif which reminded me of Tweltfh Night.
In response to your Tennyson I thought of this poem by Robert Herrickson.
GATHER ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying :
And this same flower that smiles to-day
To-morrow will be dying.
. . .
Then be not coy, but use your time,
And while ye may go marry :
For having lost but once your prime
You may for ever tarry.
I love it, I love it……okay dokay….next episode please!!!!! And I hope we don’t come crashing down like a balloon out of helium! Keep up the great analyzing JB….it sure makes the drama exciting!
I love Tae kyung and Mi-Nam together but a part of my heart still aches for Shin Woo so this still made me really happy, the ending I mean, even though I know it can’t be. =[
When I see more than 250 comments, my mouth just opens to O and .. OMG
Drama fever is here … he he..
thanks JB, now I have a habit of checking out your recaps first then watch the raw episode later . Even with English subtitles, I still think something may be lost through translation. Your thread and your insightful recaps are really great for the ones who don’t know any Korean like me .
wow … i got up at 5am this morning to read the synopsis before going to work and the comments are at 250 already and probably going even higher by the time i submit!
thx JB for your tireless efforts! i haven’t been left on a cliff like this since “stairway to heaven”. i hope the korean network is monitoring all the postings on this drama to get the feverish pulse of the online community–mostly international–and its phenomenal following.
like others here, i just can’t get enough!
what an episode.. ;(
Thanks Javabeans for your hard work and great recaps. I look forward to reading them every week.
Honestly I don’t know how to rave about it, its been all covered above. My 7 yr old daughter laughed so hard at TK’s lime expression – it was really funny.
I am so happy and satisfied, I just don’t care who gets the girl, or why some logics don’t seem logical enough.
Ahh, next wed is a long wait.
I wonder if MNyeo would head back to the nunnery at the end and none of them gets the girl! Wait….don’t hit me yet – isn’t that a possibility!
WooHoo! Can’t wait to actually watch this one
I’m glad that the episode ended like that because I was beginning to get a bit tired of ShinWoo watching by the sidelines and being able to do nothing but sigh, maybe mope a little, quickly tough it back up and do it all again. I’m glad they’re giving him some much-needed action.
Love the application of poems to this drama and the fact that awesome and intellectual people are enjoying JB’s website and the drama! You guys rock
First off, thanks a million times JB! I don’t think I’ve ever been so obsessed by a drama (Korean or otherwise) and your swift recaps totally round out the entire YB-watching experience.
Like some of the other posters here, I tried to wait to watch episode 10 so that next week wouldn’t seem to far away but it’s Friday morning and I just couldn’t help myself.
I’m not even 20 minutes into the episode right now but I’ve already watched the TK-lime eating scene 4 times and have gone through all my emotions (laughter! tears! squeaaallllss!!). I LOVE THIS SHOW.
Also, did anyone else notice how much facial hair was going on in the first part of the show? President Ahn and his goatee and all the boys had a 5 o’clock shadow that even the makeup didn’t cover! I liked it ^_^
Completely agree with you about the Heyi part. Her character is really irritating me, not simply because she’s the bad one, but more like her importance is a bit too much. Why does it always have to seem like she’s the main problem -.- ?
And Jeremy’s expressions were priceless in this episode. So freaking gorgeous and funny !
@ Fan
Love you insight and observations. You’ve expressed everything I feel but can’t put it into words. Looking forward to more. Thank you.
Thanks a Million JB for this blog to share our addiction. Heart You.
My heart hurt for for both TK and MN in that scene when they promised they would pretend not to know one another when she went back to being a girl…waaaaaa…sniff, sniff…a promise that hurts them the most! You just KNOW TK didn’t see THAT curve ball coming! I’m sure in his mind when she went back to being a girl, he saw her still by his side!
And Jang Geun Suk’s expression, the surprise, a little hurt, bravado—he’s so wonderful in this role! The writing is great, yes, but the actors bring so much more to the scenes than what just the dialogue could bring had it been other actors in these roles. I can’t help but think to myself…had someone like Goo Hye Sun had been in Mi Myeo’s role…I shudder to think. I really apologize to any Goo Hye Sun fans but I found her acting flat, overly done and very emotionally lacking as a female lead.
It’s interesting…so if TK and MN have their happy ending (which they will!), and their respective parents had loved one another but were not able to be together for whatever reason, it’s almost like fate, a full circle. They can have the happy ending their parents never had! It’s kinda cheesy…but I love it. Romantic!
JB: thanks for the great recap!
But I really do no understand why MN asked TK to pretend not to see her when she quit being Go Mi-nam and return to being a girl. Why ? Can anyone enlighten me?
Or maybe Hong sisters is trying to build up some thoughts here for further development in the later episodes.
I do think UEE appeared to much in this episode. I particularly hate her when she pretended vomitting. How can this happen! But it’s fun to see TK sent out the message.
I feel my heart broken along with TK when SW holds MN in his arms and claims that she is her girl…..
TK: You must declare your feeling to MN in the next episode…….. I am waiting for this moment ah! I also thinks that TK will remake the song and GMN will sing it…..instead of his mom. I think his mom sing poorly…….lor
Thanks Javabeans!!! This drama is great.
I was thinking, the ratings never count us, overseas fans. Just look at the comment thread after each episode!
Overall, the viewership rating is way more than just mere 9-10%. Somebody please let YRB cast know they are doing much better than 10%!!!!!
thank you soo much for recapping YB, javabeans! i’m a long time reader, first time commenter ;D
I haven’t watched the subbed ep yet, but i wanted to comment on how i love that you noticed the symbolisms regarding the whole tae kyung= water shin woo= tea and jeremy= juice thing XD. I can’t help but further elaborate on that and say that Shin woo is like tea in that it warms and comforts MiNyeo when she’s feeling sick or distressed; juice is like jeremy in that it’s sweet and cheers mi nyeo up (that’s what juice does to me anyways lol XD); tae kyung is appropriately akin to water, in that it’s something that is vital and necessary for life, or in this case, he’s a necessity to mi nyeo’s life! HAHAHAHA i’m probably pointing out the obvious but i couldn’t help but remark on that =) I’m just a symbolism nut haha
Thanks agaiiin!! This drama is so amaziiing!! I’ll definitely buy it when it comes out! =DD
@264 Judy,
This is just my thoughts but I think Mi Nyeo was thinking about the upcoming press conference when she was talking with TK that he should pretend not to know her…because when she reveals she’s a girl, she doesn’t want any of the guys to be party to the sh/tstorm of controversy that would ensue? We know the entertainment media can really wind itself up after all! Better have been conned by the girl-pretending-to-be-boy than being an actual accomplice of it?
Or it’s simply she thinks she isn’t a “a thing that can like someone like him” and she doesn’t want to cause him any more trouble, as Heyi insinuated throughout the episode. Love is inexplicable and I take their behavior as slighly not reasonable but it’s because they are thinking with their hearts and not with their heads…?
best episode ever!
i can’t wait ffor the next week and i want the same pig rabbit
Rating for episode 10 has slightly improved:
TNS (Nationwide):10 (Seoul):10.5
AGB (Nationsied)：10.8 (Seoul)：11.6
YB: Keep up with your good work! Hope your rating will continue to rise!
I like to look of JGS in this episode. It seemed that the stylist starts to dress him more like a boy/man than a girl When he really falls in love with MN, I hope I can see a face without eyeliner…. this implies TK will show his real face to MN.
But JGS seemed to have lost a lot of weight. His face is so thin and small… I like his boyish look with some meat on his face….he is such a cutie.
All this talk about second leads (interesting topic, by the way, though probably not the time and place to talk about it more generally) made me realize… Shin-woo role (in addition to being the classic White Knight second lead) is actually a lot like the main lead Sano from Hana Kimi (though from the manga more so that the series). Just like Sano, he chose to remain silent in order to protect the one he loved. The problem rose when Tae-kyung found out (and Mi-nyeo knew that he found out) and so he took on the role of protector…. and grew close with Mi-nyeo because he was the only person she could truly let her guard down around. To pull out another Hana-Kimi reference, Tae-Kyung is actually Dr. Umeda, without the age difference or being gay! (And Jeremy is Nakatsu, of course, right down to his bleached hair.)
At the beginning, everyone (even the actors!) identified Shin-woo as the classic second lead soulmate/White Knight. (The idea that your great true love can’t also be your best friend.) But it turns out that Tae-kyung wasn’t the classic angsty lead, even if he sure did walked the walk in the beginning. Instead of being mean and insensitive so that Shin-woo would sweep in to save the day and mend hurt feelings, he immediately realizes what he did and tries to fix it (while still trying to look cool, of course!) More than that, Tae-kyung opens up to Mi-nyeo and tries to see her for who she is, while poor Shin-woo is still waiting for his romantic moment to happen.
Part of me would really love it if this grand moment was another example of Shin-woo’s bad timing and that Mi-nyeo doesn’t actually need the dramatic rescue. If she instead planned to say something like “I am Mi-nam’s twin sister. I’m very sorry, but my brother will not be able to come tonight. He has been very sick lately and will need to take a leave of absence from A.N.Jell.” Because it just further reinforces Shin-woo problem: if you keep waiting for your big grand romantic moments, then life passes you by. Plus, I like when the girl can rescue herself.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
OMG!!
SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEL!
just finished watching it and i soooooooo excited!
how am i gonna wait till next week!
i feel so sorry for HTK!
and jeramy so awsome! makes me really laugth!
i thought epi 9 was really good….but 10 is killing me!
