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Scent of a Woman: Episode 15

No more secrets, just acceptance. It takes us 15 episodes to arrive here, at the message packed in this drama (and this episode in particular): Live with love, build your happiness on that, and make the most of the life you have while you have it. The message is universal and oft-heard, but still packs a punch when you see it lived out in characters you’ve grown attached to and rooted for over this many hours.

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EPISODE 15 RECAP

Yeon-jae tells her mother about her cancer, and Mom’s initial reaction is denial. She insists that they march right over to the hospital to confirm that she was misdiagnosed, and the longer Yeon-jae resists, the louder she insists.

But finally the truth sinks in, and Mom screams and sobs. She’s calmer on the drive home, but now she’s taken on a worrying stoic silence, and goes to her room without saying a word to Yeon-jae.

Ji-wook drops by during lunch hour to see Yeon-jae, who tells him that she’s concerned about both Mom and Eun-seok. The latter name still gets a rise out of Ji-wook, who’s a little jealous, to her amusement, but it’s mostly for levity’s sake that he pouts. He pretends something’s on her face to lean in and deliver a surprise kiss, keeping up a cheerful face until Yeon-jae goes back inside.

Yeon-jae shows up at Eun-seok’s door again, and fills him in on telling Mom about her cancer. But since Mom hasn’t fully registered it yet, Yeon-jae asks Eun-seok to deliver the results of her upcoming treatment to Mom, to help her accept the truth. She adds, “Don’t quit being a doctor. You asked me to live. I will live. Until I die, I’ll live diligently.”

Mom thinks back to Yeon-jae’s behavior of the recent past, now that they make sense. She comes home and confronts her about how long she’s known, angry and hurt that Yeon-jae has kept it secret for over two months. It’s a tough position, because both women have a point: Yeon-jae was afraid her mother would take it badly, but on the other hand, now Mom feels foolish and horrible. Yeon-jae’s decision inadvertently turns her into the bad guy, the bad mother who carried on blithely while her daughter was dying.

Mom has accepted the cancer part of Yeon-jae’s condition but she still doesn’t accept the death sentence, and says that this is different from when Dad fell ill. Now there are new medicines and therapies, and all Yeon-jae needs is some surgery, some chemo, and she’ll be fine. Yeon-jae gently tells her mother that it’s no use, that she’s beyond surgery. “But I’m okay, Mom.”

Now it all sinks in, and Mom falls to the floor, beating the ground and crying about her poor daughter. Yeon-jae grabs her and holds her close.

She talks to Ji-wook in tears that night, and although he’d like to be with her, he abides by her wishes and doesn’t press the issue. When he asks about her treatment tomorrow, she tells him she’ll go with Mom, and he doesn’t argue.

Eun-seok still hasn’t returned to work, and his boss tells him he’ll have to make a decision about his future today: Either go to MD Anderson or resign, but he can’t stay home and remain in limbo. He returns to the hospital and contemplates his doctor’s coat as he remembers Yeon-jae’s words about him being her doctor. And so, he tells his boss that he won’t be going anywhere. Yay!

Mom goes to her husband’s grave, sighing that he ought to have thrown some heavenly weight around to prevent this fate for their daughter. She cries out her grief, feeling miserable, but stops herself to say, “But I should still live, shouldn’t I? Since I’m her mother.”

Yeon-jae heads to the hospital alone since Mom isn’t around to come with her, and brightens to see Eun-seok there. She tells him that her mother hasn’t yet come to terms with the news, but to her surprise Mom walks into the lobby, smiling now.

Mom sits with Eun-seok to hear about her condition, thanking him for taking care of Yeon-jae and saying she’s glad he’s the one treating her. Mom confides that she’d had a terrible time with her husband’s illness, unable to do anything but cry daily: “And I became a mother who couldn’t be a source of support. That hurts my heart.” She starts to break down and admits she’s scared now too, but gets a grip on her tears and says, “But I have to be strong, because I’m her mother, and she’s my daughter.”

Aw, I knew Mom had it in her — I’d hoped we’d all been underestimating her strength, which seemed likely because Mom has been surprising me with her awesomeness in recent episodes. It’s so gratifying to see her rise above her weakness.

After the consultation, Mom comes out, her composure back in place, hugs Yeon-jae, and tells her the results: Her condition hasn’t worsened since the last treatment.

