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Dream High: Episode 11

Get ready to have your hearts broken, people. See, this is what happens when you follow a girl to the big city. She stomps on your heart and you end up slinging drinks at a nightclub as you drink your sorrows away…wait, aren’t you a minor? So, the bar is just shorthand for Angst, and he’s drinking juice boxes, right? Or has the show finally gone ahead and made him legal, to keep the world’s noonas from going to hell? You know what they say…the road to hell is paved with pretty boys.

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EPISODE 11 RECAP

We see Sam-dong relive the tragic kiss between his girl and his bestie. Gah, high school is so cruel sometimes. He goes to see the doctor (thank goodness) but it’s what we suspected all along…he’s losing his hearing. Noooo! The doctor gives him something to relieve the pain, but it’s a condition that can’t be cured. Double Nooooes!

He gets a haircut, because nothing says “I’m over you so you can’t have this anymore” than a Hottie Haircut. He even adds an I Can Be a Badboy Earring for good measure. Not that he’s actually over her, mind you. It’s just symbolic of his emotional trauma. And his budding hotness. Erm…I didn’t just say that.

As he walks through the streets, he thinks aloud to his mother in voiceover:

Sam-dong: Mother, you lied to me. You said that the heavens would only give me hardship I can handle. But that must not be true for me. The hardship I’m facing is unbearably heavy, and cruel. Mother, I’ve barely started, but I think I have to say farewell to my dreams. What am I supposed to do now?

Just grind up my heart and serve it to the dogs, why don’t you. There he cries, kneeling in the street, sobbing as his dreams come crashing down to earth.

At school, Oh-hyuk offers up his resignation, as promised. He asks Principal Shi to keep his promise about protecting the kids in exchange, and he ushers him out happily, with a goodbye hug in the heat of the moment.

Kyung-jin happens to walk in right at that moment, and stares agape. Her father explains that Oh-hyuk is finally leaving for good, at which she chases him down for an explanation. He doesn’t tell her about her father’s conditions, but just reminds her that he’s leaving his kids in her care now, and walks away.

Hye-mi gets a call from Top Entertainment, and heads to the offices where she runs into Baek-hee in the lobby. She gets offered a contract to join group K, and has till the end of the month to decide. She can’t believe this is happening, pinching her cheeks and knocking her head against a wall to make sure it’s not a dream, and heads home to ask Oh-hyuk about the contract.

He says that it’s a good contract, and seeing her smile giddily, he asks if she really wants to debut that badly. Hye-mi says that it’s because she can clear their debts this way. Oh-hyuk tells her not to debut then, if that’s the reason. He tells her that the terms of the debt are so flexible that it doesn’t even feel like a debt, and that debuting doesn’t necessarily equal big paychecks. He tells her to consider it carefully.

Hye-mi asks if anyone’s seen Sam-dong, and her sister tells her that he went back home for winter break, and said not to call for a while. Hye-mi goes up to his room, wondering aloud that still…he should’ve called. She doesn’t notice that he’s left her cell phone charm behind.

Sam-dong isn’t back home, but wandering the streets of Seoul in a daze. He follows the sound of music to a club, where he watches the concert full of mixed emotions. He cries, moved by the music and utterly broken at the prospect of never hearing it again.

He follows the sound of the beat to the amp, placing his hand on it to feel the vibration and hear it properly. He closes his eyes, and when he opens them, the club is empty.

In-sung finds him sitting there, and tells him not to tell anyone that he’s working there part-time. He asks why he’s not going home, and Sam-dong replies blankly that there’s no sound there, but here, there’s sound, and it doesn’t feel like it’s running away from him. Aw, you’re killing me.

Oh-hyuk stays up late sending out his resume while everyone else sleeps. Meanwhile, Group K has a meeting, and the agency sends Jason and Ria on a photo shoot in London over the winter break.

Jason tells him that he’s going to skip out on this one, since he’s enrolled in the special songwriting class over break, and he’s got Japanese class too. Jin-gook marvels at this new side of Jason, since no one’s ever seen him try hard at…well, anything. He even throws on a pair of glasses to signify that he’s going to be Brainy Chipmunk from now on.

Baek-hee sees that Jason’s attitude to study harder gets him in good with the agency president, so she raises her hand that she’ll be doing the same, and Ria follows suit as well.

At school, Pil-sook puts up Jason’s daily lollipop, and then notices something on her locker. Oh! Omo, is Jason finally reciprocating with candy of his very own? She gapes at a Japanese test taped to her locker, with a giant A+ on it. Omg, that’s so cute. It’s even better than candy! It’s nerdtastic!

