[Happily never after] Till death do us part, prematurely

106 February 7, 2019February 7, 2019

[Happily never after] Till death do us part, prematurely

by Guest Beanie

Editor’s note: This post contains spoilers.

When this month’s theme came out, the most obvious conclusion would have been to write about couples who couldn’t be together. But what about those who did get together, but not forever? Yes, I’m talking about the Age of Youth series’ Song-Sung couple.

The series followed the lives of a group of five girls living in a shared house as they learned to adjust to each other accept themselves, flaws and all. This is one of the few series that I’ve watched where the focus is on friendship rather than love. The drama dealt with the pains of growing up and the harsh realities of facing adulthood. But it had a hopeful message–as long as you’re capable and surrounded by the right people, you can get through anything. We saw this as we watched each of the girls navigate through their lives and their own problems. Some of the issues they faced were truly terrifying, like Ye-eun’s kidnapping by her ex, or Kang unni’s and Eun-jae’s past.

While each girl had her time in the limelight, Ji-won was mostly in the background. She was always there, but her story was never explored. Ji-won was comic relief or a source of distraction whenever things got too serious and overwhelming. She was a good friend; willing to help mediate situations or break, but at the same time she also an attention seeker who loved to gossip and didn’t mind lying on a regular basis if it meant she got attention.

It was in the second season that her story was finally explored and we got to learn about Ji-won’s background. It turned out that her behavior stemmed from trauma she endured at a very young age, having witnessed the molestation of her friend by a teacher. That’s when she had a complete personality shift and it wasn’t until much later that her memories seemed to return. By the time she figured things out, her friend had already taken her own life and the criminal was about to enjoy a peaceful retirement after an illustrious career. But Ji-won, being the determined girl she was, finally decided to speak up and prepared to fight the long fight to expose the truth.

All through this, she had the support of Sung-min, her colleague from the journalist club. He was her reluctant partner in crime as they had all sorts of ridiculous investigative adventures and he proved to be a steadfast friend. While they had a bickering relationship where Sung-min seemed almost perpetually fed up with her antics, he always gave in to Ji-won. It was such a pleasure to watch him cringing and getting flustered by her (of course, he gave back as good as he got).

While romantic relationships were never the focus of this show, as each girl got her guy (or broke up), most of us viewers got frustrated and started wishing for more between Ji-won and Sung-min. How could we not? They complimented each other perfectly: he was reserved and grounded, she was extroverted and bubbly. Whenever she put up a facade, he could see right through it and he was so sweetly protective of her, whether it was at the club or to confront her friend’s very dangerous partner. I kept my hopes up till the last minutes of the last episode. But all we got was Sung-min’s confession to his hoobae and Ji-won’s hesitation in answering her friends. Way to dash our hopes right?

Wrong! Because one of the series’ epilogues showed a young girl visiting the Belle Epoque with her father–who sounded suspiciously like Sung-min–asking her if her mother lived here. Now I don’t (or rather won’t) believe that Sung-min married with another woman. So the only logical explanation was that he and Ji-won finally got together sometime in the future. Yay for their happily ever after, right?

Wrong! Again. Because in yet another one of the epilogues we see the girls’ tombstones, one of them having died prematurely in 2025. Our worst fears were confirmed by both Park Eun-bin and the writer, that the grave was Ji-won’s. She died while fighting against injustice, having been an investigative reporter. The little girl was Ji-won and Sung-min’s daughter.

Of course, I was heartbroken (as was pretty much everyone who watched). We didn’t even see them get together. I could’ve lived with that. But to kill her? Seriously?! It was How I Met Your Mother all over again. (I know, vastly different shows, and we do see them together, but still!)

Given the real life circumstances, it’s too much to expect another season. All I can hope for is that they bickered their way into a relationship and were happy, even if not forever. After all, true love never dies.

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1 💜🍍☠ Sicarius The Queen of Melonia ☠🍍💜

February 7, 2019 at 5:16 PM

Oooph. The AOY2 Epilogues are the bane of my drama watching existence.
I think I need to change my display name to Queen of Salt. Cos I'm still mad about this tbh.

