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387 November 12, 2009January 24, 2016

You’re Beautiful: Episode 12

by javabeans

The drama hit its series high rating with this episode, although that only translates to a very modest 11.1%. Still, yay for upward mobility. (IRIS, in comparison, is far out in front with its own series high at 33.7%. We’ll see how Hero fares next week.)

SONG OF THE DAY

Spicy Soda – “나에 곁으로” (Stay by my side). Love the crescendo and the chorus on this one.
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EPISODE 12 RECAP

Yes, the kiss was a real one, and it takes both participants by surprise. In fact, what makes this scene (for me) is Tae-kyung’s gobsmacked expression as he pulls away, completely confused with what he’s just done. Mi-nyeo is just as startled, and the moment she recalls her bearings, she presses her nose.

At a loss, Tae-kyung tries to cover up the moment. He very awkwardly laughs, “Ha. Ha? HA! Go Mi-nam, you’re funny.” Turning stiffly, he hurries away and heads into the building. I love how utterly discombobulated Tae-kyung is. He rationalizes to himself, “I was just so angry that I lost reason. I’m not this kind of person. Why did I do that?”

Mi-nyeo is lost in a daze and prays, “Mother Superior, the star in my heart has exploded into thousands of them. What do I do?” She stumbles into the building (after first geeting lost in the revolving doors) and sits down to rest: “It’s like fireworks are going off inside my heart. I’m dizzy.”

When Shin-woo calls, she vaguely recalls that she was supposed to meet him. She’s too stunned to be very coherent, and murmurs, “Where am I? I’m doing fireworks.” Shin-woo tells her to calm down; he’ll come to her.

Mi-nyeo wonders what prompted Tae-kyung’s kiss, and imagines a few possible answers. Was it out of anger? (But he’s never done this and he’s been angry before.) Was it out of flirtatiousness? (No, he’s not that kind of guy.)

Heyi arrives outside the agency, wondering at the best way to send Mi-nam back home. She considers telling Tae-kyung about the nunnery, but cautions herself to handle this with care. She spots him leaving the building, but he’s so lost in his own thoughts that he walks right by without acknowledging her. Thinking he’s ignoring her out of anger, she asks if he’s still upset with her.

Tae-kyung replies that he’s not angry, nor does he have anything to say to her. But it’s almost worse that he doesn’t care enough to be angry with her anymore. She asks, “Am I nothing to you? How could a woman like me be nothing to you? I’m pretty and popular. We were voted Korea’s best-suited couple — how could you not like me?” (What saves this speech from being aggravating is the honest-to-goodness confusion in Heyi’s voice as she asks it. She genuinely believes her own hype.)

Tae-kyung agrees that Heyi is pretty and popular, but she’s also fake, “so don’t confuse things.” She asks, “Then what will you do if Go Mi-nam confuses herself and says she likes you?” That makes Tae-kyung pause before answering: “That won’t happen, not when she’s foolish enough to cast away her pride. I’m sure.” He doesn’t sound quite convinced, but he’s recalling Mi-nyeo’s supposed feelings for Shin-woo.

Heyi spies Mi-nam exiting the building, and takes advantage of the moment to ask pointed questions that will get overheard while Tae-kyung remains ignorant of Mi-nyeo’s presence. Heyi warns Tae-kyung not to get “confused” regarding her: “Go Mi-nam is a man — don’t mistake her for a girl.” I’m pretty sure she knows that by pushing Tae-kyung’s buttons, she’ll get the desired answer out of him:

Tae-kyung: “I’m not someone who gets confused. Go Mi-nam isn’t a woman.”
Heyi: “Then when you bought her the hairclip and clothes and protected her, did that mean nothing?”
Tae-kyung: “Yeah, it had no meaning, I just did it. It meant nothing.”

He doesn’t see that Mi-nyeo has overheard and turned away in sadness. Heyi asks if he can be sure that those gestures also meant nothing to Mi-nam. Tae-kyung tries to convince himself, “It was nothing to her.” Then he stops, bothered. “How can it be nothing to her? Forget it, it was nothing to me too. If I let it make me feel bad, I lose.”

Shin-woo tries to get in touch with Mi-nyeo, but she doesn’t hear her phone ringing as she cries in a darkened studio. Now that Tae-kyung has said she means nothing, she’s mortified for hoping and feeling more.

Shin-woo worries that she’s sick and rushes back to the agency. Hearing her sobs, he comes upon her in the studio, but Mi-nyeo stops him before he can turn on the lights: “I want to stay in the dark. I feel so embarrassed, I want to hide in the darkness.”

Shin-woo may be patient, but he has his limits and raises his voice as he asks, “How long were you going to cry like this? After you were done, were you going to come to me? I see, you totally forgot me. Even so, I was waiting for you and came running and worried about you — I feel like an idiot!”

She apologizes for breaking the promise and for thinking only of herself. Shin-woo answers that he’s tired of always thinking of her: “Take a good look at how I feel in the light.” With that, he flicks on the lights to show her how upset he is — but in the light, he sees how miserable she is, and his anger starts to dissipate. Mi-nyeo repeatedly apologizes, and he says in a gentler tone that he’s sorry for getting angry.

Sit together after Mi-nyeo stops crying, Shin-woo admits that he was going to confess his feelings to “that woman,” and had prepared flowers, presents, and a song for her. He jokes that it’s Mi-nyeo’s fault it didn’t work out, but smiles and adds, “No, it’s not your fault. I don’t think she was ready for it yet.”

He doesn’t have gifts or flowers now, but he picks up his guitar. Under the guise of practicing, he asks Mi-nyeo to listen. The lyrics describe Shin-woo’s emotions of feeling like a fool (for caring despite always getting hurt and disappointed). Here’s the song as sung by Jung Yong-hwa — I’m sure there’ll be an official track released at some point, but this one is just an audio rip from the episode, so beware of the quality. [ Download ]

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Although she doesn’t pick up on the meaning behind it, Mi-nyeo says it’s a good song: “You’re not embarrassed of your feelings, or sorry for them. You’re diligently liking her. If you’re a fool, you’re a cool one. Can a nobody be cool like that?” Shin-woo says consolingly, “Even if the other person doesn’t know it, no love is nothing.”

Tae-kyung has retreated to his own studio, where he tries to work out his feelings. Why did he kiss Mi-nyeo?

Tae-kyung: “Because I was angry. Why was I angry? Because like an idiot, Go Mi-nam was going to Shin-woo. Why did I stop that? Because I didn’t want her to get hurt. Why would I hate that? What is Go Mi-nam to me? Ugh, this is complicated and confusing. I’ll have to see Go Mi-nam in the bright light and think things over.”

When he walks out intending to find Mi-nyeo, he sees her leaving with Shin-woo, who has teasingly told her to buy him dinner. Watching the two together, Tae-kyung thinks, “Seeing her in the light makes me even more confused. What the heck is she to me?”