She realizes that Jason’s put it there to show her that he’s getting his ass in gear, and she grins from ear to ear. Jason walks past her, trying to play it cool, and picks up his lollipop like it’s no big deal. Pil-sook jumps up and down to congratulate him, walking straight into a pillar mid-thumbs-up. Heh.

Jin-man waits around for Kyung-jin, finally working up the courage to ask her…if she’s seen Oh-hyuk. Keh. Not what she was expecting. Doo-shik shows up behind them, just in time to hear the news that Oh-hyuk resigned to protect his students from the showcase fallout.

It turns out that they have yet another eavesdropper, as Hye-mi walks up, stunned. She marches straight into the staff meeting to ask Principal Shi what he did to make Oh-hyuk quit, because she’s delightfully tactless that way.

He tells her that Oh-hyuk has had the lowest scoring students the entire time he’s been teaching at Kirin, making him the lowest scoring teacher (though I don’t understand why there’s a one-to-one correlation there, but whatever). Hye-mi reminds them that her class scored well on every exam, and the other teachers start to nod their heads in agreement.

But Kyung-jin steps in to tell her that their good scores don’t erase the years of bad ones, and ups the ante. If they can all gets A’s in the songwriting class, then they’ll acknowledge Oh-hyuk’s skills and Principal Shi will reconsider him.

Hye-mi accepts the challenge, adding that if they all get As, that means Oh-hyuk gets reinstated. Principal Shi grabs Kyung-jin aside, wondering why she’s undoing all his effort to get rid of Oh-hyuk. She makes excuses about credibility, either lying to cover up her feelings, or in a great big vat of denial about them.

Baek-hee gets called in by her agency president, who’s ready to cut her loose because her star’s not rising like the other members of the group. Baek-hee pleads on her last leg, saying that she’ll become the kind of performer that he wants, and that she’ll work on songwriting.

She begs him to reconsider, once she comes back with her scores from her songwriting class. Obviously it’s a way to manufacture stakes for this songwriting class, which is fine for dramatic purposes, but really, does the one class have to have everyone’s fate on the line?

Speaking of which, Hye-mi fills Pil-sook in on their stakes—all A’s to get Oh-hyuk back his job. Pil-sook stares agape, and then realizes that their ace Sam-dong is MIA. Hye-mi says she’ll just have to get him back, and tells Pil-sook to work on faking Sam-dong’s accent, so that they can at least get him past roll call until they get him here.

Pil-sook hilariously practices her saturi accent, as Jason listens from the next table over. Hye-mi calls Sam-dong’s mom, only to figure out that he’s not home at all…he’s disappeared.

They go to class, where Teacher Maeng introduces their songwriting teacher. (A cameo by Joo Young-hoon, Lee Yoon-mi‘s real-life husband, hence the inside jokes at the poor soul who has to live with her and the flashing of his wedding ring.)

He starts with roll call, and Hye-mi and Pil-sook share a moment of panic, and when the teacher calls Sam-dong’s name, Pil-sook squeaks out a tiny “Here.” The teacher calls for Sam-dong again, but this time Jason jumps in to save them. Aw. Pil-sook looks over at him, stunned, and he flashes her a smile.

Jin-man calls Oh-hyuk for the billionth time, yelling into his phone for him to just pick up. Oh-hyuk is busy taking English classes and giving little adult education classes in music, as he struggles to find a new job.

Baek-hee gets shopped around by her agent for publicity gigs, to no avail, so she digs her heels into songwriting. She struggles with it for a while, until she spies some sheet music sitting in the studio, and in her moment of desperation, she considers poaching a song. Oh, Baek-hee. If I could spoon-feed you some self-esteem, I would.

Meanwhile, Hye-mi goes out in search of Sam-dong, combing through every possible place he might be. She finally gets a call from In-sung, who figures out that something’s seriously wrong with Sam-dong, who’s become dark and angry.

Hye-mi rushes to the club to try and take him home, but he shakes her off and tells her to go. After the concert, she tries again, trying to take his hand and lead him out. She tells him that they need him to save Oh-hyuk. He shakes her off again, as he says, “You’re asking me to come with you again. Do you know what I’m thinking these days? A thousand, ten thousand times a day, I regret following you to Seoul.”

