Answer Me 1994: Episode 11
by girlfriday
Here we go. We knew the pendulum was bound to swing back this way, because, well, that’s what pendulums do, and also Oppa is Oppa. We finally corner Garbage long enough to ask him some questions, and in true Answer Me style, what we find out only opens up countless more questions. It’s a doozy of an episode, perhaps to make up for the fact that we only get one installment this week.
Ratings continue to inch upward with this episode clocking in at 9.3%, with a 10.6% high during the hour friggin’ hour-and-a-half.
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EPISODE 11: “The only way to end a one-sided love”
It’s February in 1995, and we open on a public notice for changes in proper garbage disposal, hur. Dad rushes the local grocery ajumma to hurry it up before he’s late for the opening. He cries as he runs off that it’s her fault if he misses it, and dashes home to the family waiting in the living room for snacks. They’re glued to the television, and soon we see why: the title card for Sandglass’s finale comes on the screen.
The men all swoon at Choi Min-soo, who is now the ideal of every man in Korea, and Dad asks stupidly whether Mom thinks Choi Min-soo or Dad is more handsome. Mom: “Lee Jung-jae!” HAHA. This lady knows what’s up.
Na-jung agrees wholeheartedly, swooning at Lee Jung-jae’s brand of silent, loving-from-afar stalwart bodyguard hotness: “That’s my ideal man!” LOL at Chilbongie side-eyeing her as she says this, practically harrumphing out loud with his eyes. It’s priceless.
Binggeure points out that in the end it’s still a one-sided love, and Dad agrees that the man Go Hyun-jung will remember is Choi Min-soo, not the silent bodyguard who loved her from afar. It deflates Na-jung, and Chilbongie most of all.
We fast-forward to the spring of 1995, and Na-jung sits with her head on Haitai’s shoulder as they look at pictures of Brad Pitt with his Legends of the Fall/Interview With a Vampire hair. Haitai wonders if it’s time to change up his hairdo (Yes, yes it is, Haitai) but Na-jung tells him not everyone can pull off his look. One might even argue not anyone.
Binggeure joins them, noting that they’re always together at school and now they’re joined at the hip at home too.
Na-jung finds an article about the signs that you’re in love, and the group stops at a weird one, that says a woman will show the nape of her neck to someone she likes. Na-jung tests it out, and Binggeure decides the writer must be a pervert.
Cut to: Dad getting all hot and bothered by Mom showing off her neck. Heh.
Yoon-jin holds up breakfast, and when she finally comes downstairs, everyone’s jaws drop in unison. She’s no longer hiding behind a wall of hair, and she’s got it curled and up, out of her face.
Everyone takes turns oohing at how pretty she looks, nobody catching on to the fact that she’s wearing a couple shirt identical to Samcheonpo’s. Garbage strains some brain muscles and declares that something’s different about her, and asks if she’s dating someone.
And to everyone’s double shock, she nods shyly. The trio who read the magazine article about nape-baring all turn to each other with wide-eyed wonder. The group starts to ask who the boyfriend is, wondering how she could’ve dated someone when they were always together in a group.
It’s pretty hilarious that they wore the couple shirts expressly for this purpose, but no one even thinks to mention Samcheonpo as a contender, and then he finally bites the bullet and throws his arm around Yoon-jin.
Chilbongie actually covers his eyes in horror, and Na-jung outright asks, “Why?” Ha. Garbage asks Yoon-jin if she needs money or something, and offers to save her from this obvious arranged contract relationship.
Dad leads the group in cheering for Shincheon Boardinghouse’s first official couple, and Haitai accidentally lets it slip that he always assumed Na-jung would be the first to date in the house. That gets Dad’s future son-in-law radar up, and he looks around the table asking which of the guys it is. Dad, don’t play that game if you don’t have to. Trust us.
Dad’s sweet on Chilbongie of course, while Mom likes Binggeure, and Haitai pouts in a bit of meta that no one is putting him in the race. Mom points out that girls don’t like boys like their father, and Haitai is pretty much Dad the Second.
Haitai keeps blathering on about Na-jung’s love life until she finally has to run over and clamp a hand over his mouth to shut him up, and she ushers him away to school before he does any more damage.
Samcheonpo and Yoon-jin are off in their own world of adorableness, and I love that Garbage smiles sweetly when they’re not looking, but scowls whenever Samcheonpo looks over at him, as if to say Oppa Is Watching. It’s very cute.
The whole discussion about Na-jung’s future husband has Chilbongie in a funk, and he looks over at Garbage, who’s equally ill at ease.
Chilbongie lets his mood get to him during baseball practice that day, mixing up signals and arguing with the catcher (who responds with the middle finger, heh), eventually giving up hits to the other side.
Elsewhere on campus, Haitai runs alongside Na-jung, apologizing profusely for his blabbermouth and swearing that Mom and Dad have no idea that she has a crush on Garbage. He asks if she confessed, and she tells him that she did, but she hasn’t been technically rejected yet because Oppa said nothing.
Haitai is a good friend, and tells her the harsh truth that no response probably means she’s been rejected. He follows it up with an offer to buy her drinks, and she sighs that maybe he’s right, and maybe she’ll let him buy conciliatory drinks after all, ready to face the truth. Haitai: “Just don’t bite me after.”
He tells her that he might be a little late because he has a chance to see his latest crush this afternoon, and Na-jung sighs at his constant stream of one-sided loves that go nowhere. Aw, is this why you two are such good friends?
Na-jung guesses that this one’s got a killer body as per usual, while Haitai insists vehemently that she’s pure and lovable and kind-hearted… and then drools openly at the dance instructor’s pure, kind-hearted chest.
Na-jung heads to her movie club meeting, where she’s told to bring a date to the club’s fundraiser this Friday, or pay a fine instead. Her friend asks her to bring an extra guy from her boardinghouse for her, and Na-jung heads to the payphone.
She pages Garbage, deleting the first message where she accidentally says her sunbae ordered them to bring boyfriends, and then asks if he’ll come. She sits watching her pager until it rings, and lights up to hear Oppa say he can make it. And then he adds that he has something to say to her tonight. Uh-oh.
At home, he’s already delivering the news to the rest of the kids: He’s moving out. He explains that his hyung is due out of army, and that’s where he lived before coming to the house. Apparently his hyung is even more garbagey than he is, and needs Little Bro around to keep him from living like an animal.
Na-jung comes home and the group tells her that Garbage is moving out, and she goes running to her room. Oppa goes after her, and Chilbongie grows stone-faced.
Oppa swears this has nothing to do with her, and says Mom and Dad already knew he was only staying at the house for a year until his hyung was discharged. Na-jung cries, convinced he’s running away because she’s making him uncomfortable, and he promises that it’s not because of that.
She throws her arms around his waist and buries her face in his chest, asking for reassurance that it’s true. He pets her sweetly and swears it over and over, until she finally believes him.
They come back up to join the party, and it’s no time before Na-jung starts winking at Samcheonpo. Yoon-jin starts doing the same thing, and the boys wonder when she picked up a new drunk habit. It sure is less destructive than her other one.
But just as they say it, she launches into her real drunk habit, and tells the whole group that Binggeure got scammed by a producer who told him he’d make a demo if he handed over cash, and Binggeure blew months of part-time pay for nothing. Garbage looks alarmed and asks why he didn’t say anything, and Binggeure swears it was months ago and he already took care of it, more embarrassed than anything.
And then she tells the group that Haitai still hasn’t used his condom, and it’s still tucked away in his room, past its expiration date. Oh noes, don’t jeopardize the roommie bromance!
Samcheonpo starts to drag her away before she ruins anyone else’s night, but she gets one last one in, and it’s the biggie. She yells at Oppa for letting Na-jung’s confession just hang there, and tells him he’s a terrible bastard for not telling her yes or no. Yikes. Chilbongie leaves the room, and Haitai asks Garbage if he wants to grab another drink.
At the local market, Haitai is a godsend and asks Garbage straight-up what his deal is, and if he doesn’t see Na-jung as a woman, or if he has a girlfriend, or if he sold his soul to the devil to get into med school and is therefore wary of forming any lasting attachments (okay, so he didn’t ask that last one, but this is what happens when you make us wonder for eleven freaking episodes).
Garbage asks Haitai if he’s Na-jung’s friend, and Haitai suspiciously takes a beat before answering yes. Garbage sighs that he wishes he had met Na-jung as just a friend and classmate. He explains that their two fathers are closer than brothers, and that when his own father went bankrupt or had heart surgery, it was Na-jung’s father who was always by his side.
The same goes for Dad being there for him and his brothers. In other words, they are irrevocably linked as family and family first. (I wonder if that’s the whole story, but at least it’s a start.)
He sighs that his head is swimming these days. Na-jung keeps coming closer, “And I can’t accept her feelings, but I can’t NOT accept them either.” What… the fuck does that mean, Oppa?
Haitai presses for an answer, which I love him for, and asks again if Na-jung were just a friend he met at school, would he like her and date her then? Oppa thinks on it, and for now we don’t hear his answer.
He pops in to check on Na-jung, who pretends to be sleeping while he lingers in her doorway. He heads out to his balcony lost in thought, and above him on the second floor is Chilbongie, doing the very same thing.
On Friday, Na-jung gets all dolled up for her fundraiser, and totally forgets her friend’s request to bring an extra date for her. She quickly covers it up with lies and then runs to the phone to call Haitai, then Binggeure, and even Yoon-jin (to borrow Samcheonpo for a night, ha). She gets turned down by all.
