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Mysterious Il-seung: Episodes 11-12

I’m not sure that there’s anyone left who actually believes that Jong-sam is really Il-seung anymore, but that doesn’t stop him from getting up to some major hijinks anyways as a pretend detective. Jong-sam and Ddakji’s reunion quickly turns bittersweet, as their brotherhood is set up to be their undoing yet again by those who need them to disappear.

 
EPISODE 11 RECAP

Ddakji has been abducted to lure back Jong-sam with the 100 billion won, and is now tied up and blindfolded in a shipping container. Jong-sam races back to the locker where he left the money, but he’s intercepted by Jin-young, who calls out his real name. He doesn’t deny that he’s Jong-sam, and furthers her suspicions by repeating the same words from their balcony encounter as teenagers: “It’s best to let me run away in a situation like this.”

Jin-young’s not the only one is pursuit of Jong-sam, and he tears away from her grasp as Prosecutor Kim and his team turn up to give chase. Jong-sam and Jin-young tear through the subway turnstiles, while the prosecutor’s guys are delayed by a rules-abiding subway attendant who insists they pay the fare before entering the platform.

Jong-sam’s duck-and-cover tactics are ineffective in throwing off Jin-young, and she handcuffs herself to his bag of money. After wasting time tugging the bag back and forth, Jong-sam finally just yanks Jin-young over and scoops her into his arms to sneak away to the elevator exit.

Even after they exit the elevator, Jong-sam continues to carry Jin-young until she asks him to put her down. When she refuses to remove the handcuffs from the bag, Jong-sam just does it himself, using a bobby pin from Jin-young’s hair (and makes it look way too easy). Jin-young doesn’t let go of him immediately, until he says that someone will die if she doesn’t. So she releases him, but then still chases behind, the prosecution team catching up.

 
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Sweeping her off her feet

 

Jong-sam locks himself into the ventilation room as he searches for an escape. While the prosecutor crew and Jin-young struggle with the locked door, Jong-sam finds a ladder and starts to climb. The prosecutor crew sends some men to block the vent exit, Jin-young darts off, and the others finally retrieve the key to the room and continue to pursue Jong-sam.

The vent exit is locked, but Jong-sam’s lock-picking skills come in handy again and he manages to climb through, where Prosecutor Kim and his men are waiting. But we know Jong-sam always manages to escape, and this time it’s thanks to Jin-young, who grabbed her car and arrives to serve as the getaway driver.

Jin-young wants to give Jong-sam legitimate police help to save the life he said was at risk, but Jong-sam insists that money, and not the police, is going to be able to fix things. So when Jong-sam tells her to pull over, Jin-young complies.

But instead of leaving him, she gets out of the car too and hands over her keys to Jong-sam to take, as long as he returns it eventually so that she doesn’t get into trouble. Jong-sam is all steely resolve as he drives off, leaving Jin-young behind with her rapid-fire questions.

In the shipping container, Baek Kyung removes Ddakji’s blindfold to reveal himself as his abductor. Ddakji now sees that it’s his old cellmate, released due to injury, who chloroformed him in the bathroom.

Baek Kyung places the blame on Jong-sam for this whole situation, and Ddakji recalls the money he discovered in the plastic bag Jong-sam gave him. Ddakji tries to claim that he has the money, but Baek Kyung doesn’t believe him.

Director Lee awaits word from his men alongside Chairwoman Gook. She thinks that she should go in to make sure her agents are able to finish the job, but instead the director recommends sending Detective Kang. The chairwoman doesn’t trust that he’s on their side, but the director indicates that Detective Kang won’t betray them because he has something to protect.

We cut to Detective Park’s wife Cha-kyung working in the station’s cafe. A young boy pokes his head in, and she catches up with her son as he tries to dart back out the door. She admonishes him for taking the bus alone to come see her and makes him promise not to do it again.

Detective Kang watches this exchange from across the street. He’s reminded of a moment in the past, when Cha-kyung made him make a promise as well (ack, Detective Park’s wife is Detective Kang’s ex-girlfriend? And they possibly have a son together?). Detective Kang receives his orders from Director Lee and heads to Incheon Port.

At the police station, Jin-young has asked her teammates to track her “commandeered” vehicle. It’s unusual for Jin-young to reach out for help, so they suspect that whatever is going on must be serious.

Still in custody, Gil-choon taps at the glass to demand attention from the officers, and when he doesn’t get what he wants, he thrashes on top of the interrogation room table in a rage. Detective Park tells Min-pyo to move Gil-choon back to his holding cell so that they can follow Jin-young’s car.

Jong-sam drives toward the port, where Baek Kyung awaits his arrival. Baek Kyung gets a few blows in to Ddakji with a metal pipe until the Men in Black arrive and stop him.

Jin-young arrives at the port and checks the main office, while Jong-sam runs into the rows of containers to confront Agent Kwak, money bag in hand. Agent Ki drags out an injured Ddakji for Jong-sam to see, and they blame his injuries on Jong-sam’s tardiness.

