Wow, just visiting you in wordpress.com today and a litte bit late to know you that you've already moved. What a cute name.
With four dramas in the beginning of the week, just want to say :Thanks for your super dee duper summary.

sarah.. thanks for this wonderful recap... hehe.. so happy.. thank you dearest.. yes yes.. AC can definitely wait.. * wink wink*.. ehehe.. you've brought me so much joy * giving sarahbeans one BIG BEAR hug*

Thank You so much for the summary. I LOVE the cast.

I really appreciate you takking the time to summarize this series, you just saved my day.

I honestly don't see the gorgeousness in Yoon Eun Hye. To me, she's barely average. I guess I just don't get it.

^^^yeah i guess you just dont get it. Your loss not ours.

thank u for doing a summary of this :) i really admire your writing skills :)

i watched it live last night, then also downloaded it and read everything in soompi but i just can't get enough of this drama :) found it really funny (but then i'm probably biased coz i love YEH).
i don't understand the language but i was able to follow the gist but it really helps when there are a lot of people who explains and summarizes the eps while we are waiting for the subs to come out :)
and it did well on the ratings so i'm very happy :)
hope even with the kdrama cliches, people will watch this and enjoy!
thanks again Sarah!

I freaking love you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You made my night!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you!
As I was reading the summary, I was counting all the cliche in my head and lo and behold, you made a list of them at the end... awesome! hehee.
It's also hilarious and cute how you give the male characters nickname... "mr. swoony velvety voice, Deep Resonant Voice.." and in flowers "mr. sexy bedroom eyes.." LOL..

Anon#2, I am quite sure I'm not losing anything by not finding her gorgeous. And if you gain something by seeing her beauty, then congratulations to you. But there's no need to get defensive - I was only stating an opinion.

I just hope she didn’t leave him to go off and treat her terminal cancer in the States and is now back to win him over again.

that cracked me up so much, KSS moment,hehe:P

Thanks sooooooooooooooooooooooooo much for the summary, tides me over till subs come out. God I love Korean dramas, even the predictable ones, as long as they are fun and make me laugh I don't always need to learn something from them ^_^

Yoon Eun Hye is only gorgeous when she's all glammed up for mag covers and photoshoots. She's just got a cute face though with above average looks, but definitely no extraordinaire beauty.

I am absolutely addicted to your summaries. It saves me alot of time in deciding what to watch everyday. Keep up the good work!

thank you for the ep.1 summary. i was never really interested in this drama esp. because by what i've read about it, it's too typical of a korean drama for me. however, i discovered Lee Sun Kyun as i was researching this drama and am engage by him (really, i don't know why...maybe cause of his voice). additionally, Yoon Eun Hye was good in Vineyard Man so i don't think i should totally avoid this drama. thank you once again.
also, i found it really hilarious how you always added a comment about Lee Sun Kyun's deep voice, whenever you mentioned his character, Han Sung. honestly, i'm watching this drama for LSY...Gong Yoo never sparked my interest much.

Thank you Sarah for the wonderful recap/summary of episode 1! I always love coming to your blog and reading your summaries. It was a pretty good first episode considering how the story plot is quite cliche and what not...but just twisting the story a little to where the main female lead acts like a huge tomboy and people mistaking her for one (or more like assuming that she's a male) does pitch in a little magical spell to tune into this drama, lol. I'm not a huge fan of anyone in this drama, but that Lee Sun Kyun guy does have a nice voice, lol. (didn't really watch much of White Tower and any of his previous dramas...but I did hear A LOT about his sexy voice from people, lol). I got to admit...that jjajangmyun scene was really digusting to watch...just seeing people vomit in dramas makes me sick, yet they came up with an upgrade version of something more digusting...lol...anyways...thanks again for the summary...will look forward to reading your last two summaries for "flowers in my life" , bad couple, and air city~ FIGHTING!!!

thankies sarahhhhh! :D im sorry as cliche this drama maybe at some point, i loveeee the cast. how can i not? LSG? GY? sighhh.. swoons.. lol. kidding aside, i think they have good story going. plus i think this drama wont be ur typical one. the story sort or resembles the taiwan drama hana kimi which was also popular but the concept of the girl pretending to be a guy here is different coz everyone started of confusing her to be a guy. i say go with the flow, i wont expect but look forward to it. :D

I adore YEH, so this drama is a must-see for me! Bring on the cliches because the formula has had me hooked for years. Let's just hope we can keep this one cancer-free. Thanks so much javabeans.