Tae-kyung is called to his own dinner meeting with Sung-chan and Hwa-ran. Sung-chan is surprised that Hwa-ran was able to persuade Tae-kyung to do the song, and hears she has worked out the copyright issue with the songwriter’s heir — which is a shock to Tae-kyung, who didn’t know the songwriter was dead. Hwa-ran explains that she’ll probably be able to locate one of the twins, and smiles as she wonders if the kids will remember her — they were such cute things who used to fight over the cookies she brought them.

(I spoke too soon when I wondered previously if Hwa-ran had lost her power to hurt Tae-kyung, because hearing her speak fondly of another man’s children hardens his expression. That can’t be pleasant, and Hwa-ran is so coldly honest that it doesn’t occur to her to watch her words.)

When Sung-chan steps aside, Tae-kyung bitterly tells his mother that she and her lover are the same — she’s a woman who would abandon her child for love, and he’s the man who would write a song for that woman. As though to dispel any misunderstanding that she was a usurper, Hwa-ran makes clear that the twins’ mother died after giving birth.

He sneers, “Is that why you played the mother to them, bringing them cookies?” She says, “Yes. Because I loved him so much, I could be like a mother to them.” (Ouch. The implication is that she didn’t love his father, and therefore Tae-kyung.) She adds, “If he didn’t die early, they would have been your siblings.”

(Hwa-ran doesn’t mean they’re blood-related, but that she would have raised them as her children, since she would have stayed with the songwriter.)

Tae-kyung notes sardonically, “For him to make a person like you think of being a mother, it was a frightening love.” Hwa-ran: “Yes. My love is great enough to be frightening.”

After dinner, Tae-kyung comes home in a funk, thinking that he could use Mi-nyeo to distract him from his darker thoughts.

Mi-nyeo worries how he is but is too timid to bother him. As she peers into the hallway at his room, he walks by, and the two freeze uncomfortably. Mi-nyeo ducks back into her room without saying something, and at her reaction, he feels a tiny bit of satisfaction, because “She must not feel nothing, then.”

Mi-nyeo vacillates between leaving Tae-kyung alone (not wanting to add to his burdens) and making some kind of overture. Finally, she decides it would be best to assure him that she’s completely fine in the wake of the kiss, and not feeling bothered about it.

She texts: “Hyungnim, I’m truly fine.” Belatedly, she realizes she has mistyped a character, and now the message connotes something else. (She meant to tell him she is okay about the kiss. Instead, her message suggests the kiss felt okay.) Oh no! She doesn’t want him to the get the wrong idea.

Mi-nyeo decides that she has to erase the text before he has a chance to read it, and sneaks into his bedroom. It’s empty, so he must be in the bathroom. With relief, she spies the phone on his bed, and grabs it just as he emerges from the bathroom. Mi-nyeo dives to the other side of the bed to hide.

Unfortunately, the phone is locked with a PIN number. In frustration, she tries a few combinations, but is unsuccessful. Tae-kyung turns off his music and calls out, “It’s 4820.”

Mi-nyeo enters the password before registering that Tae-kyung is aware of her presence. With dismay, she faces him as he indicates that he’s already read her text, and mocks her for it.

Tae-kyung asks if she’s really fine with everything, and when she answers yes, he deletes the message: “Everything today is deleted.”

He sees the redness on her forehead — she smacked it on the ground when she dove behind his bed — and gives her medicine to apply. However, his warning not to get it in her eyes comes too late, and she yelps in pain. He flushes out the ointment with water, then treats her eyes with some drops.

Mi-nyeo stumbles up to go back to her room, running into things because she can barely open her eyes. Tae-kyung grabs her hand, then leads her back upstairs.

She asks, eyes still closed, “Are you still very angry with me?” He answers, “How can you know whether I’m mad when you can’t see?” She reminds him that she’s a public nuisance who’s always angering him.

Tae-kyung tells her, “At first, you were. Now, you’re…” He trails off and Mi-nyeo again assures him that she’s fine with everything. He finishes, “In any case, I was smiling just now. I’m not angry with you.”

The next day, the guys have a photo shoot with Heyi, to make up for the aborted press conference. The air is distant between the A.N.JELL guys and Heyi, now that they know what kind of person she is. She watches them cheerfully interacting with Mi-nam and pouts, “I’m the one wearing the princess’s clothing, but she’s receiving the princess treatment.”

She tells herself that as long as Tae-kyung stays away from Mi-nam, she can put up with it. And she only has to wait a little longer, because Mi-nyeo will be heading back to the convent soon.

Heyi ropes the guys into helping her, wielding Mi-nam’s identity as a weapon to get them to do what she wants. They’re reluctant, but do as she wants. You’d think that forced attention isn’t very satisfying, but Heyi will take it where she can get it, and is pleased to monopolize the guys as long as Mi-nam is kept at a distance. It’s pretty pathetic, if you think about it.

The stylist points out how pretty Heyi looks, making Mi-nyeo feel inferior, since she’s always dressed as a boy.

The guys treat Heyi like a necessary evil, addressing her with thinly veiled distaste. Tae-kyung doesn’t bother hiding his low opinion of her, which prompts her to threaten, “You know that when I’m in a bad mood I talk a lot, right?” Jeremy and Shin-woo remind him to be careful.

I think Heyi hates his new attitude even more than the old one. In the past he was hostile, but now he’s dismissive, and indifference is worse. Therefore, she latches onto the first bit of leverage she stumbles across, when the stylist comments that Mi-nam must envy Heyi because she wants to look pretty to Shin-woo. Heyi’s startled — Mi-nam likes Shin-woo? (In the stylist’s defense, she assumed that Tae-kyung told his girlfriend and therefore isn’t spilling a secret.)

This gives Heyi newfound hope — and a new plan. She might be able to solve her problems by hooking up Mi-nam with Shin-woo, and asks the stylist to help her.

Heyi proposes that Mi-nam would enjoy a chance to look pretty in front of the boy she likes. Therefore, when sudden rain calls a halt to the shoot, the stylist takes Mi-nam aside and makes her up as a girl. She explains that she wanted to do something nice for her: “Just while it rains, you can be a pretty girl. When the rain ends, you can go back to being a guy.”

She convinces Mi-nyeo that it’s safe, since the rain is keeping the crew indoors and they’re in the greenhouse, which is a separate building.

Mi-nyeo enjoys the brief moment of feeling pretty, and the stylist snaps a picture so she can hold onto the memory even when she has to dress as a guy. The stylist steps out for a moment — and sends Shin-woo in on a false errand.

Seeing him, Mi-nyeo is flustered and her instinct is to hurry to change, but Shin-woo tells her not to: “If nobody saw you, what a waste it would have been. Mi-nam, you’re very pretty. Beautiful.”

He says she’s like a fairy-tale character: “When it rains, you’re a girl. When it stops, you return to being a guy.” He recalls hearing a similar story somewhere (he means RANMA!), then calls her the swan princess — a swan in the daytime, a princess at night.

At the same time, Heyi drags Tae-kyung along for a walk outside. (She sighs that it’s like a scene in a movie, and he agrees — a horror movie.) Spotting the greenhouse in the distance, she suggests they head there to get out of the rain, knowing who’s inside.