I’m cringing at the thought that she’s about to call Chilbongie, but she doesn’t, thank goodness. And then to top off her bad day, Garbage calls to say he’ll be late because of class. She rips her stockings on the way out, and then leaves her wallet at the payphone. What a day.
Haitai, meanwhile, is finally getting somewhere with his crush, who flirts openly with him while getting drunker and drunker. He piggybacks her home happily, convinced he’s getting lucky tonight.
Na-jung only realizes she lost her wallet when she gets to the convenience store to buy new stockings, but just then Chilbongie and his friend (the catcher) happen to pass by after dinner.
He pays for her stuff and his friend introduces himself as Chilbongie’s wife. Hee, I can’t be the only one who heard their pitcher-catcher husband-wife explanation and went to a dirty place, right?
Na-jung perks up and asks the catcher if he happens to be free tonight, and scores him as her friend’s plus-one. Chilbongie asks if she’s not going too, and then realizes from her awkward silence that she must be going with Garbage.
She says Garbage will be late, so she’s planning to just hang out here with snacks until he shows. Chilbongie jumps on that and says he hasn’t eaten either (even though he literally just walked out of a restaurant not five minutes ago), and offers to wait with her. Kid, you’re killing me.
He eats some ramyun while Na-jung settles on eggs, and she cracks one on his forehead without warning… and it’s totally raw. Eww. She drips runny egg everywhere, but it does the trick of breaking the ice between them, and they giggle and laugh like the old days.
Na-jung eventually goes to her party and sits at the bar alone, looking up expectantly every time someone walks through the door. Her one beer turns into two beers, and then three, and with each new guy that isn’t Garbage, her shoulders sink a little more.
Garbage sits in his lecture hall dying of impatience and checking his watch every other minute. The delay grows longer and longer until he finally can’t take it anymore and gets up and walks out of class.
He rushes to the bar, and finally the sound of that damned bell is followed by Oppa’s arrival… but by the time he gets there, Na-jung is gone. Oh no.
He stands there in the doorway and thinks back to the question that Haitai asked him. If he were just friends with Na-jung, would he accept her feelings? He waits for what seems like forever before answering…
Garbage: “Yes.” Eeeeeeee! He continues, “If I had met her as a friend, I would’ve confessed first.” Dagnabbit, Oppa, then what the hell is holding you back? He admits that he has feelings too, because otherwise he wouldn’t be torn about it in the first place.
Haitai’s date takes forever and a half to open her door, and he’s nearly undressed by the time they finally make it inside. He throws his arms around her saying that he can’t wait any longer, and he looks up to see her entire family gaping back at them. Ack.
She slurs that they can have a drink with her whole family, and then his pants drop down to his ankles. Hahahahahaha. Poor Haitai. I literally don’t know what’s worse—standing there with your pants down, or wiggling them back on in front of everyone.
Garbage sits in his car outside the house that night, when Chilbongie comes out and knocks on his windshield, wondering what he’s doing home when he’s supposed to be out on a date. Garbage doesn’t explain, and asks to tag along to the park to throw the ball around.
He asks Chilbongie to teach him a few signals between catcher and pitcher, and he shows him a few, including the one for “frontal attack.” They toss the ball back and forth, and Chilbongie shows him how to pitch.
After a few rounds, Chilbongie works up the nerve to tell Garbage that he confessed to Na-jung, knowing that she likes Oppa. He says that just having a one-sided love was so pathetic that he figured even if he gets rejected, it was better to confess.
Chilbongie: “But honestly, it’s your feelings that I’m most curious about. Whether Na-jung really likes you on her own, and if you really don’t have feelings for her—that’s what I’m most curious about. Because the way I see it, that’s not the case.” Omo.
Garbage lets out a breath, and Chilbongie asks, “Na-jungie isn’t in a one-sided love, is she?” Garbage: “And if you’re right? What will you do then?”
Garbage admits that he didn’t think he was allowed to like Na-jung. There were their parents, and her oppa who died. And he thought that maybe he was just confused and it would pass, so he ignored it thinking time would change things. “But then I see her having a hard time on her own…” He knocks the baseball against his chest: “And it hurts my heart.”
“If what hurts Na-jung’s heart hurts mine…then that means I like her, right?” He lifts his head and looks Chilbongie in the eye: “You’re right. Na-jungie isn’t in a one-sided love.” Oof.
Even Garbage admits that it’s Chilbongie who made him wake up, and says he’s going to accept her feelings and confess his own, before he loses her to someone else like a fool. He muses that this will probably be the last time they play catch, and Chilbongie just answers with a fastball that knocks the wind out of him.
Chilbongie: “The game isn’t over. I won’t give up. You could still lose her, like a fool.”
Dad breaks up the tense moment when he arrives swinging a bat, and laughs at Garbage trying to pitch properly. He tells him to pitch one, and tells Chilbongie to play catcher. So Garbage takes the ball and looks up at the catcher, as taught.
And there it is: the signal for frontal attack, with Chilbongie looking straight at him, prepared to go to war for Na-jung’s heart. Garbage says in voiceover:
Garbage: Love and life are a lot like baseball. No matter what dangerous situation lies ahead, no matter how you try to avoid it, you have to win against someone else in the end to have victory. One-sided love hurts the heart, but you do it alone so there’s no other way—whether you win love or get rejected indifferently, the only way to end a one-sided love is to confess it. Only when you choose a frontal attack will you know the outcome. Maybe love is a lot like baseball.
He winds up for the pitch, and we fade into Chilbongie’s scrimmage game earlier. It’s the bottom of the 9th, and Chilbongie’s side is technically winning by two runs despite his earlier missteps. This time when his catcher signals him to walk the batter who scored on him earlier, he complies without arguing.
With the bases loaded, he finally gets the signal to go for it, so he lets one rip… and the last batter hits it into the outfield, and they score four runs on him, winning the game. Aw.
As the runners circle him in the field and Chilbongie watches dejectedly, Garbage continues in voiceover: “And the world is wide and the rivals are many. Maybe love is a lot like baseball.” Wait… are you trying to say that there could be a surprise batter who wins the whole game that you didn’t anticipate? You’re just saying that to mess with us, right?
At home, Na-jung consoles poor Haitai over beers, thinking it a good thing he didn’t end up in jail tonight. He sighs that he’ll never understand girls, swearing them off forever. Na-jung tells him he’ll never get to use his condom that way, and he grumbles that she’s poking a sore spot.
He asks if it’s any better doing it her way, but that just leaves her sighing, and she asks if maybe she’s just not that appealing as a woman—maybe the problem isn’t Garbage, but her?
Haitai turns to her: “If it were me, I’d have dated you. Long ago. If only you and I hadn’t become such good friends… I would have.” Awwwww.
The air gets awkward for just a split-second, until they both laugh it off as a joke. Haitai chides Garbage for not seeing what a great girl she is, and then tells her that Garbage has feelings for her, and would have readily dated her if she weren’t his almost-sister.
But Na-jung laughs in his face, thinking Haitai is just saying it to be nice to her, and no matter how many times he swears it’s true, she gets madder that he’s messing with her and grabs him in a headlock and gnaws on his arm. Haitai’s voiceover adds another layer to the unrequited love cake:
Haitai: But of course there are many more one-sided loves in the world that never get confessed at all. The idiots who know how to get out of one but can’t do it. That’s why one-sided loves pain the heart.
It’s moving day for Garbage, and Mom and Dad send him off like their own son, with a box full of rice and nagging reminders to check the expiration dates on things before eating them, and to stop wearing unmatchy socks.
Dad wonders why Na-jung isn’t showing her face, and Oppa lies that he saw her this morning, and leaves (with a kiss for Dad, hee). Na-jung sits in her room listening to Kim Gun-mo’s “Alone in Love” (posted above), refusing to come out. Garbage gets into the moving truck and smiles down at the massive box of individually wrapped rice from Mom, and the truck pulls away.
We go back to the world’s longest wedding in 2002, and Na-jung’s little brother interrupts Mom and Dad for a bathroom break during the ceremony. Dad sneaks out to help the tyke, who turns out to be Sung Dong-il’s real-life son Joonie, playing his fictional son Joonie. Oh, the meta.
On their way back in, Joonie sees a group photo of the boys and says that his brother-in-law is the handsomest, while Dad thinks he’s the worst-looking. Dad leads Joon away by the hand and he asks, “Dad! Where are we going?” Pfft. I luff that kid.
Back in 1995, Na-jung comes home from a week-long MT with her movie club, and is disappointed that her parents aren’t more enthused at her return. They just tell her that they’ve been waiting for her so they can eat, and add that they already have a new boarder living with them. She asks the group which department he’s in and gets a wall of blank stares back from every last one of them.
And then… out of Oppa’s room… comes Chilbongie. Eeeeeeee!
COMMENTS
These boys. They won’t stop making me swoon one right after the other. Okay, so Oppa. Yay for answers, for starters. Thank goodness the people around him finally got fed up and asked him what the heck his deal is, though I still resent the fact that the other boys had to poke and prod for some real answers. I mean, would it kill you to fess up on your own? I feel like the writers took a misstep with his character in waiting too long for this reveal. At this point the expectation has been built up (because we wanted to trust that he’d have a valid reason for playing ostrich) such that him saying that their sibling/family relationship is his main deterrent feels like a weaksauce answer. That’s a thing you maybe wait five or six episodes to sort out, not eleven. In being made to wait this long, we’ve gone down the path of assuming grandiose theories for why Oppa is so elusive, and when you give us the obvious answer, it’s a little disappointing.
