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Personal Taste: Episode 4

While Personal Taste is generally playing it safe in the traditional man-will-teach-bumbling-woman-how-to-live setup, we do start to see some cracks in Jin-ho’s armor, which makes me warm up to him a little more. Nobody likes a know-it-all who actually knows it all. In this episode the roommates start to bond, and we finally get an emotional connection between them that makes a future attraction credible. The pace is still a little awkward and not quite as zippy as one would like for a drama of this tone, but the character moments keep it moving from scene to scene. Not as funny as the last episode, but perhaps more serious and emotionally engaging, toilet humor notwithstanding.

 
EPISODE 4 RECAP

After Jin-ho’s (ahem) satisfying foot massage, Kae-in drops dead on the couch and Jin-ho goes into his room, trying to tell himself to calm down and not flare up at her for her latest GAAAY blunder in front of Do-bin. This is, of course, for the sake of the project and in no way to spare Kae-in’s feelings.

The next morning, Kae-in wakes up on the couch and remembers her very public declaration of Jin-ho’s sexual orientation.

She fears the wrath of Jin-ho, so when she hears him come out of his room, she falls to the floor and pretends to still be asleep. Jin-ho tries to wake her, notes her increasing weirdness, and leaves. Once she thinks it’s safe, Kae-in heads to the bathroom…and Jin-ho uses that opportunity to sneak up on her, swinging open the windows to the bathroom and scaring her. Wasn’t one set of naked shower encounters enough to teach you kids to knock?

Jin-ho asks if she has anything she wants to apologize for. Kae-in chooses the way of cowardice in her hangover haze, and tells him that when she drinks she doesn’t remember anything…yeah, that excuse never works. Jin-ho looks annoyed and skeptical, but lets it go for the time being.

Jin-ho and Sang-jun go to the site of the future Dahm Museum, and Sang-jun talks about all the different parts of the complex while Jin-ho air-doodles a design. Sang-jun mentions, “that person seems to like you.” Jin-ho jumps to a gay conclusion, blubbering that a man can’t be attracted to another man! This leaves Sang-jun perplexed, as he was talking about Kae-in. Methinks the man doth protest too much, eh? God, how much would I love this drama if it ended with: “And then Jin-ho and Sang-jun lived happily ever after.” Someone get on that fanfic!

They run into President Han and exchange more pleasantries as veiled threats, and Jin-ho takes a jab, saying that his father’s only mistake was in trusting his right-hand man. President Han doesn’t seem to be the type to be shocked when confronted with his own evilness so for today it’s another draw.

Later that day, In-hee and Hye-mi both show up at Jin-ho’s office, eyeing each other up and down like the territorial predators they are. Hye-mi announces herself as Jin-ho’s fiancé, which of course has In-hee doing a double take. She’s thinking, either that girl is delusional, a beard, or both.

When Jin-ho arrives, he is extremely deferential and polite to In-hee (as Do-bin’s right-hand woman), while ignoring Hye-mi and her feeble attempts at posturing. In-hee is here to invite Jin-ho to a gala where he’ll meet a lot of professional contacts, and she’s come in person to thank him for his participation in the awkward situation with Chang-ryul at the museum briefing.

In-hee also tips him off to Do-bin’s habit of walking around the gallery on days when he doesn’t have afternoon appointments, so Jin-ho drives her back to the museum in hopes of running into Do-bin. On the way, Jin-ho says he wants to properly thank In-hee for her help, so she suggests he buy dinner. He readily accepts, causing her a moment’s pause: is this man really gay? Isn’t it possible he’s just being polite, and not casting off MEN to be into YOU?

When they reach the museum, Chang-ryul is there waiting for In-hee, and he witnesses them arrive together and exchange phone numbers.

Exactly how many love triangles are there going to be here? There’s Jin-ho/Kae-in/In-hee, Jin-ho/In-hee/Chang-ryul, Hye-mi/Jin-ho/In-hee, In-hee/Chang-ryul/Kae-in, then presumably later Jin-ho/Kae-in/Chang-ryul, not to mention the misunderstood Jin-ho/Sang-jun/Tae-hoon one. My head is spinning from the merry-go-round of crushes.

