And don't forget the epilogue.

I think Woong somehow knows Yeonsu's insecurity, and starts to be serious about his life. No one, including Yeonsu, would imagine Woong, who always wants an easy life, would start to find jobs to make their life more secure. His soul as an artist (which Yeonsu first discovers in Ko-oh's debut) begins there.

Think of that, I believe all Woong's silliness in the beginning of this drama (spraying water and salt, talking mean and childish to her) is a way he protects her dignity. She is a headstrong girl who don't know how to apologize, and he makes sure, as he said to her, "always wait for you, because I will always lose to you." He always don't mind to hurt himself to get his revenge, so does when he love.

So I think, he always knows.

I have a weird relationship with this drama. I really like it and the actors are doing a great job.

But I found every character so weird, they are so hurt but mainly by themselves. The way the story in unfolded is so weird too, we got nothing in a chronology order but it doesn't hinder us to understand the characters.

For Yeon-Su, I would have prefered they didn't take the cliché road with the very poor FL who lived with her grandmother, the big debt and the hospital bills to pay... They could have chosen one of them, not all the bingo card.

I was surprised to hear so many Yeon-Su inner thoughts, it was kinda new.

A shallow note, I love Woong's new style when he's in famous artist more, he looks so good :D

I love everything in this drama. The actors are simply amazing. And all those layers and the different points of view. Everything is interesting and brilliant. It's a common story yet it's been made new and original by the way it's told. Doesn't happen often that I fall so hard for a drama.

This is a drama I was greatly anticipating since the casting was announced, and it has exceeded my expectations so far. As you said, it's psychologically richer than I anticipated, and although the story is simple and the plot uncomplicated, it still manages to feel nuanced and interesting.

I felt for Ji-woong as well, although it's difficult to root for him to get what he wants when Yeon-su and Woong are so obviously still hung up on each other. I like his assistant a lot and hope he might look her way at some point; their exchange in the car about co-workers secretly crushing on him was pretty adorable.

I continue to love the tone, which is sometimes playful but very effective at showing the lingering pain of a broken heart, even years after a breakup. The actors play off each other perfectly and seem very in tune. And the OST is lovely, too.

This is my favorite drama right now, hitting all the right notes, including the literal ones on the OST! 10cm’s pure emotional voice, V’s rough around the edges styling, love it all. I really do identify with the FL and how she approaches life. If I would have met my husband in high school or college, this would have been us. And actually, I ended up breaking someone’s heart in college much like Woong. The drive to be the best to hide her inner failings and poor self- esteem is far too real. I like that we know the motives of each of our main characters. It makes them all more likable.

The drama is getting better and better each episode.
This week, it's about Jiwoong and Yeonsu.
I like that it has so many layers, there is always something new to tell.
Now we understand why Yeonsu is one hard girl, even to herself, and Jiwoong's position in the story. How can a second lead can be so likeable without being too good or too kind?
He's different from stereotype of second lead who would risk everything and declare war with main lead for the girl.
Woong is a generous person with his heart. He doesn't mind to share with his bestfriend. He would do anything for his girlfriend. Even to wait and guide her to apologize.
I sort of understand Yeonsu. She was so underprevilege that she has to compensate her inferiority complex by becoming excellent and strong in everything but hiding behind a strong wall at the same time.
Emotions are not allowed because they are signs of weakness.
At first, tears is a weakness. Then anger is also a weakness. Lastly, laughter also becomes a wekness. To be strong, you have to be emotionless. If you don't feel, you'll be okay.
With Woong, she feels all those feelings.
Fot her, he is her strength but also her weakness. And she can't allow that.
The drama is so realistically beautiful.

I really love this drama from the get go. It helps that it has Kim Dami and Choi Woo Shik as the leads who play off each other really well. Their chemistry and nuanced acting are hitting all the notes for me. The OST also compliments the tone the story is going for. I really like how the Show slowly peels the layers of the leads' stories and emotions. It just makes me want to watch the next episode asap.

I love this Kdrama style where backstory depth is revealed slowly and gives insight into the characters in the present. The documentary filming is interesting , I like the inclusion of it as a storytelling method and a tool for comparing the past and present. I’m a little bit sad for Ji-woong all around, will there be something good for him ?

This drama has absolutely won my heart. It is *such* a good example of quality writing building up layers of understanding so that we're constantly having, "ohhhhh" moments.