And so, Heyi and Tae-kyung walk in to see Shin-woo sitting with a girly Mi-nam. Heyi coos at how nice they look together, and insinuates that they’d make a good couple. She says, “You’re working hard to look good to Kang Shin-woo. It’s pretty. Doesn’t it suit her?”

Tae-kyung doesn’t betray an outward reaction but his glare is furious as he says harshly: “It doesn’t suit you. It’s laughable.” He whirls out, leaving his words to cut at Mi-nyeo’s own fears. When Heyi catches up to him, he says with contempt, “Get lost.” Heyi is startled at the intensity of his reaction: “Why is he so angry? I thought he’d mock her, seeing her like that.”

Mi-nyeo beats herself up, agreeing with Tae-kyung’s assessment: “He’s right that it doesn’t suit me. I did something really laughable. I told myself I wouldn’t be ashamed. I told myself I would be fine. But I’m more foolish than a fool.”

Shin-woo tells Mi-nyeo not to cry: “Don’t cry anymore because of Tae-kyung.” He confesses, “I’ve found out that the reason you’re crying is because of Tae-kyung. You like him.”

Shin-woo: “I didn’t want to make things difficult for you by getting involved. But I hated seeing you always crying.”
Mi-nyeo: “I thought I was doing well enduring it and hiding it. You figured it out?”
Shin-woo: “Yes. Because I’ve been looking at you.”
Mi-nyeo: “My feelings must be visible.”
Shin-woo: “Tae-kyung can’t see them clearly yet. Do you want to show him?”
Mi-nyeo: “No, I don’t want to shock him or make him feel bad. Don’t worry. I’ll take care of my feelings and make sure they are not seen. I’ll change my clothes and return to being a man.”

The snooping Reporter Kim wanders around the grounds, intent on uncovering the secret of A.N.JELL’s mystery woman, and sees Shin-woo walking off in the rain. He suspects some drama must have gone down in the direction of the greenhouse, where Heyi has returned to find Mi-nyeo berating herself for being foolish.

Heyi: “It was wrong for you to have come here from the start. You should have stayed at the convent and become a nun. When you’re done being Go Mi-nam, do you intend to go back to the convent? In my opinion, why don’t you go back to Rome to become a nun? Go back to that.”
Mi-nyeo: “Yoo Heyi, although I have given up that path, it’s not something to speak so lightly of.”
Heyi: “I said, go back home!”
Mi-nyeo: “Ms. Yoo Heyi.”
Heyi: “Do that and Hwang Tae-kyung! You want to stay with him so he’ll see you, don’t you? If he’s nice to you, you raise your hopes. You act like you don’t, but you want that, right? Do you want him to see you being so foolish? Do you want him to find out?”
Mi-nyeo: “I don’t want him to see me looking foolish. I won’t be found out.”

Just then, the reporter steps inside, interrupting the scene. Seeing the two women and knowing that Shin-woo has just been here, he smells a scoop. Mi-nam whirls around to keep her face averted.

Heyi mutters to her to run away, so Mi-nyeo knocks the reporter aside and runs out into the rain, while Heyi holds the reporter back.

The rest of the crew is still indoors to wait out the rain. Hoon-yi thinks Tae-kyung looks sick: “You look like you’ve been really hurt and are in pain.” Tae-kyung answers tersely that he’s not hurt — he’s mad and surprised. Hoon-yi guesses, “You saw something you didn’t like, which made you feel shocked, which made you angry, which made you feel hurt.”

Tae-kyung has to admit to himself, “I want to deny it, but he’s right. I was shocked to see her like that, and angry that someone else was with her, and that hurt. Since it hurt, I lost.”

Hoon-yi flips through photos and sees Mi-nam making the pig-nose and comments, “She’s still doing that.” This grab’s Tae-kyung attention, and he asks, “Mi-nam does that every day. What is that?” Hoon-yi explains that he told her that whenever she feels her emotions overtaking her in front of the person she likes, she should make the nose. He assumes that Shin-woo must have been in front of her in the photo.

The truth dawns on Tae-kyung as he asks, “Is that what that meant?” He rifles through the photos to confirm his hunch, and sees that the shot of Shin-woo doesn’t line up. Instead, the photo matches with one of himself, and he realizes, “She’s looking at me.”

Hoon-yi’s part idiot, so he doesn’t catch on and chides Tae-kyung for being mean to Mi-nyeo. He urges him to be nicer to Mi-nyeo, especially since she looks up to him. Why, she even treasures the hairclip he gave her, even though it was a cheap old thing that broke.

That strikes him as strange too, so Tae-kyung grabs her bag and fishes through it, until he finds the broken clip. “She found this again?”

You know a storyline has gotten good when you’re frustrated that it cuts away to Mi-ja and Hwa-ran, even though we do finally get some clear answers about the big birth secret.

Mi-ja asks why the singer is so keen on meeting the twins. She saw her scar — is she the twins’ mother? Hwa-ran laughs at that ridiculous idea, and answers that she owes the kids a debt, but she didn’t give birth to them. She’s searching for them “because it was my fault they lost their mother. She died because of me.”

(Note: This clears up that Mi-nyeo is not related to Tae-kyung, not that it was ever really a concern, right? Hwa-ran cares for the Go twins because she loved their father and feels indebted to their mother. Since her love died, the closest thing she has is his children, who are living ties to the person she lost years ago. Her own son represents bitterness and a loss of her great love, and since she has a small heart, she just couldn’t love him with the same openness.)

Mi-nyeo seeks out the comforting embrace of Mother Superior as she cries out her heartbreak.

Mi-nyeo: “He’s like a bright, shining star. When I receive that light, I feel brighter and also darker. When it’s bright I get my hopes up, and when it darkens I feel disappointment. I hate myself for this and feel ashamed.”
Mother Superior: “As you have come to know this love, you are quite beautiful.”

A bit later, Mi-nyeo sits outside, looking up at the night sky. She can’t stop crying, and says, “Because the tears keep coming, I cannot see the stars. If I continue to not see them, I won’t get my hopes up or feel disappointment. I wish I didn’t see them.”

A car screeches up and interrupts her thoughts. Mi-nyeo looks up at the source, squinting against the bright glare of the car’s headlights, which are directed at her.

It’s Tae-kyung, who gets out of the car and faces her, leaving the headlights on:

Tae-kyung: “Go Mi-nam. I see you very well right now. You can’t see me because it’s too bright, can you? When I couldn’t see you, were you always crying like that?”
Mi-nyeo: “I won’t cry anymore. Please pretend you didn’t see me.”
Tae-kyung: “How can I pretend not to when I can see you so well? Go Mi-nam, you were looking at me like that all this while, weren’t you? I couldn’t see you so I didn’t know.”