In the men’s room, Jin-ho practices an explanation to Do-bin about Kae-in’s GAAAY outburst. He starts with, “What you heard last night about my preference…” then tries, “I don’t like men….” And finally, he shouts, “I’m not gay!” just as another man walks into the restroom. Heh. I do enjoy an embarrassed Jin-ho; not going to lie.

Jin-ho strategically “runs into” Do-bin in the gallery, and they have coffee in Do-bin’s office. Jin-ho starts his rehearsed rendition of “How I Am Not Gay,” but Do-bin cuts him off, saying that he doesn’t care about personal matters, and just wants Jin-ho to do his best for the design. Jin-ho offers some random unsolicited curatorial advice, suggesting a Kandinsky instead of the Klimt. Do-bin’s curiosity is piqued by this strange young man, and perhaps there are…sparks? Or is that indigestion? Hard to tell.

Young-sun comes over to visit Kae-in, bringing her a fresh batch of shellfish from her mom, and Kae-in confesses to messing up yet again. Young-sun can’t believe she blabbed about Jin-ho in such a public way and they worry what Jin-ho might do in retaliation this time.

Young-sun decides that Kae-in needs to offer up a grand gesture. She drags Kae-in to the grocery store, and goes with the old adage, “the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach,” citing her husband’s proclivity to zoom toward happiness when she makes dinner. Young-sun suggests that Kae-in cook dinner for Jin-ho, then act cutesy (do they even know Jin-ho?) Kae-in replies that she doesn’t know how to act cutesy, which is a total lie, as we’ve seen her pout and passive-aggressively act cute about kalbi to get what she wants. But Young-sun looks her up and down and agrees that if she were a guy, she’d find her about as cute as a rock. Nobody tells it to ya like a girlfriend! Ouch.

Jin-ho, meanwhile, gets a call from his new best friend In-hee. (Tamping down the urge to boo and hiss every time I write her name.) She informs him that Do-bin wants to have dinner with him, and Sang-jun is so impressed that Jin-ho is apparently winning everyone over to his side.

Back over at Project: Forgive Me for Outing You, Kae-in and Young-sun riffle through movies, as Young-sun suggests she initiate some roommate bonding time with Jin-ho. Kae-in refuses at first, but when Young-sun tells that she needs to fill the hole that In-hee left in her life, Kae-in doesn’t argue. Sad, to think that the person who hurt her so badly used to be such a huge part of her life.

Kae-in chooses Brokeback Mountain, (Ha) saying that Jin-ho has had a hard enough time hiding who he is from the rest of the world; he should be able to be himself in front of her. I like that the gay misunderstanding not only provides endless comical situations, but also sweet character revelations such as this. If only every gay man in Korea had a friend like Kae-in.

As Jin-ho is leaving for the day, his staff is busy googling what women want for Christmas, and they find that the number one thing is a gay friend, for the obvious reasons: talking freely about relationships, going shopping, etc. Jin-ho’s curiosity is piqued as he listens in, but denies his interest in the matter when Sang-jun notices him.

When Jin-ho drives away from the office, Tae-hoon follows him home, fulfilling his promise to Hye-mi that if he found out where Jin-ho was living, she’d go out with him. He notes truthfully as he follows, “You know there isn’t a soul in the world you can trust, right?” Well, nobody trusted you to begin with, silly.

Hye-mi, meanwhile, is bonding with Jin-ho’s mom at the spa, and it’s clear that Mom likes Hye-mi because she’s an old family friend from Jin-ho’s toddler days, and they’ve already settled into a mother/daughter-in-law relationship. She encourages Hye-mi to stay by Jin-ho’s side and persevere. Listen, there’re a million reasons why you’ll never marry Jin-ho, least of which is your hair color, but even that’s enough to rule you out. Seriously, go back and look at all your kdramas of old. Has the orange-haired girl ever gotten the guy? Yeah, I didn’t think so.