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🍙 kimbap noona

February 7, 2019 at 6:06 PM

A year and a half later, I am still like
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEEEEEEEEEEEEE??????????
Writer-nim, WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEEEEEEEEEEEEE?????????
*breathes through all the tears and mucus*
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEEEEEEEEEEE??????????????

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💜🍍☠ Sicarius The Queen of Melonia ☠🍍💜

February 7, 2019 at 6:57 PM

I do not have a good relationship with the AOY writer and her endings. Like I frakking watched both shows for this couple and for what? THAT? tsk.

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superwhopotterlock

February 7, 2019 at 7:24 PM

@kimbapnoona joins you in ugly crying😭😭😭😭

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🍙 kimbap noona

February 7, 2019 at 7:32 PM

*sobs persists with swollen eyes*

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KSKalways

February 14, 2019 at 8:33 AM

that heart-wrenching wailing...

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🍙 kimbap noona

February 15, 2019 at 1:47 PM

@kethysk, my wailing has been going so long and strong that it deserves its own second season (in which I don’t die 😆)

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superwhopotterlock

February 7, 2019 at 7:21 PM

Some of the epilogues were good, no doubt. But those couple of epilogues were really heartbreaking.

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LT is Irresistibly Indifferent, Dame Judi

February 10, 2019 at 2:22 PM

At least you knew there were epilogues. I hate previews so I always stop an episode before them. So I'd already watched 1 and 2 before I even knew the epilogues existed - and only because everyone was having a meltdown about them.

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superwhopotterlock

February 10, 2019 at 9:20 PM

Like I said to someone else, probably a good thing that you missed them. Not all, but definitely those 2 dreaded ones.

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2 Cocoa, The Fake Poet of February

February 7, 2019 at 5:19 PM

Oh gosh that last paragraph breaks my heart ~ we really will never see Song Sung couple, even if just for a moment, now 😭😭😭

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🍙 kimbap noona

February 7, 2019 at 6:09 PM

Son Seung-won, you broke my heart with the stupid choices you made in real life. My AoY heart will never be Ssong-Song sing again. 😢😢😢😢😢

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Cocoa, The Fake Poet of February

February 7, 2019 at 6:51 PM

I KNOWWWWWWWWW

WAEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Also my perception of him as these different characters is shattered and my heart is broken and I'm debating kicking him out of my treasure chest

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🍙 kimbap noona

February 7, 2019 at 7:10 PM

Son Seung-won was my profile pic for a couple months, a screencap of you know, his soft expression looking out the restaurant's window seeing Ji-won spying around the corner thinking that he was on a date. You know that scene? Him being perhaps a little tickled that the object of his affection is feeling a little jealous even without being aware of it? You know? You know that scene where he came out to confront her and they were both so cute and ................*suffers an incoherently death

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Cocoa, The Fake Poet of February

February 7, 2019 at 7:11 PM

...

yes...

I... I know...

*already dead...*

hyanggi

February 9, 2019 at 1:21 AM

I knowww, i've rewatched the whole lot of their scenes multiple times , quiz meeee

Blue (@mayhemf)

February 10, 2019 at 5:20 AM

That indeed was a lovely scene.

BC

February 7, 2019 at 7:05 PM

I was hoping for season 3 but it's doomed now...

It's funny how portrayed characters can influence our perception of an actor. When wisely chosen, we would doubt his extreme behaviour in real life. Image is important after all.

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superwhopotterlock

February 7, 2019 at 7:26 PM

@hotcocoagirl till news came out about his accident, I was positively hoping for a next season, but now it would be too much, especially considering he was fighting for justice in the series but he broke the law in RL.

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Cocoa, The Fake Poet of February

February 7, 2019 at 7:32 PM

Same... gosh I'm upset over the Waikiki boys... Except Joon Ki, Joon Ki is still doing good...

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🍙 kimbap noona

February 7, 2019 at 7:34 PM

I need Joon Ki to tell me that all of this Age of Youth 2 suffering will eventually be gwenchana, gwenchana 😭

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🍙 kimbap noona

February 8, 2019 at 4:32 AM

If there will be a season 3 with a different actor playing Sung-min, would you watch it, @superwhopotterlock, @hotcocoagirl, and @kerouregan?

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superwhopotterlock

February 8, 2019 at 5:06 AM

Maybe. But it won't be the same obviously. watching a different eun jae was already awkward and I wasn't even that attached to her character.