Mi-nyeo: “Please act as though you don’t know. I won’t look anymore.”
Tae-kyung: “Don’t stop looking. You can’t quit of your own accord. Keep looking at me! Like you are now, keep looking only at me!”
Mi-nyeo:”Hwang Tae-kyung…”
Tae-kyung: “Go Mi-nam, from now on, I’ll give you permission to like me.”

COMMENTS

I’m a little dissatisfied with that last line translation because that sounds condescending in a way he doesn’t mean. He’s being sincere and the tenor of the message is, “I know that you like me and from this point on, I’m okay with it.”

Maybe it’s the lack of spoilering, or maybe I’m just thrilled to have the truth (finally!) out in the open, but I loved the way this episode ended. Truth be told, I was feeling let down by the first half of the episode — it felt like stuff we’ve come to expect. It’s sort of standard to feel a little lag at this stage, but it doesn’t mean I have to like it, especially when I think the writers are good enough to keep things moving. The wacky appeal of the earlier episodes was because so much zany stuff flew at us unexpectedly, and that kept us on our toes: Mother Superior emerges from a gym locker, Jeremy’s imagination runs wild, Mi-nyeo believes making a pig-face will control her emotions, Tae-kyung throws away Heyi’s shoes, Tae-kyung gets lost and refuses to admit it…

Therefore, when Tae-kyung finally figured out that Mi-nyeo’s in love with him, it comes as a nice huge breath of fresh air. Finally, we can lay to rest one tiring plotline and get busy with the next phase.

Surprisingly, I liked Shin-woo better in this episode. Maybe it’s not surprising since the reason I liked him was that he was finally honest. He didn’t outright tell Mi-nyeo that he liked her, but he dropped a very big hint when he told her that he was always looking at her. (If she were a sharper person, she could pick up his meaning.)

It was interesting when he got angry at Mi-nyeo for standing him up at the restaurant, because (1) you could say that his anger made him look petty or small-hearted, because he was thinking of his own foiled romantic gesture more than her pain. But (2) I liked that flash of anger because it made him seem human, rather than that Robotic Second Lead With Perfect Responses To Every Crisis and Perpetual Understanding. I don’t care if Shin-woo shows a flaw or two — heck, Tae-kyung’s flawed up the wazoo but he’s insanely charismatic — so I welcomed his moment of bitterness. And then he saw how hurt Mi-nyeo was and his anger melted, so he’s not entirely selfish.

An example of plot tiredness is the Heyi and stylist connection. (I say “tiredness” because the plot itself is fine, it’s just that it’s been drawn out a wee bit too long so it’s worn out its welcome.) I don’t really mind Heyi’s continued bossiness in this episode because even though she’s still blackmailing everyone, at least the situation is different. It’s only for show now and everyone knows her true nature, whereas before she was manipulating people’s emotions. I’m okay with her character at this point because she’s so irrelevant to the relationships that she’s like an amusing pest. Also, Tae-kyung’s reaction to her has changed, because now he can’t even bothered to care about her. That brings out her inner vulnerability, and that’s actually something I find interesting. I want to see more of that Heyi — the girl who has been so surrounded by yes men that she draws her own self-worth from how people see her.

The stylist, on the other hand, greatly grated on my nerves because at this point she has turned from amusing minor character into Plot Device. She just keeps blabbing information to Heyi. I don’t care that she’s a blabbermouth so much as I wish Heyi were cleverer about finding out her secrets. She just keeps falling into information.

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301 Fan

November 14, 2009 at 5:20 AM

@289 Serenpidity
@ Numerous Serenpidity & Reluctantbutaddicted

May I be the first to say you two are delightful? :)

Thanks also for some insight into JGS via his interviews-

Plus I'm fervently hoping that you're right about the sweet moments- I'll take what I can of TK/MN sweet moments, come comic/clumsy or come gruff/pouty, heck I've been so thrilled by the back-handed compliments ("I'm not really angry at you." "You have my permission to like me" "It's not the first or second time you got in trouble so why bother apologizing?"), I think I'm going to pretty happy with whatever bones Hong sister deigns to throw us....

Wooof! (Wagging tail furiously)

(Hooray I got to be 300th!)

Edit: Ah well 301st ain't bad.... this thread moves too fast for me! :)

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302 serendipity

November 14, 2009 at 5:30 AM

@ 294 Alert

Dear me, and there I was thinking maybe I'd overcooked it. Well, glad you liked it. I had fun doing the dissection.

I too am really looking forward to TK trying to be a boyfriend. Ha ha! He'll probably try to pretend that he's just indulging MN, who is the one mad about him; that he's just condescending, allowing her to like him. He'll try to be off-hand and casual about doing things for her, or preferably not get caught doing anything nice at all. He'll complain it's all an almighty inconvenience, having to be responsible for MN, but actually of course he will thoroughly exalt in it. He might try to lay down "ground rules" for their relationship: "I'm in charge here" and "I know best" and all that sort of thing. And throughout all this MN will just roll her eyes a bit and protest a bit, but not be offended and just happily play along to indulge him. And actually be the one calling the tune!

Y'know, for TK, it must have been a stupendous moment, when he understood the pig nose and saw the hair-clip. Suddenly his interpretation of so many events changes. All that he feared and was jealous of in MN's feeling for SW, suddenly all that good stuff is HIS. Hallelujah! But at the same time, doltish though he be, he has to see how badly he has inadvertently hurt MN all this time. Oh crap!

So it's really quite admirable that he could collect his wits so coherently. And even more admirable that the writers and director could resist mining the moment for all it was worth - with multiple flashbacks, sappy music pounding, much recriminating self-talk, and dramatic pacing and stomping around. It's really extraordinarily disciplined story-telling and editing, that we skipped all that.

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303 alert

November 14, 2009 at 5:34 AM

I vote for a special! And please, please, please show the edited scenes that we've seen in the previews but never made it on the big screen!! Like the special made in Hana Kimi. Would absolutely love that!!

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304 birdscout

November 14, 2009 at 5:36 AM

@202 Fan and @211 MEIKO

Thanks for your excellent explanation. Now I feel like a real idiot because I didn't figure that out. In my own defence though, I am watching without subs so I only understand about 60% of the dialogue and am getting the rest from javabeans' detailed recaps. Also, for some reason, I just assumed that Tae-kyung knew that Shin-woo doesn't have a real girlfriend.

Fan, now I have ANOTHER question: "...while with the pharmacist and other jealous moments..." I don't recall a pharmacist in any scene. When did this occur? (As I am a pharmacist myself, I am curious:)

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305 Fan

November 14, 2009 at 5:45 AM

Also in response to everyone who was referencing how much they love the scene that comes after the kiss! :) It's one of my all-time favorites from this series as well!

It completely justifies the unromantic kiss- basically because even though it was pure, gut-reaction trigger, frustration-venting instinct that drove TK to do this... i.e., MN was sooo hurt, he wanted to do something, literally _anything_ to stop her crying and her words that were like beating on herself!

