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267 October 10, 2009January 24, 2016

You’re Beautiful: Episode 2

by javabeans

I have a good feeling about this drama. Everyone is well-cast and the writers do a great job subverting cliches and twisting angsty moments into a punchline. Love that. I enjoyed this episode even more than Episode 1, which was already pretty jam-packed with hilarity.

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EPISODE 2 RECAP

Mi-nyeo wakes up from her dream and finds herself, shockingly, asleep on the floor with the three other guys. Startled and overwhelmed, she tries to get her bearings and figure out what happened. She has no idea how she got back to the house, but her shirt is dirty and her lip has an injury.

Her split lip triggers a memory — she had fallen off the bench and the boys had rushed to break her fall. When she landed on top of one of them, her lips mashed with another set. But she can’t remember which set of lips!

She closes her eyes, trying to convince herself that this is a dream, and starts praying.

Jeremy comes out to scold Mi-nyeo and give her the stinkeye for her drunken behavior. From his disapproving attitude, Mi-nyeo assumes he’s the one she offended, and apologizes. Jeremy instructs her to apologize to the person she offended most: “hyung.”

This means it wasn’t Jeremy, so she approaches Shin-woo next. He’s sitting down for some morning tea and says he was shocked at last night’s unbelievable events. Mi-nyeo again apologizes profusely and begs him to consider her actions as being hit by a rock falling from the sky. (As in, unfortunate and random.)

Hilariously, Jeremy sees her sitting with Shin-woo and yells, “Hey! I told you to go apologize, and you’re just sitting here drinking tea?!” Mi-nyeo answers, “But I am apologizing.”

They set her straight: it was Tae-kyung she violated. With this additional information, we return to the flashback, when she had fallen on top of Tae-kyung, mouth landing on his — but that’s not where the story ends. After she had landed, she had gagged… and vomited… right into his mouth.

(I’m not exaggerating when I say that I had to pause my video and laugh until my sides literally ached. This is exactly what I mean by the Hong sisters spinning cliches in clever ways. The “oops I fell and landed on your lips” is a familiar scenario, and I was sorta going to let it slide… but now it goes from an expected gag to clever twist.)

This also explains everyone’s horror — they’re not reacting in prissy shock because of a mere kiss. It’s an appropriate level of response, I think, to vomiting into someone’s mouth. The two guys advise her to patch things up with Tae-kyung — if he’ll let her, that is.

Tae-kyung wakes up and freaks out to recall last night. We have seen how compulsive and uptight he is, so now he fixates on getting to the shower to wash himself clean of his revulsion. When Mi-nyeo comes by to ask for forgiveness, he’s so agitated that he tells her he can’t talk to her now. Also, “Why would I forgive you?” She answers thoughtfully, “Because you’re a good person.”

Tae-kyung bites out, “When I’ve disliked a person in the past, I kept disliking them, because they kept doing things I disliked. I disliked you from the moment I saw you, and sure enough you did the thing I hate most. It’s clear that you’ll keep doing things I hate and that I’ll keep hating you. So that forgiveness you talk about won’t happen now, or ever.” He yells at her to get out.

But he’s not a complete ogre, because when he heads to the bathroom to wash up, he mutters (a little guiltily) that Mi-nam should’ve listened when he asked for time to shower and calm down. It suggests that he knows he could have handled it better and that Mi-nam didn’t mean to do it.

Mi-nyeo leaves a cup of tea and a fragrant candle on his desk to enjoy later, but in so doing she spills wax on the ground. When she bends to wipe it up, the hot wax makes her recoil. That makes her crash right into his CD rack. The contents of the shelves come crashing down, and she frantically holds up the rack to keep it from also falling, and is stuck holding up the frame. (It’s like one of those Mousetrap chain-reaction games gone awry. LOL.)

Unfortunately, a remote control also falls and sets off the fan, which causes sheet music to flutter down, which land next to the flickering candle…

Mi-nyeo frantically tries to rectify the situation while Tae-kyung showers (topless Jang Geun-seok scene!). She tries reaching for the remote control, but it’s out of her reach. She then tries blowing out the candle, but she’s too far.

She concludes that she must douse the candle and looks around for water. Seeing none, she gets the idea to use her own spit…

(I’m starting to see how she got into so much trouble at the convent.)