Tae-hoon follows Jin-ho all the way home, and deciphers the Chinese characters above the house, reading: Sang-go-jae, and runs off to give this tidbit back to his master.

Young-sun and Kae-in set up to cook dinner, and Kae-in spends the whole time begging Young-sun to do it for her. You should have just played it like you did the cleaning session with Jin-ho. But it’s too late, as Jin-ho walks through the door. By her reaction, you’d think Godzilla just came home.

When Jin-ho arrives, Young-sun tries to facilitate some roommate bonding, telling them to cut the formalities and use banmal, saying they should “Rip words and rip farts…” But Jin-ho is unsurprisingly against the ripping of both, in anyone’s presence, let alone Kae-in’s.

Jin-ho cuts the bonding short and goes in his room. Young-sun leaves to tend to her son, leaving Kae-in alone to fend for her own forgiveness. She handles that about as well as you’d think.

Jin-ho comes out of his room, and they rehash the events of last night. Kae-in maintains that she doesn’t remember a thing, while Jin-ho recounts all of her actions, including a fake loan, which she vehemently denies. Uh….

Well, no one said you were the brightest bulb. Once Kae-in is caught in the lie, Jin-ho totally has the upper hand, as he makes her write and sign a contract that says if she ever utters anything about his orientation again, she promises to do anything he asks. How long should we give her before she’s cleaning his room and febreezing his jackets?

She reluctantly lets him stamp her thumbprint on the contract, then tells him to wait while she cooks dinner for him. What follows is a fiasco of mild proportions, not unlike what happens in my kitchen when I’ve lost a bet or lied to someone that I can cook.

After one failed attempt, she finally presents her dish at the dinner table, but Jin-ho stringently sticks to his own side dishes, ignoring her painstakingly earned gesture.

With some passive-aggressive prodding, Jin-ho finally tastes it. Eager to know how it tastes, she waits for a response, and he says: “Well, it’s fit for humans to eat.” Sometimes I want to shake you violently by the throat.

He does eat it all, despite his lackluster review, leaving Kae-in none for herself. She tries again to be friendly, putting out her hand for a shake, declaring that they should do their best to make it work. Jin-ho does the worst thing ever in return: the limp-fish handshake. And he adds that he has no intention of making it work with Kae-in. Okay, rude-o.

Kae-in, ever the dogged optimist, tries again by inviting him to watch a movie (please let us see his reaction to Brokeback, please!) but he turns her down, saying he doesn’t have the time or the inclination to hang out and watch movies with her. Killjoy.

Over in the land of the happily un-wed, Chang-ryul and In-hee have it out again over the apartment, this time with Chang-ryul on the inside, having changed the lock code on In-hee. They argue about the apartment, about Jin-ho, and whether or not In-hee will give Chang-ryul another chance.

He ends up begging her to take him back, showing him to be the far more vulnerable and human character in this relationship, although that’s not saying much.

In-hee’s reply is so cold that I actually start to feel sorry for the bastard that dumped Kae-in. She says that once her heart has left, she can’t go back, and tells him that she’s moved on. She talks about men like the latest handbag, saying that she likes the newest and best things, and he didn’t turn out to be the best thing out there. Chang-ryul’s face falls, but he’s not ready to give up just yet. He says fine, then they’ll just have to live like this, since neither of them is about to move out of the apartment. In-hee agrees reluctantly, as long as he stays out of her business.

Left to her own druthers, Kae-in chooses Nacho Libre for movie night. Jin-ho comes out for a glass of water, and Kae-in asks for a glass, calling him “In-hee ya” by reflex. Both realize the slip, and Jin-ho brings her water, musing that In-hee must have been her roommate for a long time, for her to call out to him like that. She confirms they were friends and roommates for TEN YEARS. My jaw and my opinion of In-hee drop to the floor.

Kae-in offers him some of her popcorn, and he replies exactly how a gay friend would: “You know that’ll go straight to your thighs.” Okay, he says belly, but close enough. Kae-in doesn’t care (no surprise), and when he finally caves and eats some, she asks him what about the belly fat? He retorts that he’s not the body type to retain belly fat, inciting Kae-in to snark that he must’ve gone to a snappy comeback academy.