PSH did such a wonderful job, at her tears and her cries of "Don't look at me! Don't bother about me! I'm not worthy of you even getting angry over! Don't, don't, don't..." and TK, knowing full well, none of what MN says is true, but having no avenue of expressing himself, does the craziest thing and KISSES her!) :) And even after he kisses her, her tears are still rolling off her cheeks- boy can that girl cry! :)

(But I’m with you guys- poor PSH had to cry her eyes out for this episode… for our viewing pleasure!)

But 1 second after TK gives in to his gut, his brain (he's a bear-of-little-brain, but a very insistent little brain it is!) kicks in and says- "Are you NUTS?! What the #$% do you think you're doing??!"

Hence the shocked look, and the very very stiff pulling back... “ha… ha… ha?... you’re very funny”

HI_LA_RIOUS!

They both ABSOLUTELY have zero comprehension of what just happened, _but_ they both are experiencing immense emotional backlash from it. I LOVED TK's knees buckling on him... our smirking, sneering hero has his walls crumbling big time in that scene! I LOVE MN wandering around in a daze…

More sweetness:

TK smiling as he held MN’s hand & MN smiles so sweetly when TK says “I’m not angry anymore.” It’s so cute it’s sad- she’s grateful for such little crumbs of kindness! They’re such an adorable, dorky, stupid pair sometimes you just can’t decide whether you want to kiss them or bash their heads together!

Even TK occasionally realizes how crazy his logic is, listen to him as he leaves the kiss scene and HY behind

“It wasn’t anything, wasn’t anything at all” then “How’s _that_ possible?” ;)

Last little comment:

LOVE Jeremy’s expressive face- his DARNED-IT look when he’s made to carry HY’s train ash she walks off. Hong-ki is seriously underrated as an actor I think... I wonder if we would have gotten a more convincing SW if Hong-ki was the actor rather than JHY... no offense. JHY is cute enough for me to give an arm and leg to swoon over and goodness knows I could just gaze at that man for hours- I think he has that hint of simmering masculinity that JGS can't pull of. Whew...

_But_ when it comes to compelling scenes, I really do like my 2nd leads a bit more expressive!

But what am I saying?

There's angst-plenty without a compelling 2nd lead thank you very much! :)

Just give us a cheerful, funny, manager-crying-with-happiness, president-slapping-TK-in-the-back, dorky, nonsensical, parody-induced-water-sprouting-through-our-noses happy-ever-after okay Hong sisters?

If you do that promise to be a good soul the rest of the series and not complain about the casting! (Cross-my-heart!)

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306 addicted.

November 14, 2009 at 6:39 AM

i can not wait for ep 13. i want to know what next where can i find the preview for ep 13

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307 whimsicalchild

November 14, 2009 at 6:42 AM

@289

"These are the new house rules: she belongs to me, so you two, no touching without my permission"

I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR HIM SAY THAT. XD

Oh, but I do hope there's a happy ending out there for SW.

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308 reluctantbutaddicted

November 14, 2009 at 7:12 AM

289 serendipity : oh, nicely articulated analysis of those lines! I think you are also saying, and I am certainly saying, that in many of the most important aspects, this is perhaps the most romantic of all rom-coms... b/c what said is so in character and so often flatly, matter-of-factly delivered that it is much more meaningful than it would be if overplayed, sweetened, sappified... TK is an amazing character. And it is also his straightforwardness: work it out, act on it. No messing about. I have to say, I like that in a guy. Few gray areas.

TK is really reminding me of Domyouji (and it's not just the high-heeled pointy shoes, narrow waists, and frothy collars)... direct and to the point. But where Domyouji's other side (non-Makino-loving side) was violent, TK's is walled-off from the world OCD, which is hilarious.

@ 301 Fan : THANKS! Such a lovely thing to say. I really enjoy these post-episode dissections. Somehow, just watching by myself isn't enough (anymore), there's so much more satisfaction in discussing with other like-minded addicts. I thought, once I saw how much discussion there was here that this might be a venue which would lessen the evangelistic zeal with which I force my latest k-drama on my friends and acquaintances, but no, it seems to ramp it up even more. Still, something that brings me so much enjoyment should be shared, right? So it's good for them, I insist. And by and large they agree. Or at least, they indulge me (such good friends).

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309 mawar

November 14, 2009 at 8:13 AM

it was relieved when I know that TK and MN not in relationship....... ;)

"Maybe it’s the lack of spoilering, or maybe I’m just thrilled to have the truth (finally!) out in the open, but I loved the way this episode ended." - JavaBean
I totally agree with that JB...!

ARRRGH...... Can't wait to the next Ep..!

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310 yts

November 14, 2009 at 8:28 AM

It will certainly be great if they film a sequel or at least a special episode. Argh, it is quite irritating how their ratings get affected due to the clash with IRIS. They at least deserve a 16% or 18%!

But whatever, I will continue to love this drama, and enjoy the remaining 4 episodes. Gasp, only 4 episodes left! Probably will re-watch the series quite a few times, and of course, buy the DVD to show my support. That is, if they actually release a DVD version? From what I know, producer companies only look at the ratings of a show to decide whether or not to produce DVD right!

And yes, I can't wait for episode 13!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love Tae Kyung sooo much. (:

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311 kcd

November 14, 2009 at 8:38 AM

I've been reading your blog for quite some time now, and i don't think ive ever commented. Anyway, I just wanted to thank you for recapping this show so wonderfully. I was a bit adamant to watch the show when I first saw the photos, but after reading your recap, i got hooked. you definitely have a way with words.

and also, thanks because most of the dramas that i've come to love (like Coffee Prince and Flowers for My Life and Soulmate, and now this!), I watched them because i read your recaps. you have excellent taste. :)

And oh my God, I've never squealed over anything before this. JGS is so cute. Haha.

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312 gina

November 14, 2009 at 8:40 AM

it is crazy how the number of views for YAB on viikii has reached 1,842,774 at just episode 12. Oh my, thats the same as Queen Seon Deok, and it has like what 50 episodes already?

It's such a great hit online, hooray! :D

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313 Namispop

November 14, 2009 at 9:38 AM

@312 Gina,

Your quote: "it is crazy how the number of views for YAB on viikii has reached 1,842,774 at just episode 12. Oh my, thats the same as Queen Seon Deok, and it has like what 50 episodes already?"

I was curious and interested in these numbers, too. Especially in light of the modest ratings that YAB has been pulling in the shadow of IRIS, I think the ViiKii viewership numbers should prove to be a significant indicator of just how popular YAB actually is. I would gladly watch YAB and other dramas on television as they're being broadcast, but I don't have access to Korean tv here in America(at least, not through the carrier we're using)...plus, I would need English subs, anyway. As such, my only access to these wonderful shows is through sites like ViiKii, mysoju, etc.

I played with some of the ViiKii numbers, and this is what I got:

Queen Seon Deok: 1,841,697 views for 341 videos = an avg 5,400.9 views per video.

YAB: 1,840,219 views for 98 videos = an avg 18,777.7 views per video.

Boys Before/Over Flowers: 5,590,557 views for 302 videos = an avg. 18,511.8 views per video.