@267 Anonymous
Thanks for your explanation.
guys,
WHERE CAN WE DOWNLOAD GOOD QUALITY ENG-HARD SUBBED EPISODES of YAB?
THANK YOU!!!!
Something crosses my mind. As nice as Mi nyeo seems to be to the guys, I find smth lacking. It doesn’t seem like she cares about her own brother much at all from the beginning she never talked about his well being. She stepped in to take the role for him mainly because of the circumstances. And now before revealing herself can she even ask how her brother is doing? After all this is what he’s meant to do, being part of the idol group. Ay least we want to know he’s safe and sound and the twins are a loving pair right?
I love the drama and the characters. But after this thought I am a bit discouraged. Family bond is so important to me that if mi nyeo is really not that nice to her brother I will discount her niceness to the other guys a lot…
@274
I agree – we need to see the real minam – however, it seems like minam left the convent for a while, so she hasn’t really been in contact with him. plus – she’s in such an emotional state of trying to figure out her feelings and realizing that she’s liking a guy for the first time that it takes precedence over her thoughts for her brother.
also – i’m assuming that a lot of episodes are happening in a span of maybe a week? it’s not sooo terribly long yet for her to start wondering where her bro is.
i wonder if they’re going to bring in another actor for the brother, or have her play both roles
^@274
In my opinion, MN does care about her brother a lot. But since she fully believes that the situation is really how Manager Ma explains it, then she believes that her brother is getting good treatment and recovery in the US. On the aspect of her revealing herself. I think that if she had a chance to do it, she most probably would also tell the truth about the whereabouts of her brother. Another dilemma she is in is that she realizes the complexity of human feelings through being exposed to the world. Falling in love is an uncontrollable thing and I believe that her love and care for the A.N Jell members is what led her to want to stop her masquerade as Minam.
oh, and the ratings improved. Yay!
@ 270 quaggy : “Plus, I like when the girl can rescue herself. ”
Me, too! That would be a great resolution of the moment–I’m Mi Nam’s sister. And true, into the bargain.
All i have to say about this episode is that, Heyi’s dress was disgusting …
Just a thought:
I guess SW, despite getting to save the girl in ep 10 still has something to lament about.
When he knew that MN liked TK, I think he had a feeling that maybe, TK didn’t feel the same way. After all, like TK, I believe SW thought that he was the only one that knew MN was a girl?
With TK revealing to everyone that MN is a girl, I guess you can count it as disappointment for SW because it’s like, ‘oh so TK knew all along that MN is a girl and all this time, the time they spent together etc. They could really have had something’ (The hug, the ditching because TK needed her, etc.)
@275 It seems like PSH will play both the bro and the sis. I guess it would have been nice if they showed some insight into the bro-sis relationship before getting Mi Nyeo to fill in for her brother.
It’s like… I’m totally clueless about them. I imagine – in their situation, being left w/o their parents, being twins, they must be closer then most siblings.
@ 281
I think MN twins grew up separately. Mi Nyeo grew up at convent and her bro grew up else where. In first episode, MN said to Hoon-yi that she wrote a letter to her bro about her leaving to Rome. And also when Hoon yi showed her a real MN’s pix, Mi Nyeo said something like “is that Oppa?” and her expression was like she didn’t know what her grow-up brother looks like. So I just assume that they grew up in different places.
@280
If I were SW, I would definitely think that especially when he realized that TK even bought the outfit MN is wearing. SW has been such a gentleman all along, I hope he continues to be that and allow TK and MN to be together, even if it hurts him. Though I believe he doesn’t think TK deserves MN and will try to keep TK away.
It’s been hours since I last watched Episode 10, but I’m still bubbling with emotions. What should I do, Mother Superior?
By the way, anyone has the lyrics to Curse this Heart (track 6 on the OST)?
Sorry JV if I’m not supposed to post things like this here, but CUTE CF with Jang Geun Suk and Kim So Eun…and seeing as there are many JGS fans here…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38S1u3Ng2pI
squeeeeeeeallllssssss!! I JUST HOPE I CAN WATCH THE NEXT EP NOW! OMO!! it’s killing me!!! kyaaaa!~ minama~ dont reveal your true identity~!.
got tears from my eyes at the scene where she was suppressing her feelings for taekyung.. huhuhu~
I think Lee Hongki is a lot better actor than he’s given credit for. His comic timing is spot on and his expressions-OMG- priceless!
Oh my… my crack is gone. Now I have to wait till next week. *sniff*
Anyway, this episode is LOVE. I haven’t been able to watch a series every single second for such a long time that I appreciate YAB so much.
Thanks for the caps! Your recaps keep me from going insane Wednesday and Thursday waiting for Viikii.
its hong sisters. they make the villian extremely villaneous. thats their trademark. i loved ep 10. last part made my heart go… ARGHHH1!!!!!! HEART HEART
Thank you for your re-caps.
I love coming to your site right after watching the sub.
I get to pick up details I miss. Like, with GMN appears at the fridge, ‘I need water’ symbolism.
I enjoyed this episode more than ep 9. Don’t get me wrong, ep 9 was entertaining, but I felt it was losing a bit of momentum, whereas ep10 got it back to speed.
I am impressed with UEE’s acting, she really makes me despise her character. I do agree it’s over doing it a bit, but it was needed to get to the episode ending.
This drama is way better than BOF. I gave up BOF at ep12, it got repetitive and the excitement was gone. It was such a let down as I loved the manga. Hana Kimi was a let down to, I loved that manga too. The JDrama was just too much, it just got cringey to watch. YAB does cross dressing the best.
2 thumbs up for YAB.
Gotta savour it, just 6 more eps.
I cried
I love this episode so much and how sad it was for MN and TK. I sooo love your recaps, I look forward to the others next week. WOW this was put up so fast
THANK U!
@282
Thanks for the explanation. I’m still sad though. If it’s not like other people prevented the twins to see each other for so long, I can’t believe they would not try to meet up and stay in touch even if they are taken in by separate people. If it were me I would love to keep in touch w/ my only family, and a twin sibling no less.
That was the best hour of my life.
@ 248 bumpkin
You’re right. Evil scheming third-leg-of-love-triangle is annoying, not least because the evil scheming is so stupid when we all know that persecuting the love rival will only drive the other two into each other’s arms. But I actually think that HY is more convincing than most. Because she is a diva actress, and we all know that actors are basically self-absorbed (no, really). In her case, she is dishonest to boot. I mean, all media darlings play to the camera to some extent (including our own winsome JGS), but to fake tears by a hospital bed takes self-absorption to psychotic heights. So I’m quite happy to go along with her twisted character. Yeah, she likes TK. Sure, her actions are illogical. But, hey, she’s a spoilt princess, right? Since when was a spoilt child logical? So when she’s calm and collected she can reason that she mustn’t be mean to MN or she’ll lose TK. But in the heat of jealousy / peevishness / indignation (how can this impostor be better liked than Korea’s Fairy?) / anger (how dare he insult me!), it all gets the better of her and she just lashes out. Typical spoilt princess behaviour, really. That’s her story and her tragedy – that she can’t sensibly find her way to what she wants, when it’s not handed to her on a silver platter.
Which reminds me, I liked the little touch in the conversation between TK and MN when she woke from her fever. When he prompted her with “I’m fine”? and she didn’t nod, he said, “you really aren’t fine”. I thought it was a nice touch to show that he knows that she would try to play down her own suffering if she could, but at the same time she has a core of honesty that prevents her from saying she’s fine when she’s not (though she doesn’t seem to have any trouble claiming she’s receiving treatment at the hospital (ep 2) when she’s not – we’ll just put ignore that shall we and put that to her eagerness to oblige Manager Mah). Contrast HY, whom TK knows is a pathological liar and is not even surprised any more when he catches her out. Poor HY. How could the reflected glory of media adulation possibly compete with the pure light of the inner beauty of MN? Maybe this is why YB connects with so many – it’s basically a fairy tale.
@ Momosa
“I wonder if MNyeo would head back to the nunnery at the end and none of them gets the girl! Wait….don’t hit me yet – isn’t that a possibility!”
Oh, I’m waiting for MN to “get thee to a nunnery”! (But not permanently, of course.) Ever since Ep 1 I have been cherishing a fond hope that we get to see JGS burst onto a crowd of horrified / fascinated nuns in all his Guyliner Glory, to the accompaniment of loud rock music. He spots MN in her habit, and the sight of that breaks his stride. But only for moment, as he marches in to claim MN his own. Only, this being the Hong Sisters, he’ll probably be expelled by furious nuns or, worse, politely but firmly turned away, with a quiet admonishing word.
THANK YOU JB for your recaps they are awesome!!!
I absolutely love this show i have never been addicted to a drama like i am to this one. THANK YOU TO ALL THE PEOPLE who make this drama possible.
OMG!!!! I saw the ending, and I LUVED IT!!!! I watched it like 3 times!!!! XD ShinWoo is so AWESOME! and HOT! XD
In which episode is it when Heyi got hit by A BIG TRUCK and DIE? LOL! Don’t think that’ll happen in this drama though, but a girl can only wish it would!
And WHERE in HELL is the REAL Go Mi Nam? Can’t he come in and wear stylish sunglasess (since he can’t close his eyes) or something? It’s far too long and Min Nyeo wanting Go Mi Nam to disappear means wrecking his brother’s career (as if he really got one!) Love the jealous Tae Kyung, the shocked Jeremy and the knight in BLACK Shin Woo!