Jong-sam shows the agents the money in the bag, but refuses to hand it over until they release Ddakji. It’s a bit of a stand-off, until Agent Kwak detects a smell from the money that Jong-sam says is toner (ha, just like his first encounter with these guys). Jong-sam flicks open a lighter and wards off Agent Kwak with its flame as he threatens to set the money ablaze.

Agent Ki releases Ddakji, whose injuries restrict him to a slow limp. Jong-sam stalls for a moment to give him a chance to flee and then sets the bag on fire and tosses it. As the agents try to put out the flames, Jong-sam turns to help Ddakji, but Baek Kyung is still in play. He knocks Jong-sam to the ground with the pipe and beckons for Ddakji to come back or allow his hyung to be beaten.

Ddakji flings himself over Jong-sam to protect him, and soon the pair are tied up together in the storage container. Agent Kwak dumps the crispy remains from the burnt bag at their feet, but it turns out that the money in the bag was fake. Assuming the trade wouldn’t go well, Jong-sam hid the money somewhere else.

Of course, with Ddakji in their custody, Jong-sam has no leverage, since they’ll hurt Ddakji if he doesn’t talk. Baek Kyung presses the pipe against Ddakji’s throat, but he’s interrupted, this time by Detective Kang. Ddakji thinks it’s some kind of miracle, but Jong-sam understands that the detective isn’t on their side.

The Men in Black successfully recover the money from a nearby building where Jong-sam hid it. Agent Kwak instructs Agent Ki to remove the bands from the money, since it’s clear evidence that the money came from the NIS, and to count it as well.

The plan was never to let Jong-sam and Ddakji go, so when Agent Kwak returns to the storage container, it’s to say goodbye. They intend to leave them in the container to be loaded onto a boat, the supposed fate of Detective Kang when he disappeared ten years ago. Jong-sam asks if Detective Kang knew about this, shaken by the knowledge that his mentor would let things go this far.

Just then, Agent Kwak receives a call from Agent Ki—he’s stuck in the warehouse and can’t get the door open. Jin-young has arrived and holds the door shut against him. Agent Kwak leaves to help him, leaving Baek Kyung to secure the container so that it can be loaded on the boat.

After spotting a distracted Jin-young at the door, Agent Kwak knocks her to the ground with a board and releases Agent Ki. The sirens from Jin-young’s team blare in the background, and the rest of her squad arrive to even the fight.

 
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Cops versus ex-agents, duking it out

 

Fists fly and maknae Dae-woong does some impressive flying kicks while Detective Park calls in the incident. Jin-young faces off with Agent Ki while Min-pyo and Dae-woong knock around Agent Kwak (Dae-woong’s improvised handcuff-as-brass-knuckles are awesome!).

While ex-NIS and police battle, Jong-sam works to free Ddakji and himself of their bindings with his lighter. Detective Kang tries to take advantage of the chaos to go back to help Jong-sam, but Baek Kyung remains in the way.

Free at last, Jong-sam realizes that the detective has helped them all the same—he’s hidden a razor in the container for Jong-sam to cut through the wire used to close the container. They don’t have a lot of time to work, however, as the port worker arrives and raises the container to load it. The worker is distracted by a phone call, however, leaving the container suspended in the air.

Outside the container, the police take possession of the money bag and Detective Park fires a warning shot into the air. The agents back off and then scramble into a getaway car, Baek Kyung driving.

Jong-sam and Ddakji finally saw through the last of the wire, only to find themselves dangling high above the ground as the container doors swing open. The two men desperately cling to the door handles, their legs dangling above the long drop below them.

 
EPISODE 12 RECAP

Jin-young’s unit regroups at the port, and everyone’s a little worried that they’ve brought something in a little bigger than they wanted. Jin-young promises that she’ll take all of the blame or credit, whichever it is, when she spots the pair of ex-cons dangling from the container doors.

Detective Kang still lingers at the scene, but he stops short of helping when the police charge in ahead of him and direct the port worker to lower the container. The container descends, but Ddakji’s grip slips. Jin-young and Jong-sam act at the same time: Jin-young drives the police van under the two to lessen the fall, while Jong-sam grabs Ddakji in midair, cradling him to his chest as they slam into the van roof.

 
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Hanging on for dear life

 

They get the wind knocked out of them but are basically uninjured, and stagger to the ground. Jong-sam takes note of the money bag in police possession, then tells Ddakji to run as they both bolt (apparently Ddakji’s leg injury isn’t that bad anymore). Jin-young and her fellow officers start to give chase, but Detective Park calls them back, pointing out that they’re under no suspicion, so there’s no reason to chase them.

In the container stacks, Detective Kang calls Agent Kwak to check in. The agent is suspicious of Detective Kang’s true loyalties, since Jong-sam and Ddakji safely flee in Jin-young’s car, but the detective’s still playing everything as though it’s all part of the plan. Director Lee has asked to meet with him, so we’ll see if his act has the director convinced.