Coffee Prince: 40,510 views for 115 videos = an avg. 353.3 views per video.

*please remember that I pulled these numbers just prior to posting these comments, and they're sure to have changed considerably by the time you read this.*

WOW. YAB has averaged 18,777.7 views per video at ViiKii. That's mind boggling! When I first saw the almost 5.6 million views for the hugely popular Boys Before/Over Flowers, I figured, "Oh, well, I guess BBF is the viewership king at ViiKii...." But, after doing the crude math, it turns out that YAB yielded more hits per video on average...and the series isn't done, yet. And we know that viewership will only increase as we head into the final episodes.

I hope that SBS is monitoring viewership data such as this, and is aware that YAB is far more popular than its modest ratings would indicate.

I.love.this.drama.

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314 yvree

November 14, 2009 at 10:14 AM

left SUSPENDED! :O

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315 YABaddict

November 14, 2009 at 11:01 AM

Argh...can't stay away..I've rewatched the last scene of ep 12 so many times...finally, a confession!

talking about parallels, I think the end of this episode was very much like the end of ep 11...but in a different context...in ep 11 TK was shouting that he cannot help but look at her, in this one he is shouting that he can SEE her...and MN said in both episodes "don't look at me"...BUT...since the circumstances are now different, the outcome will be different! In ep 11, we had a kiss out of frustration and confusion....in ep 12, we had a confession out of finally clarity and revelation...Yeah! I can just see MN doing the pig nose again, but this time, TK will know what it means...and tun tun tun...the truths will be out...he will tell her that she doesn't have to do that anymore....Ahhh....love....well..that's what I would like to happen...and then...well...on to resolving all the other stuff...but love...Ahhh...

one day closer to Wednesday!

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316 kristabelle

November 14, 2009 at 11:28 AM

Good morning YB lovers. I had a blast reading all your post, special mention @serendipiity & reluctantbutaddicted. Thank you.

Last night was FT Island concert . There's Hongki solo singing YB OST with Jolie on stage. I got it from soompi.

Here's the link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf4l0XqlrI8

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317 YABaddict

November 14, 2009 at 11:34 AM

@316
Thanks for the link! Jeremy, well, HK is soo cute there with Jolie...I am not familiar with him pre-YAB, but it looks like he got some styling tips (wardrobe) from JGS!

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318 Taohua

November 14, 2009 at 11:56 AM

@YABaddict
LOL! I would love it if Mi-nyeo did the pig nose in the beginning of the next episode. I could totally imagine TK smirking (totally a *SQUEE MOMENT*) I mean that has to happen right? B/c she doesn't know that he knows and that's the only way to prevent her emotions from overflowing. That would be so cute, since now he knows that it's b/c she likes him. I'm looking forward to the next episode just to see the awkwardness. I bet TK and MN won't say anything about the relationship to others, but I'm guessing he's going to overly possessive about her and I can see him glaring at her when she's hanging out with SW and Jeremy. It'll be interesting to watch. I hope the next episode is much more light-hearted!

Anyways I'm glad the YAB thread is alive and well.

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319 arlyne

November 14, 2009 at 12:42 PM

JB... as always thanks for a wonderful recaps. I love reading everyone's insights about this episode. @ 289, I think you've explained TK's feelings very well. I totally agree with you on everything.

I've never been this addicted to any kdrama before. I have to say that this drama has taken total control of my life. In fact I'd rather watch the airing of this drama than go to work which I did this week...LOL. I'll have total withdrawal symptom once this ends. By the way, does anybody know where can I get the "Still as Ever" instrumental song? not the bossa version but the one they play on the episodes. The instrumental is more pop version and I like it very much than the bossa version.

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320 arlyne

November 14, 2009 at 12:55 PM

@289

forgot to mention.... just as Jeremy said in episode 1.... you gave me goosebumps with your explanation. I was so touched that that scene became even more meaningful and heart warming. I'm at a loss for words..... beautiful indeed :)

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321 Quaggy

November 14, 2009 at 1:02 PM

@318 Taohua

I totally agree that Mi-nyeo's going to have to do the pig nose at some point. She doesn't know that he found out what it means! It's the perfect set up! And you are totally right that Tae-kyung would smirk quite adorably if she does do that in front of him. Actually, I'm hoping that Tae-kung will for the pig nose back (though it might interfere with his cool image) and it sort of becoming a code between the two of them.

On another note, after having some time to think about it, I realized Tae-kyung is still calling Mi-nyeo by her brother's name. She didn't she tell him her real name the time he drove her to see Mother Superior? In fact he's the only one that knows her real name (besides the manager, of course). I'd like it if he called her Mi-nyeo when it's just the two of them.

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322 ThirtySomethings

November 14, 2009 at 2:24 PM

Agree with all the insights above; I absolutely adore this drama because of the uniqueness of the characters! The actors and actresses are definitely "bringing it" every single episode.

This is what I think may happen in the last four episodes:

Ep. 13 - Lots of sweet TK and MN moments to solidify their love. At the same time, the reporter is snooping around, and realized that go mi nam may be a girl. End of ep will be cliffhanger in which the media will confront MN and Anjell.

Ep. 14 - The real Go Minam will appear, and "introduce" his twin sister to the fans. TK and Anjell dodged that bullet. Interaction between the real GMN with Minyeo and the guys. Real MN will find out from Minyeo that their mother passed. Real MN will be upset and want to find out the truth. Ep cliffhanger will be the twins found out about TK's mom caused their mother's death, and that TK is her son. Real MN upset at TK and force Minyeo to choose between him and TK.

Ep. 15 - Minyeo forced to choose her brother. MN and TK are sad. TK tries to find Minyeo but to no avail. In the meantime, he writes the "goodbye" song

Ep. 16 - TK, by chance, finds Minyeo. After some confrontation, the two reunite.

Yay! I do hope that the ending will be a happy one. I also would LOVE it if they parody their Etude CF in which they're kissing, and in MN's head, they fly up in the air. :)

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323 serendipity

November 14, 2009 at 3:49 PM

@ 316 Kristabelle

OMG! Death by Cute!

At first I thought:- Bring a poor animal to a rock concert stage with screaming fans and blaring music? What were they thinking? But Jolie clearly loved it, so I guess we're cool.

Never act with children or animals. They always upstage you.

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324 Nicholai

November 14, 2009 at 3:54 PM

I was going to hate this episode for lack of TK and MN scenes... but again, the ending was a bomb! woooooooh! shocks, for a moment when Tk was talking to MN and telling her that she can't look at anyone but him, I WAS HYPERVENTILATING! I love how the writers always end their episodes hanging! ... for Shin Woo, though I said that in the first half of this episode was boring but then I have to say I like how he was trying to comfort MN when he found her crying... that was very sweet ^^

I'm very hooked with this drama! I can't wait for the next episode! waaaaah... I'm already dying to see TK and MN's sweet moments as an official couple!