They watch the movie and start to bond a little, being more comfortable in each other’s presence. Kae-in asks Jin-ho when he first knew he was gay, that he was different from everyone else. When he doesn’t reply, she says that she was seven when she knew. Startled, Jin-ho asks if she’s a lesbian. No, it’s when she realized that she was different from the other kids; when she saw that other kids’ moms came to school events and that she would never have that.

Kae-in adds that she thought maybe Jin-ho would know what that was like. Jin-ho doesn’t open up about his own father’s death, but I think this speaks to him and moves him to see Kae-in in a more substantive, less superficial light.

She keeps pestering him cutely to tell her when he knew he liked boys, so he just shoves popcorn in her mouth to shut her up. Aww, cute.

The next morning, Jin-ho starts feeling sick at work, resulting in a series of diarrhea escapades, complete with noises, contorted faces, and his desperate attempts to hold it in while running about town. It’s not the cleverest or most sophisticated, but damn if it isn’t funny watching Jin-ho try to walk on tip-toe with his hand on his butt to stave off the…impending deluge.

Turns out he’s got a bout of food poisoning from Kae-in’s shellfish, but she’s fine since she didn’t get to have any. Heh. He plots her slow and painful death while sitting on the toilet.

Kae-in goes out on a job interview, thinking she’s applying for a furniture designer position at a large company, but it turns out that it’s for a secretarial position, and she gets dismissed readily. Chang-ryul happens to witness this, as he is checking out the manufacturer as a candidate for his Dahm design.

Chang-ryul feels compelled to follow Kae-in, as she despondently leaves the interview, eats ramem alone in a convenience store, then walks home in the rain. He watches her from a distance feeling bad and drawn to her too, but all I can think the whole time is, why aren’t you giving her a ride home, doofus?

Later that night, Jin-ho meets Do-bin for dinner, despite his…uh…condition. Do-bin notices that he’s not doing so well, so he graciously insists they reschedule, and gives him a handkerchief to wipe his flop sweat. Do-bin asks that he return the handkerchief, as it has sentimental value to him. Hm, what compromising position will this handkerchief get Jin-ho in? Can’t wait to find out.

Jin-ho and Kae-in return around the same time, with Jin-ho noticing that Chang-ryul was outside the house when he arrived. Jin-ho is fuming mad about the shellfish and his cancelled dinner, but Kae-in is so concerned for him that she runs her sopping wet self all over the house looking for diarrhea medicine for him.

She keeps asking him about the diarrhea, which just makes him angrier, as he can’t even say the word. All day he’s been saying, “dia…” like the word is as disgusting as the affliction. He finally shouts at her, “Stop saying DIARRHEA!” which makes me laugh, which means I’m five years old, I know.

He softens a little when he sees her scrambling to get him medicine, and starts out yelling at her for dripping water all over the floor, but ends up getting her a towel and telling her to dry off before she catches cold. Aww, cute again!

Later, Jin-ho isn’t even surprised when he hears something shatter in the kitchen. Kae-in’s broken a dish, and he helps her clean it up, asking if she can’t go one day without making a mess. She asks if he can’t go one day without pestering her. Touché.

Kae-in makes him some rice porridge (the Korean staple food for sickies) and he makes her taste it first, in case it’s poisoned. Not an irrational fear, given the events of the day. I would even insist she eat half, for the karma factor, in case it’s a replay of the shellfish debacle.

He notices the cuts on her finger, which she explains are from last night’s cooking, or attempts thereof. And then…the calls start coming. It’s Chang-ryul, drunk-dialing her from outside the house.

Jin-ho sees the look on her face and knows the score right away. He tells her not to go. She insists that she won’t, but Jin-ho and I both vote that she’ll end up going out to meet him. They always do.

Aaaand? She caves. Kae-in runs out of the house, just as Jin-ho comes out of his room, band-aid in hand for her cut finger. He mutters, “Jeon Jin-ho wins.” But his face says the opposite.

