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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:

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.

 
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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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this is great

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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!!

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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!

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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.

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a fan! :)

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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?

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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 :)

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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????

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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... :)

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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.

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i really love you for this episode recap...
Thanks a lot!....

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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!

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@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!

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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.

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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.

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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!!!!!

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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.

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wow. this episodes was a :O, :P, 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. :D !

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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! :D

Thanks again Javabeans for your recap. It's much appreciated! :)

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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....

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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^^

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Thanks for the recap! I love the pig-rabbit! Haha :D

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Whoah!!!! Just wonderful......Thank you.....

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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..

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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!!!

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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.

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Thanks For your hard work and posting this recap :)

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shin woo oppaaaa!
i love you & thank you for protecting both minam & an.jell in general!!!

i wanna slap uaee

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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!

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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:-)

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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!

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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!!!

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I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
a LOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THNKS FOR UR RECAPS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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:) keep up the good work

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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.

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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

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THANK YOU DRAMABEANS!YOU MADE MY DAY! "YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL"

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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.

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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

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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.... :)

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Wowwww......thanks for the recap...I've been waiting to read this..... :)

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Hah! I was totally thinking about Last Scandal of My Life too! Now I'm really hyped for next week's episodes!

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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!!!!

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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! ^^)

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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.

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AND WOW ...THAT WAS REALLY FAST! THANK YOU!THANK YOU!

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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.

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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

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Thank you, JB!!! I sleep late on Wed. and Thurs. nights to read your recaps, but it's well worth it!

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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.

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looooove it <3
this drama rocks my world :]

oh && JGS is love ^__^

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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!

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