Stroking Yeon-jae’s hair, Mom says, “You’ve suffered a lot” in a way that shows she’s willing to be that emotional bedrock now and share in the burden of being strong.

Ji-wook presents his business proposal to the company executives to expand the company. President Kim — always at odds with Ji-wook even on a good day — quibbles that he’s too busy dating to have given his work much thought, but Manager Noh says that the Wando tour was so well-received that it’s been awarded a prize from the ministry of culture and tourism. (He then gripes to his team that he’d never thought he’d take Ji-wook’s side, but sighs that he has to in order to make up for his treatment of Yeon-jae.)

Ji-wook gets a call that jolts him to full attention (his feet literally snap together), and meets with Mom at a cafe. She confirms that he knows about Yeon-jae’s cancer, asking if he ever considered breaking up with her. He says that he won’t break up because he loves her.

Touched, Mom holds out her hand and pats his. She thanks him.

She’s been ignoring Teacher Kim’s calls recently, but accepts one today and meets him at a restaurant. He’s worried at her lack of contact, and when Mom starts speaking, it has that ring of finality: She tells him she was happy to date him, but she has to end it now. She’s thankfully frank, telling him that Yeon-jae’s very sick, and it feels inappropriate for her to be off dating. She apologizes and thanks him for making her feel like a woman in her own right, not just another ajumma or Yeon-jae’s mother.

Ji-wook drops by the house to show off the award he got for his Wando package, which is cute in a little-boy way. He also has a gift, and presents her with a new phone — to match his. He calls her to demonstrate, and when her phone rings, the caller is named “Mine.” Aw. How’d he get his hands on my Lee Jung-jae couple phone?

Ji-wook also tells her he’s planning to take her and Mom to Jeju Island next weekend, since this must be hard on them and they deserve a nice break. Yeon-jae has been quiet for most of this conversation, but now she steps forward and hugs him while he’s still mid-sentence. He teases, “Thinking about it myself, I really am sweet.” Ha. And modest!

Enter Bad Chaebol Daddy, who worries over Sae-kyung’s disappointed hopes. He calls a meeting with Ji-wook, and Chairman Im is actually quite calm and reasonable this time; he says he won’t retaliate or otherwise injure the company over his relationship. Thank goodness for that, although I suppose the generosity of this gesture is rather tarnished by the previous retaliation attempts. However, he has a condition for this deal, and requests that Ji-wook and his girlfriend stay out of sight of Sae-kyung. He clarifies: “Leave this country.”

OH GOOD LORD. Scratch that whole reasonable part. He’s not even your own kid and you’re trying to send him abroad? Puh-lease. Ji-wook, if you entertain this cockamamie proposal for more than a second, I swear I’m throwing something at your head.

Chairman Im is actually offended when Ji-wook rejects this (phew!), as though Ji-wook’s the upstart for not agreeing to uproot himself and his girlfriend and skip on over to another country because some dude with a pissy daughter asked him to.

Sae-kyung enters the office to rein Dad in — I’ve never been so relieved to see her — and says that she and Ji-wook were never suited for each other. To make sure Dad backs off, she adds that she didn’t want Ji-wook so much as he’d pissed her off. Wait, so am I supposed to like her for this? Because my eyes, they seem to be rolling back into my head of their own accord.

Afterward, Ji-wook asks Sae-kyung why she helped him. I guess basic human decency is out of the question for these chaebols? Sae-kyung replies that he’s got it hard enough already, and that nobody was there to support her love, so she can imagine how he feels. She adds that this doesn’t mean she’s actively supporting Ji-wook and Yeon-jae’s relationship, which in my book is a relief; you really don’t want that sourpuss on your side, tainting you with her bad juju, do you?

Teacher Kim asks to meet with Yeon-jae, happy to see that she’s looking healthy, and tells her that he heard she’s ill. She asks him to help her mother through this, but he says that Mom broke things off. He understands why she chose that, but he assures Yeon-jae that he doesn’t mean to give up on her.

Yeon-jae takes Mom out for dinner (overriding Mom’s homemade menu of healthy foods), where Teacher Kim awaits them. Mom excuses herself and walks out, and Yeon-jae chases her out to tell her that she doesn’t have to give up dating because of her. She actually wants Mom to date and remarry.