Kae-in finds Chang-ryul outside, and the gist? He’s still an ass. The nitty gritty: Kae-in wants to know why he chose In-Hee, of all people. He replies that In-hee gave him everything, all of herself (yes, I think the sexual implication is intended, while not being the sole meaning), while Kae-in always kept him at arm’s length. He claims that she had one foot out the door, by acting immature and naïve. That makes no kind of sense.

Kae-in is floored. She replies that she was just so happy to be with him, that she melted over every little kiss, every phone call, and dashed out to see him without a care for how she looked because she was so anxious to see him. Chang-ryul says they were too different, and that she didn’t meet him as an adult, an equal.

Kae-in has the realization that it might have been her fault. Well, yes, your stuff is your fault. But Chang-ryul being an ASS is totally not your fault. Maybe she would’ve given herself completely if you had been a trustworthy boyfriend, dude. Ever think of that?

Then, the guy has the nerve to take a call from In-hee, thereby proving me right, so thank you very much, Show. He lets it slip that he’s living with her, which is the blow that Kae-in needs to be disillusioned. She can’t believe he’s here to see her, while still living with In-hee. Once a cheater…you know the rest. Kae-in can’t believe how pathetic he’s making her feel, up to the bitter end—this makes her angry, (good girl—use that anger) and she tells him to go.

Kae-in trudges back in, and Jin-ho is lying in wait. He rips into her for not having more pride, calling her stupid: “You really are a puppy, getting abandoned, then forgetting all about it, running out happily when you’re called. Do you know how pitiful you look right now?” She tells him to stop, but he’s all riled up. But so is she, so she responds with violence, hitting him with pillows and beating his chest in frustration. There now, was that cathartic? Was it sexy? Oh, is that not where this is going?

Kae-in cries out, “Why does everyone think I’m such a pushover? What did I ever do that was so wrong? Why are you all making me so pathetic? Why?” Jin-ho unhelpfully but truthfully tells her that she’s doing it to herself.

Kae-in: “A person like you has never waited all day for a phone call from the person you like. Or felt that your heart might burst, just from looking at this person. You could die and come back from the grave and never know. The person who made me feel that way told me to come outside. No matter how wrong he was, I want to hear him out. What can I do? I’m just built like this, so what can I do?”

Both of them have tears in their eyes as she says this, and the way they feed off each other’s performances in this scene is their first real connection for me.

They drink, and Kae-in recounts what Chang-ryul said. Jin-ho appropriately calls out Chang-ryul’s BS, and advises her to forget him. When she says she can’t let go of the realization that the whole thing may have been her fault, Jin-ho tells her to make him regret losing a woman like her.

That sparks an idea in Kae-in’s head. She looks over at him longingly and leans onto his arm, asking, “Will you…make a woman out of me?”

Oh, my. Is it getting hot in here?

Either someone’s getting laid or someone’s getting a makeover. Is it sick if I’m equally happy either way? I like that the dynamic has shifted in this episode from straight-up nagging and hating to a more tolerant tenuous friendship between our leads. They show their affection (still platonic) in very different ways—Kae-in wanting to let Jin-ho be himself around her, Jin-ho wanting for Kae-in to value herself—but both are finding a home in each other that they desperately needed. The first three episodes were set-up and near-naked hijinks, fun to be sure; but now we’ve got some real emotional openness and vulnerability, so I’m excited to see how we’ll mix all those elements up from here on out.

Also, some speculation as an afterthought:

Jin-ho has yet to figure out the design “secret” of Sang-go-jae, because he knows that the han-ok fusion style isn’t all there is to it. This is pure speculation on my part, but I think it has something to do with the layout, and in particular the layout of windows and doors, creating visibility through spaces. I don’t know if it’s because the director just likes to shoot through windows and mirrors, but every room in that house has an opening through which you can see the rest of the house.

I have an idea that if you were to open up all the windows and doorways, you could see every part of the house from another. If that turns out to be true, it might have something to do with the architect’s obsessive love for his wife, wanting to see her at all times (in the loving doting way, not the creepy stalker way, one hopes).