He tosses her hand aside angrily, as he stands up. “Why did I get off that stage and take your hand that day? Why did I believe your unbelievable lies? Why did I hear your song?! Why did I follow you…and end up crazy about music?” Oof.

He tells her to get lost and walks out, leaving her crying.

She heads home to find Oh-hyuk asleep on the couch, and wakes him up out of spite. She asks with tears welling up in her eyes how he could leave them like that, and if he only knew how hard she was trying, he’d never throw them away. She storms off and Oh-hyuk sighs to himself that he could never throw them away.

Hye-mi learns and takes notes diligently, and then shows up at Sam-dong’s club day after day to drop off her notes. He ignores her repeatedly and pushes her aside, but she tells him that she’s never going to give up, on him or on Oh-hyuk. Nice to see the tables turning in this relationship, and to hear her say what he used to say to her.

The songwriter teacher gives them their assignment—he hands them lyrics, called “Dreaming,” and tells them to write a song. Pil-sook and Hye-mi ponder how they’re supposed to write something that, as the teacher suggested, calls upon true emotions.

Kyung-jin sneaks up on them to suggest watching a movie or talking to adults, to help them figure out emotions that they might not have encountered yet. They wonder if she’s possibly helping them, and she sneaks back to assure them that she’s on their side this time, and she’s rooting for them to get A’s. Oh, you.

Hye-mi asks Jin-man for some help, so he starts to tell her the beautiful story about how he met his girlfriend, which quickly devolves into a bitchfest over how he sold his livelihood to buy her a ring but she didn’t understand the sacrifice. When he finishes his story, he realizes that Hye-mi’s long gone. Ha. The story’s soundtrack is Park Jin-young’s “너의 뒤에서” (Behind You), posted above. Cracks me up, this show.

Pil-sook finds a movie ticket taped to her locker with the words “For Studying Songwriting” written on it. She (very trustingly) goes to the movie by herself (which happens to be Love Story), and Jason sits down next to her, insisting that this is for research purposes only. Too cute.

She immediately starts jotting down the music in her head, inspired by her not-a-date. At home, Hye-mi finds inspiration in Sam-dong’s drawings, as she thinks about when they first met, and all the times he’s been there to save her. She starts writing her song.

Baek-hee struggles with her song, and in a moment of weakness, steals the song she found the other day. Oh, dear.

Hye-mi writes her song and goes to the club to give the assignment to Sam-dong, but this time he hides and tells In-sung to lie that he’s moved on to some other club. Hye-mi searches every single club in the neighborhood looking for him that night.

She gets accosted by some drunk guys who happen not to care that she’s a high school student (ew) but Sam-dong finally appears to save her, and get some of his aggression out at the same time. He reminds her that he said to get the hell out of his life.

Hye-mi: And I told you, I’m not giving up on you. When I hit rock bottom, you and Kang Teacher were the ones who pulled me up. Now it’s my turn.

She gives him the songwriting assignment, and then hands him the K pendant. (Awwww, yeah!) She tells him that she doesn’t really believe that the pendant brings good luck, but she hopes it does, for him.

He finally turns to her, and caresses her hair. Sam-dong: “I told you to go. You’re the one who came. Later you’ll come to regret this day.” Well that’s not ominous or anything.

Triumphant music starts to build, as Sam-dong sits at the keyboard and opens up the notebook. He finally puts his hands on the keys, and as the music swells, he starts composing.

The next day, they show up for the final class and turn in their songs. At the last moment, Sam-dong walks in, making Hye-mi silently squeal in delight. After grading their songs, the teacher announces the only three A’s: Pil-sook, whose song he describes as heartfelt and full of love, as if she’s dating right now (aw), Hye-mi, and Baek-hee.

He points out that Baek-hee’s was particularly professional-grade. Uh, that’d be because it is. The teacher also gives an honorable mention to Sam-dong’s song, which he describes as mature beyond his years, and full of sadness. He says that though he didn’t get an A, his song will be performed at the showcase with the other three.

Jin-gook seeks out Oh-hyuk at his ajumma trot class (wearing a sequined jacket, no less) and asks how he could turn his back on them. Oh-hyuk assures him that he’s never going to leave them, adding, “How could I, when I made that grandiose speech in front of everyone?” He assures him that he’ll find a way back.

To that end, the teachers present Principal Shi with the three finalists for Oh-hyuk’s replacement, chosen exactly as he requested, based on objective criteria alone. He’s shocked to find Oh-hyuk’s resume picture staring back at him. Oh-hyuk heads back to Kirin for his entrance interview.