Detective Kang meets with Director Lee that evening, the chairwoman and Lawyer Ahn also in attendance. Chairwoman Gook thinks that since they removed the wrappers from the money, any investigation the police conduct will get them nowhere. Lawyer Ahn isn’t convinced that it won’t get traced it back to the institute, and thinks they need to steal it back from the police.

Chairwoman Gook’s recommendation is to forget the money and let things die down, so Director Lee tells her a little story about when he was a young, greedy lad who lost his money in a latrine and didn’t stop searching through the feces until he had recovered all 50 won (5 cents) of it. He even has the 50 won bill framed on top of his safe now, which appears to be on a ship.

Director Lee gives the order to fill up the ship, since it only comes yearly. Tasked with recovering the money, Chairwoman Gook suggests that Detective Kang go pay a visit to the detective that recovered the money, since they used to be partners (seriously?!).

And yes, seriously, as Detective Kang thinks back to a time when he and Detective Park drank together as partners. Detective Park suspected Detective Kang was up to something dangerous back then, though he didn’t know exactly what was going on.

To make sure that Detective Kang does as she suggested, Chairwoman Gook threatens him with information she’s got on him: Detective Kang was the one who sent Prosecutor Kim to the roof when the Men in Black were dangling Jong-sam over the edge.

At the police station, Chief Jang is as peeved about the new money evidence as anticipated, especially since it seems relevant to the one case he doesn’t want to get involved in. The chief tells Detective Park to focus on confirming Gil-choon’s guilt instead, since the papers have already started to insinuate the police are inept.

Dismissed, Detective Park returns to his unit, where Jin-young attempts to write up the incident report and poor Dae-woong is stuck holding the bag of money. Jin-young can’t decide whether to report Jong-sam as Jong-sam or Il-seung. Their evidence guy brings back bad news—they’ve got nothing from forensics to link Gil-choon to the other bodies and need a confession.

Min-pyo goes to get Gil-choon for interrogation while Detective Park asks Jin-young to contact Gil-choon’s old cellmates. Dae-woong is ready to be free of the bag of money, so Detective Park takes it down to the evidence locker. The door to the locker room can only be unlocked by the guard on duty, and the detective places the bag in a cabinet inside the room with a keypad lock on it as well.

Meanwhile, Jong-sam doctors Ddakji’s wounds in the hospital bathroom. Ddakji is so happy to be reunited with his hyung, even if it means being beaten up. Jong-sam wants to take the blame, but Ddakji tells him to just wash up, because he’s got to meet someone.

That someone is Eun-bi, and Ddakji introduces Jong-sam as Il-seung, the detective who rescued her from Gil-choon. Eun-bi’s snooty mother arrives and gives the boys a scowl, insisting that Eun-bi needs to be home for her grandfather’s memorial service. Ddakji tells his sister she should go home, but she makes sure that he takes the phone that she purchased for him, while Mom watches with a full-body eye roll.

The two guys head out to find food, though Ddakji worries that Eun-bi’s mother doesn’t care for her because she has an ex-convict as a brother. Neither can decide what to eat, until Ddakji has an idea.

Back at the police station, Jin-young’s request to visit Musan Penitentiary is denied. Jin-young suspects something must have happened, but the guards aren’t sharing any info. Jin-young gapes when Detective Park says they’ll just go talk to Gil-choon’s cellmate who is freely roaming outside of prison, but the detective means Ddakji, not Jong-sam.

The other officers drag Gil-choon in for interrogation, and Min-pyo hands over Jin-young’s car keys, left at the information desk for her. And when Jin-young finds her car in the parking lot, she also finds a package of bobby pins that Jong-sam has taped to the window to replace the one he stole.

Ddkaji’s dinner idea leads the guys to a playground with containers of tofu, in honor of their release from prison. Ddakji still hopes to finally do his celebratory Big Bang choreography at karaoke with Jong-sam, but Jong-sam is reluctant, especially when he spots Baek Kyung watching them from afar.

Ddakji asks about what’s going on now, and says that it feels as dangerous as it did back when they were convicted. Jong-sam reassures him that it should be all over now that the money is turned over, and Ddakji seems to take him at his word. Ddakji tries to rally one more time for karaoke, but Jong-sam says he’s got something he needs to take care of.

Jong-sam realizes that Director Lee will never leave him alone, and now Ddakji will also always be at risk. He hails a taxi for the director’s home, and then gets himself caught at the front gate by the bodyguards.

They bring him to Director Lee, and Jong-sam drops to the ground to offer to become one of the director’s men. For leverage, he points out that the person that he wants to protect, Ddakji, can be his insurance (and we know the director loves that kind of leverage). The director commands that Jong-sam prove himself and gives him his first assignment, to retrieve the money from the police station. Agent Kwak accompanies him to observe and provide assistance.

Inside the station, Gil-choon is still an interrogation dead end (though he’s hoping for some of that PPL pizza). A phone call from Prosecutor Kim draws Detective Park away from interrogation and towards the evidence locker.

