(It’s Lee Hong-ki’s uncertain “Uhhhh…..” face that makes this shot for me.)
As for the episode, I kinda hate myself for doing this, but:
SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
SONG OF THE DAY
Lyn – “Love U, I Love U” [ Download ]
YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL Episode 10 >>
A very cute episode that dials back some of the angst and adds in more of the funny.
By the way, it seems many people are still confused about who knows what, so here’s where we stand as of the end of Episode 8:
SONG OF THE DAY
Park Hyo-shin – “Gift” [ Download ]
Fan support has been ardent, to say the least, for the SBS drama You’re Beautiful and its young cast. The drama’s lead, Jang Geun-seok, had expressed feeling disappointment that the ratings remain lower than hoped for and that he’d felt responsible as the main cast member. In reaction, fans to jump into action to show their love of the drama.
As you may know by now, he’d written a message to that effect on the drama’s homepage last week, saying, “I wonder whether the reason for the ratings being lower than we thought may be because I’m not portraying the Hwang Tae-kyung character as fully as I could be. If not, maybe the drama isn’t receiving more love because of me as Jang Geun-seok.”
At this point, I feel like I’m just your crack dealer. Enjoy your next fix:
Why You’re Beautiful isn’t crumbling against IRIS
SBS’s You’re Beautiful is putting up a good fight against the blockbuster in the same time period, IRIS.
You’re Beautiful got off to a start on October 7 with a 9.2% rating (ABG Nielsen Media). However, when KBS’s IRIS premiered on the 14th, its numbers dropped to 7.5%. Considering IRIS’s hype and that its first episode rating was over 20%, this could have been predicted. As IRIS looks toward the 30% ratings mark, one suspected that You’re Beautiful would face falling ratings.
But a strange phenomenon occurred. Even with IRIS’s swift onslaught, You’re Beautiful’s ratings steadily grew. Its episode on October 29 rose to a 9% as it faced off against IRIS, which had received a top rating of 27.7%. Where did You’re Beautiful’s latent force come from?
So good! Certainly still high on the angst factor, but still gets a lot of chuckles. It’s been a long time since I’ve felt this level of excitement and anticipation about a drama. There have been a few gems that I adore, which are excellent examples of quality dramas, but I think You’re Beautiful taps into something on a more gut level. The drama is less intellectual, for sure, but for what it is, it’s not only written well but also hits the right emotional buttons. Given the fan response, I have to think many would agree on that. The last drama to do that for me was… Coffee Prince, I think, and that was over two years ago. (Man I feel old.)
Also: Jang Geun-seok, you break my heart. In a good way.
SONG OF THE DAY
Loveholics – “아픔” (Pain). This is from the rock (now-)duo’s first album since losing Jisun, but I think that this song — courtesy of the vocals by Jang Eun-ah — actually recalls classic Loveholic the most.
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