I’m just going to say it. I didn’t like the ending to Record of Youth. I was on board with everything in episode 16 until the last 3 mins. Sadness.

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    I just don’t understand Jeong-ha’s role in this drama. I also don’t get why they didn’t end up together.

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      @smaltwalt: I think the Beanie critics were right in the end. Park So Dam was entirely wasted on this Show.

      There were so many loose ends. Looking back there was a lot which could have been cut. The writing was too loose.

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        I agree. The writing couldve been better. PSD was a prop in this show.

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      It is implied that they can are picking up the pieces and possibly heading towards a relationship again. At least thats how I interpreted the last 3mins. JeongHa was still wearing the shoes HyeJun gave her and appears to still be carrying a torch for him.

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        IDK, I still don’t understand why they broke up in the first place.

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          They broke up because Jeong Ha cares for him too much and she knows he will sacrifice his career for her if it comes to that. Hye Jun can potentially be liable in his endorsement deals due to her. It was shown in a preview or Min Jae mentioned it to Jeong Ha. Also after that scene when she read comments to her blog abt ppl saying that HJ is too good for her that her inferiority complex kicked in.

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          Not a lot made sense in this drama anyway.. 😅

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        @jillian: Agreed, they were tentatively being drawn back towards one another again. The fact that the last scene showed just them on a road alone together, bantering away like when they first met, implied (to me) that the roots of their relationship (the easy conversation, the bantering, the honest) were all still there and a solid foundation with which to rebuild.

        We knew from episode 3 that Jeong-Ha had a string of short relationships, none which seemed to have a lasting impression on her, so wearing the couples shoes Hye-Joon gave her two years earlier really did mean something. And we know that Hye-Joon is not fickle with his love, so it can be inferred that he still loves her. So, it’s open-ended but with a definite pull towards a reunion.

        I mean, I get it. But, I would have wanted more, honestly. There were so many loose ends that could have been pulled together, but the writing was sloppy and loose. Such a pity.

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