Mom interprets things differently, and her hurt bubbles over again: When Yeon-jae chose to keep her condition a secret, she basically insinuated that she’s a useless mother, someone unable to be a source of support in her time of need. And now, she wants her to date on top of that?

Yeon-jae: “I want for you to be happy.” Mom: “How can I be happy? How do I have the right to be happy?! When my daughter’s on the verge of death, what’s the point in me being happy?”

Teacher Kim appears and takes Mom aside. He explains how Yeon-jae was the one who sought him out, asked forgiveness, and gave him Mom’s contact information, urging him in his suit. He muses that the older he gets, the more he feels that life isn’t a big, grand thing — and that happiness consists of the little things, like living with the ones you love.

He entreats her not to feel guilty: “Being with you doesn’t mean I’m taking you away from Yeon-jae. Think of it as adding one more person in this world to love and treasure her.”

That night, Mom comes into Yeon-jae’s room and opens her arms, telling her, “Come here.” Mom embraces her, breathes in a sigh, and smiles.

Mother and daughter visit Dad’s grave, joined by Teacher Kim, who pays his respects.

Eun-seok’s friend is surprised at his decision not to go to MD Anderson, and is hilariously put out that their boss didn’t recommend him to go in Eun-seok’s stead, instead choosing the doctor he hates the most. He calls Eun-seok crazy for passing up the opportunity.

Eun-seok asks how Malbok is doing, and his friend calls him “my lone companion” and affectionately describes one of his cute behaviors. It’s good news, since they’ve bonded; Eun-seok smiles and says, “That’s great. Wanna return him to me?” Haha.

Yeon-jae calls to ask Eun-seok if he’s going to the milonga dance night that evening. He hedges that he’s embarrassed, but agrees to go. She tells Mom she’s got a date with two men tonight, which makes me wonder if the two men know they’re sharing her.

She arrives at the studio and meets the others from her class, who haven’t seen her in a while and have moved on to the next level in her absence. As the dancing begins, Eun-seok arrives and leads Yeon-jae onto the dance floor. Ji-wook arrives in the middle of their dance and immediately pouts childishly, but smiles just as quickly.

After her dance, he teases her, reminding her that she promised not to dance with another man before his arrival, which had totally slipped her mind. Yeon-jae giggles, admitting she’d always wanted two men to fight over her, and both men retort in unison, “We’re not fighting.”

When she steps aside to chat with Veronica, the men ask each other to take good care of her — one as doctor, the other as boyfriend. Ji-wook asks if there are cases when patients live longer than expected, “like a miracle.” Eun-seok answers that they happen, but they’re rare.

I love the friendly vibe that has developed between the two men, where jealousy only plays a joking role — like when Ji-wook informs Eun-seok of their upcoming trip to Jeju Island, and pointedly asks if he’d like anything as a souvenir. Ha. Eun-seok just invites him for a drink upon their return.

Teacher Kim asks to speak with Yeon-jae, telling her of his intention to propose to her mother and asking her if that would be okay. Tearily, she nods and asks him to stay with her mother “for a long, long time.” Thus she takes a particular interest in making Mom look pretty for her date and urges her to stay out late. Ha, I just love the parent-child reversals in this show, and how cute Yeon-jae and her mother are now that they’re not at odds.

The older couple goes to a temple and makes wishes. Mom only has thoughts of Yeon-jae’s health, but Teacher Kim has two wishes: one is for Yeon-jae, and the other one is to be able to spend the rest of his life with Mom. Seeing her hesitantion, he tells her he’ll wait for her response.

Jeju Island. Mom marvels at the wonderful view, thrilled to be here, and asks how to thank Ji-wook for planning this. He replies that she can just dote on him forever, ha.

Mom asks how they’ll handle room assignments and Ji-wook promptly replies, “Of course, Yeon-jae and I will…” and then makes a show of deflating, “use separate rooms. I’ll use this room by myself. It’ll be so, so lonely. All alone.” Ha. He even sighs pathetically for added effect.

They go out to enjoy the day, taking photos and walking along the beach. Mom watches fondly as the couple frolics on the shore, and thanks Ji-wook again for the trip when he joins her. He suggests that they go on trips every weekend, but she tells him that he and Yeon-jae ought to go as a couple, since time is precious. It’s bittersweet, this relinquishing of her claim on her daughter, but also really touching.