Jong-sam’s eyes are still on the locker as well. He will have a five-minute window starting at 11 p.m. when the CCTVs will go offline. A phone call lures the guard on duty away and the countdown begins.

Jong-sam gets through the locked door with his lock picks pretty quickly, but the keypad lock holds him up. Agent Kwak gave him the code to the cabinet, but it fails when he tries it, twice. Three tries is all he gets before the cabinet will lock permanently, and the clock is ticking. While Jong-sam struggles, Detective Park meets with Prosecutor Kim and leads him towards the locker.

Jong-sam takes a moment to study the keypad, and notices that the pound key has been worn away with frequent use. Jong-sam guesses correctly that his passcode needs that key in the end, and tears open the cabinet at last and grabs the money.

Detective Park and the prosecutor converge on the locker at that moment, and Jong-sam ducks behind some shelves with nowhere to go. But without a guard to let them in, Detective Park takes the prosecutor to complete the paperwork while they wait for access. This leaves Jong-sam just one minute to flee the station before the cameras come back online.

He is almost held up at the front desk, but another conveniently timed call lures the guard away and Jong-sam makes a run for it. But someone’s missed Detective Park, who now stands in the lobby and calls out Il-seung’s name.

The money hangs from an opening in the bag, so there’s no denying what Jong-sam has in his hands. He backs slowly towards the door, but then slams into someone—Detective Kang. “It’s been a long time,” he says to his former partner. The CCTVs resume recording, and they capture the three men in the lobby, Jong-sam staring in shock at the two detectives.

COMMENTS

I take back what I said last week, Jong-sam and Ddakji should have never reunited! I knew that once they were back together, it wouldn’t be long before someone used their bond against them. Why was I in such a hurry to get to that point?

I do think it’s interesting though that we’ve now set up Jong-sam to have a motivation similar to his mentor’s own reasons for working with the eeevil former president, but if Detective Kang hasn’t figured out a way out of it, it seems like Jong-sam is definitely in over his head.

Some of Jong-sam’s actions in these episodes make it very clear that he isn’t a hero, not yet at least. He’s always been a young man between the law, someone down on their luck doing what they have to do to survive. I like that right now, he’s not motivated by any great betrayal. I mean, yeah, he was framed for a murder that he did not commit, but right now there’s no shadow man lurking in the background to motivate him to seek justice. He just wants to disappear and go lead a quiet life.

And because he doesn’t have that motivation yet, Jong-sam can get a little gray in terms of his adherence to the law or what is just. Showing up and actually handing over the money to the bad guys, then offering to work for them… Jong-sam just wants to get just enough ahead of the game to get out. It’s great consistency of character, and asks the audience to root for this petty thief to do whatever’s necessary just get away.

But at some point, the show will have to give Jong-sam a goal that he can achieve. We’ve spent a lot of time on this money, and I don’t think we’re done yet. But that can’t be the only thing that Jong-sam is trying to fix or solve. We eventually need to find something to root for, and this just isn’t it. Director Lee’s little story of his greed even in his youth grossed me out and made me hope that his ship of money sinks with him aboard.

I also have to admit I just don’t love Gil-choon as a long-term villain. I find this fine line between evil and developmentally disabled that they’re toeing to be really uncomfortable, and I’d prefer that Gil-choon is eventually just tried for the crimes he has committed, and cleared of the bigger investigation. I prefer my antagonists full of intelligent smarm, so that I don’t feel bad about hating them.

I really thought that Detective Park’s wife was going to be unrelated to Detective Kang, and last week’s episode was just an editing choice designed to trick us, but now it seems that Detective Park married his missing partner’s girlfriend. Or did he? With so much misdirection and secrets still not uncovered, I don’t think we’ve seen enough yet to draw any conclusions about the relationships that these detectives had, with one another or anyone else.

And hey, we got to see a little more of Jin-young in action alongside Jong-sam in this hour. I’m still not won over yet, but I don’t think it’s Jung Hye-sung’s fault. This character doesn’t seem to be much more than a couple of clipped responses, tough glares, and off-the-wall kicks. I feel that the character is tough and I like the outline of it, but Jin-young just doesn’t get enough lines for it to feel lived in yet.

At first I thought the idea of Jin-young letting Jong-sam get away to take care of the hostage situation himself was nonsensical, especially if she’s actually convinced now that he’s Jong-sam and not Il-seung. Sure, they have this bond from childhood, but she’s a cop now. Her whole job is enforcing the law, and this is a criminal who should be in jail who is still doing shady things. But then I thought about the first thing that Jong-sam says to her in these episodes, when he asks that she let him run away in these situations. In the past, she didn’t let him get away, and in a way, that got him on track to his eventual imprisonment. She might not see all of that, but she might see some of it, and I could see how a small part of her wants to believe that he was right all along, and that if she lets him go this time, maybe things will correct course in some way.