Granted, there’s still lots of time for a twist on the family angst, but today I sort of shook my fist in Oppa’s face, even as I was phew-ing that he wasn’t dead inside and did return Na-jung’s feelings. It was refreshing to hear what he really thought (for once), but it did nothing to make me stop being frustrated at him for the past ten episodes’ worth of denials. I still love Oppa, because how can you not, but he’s also equally infuriating. I want his reason for being so cagey, for letting Na-jung hurt on her own, for making all of these one-sided loves hang in the balance for all this time—to just be better. Why can’t you be better, Oppa? I think if he had just answered Na-jung back when she confessed, even with the denial version of this, I’d be more onboard.
Sigh, I know it’s not all his fault, and Garbage is still the lovable perfect oppa. But I’m not gonna lie about the fact that while he was sitting around sorting out his feelings, Chilbongie won me over with his brand of un-hedgy romance. And now that Oppa has fiiiiiinally stepped up to the plate, I find myself reacting as if he’s encroaching on Chilbongie’s loveline. I know that’s not the order of how things happened, especially not from Na-jung’s point of view, but that’s the result of taking the long way around with Oppa’s feelings—I somehow end up all turned around. And okay, in the interest of full disclosure, I loved Lee Jung-jae over Choi Min-soo, so I might just be hardwired that way.
It’s not like I don’t understand that his dating Na-jung would upset the family order of two households. But to deny feelings that you feel for over a year? There’s denial, and then there’s futility. At least we know the important answers—that he does like her back, and that he feels a responsibility to be an oppa to her and a son to her parents. It’s almost enough to resent Mom and Dad for being so good to him, except of course you can’t resent Mom and Dad for being so good to him. I think overall the bigger reveal will be his confession to Na-jung, and how timing figures into it. Will he be perennially one step too late, or will he finally figure out how to be there at the right time and place to win her heart? Clearly we’re being told that love is not a game where you can declare a winner until you reach the bottom of the 9th with two outs and the last batter has his turn. And based on Chilbongie’s I-will-not-back-down attitude and Haitai’s late-addition regrets at being friend-zoned (sooooo cuuuuute), it’s just the beginning of the fight. Batter up!
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101 grace
November 24, 2013 at 10:18 AM
lol i thought this is not gonna meet up the expectation of 1997 but wow surly it can catchup.....
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102 WvR
November 24, 2013 at 10:29 AM
Thanks for the recap! This show is plodding along but I'm happy they don't leave cliffhangers at points like where Garbage doesn't answer Haitai. There were about 3 moments in this show I checked the progress bar to make sure it wasn't about to end. They ended at the reveal of Chilbongie being the new tenant which I felt was a good ending because it leaves the audience thinking about how him moving in will change things and other possible plot lines instead of just waiting around to hear some answer to a question that was posed.
Chilbongie's stern looks, during the group drinking at the boarding house, reminded me of his character in Wolf Boy. I thought he looked a bit crazed in his anger.
Where Sung Dong Il character takes his son to the bathroom and they see that picture, Binggeure is in the center. I thought that for a wedding, the groom should be front and center in the picture, so it led me to think that was the show's way of saying he's still in contention. Then again, Sung Dong Il character said that the son-in-law is ugly so that would lean it more towards Garbage since I don't think Sung Dong Il's character called anyone else ugly except for Samcheonpo (and he's taken!).
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103 sisiorchid
November 24, 2013 at 10:30 AM
So this is the road Haitai will take... After Samcheonpo-Yoon Jin became close to official, I always rooted for Haitai to be with Yoon Jin. But seeing how comfortable he looks around Na Jung, I somehow felt he is going this direction. Even Binggeure, if not for the Oppa Thing going on. Love is not hard to blossom from friendship, but that friendship ,in itself, is hard. What if, after all this Team Oppa and Team Chilbongie, we end up with Team Haitai who does things slowly...can it be that surely?
Ah! No. Team Oppa all the way even if it took you so long...
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104 Noelle
November 24, 2013 at 10:58 AM
I understand where Oppa is coming from. Makes me wonder if he did start openly dating Na Jung, would her parents approve? Plus I feel sorry for Haitai!!! Poor dude totally likes Na Jung.
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Trina
November 24, 2013 at 11:14 AM
I am still not on Team Oppa nor Team Chilbongie.. Therefore, may the best man win. I also think that Haiti might be a contender too. From, the next preview, I wonder who Najung met and why is she crying when she meet that person. With Oppa reason, I am gonna take grain of salt until he really confess to Na Jung and go with flow from there. OMG SCP-YJ interactions are awesome. Also, with Song Dong Il real life son is cute. Reminding me I have to catch up with Dad where are you going? TV show. Is it Friday yet.
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105 Trina
November 24, 2013 at 11:17 AM
That is strange that my comments went to reply. Can anybody fix that? Please.
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106 PeachRebel
November 24, 2013 at 11:21 AM
Goodness Gracious! I can only say that the writers have sucessfully messed up our heads. Fandomness for the underdogs. Its just not Oppa or CB now, but a couple are patting their own pet for NJ's heart.
I was laughing my ass off when I saw that in the wedding picture that Binggrae is in the center. Traditionally it should be the groom but ... We are talking about Reply 1994 here. Lol and more Lol. I think the main plot is..". Lets mess with the audience and let 'em have sleepless nights".
Hatai now is in the picture and yes.... Lets put Grae in the salad too!!! LMAO.
The ambivalence of Oppa has come to an end and CB competetiveness is as unyielding as ever. While the two have thrown ball at each other all ready, Hatai has been running around the perimeters closer and closer to NJ's heart. O.M. G.
I agree with the comment though that Oppa's reason was a bit cliche'. I was going round that area that it can be the reason for his indifference on the subject. But a year is .... Well a bit long. Consideration or cowardice can be my only choice. CB though was great on this episode. I thought he was about to burst when Drunken Master Yoo-Jin started ranting again on everybody's secret!!! But at least that propelled Oppas gear.
A good ending for an episode. A lot of things were finally penned and now that Oppa had left and CB bravely stepped in .... Literally living on the same roof as NJ... Its another beginning for all the characters.
I guess the writers wont stop there. The stand in groom can be anyone. It could even be an alien from another show. LMAO.
Episode 11 was both a conclusion and a beginning for me. Food is hot but served on a cold plate. I guess the writers are saving the dessert until our eyes pop out. Ha ha ha.
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107 Cam
November 24, 2013 at 11:24 AM
Ugh, this drama. I think everyone already said what I wanted to say regarding this episode so for now, I'm going to hold off on the speculation til the next two episodes because I can't handle all this fluctuating that my feelings are going through.
I guess I'll just have to settle for some co-habitation hijinks between Chilbong and Na Jeong that kdramas are notorious for with that kind of set-up. Please show, give me that at least!
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108 L
November 24, 2013 at 11:28 AM
I've been team oppa all the way until this episode. But watching this episode made me really frustrated and angry at oppa. He's still my favorite character but I hope Na Jung ends up with Chilbong. Better yet, let the husband be Haitai!
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109 selina
November 24, 2013 at 11:28 AM
I am so Team Oppa that it hurts. I brought his reasoning and understood it. it may have not been worth the wait of 11 episodes but it is understandable that he did not want to wreak the history, memories, love, respect, and relationship of not only him and NaJeong but that between their parents, him and her parents as well as his and that of his best friend. It's also understandable that he would be discouraged by and not want to ruin the dreams of two people he loves just as much (and sometime even more than) his own parents that don't even think of or have any consideration of him as husband material.
Jung Woo is such as wonderful actor and he just sells every scene and emotion for me. His confession to Chilbong. Omo, I lost it when he started beating his chest in with that baseball. The tear rimmed eyes, the emotion in his voice. It was a "you had me at hello" moment for me. Then the fierceness in him when he pitches the ball to dad, like he is letting dad and Chilbong and all those that are not his side know that he may have taken some missteps, may not be liked, may even be too little too late but he will try.
I am firmly on your side oppa. From the get go I had seen his like of NaJeong and hesitance and distant pain in the little things that the character and Jung Woo does. Love is not who deserves you more, who likes you more, who is more devoted and stands by your side. Love is who your heart want in return. I want all the guys who like her to show her and let it be known and for NaJeong to knowingly pick who her heart yearns for. I don't want her or any of the boys to live with regret/long of con countryside grandma's story. All of the are too good for that and deserve better.
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110 ilikemangos
November 24, 2013 at 11:32 AM
That kiss between appa and trash (on the lips!) is probably adlib. either that or jung woo is a really good actor.
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insomniac
November 24, 2013 at 11:50 AM
The latter is a given he is fabulous.. Though i do think adlib is possible.
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111 salmon poke
November 24, 2013 at 11:40 AM
Honestly I am so fed up with oppa's opaque attitude at this point I don't even care for his trajectory anymore. It feels like a drag whenever he is doing that pushing/pulling thing with Najung -- never telling her what he's feeling, and never rejecting her. I would hate that kind of guy in real life. (Granted, he is still an overall nice guy...)
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112 Kata
November 24, 2013 at 12:02 PM
I love this episode! We've heard it from Oppa himself! He likes Na Jung!!!
I know people root for CB. What's not to like, right?
But I'm still a solid Trash Oppa shipper! FTW, Oppa!!
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113 Omona
November 24, 2013 at 12:26 PM
Soo, answer me guys:
A person is not allowed to be confused about her feelings? You were always 100% like CB? Know you like the person and that is it?
Maybe because I was in the same situation as trash, I can understand it soo well.
Some of you guys offend me to be honest. Stop saying his reason is ''pathetic'' is ''lame'' is ''bullshit''
You guys are not talking about things you know, it is clear to me. You guys were never in a relationship you cherished someone so much that you didn't want to lose it, and decided to not confess to continue the relationship. You say it is simple, say you like or say you don't like.