Ji-wook softens that blow by telling Mom about how he’d wanted to move in together, but Yeon-jae had declined: “To her, Mom is number 1.” As proof, he shows Mom the cell phone photos he’d taken of Yeon-jae’s bucket list.

Mom flips through the photos, revealing a few more wishes that we haven’t seen before, like item 11, “Receive a proposal to make every woman in the world envious.” Item 12 is “Do volunteer work in my free time.” Item 13: “Get Mom remarried.”

That one is the one that breaks the dam and makes Mom cry, and quite possibly changes her mind.

Yeon-jae hunches over in pain that night, but she hides it from Mom as they get ready for bed. It’s only after Mom’s asleep that Yeon-jae heads to the outer room, curling up in pain. Ji-wook can’t fall asleep and hears something, and rushes to her side. He wants to take her to the hospital, but she shakes her head and shushes him, not wanting to wake Mom. She tells him it’ll pass, which indicates she’s used to these spells.

Unable to do anything else to help, Ji-wook takes her in his arms and holds her. In the morning, Mom wakes up in an empty bed and finds the two cuddling on the couch together, which brings a smile to her face.

Taking a morning walk, Mom watches older couples walking hand in hand, quite possibly thinking of her own future, when she’s surprised by the appearance of Teacher Kim. They look at each other in shock over the coincidence, and Teacher Kim explains that he comes here every weekend. Adorably, when she asks if that’s true, he admits that no, actually, Yeon-jae had tipped him off. Hee.

He joins their party, but Yeon-jae invents a transparent excuse about having plans with Ji-wook, giving the older couple an excuse to be alone. She hastens away with Ji-wook, leaving Mom sputtering and fooling no one.

Now it’s Mom’s turn to walk along the beach and receive flowers from her man, while Yeon-jae and Ji-wook have a date of their own. The quartet reconvenes for lunch, where the men operate the grill and Teacher Kim wonders if Ji-wook is finding the situation difficult, with Yeon-jae so sick.

Ji-wook answers no, because it would have been harder not having her with him. Teacher Kim can relate, ruefully telling him that he’s stumbled upon that realization quite young.

As the sun sets, Ji-wook and Yeon-jae sit on the beach, and she shows him the necklace she’s wearing, from their Okinawa beer-drinking outing. He asks, “You wanted to kiss me then, didn’t you?” She declines to answer, but her sheepish expression clearly reads, Busted!

He thanks her for being with him, just as the strains of “Por Una Cabeza” start playing on the outdoor speakers. It’s the tango anthem, and he looks mighty pleased with himself (he’d planned it, natch) as he leads her in a dance.

As the song ends, she tells him, “I love you.”

 
COMMENTS

This was a quiet episode, but quite moving for the lack of angst. Actually, I’m relieved that they pulled back on that; when the bad chaebols made their appearance, I nearly blew a gasket at their ridiculous, smug entitlement issues until that was thankfully quelled. If that’s the last we see of Sae-kyung and Co., I will be ecstatic.

Being so used to the rhythm of kdrama series, I was expecting all this heartwarming development to end in some kind of crisis, like Yeon-jae falling into her final decline by the end of the episode. I was relieved when that didn’t happen (I’m anticipating tomorrow’s finale with equal anticipation and dread), and found that that actually makes the episode stand out more to me. More than any other episode, this one really highlights the drama’s whole purpose of showing us what it means to live, regardless of the certainty of death. Mom’s totally right when she cries that she can’t be happy when her daughter’s dying, but Yeon-jae has just as much of a point in urging Mom to think of the life that she’ll lead after she’s gone. As she tells Eun-seok, she’ll keep living until she dies — an obvious statement, except for the fact that it’s a concept that many living people seem to take for granted, such as Yeon-jae before her cancer diagnosis.

I like that we’re given an opportunity to let Mom rise to the occasion, rather than assuming the worst of her and not giving her the option. That’s what chafed with me when Yeon-jae kept hiding the truth (although I sympathized with her fear), because it was like she’d decided Mom was going to be a certain way, that her hysteria was a foregone conclusion. It’s nice to see how much she was wrong on that front, and that Mom got a chance to be the kind of mother she wished she could be the first time around when Dad was sick.