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Okay, maybe I will be a lonely reader here 😂 But I'll do what I want to do

At this point, I'm pretty sure Jong Sam is the reincarnation of Gil Dong. No amount of beaten, jumping down from the rooftop, or fall and crash onto the car can make him injured. He will be still healthy as ever 😆

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I am watching keiru but I don't have anything to write,

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Yeah.. I know that feeling too, very often.. 😆 when I watch something but not interested enough to drop a thing in the recap section, especially in a recap who already have many comments because my words will be just the same as others. I'm not really good at presenting interesting thoughts 😂

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Writer loves to torture/beat the crap out of Jongsam every episode, right? 😆

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I hope they will give him more rewards at the end to ease Jong Sam's (and Ddak Ji's) painful past 😉

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keiru!!! don't be lonelyyy we're here with you ❤❤❤
The Gil-dong reincarnation theory gives me life. I love how even Jong-sam's character arc is kinda following Gil-dong's: from being a gray character, looking out only for the survival of himself and his loved ones, to standing on the side of good. Jong-sam hasn't found his impetus yet, but I'm glad we have 20/40 episodes to flesh that out, same as Rebel.
(i'm counting on you writer-nim...!)

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Aaw~ thank you 😊 happy to see you on instagram too @nico8

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I was smiling as I scrolled down seeing 10!(😮 )comments in a row, it should be a record here at DB!! Your "monologue" was cute @keiru, and the song you've posted is great too it's one of a kind, such serious,non-poetic words used in such an artistic fashion!
I've only been following recaps and been thinking to drop it too, but now it seems like the story is picking up! If it's gonna continue and because it seems like...
1. The number of commenters here is ascending and the comments looking like it's soon gonna be a hoot,
2. Everybody's making puns in the memory of dear Rebel ( Hopefully it will continue!🙏😃)
I'm gonna be on board too!
And yes, rom coms can waaaait, for YKS. Now when I see Jugglers, Jong-sam suits him better than Chi-won, methinks. Daniel Choi suits CW more.

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Reporting for duty!

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Of course they would use Jong Sam's closest person as a bait, but I'm glad it's not the heroine who was being a damsel in distress (at least for now..) 😉

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It seems like this heroine can handle herself pretty well meanwhile dakji is a complete damsel in distress always lands himself in trouble and relies on jong sam to save him😆. Although all his troubles are because of js himself😂

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Yeah, I'm glad we get Jin Young as an independent and strong-willed heroine. Though she is pretty careless sometimes too 😁 just like any other heroines in dramaland..

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Lol carelessness really is a must have trait in kdrama female leads😂

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Also, just what are you Detective Kang?
Are you trying to be the most grey-ish character ever?

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I thought the same like come on dude just pick a side. But i do understand his point of view he wants to help jong sam but cant since he wants to protect others. Why do the bad guys always have to threaten the loved ones😑

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Kang has sacrificed a (oh no, it's two) young man's future for a woman (and possibly a child) he loves. Why so angsty bro?

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After the much ballad and calming 1st OST "Like Rain Like Music" by Lim Do Hyuk, they released a much more swag OST in last week episodes which really suits the action-packed and tense feelings in the drama (imo 😁). The song lyric especially speaks about Jong Sam's struggle in this tough world really well..

I’m always anti system, everything is your enemy
Even if I trust someone, I’ll just lose
A knife in my back, the world is cruel
Even if I complain, they tell me to grow up
What leads the majority is the 1%
They all tell me to be a person of worth
After I get the Ok, they use me and throw me out like chewed up gum
I’m just in your way, like gum on the sidewalk

It shows how Jong Sam can't really trust the society, or specifically, the broken law. He has had enough bitter experience, getting betrayed by someone he trust so much (twice at that) 😡

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And this lyric reminds me of how Jong Sam kneeled down in front of Director Lee

Even if I fall now, some day, I’ll shout out
You can laugh at me, I’ll keep doing what I’ve been doing
Cuz when I cut out your rotten views, I’ll be the one laughing
I’m doing undercover, camo is my protective color
The moment I reveal myself, you’ll be in jail
Run away, quick, avoid me
There’s no mercy, I’m sitting on top of you anyway

Yeah.. Even if you are suffering now, I want to believe that someday in the future you'll get your own happy ending, Jong Sam-ah..

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And my favorite part 😃 I have been listening to the song and especially this part while imagining Jong Sam's sharp gaze in my mind 😁

No you can’t judge me
No you can’t touch me
You smell like you’re rotting
I’ll reveal you
Then break you down
Flip you over, break down
No You can’t chase me
No more! Don’t say to me

Go and break them down, Kim Jong Sam ! I'm rooting for your victory, I'll be waiting for the day when you will be the winner ! 🔥 (oh, you are already a winner in my heart anyway.. 😆)

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Oh, oh ! How can I forgot about this one !

Jong Sam and Jin Young moment ! It's so short but it's still swoon-worthy (even when Jong Sam didn't even consider it as a romantic gesture, his mind is only full in how to save Ddak Ji anyway)

That sweeping motion, that hand which reaches for the pin, that "relax, or you'll get hurt !"