Nj and Trash know each other for more than 10 years, their families are really close, they know each other well, they are really important for each other, and say it makes easy to confess? Humm NO, this just puts more pressure and fear that if things don't work out, or if you are confusing things up, this special relationship will be ruined, never the same. Sometimes we choose to keep it like this.
Guess what? My friends always told me ''confess already'' and ''stop suffering and confess'' and after many thoughts I did....... but my close friend didn't feel the same like me and our relationship got really weird after it, he felt sorry and stopped talking about his feelings with me afraid to hurt me, he went to college and we grew apart, now all I can think is I ruined this great friendship I had and I do regret it until now. You guys have no idea. So, when oppas is confused about his feelings, I feel him and he has every right to think about it carefully. You say NJ wasn't coward and confessed, but then why she stopped oppa of confessing? It was clear he was going to reject her that time because he didn't realize his feelings, but NJ was aafraid of it and didn't want to hear it because their relationship would change. Is it really Oppa's fault?
Oppa wasn't hurting? what? of course he was. You guys just ignore JW's acting and his character because of your bias showing. You can see the hurt on Oppa's eyes.
Plus you complained and complained that he had to confess and be honest, but when he is you guys still dislike it and say he was ''mean to cb'' because he told what he think ?
Why T is the one rubbing things on CB face, when CB was the one that called Trash to enter the game? It was CB who was provoking him and saying he confessed and didn't care NJ doesn't like him, Oppa then just said he would fight back, because he finally realized his feelings.
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June
November 24, 2013 at 2:18 PM
''Because the only way to end one-sided love is to confess'' That's what has been said many times in AM1994. It's scary to confess. Yes. But also. If you don't confess you won't either get the love or won't be able to give up. Eiter way the relationship is changed. It can detoriate, but it can also grow into more understanding friendship. Love is a hard thing, so there is no good answer to anything to be honest :/
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disfigurine
November 24, 2013 at 9:20 PM
Omona, please calm down. I'm not one of the people saying that Oppa's reason was ”pathetic,” ”lame” or ”bullshit.” However, I am one of the people who ships Chilbong and I don't really understand Oppa's reason. I do understand him being confused and being hesitant. But can you tell me how just because their family is so close, that this would be a reason enough for him not to accept Najung's feelings? Please tell me because my parents keep setting me up on secret dates with their best friend's son even though I refuse every single time. The way I see it personally, wouldn't the family accept their friend's kid as a son-in-law with open arms? That's just my perspective. I believe Najung's parent didn't think Oppa was one of the choices because they think of Oppa as a son and Najung's oppa. That doesn't mean they wouldn't accept him as an actual son-in-law.
In addition, I was in love with my best friend and I confessed. Guess what? We are still best friends today even though I was rejected. It turns out he was gay if that makes any difference.
Anyways, the baseball scene with Oppa and Chilbong made me slightly upset because Oppa's reason for being hesitant with Najung's feelings just disappeared and made no difference now. All of a sudden, Oppa is just going to confess to Najung and his reason (the family) won't matter anymore. People are wondering why this couldn't happen earlier.
I'm rooting for Chilbong, but I wouldn't get upset if Oppa was the husband because it's Najung's choice and it's what makes her heart flutter that matters. If it were up to me, I would choose Chilbong haha :)
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114 pandamonium17
November 24, 2013 at 12:37 PM
2000% Team Chilbongie! If he doesn't end up being the one there is going to be a river of tears from me!
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115 Omona
November 24, 2013 at 12:41 PM
What did you want to be the reason for oppa not answering before? It was clear it was because of them not being aware more than friends before moving together. NJ didn't start like Oppa in the first month. She realized her feelings in that hospital scene from nowhere her feelings changed. until she really confessed passed 4 months... it was on chrismas, so oppa didn't answer her for 3 months not one yeah If I'm wrong.
That he caused Hoon's death? That he had a terminal illness? that he was NJ's half brother?
It seems some of you really wanted him to be gay just because you want CB to end with Nj so bad.
I don't get you, your bias is showing.
even though I like oppa, I still don't mind cb to end with NJ, if her falling in love be belieable because so far, no love from NJ's side.
And CB isn't that gentle, he is cleary forcing his presence around NJ, if she gets uncomfortable I hope he stops.
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Omona
November 24, 2013 at 12:42 PM
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116 melai21
November 24, 2013 at 1:04 PM
I've always been in Oppa's side and I like him even more now. It was pretty obvious that the family issue was what was stopping him. I mean I get it, it's almost like you're betraying the family who has helped you your whole life if you get together with their daughter. Like you're breaking their trust. I feel for Oppa. And the fact that he still pines for her inside shows that he really cares for her. Nothing worst than knowing someone likes you and all you have to do is say "Yes" but there's so much stopping you from doing that. Can you just imagine all those times Oppa had to control himself? Oppa TT^TT
Anyways, Na Jung likes who Na Jung likes. I guess we'll just see if she'll change her mind or stick with the person she's loved this whole time. Damn lucky girl.
Ahh, this show. I love it!
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117 eaglette
November 24, 2013 at 1:07 PM
Thank you Liz for reprimanding us and reminding us of the bigger picture, which is the show and its awesomeness with relations and interactions;I think I too will start enjoying the show and stop worrying about the endgame;I have no control over it anyway. ..
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118 june_rain
November 24, 2013 at 1:18 PM
I may be part of the few who has not been frustrated with Oppa these past few episodes. As much as I want my hero to take charge, I appreciate it when he thinks it through and acts on it when he is ready to emotionally invest, especially when there are people he doesn't want to hurt in the long run. The conversion of one intimate relationship into another is not as easy as we would like to think. For these reasons, I find Oppa's actions valid. I was just frustrated by the writer's hindering of his thoughts all this time. If we had gotten a little glimpse into what he was debating about earlier, his revelation to the other boys wouldn't be this poorly received by the audience. Still, the reality is that this lapse has slowed him down in the running, especially when we have earnest Chilbong in the race. IMO being persistent in love is desirable and hot but it does not make you a more worthy candidate.
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hapacalgirl
November 24, 2013 at 1:24 PM
From what I have been reading the domestic audience is all for Oppa and Najung so I would suspect they didn't have a problem with his confession. The international audience on the other hand is overwhelmingly Team Chilbong and therefore a lot more critical of Trash's delay in owning up to his feelings.
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selina
November 26, 2013 at 1:11 AM
you are not alone in that minority. I am not frustrated with oppa neither. his feelings of liking najeong but being conflicted has always been clear, we simply are now given the reasons for that conflict. his reasoning to me makes perfect sense and truly a struggle when you think about how deep the bonds are and how much damage can come if ruptured.
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119 ilikemangos
November 24, 2013 at 1:19 PM
No doubt these two clean up well.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BZt8d0qCEAAZ8aO.jpg:large
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When AM1997 Meets AM1994 (Btw, 1997's Jung Eun Ji was totally fangirling over go ara and jung woo. So. Cute)
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http://ww2.sinaimg.cn/bmiddle/4be27389gw1eaues38k0nj21jn1jnqs1.jpg
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salt n' pepper
November 24, 2013 at 8:42 PM
Aww, how cute. Whoever she ends up with, I won't be frustrated. :) If she ends up with Garbage, it's ok because they look cute here.
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Kandiboo
November 25, 2013 at 2:37 AM
wow! i was there in MAMA near the side presenters stage and totally did NOT recognize Go Ara! haha! :p
the AM1997 meeting AM1994 is so cute!! :)
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porcelain
November 25, 2013 at 7:00 AM
I think coz Jung Woo being Thrash so erm... he is all slacker loser dude in his dressing department but still a genius to be doctor...
And Ah-Ra and her poodle hair and her Sangmin oppa loving and her particularness cute weird of a girl character...
But good gawd, these 2 are really beautiful, attractive looking people... They are really gorgeous!
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120 hapacalgirl
November 24, 2013 at 1:22 PM
I don't get why people are complaining about Oppa waiting for so long to tell Najung. I mean they have been essentially family for most of their lives and feelings only started to arise when they were in close contact and living with one another. Also although Oppa has liked her for awhile he only knew of her feelings for the past couple months. Considering the complications of their families being so close and them being so close it makes sense that there is hesitancy in taking that next step. In oppa's eyes there is a possibliity that Najung is confusing her feelings between love and oppa love and that he is confusing his between dongsaeng and woman love that he wants to be sure of his feeling before taking that risk of trying to be with her as a man. I feel in a lot of ways he feels he owes it to his dead best friend and Najung's parents to be the brother to Najung and son to Najung's parents that Hoon would of been had he not died as a child and should not try anything romantic with Najung unless he was 100% sure that is what she feels and what he feels. People say his reasoning is stupid or lame but its not, this relationship is very precious to him and to her and there is a real possibility if it didn't work out that they would destroy the relationship they have and damage their parents' relationship too. I also think in some ways he wanted to wait till he moved out before trying anything with her to make sure that once they are no longer cohabiting that her feelings and his feelings are actually really love and not sibling love. Yes Chilbong did push him in a ways but I think after moving he would of eventually tried to pursue her anyways. Everyone is loving that Chilbong is all full steam ahead, but you have to remember that Chilbong had the opportunity to meet her as a friend so there isn't any grey area as to whether he likes her or not and his feelings are easy to identify, he also doesn't have the family complication that Trash has or the history that Trash and Najung have. Also although Chilbong is sweet and I like him as a character and I like him for her, right now he isn't a passing thought to her in the romantic sense, that may change over time, but right now that is the way it is. When she was having the conversation with Haitai about whether she was attractive, she didn't even consider the fact that Chilbong had recently confessed to her which shows that he isn't on her mind in that sense. I feel bad for Chilbong but that's the way it is right now. I just hope now that Trash has moved out and Chilbong is going full steam ahead that we will finally see some movement in this love triangle. In some ways I wish this drama was shorter because the extra episodes are definitely dragging it along.