Tae-kyung, refreshed from his shower, emerges JUST as she spits at the candle. On the plus side, the candle goes out. On the down side… well, everything else.

Tae-kyung glowers at her (“Did you just spit on my floor?”) and demands to know what she’s doing. When she says she’s here to beg his forgiveness, he growls, “Then should I forgive you using your methods?!” and slams his hand on an empty shelf.

He only hits the case for emphasis, but the sudden movement causes a heavy trophy to fall, hitting her on the head. Tae-kyung didn’t mean to hurt her, and is alarmed as she crumples to the ground. Blood seeps from a wound on her forehead.

The others arrive in the doorway to see Tae-kyung hunched over an unconscious Mi-nam, holding the business end of a heavy award trophy. He’s frozen in guilt and shock. I LOVE how Tae-kyung answers, in this thoroughly incriminating pose, “I didn’t do it.”

(He means he didn’t make the mess, but his stricken expression makes me giggle.)

Mi-nyeo awakens as she is being taken to the hospital in an ambulance, with Hoon-yi sitting by her. Despite her weakened condition, she points out that if she goes to the hospital, they’ll find out she’s a girl.

Good point. They pull over at a neighborhood park and treat her injury with over-the-counter medicine instead. Mi-nyeo does say that Tae-kyung didn’t hit her, but Hoon-yi believes she’s too good-hearted and is merely covering up for him.

Tae-kyung calls and wants to talk to Mi-nam, asking about her injuries. It’s very cute how he plays it off like he’s not worried, and says he just wants to clarify that he didn’t hit her. Mi-nyeo tells him that she’s fine and he doesn’t have to worry, and that she’s being treated in the emergency room.

What she doesn’t know is that he’s actually AT the hospital, looking for her. At the emergency room, a nurse informs him that he can’t use his cell phone here. That stops him short, and he asks Mi-nyeo how she’s on the phone when they aren’t allowed.

Uh-oh. Mi-nyeo fumbles for an explanation as Tae-kyung narrows his eyes in suspicion — just as a truck passes through the neighborhood (Mi-nyeo’s), peddling groceries. Tae-kyung hears the loudspeaker.

A fan-shot video surfaces online, which shows the four A.N.JELL members in the parking lot the night of the party. Jeremy carries an unconscious Tae-kyung (he’d fainted in shock after the vomiting incident), while Shin-woo carries drunk Mi-nam. This leads to online speculation — was there a fight?

Therefore, when Mi-nyeo heads to A.N. Entertainment to discuss things with the manager, a snoopy reporter is lurking in the lobby. He prods for gossip, hinting that there’s bad blood between Mi-nam and Tae-kyung.

Mi-nyeo protests in her sweet way that Tae-kyung didn’t hit her. Tae-kyung arrives at that moment, sizes up the situation, and storms off.

The reporter doesn’t believe Mi-nam’s denial, and puts up a story about the injury to Mi-nam’s face, saying Tae-kyung hit him. Articles continue to appear online that contain few facts but a lot of suggestive speculation about group strife. Fans, led by the fiercely loyal fanclub president Sayuri, jump to the conclusion that Go Mi-nam must be the problem — how dare he endanger Tae-kyung’s image? Everything was fine before Mi-nam arrived.

Sayuri’s a little unhinged (in an entertaining way), and thinks this is a ploy by Mi-nam to garner sympathy for himself. She leads a protest to kick him out of the group.

Jeremy’s an interesting character, because he’s a happy-go-lucky type, but in this circumstance he’s peeved at Mi-nam because his hyung Tae-kyung is suffering. He (half-jokingly) sics his dog at her, which jumps at her playfully and slobbers over her face. (Btw, the dog is named Angelina Jolie.)

Jeremy scolds Mi-nyeo for ruining Tae-kyung’s room. She’s glum from all the drama and because of the bloodthirsty fanbase, and promises to clean up the mess she made.

When she starts to leave, he grabs her because he’s not done talking to her. Being suddenly in close quarters makes her panic, and she runs away. Interestingly, her frantic reaction makes Jeremy uncomfortable. He thinks it’s because it makes him seem like the bad guy (like he was a pervert for grabbing Mi-nam), but I’m also going to suggest that he feels an odd attraction to her that unnerves him.