Oh god, tomorrow’s gonna be a doozy, isn’t it?

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." However, he has a condition for this deal, and requests that Ji-wook and his girlfriend stay out of sight of Sae-kyung. He clarifies: “Leave this country.”

And, who made him GOD! S and her father are the only ridiculous issue in this drama. I really don't understand the writer's intent on this point.

In other dramas, the rich chaebol would pack up and leave for Paris, in a huff. But, he demands that people that are almost strangers leave the country so his pissy-faced daughter can ... what? Feel less rejected because they left the country to be together? How would their departure affect her in any way?!

As for the rest of the episode, words are not necessary because the beauty of the episode speaks for itself.

Thank you so much for the recap.

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miracle please...
save Yeon-jae...

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from the stills at the end . seems it will have sad ending .. what ever ending it will be .. i hope he will able to full fill her wish try a wedding dress and receive the best, jealous proposed from man she loves ..

though she already tried the wedding dress but it's a painful memory to her .. and she stamps it with tears eyes ..

please .. please .. i want this beautiful couple to have beautiful memories and ending T__T

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my tears starts its way down my cheek after mum's 1st sad wailing...

used 4 pieces of tissue paper today...

wonder how many more m i going to destroy tomorrow...

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Thanks for the recap.

I am really enjoying drying buckets of tears over the drama. What shall I do next week end? I have no idea.

Mom broke my heart repeatedly this episode. This was her episode, like the last episode belonging to Eun Seok. Her on the floor kicking tantrum just encapsulated her frustration at the unfairness of it all.

the actress playing Sae-kyung was done a dis-service by the writers. She is a lovely and talented actress but the role was un-developed and left her playing a one-note character throughout.

It's the little touches that just move my heart. I love how after Yeon-Jae sat down after the tango Ji-Wook covered her with his jacket and she then continued using it after she got up. To me it showed their intimacy, where needs were met without them being vocalized.

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ooohhh shoot! I just realized it's ending tomorrow!!! now I'm sad....

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What the heck.... this whole time i was thinking this was 20 episodes!!!! What happened. I know I read that somewhere. Now i'm really really sad. I need a bowl of Cap'n Crunch.

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I found myself smiling at some parts and crying at others. By the end of the episode it was a mix of the two and I really liked that, because I wasnt expecting an episode like this. Chaebols stole precious screentime to more important things.
Aww, Ji-wook. I wish that after her death, Ji-wook and Eun-seok could be friends or at least, could they continue going to the tango classes?

Thank you for the recap!

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Thanks for the recap, the dam of tears is already welling up, how will I make it through tomorrow, I can't believe the drama is over already!!

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Thank you so much for your recaps.
Groupies will need lot of HUGS tonight.

:-(

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wanted to take a nap so that i did not have to think abt the inevitable ending of SOAW tonight. I could not...

wanted to shop to fill the void that is already occurring in my heart. I could not...

wanted to turn to food for comfort. I could not...

This is worse than any of my break-ups with my ex-boyfriends!!!

I need hugs!

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*e-hugs*

If all else fails, then think of only THIS MOMENT...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/Ca_Ri/giffy/ikasumi_yakisoba.gif

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Aww....*hugs**hugs* For me, can't decide if its worse than but its as bad as breaking up with my ex-bf!! So heart-wrenching.

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Another crying episode, this time, for mom's greatness. For we all wish all our parents are able to pull through and overcome their weakness to support their child enduring hardships.

I still don't want to jump into any conclusions about the finale, so I try to dodge any comments pending to it.

Gonna try to recover as much strength as possible from weeping like a lost child. The time winds down to those final hours till show time.

Last but not least, the closing sunset scene in E15 was breathtaking. Love and war is fair, when JW asked YJ not to break up, he professed "143" (aka I Love You), and it's only fair YJ on her own accord profess clearly to JW... "143"... well, if any day counts on my own accord... "1432."

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This drama has been so good, it'll be on my drama gem list. I always avoid moppy cryfest dramas cus I dun like to be bogged down with tears as excessive crying for no reason annoys me rather than make me touched. But this one rings well with me. Other than good directing n writing, the actors awesomely bring out emotions tht are so heartfelt that I feel as if I'm watching a real-life drama unfold in front of me.