Kyung-jin finds Baek-hee to ask her about the song. She notes that she’s been Baek-hee’s teacher for over a year, and she knows exactly the extent of Baek-hee’s skills, as well as the lengths she’ll go to win.

When she accuses her of plagiarizing the song, Baek-hee doesn’t even deny it. She asks defiantly, “So what if it is? You’re the one who taught me how.” Kyung-jin can’t abide this kind of cheating and reels at Baek-hee’s attitude, but Baek-hee reminds her that she’s the one who taught her to win at any cost, and looked the other way when she lied or sabotaged her competition.

She says that those were her first steps down this path, and now she’s taken ten steps without a second thought. Shaking with tears, she tells her teacher that she’s worked this hard to get where she is, but she’s about to be replaced by Hye-mi in group K, but she’ll die before she gives it up.

Around the corner, Hye-mi overhears the conversation, and gasps.

 
COMMENTS

Not as song- or dance-filled as yesterday’s episode, but this one was awesomely Sam-dong-centric, and full of delicious angst. I don’t want Sam-dong to go deaf, but I have to admit, it’s a pretty great arc for his character and Kim Soo-hyun has the emotional vulnerability and gravitas to pull it off. It’s poetic and tragic, and adds such great story weight to the dream-the-impossible-dream motif.

It’s also not hopelessly tragic, as this marks the major turning point in Sam-dong’s character, who needed to do a little maturing. He faces the truth for the first time, and though it’s a dark turn, it’s a necessary kick in the pants, for him to grow up.

What’s nice is seeing Hye-mi come to his rescue for the first time, and chase him the way he used to chase her. While I miss the puppy dog cuteness, I do enjoy the reversal. Let’s have Hye-mi miss him a little more, and come to her senses about his newfound broody hotness.

I have the sneaking suspicion that Park Jin-young is somehow running away with each show on purpose, but I can’t be annoyed because he’s just hilarious. I have this vision of Dream High turning into Saved By the Bell: The New Class, where he’s Mr. Belding. Or is that just his real life, as JYP?

Can I also tell you, my new favorite thing is Pil-sook and Hye-mi as BFFs? Adorable.

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So impressed with KSH acting skills...its like after watching the super dull scene of HM and JS...i realized that some actors can bring the best out of their partner...in Hm nd JS sooooooo dull the emotion and script is there..but it lacks the immersion to their character..but during HM and SD scene...wow you can feel it....loving it....

LOVE DORKS!!!!!Pilsuk nd Jason pairing is soooo cute...but still loved JYP-Teacher Shi -Teacher Kang...hahahahhaahahah

thanx GF for the recap!!!

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Agree with everything you say about KSH acting...so good and HM becomes a better actress around him!!

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Actually I wouldn't mind Hye-Mi not ending up with either guy- it would actually be more realistic, considering this is supposed to be high school. Definitely want to see the Kyung Jin-Oh Hyuk line being developed though:)

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Aww milky couple so excruciatingly cute!

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Sam-Dong is so cute. The cutting hair thingy was random. But it will be more cooler if he did the Won-Bin shave from The Man from Nowhere. It would've make more sense that he was upset.

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I have to say Won Bin did a nice job with that self-haircut!

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Ahaha! It makes sense to me now! You probably don't know what I'm talking about so I'll explain. I recently cut my hair. It was a pretty drastic change as I cut about 10 inches off. My Korean professor was shocked the next day and asked me if I got dumped by my boyfriend, and since I don't have a boyfriend I was pretty confused. She told me that it's common for people to cut their hair in Korea when they get dumped. So now that I see that Sam Dong cut his hair, it kinda shows that he feels that he was dumped by Hye-Mi.

Also, I'm kind of glad that Jin-Guk was not in this episode as much. It allowed Sam Dong's issues to take center stage rather than Jin-Guk's daddy issues that we've been hearing about since the first episode. Plus, the Sam-Dong/Hye-Mi love line was able to develop a little, which gives me hope for their future together!

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LOL that's right.. damn sick and tired of JG and his daddy problems... Thanks goodness we get to see something else.

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Yeah, so bored with JG's dad issue, so relieved that JG not in here much, reduce my cringe moment -- I endured and endured, they are pushing for JG -- just one ep less of him I'm so happy. When teacher Kang asked JG how is him and his dad, I was like NOOOOOOOO not again, give me a break! From Ep1 till NOW Please show move on!