I’m re-watching and re-reading your recap (and the comments) to get me through til next week. Thank you for a wonderful job and for not “shortening” the recap. Luv ya, Javabeans!
well here we are again, can’t stay away…in wait for our next dosage…
@296
I would love to see that episode as well, where YH gets hit by a truck and dies…but yeah, I don’t think we’ll get to see it, but hey…we can always imagine it right?
But I do agree with some that TK and YH have chemistry. They match in their bratty ways and are able to handle each other’s temper quite well.
AAhh…what will we do when this drama is over??? Oh, that’s right, watch the next JGS drama!
Is it Wed yet?
@293 serendipity :
I think MN may go to back to the convent, and TK will sing the longing song for/to her, even though it obliges his mother whom he doesn’t want to oblige, because in this episode he recognizes the potential power of the song. And then, in a twist of the first episode, MN will be the one listening to an iPod in church, when, as you say, TK comes striding in in all his guyliner glory to haul her out of there.
@298 reluctantbutaddicted
First of, love ur name
Second, I do hope he sings that song for her.
I would love love love for TK to show up at the nunnery. Infact, I want MN to disapper. I want TK to go look for her. And I want a scene where he is waiting to meet her. She approaches him as he has his back turned to her. He turns out hoping to see MN, the girl and finds MN, the sister standing there.
The question he would ask ” Who are you? The MN who disguised herself as a guy and showed up at the Prez’s office. The MN who stood in front me at the press conference in pink clothes? Or the MN who stands before me in a habit?”
@ 298 reluctantbutaddicted
Nice!
@ 299 thankyou : first, thanks and second, ooh yes! He would have to ask exactly that. And then we’d see that she’s wearing the hair pin under her veil.
@299 thank you and @301 reluctantbutaddicted
Yes! That would be great!! Words would not be necessary with that pin under the veil.
@299-301
Hmm…what about another airport scene? We might be due for one
GMN disappeared, and is on her way to Italy as she was in the first episode, then TK searches for her, again, but this time he knows who he is looking for…she loses her ticket, again, and he finds it, keeps it, and then finds her…OR
after a year or so (I hate those!), TK and GMN accidently meet at the airport after TK has been searching for her all over…he’s back from some promotion abroad, she is on her way to Italy..and then Bam!, it’s love again! I really liked how in My Girl they met again and the way SGC was “pestering” JYR from the airport to the karaoke bar…maybe something along those lines?
I really don’t know what to expect for Episode 11 anymore.
And now that we are drawing nearer and nearer to the end, I’m feeling very sad that YB is coming to an end soon. It so fantastic that I can’t help wanting more. 16 episodes are too little, 20 will be prefect! *Sigh*
The ending scene was just absolute <3. He is one of the few actors that I know that can act with their eyes. That super glare at the ending scene? That could lieterally melt you into a puddle.
What I reallly want to see now, is a double date between SW and Mi-nam and TK and He-yi.
Espically now since TK seems to be getting more and more in touch with his feelings and espically since SW now has his chance (hopefully he doesn't let this one go like all the other ones) to express his feelings 
I'm still rooting for TK and Mi-nam though. Them together is like ice cream and cake
They can truly show their true side to one another and Mi-nam really does bring out many sides of TK. He needs her. She, in a way, needs his bluntness and he's downright honesty to push her. I saw it when they were telling her goodbye:
SW: Dont be nervous, Mi-nam
TK: Be nervous, Mi-nam.
He tells her what's the truth yet he puts it in the way in which its okay. SW is great and nice and sweet and kind, though he's more like "a guy you can talk to." Mi-nam doesn't need "nice and sweet" – she's had enough of that in the convent, lol. She needs someone whos going to pick her up and show her that its alright to be downright angry.
Thanks for the re-cap!
“I told you not to be where I can’t see you!” OMG! i just love that line! i cant wait for episode 11 !!!!!!! wahhhh .. Have to wait next week!
omg i just!!!!!!!! cant !!!!!!! wait!! . I wanna know what happens!!! waaah! OH and i heard there was gonna b a kiss! 
TK & MN! weeee~ yay!! i cant wait for that! i hope they do kiss!!!! : D
Hmmmm… I don’t like how GMN was so blackmailed by YHY that her “I don’t want everyone else to get hurt” leads her to walking into the press conference in girl outfit, which was the only SURE-FIRE way to get everyone hurt…. Really annoyed with that. I don’t buy her naivety and nun-upbringing stuff because come on, the girl can think, she’s not supposed to be that stupid……..
Well, if that allows the last scene though, I guess it’s ok.
Thanks for your awesome recaps, Dramabeans! You rock, and the crack rocks!
MN was so sick before and she has been stressed out coz of TK & HY’s thing, so I just take it that she’s still sick and not in a state where she can think clearly. MN still thinks HY is TK’s gf, she doesn’t know their relationship is fake, so to MN, she thinks HY is just concerned about TK and the boys. HY just had to do her thing during when MN doesn’t feel well, even the smartest people make criminally stupid mistake when they’re sick.
I agree with some posters here, I think TK will agree to remake the song. I didn’t know what’s the song about before until ep 10. But I’m pretty sure MN will leave at some point, TK will use the song to call her back to him. The song is about a guy asking his love to come back to him right? It’s oh so perfect. Although I don’t really like when the female lead leaves the male lead but I want MN to leave here. TK turns to music when he’s sad, he likes to express his feelings through music so it’s a great way to show his love for MN =D It might also help mend his relationship with his mother. Though I cannot understand that lady, how can someone abandon their own child and only think of her first love? That lady sure is creature.
These two eps were borderline for me, they were great until Yoohi showed her face, first of all your an actress don’t you have to do promotions rather than stalking Go minam all day?
Also the evil role reminds me too much of the tacky side villains in T dramas and I find them cringeworthy, it wasn’t too much here but it was close to that, the drama has been refreshing and great but these developments have kind of taken the drama a step back. Less tackyness and more realistic scenes, Yoohi’s characters turning in to a pantomime villian, lets have some emotion rather than just being stupid and evil.
so i totally freaked out during the ending scene….it was just way intense! i cannot wait to find out how everything goes down!
also…the gif you made is PERFECT. that was one of the parts where i laughed out loud (which was bad because i was watching it in the library hehe) omg love tae-kyung!
pleeeeease let them end up together soon Hong sisters!!!! thanks JB!
thanks jb for the recaps! they sure left us with a huge cliff hanger there.
just a question- minam spoke of her promise to taekyung… earlier there was a scene when tk “threw” her ring that she gave him to seal the pact… what happened to that ring? is it with her or taekyung after she ‘found’ it again and gave him that cute hug?
is it just me.. but i’m waiting for those rings to make their appearance again soon.. since the real minam has one too and all the parental doubt floating around….
i have a question. when taekyung was talking to her after she woke up from her fever, about accepting her, he said he would “take full responsibility for her.” in other k-dramas, i’ve learned that that usually means marriage or some type of romantic relationship. is that what they meant here, as a subtle (or maybe not-so-subtle?) way of foreshadowing their relationship? or does “take responsibility of” just mean what it says?
OMG!!!!!!
it’s Shin Woo’s time……nice…
I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION
why couldn’t she just tell the guys that she was a girl and she liked tk after heyi left? that would leave heyi powerless, because her power was coming from the secret info, and it would have been much better than revealing at a press conference. wtf. i don’t get it. and wouldn’t revealing at a press conference hurt the guys even more? it doesn’t even make sense.
@312 jackie-
“i have a question. when taekyung was talking to her after she woke up from her fever, about accepting her, he said he would “take full responsibility for her.” in other k-dramas, i’ve learned that that usually means marriage or some type of romantic relationship. is that what they meant here, as a subtle (or maybe not-so-subtle?) way of foreshadowing their relationship? or does “take responsibility of” just mean what it says?”
Hi, my take on this(and I could be incorrect), is that this is Tae Kyung’s attempt at expressing his feelings for Mi Nyeo. He frames it this way, because he doesn’t yet fully realize that he’s simply and completely in love with her, that he cares deeply for her, and that he wants to protect her. And, because Mi Nyeo just can’t believe that a guy like Tae Kyung could possibly be in love with a girl like her, she’s just not picking up on it.
Anyway, this is just my interpretation, if it makes any sense.
Just curious-300+ comments to this episode recap! Is this level of feedback normal for a drama episode recap? Or is this YAB mania?!? =)
“I’ll shield you so that nobody will find you” – Shin Hwo (End of Episode 7)
AIyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
Did anyone else notice the parallel in the endings?!!!!!
I’m really excited for Episode 11. TK might have been protecting MN as a guy but now that she’s a girl, and now that he’s been tricked into promising (by his ego) that he will never recognise her as a girl. Will it be SH’s turn to protect MN.
An emotionally high-strung but fantastical episode.
Btw, I loooooooooooooove Jeremy totally in this episode. He’s just so fun! Like a bright sun beside our two other emo stars.
“I’ll shield you so that nobody will find you” – Shin Hwo (End of Episode 7)
AIyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
Did anyone else notice the parallel in the endings?!!!!!
I’m really excited for Episode 11. TK might have been protecting MN as a guy but now that she’s a girl, and now that he’s been tricked into promising (by his ego) that he will never recognise her as a girl. Will it be SH’s turn to protect MN.
An emotionally high-strung but fantastical episode.
Btw, I loooooooooooooove Jeremy totally in this episode. He’s just so fun! Like a bright sun beside our two other emo stars.