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Kdramas
November 24, 2013 at 1:57 PM
It's the fact that oppa has been hurting NJ in the process of mulling his feelings for her (for a year or so). If this were the first time it wouldn't have been a big deal but he's done this about 4 times or so. The girl's confidence has taken quite a beating. It took YJ, HT, and CB for him to finally own upto his feelings. Also, him being unnecessarily curt with CB hasn't really worked in his favour.
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Kdramas
November 24, 2013 at 2:02 PM
AND, talk about being non-perceptive: he KNOWS how NJ feels yet he's not reduced his skinship with her. For instance, even CB observed NJ's conflicted feelings on being patted by oppa (after confessing yet again, he obviously didn't know this). The guy even helped with the dishes. I dunno... Oppa's committed quite a bunch of faux pas where NJ is concerned.
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hapacalgirl
November 24, 2013 at 2:30 PM
She first confessed in april 1994 which he took as a joke and I think it was a couple months until she genuinely told him she likes him so it hasn't been a year since he knew of her feelings for sure, in reality it has only been a couple of months. Also he is justified in wondering if Najung is confusing her feelings since she only started liking him after they moved into the same house which makes sense that he wants to move before genuinely trying something with her. They have a 10+ year relationship as family so it makes sense that he is being very careful about saying things to get her hopes up when he himself isn't sure of his feelings. He tried to push her away , which considering his thinking process and the whole kdrama noble idiot plot device makes sense. Now that he is absolutely sure that what he feels is love and not sibling love he will try to see where it goes. As for being affectionate with her, I see it as his way of trying to preserve the sibling relationship as much as he could while he tried to sort out his feelings because if he tried to separate from her or treat her differently I think it would of hurt her more and if in the end he didn't feel the same they would have lost that relationship they had while he was trying to figure things out. It seems mean but he was trying to maintain the status quo while denying his feelings.
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selina
November 26, 2013 at 1:13 AM
yes, perfectly put!
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121 Ace
November 24, 2013 at 2:55 PM
*shakes heads at comments*
Whatever! I would love it if Haitai wins Na-jung's hand in the end. Though I would like to see how Oppa will confess to NJ. I also love Chil-bong but frankly his shippers are so rabid that the more they love him, the more I'm starting to dislike him. Hahaha.
Anyway, Sung Joon! I was thinking during the earlier episodes that he should totally play the younger version of Sook-sookie and I'm so happy they did just that. I love the meta and how he got to say Appa Oddiga? ;)
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122 esther
November 24, 2013 at 2:57 PM
I still love the show although I can’t help it somehow I feel I had to wait for oppa’s words for too long… I wouldn’t say that those who ‘defend’ him are not right with all the reasons… parents’ and siblings’ relationship, being confused etc… Yes, I am inclined to say I find Oppa’s actions valid but exaggerated. He has loved her for a while, she is in love with him. And their families are close. Where is the problem, he could say it at least. I just feel like his reason for not responding to her right away and feeling conflicted is just not good enough. I hope now he will face the girl and we won’t be dragged for another couple of episodes with him missing the time for confession because that would be a nightmare… I hoped for a drama which would lack the usual cliché – brother-who-turns-out-not-to-be-the-brother – and the heroine would develop feelings for someone else. However, right now H is a friend just like BR and CB isn’t a passing thought to her in the romantic sense (as sy phrased it above). I also hope for a change over time, but right now that is the way it is. So those who support CB (I would go for him too…) need to see that clearly. Unfortunately I have to agree with someone who commented Oppa can be the endgame, and try to be hopeful as well that the journey getting there has to be worth it for Na-Jung and us the viewers.
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123 JRoseLacroix
November 24, 2013 at 3:02 PM
I will admit to this; I totally screamed AND threw my iPad when I found out chilbongie moved in. Thankfully no harm came to my iPad. I'm team Chilbong but Haitai is a good second choice... I was never able to get onto the oppa ship even though I tried.
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June
November 25, 2013 at 12:28 PM
hah. me too. I'm fine with anyone but oppa. I hope they will go into a different direction and show us that first love doesn't have to be the last. And the second,third, fourth love can be even more amazing. That's what I wish for in real life at least XD My first love was so crushed down ;__; I wish I was a drama character Xd They almost always end up happy. lol
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geese
November 26, 2013 at 6:05 AM
me i wanna scream but my sister will kill me because she's working but kudos' i said yes so loudly that i was almost killed just the same….he he he he he
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124 EpicFandom
November 24, 2013 at 3:04 PM
This drama is great but really frustrating. I'm Tea Chilbongie from the start and I swear until the end I'm with him. This episode really hurts especially on Chilbong's parts. It's like. Game over even though it isn't. I just want to finish this drama to know if I'll lose or I'll win.
But as far as Ican see in every kdrama the leading lady. If she falls first for the guy.. That guy will end up with her. This episode surely shifted on Trash oppa's side. But I love Chilbong more.
I love those scenes with NaJung but I'm worried iff their scenes are all so cheesy and heart fluttering. It may just be to tease us or to left us out of the real story.
I literally cried in this episode with that intense battle between oppa and chilbongie. I just hope for the best. #TeamChilbong please standby. Don't lose hope guys. We can do this!
If NaJeong's feeling wouldn't shake off. I think I know the end game.
I realized in this episode that I just want each character to be happy. Especially uri Chilbongie. So much hurting for this episode. Stay strong. Fight for NaJung! I want you to be the husband. And I think it's too petty to say just dating when in fact they are married in 2013. Aissh.
I'll just wait. Won't keep my hopes up. Just believe with my hints.
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125 Violet
November 24, 2013 at 3:15 PM
Thanks for the recap, Girlfriday!
I love the episode. The interactions in the house, Na Jung's parents, SCP and YJ, and Haitai!
I'm also happy Sseureki Oppa finally admits his feelings, although not to Na Jung, at least we, viewers already knows what he felt.
Also, I noticed that Oppa mentioned his brother's name, "Jae Young" The husband's name is Kim Jae Joon. So far, it was already revealed that his surname is Kim, and if his brother's name starts with "Jae", there's a big possibility that he also have a "Jae" in his name.
So, basically, Oppa could be "Kim Jae something (i wish it's Joon!) And Chillbong is Kim something Joon.
Or is it confirmed that his surname is "Kim"?
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geese
November 26, 2013 at 6:07 AM
they said it's Kim Jae Soon
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Violet
November 26, 2013 at 6:25 AM
I rewatched the episodes and it's definitely "Kim Jae Joon." The mystery remains, who among these lovable guys owns this name.
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126 Violet
November 24, 2013 at 3:19 PM
I totally agree with you, hapacalgirl!
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127 Yeonjae
November 24, 2013 at 3:26 PM
It seems like people don't get Oppa's reasoning. In Korea, often the parents of the husband and wife are not in the best relationship. They refuse marriages in most cases and thus each side is all, "How could you when my son/daughter is better than your daughter/son?" It skews the relationship. Sseuregi did not want this to happen because he didn't want to ruin their parents' friendship, knowing how much they care for one another. I am Korean and I questioned my mom about this. Apparently Trash is being wise, considering how everyone would be affected.
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Saima
November 24, 2013 at 3:33 PM
THIS could explain the reason why K-viewers are Team Oppa! HAAAA!
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Violet
November 24, 2013 at 3:45 PM
I'm not Korean and I thought about this. :-)
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minjung
November 24, 2013 at 3:48 PM
Very good point. Parental approval is a big deal in Korean families. My brother was almost disowned by my parents because he wanted to marry a girl who they disapproved of. Dramabeans calls Oppa's reasons disappointing, when in reality, its very significant.
Notice that in the drama, not once has Na Jung's parents considered Oppa as a future husband candidate. This isn't a fact that should be overlooked.
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bd
November 24, 2013 at 3:54 PM
That's like that pretty much anywhere and Trash and his family being so close to Na-jung's family would be a plus, unless the Trash/Na-jung relationship didn't work out for some reason.
That's why you don't date your best friend's sister/brother b/c if it doesn't work out, it could ruin your long-time friendship as well.
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ilikemangos
November 24, 2013 at 4:39 PM
Haha, that explains the surplus of trash shippers in s.korea.
They know all too well trash's feelings.
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Kandiboo
November 25, 2013 at 2:46 AM
finally somebody said it~ although it can be applicable everywhere in the world isn't it more evident in Asian families?!?!
with that said, I love oppa and I totally understand his reasoning, but is it still wrong to be rooting for Chilbongie?!
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rita
November 25, 2013 at 9:15 AM
Good point. There is definitely a cultural context to Oppa's reasoning. Just because we probably don't do this overseas, that we assume it's a lame excuse. Also, we have to remember that this was in 1995, almost 20 years ago, people were more traditional than now. A lot of things have happened culturally and socially in the past 20 years.
I personally feel Oppa's reasoning is fine and makes him seem all the more mature and considerate than the others a few years his junior. Think back to his actions with the sick mother and two kids at the hospital. I think what fuels the audience's frustration should not be Oppa's character or reasoning, but rather the writers' execution. They built the character up so much in the begging that we all (or most) fell in love with him as a character, and thus comes the increased expectation for him to sweep in and act as a classic KDrama hero, but his lack of action and reluctance in the past few episodes just made his admission of feelings for NJ a bit anti-climatic.