Cocoa, The Fake Poet of February

February 8, 2019 at 5:24 AM

No. No I wouldn’t, it would have to be a new character (and that would break my heart too)

Or maybe they’ll put him offscreen? I might watch that, he goes to America for a while. I mean, Ji Won’s story was never about romance anyways

BC

February 8, 2019 at 9:29 AM

I would watch it, because I love this TV show, but I'm so disappointed with Son Seung-won. It looks like he is a spoiled rich kid. So pity!

🍙 kimbap noona

February 8, 2019 at 2:21 PM

But @hotcocoagirl, if Sung-min went to America, how could they make a baby who will be looking like a 8 year old in 2015?

Oh wait, epilogue 13 never happened. Carry on.

🍙 kimbap noona

February 8, 2019 at 2:28 PM

@superwhopotterlock, @hotcocoagirl, @kerouregan

I will only watch season 3 if Writer-nim promises to undo Ji-won's death in 2015 somehow. I don't care how ridiculously it will get undone, even if it turns out to be Age of Youth 3: Nine Edition where a incense stick equivalent could undo the future/past. Yep, let it become a time loop drama. I don't mind.

If not, I don't think I can bear to watch Ji-won knowing that she will die in 6 years.

3 RenOIshi

February 7, 2019 at 5:22 PM

Wait, WHAT???? There was an epilogue!!!! HOW ON EARTH DID I MISS IT?!?!?! I feel so stupid....*going back to Netflix right now*

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💜🍍☠ Sicarius The Queen of Melonia ☠🍍💜

February 7, 2019 at 5:24 PM

DON'T GO WATCH THEM THEY'RE SAD!!!!!

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🍙 kimbap noona

February 7, 2019 at 6:04 PM

They are not just sad, they are SADISTIC!!!!!! 😭😭😭
Actually the epilogues are mostly great and hilarious, but I would never wish anyone watch epilogues for episode 7 and 13 (especially 13, avoid at all cost if you don't want your heart break.)

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Cocoa, The Fake Poet of February

February 7, 2019 at 6:53 PM

Follow Kimbap's advice for a happy life.

The one where they are talking under hypnosis still cracks me up...

But the epilogues for 7 and 13? (those unlucky numbers) Did they exist? I don't think they happened... Oh, or were they when Ssong song was shown with their daughter in their old age? ^^

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🍙 kimbap noona

February 7, 2019 at 7:20 PM

I love the bra shopping epilogue in which Eun who wears gender neutral clothing goes straight to the black leather set! 🤣

Cocoa, The Fake Poet of February

February 7, 2019 at 7:26 PM

YES

💜🍍☠ Sicarius The Queen of Melonia ☠🍍💜

February 7, 2019 at 6:56 PM

Yes yes those ones specifically we pretend never existed humph

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RenOIshi

February 8, 2019 at 2:20 AM

I definitely remember the bra shopping scene my god I can’t believe I missed out ON THE SADDEST EPILOGUE EVER!!!!! 😢

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💜🍍☠ Sicarius The Queen of Melonia ☠🍍💜

February 7, 2019 at 5:25 PM

Also I think every episode had an epilogue.

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mugyuljoie is preciousss

February 8, 2019 at 1:58 AM

Maybe one of them was so traumatic that it erased all of them from your memory.

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RenOIshi

February 8, 2019 at 2:43 AM

You know what it could be!!! I have never missed any epilogue except for that one!!!!

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🍙 kimbap noona

February 8, 2019 at 2:19 PM

I went back to the recap comments for episode 7 and there was one Beanie saying that the epilogue was omitted when it was broadcasted on her local channel. What a merciful TV network!!

Could it be the same for you, @coffeprince4eva?

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RenOIshi

February 8, 2019 at 4:49 PM

It could be!!! I still haven’t gone in to look for it yet! I just can’t!

LT is Irresistibly Indifferent, Dame Judi

February 10, 2019 at 2:23 PM

You and me both, Ren. You and me both.