They are really pushing hard for JG to be the lead, if it's not for KSH I would have dropped it from ep3. He is not ready for the lead role, sorry.

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I personally thought it was more of a symbolic thing. Since Hye-mi was the one who cut his hair to be that way. Getting it cut into a different style by someone else was his way of trying to get rid of everything that had to do with her. That was why he left the jacket she bought him and the cell phone charm too.

I mean I guess it's the same principle but slightly different ^_^

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I think its a little bit of both. Maybe that's where the whole hair cutting trend comes from. When people get dumped, maybe they just don't want to see the same person in the mirror they saw when they were dating, and want to wash every trace of the old "them" away?

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i will admit samdong got way hot in this ep...
but does no one have love for my taecyeon?
:( :(

jingook+hyemi

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The actor Taecyeon still has a ways to go (though his crying/eating scene with Sam Dong's mom was pretty good), but I like the character of Jin-gook. Well, I also like Sam Dong. But I'm a Jin-gook + Hye-mi shipper, too.

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got love for taecyeon in 2Pm but not here in Dream High.. uhuh.. Sam Dong got the vote in Dream High

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i get so excited for the recaps and find them so fun to read. but actually watching the show? meh.... i wish i could enjoy it more but i find myself ff through everything except for scenes with pilsook, jason or sam dong. i think suzy and T are doing decent jobs but not enough for me to actually care to watch for them.

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Very seldom in a drama that you'll love all of the main characters. DH provides us how each of them are very adorable in their respective roles.

Aside fom my so much eagerness about the JF-HM-SD love triangle and so with the milky couple. I like the way it goes with Oh-hyuk - Kyung-jin - JYP relationship too. i'd like to see how the secret affection will go on with these teachers.

Am i the only one who just learned that Principal Shi is Kyung-jin's father? or Did i missed that in the beginning? Oh-hyuk didn't know about this either, right? .

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I love this drama especially Kim Soo-hyun, such a great actor at his age.

I believe Jin-gook and Hye-mi will end up together and definitely, Sam-dong will become K coz of the pendant K is wearing in Episode 1.

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WAIT RIGHT? PILSOOK AND HYEMI ARE ADORABLE!!!

one of my favorite episodes so far!

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how is short hair hot? wtf.
I hate short hair and dont get me started with baldy guys. disgusting.

having said that, sam dong is still cute though he was very violent in this episode. O_O

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The tears in EunJung eyes move my heart... The last capture of her is seriously a proof to her commitment in portraying a sorrowful BH, with passion and angs all mixed together in her tears.

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Words cannot describe how i feel about Samdong.

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Hye mi is actually CRYING for once infront of Samdong but this time... She's crying for HIM ! This episode made my week, i'm too happy to see the transformation and hye mi made a song while thinking of Samdong? Hmmm, i'll say this is more than just 'friendship'. And that big-try-not-to-squeel-smile ? That's one big smile right there for my love Samdong. Good job SamMi ;) Just please, no deaf or sad ending for Samdong? Thanks :/

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Cried so much for Samdong in this episode, it's rediculous how this person can affect me real bad.

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Phew...I just got through reading the recaps from Ep. 1! :D I am so into this show. Wow.

But...Show, I swear, if Sam-Dong goes deaf!! We will have words!

I can't wait until the next ep!
(but man does Kim Soo Hyun look good...^^)

Thanks so much for recaps!

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The person that stood out in this episode to me was B*H. She really is on her way to living her name. (I look forward to seeing this actress in a good light but realize it will probably have to be another drama).

Loving the milky couple as always.

I'm not into SSD's new haircut. I like T's ears better than KSH's forehead.

There was an article on the net talking about people remarking on T's 'outstanding' facial features making it hard to focus on the drama. I can see why. I always focus on his teeth. But I like his acting.

Looking forward to seeing SSD's recovery and some more cuteness from the milky couple.

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Poor Baek Hee ...
I can totally understand her pain .
I hope the writer could give EunJung more screen time and more meaty plot please. She is the 2nd lead but girl gets like 2-3 min per episode T.T
I cried in the last scene b/c I could totally feel for her. She is living in hell and her heart is bleeding .
If she has at least a real friend who truly care for her , love her and stop her wrong doings, thing would be different.

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innit?
from all the characters in this drama shes the one who is totally the underdog.. kinda sad that shes cheating though.. Beak hee FTW!

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Now i'm not confused.

Kim Soo Hyun is the MAIN LEAD . Got it from a very reliable source. Confirmed ! YaY!

i'm so loving it!