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325 jackie

November 14, 2009 at 4:19 PM

@ 322 ThirtySomethings -

i think your predictions are pretty accurate - if this was another overrated, cliched, predictable kdrama. because, after all, if your predictions came true, it WOULD make the drama predictable, yes? i bet something along those lines are going to happen, though, but hopefully with some unexpected twists.
haha you've probably seen a lot of kdramas to be able to predict what happens in each episode for the rest of the drama! but i REALLY, REALLY hope they extend :( you didn't address shinwoo or jeremy or heyi! and they neeed to have more screentime. if this drama doesn't wrap up the loose ends because of too few episodes left because of low ratings, i'll be super pissed D:

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326 serendipity

November 14, 2009 at 5:18 PM

How about this, then:

TK gathers everyone: "OK, here is the new house rule. I'm, er, um, taking, er, responsibility for MN now. So, no one can touch her without my permission. Understood?" ShinWoo looks like a faintly unhappy block of wood. Jeremy's face drops in consternation and confusion, "but, why? Why all of a sudden? Aren't we ALL taking responsibility for Mi Nam? What's happening? Hyung!" TK scowls and shouts "Just do as I say!" MN protests "Hyungnim!", looking about ready to perish from embarrassment.

Don't worry, no one follows his house rules anyway. It was funny enough the first time Auntie grabbed his butt. But on the second occasion, when she patted his butt after she apologised for opening his parcel, nobody even noticed or looked up from their breakfast. That was even funnier! I guess everyone was by then used to his sensibilities being violated.

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327 Chris

November 14, 2009 at 5:19 PM

This is way out of topic, but I somehow keep feeling that certain small actions and speech tone of JGS in this drama resemble Kim Myung Min as Jang Gun Woo(the famous conductor in Beethoven Virus).

When I watch Baby & Me, I felt that JGS was a little similar to Jang Hyuk (Windstruck, Please Teach Me English)

This guy is like a chameleon! Not only does his looks keep changing (which i attribute to the makeup/fashion style) to the point that I could not recognize him at first, but his acting style also somehow change in every movie till it reminds me of different actors.

@Serendipity: By the way, love reading your comments. I even track back to all previous episode recaps to find them! =)

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328 yvhsien

November 14, 2009 at 5:54 PM

Just got back from the USC game and couldn’t wait to get on JB’s blog to read all the great analysis and comments. And boy, were there lots. I thoroughly enjoyed reading them. But please bear with my long comments.

@289 and 302 serendipity

Wow!! That was the most comprehensive, perfect analysis of that last scene. It makes TK’s words so much more meaningful. I mentioned that TK has lots to make up to MN for causing her all the pain (before I got to read your post) but I think your explanation make his words sufficient.

I am also glad there were no flashbacks used. I think the Hong sisters had shown us all those scenes so clearly, we can go back in our mind as TK probably did all the misunderstandings and missed meanings and realized how much he had hurt MN.

@305 fan

“It’s so cute it’s sad- she’s grateful for such little crumbs of kindness!”

I do hope she realized she is not nothing and that TK will make it a point that she does not have such little self-worth anymore. That she will have courage to want more and not just take the crumbs. It’ll be fun to see how MN’s going to react to HY’s mean and conniving words after this. I’m sure she’ll still be somewhat polite but I hope she’ll tell HY off too, maybe “Your words no longer have any effect on me. I have the star that shines brightly for me and that’s enough for now.” Okay, sorry, I’m not poetic at all. I’m sure the Hong sisters can do much better.

@307 whimsicalchild

As much as we all would like TK to say something like that, I doubt it’s going to happen. What I think will happen is a series of comical situations with Jeremy and SW showing attention and affection with TK giving MN the glare for accepting the advances. And then of course, he’ll pull her aside and try to get her to stop doing that and she’ll give him some smart-ass answer…haha…

Oops sorry @318 Taohua – wrote this before I read your post.

@315 YABaddict @321 Quaggy

“I can just see MN doing the pig nose again, but this time, TK will know what it means…and tun tun tun…the truths will be out…he will tell her that she doesn’t have to do that anymore…”

Yes…that would be cute especially like Quaggy said if that becomes a code between the two of them. Will the writers please indulge us?

And yes I would like him to call her Min-Nyeo and her to call him, Oppa. C’mon, seriously, he can’t keep calling her MN and she can’t keep calling him Hyung-nim. It will start to get weird at some point.

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329 Fan

November 14, 2009 at 5:57 PM

@304

Ah, birdscout, it's hard to understand without subs! I'm amazed you do so well!

Meanwhile: The pharmacist was a reference to MN's brother's childhood pal who had a crush on MN when they were in high school and has dreams of becoming a pharmacist and settling down with MN! ;)

I think he was there during the episode they filmed the MV with HY and TK- and TK was incredulous and veryvery jealous as our sweet pharmacist confesses to 'Min-nam' that Min-nye is his first love! ;)

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330 YABaddict

November 14, 2009 at 6:19 PM

@328

Yes, TK certainly cannot keep calling GMN, "Go Minam..." in the way that he says it... but I can't picture him being all soft and tender when saying "Mineyo" either...definitely can't wait to see how they will call each other...did he say her name when she told him in the car on the way to see Mother Superior? (Ooh, something to do, I'm going to rewatch that part...:)
which reminds me, the other day I called my cat the way TK calls GMN..."Harvey...don't do that..." then I realized I'm starting to speak like him! You know you're in way too deep when this is happening...but..can't help it!

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331 yvhsien

November 14, 2009 at 6:27 PM

@330 YABaddict

Yes, she did tell TK her real name and I believe he repeated it.

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332 reluctantbutaddicted

November 14, 2009 at 6:30 PM

@ 330 : "in way too deep" -- I caught myself making the pouty lips face in the supermarket today when they were out of the milk I like. I've never done the pouty lips face (with side to side action) before, I'm pretty sure. Caught myself doing it, said "what the hell was that?" out loud, and scared the guy next to me at the milk into moving away and trying to look deeply interested in yoghurt.

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333 alert

November 14, 2009 at 6:41 PM

LOL, having lots of fun reading everyone's wish of how TK and MN r/ship should be. LOL!!

Maybe TK will be all smug and cocky trying showing off to the other two how he has the upper hand again over MN haha. Or maybe he'd try 'teaching' MN on how they should date, which should be hilarious knowing that he has as much experience as MN. And yes, we can expect him being all possessive over her. Or maybe he tried to keep it as a secret from the other two, as his ego got in his way haha. He probably doesn't want others to know he's gone all lovey dovey LOL. after all, he has ego to preserve. Then a secret relationship would be cute.

As for SW, I wonder how he would react if he knows. Would he retreat (most likely)? And would TK ever know that SW really has feelings for MN?

In real life, I think everybody hates bossy and over -possessive men, and no woman likes someone who's trying to be in control of the relationship. But I guess we all love TK if he's going to bethat way, and even found him to be adorable LOL!

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334 alert

November 14, 2009 at 6:48 PM

#330, #332

Hahaha. That was funny. I bet we all did that at some point! My sister commented my face looked weird when we went shopping yesterday, and she asked me to stop making the pouty lip when browsing books at a bookshop. coz a kid standing beside me keep looking at us. And I don't even realize that! LOL.