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RenOIshi

February 11, 2019 at 2:30 AM

Let’s hug it out 😭

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4 🍙 kimbap noona

February 7, 2019 at 6:53 PM

Thank you so much @superwhopotterlock for this.
It was beyond my wildest dream that this hilarious, cute, yet heartfelt sequel would turn out to be the most egregious and painful drama burn ever. I still haven not yet recovered from my drama PTSD.

Certainly such serious burn could only happen when the love was deep to begin with. Ssong-sung couple is one of my all-time favorite OTPs, and certainly my favorite OTP that never came to be (at least onscreen.) Their friendship dynamic is so wonderful and exhilaratingly hilarious. The writer did such a beautiful job building their emotional intimacy with perfect comedic beats.

Just like you, Superwhopotterlock, in the end I didn't even mind that we didn't get to see them professing their love, although toward the end I was getting more and more impatient knowing that we were slowly running out of episodes. But I thought that was alright, especially there was rumor about the possibility of season 3, so I naively thought the slow pacing of their relationship was purposely done.

But the episode 13 epilogue happened.

For weeks, I couldn't even look at a navy blue compact SUV similar to what Sung-min drives without feeling angry. You know, the vehicle where he flips Ji-won's strappy skirt because he just couldn't bear it, the one he drives to go onto their investigation trips, also the vehicle where Ji-won broke down when the trial ended?

A drama has never affected me like that before. I laugh at myself for the ridiculousness of it, but still couldn't stop the pain. This is my first serious drama burn, and like a lot of "firsts", I don't think I will ever forget it.

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💜🍍☠ Sicarius The Queen of Melonia ☠🍍💜

February 7, 2019 at 6:59 PM

Do you know I never watched the last two episodes with subs? I watched them raw because I was impatient, had my ship sunk and was so mad I never went back to watch it again. lol

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🍙 kimbap noona

February 7, 2019 at 7:05 PM

Never have I wish so intensely that I can selective amnesia the epilogue out of my mind this much!!!

Crying face emoji multiplies by a million.

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superwhopotterlock

February 7, 2019 at 7:47 PM

@kimbapnoona even I was fine with us not seeing them get together. Even with that darn epilogue, I was prepared because there was hope for a 3rd season, if it meant we could see them happy briefly. But now...

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🍙 kimbap noona

February 7, 2019 at 8:05 PM

This is what happens in the future, @superwhopotterlock:
Ji-won becomes a respected journalist who together with her husband Song-min investigate social injustice in many dark corners of society. Her fearlessness exposes some of the most seedy and often violent scums and their wrongdoings. In 2025 one of the criminal who was imprisoned due to Ssong-song investigation was released from prison and makes serious threats against Ji-won and attempts to harm her. The police decides the best course of action would be for Ji-won to fake her own death. Sung-min and their daughter will join Ji-won in the witness protection program in the Top Star Yoo Baek island to live happily for a few months before the criminal is caught. The family learns how to freedive to hunt for abalone at dawn and plays soccer together in the school's yard at dusk.

superwhopotterlock

February 7, 2019 at 8:13 PM

That is exactly what happened. Thank you for clarifying Writer-nim. 💜

🍙 kimbap noona

February 8, 2019 at 2:26 PM

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PakalanaPikake

February 9, 2019 at 4:09 AM

@kimbapnoona February 7, 2019 at 8:05 PM

ROFLMAO!!!! I didn't see AOY, but I did watch TOP STAR YOO BAEK, and I love the idea of the investigative reporter faking her death by going to the island.

Or if she wants to go farther afield, she can head off to Kim Shin's buckwheat field and traipse through the door to Quebec. As long as she doesn't run afoul of Canadian Customs, she can chow down on poutine and chicken fricot until the coast back home is clear. Think of how much she'll save on airfare. And there's no jet lag. Nor record of her having left the ROK. ;-)

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🍙 kimbap noona

February 8, 2019 at 3:51 PM

@sicarius

😆 Without subs were you able to surmise that it was Ji-won's daughter in the epilogue?

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💜🍍☠ Sicarius The Queen of Melonia ☠🍍💜

February 8, 2019 at 4:52 PM

Yeah because I recognised Sungmin's voice and because there was a person on youtube who very helpfully subbed all the official SSongmin clips throughout the whole airing, so for the last few episodes it went-
Raw--> YT subs--> recap--> real subs (cos they came out so late); cue me watching every episode practically four times. lol. *shades of meteor garden there*
I was like mildly obsessed with that show and that OTP when it was airing ok. I found out what I needed to know.