After all its a show and how things unfold lie in the hands of the writers, blame them.. but I'm still rooting for Oppa. CB is great too but he's a simpler and more direct character than Oppa, typical of his age though. Oppa, to me, is the only character with most depth.
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rita
November 25, 2013 at 9:16 AM
built the character so much in the beginning ** (sorry typo)
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128 Katie
November 24, 2013 at 3:42 PM
So Chilbongie confesses to Na Jung and then kisses her. 2 months later, we know that she rejected him and still has feelings for another guy. And he's still pursuing her.
Apparently some of you think that's awesome. In the real world that's creepy, and if some guy was doing that to me, I wouldn't date him, I'd get a restraining order.
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bd
November 24, 2013 at 3:56 PM
How's that any diff. from Na-jung still having feelings for Oppa even tho he was dating another girl (and presumably has had other GFs before), listening to his voicemail messages and still pining for him after she confessed and he didn't say anything?
Also, CB isn't doing anything that is creepy/stalkerish and besides. they're friends to begin with.
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Katie
November 24, 2013 at 4:04 PM
Here's the diff: Na Jung said no to Chilbongie. Don't know about you, but when I say no to a guy, I don't want to have it say it again.
Oppa has yet to say no to Na Jung. He's doing the whole stringing along thing, which annoys Dramabeans to no end. Trust me, if Na Jung was acting like this after Oppa had clearly rejected her, I'd feel the same way about her.
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Ann
November 24, 2013 at 6:55 PM
When did she say no to him? Or is that an inference? I haven't seen her respond to his confession.
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Cam
November 24, 2013 at 7:19 PM
Like Ann said, we don't see her answer, if she even gave one at all. The way Chilbong worded his confession didn't seem to warrant a response so it was probably one of those "I'll just say this once so let's not mention this ever again." Other than some underlying awkwardness since Na Jeong knows how he feels, they're still pretty chill and can joke around with each other. Chilbong isn't forcing his feelings on Na Jeong which is what you seem to be implying.
I still can't decide if Chilbong actually meant his statement of not giving upon Na Jeong or if it was just an empty threat to provoke Trash into actually acting on his feelings, even if he's admitted to having them. I think we'll find out in the next episode whether he actually follows through with his pursuit.
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Z
November 24, 2013 at 8:10 PM
Chilbong said the exact same thing to Najung that Najung said to Oppa: "You don't have to answer. I just wanted to confess." She never gave an answer to him just like Oppa never gave her an answer. You can argue, like Haitai did, that no answer is a rejection (I would argue that, too) but, technically nobody has rejected anyone yet.
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sancheezy
November 24, 2013 at 9:24 PM
in cb sentences he said he knew nj like someone
it means he is rejected from the 1st time,
he just wanted to say that and make nj knows his feeling
actually it because nj asked why you have to do this tiring journey and the grandma story
he stated i can't do one side love for 2 years, he knew he is actually can't dating/have her now but he knew there is a hope because back then he didn't sure of oppa feeling
in oppa case, we never knew until ep 11 but he still did lot of things like nj didn't even confess to him or he didn't hear what yj said
his ignorance about that things is make him hurt nj
even though all this family matters is really normal reason
he should have stated it before
he never want to end this status quo because he is comfortable with it, but nj is not
from all his action he have to know that he never be a brother for nj from 1st time, he also didn't introduce as brother for nj since they met
action is the one who judge
that's why some people feel for cb, how hard is when everyone in the house know nj love oppa and kind of hint they should be together, but no one understand cb with everything he has been done
while oppa practically just being silent, keep his reason for himself, when nj is actively love him
sorry but *i don't think if oppa really know and care about nj, he just want to save himself because he would be the bad guy if he dated nj* who knos if that exactly what theis parents wants, see how happy in am97 with the older child couple
at least oppa should told nj his worries because solving this thing alone without people who involve is just circle around, the answer lying between them,
if you never speak it, you'll don't know people respons, it's all just your assumption
totokoko
November 24, 2013 at 10:59 PM
Agree that if I say no to a guy, I don't want to say it again. But you know what? The guy who liked me for three years in high school, who was NOT at all a stalker, confessed to me several times; I made my answer pretty clear. Since we both in the same group of friends, it was not hard for him to stick around. It wasn't awkward most of the time and I didn't feel pressure from him except when it came around to prom (everyone knew he liked me so no one else asked). Just friends hanging out. So I don't think it's weird that Chilbongie is hanging around. He's friends with the other guys, and Binggie's cousin. Wouldn't it say something that he stopped hanging out with his friends just because the girl in the group didn't like him back?
By the way, I'm now married to guy mentioned above. =)
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Kdramas
November 25, 2013 at 12:32 AM
Aww!! Still hope for Chilbongie ship to saill. /delusional
tura
November 26, 2013 at 4:03 PM
@totoKoKo Aww that's so cute. Wish u a happy blissful and long long married life
bd
November 25, 2013 at 12:10 PM
Na-jung never answered CB (just like Trash didn't answer Na-jung) and if anyone had gone into "stalker-mode", it was Na-jung stalking the players on the Yonsei BB team, aside from snooping on Trash's voicemail and trying to sabotage his relationship.
Don't see anything in CB's actions that is anything like "talking" (sure, when he sees her/bumps into her - he makes up an excuse to spend time w/ her, but I think we ALL have done that).
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disfigurine
November 24, 2013 at 9:42 PM
Sorry, but you're being a bit acute. The first time Chilbong kissed Najung was because of the drinking game (that doesn't count as being creepy). Regarding the second kiss, I'm pretty sure if I was Najung in that scene before the kiss, I would have realized Chilbong was planning on kissing me. Why else would he have done a count down? Najung could have just pushed him away if she found him or the kiss creepy, but she didn't. Whatever, I don't think you describing Chilbong as creepy is the correct term. Also what's wrong with him still pursuing her? Then is it also wrong for Najung to pursue Oppa? Honestly, you would give someone a restraining order for Chilbong, someone you consider a friend, for what he did? You would be the worst friend ever and someone very inconsiderate. Najung completely understands one-sided love and right now Chilbong has a one-sided love towards her. I would think she's a hypocrite if she gave Chilbong a restraining order. You know who you should give a restraining order to? ~Choi Young Do from Heirs.
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Violet
November 25, 2013 at 5:31 AM
I agree with Choi Young Do! Hahaha!
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rita
November 25, 2013 at 9:27 AM
LOL also ditto on the Young Do part.
And I think NJ's comment when they watched Hourglass/Sandglass gives a bit insight into her feelings regarding CB. She was saying that maybe the female lead likes Lee June-Jae a bit too (who was acting as the silent protector role more fitting for CB at this point).
I really don't think she dislikes him and maybe even likes him a bit more than just a typical friend, say HT or CPB, but she's too hung up on Oppa right now to even think about that. From previous episodes, there were also hints here and there about the physical attraction between NJ and CB.
So all in all, I think it's still early to predict where NJ's feelings fall in the end... so it's unfair to call CB out as a stalker. He is not giving up yet and there is valid reason for that. Oppa is admitting to his feelings, but NOT to NJ, and his reasoning isn't likely to just disappear, so who knows what happens with that... NJ and CB are still young, just passed 20, there is a whole of opportunity ahead of them, why would CB just give up his first love like that? When we were that age, we were probably just as stubborn. And NJ seems to enjoy her time with CB as well when things aren't awkward, so I say just let our characters be, let them grow up at their own pace, and whatever happens in the end, we know that they still remain good friends in 2013, now that's a rare thing in this age.
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bd
November 25, 2013 at 12:14 PM
"Creepy" and "stalkerish" was Hyun Bin's character in "Secret Garden."
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bisfree
November 26, 2013 at 3:00 AM
if cb was creepy and a stalker, how would we describe oppa who cuddled and hugged nj, when from the start he had actually having romantic feelings, regardless how unsure he was about it? its some kind of creepy too, right?
but of course, none of it is creepy. ;)
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Violet
November 26, 2013 at 6:33 AM
I don't think Oppa's actions could also be considered as creepy and stalkerish. Before he discovered his feelings and Na Jung in hers, they are usually like that. He only acted like he used to. And I think he still did what he was used to because he was hoping that everything will come back to normal between him and Na Jung. Sadly, feelings aren't something we could banish just by hoping it will. Oppa is always level-headed and thinks about the outcome and consequences. If anything, I think this is the reason why some audience are disappointed with him--because he thinks so much that he's afraid to try.
Still, I really hope that he's the end-game. :-)
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129 nomad
November 24, 2013 at 3:46 PM
I loveee the way this show continuously shows the love between Dad and Mom...I think besides the Master's Sun, this is the only drama that depicts strong love between old married couples.
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130 bd
November 24, 2013 at 3:50 PM
Maybe the writers dragged it out a bit when it came to Trash revealing that it was the family closeness/brother-sister ties/sister of his deceased friend - but that was pretty much what I expected and it is so much better that Trash has those concerns rather than the big brother in AM1997 who seemingly had no problem dating the younger sister of his deceased fiancee, whom he had seen grow up (well, not quite, since she was still in HS).
Na-jung/Go Ara looked so much better when she put her hair up b/c her current hairstyle is totally unflattering.
The whole Samcheonpo and Yoon-jin kitchen scene was adorable and hilarious.
I think CB's refusal to walk the batter that his catcher wanted him to walk is due to the batter being the a-hole sunbae who made the crude comments about Na-jung.