Of all eps, today's ep made me shed tears esp when YJ's mum came home n asked her why she hid her illness from her. I dread tonight's ep so very much yet really want to see wht the finale will deliver. Sighh....my poor heart. Be strong for the finale!

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Don't mind if this is the last ep. Mom with new person. check. JW with sweet memories. check. ES with best friend (man's best friend, that is). check. Who cares about others..

Sweet memories... I was in Jeju island a year ago, had the dinner (in grand outdoor buffet) in that same yard in that hotel (seen from YJ's room) by the PungCha thing.

They had a fire show on? the waterfall (it is on right hand side if you are looking down from the YJ's room) after dinner, similar to one from Las Vegas (which hotel is it, can't rememeber. Heard the same person designed the show.).

Also I walked OLE GIL (walking trail around the island) by the sea where YJ mom and teacher walked. I took a picture in front of giant 'jewel in the palace' picture somewhere in the trail (Remember the cave with JangGeum in middle and last eps?).

Oh, I also visited the house 'life is beautiful' was being filmed that time (no filming that day though). Too bad i didn't get to see our Heartstring's adorable musical director :(

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Yup 2day's ep is gonna leave me in tatters.... My very good friend just passed away today morning and that i hadnt prepared for. Glad for those that have atleast had a fair warning to say their goodbyes and settle things...and on that note... RIP 'Sweetie', u r already missed!!!

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Lise~ Sorry for your loss-- my heart goes out to you. Sometimes a well-written tear-jerker really helps me when I need to grieve-- I hope that this weekend's SOAW episodes are cathartic and, at least in some measure, healing for you.

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Awww...the picture of Yeon-jae n ji-wook at the end of page is so cute. They were look so perfect together, even though actually she's much older than him. I'm sympathize for what yeon-jae did to her mom. I think most ppl would do that if u had such drama mother. The fear, I could feel that. Somehow it's like somekind of denial. She still want to feel that things were normal and she hadn't had the big C. I like this episode, lack of angst. Which terrified me of what will happen tomorrow. This drama ends at 18 episodes, right?

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hi keith,
this drama ends tonight; only 16 episodes

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Thanks for recap. Tango on the beach with the sunset in the background was so romantic ans special. beautiful cinematography.
Both men (Ji Wook and Teacher Kim) were admirable and supportive.
Where is her best friend Hye-won after the wedding? why isn't she around these days?

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Is this by the same writers as Flowers for My Life? I cried buckets and yet was really happy for all the characters.

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OMG. I didn't know a show can make me cry like this. Shoot. From start to up to the 18 minute mark I'm crying. Shoot. All these mother-daughter scenes are very heartfelt and heartbreaking at the same time.

I thought the show'd be more on love between Yeon-jae and Ji-wook, which most of it was, but I didn't really get how deep Yeon-jae and her mom's relationship is until the recent episodes. I love it.

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BS drama. full of exaggeration to get ratings but no substance

also so many kisses and skinship for the noona who takes advantage of cancer to kiss and touch the guy in every episode. never watch a Kdrama with that much skinship. one kiss between the 2 lovers is sufficient for the entire drama but not this one. keep doing it because of cancer???? they make it seem like the old actress can not get the guy in real life so she uses this opportunity drama to kiss a younger good looking boy.

i used to like Kim Sam Soon but not the mediocre, the pretentious cancerous noona who seeks empathy in this drama.

but still like the innocent male roles: the lead and the doctor

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sorry you feel that way... too bad you missed the whole point of the drama...

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WTF?

Not every drama will be a person's cup of tea, but to have this reaction to a drama in its second to the last episode is just weird. You hated the idea so much that you had to post a comment like this (much like how much I am hating on your comment right now).

My suggestion: don't rely on the visuals; use your brain and heart. It's a woman in her fleeting time with a person she loves. It's a guy in love with a looming deadline on how long he can hold her. How can this be not a chance for them to be together? If anything, I would imagine, those two shouldn't be apart at all.

I don't even understand if this comment is directed to the character or the actress. Its so weird.

Is this because you can't get your hands on Lee Dong-wook or Uhm Ki-joon yourself that's why you are reacting this way? Fantasy gone wild maybe? Are you one of those crazy obsessive fans? I don't understand. Mind-boggling.