@ Serendipity
Sorry i think dramabeans’ webserver cannot handle the volume of comments coming into the blog :p It logged me in under your name the first round. Really wierd.
thank JB for another excellent recap, your take & the GIF – CUTE!
i nearly had a heart attack at the end of the ep – seriously… i think Prez Ahn with facial hair looks hot –
(more credible, less slimey, somehow)
@ 315 sukispop
“Just curious-300+ comments to this episode recap! Is this level of feedback normal for a drama episode recap? Or is this YAB mania?!? =)”
definitely the latter
all i can say is – start counting down for the next eps, fellow addicts! hopefuly along the week there’ll be some cracks trickling in to satisfy us
(no pressure JB, we love you very much – best dealer ever!!!)
I love reading all the comments! Have to chuckle because after getting all worked up with CITY HALL and the adult story line…..I got totally derailed when I caught up with BOYS OVER FLOWERS….and now YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL is something else! I tell ya…..these dramas are totally mind boggling! I will say one thing though…..Go Minam would have been excellent as Jan Di!!!!
HOOOOray for EXCELLENT acting in the younger set! Gosh…you’d think I was watching a soccer game!!!!
Just finished watching Ep 10 and even though I’m going to be #308 in this post, I still want to say that I’m sooo impressed with this show so far. Its definitely under-rated (10% viewership only??).
I’ve always either sided with the main love interest or the underdog but never ALL 3 of them! LOL! And the last bit where Shin-woo whirls Mi-nam around to hide her face, he was pretty cool. I haven’t seen Last Scandal of My Life and so can’t compare the similar moment. Shin-woo does a much better Hanazawa Rui type role than KHJ in BOF. Nothing is cheesy so far and Jeremy always manage to crack me up with whatever he does or say. I really like this show.
@305 Anonymous
SW: Dont be nervous, Mi-nam
TK: Be nervous, Mi-nam.
There is no doubt TK and MN needs each other. She needs him to be straight-forward and give her the ‘push’ she needs. He needs her for the innocent and pure love that he has never received.
@307 not quite satisfied
MN is simple-minded and does not think evil of anyone. She assumes HY and TK are in love and she being in love with TK, would do anything to protect him from hurt. While she’s sick, HY keeps stressing that MN will get TK hurt because he will have to protect her and it will ruin him. MN, again, so innocently believes HY. She really should listen to TK but her breaking heart drowned all sensibility.
@315 sukispop
I think maybe the YB cast and crew should be alerted to JB’s blog and the response to each episode’s recap. If they read this, they will know the low rating is insignificant compared to the love and support from the YB fans.
JB, you rock!!
i love eps 10 i cant wait eps 11
i love you Shin-woo
@317
That’s a great observation! You just made me think that TK promised to not acknowledge her as a girl, but that doesn’t mean he can’t acknowledge her as a “woman” right? Ah, I feel better already, there is hope!
First I wanted to say thank you for your recaps, JB. They are amazing and we, the readers, are really lucky that you continue to share your passion with us! I was in tears when I read your recap and insights of Episode 10. I’ve only now been able to think of ep10 without getting teary-eyed since my first simple comment (#1!), although I don’t think this will last very long. The last scene emotionally overwhelmed me because (as you’ve mentioned) it was a confluence of so many factors, including Jeremy’s being aware of her secret—finally!!! (loved his reaction, btw. Hongki is quite good) And I loved Shinwoo’s (JYH) role in that scene. And don’t get me started on JGS and PSH!! Love them all!
I feel like I can write a dissertation about my addiction to “You’re Beautiful.” I think it’ll help later with my withdrawal symptoms. I am already anxious about ep16.
Although it’s futile to try to anticipate what’s going to happen next week, I’ve been considering TK’s reaction after seeing MN in SW’s arms (again!) and hearing SW’s declaration. Would he think somewhere along the line of “Good save, Shinwoo! Way to think fast on your feet! (MN, don’t do anything like that ever again!)” or would he feel deceived/betrayed/played? I think the latter is more likely, but like I said, it’s pointless to even guess. Sorry, I couldn’t help it!
One thing is for sure—Wednesday doesn’t come soon enough.
Thanks again!!
THANKS SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVE THIS DRAMA TOOOOO MUCH…. I ACTUALLY CRIED WHEN HWANG TAE HYUK CALLED FOR GO MI NAM IN THE DARKNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
<3
BUT DOES ANYONE ELSE CARE ABOUT WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE BROTHER…. AND THE FACT THAT GO MI NAM CANT RELIEVE HERSELF AS A GIRL CAUSE HER BROTHER HAS TO COME BACK HOPEFULLY SOME TIME SOON!!!
UGH what to do – I have seen the last scene in ep 10 xxxx times!!! I can’t get over what TK shouted out in the dark – and can’t get over his intense glare when he finally saw MN. My heart just sinks every time I see that.
This is nuts, I’m definitely no longer the teenie-bopper age but I’m going nuts over a teen idol drama!!
Only a FEW more days till Wed…
is it just me that since what he saw of He-yi harassing MN on their filming site of the MV that Jeremy don’t seem to bother much about her presence whenever she’s around
so….it looks like he’s a fan of hers no more?
I think he’s a bit upset but will get over it quickly and be his usual happy-go-lucky aura self again
he usually accepts when the other two does so now that he knows he can join them two and the MN’s manger to protect her ID
I’m not so sure about the stylist cos she’s so friendly with He-yi
i just rewatched some parts of this ep – i think UEE as a (young) actress she did well.. the character is written as such, i find her delivery interesting…
i hope in future she can be given a chance to prove herself in other type of roles
(i know this is quite random but on observation, she has chubby face but her fingers are quite thin/bony .. i find it just a bit odd, or is it normal?)
@ 326
Actually what I’ve been wondering about her brother too… Hasn’t it been more than a month already?!
#316
I’ve just rewatched ep 7 and noticed the parallelism to SW words too!!!. Great observation again!
And for some reasons I think all the previous eps give some hints of what’s coming! I’m so excited that I rewatched all the eps and trying to get some more clues! This is one of the reasons why I think it’s a good drama, the writers really think about the details, and it made us think a lot too! And who cares if we over analysed them LOL coz it’s just fun!
In reference to all the water, tea n juice analogy, i just noticed that in ep 6, Minam was advised to drink a lot of water (due to the electricity thingy!) by the manager:
“Drink a lot of water, Minam. Keep drinking water,” he said.
And Minam said ” I should drink a lot of water. [she drinks] and then said: Could it be because of the electricity? The water tastes better.
Woohoo! Is that a hint?
@ 303 : Another airport scene would be nice… but I also hate the storylines where there’s a gap of a few years and then the lead get back together. Feels too contrived (though, of course, perhaps more like real life? but then, I’m not watching dramas b/c I need more real life).
I’ll take responsibility for you: it sounded like a k-drama proposal to me.
I think — on the question of MN’s stupidity/gullibility — that she’s led a very sheltered life. I don’t think she’s ever come across anyone like HY before and she can’t grasp just how nasty HY is. No one has ever behaved like that with her before. She can’t see HY’s self-centredness — if she could, would she love TK? He was pretty nasty to start with, too. But she can’t see nastiness for just that; with TK there was something beyond it, but HY’s case there isn’t. In HY’s case, MN does think that TK and HY are really dating, and that HY therefore has more of a right to decide what’s best for TK. And, as others have pointed out, she’s sick and she’s emotionally exhausted and she just want to take blame on herself.
There was a moment after the false-pregnancy scene where TK comes back (having sent the text to Daddy) and says don’t imagine anything, I wished he had said then that he wasn’t really dating HY, but that HY knew a secret which he wanted to protect and pretending to date HY was the only way to protect it. Then at least MN might have figured out that she was the secret and that she should listen harder to what TK says to her. But then again, if everyone were honest about their motivations and tell the truth about their actions, the plot would only manage about 4 episodes.
Crap. WE ALL ARE ADDICTED TO THIS DRAMA
Oh. I think the disclosure of MN being a girl to SW and Jeremy would bring more conflict to TK and his ego. Previously I think he feels all powerful and in control of MN coz he’s the only one who knows Mn is a girl, so in a way he’s the only one who could protect her. But now SW and jeremy knows, this means that his position as MN sole protector is no longer valid. Wonder how he would react?
Ok, we have here the “mutual mistake” situation between 2 lead actors where they both think that the other party does have feelings for sb else other than himself/herself.
Honestly, I did refrain myself from reading JB’s screen craptures prior to watching the episodes online so as to enjoy the drama to the fullest point that it deserves
I have to say that for the first time since watching K-drama, do I find a main actor who has so many flaws yet at the same time shows that such flaws are reasonably (bold, underlined) understandable and adorable like TK
even when he acts as a nice man, I KNOW and RECOGNIZE that he IS him. – Let me illustrate it with the time when he looked after a sick GMN with skillful and, to some points, “intellectual “methods! 
) and when he made the pig-rabbit for GMN, he did it with all the “maniac”, “obssessive” manners like picking them with two fingers or wearing mask to “operate” them! 
)
I mean, this charater is attractive as himself, encompassing the bad and the good – both of them are indispensible to build up a loveable Hwan Tae-kyung. Sometimes while watching other dramas, I found the “bad guy” suddenly turns soft or totally turns into a “perfect man” without showing the “aura” that initially caught my attention to hang on there with the show ….
I also love the fact that the symbols are everywhere! Though lime is sour (i.e. TK is “sour”
), when Mi-nam is in need of help, lime is the best choice, which is all agreed by the three guys! 
(i.e., ehm, who Mi-nam needs is Tae-kyung! 