Thanks so much for this recap!

I totally agree that the whole gender-bender issue makes those cliches seem more interesting again :)

I am so ashamed of myself for not noticing Lee Sun Gyun earlier. Seriously, where have I been?

"Han Sung of the Deep Resonant Voice"
lol. Yes, that's quite a description. I'm melting in my puddle of drool as I'm typing right now.

Thank you so much for doing the summary for this (what I hope to be) fun drama! As I've mentioned over and over again, and I'll mention it again, reading your summary is always such a great pleasure!

I first saw Mr. Deep Resonant Voice in Taereung National Village (where he's one of the four leads) and like him heaps. It's not just the 'swoony velvety voice' but also his natural acting. And the twinkle in his eyes when he's amused. Will watch Coffee Prince just for him.^^ Thanks for the recap, sarahbeans. *muahk*

Thank you for the summary.. I'm in love with your blogs / writing skills.. Keep up the good work..

As for the series .. I have to wait for the subs to come out I guess since I don't speak Korean..

yay...i always enjoy reading your insights and summaries. they help a lot. i absolutely love lsk in this. gong yoo is hot but lsk is it for me plus the voice.....the voice.

thank you!! i just watched the episode w/o subs and i already thought of looking for your summary..

the drama has lots of potential.. hopefully it would not self destruct at the middle part..

Sounds like a good one (from the beginning). It sounds a little Hana Kimi...I like. Noemi you are right, alot of kdrama starts out good and then gets draggy in the middle :P Keep up the good work Dramabeans!!!!!!!!

Yay! Thanks so much Javabeans. Your capping this series is the perfect birthday gift cos my birthday is coming up on 16. So so so thank you like a million times. I love Eun Hye esp her last drama was Man in the vineyard. I think she's adorable in this role even if the storyline sounds similar to Hana kimi.

All the cliches in this drama are a bit repetitive, but I never get tired of this combination. And you're right, having Eun Chan be mistaken for a guy really does make it better!

Thanks for the summary, too bad translators for episodes came out as fast as your summaries, *sigh*, anyways, thanks for the hard work!

I am thrilled and excited for this. You satisfied my anticipation and it's worth the wait. Thank you for your summary. Yoon Eun Hye is a cutie in this one.

Thanks so much for the summary - I love LOVE love YOUR summaries!
They are so great that I have not actually watched Flowers or Bad Couple.. just read your recaps etc.
This one I do want to try watching.. even though that will make it the 5th series I am following at the moment.. I am hoping that YEH does a better and more believable job than Ella in the girl-playing-boy role.. (Ella is still pretty awesome though)
Kudos ^^

Ep 1 was quite a good start IMO. YEH's really pretty altho she's a boy..and I adore her character. So tomboyish, cool and sassy.hehehe..

The drama does start off cliche, like all dramas do anyway..but I'm looking forward to see more. Esp with GY and LSG...how can you miss this? hehehe..

Hi everybody!!

A Mexican Soap opera, called "novelas" in my latin world, with a similar plot was aired a couple of years ago, but in the novela, she dressed as a boy to get a job, but lived also as a girl, and told everybody they were twins, and the male lead became best friends with her, as a boy, and also atracted,. This one im liking it because is kind of different and i love her work since the vineyard man, and goong, she is a great actress, and a great singer.

Javabeens, thanks for the summaries, you are great!!

Bye!!

OMG I'm just really trying NOT to read your summary until I get to watch it for myself...*tear it's so hard!

Thanks for the summary!!! Am looking forward to the subs...soon I hope. So far it's off to a good start. We all know k-dramas will have cliches, but as long as it's in an interesting and amusing way, what the hell. Any minute now she'll probably be on Han Gyul's back, in the rain, on her way to the hospital. When they're not doing the "infamous" Korean back-hug he he he. If you have to prioritize on your summaries, please make air city last, as I think most of us are pretty much over it. In an ideal world it should be #1bad couple ( I just loove that show!!), #2flowers for my life, #3 coffee prince and #4(I guess) air city. Just wishing....no matter which order, thanks Sarah!! You're the best!!