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Anyone got a link for the Preview for next episode??

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!WHY SHOW!? WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!??????????
Why did you have to make him go almost deaf... Its so sad seeing him energy-less and angry... :'( I miss his old hair style and his cute puppy eyes... but he looks like a hot stud right now... which I totally dont mind... but it was so nice seeing Kim Soo Hyun cute for once!
Anyways... IM SO CURIOUS AS TO WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NOW!??? ONCE THEY ALL FIND OUT ABOUT HIS ALMOST-DEAF-NESS! You better not disappoint me, Show.

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This show is such a gem. I love all the reversals. The plot twists are executed so well and set the stage for real character development among all of the characters.

Of course I don't want Sam-dong to lose his hearing, but I agree that the dramatic shift is something his character needed to grow. I was wondering toward the beginning of the series if Hye-mi would fall for Jin-gook first and eventually switch over to Sam-dong. At the time, I couldn't see how that would happen, but I would have been pleasantly surprised and impressed if the writers and actors managed to pull that kind of switcheroo off. Lo and behold...it's now entirely possible.

I guess it's sad that it would take Sam-dong hitting rock bottom for Hye-mi to be able to return his affections, but...it feels realistic because Hye-mi and Sam-dong were not emotional equals before. Jin-gook could relate to Hye-mi on a level that Sam-dong simply could not. Also, Sam-dong's infatuation with Hye-mi seems to be tied to his need to protect her and "save" her. Hye-mi likewise "saved" Jin-gook in some ways from his daddy issues. But she hasn't really had to protect and save Sam-dong; he was not yet tainted by the cruelty of the world. Now that he is, well...they each may be just what the other one needs.

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I love your part on the SD-HM-JG love triangle.. You're right that Sam Dong haven't experienced pain and didn't have to be helped by anyone since he was sheltered away from "the cruelty of the world".. and Hye Mi helping him get back on track would give him a solid answer on why he truly loves her (and not just because I fell in love with her on first sight). Hihi

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If it wasn't for the fact that I've visited the country myself, I would think that Korea, in particular Seoul, is a very scary place. It seems as if in every k-drama one of the ladies, be it the 1st or 2nd lead, gets accosted by some dangerous men! But I suppose Seoul isn't considered too dangerous to the k-drama enthusiast because there always is a hero to swoop in and save you from harm. Because you know, those men are a dime a dozen in Korea, just like 2nd and 3rd generation chaebol men.

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LOL! I couldn't agree with you more! Korea & Seoul are awesome places, but they have their scary parts too.

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Thanks gf/jb.

PD must somehow prepare our dancing prince (JG) and us, (fantasists), on the impending blockbuster setback about to be unleashed.

It seems, HM’s "pretty-boys-laden" path leads to SD.

Why it’s undeniably clear, HM is descending upon and coming to terms with her true feelings. Notice JG is MIA at this crucial time.

What a cruel twist of fate for this doggoned rapper-boy, savoring the sweet taste of conquest (a short lived kiss is still a kiss or whatever else transpired from that trip to the moon and back, hhhmm), but will now regurgitate rejection from someone truly dear.... first from daddy’s bare knuckles and now, the bogus-birthday singer... all because of this freakin’ nickers thief (…for no way a country bumpkin’ll buy him some).

But that’s the big if…IF HM reverses which I’m inclined to believe and promote for maxi-max dramatic cardiac ending.

Can Taecyon’s acting skills hack this? Should we shed with him too in a spinning teardrop roar?

Monday will let us all to see.

Send us rap music by then…please!

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I have a question, the composition teacher and the woman teacher (I don't know the actress' name or that of her character, but I remember she played Cherrie in My Name in Kim Sam Soon..), are they remembered in real-life? I think they are but am not sure. If so it would make their exchange in this episode about not being each others type even more funny. lol

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oh nvm. I just read that part of the summary and the answer is right there. lol thanks girlfriday

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Samdong to Hyemi

You like hot and damaged boy, right?
Let me show you how hot and damaged I am!!

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I have two questions that I was hoping someone could answer for me.

1) Was it stated at some point in the drama, that K was definitely a male.

2) Hands where seen dropping the pot which hit SD head causing his current hearing condition, and it was concluded that BH was the one who did the deed. But was there any real conclusive evidence that she is indeed the guilt party.