Just a thought. Please don’t spoil me either way if you know. It might be a much more complicated architectural answer, but it’s a writerly thought (as in that’s how I would do it) because it’s romantic to think of Kae-in’s father, young and in love, not wanting to be parted from his love for more than five minutes, so keeping her always in his line of sight. Well, both co-dependent and romantic. No one’s perfect.

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I'm extremely extremely addicted to Personal Taste at this point. Call me childish for loving the gay hijinks, but it's just. so. funny. In a way that Coffee Prince never did it for me... oddly enough. Anyway. Keep it coming, javabeans!

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Thanks for posting a recap! I love reading what you think about certain scenes. I especially like your thought about the secret of the house. It's so romantic if it is the reason :)

LMH & SYJ are great together. They bring a smile to my face despite having just taken an awful test and having two more essays to write this week.

THANKS :)

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When can we see Personal Taste ( the novel) Part 4?? Dying to know the story . Thanks in advance

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Thank you so much. Your recap is much appreciated. Excellent writing style and very easy to read.

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Ahem, Nhu... this awesome recap was written by girlfriday!!

You both (JB and girlfriday) write the awesomest recaps ever (esp. Cinderella's Sister recaps..... GAH!). :D Keep it up! Looking forward to the coming episodes like crazy, haha.

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I have been waiting for this recap for days! Excellent write-up, as always!
Captured the spirit of the episode.

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Wonderful Recap! Thank You! Loving the drama.

Omo! I'm watching OML, CS, PT and Down With Love (T-drama) right now... I dont know how I do it but I'm just a drama Addict! Lol.

And Also i cant keep the PT OST by Younha out of my head. Love it!

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Oh My Lady and Personal Taste (along with TWDrama Down with Love) are my current drama addiction at the moment. Thanks for the wonderful recaps. I like reading them just to see your and JB's take on each epsiode =).

Keep up the good work!

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Thanks for the recap!
--When Chang-ryul said Kae-in wasn't "adult" enough for him, did he mean it was because she didn't sleep with him? I don't know if something got lost in the translation but the subbing left it so vague it's hard to understand what he exactly meant.

--Also, why does Hye-Mi live with Jin-Ho's mother? At the bed scene, I thought she was just a girl he brought home that night but she lives w/ them?? Big risk if you ask me.

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Thanks for the fantastic recap, girlfriday!

Regarding the possible makeover, maybe Jin-ho will start with showing Kae-in how to apply lip gloss since the boy's lips are always so pink and shiny!

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@ mimi: I think Chang-ryul's double meaning of "adult" was intentional. So yes, she was both too immature in the conventional way, and also "not giving of herself completely" the sexual way. Yeah, I know. Bastard.

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Thank you so much for the recap! Kae-in isn't the best heroine I've encountered, but I do like the Kae-in and Jinho interactions. I like how they're not fighting all the time, but they do try to be adults and be civil. I like how Kae-in is sympathetic to the troubles Jin-ho may be facing as a gay man. And I like how Jinho can be pretty nice sometimes.

I think the saddest part of this episode was when Kae-in was watching that movie and asked Inhee for some water. She was laughing....and then poof, reality kicked her in the shin. And Chang-ryul's explanation made no sense. I can see how it may be an issue of sex....but then he goes on abt how she had never completely given herself and never completely put her faith in him.....but i can't for the life of me imagine how Inhee could have done better. In what way did Inhee show Changryul that she was emotionally invested in him??

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wow your analysis of the house is amazing - i would never have thought of that! brilliant!

i'm glad there's less hijinks though - and more of jin ho being serious - even though his seriousness can get completely misconstrued as being the best gay bff ever

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thanks for the recap! cant wait for the next

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Thank you for your hard work, PT is my second favorite drama of the season, the scene where Kae-in starts to hit Jin-ho in frustration, it totally made me cry, she is responsible for her own short comings, but the ex-boyfriend he is a total Ass and half, the best scene of the whole episode!! Thank you again!!
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Lee Min-ho, please have my babies. (Yes, I definitely worded that correctly.)