Haitai's drunk sunbae has a decent bod, but facially, she's not really attractive.
The scene/talk btwn CB and Trash was simply epic - with all the tension and the baseball metaphors (w/ Dad being the comic relief at the end).
Girls like Na-jung may have doubts about themselves if the one guy they are obsessing over doesn't seemingly reciprocate, but they rarely are the ones who don't have a long line of guys who are hoping for their chance, even if it is someone who is in the "friend zone" like Haitai.
I really hope Na-jung ends up w/ CB or Haitai b/c I see too much of the sister/brother relationship w/ Trash.
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131 Yeonjae
November 24, 2013 at 3:53 PM
I don't think it has to do with being Korean. Yeah, Chilbong is cool but did he really think about how Najung felt? Also, Oppa is being wise because he had been a replacement for Najung's dead brother. In other words, he cares about her. Love is a fragile thing. Sometimes you have to weigh out how love will affect others. What would happen if Oppa had told Najung? Would it really have been a happily ever after? Love is a fragile flower. If you don't handle it with care, the flower will get hurt or die.
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sancheezy
November 24, 2013 at 9:34 PM
but you have to handle it although in very last, if you just thinking the flower will die eventually
that's why we in life is still judge quickly in life because we see what we see
as a person who didn't see oppa feeling through action
he is frustrating,
we don't know the ending is happy or not but if you want to know you have to take action,
when he is kind of ignoring her feeling, it count as hurt her, like what yj said
because she loves you she hold that pain
i just feel bad for nj
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132 Yeonjae
November 24, 2013 at 4:00 PM
@ Minjung
It happens so frequently. Almost every parent disapproves of their children's relationships. I don't want to imagine how much it would ruin Trash and Najung's parents' relationship.
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133 jennie
November 24, 2013 at 4:09 PM
thanks for the recap
and i agree with you bc Oppa took so long trying to sorta out his feelings that now since he's gonna go for Na jung, I feel that he's jumping onto the possible romance between Chil Bong and Na Jung.
And I can't blame him since Na Jung isn't showing signs of wavering too, I just hope she shows it so it gives Chil Bong hope and me too.
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134 Sajen
November 24, 2013 at 4:55 PM
“And I can’t accept her feelings, but I can’t NOT accept them either.”
Did that make anyone else want to beat Garbage with a 2x4 until he says something, anything that makes sense? Or am I a tad violent?
Still I'm on team Garbage/Oppa for the win.
However at this point I won't be too awfully disappointed no matter who wins I just want Garbage to be a dad. His older brother/father like relationship with tho other boarders convinces me he'd be the best dad ever.
Also I hope they don't leave anyone alone like they did to poor Sung Jae in Answer Me 1997, in other words I hope everyone has someone to love at the end.
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135 Erine
November 24, 2013 at 5:02 PM
Aissssshhh.... OPPPPAAAA!!!! Why just now??? I mean, there was a whole heck of opportunities to tell her that you love her. And now, everyone's on Team Chilbongie. Not only because he has the backbone to tell her his feelings but because you've already caused too much damage to NaJung...
I just wish Oppa will be the damned second lead and not Chilbong., Keep being the good guy and loose the girl..
As for Haitai, i've already seen his confession coming. Too bad, it was pre-empted his jokey nature. Girls!!! Not all jokes are plain jokes ok! If he thought of it, then might as well he considers it!!!
Anyway, im done ranting on Garbage. Just let Najung go to the best guy,,, OPpa was good but Na Jung deserves someone better,,,
Thanks for the recap!!! ^____^
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136 otp12exo
November 24, 2013 at 5:30 PM
wow my first time commenting but i have been a quiet follower of the recaps~ im on team chilbongie all the way and i love oppa but he did annoy me a bit and he has hurt najung a bit. i feel like its either oppa or haitai because dad said that the groom was the worst looking :( and dad loves chilbongie and loves telling oppa off. CHILBONGIE deserves to be the husband..theyve kissed twice and hes so sweet to her..i really hope its not oppa because that would just be very cliche i hope that the writers are just trolling us!! oh and haitai has been in the dark quite a bit and is always with najung..that is another possiblity. i guess i wont mind if it were haitai but i dont want it to be oppa..
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rita
November 25, 2013 at 9:35 AM
But Mom said HT looks like Dad when he was young... I doubt he will call his younger version ugly... So if we're relying on that, it could only mean Oppa.
Then again, Dad may not be 100% happy with any one of them, so this is just his way of complaining, which he does a lot, and we as the viewers are again reading too much into it.
At some point, I think we are paying more attention to details that may just have been there by coincidence.
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137 Bebe | Nessa❣️
November 24, 2013 at 5:59 PM
MY FEELS!!!!!!!
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138 Leticia
November 24, 2013 at 6:12 PM
Excellent recap...as always!
I'm team oppa, no doubt about it, until the end. Doesn't matter if this is the same plot as 1997, it doesn't matter if Oppa is better as brother, or if he was a bit late and dorky to finally speak his mind..
I'm team oppa. But I'm team Reply 1994 first!
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139 ERRYN13
November 24, 2013 at 6:14 PM
I'm still team HaiTai. He seems to be the only possible suitor concerned with her feelings. Oppa wants to do right by his father but not ruining the friend/family dynamic,even if it hurts her. Meanwhile, Bongie is now more focused on winning her affections away from Trash. HaiTai is just there to be the reassuring friend she needs right now.
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140 Replyfanatic
November 24, 2013 at 6:30 PM
Could it be in the future that CB chose the rival baseball team of DAD that's why he doesn't favor CB anymore? And that's why he said he's the ugliest among the boys in the picture? Hehehe just trying to cheer up all the CB's fan in here since this episode definitely belongs to Trash.
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Violet
November 26, 2013 at 6:37 AM
If the "ugly" term is to be dissected, I think Dad was referring to Oppa. Not that Oppa is ugly, he's definitely not. But among the boys, Oppa is the only one that doesn't look like a flower boy. Aside from SCP who's not running to be husband anymore.
Also, I don't think CB will ever go to the rival baseball team. He also loves Dad and I don't think he will disappoint him like that.
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141 minea
November 24, 2013 at 6:50 PM
Thanks for the recap and the insights, GF!
And, FINALLY, Oppa confessed! (Yay!) Too bad it's not to NaJung. (Nay!) Well, we finally got confirmation that he's into her, too. But when they showed the scene where he finally decided to go to the bar and found that NaJung had already left, why do I get the feeling that it's a sign that his confession (or would be confession to NaJung) is already too late?
Anyway, now that the gauntlet was thrown, may the BEST man (for NaJung) win. I'm pretty psyched for next week's episodes (there WILL be two, right?). I know it's an uphill climb for ChilBong because he doesn't have Oppa's advantage (of NaJung already liking Oppa) but officially living under one roof? Yay!
And one more thing, that crack-the-egg-on-ChilBong's head scene was so funny! I think that's a sign they're meant to be. Hee.
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142 chilbong69evz
November 24, 2013 at 7:23 PM
REPLY 1994 WILL BE A SHIT DRAMA 2 MI IF NA JEONG DOESNT END UP WITH CHILBONGIE. TEAM CHILBONGIE. PEACE OUT XXOXOXOXO
OPPA SUCKS
who the hell takes that long to realise his feelings. fkn hell mate god
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fey
November 25, 2013 at 2:05 AM
*facepalm*
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disfigurine
November 25, 2013 at 7:49 AM
I'm finally starting to understand Oppa shippers. Some Chilbong shippers are really starting to annoy me as well. I'm rooting for Chilbong too but your comment is really immature. Sorry, but I'm ashamed to be a Chilbong shipper because of your comment and many others that comment like you.
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ilikemangos
November 25, 2013 at 8:19 AM
I find trash shippers (majority of em) to be very accepting and loving of chilbongie.
I'm one of those people who adores chilbongie to no end. I'll take him if he doesn't end up with na jung.
But, it's comments like these that annoy me to no end.
Attacking another ship without any valid reason.
Makes me feel like if i say anything not in favor of chilbongie i'll get run over by his rabid fans. It almost takes away my love for the boy. Except it's not his fault, so i'll just forget i read your comment.
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disfigurine
November 25, 2013 at 8:53 AM
I agree ilikemangos. Don't worry, please feel free to express your opinions and don't be afraid. Some people just don't understand that other people have different opinions. Just ignore those people. If you have a strong opinion on something and it makes logical sense, even some irrational Chilbong shippers probably won't have anything to say. I love Oppa, it's just I want Chilbong with Najung. I'll still accept Oppa as Najung's husband though. Can I have Chilbong as mine though ;)?
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minea
November 25, 2013 at 11:13 AM
"Makes me feel like if i say anything not in favor of chilbongie i’ll get run over by his rabid fans. "
@ilikeMangos (and everyone else), please don't let the rabid fans deter you from speaking your mind. Like what kate said, just ignore them.
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bisfree
November 26, 2013 at 3:12 AM
rabid fans come from both sides, but how we react will make the difference.
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minea
November 25, 2013 at 10:50 AM
I find your comment to be extremely offensive and disrespectful of others who chose a different ship.
I love this drama to pieces and would love it if CB does end up with NJ. But if she ends up with someone else, whether Oppa or Haitai or even Bingurae, that's totally fine with me and would not take my love away from this drama and from the characters.
Comments like yours give the ChilBong ship a bad name.
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143 pH26
November 24, 2013 at 7:43 PM
I thought the boys's group photo at the wedding with Haitai in the middle was pretty telling! Why would the groom not stand in the center at his own wedding? Seems like there will be a big twist after all !