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Laura, instead of claiming that this drama is full of BS and exaggeration, I think you might be the one who's slightly too unrealistic.

Grown-ups in mature relationships DO get intimate with each other and that intimacy is merely a manifestation of their affection. I don't know why you'd take offence at the physical aspect of their love simply because the other K-dramas you have watched don't (realistically) portray love and sex.

Maybe it's the 'pure' and young kind of love you are after, where both the characters are of a similar age. I doubt you'll find it in this drama, but I think it's all the stronger for depicting a mature relationship that has to deal with loss.

As for 'mediocre' and 'pretentious'.. I'm not quite sure if you're referring to the character or the actress. But it does seem like the line is quite blurry in your head too. Maybe you need to make that clearer?

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I'm afraid your comments showed your immaturity and inability to detached your own infatuation with the two lead guys from their roles in the show. It sounded like you're totally jealous.

For goodness sake, this is a drama! And the premise of the show is a matured love between a pair of lovers who have very little time on their side! As it is, I think there's insufficient amount of time devoted to the couple.

As for how Sunah is acting, this is what she's supposed to do - the script calls for it! How you interprete what she has to do in the show surely confounded me! Sheesh! If you can't take such depth and maturity in relationships, it's best that you don't watch such dramas, just stick to what you're comfortable with till you grow up!

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Oh my this episode have me in tear the whole time!! Every scene with her mother is soo sad and heartbreaking!! In my opinion her reaction was very well done..this was a very good episode. I also like all of kim sunah outfit she look really cute in this ep!! So sad the end is coming..literally! :(((

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i love the fact that theres no rich mummy drama or jealous ex's coming up...its just nice clean[cute] and touching...i really wish she could live though...i cant bear to see them separated.......i mean he's gonna gain appreciation for everything and prob marry sae kyung.....but w/e i dont like the up coming ending

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Please. Please. Please. tell me it's 20 episodes!!!! Please.

http://www.dramabeans.com/2011/05/lee-dong-wooks-comeback-drama-with-kim-sun-ah/

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@ flowerpot, me too include me in group hug!!!

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Oh my looking forward for the last episode.dont let me cry buckets of tears

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Is it ending this evening? :(. I thought it is a 20-episode drama.

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I don't want her to die, please I don't want to see Ji-wook in pain and crying >.<

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Thanks your recaps make watching the drama so much better.

JV

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I haven't finished seeing the episode nor reading the recap, but while I was in the middle of both, I suddenly had a thought. It was in that scene with yeon jae's mother and ji wook in the restaurant. It suddenly came to me how he could have a mother figure in her and that would be a nice way of ending things in this series. Because wook's mother left him too early and so will yeon jae, but wook and her mother can have a relationship over their love for yeon jae. I don't know if it makes any sense to anyone, but it would be a sweet ending to me. I'll only get to watch the final episode tomorrow so I hope it will be a nice one. I feel like this is so much better than 49 days because it prepared us for the ending beyond just having us accept that life is fleeting and things like this happen every day. It's still painful but I feel a little better knowing that so many lives were moved and so many people have matured and become better by the influence of a single individual. I'll miss this show terribly, but it holds a dear place amongst others I have seen. I'll now try to cherish little things in life because in the end that's what we miss the most.

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reading the recap made me cry.. how much more watching it! Gosh, its so sad yet fulfilling.. thank you for the recap!!!

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Those last two pictures are beautiful...

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owww.. what a bittersweet episode! I liked it better to lose the uber angsty scenes prior to the finale. It would indeed bring so much impact to the last one. Well-written episode because we've got mom's acceptance to daughter's fate and a possible mother-ji wook close relationship. And can i just say i looove ksa and ldw's cuddling photos?! It warms my heart.. Awww

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Thanks for the recap!

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Thanks for the recap!

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After City Hunter ended, i've been searching for some other kdramas that worth watching. Tried a few like Heartstring and Spy Myung Wol and also Protect the Boss. But all of them not are not my liking, even some of t, hem are good but they're just not for me. Tried SOAW from the beginning and l can sense that the ending will be tears everywhere.