And I sneer a lot lately.

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335 YABaddict

November 14, 2009 at 6:49 PM

@331
You're right, I just rewatched that scene, he says it so quickly it doesn't stand out...

@332
LOL--I noticed too that I am also starting to make the "pouty lips face" on occasions, as when I'm thinking or pondering about something...yes, this show is really getting to us! But it's a good thing it was the pouty lips face and not the pig face, else the guy next to you would have really thought something is wrong!

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336 reluctantbutaddicted

November 14, 2009 at 6:57 PM

@ 334, 335 : Oh my, that's right, good thing I wasn't making the pig nose (while pondering my dairy purchases), I think they'd be locking me up right now.

I've been making the GMN reverse pouty lips sometimes, I think (puffed up but pulled in) and the occasional sneer. But on me the sneer just looks weird (like I'm having a sudden toothache). How does JGS manage to make it look smouldering? Not fair.

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337 YABaddict

November 14, 2009 at 7:14 PM

@336
I think anything JGS does will just look...hot! He is just Hotness incarnated!
Ah...he's got it all, a body, a voice, and talent!

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338 YABaddict

November 14, 2009 at 7:16 PM

Oh, I forgot, he does seem to have brains too!

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339 momosa

November 14, 2009 at 7:44 PM

@ Serendipity, @ Reluctantbutaddicted

Please take me with you if you have such a date with JGS. Only thing is I might have to prepare my conversation in advance. Suspect there will too much drooling, gawking, hyperventilating, and not much of a conversation.

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340 avidYABfan

November 14, 2009 at 8:02 PM

I should refrained myself from reading the recap and comments. Every time I browse, I compel to write something. OK, I confessed, I belong to pro spoiler group because I’m those who like to read the prologue and epilogue before the content. The waiting time kept on the tenterhooks and is killing me. No I can’t die now. I simply have to endure because excitement of next installment is hard to resist.

I’m now half way savoring viikii eng subbed version. I find streaming is so interesting (than watching dvd). You never feel alone - the viewer in viikii never miss anything and comments on everything – at time it is irritating but also quite amusing like the sudden snake rattles sound and oh “wedding cake” where YH in white standing on a round white elevated platform against 4 black ANJELL became ugly because YH standing in the middle. Then sometime strikes me. I read comment here on how TK manage to find MN at the end episode. It was explained during the shoot interval – Mgr explaining to cordi/stylist that MN’s convent is nearby the shooting venue hence the appearance of Mother Superior to comfort her.

I cannot help but notice the “star, light and I couldn’t see you” figure of speech excessively applied in such contemporary settings. It even becomes more obvious since I can’t comprehend Korean and depend heavily on subtitled text. It really boggled me that the dialogue managed to appear poetic and moving here. Maybe this is kdrama and its escapism able pull it off roundly since it gel with the OST. If this is a Hollywood chick flick, I don’t think I can stomach “I’m your moon and you’re my star” dialogue! I’ll surely shudder and have goose bumps all over me. Perhaps my love for YAB overtook my coherent sense. Oh what have become of me?

Glad I’m not the only one that shudders. It really amazes me how they can get away with scene swift but remained poignant - from tense moment after the unconscious kiss to spasms of hilarious scenes. TK shudders and leg went jelly weak had me giggling insanely. Whoa, that was a great diversion. Anyway, TK antics never fail to entertain me. At least he didn’t shudder and grimace disgustingly like he did in episode 2.

Ok, I maybe TK biased, I can’t help it. I just love the character. I notice that few comments made about his fashion sense. I think it is intended. I never really pay much attention to fashion but I read somewhere that the concept is supposedly “super edgy” – skinny pants, leather jackets, boots and studded accessories and the result – ANJELL. Come on, TK is quirky. I think Jeremy dressing is more extreme contrasting to SW who is dandy rather than edgy. I must admit that I’m appalled with TK geeky hairdo on the first episode and the way he tugged his hood behind his ear made me want to scream what was he thinking wearing that to supermarket! He may not deserve the best attire category but at least he is not boring.

Enough said. I think I’m OD-ing on YAB.

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341 Ash

November 14, 2009 at 8:06 PM

All of you must know by now that Hong Ki is having a concert , right ?
Guess who he brought with him on the stage ? His Angelina Jolie :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf4l0XqlrI8

Hong Ki was so cute . He called Jolie , Jolie and Jolie did not even listen to him
( might be due to too much noises , I guess )

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342 YABaddict

November 14, 2009 at 8:52 PM

@339

I think if you do the pig nose face, JGS will know how you feel, without words :-)

and... I want to come along too! but I think I will be choosing outfits that show more cleavage, more skin, tighter shirts and pants....ok..I will stop here I'm getting too excited...time to go to dreamland!

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343 lulu

November 14, 2009 at 8:58 PM

Love PSH and JGS.....They show awesome chemistry!!!

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344 minamichan

November 14, 2009 at 10:02 PM

love JGS n PSH..love YB..!!!

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345 gia

November 14, 2009 at 10:25 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJz4_I1sqEk

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346 yvhsien

November 15, 2009 at 12:29 AM

@reluctantbutaddicted, alert and YABaddict

OMG...I caught myself doing that TK pouty, sneering lips action too and was at first mortified. And was too embarassed to bring it up here but since I'm not the only one...I don't feel so bad. Arggh....what has this drama turned me into??

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347 D

November 15, 2009 at 1:06 AM

thanks for the recap & fellow addicts..

i came in late on Sunday afternoon and had such a blast reading all 344 comments before me.. this drama makes great fanfic, yes?

i was elated with RANMA mention - oneof my fav (still is)

im just enjoying the show (not on viikii tho - can nvr get a clear stream) looking forward to ep13.

on the other hand - i was just thinking of JGS/TK's style, he did mentioned in the midnight interview that he did most thing on his own, with no manager around, so I guess that explained the wreck he was (nearly) everytime on red carpet event. as for the show - it makes sense. and for this drama, if he's dressed like any other (current) IDOLS, it wont work with his personality.

and i still hv a crush on President Ahn.. LOL.. but those pastel stuff around his neck just gotta go

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348 Crazy over YAB

November 15, 2009 at 1:54 AM

For JGS's fans, you may like to read his recent interview here..

http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=ent10&idxno=2009101918362811105
This interview gives me another glimpse of him. An excerpt from the interview ....

JGS : And truthfully I’m not really into clothes. But some people suddenly started calling me a fashionista. That made me reflect upon my image that it may perhaps be a bit too trendy.

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349 Crazy over YAB

November 15, 2009 at 2:00 AM

Heard that the YAB's casts will be going to Okinawa, Japan for 4 days, 5 nights [18th - 22 Nov]. Guess, they are going to give us a beautiful ending...enjoying themselves in Japan....and in another romantic setting TK might be able to win MN back (presuming she left the group for a while due to TK's mum problem..) sigh....