Ok so i cannot stop laughing, not so much because of the show but the cliches, because you are so right! The show is quite entertaining though, i know many people are comparing it to hana kimi but i could never actually get around to watching that. This has more charm and less of a childish theme. Thanks for the summary, i hope you continue as am hooked now.

I love you summaries. Thank you so much because I don't speak Korean.

I cant but help and think there is definitely similarities to Victor/Victoria with the guy questioning his own sexuality and with YEH being boyish.

Thank you so much! I can't wait to read your summaries for this drama! Thanks again!

thanks i've been waiting for an english summary or subbed anything of this ever since i first saw the preview on youtube...... can't wait for a second cup :D

"I just hope she didn’t leave him to go off and treat her terminal cancer in the States and is now back to win him over again."
LOL Javabeans! Thank you for the AWESOME summary! You completely made my day!

ooh i agree. yoon eun hye's acting is average, based on goong. she is not drop dead beautiful, but yes, gorgeous, cute, and pretty. i like her because she is very charming. anw, i don't know if she's a natural beauty though. at the height of my craziness over goong, i surfed for photos of joo ji hoon and yoon eun hye, and found yeh used to be fat and her nose quite big. i am hypothesizing that she had a nose job. since even if you lose weight your nose won't shrink. great toned body though. i wish i could have her body and legs!

i think these were pictures when she was still with baby v.o.x

Well I tried but I'm just not impressed with the story. Another drama with endless misunderstandings/bickering. There were some good points. Lead Girl - overrated, in my opinion. Yes she is impersonating a guy but I don't really see a stretch in the acting. Just is just so-so. May give it one or two more episodes

I just hope she didn’t leave him to go off and treat her terminal cancer in the States and is now back to win him over again." LOL, thank you for another great episode summary Javabeans! Epi 1 with Chin subs are out now - it's easier to watch after reading your summary! I'm still confused as to the 3 item list Han Gyul's grandma was making, something about 3 steps of handling him? What's with the weird skits in between (traditionally dressed Korean men, kid Sherlock Holmes, "stickie" kids)? o_O

Wow- just wanted to say "thanks" for a fabulous summary. I've been phsyched several months for this drama (I've liked YEH since Goong+VYM). Right now I'm watching episode 1 w/ chinese subs (except i speak neither chinese or korean so i still can't understand) so i've been surfing forums and stuff for clarification. Someone posted a link to your blog and I'm so glad b/c you've cleared up my confusion. Well written and humorous, I really enjoyed reading this synopsis and I hope you continue them. I know there's a lot of hype for this drama but I really hope it lives up to everyones high expectations!

I find that it's mostly Song Hye Gyo fans who LOVE to put Yoon Eun Hye down and I know why. Whether they wanna admit it or not, they hate the fact that YEH is the only one of the very few actresses who can beat SHG in certain polls.

i find myself reading more and more of ur summaries, and i love reading others' comments...i guess i'm bored, but they are interesting
it's funny how people compare it to hana kimi (the story is really different and the target audience is different as well)
haha and yah..han sung, when i first looked at him i was like ehh, but when he started talking..i was like WOOOOOOOO

hmm im not more of a song hye gyo fan than yoon eun hye's fan and i dont know much about those polls, but i dont find her drop dead gorgeous. and yet i love her. she seems down to earth and is charming; i dont think i have to find her beautiful or really like her acting to appreciate her charm.

a kdrama fanatic like me just can't help but to follow the hype..hahaha! XD

isn't it nice to see YEH in a different light, in a different acting style???..AWAY FROM HER-BECOMING-TRADEMARK-CUTESY-SO-GIRLIE ROLE!! =p .....the twist makes the cliche away!!!..hahaha!... just hope the series won't disappoint us in the near future!..more interesting episodes for CP! =)

thanks again dramabeans for the summary!!..actually, haven't gotten hold of Coffee Prince with english subs but thanks to you i'm updated! =) ..Also, congrats with the move!..looks like your almost done..more power!

"...one of the men thinks our heroine is a boy. And starts to question his own sexuality when he feels attracted to her, not knowing she’s actually female."

somehow, this line reminds me of this j-drama, hana kimi which coincidentally, is currently being shown over in japan. yikes. fortunately, i haven't watched enough of both dramas to make a comparison between the lead actresses though both of them have similar characters - girl dressing up as a boy.