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To answer your questions:

1. No. That is to make people guess/anticipate who K really is.

2. That one is pretty obvious after the scene where BH was looking at the mirror with a button missing on her sleeve. Also, remember the scene where HM defended BH in the dressing room? HM told the other girl that the BH that she knows is not capable of doing something "monster"-like like that (forgot the exact lines), and after that BH washed her face and said that HM made her a monster.

Hopefully that answers your questions. =)

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its her, because the person dropping the pot was missing a button and was wearing the same watch as BH.

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i'm not giving up on hm-sd!

SamMi is fantastic, and I just eternally love SamDong.

The Milky couple are getting better and better too.

I'm hoping for happy endings, all around!

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though the sam dong's deafness is terrible im really enjoying angsty kim soo hyun ...its what made me fall for him in WISFC and giant.....hes so incredibly hot when hes serious and ridiculously adorabale when he smiles....so glad got to see both in this drama

i didnt start loving this drama till ep 5 ...im totally hooked and im meant to be phasing out my kdrama addiction this year lol

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Totally awesom!!!

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I LOVE IU and "Jason"!!! more, please! :D

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from somewhere, the spoiler of ep 12 and ep 13 still let SD down. if this is true, i probably stop watching DH and only read your recap. sigh... real life is already cruel. i expect the show to lift up the spirit.

i am all for HM-SD since the beginning and will never change. however, i have a strong doubt that how the script writers shift HM's feeling to SD. from ep 1-10, HM's feeling is only towards JG but never on SD. it's already ep 11 (maybe till ep 13) and we have 5 more episodes left.

i wonder how the writers make a nice and logical transition of HM's feeling towards SD. HM's feeling of guilt and obligation for SD's deaf would not acceptable either.

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I really love Sam Dong's story arc. And Kim Soo Hyun is owning the role!

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This thread is really on fire for dream high . JYP and BYJ must be so relieved. A hit!(after playful kiss)

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Sam Dong is too much on my eyes!! He always was, but now the bad boy look is making it worse!! How can a guy be sooo cute and hot at the same time??!! I really hope he get the girl! He's soo much better than Jin-Gook! Don't go hating on my Jin-Gook fans!

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*me*

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I am wondering why they didn't show what happened to Hye Mi and Jin Guk AFTER the kiss.. I feel like it's a mystery because there wasn't any confirmation IF Hye Mi also feels the same way as Jin Guk. He asked her why does she cry for him and she said she doesn't know. Does anybody also think that Hye Mi herself doesn't know if it's love or just plain COMPASSION??? But the latter doesn't seem true since Jin Guk was in a happy (confident) mood in this episode. I don't know.. I just feel like it's more of a compassion rather than love on Hye Mi's part.. and probably because I think Sam Dong SHOULD end up with Hye Mi. Hahaha..

I must also give kudos for the Jayson-Pil Suk story. It's very light-hearted and gives you a breather away from the more serious (complicated) lives of the other characters. I actually think Jayson improved his acting on this one mainly because his character is moving on from the "I should always look cool and always talk English" persona. The bubbly Jayson appears to be more natural especially if you watch Woo Young in 2PM's Idol Show.

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hyemi likes jingook too..it's part of the script..there have been way too many obvious indiciations till now, i don't understand how anyone (as much as you're rooting for SD) could fail to see that

check out (you don't need to understand korean, just watch)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVZ3Jp9kxXE

Baek hee tells the MC the love dynamics in the drama and two love arrows point towards Jinguk.

But things could still change I believe..maybe Hyemi will fall for samdong eventually but she definitely did have feelings for jinguk.

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That's it, I'm officially for Jingook to end up with Baek He and for Sam Dong to end up with Hye Mi.
I believe Jin Gook will be the one person to help Baek He rebuild her self-esteem. He's the only one she turns to when she needs emotional support and he has to some degree been there for her when she needed his help. Plus they both would have a natural understanding of each others' problems with parents.

As for Sam Dong and Hye Mi. Man they just belong together. They're happy together, never sad. They smile with each other.

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Jingook should NOT end up with Baek Hee...that will be so corny.

I'd rather he not end up with anyone even if he doesn't get Hyemi...

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The Haircut of Hot Angst! Hooooo boy. *fans self vigorously*

Agreed on all your Sam Dong points, but oh, my heart! Show, there's a difference between "maturing" and "getting narratively kicked into a pit with puppy blood being poured on you." I wish there was another way for him to get his butt in gear, but this episode was still great. I clap like a seal whenever Jin-man is onscreen.