I find Yeonsu so relatable and can easily emphasise with her need to be in control. Learning of the scars her poverty left her with – the friends she lost over her inability to buy snacks for them or to reciprocate birthday presents – and the way she dealt with that awkwardness/shame with outward aloofness, hardness and a need to control her academic reputation made perfect sense to me. Then, having built up this shell and the reputation that goes with it, an absolute fear that anyone else would see vulnerability – hence her request to Ung that they don’t make their relationship public at school. Even when they go to university and their relationship is known, her pride to be seen as an achiever who is in control of her life made it so hard for her to admit fault (recognise she’s not controlling well) and ask for forgiveness. When she was suddenly saddled with her uncle’s debt, highlighting the lie that she is in control and causing the poverty-scars to resurface, yes, I can believe she would make the choice to abandon Ung due to her “inferiority complex” as she put it.

As well as giving her a believable set of traits/self-beliefs, I appreciate the way the writer hasn’t given her full command of what she’s thinking/feeling/doing. The way her story came out in ep6 was patchy, jumbled and sometimes didn’t quite fit or make sense. I came away with the impression that she THINKS she knows why she’s doing things but sometimes she doesn’t know herself well enough to actually know what’s going on. Again, utterly relatable! On top of this, she is also unaware that Ung knows her better than she thinks. Take, for example, when they were in the library together at university. Ung said to her, “You can always say it [sorry] to me”. He understands why allowing her guard down might be impossible for her in other relationships, and tries to help her grasp that he is her safe place. He “gets her” far more than she gives him credit for, and this is why her decision to throw him away is so painful to him.

Final shout out to the drawings – I LOVE the drawings that Ung produces – anyone know who the actual artist is? The one he drew of the tree at school while his friends were playing basketball was just stunning!

Last week I binge watched episodes 1-4 and I was seeing myself in Ung, but this week Yeon Su was so relatable.

Probably last year I'd judge Yeon Su decision, I wouldn't be able to understand her at all, but this year I had this kind of situation with my friends from collage, and I took a similar decision, so now I get that she really needed to protect herself. So even if that break up hurt them I think it was necesary and important for her (maybe even good for their relationship in some way).

Ung saying that all he wanted was a peaceful life and then thinking
it sounded pathetic was hilarious. Dude I feel you! I now how valuable it is.

Been awhile since i feel THIS invested in a drama.... And usually it's due to my huge love for the actor/actresses. But this one..... I barely watch anything from Kim Dami, and while I had always anticipated anything Choi Wooshik strared in (ever since hogu's love anybody remember thAT) i don't think i have watched many of his projects and I really fell in love with the drama AND the leads.... Now all i do in a week is wait for monday... I mean who waits for monday??????

I knew it wasn't his lack of sincerity, that didn't make sense. I am glad they explained why she broke up with him, that makes much more sense with her character. I just love this drama and how they are unfolding the layers of each character. I also want to add the Ung's parents are really superstars, I mean what kind and caring folks. Also Kim Dami is killing it in this role, I think it helps she has such great chemistry with Choi Woo-Shik (far more than she had in the other drama we don't talk about).

I just love every bits of this drama... the epilogue was just sp heart wrenching, I could feel every emotion, every pain... I just hope that by the end of this drama they both learn each other's love language and have learned how important communication is in a relationship.

I always have to thank @missvictrix for her thoughtful recaps--they increase my appreciation of the shows so much. Anyway, I agree that I went into this show just thinking it would be something to satisfy my rom-com addiction, but now think it could be something more. Recognizing that its still fairly early in the show, the one disappointment I had in the last episodes was that the weirdness of the documentary filming seemed to be emphasized less than in previous episodes. I think that's a pretty interesting, if only because it emphasizes how you remember things vs. the way they were. Also, along those lines, my second disappointment is that we didn't see more NJ, who is so surprisingly thoughtful as a pop idol. The way she remembers Ji-Woong falling asleep while she was being filmed shows how observant she is. She would be a great character to highlight, as someone always having to always live an observed life. Is the actress playing her, Roh Jeong-Eui, a pop star, model, or instagram celebrity in Korea? Because it seems to me she perfectly captures the kind of detached narcissism which you'd have to have to endure constant public attention.

For those interested, the full song from V is finally out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj8TV9q59P4

Not sure why it's so lovely, but there it is

The OST kept on playing in my head. I wish I could hug Yeon Su during her hard moment... It must've been tough...

I really enjoyed seeing our two little Woongs history, they’re adorable together. Two boys that seem different on the outside but bonded by their loneliness. I hope the friendship lasts!

Only now watching this series, and it is giving me all the feels. That scene where a single tear trickles from the corner of his eye . . . so many tangled emotions there. ::sniffles::