That is all.

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Thanks a lot! This recaps make it easier to understand the drama. I enjoyed your recaps and the drama as well!

Thanks again!

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OOoooohhh! Love this, girlfriday, as usual. (Also your idea about the architectural secret of Sang-go-jae is kind of cool, and certainly a lot better than mine).

"Either someone’s getting laid or someone’s getting a makeover. "

...how about both? ;) A girl can hope, can't she?

Personal Taste's awesome for the laughs, so I can't wait to see what they're going to do next week. (...I wonder if they're going to follow the Do-bin / Jin-ho "gay" plot in the book? LOL it would be so hilarious if so.)

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Dude, you are good. I almost got chills reading your speculation on the house and architectural elements. It'd be a shame if that didn't turn out to be the "secret" to Sang Go Jae.

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Ugh, in the part where Chang-ryul said she didn't give him "everything" and that's why he cheated on her, I was all, "Wait... does he mean...? OH NO HE DIDN'T."

What a bastard.

(I'm not saying it's wrong to want to make a relationship sexual, or to be frustrated when you and your significant other want to be at different stages. What annoys me most is that he's acting like he's the adult here, when clearly he never did the adult thing - have a conversation with her about it. Instead he cheated on her with her best friend, who was willing to give him "everything" (except, clearly, her heart). Classy. )

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Yeah. If he were truly an adult, he would have simply broken up with her before screwing her best friend behind her back.

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"Has the orange-haired girl ever gotten the guy? "

How about the movie "My Love Patzzi"?

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Apparently I'm 5 as well, because I laughed too. 8-)

Or maybe 12, because I'm thinking a Do-bin/Jin-ho/Sang-jun triangle would be a riot as well.

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I find the female lead character annoying as hell. There is nothing cute or redeeming about her to make me sit though an entire 50 minutes of the show- not even for Lee Minho.

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Thanks for the well written recap. Hah, I love these two together already. Loved the bonding! I think the part where Jin Ho tricks Kae In to admitting her lie was so cute. Poor Kae In, can't help it if she's such a craptastic liar!

I like that you add your own humor into these recaps so it's not like rereading the exact same episode.

I think I agree with your speculation about the house. Granted I have no knowledge of Korean housing and architecture but it seems like a plausible answer especially connecting it to a museum design.

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Javabeans, you are too funny...

"Has the oranged-hair girl ever gotten the guy? Yeah I didn't think so." You are so right.

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wow! i like you analysis on the design of the house. and you know what? Jin-ho realizes it when he falls for Kae-in

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continue# 26 : realizes it as in figure out the secret of the design

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I love your interpretation on the architectural design of the house! When I was looking at it I was only thinking that it looks really spacious and comfortable but I have never thought about the true meaning behind the design. Whether it's as you interpreted or not, it is a very well-designed house. I hope to get a chance to look at the real one when I go to Korea one day!

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OOooooh, I love your idea about the architectural secret to the house. That sounds really interesting!

Watching this drama wishes I had a Korean style house like that, but I'm sure that's not going to fly in sunny California. Oh well...

Thanks for the recap!

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" If that turns out to be true, it might have something to do with the architect’s obsessive love for his wife, wanting to see her at all times"

Wow...thats a really good idea. Thank you for your recap...

It would be sweet if it is that way.

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Great recap.
Favorite line is this recap: [i]Oh, is that not where this is going?[i]
Favorite line in every recap: [i]thank you very much, Show.[i]

Thanks for yet another great read.

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girlfriday! ur recaps entertain me totally! especially ur witty banter with Show. :D:D:D i think this episode was the best out of the four and i can't wait for ep 5. THANKS!!

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I love the way you write your recaps! <3

wow you're analysis (^^) of Kae-In's house is really quite impressive! I WANT THAT HOUSE BTW! hehe

Thanks for the recap!

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u forgot to mention jinho/hyemi/taehoon...and there also seems to be director do bin on the list..if this going to be anything like the novel..its gonna be a riot!!...thanx for th e lovely recap GF!!