I remember reading somewhere that people were mad that Baek-hee's actress got that part instead of the Hye-mi role. If the roles had been reversed, it wouldn't have worked, since her part calls for more dimension than the lead.

Of the idol stars, I'd say Baek-hee is the best. Jason and Pil-suk are adorable, but their parts aren't really testing their acting chops. It's getting more difficult for me to use Hye-mi's personality as the excuse for her woodenness, but she still gets the benefit of the doubt. As for Jin-gook, he's so hot and adorable that it's hard for me to give him too much flak, but Song Sam-dong leaves him in the dust acting-wise.

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thank you for the recap!

so what exactly is Sam-dong's condition? Is there really no cure? If he ends up deaf by the end of this series, I will be so pissed! Poor Sam-dong! get his hearing and girl stolen all in one shot. That is just too much! Maybe now he will take his music more seriously while he still has his hearing.

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I freakin' ADORE this show! Its a huge wad of cuteness that I just can't get enough of and I have to have my fix ASAP! I love Sam-Dong's Bad boy image (seeeeexy n_n)

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I'm in love with Hye Mi. She's way too cute.
anyway, love this episode very much.
thanks for your recap but can you please your opinion about Teacher kyung jin and yang. I think three of them would form another interesting triangle love.

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is SAM DONG becoming our beethoven of our time? i can't wait to see the episode when everyone finds out SAM DONG's condition!

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Samdong!!! His new hair cut kinda makes him look a tad like JG

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Leave it to the higher-ups to make me feel better!
Haha! I'm loving these official photos!

http://i55.tinypic.com/2dvkgzl.jpg

http://i53.tinypic.com/33yoxzo.jpg

http://i51.tinypic.com/2afl8pg.jpg

You better fulfill the promise/potential of these photos, Show. ^^

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Second time Girlfriday missed it: You know why Jason keeps filling in for SamDong and talking in saturi?

Is it because he's the only guy on the show that's in that class?

No, it's an inside joke wherein the native Korean speak for Wooyoung is saturi. He was born in Pusan. So the joke of "I learned it from you" and the filling in with it--that's genuine Saturi, Pusan-style. (The one outside of Pusan is a lot thicker.)

Why did you miss it TWICE? This show thrives on inside jokes. It's like the grave mistake with the Mishil comment in My Princess. >.<;; That was so Dae Jang Geum.

BTW, I *still* want Samdong to win Hye Mi. He gets far more screen time, it goes with the under dog statement, his name is first in the credits, and let's be honest here: Kim Soo Hyun is just a better actor. There is more chemistry between him and Suzy rather than Suzy with Taecyeon. I just don't feel the chemistry in the other pair. There is far too much "OMG the camera is there." Good acting is about ignoring the camera and facing the other actor and acting.

I feel no investment in the Hye Mi/Jin Gook pairing. I'm looking for story, not pretty faces. If I wanted just pretty faces, I would have rewatched Prince's First Love and choked on my own saliva in disbelief at how really bad it was.

If Samdong doesn't get the girl, loses his hearing, the borderline for this show went into the toilet, 'cause it shows that the thin storyline couldn't adapt to the fact that the chemistry is better between Hye Mi and Sam Dong--which is just damned frustrating. They spend far more screen time together and there is no reason for her to like Jin gook when he doesn't even call or really show her directly he cares. Dude was a butt and stood you up. And that speech about how singing with another girl wasn't convincing. Kick his butt to the curb and follow the guy that put his work into you, spent time with you and silently supported you. Seriously.

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i really like sam dong and I hope he ends up with Hyemi but I dont feel like she's chasing him because she cares about him...it's like the debt thing from before

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yes it is in part to wanting to help out teacher kang... but if you didn't realize it.. she starting to miss the him.. who was always around.. and Her composing a song with her memories of him and her is not a debt thing.

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Lols did anyone notice that Oh Hyuk's sister was wearing the same headband that Kim Tae Hee wore in my Princess?! Apparently everyones wearing it now..

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I'm worried that the "miracle cure" for Sam Dong's ear problem will be solved by using another of the favorite Kdrama plotlines -- traveling to another country for education/training/treatment. Wonder if he will be forced to go to America, but just before -- episode 15, have that wonderful last dream date with Hye Mi, and then go to Los Angeles, where he gets cured, works on his world music, hangs out in California long enough to get to the staple's center to pick up his grammy and thank his teacher Kang for everything, and all six go up with him to perform that special song.

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That just sounds wonderful.

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