I can understand how Ji-pyeong was voted over Do-san as a partner for Dal-mi. But then, I could say that Do-san is braver. He met Dal-mi later fraudulently, but still he opened his heart. Unlike HJP who, even after 3 years, didn't do anything. And now, he's losing the timing again. I think being part of SDM's family will be his happiness, not as her partner.

i don't think the point of them not having a business plan was to show they don't have their shit together. it was a direct callback to the investors not taking them seriously three years ago. now that they are more experienced, have more resources and have made a name for themselves, the same investors are flocking to sst, contradicting what they said previously. it's meant to show how far sst has come and to highlight the hypocrisy of the investors.

You'll have to share Ji Pyeong with the rest of us, @ndlessjoie! Hahaha! We have a dimple squad here on DB!

*pulling him back from @ndlessjoie and other Beanies*

Mom, I want him. I want him oh I want him!

*throw a tantrum*

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

You can have Han Ji-Pyeong!

Personaly, I prefer clumsy Kim Sun Ho :p

LOL :)
If HJP was not a fictional character, I wonder how many beanies will say "Call me..." hahaha

i claimed him first!! you have to come upto my level (sad fanfic writer level) if you wanna touch him.

Where Kim Sun Ho really stands out is in "Strongest Deliveryman," dimples and all. I really enjoy watching his character in that drama, no so much in this one.

Seconding your last statement and trying to figure out how they're going to give Dimples the happy ending he deserves.

Me, too, @bangwon! I love this drama. And although I’m smitten with Ji Peong, I ship. Dalmi and Do San. Hoping Ji Peong gets a happy ending somehow.

In Jae was permitted a quick big sister is proud smile in ep 13. I guess that's character growth?

I agree. Even I am disappointed in Dal mi. Out of the trio, she is the weakly written character. We never really know what drove her. What did she choose to study in the university before dropping out? What business would she have started when she quit her job and applied at Sand box?

And yeah, why has she never answered to Ji pyeong's confession yet? I need time / I am not able to move on, anything would have been nice. She is not intentionally leading him on, but not giving an answer for so long also seems off. Especially when he is nothing but nice to her, always. Again, I believe this is the writing, because they didn't want to resolve the love triangle before the last episode. :(

Now that you point it out .. yeah ... Dal Mi's character barely has any growth. I thought the writer's whole purpose of showing her be brave enough to apply to In Jae's company was for her to then learn from the best and be confident at her job. How is she still ok with being spoken down to by her subordinates?! I still like her spirit don't get me wrong, but every other character has shown that they gained confidence after a great stint in the past three years - the kind of confidence she should've shown. I mean, I personally don't think she got to be the CEO simply because she's In Jae's sister. There's no way In Jae would make a decision like that. She obviously earned it - why isn't that reflected in her confidence?

As for Dal Mi and Ji Pyeong ... the moment when Ji Pyeong decided to confess was unfortunate. She was already in another relationship. I think her 'no' was obvious then. After that, when the timing would've been right, I don't think Ji Pyeong took his chance. It took him three years to realize that he needs to take concrete steps to be considered as a potential boyfriend by Dal Mi. Dal Mi is not going to just wake up one day and tell him that. I'm sorry, but ... the responsibility of bringing up the topic again really lay with Ji Pyeong. Maybe a little bit with Dal Mi? But mostly with Ji Pyeong.
Do San on the other hand, always had clarity about how he felt about Dal Mi and he did not hesitate to say exactly how it is. I think this is why Ji Pyeong stopped him at the elevator. Because he knew Do San would do what he was hesistating so much to do. Not his finest moment really, I finally just had it with his hesitation, not being able to tell Dal Mi and not letting the other guy to do it either, like wth just get your act straight. But since then I've calmed down and realised ... Ji Pyeong's just as flawed as anyone and that's ok.
Honestly, this reminded me of the difference between Choi Taek and Jung Hwan in Reply 1988. Jung Hwan's only fault, the singular reason why things didn't work out for him with Deok Sun - was because he hesitated and Choi Taek was clear that he likes Deok Sun and acted on it. When it comes to Do San and Ji Pyeong also, it's really just that.

"Kim Sun Ho speaking about start-up stuff is so sexy!" Pretty much anything KSH says is sexy. I was head over heels when he said to Yong-san "As a man, no. But as an investor, yes" paraphrasing here. But I love how assertive and precise he is as an investor, but he's also smart to not let his emotions get in the way either.

P.S: How come Yong-san and JP grew more than our leads? They apologized, and moved on. Even Chulsun and Saha's relationship is less hectic/annoying than DM/DS's.

You get my upvote for that last line ngl 😁

Thank you for summarizing everything that I felt about Ep 13/14. I'm in the boat where I still enjoyed/loved Ep 1-12. However, the time jump was just stupid b/c it didn't change anything (minus monetary thing but meh).

Suzy always plays these type of lovey dovey characters in love triangles quite a lot right? I think as she gets older, she needs to choose more mature work. It's getting boring tbh, esp. since KSH is running circles around her acting wise.

DM/DS's relationship was filled w/ so many cliches esp. with how they treated JP with it was just cringe city imo. Too much angst/melodrama for a 3 month relationship!! In-jae did grow on me though! Kang Han-na and Kim Seon-ho have the more interesting roles, its a shame that they aren't the main leads in Start Up. Scenes with them feel interesting and are mature. Her finding out about Halmoni going blind after 3 yrs working with her sis is just ridiculous too. This show has gone south since the great first half.

Yes No Maybe?
: D

i'm playing Superstar JYP NATION on my phone...