:D )
wonder if the scriptwriter will handle this situation well enough :-S (no, don’t make me as disappointed as I felf when the ep.10 of “Look After My Agashi” was continued with “a series of disappointing events” +_+ opps, I should not say such bad luck words +_+ my bad +_+ )
Yes, I have the very same sense of caution when watching Coffee Prince :”)
One more sentence left to say after this ep: desperately looking forward to the next one (though exam is closer +_+ ) and next confession of a “mutual assent” in , spell it, l-o-v-e…
I’ve got a question about a very minor, non plot related item:
In this episode, Mi Nam is wearing a grey t-shirt with graphics on the front.
Why is a nun-in-training wearing a shirt that states, “If You Ain’t Cowboy, You Ain’t Sh*t”??? It’s funny, but what the heck??? LOL
This is my second comment for this dramabeans’s episode re-cap (usually just comment once for a re-cap). Dramabeans, the quality of the ‘crack’ certainly gets better…….
Like many other people pointed out, HTK may have indirectly (and maybe intentionally) confessed his feelings for GMN when he said that he would take full responsibility. Poor GMN, she probably thought he meant like an older brother-like fashion. After all, he has fake fairy and he has told her that she has been useful in the past (including replenishing water, changing light, bringing hot coffee, “please continue to abuse until less angry”, etc). So she missed the deeper meaning of this and when he asked her to stay close and not go anywhere he can’t see. It is convenient to have ‘useful’ people close by and I am interpreting that GMN thinks of this that way.
Very eager to see in next episode if GMN catches on to KSW’s feelings. I feel that KSW indirectly confessed (like HTK) to GMN about his feelings. I agree it could be interpreted by other viewers (and the other drama characters) as protecting GMN from exposure however it’s almost like the unsaid is still there. KSW says “this is my girl” (deeper meaning…. “the girl that I love” rather than just ‘girlfriend’), “could not reveal before” (also indirectly to GMN “could not reveal my love to you before”), repeating “my girl” (essentially alluding to “you are the girl I love”, re-emphasizing to GMN (and also declaring to HTK) his feelings). Hopefully GMN will understand his love, realise that his bumbling girl stories / girl with secret stories are about her.
Of an interesting note, following the ‘see person more often and increase chances of successful pairing’, it seems to me (please correct me if I am wrong), excluding all GMN appearances in nun habit, to date, HTK has seen GMN in 3 female outfits, KSW seen her in 2 female outfits and Jeremy is seeing her for the first time (1 female outfit)…… the odds at in favour of HTK!!! =) Thanks dramabeans (and also to other fans of this great drama……)
@333 atsirk
Haha…Crap is right. What are we all going to do in three weeks??
I agree with everyone about that last scene in Episode 10. I’ve watched it several times too and every time it still makes my heart constrict. And TK’s line has to be the best line so far in YB. It conveyed so much TK’s feelings for MN: I am responsible for you, I will protect you, Don’t ever leave my side.
I do wonder what MN really meant when she turned and said: You can’t see me here. Is she referring to her own feelings, probably real fragile now, that if she sees him, her resolve would weaken and she won’t be able to leave?
@331 and 334 alert
Thank you for that water analogy. That was definitely clever of the Hong sisters. Water is what caused her to be all tingly inside and water is what she needs to sooth that tingly feeling.
What you said about TK’s conflict and ego brought something to my mind. It’s true he felt powerful and in control because he thought he was the only one that knew MN was a girl. When he chose to tell them to look for a girl that was a complete revelation of how much he cares for MN. Finding her was so much more important than preserving his ego. In his mind, he cannot let her reveal herself because that would mean losing her forever (the conversation they had on the rooftop).
@335 zuru
I think you’ve nailed why I love TK’s character so much. He is unique from all other ‘bad guy’ than turns soft we see so often in K-dramas, which of course is unrealistic (though we are still suckers for those men). TK’s character is refreshing. He maintains his flaws even when his underlying soft character comes to the surface.
@337 LongLive!
“It is convenient to have ‘useful’ people close by and I am interpreting that GMN thinks of this that way.”
TK, we know has always had some problems expressing his affections because of his past and his defensive shell. So really, it is his fault that MN really thinks ‘useful’ means useful instead of something deeper like ‘I need you’, ‘thank you’.
When SW said, “this is my girl…the one I could not reveal before,” I think he was directing it to MN and TK. I hope MN is not going to be so naïve to take that as SW just trying to protect her again. As for TK, I think he’s going to see it as ‘I see it’s now out in the open. So the two of you have feelings for each other.” It’ll be interesting to see what TK would do next. I really would like him to dig deep and understand that everything MN has said (moon/star etc., fear of him getting hurt) and done means she loves him not SW. I really hope so.
LOVE LOVE LOVE HTK character soooo much!!! His intense glare is just too much…the ending of this ep was awesome i never scream before at the end of an ep and i did with this one!!!!!!!!! LOVE this drama soooo much…wed is soo long way to go!!!! It’s awesome to know im not the only addict that is obsessing over this drama!!!
@338 yvhsien
Nice analysis!
“Finding her was so much more important than preserving his ego. In his mind, he cannot let her reveal herself because that would mean losing her forever (the conversation they had on the rooftop).”
I think I would go even further and say that he wasn’t thinking about himself at all, not even about whether he was going to lose her (he didn’t mean what he said on the rooftop, anyway). I think he was motivated solely by a desire to save her from destroying herself. He realises that she is going to sacrifice herself for the boys’ happiness and punish herself for her own happiness – this is what HY has planted in her, in her twisted genius way. HY misunderstands MN in many ways, but here she has hit on MN’s guilt and feelings of unworthiness. The point of exposing herself at the press conference is so that complete responsibility falls on MN (the boys are not even there to protest “but we don’t mind; we don’t feel betrayed!”); HY planted the idea that if she merely confessed to the band, they would be implicated in the scandal, perhaps feel obliged to help her, and get hurt in the process. And HY enforces MN’s guilty feeling that she has come by her friendships and comforts by dishonest means, and so deserves maximum pain by maximum public humiliation. (There’s a big logic fail here, in that this also inflicts maximum damage on her twin – but we’ll just let this pass, and assume she has been in no state to be logical.)
Anyway, back to TK. He is quite well-crafted as a character, for a boy-bander. In small ways, he is rather selfish. His “house rules”, his annoyance (at first) at being inconvenienced or soiled by a bumbling but well-meaning newcomer, his inability to admit mistakes or suffer wounds to his pride (and it’s so cute the way MN has caught on to this and is adept at mollifying him). But in the big things, he acts unselfishly. Getting into a distasteful fake relationship for her (AFTER checking with her that she needed to stay – important to note that he didn’t just assume what would be best for her), saving her from death-by-truck and drowning, driving her to her hometown, and now doing whatever it takes to stop her from sacrificing herself.
Dramabeans, I love that taekyung gif you have! x)haha
do you mind if i use it for my facebook group for this drama? ^^
i’ll make sure to credit you!
picking up from Serendipity’s (#340) insights. .. .
kudos to SW, for thinking fast on his feet to save both TK and MN from committing, what SW supposes to be, unecessary sacrifices (MN revealing her true identity, TK being put in a bad light, etc.). The way TK was giving dagger-looks at SW at the end of ep10 makes it obvious that he doesn’t appreciate what SW is doing for all of them at that moment, but I do hope that he would understand how meaningful his gesture was in the next episodes.
I think I read somewhere on your site that PSH is going to play the brother as well? I’d actually prefer it if another actor played her brother, but then they wouldn’t be twins anymore.
and another thought occured to me: GMN is on keyboards, Jeremy is on skins and TK and SW are both on guitars right? (I’m just not sure who is on rhythm and who is on lead). It’s curious that their band doesn’t have anyone on bass — not even a sessionist.
Would the real GMN, once he makes his appearance, end up being the bassist for the band?
i really honestly enjoy them – mainly because they come out before english subtitling and when i’m watching the raws i can actually keep up with the story.
they’re honestly flawless and really bring out the best parts of the drama.
thanks for all your hard work and I can’t wait until the next one!
i’m sure there’s a lot of people who apprecate this blog!
<3 Colleen
@340 Serenpidity
I’m with you on the topic of MN’s motivation to follow HY’s directions! Thanks for pointing it out…
I guess HY is basically blackmailing MN the same way she’s blackmailing TK.
She’s told MN many times that MN is a drag to TK’s life she doesn’t appreciate.
In a rather illogical manner (though MN didn’t pick up on it), HY is threatening to expose MN in the worse way possible (for the AN Jells, not just MN herself)- remember she implied that much when in the car with the President around how AN Jell can suffer if MN isn’t careful?
But she’d hold back as long as MN does as HY tells her to and exposes herself first, in a way that doesn’t implicate the other AN Jells.
Looking at it from MN’s p.o.v.:
•TK and HY are an item
•MN doesn’t want to tangle TK anymore in her tangled web of deception
•MN’s been a nuisance to TK, and yet he’s been very kind to her in his off-handed way
•MN‘s affection would be most unwelcomed by TK
•HY doesn’t like MN’s role in TK’s life and HY is important to TK
•If TK feigns not knowing MN as a girl, then MN can take the full wrath of everyone for deceiving them, with TK being just one more victim and they can go back to being the AN Jells that their fans love, and she can take whatever comes her way for lying to everyone
Hence MN’s request of TK, and her compliance with HY’s demands.
Like you said, big logic hole but MN’s been sick with a high fever and worry over TK and touchingly desperate in in her plea to Mother Superior that she will live to be worthy of the love and care she’s gotten from all the AN Jells, so I think we should forgive her her logic lapse.