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Cocoa, The Fake Poet of February

February 8, 2019 at 5:56 PM

SAME I had the same process each episode.

That YT subber was so great... they had a pretty big fan following by the end lol

5 🍙 kimbap noona

February 7, 2019 at 6:59 PM

Never have I ever seen a writer who would crush so many of us fans with such efficiency and expediency. In my own mind, this is what went through Writer Park Yeon-seon's head:
Epilogue Episode 7: Let me incite fear for our lovable heroines. I will let you guess whose urn that is. Isn't it such a fun game? Just a multiple choice quiz with 5 possible answers!
Me: Noooooo!!!!! You told us when, but who?????? Why??????
Episode 8: Not gonna tell ya
Me: *trembles in fear*
Episode 9: Not gonna tell ya
Me: *shakes with anger*
Episode 10: Hahaha, not today either
Me: *pulls hair out of frustration*
Episode 11: Yay!! Withholding information is fun
Me: *yells at innocent bystanders like dog*
Episode 12: You love my drama, so I will keep hurting you
Me: *foams at mouth due to too much pain*
Epilogue Episode 13: Yep, it is all true. You don't deserve joy in life.
Me: you are gonna tell us that this is all just a stupid cruel joke in episode 14, right?
Writer-nim: Nope, but I will reaffirm the tragedy through interviews after the drama is over, just in case your blood isn't completely drained.

Yup, that's my experience watching Age of Youth 2.

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superwhopotterlock

February 7, 2019 at 7:54 PM

Even I was hoping it would turn out to be a prank played by the writer and jiwon.She would appear at the end of the series saying it was a big fat lie. Because she likes attention or some other nonsense. I would've taken that over the reality any day.

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🍙 kimbap noona

February 7, 2019 at 8:12 PM

If it is just a prank or big lie, at least that would be consistent with Ji-won's character. A lazy or a nonsensical ending would at least be merciful.
All the Sung-min self defense moves in the world would not be able to protect me from this epilogue cruelty.

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6 BC

February 7, 2019 at 7:18 PM

Thank you @superwhopotterlock!!!

I know in real life it happens, regarding an young investigative journalist of my country who's been killed with his wife a year ago, but I wanted Ji Woon to be living to the fullest her happy ending until getting old and watching over her grandchildren proudly. I was literally living for Song Song couple in these series but the writenim had her own vision with them. A "sadist"!

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superwhopotterlock

February 7, 2019 at 7:57 PM

I know right!They were my favourite couple too. Even if the writer didn't show us them getting together, atleast you shouldn't have done what you did to jiwon.

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7 mugyuljoie is preciousss

February 8, 2019 at 2:09 AM

I admired the boldness of the writer as my heart shattered for my favorite character.

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superwhopotterlock

February 8, 2019 at 2:22 AM

Yes. They totally crushed it after raising our hopes briefly.

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8 Fatcat007 (Kitty 💜)

February 8, 2019 at 5:11 AM

I never got to season 2. But THIS is a whole shift in the mood. Who writes an epilogue like that O.O
*Goes to check aoy2*

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superwhopotterlock

February 8, 2019 at 6:03 AM

Skip the epilogues for ep 7 and 13 as said by@kimbapnoona,

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Fatcat007 (Kitty 💜)

February 8, 2019 at 7:57 AM

I gave ep 13 & 14 recap a glance *is sad*

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9 ahjummabunny

February 8, 2019 at 6:50 AM

HOW DID I MISS THE SECOND EPILOGUE!!! And, I'm glad I did. This show was sitting in my brain like something wonderful all this time.

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superwhopotterlock

February 8, 2019 at 8:38 AM

Glad that you didn't see it. Despite everything,this show is still wonderful.

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10 Kurama

February 8, 2019 at 8:01 AM

Park Eun Bin was so great in this drama. I'm not sure I would have liked her character with another actress.

For the end, I was so disapointed and when everybody was talking about a season 3, the writer didn't seem very interested in. It was sad because the writer built the relationship very well and showed a lot of signs. It was so frustrating to not see them as couple :(

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superwhopotterlock

February 8, 2019 at 8:35 AM

Yes PEB was perfect as SJW.
And this whole post is kind of because everyone was frustrated when they didn't get together (onscreen).