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disfigurine
November 25, 2013 at 7:58 AM
Look again, Binggeure is in the middle LOL.
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144 Dorina Revamonte
November 24, 2013 at 8:27 PM
i still like oppa to be with na jeong.... and i have the feeling his the husband... their was an episode who yoon jin said to the groom in the sala while their watching the video... yoon jin said ... its really obvious how much you love na jeong, i cant believe it you endure it for a long time.... it pretty obvious that its pertain to oppa, he already admit it to chilbong and haitai although theirs a reason why he cant confess his feeling toward na jeong....
so much excited...i always watching over and over again from ep 1-9 to track all the clues whose the mysterious husband and its only pin pointing to oppa.... in episode to na jeong's mother told oppa that he forget his wallet, same as present time while na jeong asking them to buy beer, her hhusband almost forget to take his wallet.... also na jeong's little brother finding his brother in law....come to think of it.... am i right...
its pretty obvious i like oppa to be with na jeong...wooh wooh....
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145 Callmechrisss
November 24, 2013 at 8:32 PM
I really hope Chilbongie gets Na Jung in the end. Chilbongie is an example of a go-getter and guys like him always get the girl because they don't drag their feet around in confusion (ahem Oppa). They know exactly what they want and they fight hard for it. Typically in dramas, the 1st lead guy is usually the 'go-get-her' (see what I just did there? lol) and second lead watches in the background, making slow moves. But they flipped the script for this one, which is why I believe Chilbongie will end up with Na Jung. He deserves her for goodness sake, he's putting in the work. Na Jung just needs to peel her eyes off of Trash Oppa for a second to see that, because there is no woman in this world that wouldn't find a determined guy like Chilbongie attractive.
The night before Oppa made it seem like he was starting a WW3 against Chilbongie but then the next morning hes off to the studio apartment without saying a word to the girl hes now declared he will be fighting for?? Pshh. I love Trash Oppa, I really do, but you've gotta be quick and on your feet when your going up against a guy like Chilbongie. Because Chilbongie wasted no time and gained ten steps ahead of Oppa when he moved into the boarding house at the end. Dude is seriously earning major points.
#TeamChilbongie fighting!!
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146 junjae
November 24, 2013 at 9:21 PM
Just got done watching "Catching Fire" and well Peeta reminds me so much of Chilbongi.
I mean I feel like Trash will be the husband even if I'm team Chilbongi all the way, but real situations, real relationship. If the writers are going for the reality. Chilbongi would be the best partner for anyone really. He knows how to read the situation well. He knows when to strike and he knows when to stop and think. He knows his boundaries and he knows if he can stretch it.
Trash oppa as a partner would seem so frustrating. I wouldn't want a guy who would make me feel unattractive. Those kind of guys who would make you doubt yourself because they're confused of themselves, even how much you like them you'll eventually lose interest.
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147 Kee Lee
November 24, 2013 at 10:05 PM
This drama will be the death of me. It's too much to handle, but still I can't wait for the next episodes. It looks like it will be sad. Adding such sad song, just makes everything worse.
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148 Fangy
November 24, 2013 at 11:09 PM
Thanks, GF for the recap!
I can understand Oppa's inital confusion whether he is seeing her as a sister or a woman. I can understand his hesitation to take one step further - the implications to both families. His dad and Na-jung's dad are close buddies. He and Na-jung grew up together as close as siblings. Na-jung's parents probably never consider him as a prospective son-in-law but a replacement son because they are so close like siblings, and they behave like siblings too. It probably never cross their minds that the kids like each other romantically. Given the fathers' close friendship, I never thought that both sides parents would object to their relationship. I mean, dad practically watches him growing up, I would assume that he knows his character well enough and be assured that his daughter will be well looked after. Besides, dad already knows that "future" in-laws, so he can be assured that Na-jung won't get bullied after marriage (not that she will allow that to happen). So I don't get how both sides parents would object. If he worries about a possible unpleasant ending between the two of them and spoils the fathers' friendship, well....
I may understand his predicament but I can't agree with him. Because if I were him, I'll do my best to make the relationship works.
He said that he would have made the first move, if he knew her as friend. i.e. he already likes her before Na-jung confessed. But he hesitated becos of the above mentioned reasons or becos he worries that Na-jung might not reciprocate his feeling and jeopadise both families relations. Fine. But Na-jung confessed, so he knows that she likes him too. Yet, he still hesitated. Worse by giving her sometimes-oppa-sometimes-not-oppa treatment. Then, suddenly decided to man up cos he realised that he is the cause of Na-jung's misery and someone else is pursuing her? Are you telling me that for the past few months, you didn't realise she is misearble? You need 1 drunked girl, your love's best bud, and a guy who confessed to your love interest to make you realise that you need to buck up?
I know Oppa is going to act on his words. Please either confess to her, or tell her that oppa-dongsaeng relationship is preferred ..... soon.
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Cam
November 25, 2013 at 1:10 AM
I may understand his predicament but I can’t agree with him. Because if I were him, I’ll do my best to make the relationship works.
You hit the nail right on the head about what exactly bothers me about Oppa's hesitation and why I just can't get on board with him. I feel like he ran through every possible scenario many times in his head but already anticipated the end when the relationship barely even started. It's as if he didn't even think Na Jeong was worth taking the risk for.
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luna
November 25, 2013 at 8:45 AM
I find funny how sometimes you guys twist what oppa means and did. Because really? You can deny it all, but oppa cherishes and loves NJ very much.
Plus, NJ confessed, but Oppa was very clear that she is young and might be confusing her feelings for love since oppa is always there, this is the reason for him moving out.
You guys just love to think in things to make oppa bad...
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Fangy
November 25, 2013 at 6:11 PM
I don't deny that Oppa cherishes and loves NJ. He is really sweet and is mindful of what she wants/likes. But from NJ's POV, his actions are fustrating when it comes to the matter of heart.
Imagine you are NJ, sometimes Oppa treat you like a kid, sometimes Oppa treat you so sweetly that you start wondering if he likes you too, then he went back to treating you like a kid. He agrees to go out with you, then he announced that he is moving out. Yes, he said you are not the reason. But in your heart, you know that you are at least part of the reason for him to move out. Based on the various signs, your friends (Yoojin and Haitai - before he heard fr Oppa) agree that Oppa doesn't see you as a woman but a sister. You hear from 3rd parties of different sex that Oppa doesn't love you, yet you hope that you might have missed a sign. You are literally hoping against hope.
I don't know about you, but if I were NJ, I would be very miserable.
Once again, I'm not saying that Oppa is a bad choice for NJ. But I just wish that he will fess up soon for NJ's sake.
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bisfree
November 26, 2013 at 4:04 AM
i think the main reason oppa is taking his sweet time confessing and having these worries was because he wasnt sure yet of his feelings, whether he loves her as a sister or as a woman. i can understand his need to be sure about it because if he fails, then it will really affect their family relationships. and so that is why cb is 10 steps ahead of him in my eyes, not because cb doesnt have such family relationships or any concerns that oppa has. but because he already knows what he wants and its nj as a woman and he'll be working hard to get it. while oppa is trying to figure out the kind of feelings he has for nj, he may end up losing her to someone else.
as of episode 11, im rooting for CB because i can see he clearly likes NJ. as for oppa, i still have to wait more and see. in reality, if a guy doesnt confess to you that he likes you, then he doesnt like you enough. he's not that into you so you have to move on. because if a man loves you, he'll do anything, everything for the woman he loves. and thats what every woman deserves. ;)
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November 26, 2013 at 7:50 AM
hum whut? I can see CB likes NJ... but oppa? he loves NJ.
You can't compare CB who knows NJ for a year, and Oppa that knows NJ for more than 10 years lol
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149 AJP
November 24, 2013 at 11:30 PM
Correct me if I'm wrong but it has not really been 14 months that Oppa had hemmed and hawed on his feelings.
April 1, 1994- Najung confessed but it was treated as an April Fool's Joke and Najung didn't correct that impression. Shortly before this, Oppa just broke up with his girlfriend so he would look like a cad if he took advantage of Najung's feelings and accepted her confession. The parents also knew he broke up with a girlfriend so it would look like their daughter is the rebound love.
December 1994- On the day the first snow fell, is the real confession of Najung and she told Oppa not to say anything which I think gave him time to think through his feelings. Shortly after this, on New Year's Eve, Chilbong confessed.
So the time that has passed since Najung confessed to Oppa and Chilbong confessed to Najung is in my mind almost the same.
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Fangy
November 25, 2013 at 1:13 AM
Not sure exactly when Oppa started to hemming and hawing on his feelings. It may be the time when Na-jung bit his lips? Or (this is just my wild guess) even before he was attached just that he buried it under thinking that it is not possible? Or later? But definitely before Na-jung's winter confession.
More confirmed evidence would be that it was first exposed by Yoo-jin that Na-jung likes him in summer time, the first time she was drunk with the group. And before that, Oppa didn't match-make his friend with Na-jung, lying that she is already attached. He looked conflicted too when Chilbong kissed Na-jung for a penalty and later when Chilbong stared at Na-jung longingly. Plus Na-jung is not very good at hiding her feelings in front of him. So, I can safely say that he is aware of Na-jung's feelings for him and he has been hemming and hawing before she confessed in Dec 1994.
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150 Yeoreojweo
November 25, 2013 at 12:21 AM
I WAS on Trash Team and now... suddenly...
TEAM HAITAI!
He deserve najeongie more than oppa & Chilbong. And even if he didn't get Najung, i'll take him ^_^
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