I've watched Ep 16 with no Eng Sub. As for 15, the ep is so sweet and really filled up. Life is something that we must appreciate the every moment of it, especially with your love ones. Full with my tears this time. No matter, l feel so relief that even the sadness is there, its just l'm be able to let her go (die) as it is fate that makes Yeon Jae appreciate the very bit of her left time. The writer is so capable in writing with a good Director. It is so touching yet in the same time, the plot is trying to make the viewers accept Yeon Jae's condition and the end of it.

Ep 16 is better than l expected. No funeral just understanding that she'll die, just time will tell. And while waiting for its arrival, making everybody happy is something that worth to do.

Ending is so touching but still smile was on my face, a satisfaction keeps going with this drama. She'll die in the arms of Kang Wook, someone she loves her back more tenderly knowing that he'll losing her one day. She will die , she will one day, just not yet in Ep 16, when every viewers were hoping no death.

l'm glad that Yeon Jae die scene is not shown in finale ep. There is no ending of their love even she's dying.

Scent of a Woman is just a very good drama which l'll suggest to everybody to watch it.

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bucketloads of tears tommorrow..

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thank you DB for all the great recaps - the drama ended in a very serene and beautiful setting -we all cried enough in ep 15 already- it doesn't shows her dying scene just how she live and spend her last days - we all know that she did died - the last pictures in my mind is she did live her life to the fullest - to the last moment - happy , content , surrounded with all the people that she loved and all the things that important to her - I learn from this drama that its not how long you live but how well you live and doing the meaningful things life were meant to be . whatta weekend - Kdrama is the best - Thank you Kim Suh-Na and Lee Dong Wook - your works were splendid

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ooopppss ! How can I forget one of the best performance by the great actor Eom Ki-joon - our loving doctor . Fantastic drama - i would recommended to all . Have a nice week

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Thanks for the recap. Its always fun reading your recap. I haven't watch this episode yet, but can't help my self and read the recap first. Can't wait for the last episode, maybe I'll be a good girl and watch the episode before reading the recap.

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This episode sums up the underlying theme of the drama – LOVE – between persons, amongst people, of self, of life.

A love without conditions, without restrictions, just sharing and giving without thought of repayment in return. Such is the love between YJ and JW.

Familial love as shown by YJ and her mom; watching each other’s back and the care they gave each other.

Friendship - friends are your crutches and sounding boards when things are a tad too difficult to handle alone, when family is not around to lean on. YJ and her best YW, YJ and her hospital roommate HJ, YJ and her childhood friend cum doctor,ES.

Loving the self, not the narcissistic type, but understanding and learning to love yourself as you are and not as others want you to be. When JW found love he learned to love himself and thus was able to give out love unselfishly to YJ. Only when he truly learned to value himself, did he give himself to YJ. This was true to ES as well. When he finally recognized his worth and realized his value, he was now capable of warming up to his patients. He is now more attuned to his patients’ needs.

Aimer la vie! When we look at the world with love it is only then can we say that we have lived life to the fullest. “Everything we do on earth is an attempt to love ourselves or someone or something.“ Because no matter how big your house is, equipped with the latest technology, how expensive that car is, the titles attached to your name, how famous you are, at the end of the day there is only one question that will truly satisfy your being… have you loved for real, in a total and unguarded way, with honesty and sincerity? If you died one day without having fully loved, was it a life well lived?

It is only when we love without borders, without pretensions do we feel the oneness with the people we love. And it is this love that will live on beyond mortality.

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I used to hate dramas where we had terminal illnesses like the "seasons" series but this drama has changed my view. It can be used properly as a plot, and can even teach us something new!

Don't wait to treat yourself well. If you want to travel, plan for it soon. Treat each day as a gift!

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Is there an "episode 16 deconstructed" piece/article written? Don't seem to be able to find it. Thanks for writing "the deconstructed series."

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hi, dramabeans!! i super love the soundtrack that is being played during the end of this episode. what's the title of the song - the one that's playing while they're sweetdancing by the beach at sunset????? please answer. i want to download the song.

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I had to stop after the first minute when mom screams in agony. That's exactly what my mother sounded like when my aunt died this past winter....

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i was keeping it together this whole show. mom's wailing broke me *sob*

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A very wonderful drama. I watched it several times because of the message and the actors. I commend the script writers too. I wish I could tell all the production crew and the actors how great this drama is in spite of relying only to the English subtitle.

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