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🍙 kimbap noona

February 9, 2019 at 6:55 AM

This show made me a Park Eun-bin fan! She really inhabited the role of Song Ji-won. Who knew I would love a habitual liar so much 😆!!

I am hoping good projects will come to her very soon. Her following projects Judge vs Judge and The Ghost Detective both dissolved into eventual mediocrity.

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superwhopotterlock

February 9, 2019 at 7:29 AM

Ghost detective started out so well. It could've been an amazing horror mystery.

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🍙 kimbap noona

February 10, 2019 at 6:07 AM

And Choi Daniel and Yeon Woo-jin are two of my favorite leading men, so the disappointment was even greater that even the great casts couldn't save the messy writing.

*dies as a viewer prematurely caused the writers (AGAIN!!!)*

11 Bebe | Nessa❣️

February 8, 2019 at 8:46 AM

With all the spoilers in the Beanies Section when this aired, and now @sicarius Sic's saltiness, I'm afraid to watch this, even though it's been sitting in my Netflix List forever, which I'm slowly getting through XD

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💜🍍☠ Sicarius The Queen of Melonia ☠🍍💜

February 8, 2019 at 1:48 PM

Hahahahahahahahaha oh don't mind me I think I'm just perpetually salty at most things kekeke.
I would still recommend the AOY series. Up until the last two episodes of both seasons I loved it, and the relationships and friendships are really cute and worthwhile. Just, be warned about how this writer likes to end her shows. Ahem.

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Bebe | Nessa❣️

February 8, 2019 at 2:35 PM

Hahahahaaha
Speaking of the ending of shows, the one I will always—ALWAYS— be salty about is the ending of “God’s Gift - 14 Days” #traumatized

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LT is Irresistibly Indifferent, Dame Judi

February 10, 2019 at 2:25 PM

To offer an alternative perspective I found them both pretty meh but I am the lone voice as usual. There were some plotlines they just nailed though.

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💜🍍☠ Sicarius The Queen of Melonia ☠🍍💜

February 10, 2019 at 11:15 PM

I could actually agree with you if I didn't like some of the plot lines so much ahaha. She's also a writer who can't end shows well.

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superwhopotterlock

February 8, 2019 at 7:18 PM

Yes do watch the series. Just temper your expectations accordingly. You know where.

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Bebe | Nessa❣️

February 8, 2019 at 8:39 PM

Loooooow

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12 🍙 kimbap noona

February 8, 2019 at 3:49 PM

This is the first drama that I spent hours on YouTube watching fan made videos. It was great since there were days that I would be watching them while running on the treadmill without realizing an hour had already past. Thanks drama for keeping me physically healthy until you decided to take it mentally away!!!

This is my favorite:
https://youtu.be/n9nuWN5sZXQ
Shawn Mendez's There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back works beautifully as an ode from Sung-min to Ji-won, only I wish that he held himself back less in the second season.

She says that she's never afraid
Just picture everybody naked
She really doesn't like to wait
Not really into hesitation

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13infamyss

February 8, 2019 at 4:06 PM

I didn’t watch the drama, but I did remember losing myself in watching too many videos of them in it! JTBC clips of them had English subs with the translator’s spazz notes on them. They were sooo funny to read - I ended up watching most, if not, all their scenes together

This was one of my favourites https://youtu.be/zzuJkLl9J70 😂😂 laughed out loud at the translator’s spazzing. Legit reading into the guy’s each and every action. Even when he doesn’t say anything, the translator spazzed 🤣

This too ftw https://youtu.be/femp_DhyFz0 😂😂 whoever translated it deserved as many cookies as they need!

Then I found out they’re not really the main leads in the drama and whatever I saw on YT were pretty much their scenes together, so I just check them out on them on YT from time to time 🙃

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🍙 kimbap noona

February 8, 2019 at 4:53 PM

OMG yes, @13infamyss! I loved the subber Ryan Air so much that I actually made a few fan wall appreciation posts dedicated to him/her! Sung-min and his non-denial count 🤣🤣🤣

I love this scene too which you might not have seen since they are in the second half of the clip:
https://youtu.be/uBCDmNKMhLo?t=90

Of course, these two are also hilariously subbed:
https://youtu.be/dZdoSOXB0FU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGZz5OXvRVI

Hahaha I am certainly diving deep into the JTBC AoY2 rabbit hole this evening!