I don't think they write their genre as rom-com, it's written as "Genre: Thriller, comedy" so there might won't be any big romance. But I'm still hoping for a good slow burn romance between the main lead (because there's already a hint of big love triangle between the detectives and the one wife)

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I don't think there will be a romance until jong sam settles all this mess. Maybe that ex president will accept him as his man and send him to work in the same division as jin young then there will be blooming romance❤

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True.. He should prove himself as not guilty before he can get into any healthy relationship 😉

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He's definitely got too much going on to even consider any relationship lol...That's for sure. I do like how they're doing it so far though...Like there's a hint of attraction between the two of them...but it's not in your face.

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Remember when Gil-dong caught Ga-ryung just like how Jong-sam picked up Jin-young? Evidence is mounting lol. ;)

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Excellent REBEL reference!

Somehow I don't think Baek Kyung is going to pull a Mori and refuse to kill Jong-sam, however. :-(

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Who is Baek Kyung? The attorney or the cutie man in black??? I just watched episode 16 but I don’t remember BK character. That’s how unfocus I am when watching DV. 😅

Mori is love. ^__^

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Baek Kyung is the hitman who shared the prison cell with Jong-sam and Ddak-ji -- and beat up the latter in the shipping container before Jong-sam arrived with the money.

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@pakalanapikake The baddie who killed the real Il Seung, right? I remember him now. I don’t know why he is still alive after what happened to his head.

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@Giegie December 21, 2017 at 12:58 PM
"The baddie who killed the real Il Seung, right?"

Yes, the very same. And because of that non-fatal but very messy looking head injury, he was sprung from prison. There's no justice, I tell ya. ;-)

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Oh, and does anyone aware about that glasses man who always smile around the wife? I wonder who he is.. He must have some secrets too.. Maybe he 'guards' the wife because Detective Kang instructs him to do so?

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😆 It feels so weird to have a monologue in a recap section. When I'm loving that one drama, I ended up paying attention to every little details and I feel the need to say something (anything..) about it. Don't you guys feel that too? 😉

By the way, thanks @sunny and @abirdword for your recaps. I don't know if you guys were enjoying your time writing the recap, after all it'll be much more fun and encouraging and rewarding when you write about something that you really like, even more when lots of other people are loving it too.. But I guess it's not the case here 😂 I just want to say a sincere thank you for providing me a place to talk

I feel quite happy that I get to speak up what's on my mind and expressing my feelings

Thank you guys, I'll take my leave now 😊

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Oh keiru, you softie! (In a totally good way of course) 😀 it didnt even occur to me that all the comments written above were written by the same person until I saw "monologue" here and scrolled up to check! 😂 I salute your passion for this drama and feel sorry that I can't respond with any intellectual remark yet 😊 I'm sure the other beanies would come to the rescue and end your loneliness soon, blame the time zone

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Oh, I don't deserve to get this from you.. 😊 Thanks, I was a little bit sad but I feel better now after spending a day away from DB to settle up my mind 😆

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I'm watching, @keiru! I have no idea as to whats going on or why these jerks wont leave my criminals a-freaking-lone but I'll keep watching. I love that the cops are competent. They may not know whats going on yet either (do they?) but I love that they are out there figuring it out, kicking ass as needed (and not getting their collective tushes kicked), and figuring things out.

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True!! Love how despite them not knowing how in the dark they are, they're still doing their job. I just hope this confrontation at the end of ep12 brings the police up to speed (and our two leads back together permanently)!!

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😆 Can't wait to see Jong Sam officially works with them in one team as Oh Il Seung (in a police officer uniform !)

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This week's episodes are def better than last week's lol so I have some thoughts:
1. I really, //really// love the parallel between Detective Kang and Jong-sam, seeing as they're both willing to shirk the law to protect what's important to them. Now we'll just have to sit tight and see how their character arcs pan out. And imagine the confrontation that's gonna happen when (?) Jong-sam decides to do the just thing!
2. For the scene where Jong-sam says that money will save Ddak-ji, not the police: him saying this really struck me because well, did the police do him and Ddak-ji right when they were put in prison for a crime they didn't commit? Even the lone police officer he trusted wasn't around to help him when he needed it the most. I love how this distrust of the police just reinforces how he can be this kind of gray character, despite being the good guy we all know him to be.
3. I'll admit I spent like 5 minutes figuring out if using a van to cushion their fall was a good decision..... but I guess it's better than landing on concrete?? 😂
4. Aaaaaand I guess the wait for this romance to happen will be just as long as Rebel's........ but I hope all the years of waiting will pay off here too!!
5. Someone please just give Yoon Kyun-sang a romcom already. Please.

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3. I was like, "you guys should take him and Ddak Ji to the hospital ! Do an MRI, X-Ray, CT-Scan, or whatever it is !" But then Jong Sam runs and I was all, "oh well, he is alright. I can breathe now.." 😂

4. I think I like it better, rather than showing a sudden attraction when the characters know nothing about each other except their name and their job. Meanwhile the attraction in their teenagers counterpart is understandable, because it's like puberty in any other senior high school's romance thing. But when they are in their adult phase now, I want to see them doing their professional job and handle their feelings in a mature way

5. Technically, he did get an offer from Jugglers 😂 but now I don't want to trade Kim Jong Sam with any other character, he's too precious and interesting as a character. Rom com can wait.. Hehehe..