On that note, I must say I found it one of the most touching AN Jell bonding moment when she pretended that she’d gathered all the AN Jells to apologize for the shot, and Jeremy said
“It’s okay, everything is ok!” and nods and smiles and looks so reassuring (I almost believed him myself… what could go wrong in a world with such a sweet soul like Jeremy around?!)
SW’s quiet understanding “You were sick!”
TK’s usual grummpy “Humph, not the first time!”
And then Jeremy teasing and ribbing TK into being in a better mood…
“C’mon, you’re not really angry!”
And laughing and MN almost in tears because of how touched she was.
It was a great band-bonding scene!
Thanks for all the comments and explanations on MN’s gullibility, I think I can accept her point of view now, although when I was watching I was really gutted by HY’s bullying and telling her to basically self-destruct. Her fake pregnancy scare was really funny though.
I love reading all these comments too, quite effective when waiting for my next crack fix. You guys are awesome in over-analysing things. Keep it coming. I think this drama is really something else. Besides it’s exam period for many of us and this is just the perfect fix for depressing study sessions haha. I checked Coffee Prince’s last episode recap and the comments just managed to go past 300 (310ish?) But here YAB is at episode 10 and we’re going to 350 comments now. What would it be like in the last episode?
omg. this ep is just amazing. i don’t know how many times i’ve rewatched this. hah. currently there’s 344 replies but i guess once i post my comment, it would have reached more than 350? haha. anws,
DB YOU ARE AWESOME.
I suppose that Shin Woo has to shield MN in the final scene of episode 10- in order to avoid a scandal that will hurt everyone. TK might understand that but I expect he will experience major jealousy in the coming episode. Without a rival in his effection for MN, TK might not even wake up to his feelings for MN. Cute Jeremy, I’m sure will soon get use to MN being a girl and treat her even better and more delicately.
I wonder if MN is going back to the house in episode 11? I suppose she will have to stop rooming with TK and explain to her aunt that she is the female twin. I have enough of conniving Heyi. I hope TK will deal with her (in his nasty ways) when he finds out she is behind MN’s pre-mature attempt to leave A.N.JELL before her bro is back. Wish he will come up with something to counter blackmail Heyi.
Thanks JB for the great recap. I must also thank all fans of YAB for their comments and analysis for each episode as they make good reading before the next episode is out.
@346 Fan
I hadn’t really thought about her motivation for asking TK not to acknowledge her when she’s back to being a girl. I kind of assumed that it arose from feelings of unworthiness and a vague desire not to burden him with an unwelcome association. But you’re right — it’s probably more specifically a desire to protect him and not drag him down with her as she “pays for her sins”.
And, yes, Jeremy is adorable. He skates dangerously close to being a comic caricature, sometimes. But I think we have come to know him well enough to know that he really is a sweet soul, and he’s not going to throw a hissy fit but will come round and support MN once he’s gotten over his shock, because he’s just truly sweet-natured.
And, I have ABSOLUTELY no idea where we are going next! Maybe in ep. 11 everyone will just have a nice calm cup of tea and rationally work out the next move. I picture everyone sitting in the Boy Band Den when the excitement and shock has died down, assuring that MN that they will not let her destroy herself, and will deal with HY together. SW quietly and gently, Jeremy in a reassuringly friendly way, and TK imperiously (but kindly, we know). Hey, not impossible. We’re only at ep 11, but we still have the TK/HY/SW love confusion to sort out and the parental conflict to work through, so still plenty of fodder even if we move on from the MN Masquerade problem, right?
Or maybe there will be major hysterics. SW stakes his territory by declaring that since TK is unable to protect MN (being committed to HY, supposedly), HE will, so there. HY can still threaten to expose MN to the press if TK doesn’t toe her line and stick to her. TK storms and glowers because he can’t say he’s really on Team MN and not Team HY. Jeremy goes into tailspin (”Jolie! Jolie! What just happened? Oh, why do my heart and my head hurt!”). MN sinks into a decline — She can’t even succeed in sacrificing herself to save her friends, and now she’s brought division to the band as SW and TK circle and glare at each other; what could she possibly be of use for?
Which will it be? No idea. Probably, neither!
#346 fan
I totally agree with you on why MN chose to do what she did. I also think she got too scared of her feelings towards TK being exposed to HY and as pure as she is (a nun to be after all), hence the guilt and self-worth feeling. She doesnt think she deserved to love someone else’s bf so that may come across as a sin to her.
#350 Serendipity
What to expect for ep 11? Have no idea either! But I can guess there will be awkwardness around, for sure. HY would be furious because her plan was thwarted, yet again, and probably plan to go for a kill next time – meaning she may be more dangerous (as do other Hong sisters antagonists). I’m hoping there will still be some funny scenes, but by 11 episode, surely the melodrama part will kick in.
If there is any better timing for SW to make his move, this is it. Coz in previous eps he keeps on hinting how can’t make move on MN, thinking of the situation at hand (ref: ep 9 after MN gives TK a birthday hug and SW watches from afar and said that) Even the staring game at the end of ep 10 could also imply that SW in a way is giving TK a direct confession of his love for MN, and he’s now stepping in to help too.They’ve exchanged stared in previous eps too, so I;m sure at least TK would have the hunch that something is going on with SW, they just don’t talk about it openly. I hope TH would recognise that as a threat to win MN. Or at least recognise that SW knows all along MN is a girl.
TK would probably be stuck still in his ego, but perhaps it’s going to be toned down now, for more than ever before, as by now he should have realised MN’s importance in his life.
As for our sweet, adorable Jeremy who’s always satisfied being in the 2nd place, he’d surely have the shock of his life. But he’ll come around, I supposed, coz his other 2 hyungs have decided to protect MN as a girl. He would follow suit.
And I’m hoping that MN’s aunt will still be clueless about MN’s gender, coz it would be more fun to see how the 3 angels would cover for her in the house.
I’ve enjoyed reading and discussing each episodes with all of you too! It sure help control the addiction until we get out next dose. It’s been 10 great episodes so far, and with only 6 to go, let us fully enjoy the ride!
Thank you everyone for all the comment and analyzing of this
GREAT drama!!! It makes me sooo angry that its not getting the rating it truly deserve!!! HTK is truly an amazing character!!!
It’s true when I first saw the poster and the concept of this poster it didnt make me wanna watch this but after reading DB recapped I decided to give it a try and boy i am so happy i did!!! Everyone must spread the word on how great this drama is!!!!! YAB BEST DRAMA OF THE YEAR!!!!! FIGHTING!!!!!!!!
@343: This is probably crazy, but I have a theory about the real Go Mi Nam — as someone who evidently looked feminine enough in his natural state that he could be reasonably impersonated by his twin girl, he and the manager (Hoon-yi) probably figured that it would be better for his career if he underwent plastic surgery to get more masculine facial features. That might be why he went abroad such a long period of time. This would give the writers/producers an avenue to bring in another actor for a cameo appearance as Mi Nam without having to make Park Shin Hye try to really act as a boy, which wouldn’t really be believable at this point, and anyways wouldn’t be something that I want to really see, since I really like her as a girly girl failing miserably at cross-dressing
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I not only want to thank JB for these fabulous recaps which greatly enhance my viewing and comprehension pleasure while watching YAB(and other dramas)…
…I also want to give a huge thanks to all the fans, here, who have really helped to shed enlightening perspectives on what’s really going on in the hearts and minds of the characters, especially at these pivotal moments in the story. I find myself thinking, “Wow, I hadn’t considered that…makes total sense, and explains why dot-dot-dot”.
A special nod to Serendipity and Fan(340, 346, 350)…superb analyses, guys! =)
I am late to comment but I was away, anyhow I fell the urge the share my thoughts about this drama.
Although JGS is able to pull out any show from the bottom ( some moments of his acting are gems), but often he does not have the material to play with.
The plot is starting dragging and contains a lot of stuff for very little girls ( like 12 years old?). The fact that Mi nam is loved by all the three guys is a pure mistake, as it limits the movement of the series badly.Everybody is jumping around her- the mangers included- this is a little crazy. Every action is too detailed and overcommented by the monologues of the heroes- all this just lacks nuances.
I wonder if in this atmosphere JGS will be able to show us LOVE?
@353
I like your theory about real MN. Actually, I’m worried about PSH plays as a real boy. I don’t think it would be believable. It could even ruin every act that she did for fake MN. So far, I really like her and her acting. I don’t want her to fail.
Just an idea, what if MN’s brother came back after the plastic surgery looking like their real dad. That is sure one way of finding their mum…haha…sorry, I know it sounds crazy….it’s this withdrawal I’m having from YB. It’s making me hallucinate.
I wish there are ten more of this. But I guess 6 more episodes will work just fine. At this pacing, the added 4 might be dragging already. But seriously, it saddens me that there would just be only 3 weeks left. Oh well, at least by that time I’ll be able to see it here in our country… Too bad, it’ll be dubbed then. >.< I want the real thing (their authentic voice), of course! Their timing is impeccable, same timeslot as IRIS' aside, it just made my 2009 (romantic comedy cravings). I know BOF's a big hit and all (and I can totally understand why, who won't go gaga for those boys and GHS's skin?) but this one is better in many ways for me.