Totally with you - the evil twins have been running a ransomware scam for years! Justice Will Come...

I thought that was so obvious - the way they insisted that the new guy had to work from home; the way the open channel for the remote worker became the open door for the ransomware; the way they didn't back up the files; the way they took off as soon as the Sans showed up; the way he wanted Dal-mi just to pay up. I was shocked that no one caught on, not even the Sans. I also was shocked that they could just quit. Weren't they significant shareholders by now?

i have the same feeling re: the twins. also while we're on the topic, can we talk about how striking the male twin is? i thought he was an idol at first with how he always stood out in scenes lol

And they left the port open.

Yes. I hope they get some karma before this ends. @kdragon agrees.

They let a new developer work remotely.. and they were upset when the Samsan Tech boys came.

The Samsan tech boys did say at the start that these developers were usually after the money so they were surprised to see them in Sandbox.

Yea I guess everyone at this point is convinced the twins have always been the ransomware hackers. Their characters' introductory description during the hackathon was that these two were always just in it for the money, anyway.

YASSSSS it was sooo obvious!!! from denying they went elsewhere for lunch (and told DM that they had lunch at the Sandbox Cafeteria), to NOT doing anything when the Tarzan program was hacked, I am 200% sure it was them. As per The SamSan boys, they were just after the money and they were good at their craft. If they were experts, how come they didn't do anything with the hacking? In-jae must be wise enough to notice that.

I believe they were responsible for the ransomware event way back involving Chul San.

Yes, I agree that Yong-san was a great choice. I loved the scene where both he and Ji-pyeong apologised to each other and then moved on. There was real honesty in that scene (obviously one of the big themes of the drama here, but they're doing it really well by giving great dignity to scenes where honesty is front and centre).

This! Given how uncomfortable it would be for Ji Pyeong to be part of the family, how does he get a lovely happy ending?

"…if it wasn’t for Do-san."
Why did he pick that name that fateful night with Halmoni... of all names... 😅

Was almost teary eyed when I was reading this because I only hope for Jipyeong’s happiness and nothing else and yet - there is the big question of HOW can he get his happy ending? All points to Dalmi and her little family and yet he can (and perhaps will on a very sad note) lose all of that when Dosan enters the picture. And it all goes back to why that name, why did he set it up to be that way.
I kept thinking of how Jipyeong’s character and character development is male lead material and yet still written as second lead. Sigh.

my problem with his apology to yongsan was that it took yongsan apologizing first to get it out of him. so that scene to me highlighted yongsan's growth and maturity than hjp's.

It's possible that the writers will put In Jae and Ji-Pyeong together romantically as they both are very lonely and both a part of Grandma's family. They both are successful professionals and do have some things in common. That would allow JiPyeong to continue to spend time with Grandma and would end (eventually) the pain of DalMi and DoSan love relationship. Although that might be a move that would make the writers seem a little pathetic, as far as the story goes, it would solve some of those problems that will make JiPyeong alone and lonely if nothing good happens for him.

The writer messed up big time!! I don't think she expected this much outpour of love for HJP, and KSH's portrayal of him to get this much traction! 3 yrs, and no change to their relationship, lol unbelievable. Plus, why not just from the start given JP/IJ a relationship instead of using JP as a pawn to set the 2 leads up?

JP continues to be such a great/memorable character, but it hurt to see such a strong character reduced to a cameo as his arc feels like it came to a close Ep 14. Meh. Only finishing the show b/c I spent too much time on it, and for JP's end.

Yes! Even cloud storage back-up, which is popularly practiced nowadays, is not immune to ransomware. Physical back-up is a pain, but needs to be done.

It looked like a really expensive bike at that

And his parents had no shame to send a poor girl in suit in the moutains :p

Continuity isn't Kdrama's strongest suit. I love it when it's bright daylight in one scene and dark as midnight in the next--I just scratch my head in wonder.

I wish she had ridden on the back of his bicycle. It would've still achieved its purpose of her not walking on her skinned knee and bringing them closer together with her hands around his waist. Show already filled its piggyback ride quota when Do-san piggybacked a drunk Dal-mi.

What's ridiculous is that Yong-san and Ji-pyeong got a moment of self reflection, honest conversation and resolution. But you know what happened off screen? Like you said, Dal-mi coming to terms with her mother who ABANDONED HER, and Dal-mi making peace with In-jae, after having spent 12 episodes showing that Dal-mi hasn't been able to emotionally process the events from her early childhood. Honestly, I thought Dalmi-Injae resolution was the second most important character dynamic in this show (first, but okay this is a k-drama).

Also, Do-san tells Dal-mi please leave one minute and in the next screen he is piggybacking her? What the hell?

@asterell I don't know how much you fast forwarded through the scene of Dosan and Dalmi at the at the mountainside, but it didn't just flash from him telling her to go and snapped into him giving her a piggyback ride.

The whole flow clearly shows them having conversation, trying to sort things out and Dosan had clearly softened by the time Dalmi fell asleep which was when he wrapped her injured knee and gave her his shoulder to lean on, figuratively (by agreeing to work on Tarzan with her) and literally (by giving her the comfort that she needs). There's also the whole epilogue with Dosan's mother explaining about the possible scenario and different levels of likelihood of them getting back together.

The piggyback ride basically affirms that he still cares for her deeply and they're back to the level of comfort they used to have with each other on a personal level - unless Jipyeong tries to jeopardise that yet again.

Honestly, people should just enjoy watching the show in the flow that it is intended to be. Clearly I don't like Jipyeong but I don't need to fast forward the scenes involving him as I need to understand the context and flow of the whole story in the episode.