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Right? I feel like the closest he got was maybe Jung Yoon-do toward the middle/end of Doctors when he became comic relief. I do kinda wish they'd given that Husky doctor a romance lol. I totally thought he was going to end up with Park Shin-hye's best friend on the show.

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!!! I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought they would end up together haha it really would've been p cute imho <3

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The cctv will be off for *exactly* 5 minutes thing seems lame and contrived. Also a lot like 5 million other shows.
If the baddies can turn off the security cameras, wouldn't they stay off until someone notices they're off and fixes them -- unless the baddies deliberately turn them back on?? But why would they do that? Except to contrive a little bogus tension?
But so many shows play those games that we all accept it without thinking. Oh well.

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Thanks for pointing out from another point of view.. I guess they have their inside men who help the villain in breaking into the guarded room. Director Lee has enough power to ask the corrupt police to turn off then turn on the cctv in purpose. Maybe 5 minutes is their limit because if it's more than that, the good police (?) would have realized about it. Agent Kwak even knows about the passcode number so I do believe that they have their own spy men in some places

And about the common cliche method in almost all of dramas with similar genre, maybe you can suggest new method which is cooler and smarter? 😉

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I also believe that the villian has spies within the police to turn off security cameras, know the password etc. But why don't these spies take the money bag from the evidence locker themselves. Was this mission just to prove Kim Jong-sam's worth?

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Yes. Director Lee needs him to prove his loyalty by doing this risky task

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1. I really liked the scene between Jong-sam and Jin-young at the opening of the episode, because it was laden with their history, the threat of Ddak-ji’s death and Jong-sam’s overwhelming motivation to do whatever it took to save him. Plus, they didn’t drag out stuff or make characters act stupid in the threat of someone’s life like in the opening episodes when Jin-young spots the fake ID and has to make a point of it while Eun-bi is drowning. And again, we get to showcase just how quick on his feet Jong-sam always has been whether it be threatening Jin-young with a kiss, carrying her bridal style or stealing a hair pin.

2. It’s so funny that they finally use the fact that Yoon Kyun-sang is a freaking giant at over 6’3” so of course you can always spot him in a crowd of average heighted people lol.

3. How on earth did Jong-sam not lose that bobby pin in the chase?

4. The whole Jong-sam needs a ride thing from Jin-young is really starting to be a theme and I kinda like the new take on it, like this time, she’s the one offering. It definitely marks a big of a change in their relationship.

5. I find Jin-young and Jong-sam’s difference in beliefs really fascinating and true to character/their past. Jin-young has trust in institutions and the system, so of course she would believe in the police. She has no reason to ever believe that she’s been wronged by an entire system, so her first thought to save whoever is in danger is to call the authorities. In contrast, Jong-sam has been wronged so completely that he thinks he’s alone and absolutely will not call the police because of the corruption that sent him to prison in the first place and his knowledge of those officers on Director Lee’s side who will endanger any situation even if he gets good cops on his side. It’s not that Jong-sam doesn’t want to trust cops, it’s that he can’t. He literally cannot afford to. I think on some level, Jin-young gets this about Jong-sam and the threat of someone dying, coupled with the former, is what allows Jin-young to let Jong-sam go…but of course she goes too to back him up lol.

6. I’m really curious about Baek-kyung and why he’s working with Director Lee. Does he actually like his job or was it just convenient to sneak a convict out from jail to commit illegal/murderous acts with impunity? I mean, if the DNA and physical evidence pointed to Baek-kyung committing crimes while he was in jail, it’d be completely discredited as impossible, making him a useful asset. But does he feel any remorse/pain for hurting someone he’s been bunking with for potentially years?

7. I think Director Lee has good insight on Detective Kang…but he’s only going to be on their side as long as their two sides align and Detective Kang has something to lose by not partnering with him. Because for all of his working against Director Lee…it seems like his long con is getting Director Lee with unequivocal evidence to justice. So how long are they going to be playing...

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...chess with each other and who will double cross first?

8. Sooooo…Detective Park and his wife who used to be with Detective Kang have a 10 year old kid…My Birth Secret Senses are tingling a la City Hunter!

9. At this point, I feel like toner/skin should be Jong-sam’s catch phrase. I never knew there’d be so many uses for toner lol.

10. The first time Ddak-ji runs away he can barely limp…but after falling on top of a car, he can run at a decent pace…okay…lol. Adrenalin?

11. Ugh…Ddak-ji just has to run over to protect his hyung and give me all the feels sigh.

12. It’s so painful to have Ddak-ji have hope and then lose it with Detective Kang. It just hurts so much with both Jong-sam and Ddak-ji because they literally have no one who’s just been on their side and cared unequivocally for them and protected them.

13. That possibility of Jong-sam and Ddak-ji getting on the slave ship was horrible because it’s like those two returning to prison all over again.