Good Great job, YBTeam! You’ll surely be a bigger hit here (can’t wait *excited*) in the Philippines. Bigger than BOF! :p
Idk where my comment went to. But I’m glad it’s “missing”, gave me the chance to read the other comments/analyses/theories… It was so much fun reading your insights. And to those who mentioned that they weren’t supposed to watch this series but glad they did after reading JB’s recaps–HAHA, same here dude. &&yeah, let us enjoy YB to the max now that’s it close to wrapping up. *sniff*
Btw, the feelings/emotions are intense enough for you to feel for the character but not too much but Shinwoo dear can kick it a notch, I think. I love love Jeremy’s role. And remember I said the series’ feel is “not too much”–just the right mix for me… It’s because’ all three (or should I say four?) guys like her but somehow you understand why and it’s not so overrated that they do unlike in most dramas (e.g. what do they see in her, she’s not that pretty, etc.) For that, I think they are super well-casted. Kudos to YBTeam! And to JB as well, thank you thank you for a VERY GOOD recommendation.
357. yvhsien
Just an idea, what if MN’s brother came back after the plastic surgery looking like their real dad. That is sure one way of finding their mum…haha…sorry, I know it sounds crazy….it’s this withdrawal I’m having from YB. It’s making me hallucinate.
That’s hilarious. But possible, why not right? At this point, who knows for sure… YB withdrawal… Lol. I think I’m having it too!
322. yvhsien
@315 sukispop
I think maybe the YB cast and crew should be alerted to JB’s blog and the response to each episode’s recap. If they read this, they will know the low rating is insignificant compared to the love and support from the YB fans.
JB, you rock!!
That’s a great idea! Super brilliant! Remember how the fans gave JGS a buffet because he’s feeling a bit down because of the ratings? We should totally do what you’re recommending, it would totally blow their minds. In a particular site they even had 1,378,838 views and 1929 subscribers already. I wish I understand Hangul. Because I cant, I can’t write anything at their site.
Oh my god I’ve never seen so many comments in my life!
Well this one is gonna get lost among them but two points:
1) I DIGS IT!
2) THE GIF WAS AWESOME. MOAR! hehe.
While subbing, these phrases from TK got me thinking about something:
“Did she leave me because he asked for her to return to him so longingly? Do you understand the woman who is trying to remake this song?”
He was talking to Pig-Rabbit or really MN after listening to MHR’s song, written by Mr. Go. I have a feeling he will be in the same shoes as Mr. Go, asking MN to return to him so longingly. And when MN does, he will finally realize why his mother left and is able to forgive her. Because now he will understand what true love is.
It still sucks that his mum abandon him but it’s one option to get the MN/TK together and resolve the TK’s forgiveness issue.
And of course the next line is so cute:
“When my mood is down like this, not you, but the real GMN is really useful.”
He is acknowledging that he needs her especially in his weakest moment. He is willing to let her see him when he’s most vulnerable. This coming from a man with as much ego as him is enlightening.
possible spoiler of ep11
check out this picture: http://tieba.baidu.com/f?kz=666242692
By the way, what is MN going to call TK and SW now? Hyung? Oppa?? I can’t wait for her to call TK Oppa. It would be weird if she continues to call them hyung.
Another one…sorry,
TK: I can’t see anything because it’s dark,
MN: I can see the stars really well because it’s dark (as she looks at TK)
Because she knows TK can’t see her looking at him, only in the dark can she really look at him (with love). So touching.
Ok, I’ll try to shut up now and concentrate on subbing instead.
dang and thanks for this its like a story !!!!!
@353
lol that would be awesome, I wonder who they can bring in as the brother. is that why the cameo of Yoo Seung-ho? lol I know it’s crazy.
@yvhsien
“Ok, I’ll try to shut up now and concentrate on subbing instead.”
I laughed out loud reading that! Thanks for subbing the drama for people who don’t understand Korean (me!). This YB fever is felt worldwide. The cast and crew should be directed to this site to feel the love. Love reading the witty comments and incredible insights and wishes from all fans. I’m having YB withdrawal and in need of my crack just because it’s Monday. Wednesday feels so far away.
Going to back to re-watching ep. 9 & 10 *sigh…
I can’t begin to say how much I love this drama. I’ve been frequenting DB for God knows how long, but never felt this irresistible urge to write something here. Another power of YAB… ^^
Thanks for the recaps, JB… couldn’t do without you. Yours is the first place I check whenever I want to start watching something new… *I have downloaded YAB weeks ago because of JGS, but only watched it last week after reading JB’s recap…
* And the comments… thanks you guys for your insight. It’s very helpful, shedding some lights on something I have never even thought of.
Serendipity: your Guyliner Glory lines cracked me up, it’s so right on… lolz…
And yeah… that last scene somehow didn’t give me as much impact as when I watched the similar scene in Last Scandal. I got more of a jolt watching the scene before that, when frantic TK shouted to the silent theater reminding MN to stay where he can see her. And when he found what he was looking for. Those eyes made my heart ache.
I love how Hong Sisters and JGS make Tae Kyung character… never found a dull moment when he was on the screen… ;P Also love Jeremy’s antic… although his hairstyle deteriorates as the episode goes… lol… but that’s part of his charm. The only one I felt lukewarm to is SW… I don’t know why, but his nice-guy persona fell short for me. (please don’t egg me, SW lovers…:P)
Can’t wait to see what would happen on Wednesday. I hope there would be some sweet sweet moments of TK-MN in the next couple eps (just like what Hong Sisters did in Choon Hyang) before the thunder strikes and all hell broke loose.
“Because she knows TK can’t see her looking at him, only in the dark can she really look at him (with love). So touching. ”
@ (#366) yvhsien: Oh gosh, I soooo agree with you *sniffle* *sniffle*
** OFFICIAL Episode 11 Text Preview **
(Thanks to devilsgirl636 for the scoop! and thanks to CJKLOVE on soompi for translation)
Shin Woo takes Mi Nam out while holding her.
the hairpin that Tae Kyoung bought for her falls in the process and is trampled by the reporters.
Tae Kyoung sees the abandoned hairpin crushed and broken and his expression stiffens.
Jeremy is frozen at the fact that Mi Nam is really a girl.
Tae Kyoung, Shin Woo, and Jeremy discuss and decide to accept the situation (that Mi Nam is a girl).
Heyi threatens Tae Kyoung to keep being in the pretend relationship to keep her mouth shut.
Mi Nam, Shin Woo, and Jeremy find out that Tae Kyoung & Heyi were in a fake relationship to keep the fact that Mi Nam is a girl a secret.
does anyone else think that JGS’ deep voice is super sexy? I love it when he says “go minam”
plus his singing is so good, wish he had more songs on OST
2 more days…
hi guys!!!!
its the first time im posting a comment!
thank you javabeans for your recaps!
i’ve read The Last Scandal of my Life, Story of a Man and currently reading Smile, You as well as following You’re Beautiful!
Thank you thank you so much!
I’m totally, absolutely crazy over this drama, it’s the whole package, from the fantabulous casting, great script, awesome acting and of course the OST!
i’ve never been so crazy over a drama before… and i’m so rooting for TK and MN and JGS and PSH in reality!!! i think they’re got great off-screen chemistry too (check out the BTS on youtube if you haven)!
can someone pls sub the below bed scenes? TK & MN are really cute on/off screen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2W79QLhL4U&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyoGKMYsSTg&feature=related
@yvhsien
I entirely sympathise those parts make me squeal too!
And I love going back and savoring the best bits…. eeeeeeee! 
Ah, okay I wrote this before I got to read the preview… so it’s a little out of date, but anyway my take on what I hope/think on “what next?”
After doing the “analysis from MN’s p.o.v.” I did some thinking about how the situation looks from TK’s as well as SW’s p.o.v. (again this leverages a lot of thinking already done by other fans at this and other sites, so I don’t claim it’s all by myself!)
TK
• He is _NOT_ in love with MN, just taking care of a loyal pig-rabbit member of AN Jell
• He just told MN that he’ll take responsibility for her (presumably her deception- i.e., he’s now not just an accomplice but an active driver of her deception.)
• Inexplicably MN elicited a promise from him that they’ll pretend to be strangers when she goes back to being a girl
• MN’s very loyal to TK but is quite helplessly in love with SW to the point you can hear it in her singing and she’s in tears a great deal
• He just told SW that MN is a girl
• SW just told the world that MN is his girlfriend
Given those facts, l imagine TK can only guess that somehow MN’s sudden move is driven by her feelings for SW, and SW’s move to defend MN is actually something that MN would welcome.
It’s a very angsty moment for him- he thinks by revealing MN’s secret he has basically ‘given’ SW the position to protect MN, and possibly this is MN’s dream come true, so there’s really nothing for him in this but to accept it. Although there’s definitely something very, very, VERY annoying about this, TK doesn’t want to analyse WHY this is so.
SW
• He loves MN, MN loves TK, MN views SW as a brother and good friend
• TK knows MN is a girl and has kept her secret, even going out of his way to shield her and also take care of her when she was ill, which SW has let happen, possibly because he knows MN welcomes this
• However TK and HY are involved in a complicated relationship, and though it’s none of his business, there’s been a hint that HY is pregnant which SW might consider as game-changing
• MN has been very unhappy when she sees TK and HY together, in fact MN is now sick and apparently under a lot of pressure of some sort to do with HY
• MN has for reasons as yet not apparent choosen her MV release to reveal that she is a girl to everyone, and TK has finally revealed to Jeremy and himself the fact that MN is a girl in an attempt to keep this from happening
• SW wants to defend MN and probably also keep AN Jell’s secret until he can figure out what’s happening and why, and he, on the spur of the moment, decided that he’ll step forward to shield MN’s identity under the guise of his secret beau
SW is something of an enigma, we don’t get as much insight into his character as we do TK and MN, so how he thinks about his latest move is a mystery. Was it purely to defend MN & AN Jell? Or has frustration over how TK has blindly been causing MN grief, added to the possibility that TK and HY may go beyond the casual dating stage, galvanized him into acting on his own behalf to try to let MN know that romantically, she’s has someone else waiting on the wings for her signal.
