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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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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!!!!!!!!

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@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! =)

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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?

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@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.

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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.

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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

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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. ;)

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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!

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@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.

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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.

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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.

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possible spoiler of ep11

check out this picture: http://tieba.baidu.com/f?kz=666242692

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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.

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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.

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dang and thanks for this its like a story !!!!!

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@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.

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@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...

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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... :P* 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.

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"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*

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** 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.

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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...

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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)!

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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

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@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! :)

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@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??

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Preview of episode 11 is out .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TgmrYvjSwg
You will go crazy for sure ....

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Things are getting more and MORE exciting~!!!

Thanks for the recap!! I'm so inlove with "You're Beautiful" right now~~♥

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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....

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# 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)

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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!!!!!

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@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.

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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?

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@384 Angel

TK: it's because i keep seeing you!
MN: did i ask you to look at me?

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AHH!!!! i cant wait to watch episode 11 already!!! :D

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@ LOL-ed : Thanks... :)

Omg...am so addicted....cant wait for tmr.....the drama is jus getting better and better.....

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@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!!!

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OMG YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:))

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WOW,so much comments forYAB,
wehr' recap'11??
thanksssssssssssssssss JB for fantastish line about #19 you are beautiful.
I'm 1000% your FAN

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i can't wait to watch eps 11!!!

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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!

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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

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@ 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.

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KYAAAAAAA!!! My almighty JAVABEANS! I JUST FINISHED WATCHING EPISODE 11....AND THERE WAS A........KISS-U!!!!!!!!! **dies right there and then.

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ahhh. thanksss! well. i hope you can do the subs for 11 soon!!!

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omg ep 11! the ending was.....waaaaaah!!!!!

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HOLD ON SMILE, YOU IS 50 EPISODES???? WHAT THE!!!!

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TY sooo much!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope we get more YB banners

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400? ^__^

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Thank you ....Thank you....Thank you. You are the BEST!!!!

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