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i had really high hopes for this drama and i think it didn't live up to the hype. so far it's alright. but the pacing is really awkward, and therefore makes the drama less engaging. i wonder what rabbit they'll pull out of the bag next. or else i'll soon be a goner.

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Thanks for the recaps Javabeans...I love this drama and falling for Lee Min Ho all over again...:)))

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Good recaps........
Thank for recaps.

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@Tammu - yo, Cali is probably the only place you could get away with having that kind of house. i can only imagine how cold it might get in winter with all those open space.

thanks for the recap! sometimes i feel like i miss the emotional bits, so i'm glad you pointed them out. but you forgot to mention the awesome See-Ya song in this episode!

p.s. the theory about the house is (a) really romantic and (b) such a good idea. i hope that's the actual reason, or at least that the real reason is just as epic

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my favorite part, aside from Jin Ho's diarrhea face, is when Kae-in said that they indirectly kissed cause they ate off the same spoon. i was actually surprised that he ate out of the same spoon that she just used. i thought he'd be more of a germaphobe.

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oh TQ.. for ur review~~
i lov ur opinion about the house, n i seriously believe it's tat way.. hehe..
can't wait for tomorrow~~

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woah ur speculation is brilliant...i hope it is the same! Awesome!
This ep was way better than the earlier eps...but itz still not heating up yet.

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oh yea.. but i think reading your recaps is way more enjoyable than watching the drama. love your theory about sang go jae's architectural secret. it makes a lot of sense.

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I have totally fallen in love with this drama. I think Lee Min-ho is doing a fantastic job. With Goo Jun-pyo there was this over the top, dramatic flair to what he did. I think that with Jin-ho here there is a control to the emotion of the character that requires more depth. Awesome to see him growing.

And in the scene where she beats him after she's gone out to see Jerk Face of the Year and they've both got tears in their eyes? I was all teary eyed as well. Beautiful, emotional scene and one that was unexpected in this episode.

You know what? Poop is always good for a laugh. And this one made me laugh really, really hard. Especially the scene where he was in the pharmacy. The pharmacist coming out with the keys and Jin-ho basically clenching his way down the sidewalk had me in stitches.

I really hope your speculation about the house comes true. Because that is endearing. And that is the kind of love I could see developing between Kae-in and Jin-ho. Great, great recap!

Can't wait to see what happens this week!

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I am watching a lot of dramas mainly MFL, BORM, CS, PP, PT... wow just call me an addict, but since I work nights, on my days off, I cannot sleep, and this is how I get through the night.

I really look forward to PT, I am enjoying it a lot, and I do like the gay roommate. although not original, story line.

It's strange that every now an then, the camera shows you Do-bin, I thought, is there something about him? I felt a strange vibe when Do-bin a man passed his handkerchief to Jin-ho and tells him that he needs it back because it's sentimental. I have never seen a man give another man his handkerchief before; it was at that moment I felt that Do-bin may be gay.

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super dooper love this drama...can't wait for the next episode...saranghe lee min ho!!!!:)

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awww...I'd love it if the reason for the architecture of the house was as you said, girlfriday...and that as @sshahi said, that jinho will realize it when he falls for kae-in...thanks for the recap!

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"There now, was that cathartic? Was it sexy? Oh, is that not where this is going?"

You know, you and Javabeans make one hell of a tag team. As someone that's been reading this blog for years (oh dear god) I have to say that I *love* your recaps. Great job!

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I like the overall storyline but am not very happy with how they're executing it. I don't like to see the unnecessary flashback scenes or retelling what's happened between so and so.. which make me fast-forward parts of the drama. And the horrible soundtrack oh my.. I guess the rumor I saw about the music director of this drama was all wrong. I'm really happy with the actors so far though.. well except I wish Son Ye-jin made funny looking faces less often.

I just wanted ep 5 preview and it looks much more promising than ep 1-4. I really hope it doesn't disappoint!

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I think you just turned into my favorite guest writer/recapper. :D

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i love the house. if anyone has a blueprint let me know ^_^

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