My prediction based on all this:
1) TK will spend one episode attempting to justify why this is best for all involved even while being almost uncontrollably pissed-off and jealous and taking it out on the poor little pig-rabbit stuffed toy
2) MN will be persuaded by SW and Jeremy that they support her regardless and don’t _want_ her to confess to the public even if it means endangering their standing with the fans, so that she will go back to being MN, though she may insist that her charade now has an exit strategy (i.e., they plan for her to retire/for her brother to be called back.)
3) The identity of SW’s girl is kept confidential of course to protect MN and AN Jells, though the need to satisfy the media may result in some very funny situations, e.g.,
a. The manager dressing as a girl and running away to distract the media?!
b. The president declaring, like the greedy Phantom of the Opera managers, “Nothing packs the halls like a scandal” and deciding to make it a high profile mystery “Who can SW’s long-time, secret beau be? Listen out for the 6th album to find a hint!”
c. Perhaps the president would even want to do some sort of shots of SW and his secret girl, of course with SW keeping the privacy of her identity by never showing her face, only their silhouettes or her back… which may give us some very cute, romantic, jealousy-arousing moments of SW and MN posing for couple picts as TK sulks (sorry TK, but MN lived through a whole MV filming of this, you can survive a single photo session!)
4) SW will retreat into “I did that to protect AN Jell” in front of his band mates & the manager etc., but POSSIBLY (and I hope he really does) he’ll
a. Finally tell MN personally that he’s always known and he’s romantically interested in her… and who knows? Maybe we get a sweet SW/MN moment (all the better to stir up the thunder clouds in TK’s mind.)
b. Coolly tell TK that thank-you-very-much but he (SW) has always known about MN, that he’s been quietly covering for her, and is now quite happy to more openly be MN’s conspirator and aide. TK can now focus on sorting out his potentially complicated relationship with HY instead, i.e., the whole pregnancy scheme from HY (I would LOVE to see TK’s face at a statement like that from SW… and I can imagine SW being swooningly cool in a scene like that!)
5) HY will see the value of keeping MN’s secret so she can continue to blackmail TK and possibly MN in as yet unpredictable ways
6) At the end of the episode something will happen, with Hong sisters’ usual magic, I wouldn’t even pretend to know what, perhaps something to do with MN’s brother, perhaps to do with TK’s mother, or MN’s mother, or the reporter finding out something… but something dramatic will turn up that destabilizes the arrangements again.
What I have absolutely no idea is how MN-TK interactions will develop from here… they’ve both been so deeply steeped in self-deception/lack-of-confidence that neither seems to be able to even imagine themselves in a romantic relationship, but that HAS to change. It’s amazing how they’ve become two people entirely in love, and yet in 10 episodes, never once discussed the possibility with anyone else or even, in TK’s case, himself! (Sorry I’m discounting MN’s imaginary mother superior.)
Did I foolishly ask, a few episodes ago, for angst tease?! “Be careful what you wish for, it might come true!”
In any case, exactly HOW their relationship changes will be our delicious pleasure to be shown to by the skillful Hong sisters, masterful JGS and heart-strings tugging PHS… long live unpredictable plots!
@372 crazy for YAB
“the hairpin that Tae Kyoung bought for her falls in the process and is trampled by the reporters. Tae Kyoung sees the abandoned hairpin crushed and broken and his expression stiffens.”
Oh no…I gasped when I read this. How could it be?? That’s just too horrible. I can’t even begin to imagine how TK feels. And what about MN when she finds out she has lost it??
Preview of episode 11 is out .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TgmrYvjSwg
You will go crazy for sure ….
Things are getting more and MORE exciting~!!!
Thanks for the recap!! I’m so inlove with “You’re Beautiful” right now~~♥
omg PLEASE do not have the last scene of the ep 11 preview be the end of ep 11. I CANNOT take another cliffhanger like that….
# 378
Gasp! It’s getting better and better. Sigh! HY is still very much in the picture. I feel that she’s a thorn at the side for all of them. I wonder if the stylist knows of HY’s deception (bout her relationship with TK). If not, she will continue supplying her with information that will hurt MN or TK or the rest of the A.N.JELL members. But then again, it is always hilarious to see how HY’s plans always backfire on her..
It’s funny to see Jeremy carrying MN’s suitcase out of TK”s room. I suppose now, being alerted that MN is a girl, Jeremy suddenly realizes the impropriety of MN rooming with TK and hurriedly gather her stuffs to protect her chastity.
TK is still egoistic as usual from the preview. I suppose a person can’t change lovey dovey overnight. He needs time to get use of his new found emotions – jealousy and love and insecurities (when SW plants a kiss on MN’s forehead)
This is my first JSG drama and im in love with him…i just finish watching his other movie Baby an me and its also pretty good…JSG look damn hot in there also minus the guyliner…:)
Im not usually a guyliner sort of girl but he ROCK this look well!!! LOVE HIM!!!!!
@380 crackaddict
I know, right?? That would be unjust to us viewers.
It looks like TK realizes that SW likes MN and that he is about to confess to MN with this gradiose dinner. That must have pushed TK over the edge and of course, her being mad that he is concern for her only made him more mad and he had to prove he really does care with that kiss. Sigh…Just say you like her already!
@382 Anonymous
I just watched Baby and Me too. It’s such a cute movie and JGS is super cute here especially wihout the eyeliner. But of course, the baby was the cutest especially when he talks and throw tantrums.
I jus watched the preview of episode 11, but dint understand as i dont know korean….Could some one please tell what TK and GM are arguing about?
@384 Angel
TK: it’s because i keep seeing you!
MN: did i ask you to look at me?
AHH!!!! i cant wait to watch episode 11 already!!!
@ LOL-ed : Thanks…
Omg…am so addicted….cant wait for tmr…..the drama is jus getting better and better…..
@378- Thank you for the link to the preview of Ep 11.
Cant wait and am eagerly counting down. All I can say about this next Ep is OMGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!
OMG YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:))
WOW,so much comments forYAB,
wehr’ recap’11??
thanksssssssssssssssss JB for fantastish line about #19 you are beautiful.
I’m 1000% your FAN
i can’t wait to watch eps 11!!!
i can’t wait for tomorrow when i read your recaps and also episode 11! i think it will be fabulous! thanks for the recap and keep it long! way to go JB!
sarah, thanks for the recap. i’ve already watched the episode but i needed a recap before the new episode today. hey, have you seen the ep 11 preview. look at it and you will be shocked and your SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE will be upgraded to a SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAK. Thanks again
@ 385
If you want to watch the preview and eps with subs then go to viikii.net. they always have them the day after they are shown in korea.
SARAH, amd everyone else, Watch ep 12 preview also, it just gets more confusing.
You should also try watching Smile, you. it is a comedy/romance drama and it is sooo good. one problem…it is 50 eps long and it just came out last month. but, if you can handle the wait, it is a good drama.
KYAAAAAAA!!! My almighty JAVABEANS! I JUST FINISHED WATCHING EPISODE 11….AND THERE WAS A……..KISS-U!!!!!!!!! **dies right there and then.
ahhh. thanksss! well. i hope you can do the subs for 11 soon!!!
omg ep 11! the ending was…..waaaaaah!!!!!
HOLD ON SMILE, YOU IS 50 EPISODES???? WHAT THE!!!!
TY sooo much!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope we get more YB banners
400? ^__^
Thank you ….Thank you….Thank you. You are the BEST!!!!
does anyone know where i can get UEE’s cellphone charm online? i saw the same thing on yoon eun hye’s drama “my fair lady”
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm96/javabeans122/drama/2009/minam/mi2/minam10-00214.jpg
I Don’t mean to geek out too much, but does anyone know where i can order the hairpin (online of course)? thanx all
Tae-kyung, Tae-kyung, Tae-kyung – LOVE. Oh man, when he shouted ‘I told you not to be where I can’t see you’. Squeeeal.
And you’re right, it was an animated gif needing moment XD
Thanks for the recaps again JB!
Just wondering what is that song playing in the background when TK went to buy undercover clothes for MN? is like some bossa nova songs with ‘kiss kiss and some rap’ or something? thanks!
THANKS FOR THE RECAP!!!! I love how it’s so detailed ! Keep up the good work! will look forward to reading ep 11 ^^” ~
Regarding on my 3rd comment, this choice of Hoon-yi’s “Legend” for MN won’t work out for the most stringent and history-loving fans (like me
), since if MN’s (supposed) mother lived around the time, let’s say, of Empress Myeongseong, and also died in 1895, that would make MN at bit too ancient: 100+ years old…that would be highly doubtful, unless MN is receiving oxygen therapy… 
Hey dramabeans, I really don’t understand:
why does mi nam want to reveal her identity suddenly? What happened to helping her twin brother fulfil his dreams?
and why does mi nam say she has to leave so that she can’t hurt tae kyung anymore?
sorry for the many questions, but this part is just making me bewildered. D:
waaaaaaaaah chencha keawa soooooooo cute go mi nam you are the best and the sweet and cutest Jereme oppa i love him he looked so awkward hehe and the coolest shen woo oppa i like so so much don’t you think he looks like ji hoo snbe in f4 and the best the my sol mate haha tay kyung oppa i well say sarang heh aneooooo
very nice ….so… try again …i waiting your video