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💜🍍☠ Sicarius The Queen of Melonia ☠🍍💜

February 8, 2019 at 5:00 PM

And you asked me how I knew what was going on?? Ryan Air. That's how.

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💜🍍☠ Sicarius The Queen of Melonia ☠🍍💜

February 8, 2019 at 5:03 PM

Thanks for reminding me of all the SSongmin clips ... *falls down that rewatch hole again*

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13infamyss

February 8, 2019 at 5:22 PM

Huehehhehehehe rewatching these again are such delight!

You’re right I haven’t seen the first link. And omg LOLOL look at his hopeful face 😂😂😂😂 I didn’t mean to laugh at his misery, but LOL. Those emojis aren’t helping me!

Last two links 😂 loved them! I wanted to share another link, but couldn’t find it - when they were driving and he ended up staring at her legs and PPL vehicle they were in stopped at the red light while he was busy ogling 😂 They had so many cute funny scenes in both season 1 and 2 that I was shocked to learn they weren’t the main leads. I mean I think it’s an ensemble cast? Every time I had this urge to check it out, I’m worried that I might end up disappointed at how little scenes they take up on a whole episode. :-S

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🍙 kimbap noona

February 8, 2019 at 5:47 PM

You have come to the right place (i.e.Rabid Fan Store), Customer @13infamyss!

Here is the Sung-min barely could contain himself so he had to strap it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_36M2Ecaj2E&t=3s

Heck I am gonna share more!
Here is "OMG he closed his eyes" clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLXABnCcig0

The infamous "chu chu" clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_mkTV6-CmI

Skinship Self Defense Lesson:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbP4as02gYI&t=31s

"Gwenchana gwenchana" Sung-min-ah:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExAQITGx-Is

🍙 kimbap noona

February 8, 2019 at 5:55 PM

Despite my bitterness regarding the epilogues of episode 7 and 13, Age of Youth 2 is a fantastic watch, @13infamyss! It is a ensemble drama featuring the friendships of these 5 girls, each of the girl also gets her own romantic relationships with different dynamics. The writer really did a fantastic developing and portraying them realistically.

My bias is definitely Ji-won and Sung-min who I do consider the OTP of this drama. 😆Even though there are not many scenes of them together (never enough of course for a fan like me), the ones were given are absolutely fantastic as you can get a glimpse of their chemistry with these clips. Besides the cute, there is also so much friendship that serves as the solid foundation of their emotional intimacy and mutual trust. I heart them so much.

I would strongly advise to skip the epilogues of ep. 7 and 13 and enjoy the drama!!

13infamyss

February 8, 2019 at 6:48 PM

Thank you for all the clips you shared and for finding that PPL vehicle clip for me @kimbapnoona !!! That was one of my favourites too. I`m gonna save it now, so I don't have a hard time finding it again. The comments below were FTW too.

And LOLOLOL I seriously can't forget the first time I watched that parking lot scene. I might have squealed that he wasn't fighting back, then he closed his eyes, then window of the car suddenly rolled down. 🤣🤣 I burst out laughing. ~~The driver giving Sungmin blue balls.~~

I can't get over how well used the emojis are in these translations. Really props to the translator!

And thanks for the encouragement to see this drama as a whole and warnings on what to skip! As I`m not watching any dramas these days, I might give this a try this time.

superwhopotterlock

February 8, 2019 at 8:23 PM

Thanks for the links. It was lovely reminiscing. And the translator is hilarious😂

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🍙 kimbap noona

February 9, 2019 at 7:01 AM

Ryan Air is an YT treasure! There is not much information on this "caption author" but this person does have a playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/user/koharu0208/playlists
Not surprisingly, there are all Ssong-Song clips!! 🤣

Thank you Ryan Air for what you do for fandom.