14. I know Detective Kang wants to protect Jong-sam and even his partner Detective Park but it’s not the kind of saving that really makes you feel secure because you never know when he’s going to save or betray you.

15. Leaving one death trap and leaping into another…

16. I find Detective Park interesting with his by-the-book manner and how he stopped the cops from chasing our boys. How many would have used mere suspicion to find evidence and convict?

17. Director Lee has an interesting cost-benefit analysis…but he is the Superbad and it shows his character..to be willing to do whatever it takes to not lose even a cent.

18. I just want Jong-sam, Ddak-ji and Eun-bi to be one happy family and away from all this mortal danger!

19. Aww…Jong-sam is so cute, he gives her a pack of bobby pins lol. How very Gil-dong considerate of you! 😉

20. Ugh…Seriously show, you have them eat tofu at a park, representing their lost youth, and reminisce about the freaking night out they never got to have…And Ddak-ji can still do his Big Bang dance…Kill me. They had better go to a noraebang together, show!

21. It’s just so sad that what’s happening to Jong-sam is probably what happened to Detective Kang…that he’s got no choice but to turn over to the enemy to protect the people he cares about.

22. With the comments on this recap…I was just like ‘Yes, because it has never been more clear that Jong-sam’s ancestor was Gil-dong’ lol.

23. Well…I have no idea how they’re gonna resolve this cliffhanger…*Goes to watch the next episode* lol.

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Huzzah! It's gonna be great if you continue the weekly random thoughts thing you did there at Rebel threads,cloveredlioness!!! I'm eagerly anticipating more!
P.S.- Mighty baby still gets so much love!

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I was smiling as I scrolled down seeing 10!(😮 )comments in a row, it should be a record here at DB!! Your "monologue" was cute @keiru, and the song you've posted is great too it's one of a kind, such serious,non-poetic words used in such an artistic fashion!
I've only been following recaps and been thinking to drop it too, but now it seems like the story is picking up! If it's gonna continue and because it seems like...
1. The number of commenters here is ascending and the comments looking like it's soon gonna be a hoot,
2. Everybody's making puns in the memory of dear Rebel ( Hopefully it will continue!🙏😃)
I'm gonna be on board too!
And yes, rom coms can waaaait, for YKS. Now when I see Jugglers, Jong-sam suits him better than Chi-won, methinks. Daniel Choi suits CW more.

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But my romcom heart ;~;
But also yes, this role is simply perfect for YKS <3

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Opps,sorry😃! But yunno, the more you wait,the more it's gonna be sweet when you finally get it.!
Also, why DB? Why do you almost always post my replies as new comments???

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I watched the first 2 episodes of Jugglers (with ff button here and there) and I could see a little bit of TTWWIL's Cha Seo Hoo in NCW's trait (at least the cold look part 😆)

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Thanks for recapping, abirdword!

I especially enjoyed seeing Jin-young kicking Agent Ki's butt all over the refrigerated warehouse. Nicely done.

Goody for Jin-young's quick thinking and positioning the van under the container doors to break Jong-sam's and Ddakji's falls. I just hate to think of all the paperwork she'll have to do -- in triplicate -- to explain how the roof got mangled. Plus a 100-page letter of apology. ;-)

Watching Jong-sam climb out of the subway ventilation shaft at times made it look like he was in a Jefferies tube. Hong Gil-dong in space?!

I'm hoping that Detective Kang is playing a reaaalllly long undercover game. But it also feels like something he wasn't planning to do at the time he was apprehended by the baddies. My sense is that he had to collaborate with his captors in order to survive. It's also (hopefully) how he got access to the inner workings of Director Lee's overseas operations. As for his girlfriend marrying his partner, I suspect that she only found out she was pregnant after he went missing. Detective Park strikes me as an honorable, upright guy. I don't think he would have married her if his partner hadn't disappeared without a trace. He probably wanted to protect her and the child.

That scene in the park with Jong-sam and Ddakji eating their tofu was filled with foreboding. Jong-sam's spotting Baek Kyung lurking in the bushes has "red shirts!" written all over it.

@cloveredlioness,

19. Aww…Jong-sam is so cute, he gives her a pack of bobby pins lol. How very Gil-dong considerate of you! 😉

LOL! What else can you expect from the peddlar who used to travel in ladies' notions?! Shop Gil-dong for all your hair care and lock-picking needs. ;-)

Here's something to mull over: Which Big Bad is worse? Director Lee or Yeonsangun?

Lee is greedy to the max. Yeonsangun is paranoid to the max. Neither of them do their own dirty work, however. Thus, I'll say it's a toss-up between Baek Kyung, who seems to really enjoy killing people, and Gil-choon, for the same reason. The latter seems to only like killing women, so I think that makes Baek Kyung worse. The dude strikes me as a lethal, equal-opportunity murderer. (And agents Kwak and Ki aren't far behind him.)

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Men in Black = Mori
and for Agent Ki's case, complete with guyliner HAHA

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