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superwhopotterlock

February 9, 2019 at 7:33 AM

I'll refer to this whenever I need to laugh or squee. Then I can forget the pain😢

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13 OhSoEnthusiastic

February 8, 2019 at 11:32 PM

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superwhopotterlock

February 8, 2019 at 11:41 PM

Even I would love too. I still hope that jiwon will say it was a big prank.

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OhSoEnthusiastic

February 9, 2019 at 12:03 AM

Ah, you replied to my comment before I could delete it in order to re-word it, because my brain is anal about wording, lol.

In seriousness though, I fully reject this part of AOY2. It genuinely upsets me on a level that is probably not healthy, but I honestly don't care. She doesn't get to take this couple away from me. Disney/Lucasfilm already took Han Solo from me. I'm not giving up anymore characters.

Do you hear me, writernims???? No more. No more characters.

(For anyone reading this who is confused because my comment was deleted, here's what the original comment said (and I guess I'll just leave it in it's original wording even though my brain is freaking out about it, lol):

'Nope. I don't believe it. I reject this reality and insert my own.')

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superwhopotterlock

February 9, 2019 at 3:34 AM

Hehe it's ok. I got what you were trying to say.
I can understand the feeling. The writer wronged both them and us.

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LT is Irresistibly Indifferent, Dame Judi

February 10, 2019 at 2:28 PM

My issue wasn't that they didn't get a happily ever after. I really took issue with the idea that she would be murdered. The explanation for it rubbed me the wrong way. Like "of course a noisy woman would die young".

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OhSoEnthusiastic

May 28, 2019 at 7:58 PM

So I never log into my account here and only just now saw this comment, lol. I honestly just take issue with the whole thing. It seems so unfair to me to take her character away from us when we love her so much. I totally agree that it's a bit much for the writer to murder her, but I don't think the message was supposed to be 'Nosy women get killed.' I think the message was 'People who fight for truth sometimes to die in pursuit of it.' Which is very true. Doesn't change my opinion about killing her off like that, but I don't feel like it was a slight to 'nosy' women. Of course, now that the actor for her love interest has had his major scandal which I don't know that he's going to be coming back from any time soon (if ever), it might be good that season 2 was probably the last season we'll get and we don't have to ever see a season where her death is made an actual reality. We can all just create our own head cannon. My head cannon has decided it's all just an elaborate ruse of some kind, and she never actually died. I'm quite fond of my head cannon, lol.

14 Yashashree Jadhav

February 10, 2019 at 5:05 PM

I was all for the grave-plate epilogues until they showed Ji Won's and arghhh the injustice !
I craved an extra (hour long) epilogue which would explore Ji Won and SungMin's romance, but alas that seems like it won't happen.
They truly deserved a happy ending, specially after all she went through. I adore Age of Youth and loved the focus on her story in season 2. This is by far one of the very few Kdramas where a second season has been so perfect and continuous (well, except the change of the EunJae actress, but the show handled that well, even poked fun at it) .

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superwhopotterlock

February 10, 2019 at 9:17 PM

They did deserve a happy ending. And even if they didn't show us, they shouldn't have killed her. I'm still salty about it.

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15 Sarah

February 11, 2019 at 4:50 AM

Didn't realise I needed this support group. The wound is still very real!

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ColourMeHaneul

February 13, 2019 at 1:58 AM

I too thought I don't need this support group

**Rewatching ep 6 ~ motel room scene...

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16 Waadmay

February 11, 2019 at 2:12 PM

Congrats 🎉🎉🎉🎉 on being published @superwhopotterlock

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superwhopotterlock

February 11, 2019 at 9:22 PM

Thank you so much!

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17 KSKalways

February 14, 2019 at 8:34 AM

thanks for the excellent write-up, @superwhopotterlock !
I enjoyed it!

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superwhopotterlock

February 14, 2019 at 8:38 AM

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.

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18 bugs_bunny

February 14, 2019 at 9:47 AM

@superwhopotterlock, thank you for writing a coda to this bickering ‘couple’ coz that’s my favorite dynamics in a relationship. They both treat each other as equals, which is always nice to see in kdrama:)

To this day the scene of them investigating the apartment w/ another couple is one of the best directed scenes I’ve seen in any series. There’s suspense, action, comedy and disbelief rolled together in a split shot. It was funny, especially the last shot w/ the four of them in the car:)