Shin-woo is more kind, asking how she’s doing and indicating her injury. He reaches for her forehead, and she recoils. Shin-woo says, “If you flinch like that, everyone will catch on.” Mi-nyeo is alarmed, thinking he means that they’ll catch on to her girl identity, but he clarifies that they’ll assume she really was hit by Tae-kyung.

Mi-nyeo heads to Tae-kyung’s room to clean up before he gets back. Among the scattered items, she finds a lot of old CDs and videos of Mo Hwa-ran, a singer famous in the ’90s, and guesses that he must be a fan. When she spots a photo of the singer with a young boy, however, she wonders if Tae-kyung is the boy in the picture.

Of course, this is when Tae-kyung arrives, displeased to see her rooting through his stuff. Fed up, he grabs Mi-nyeo’s arm and drags her downstairs to confront managers Sung-chan and Hoon-yi, who have just arrived. He wants Mi-nam kicked out, or he’ll leave instead — then makes good on that threat by storming out of the house.

Mi-nyeo sits in a funk, telling Hoon-yi that she’s finding it increasingly difficult to endure; she’s all out of energy. Her manager, however, takes the glass-half-full approach: this is a good thing for her. If she grew too friendly with Tae-kyung, she’d be in greater danger of being found out. The benefit of being hated is that he’ll keep his distance, and she’ll be able to last the month.

He points out that Mi-nam has shot to the top of internet search results, reminding her that being famous will help find her mother.

We also introduce actress Choi Ran, a Hong sisters regular, as Mi-nam’s aunt. She brags about being related to Mi-nam, although her friends remind her that she dumped the kids off at the orphanage. The flighty, selfish aunt says that she’s still family — she’s better than the mother who abandoned them, whom they don’t even know. It’s clear that while the twins were a burden as children, now that one is famous, she’s willing to rekindle the relationship in the name of “family love.”

I find it a little curious that Mi-nam and Tae-kyung both have mother-abandonment issues, but I’m going with it for now. Tae-kyung runs into the glamorous woman from Episode 1, and we realize that this is Hwa-ran, his mother. He freezes when they come face to face with each other in the elevator, and he tries to cover up the intensity of his reaction with coldness.

For instance, he calls her “madam” rather than “mother,” saying that he only called her Mother in the past out of childish naivete, thinking biology made someone a parent. He warns her not to act familiar with him — back when he was a kid, she was the famous one and didn’t act like his mother, but now the tables are turned and he’s the famous one. He doesn’t want her causing trouble.

Shin-woo has been remarkably perceptive, and we sense he knows more than he’s letting on. Jeremy, on the other hand, is cheerfully oblivious. He wonders what Shin-woo’s thinking about, and Shin-woo replies that Jeremy should figure it out himself, although he doubts that that’s possible since he’s so dense.

To prove that point, Jeremy brings up how strange Mi-nam is — first, he’s weirdly sensitive and even cried after Tae-kyung left the house. On top of that, he’s too soft and smooth: “It makes me feel bad.” Jeremy sees that Shin-woo doesn’t share his opinion, and comments that he must like Mi-nam. After all, he took care of him the night of the party.

This leads us to a flashback, when Shin-woo had helped Mi-nam out of the party. He’d looked closely at Mi-nyeo’s face, and as he held her, he’d started to sense the truth — that Mi-nyeo is really a girl.

Jeremy: “You must be enjoying hanging around with that girly guy.”
Shin-woo: “I’ll have fun watching for now.”

Jeremy doesn’t get that he means he’s going to enjoy her antics posing as a guy, and shrugs off the comment.

Mi-nyeo is thrown another hurdle when Sung-chan announces that Mi-nam will be making his stage debut at the Asia Music Festival, which is in two weeks. Hoon-yi and the stylist (who’s a good friend of Hoon-yi and knows the truth) both protest, saying Mi-nam isn’t ready yet, but Sung-chan is eager to strike while the iron’s hot.

Mi-nyeo doesn’t think she can do it, but she is thrust into activity — photo shoots, dance rehearsals.

Stylist Wang is impressed with Mi-nyeo’s hard work, but Mi-nyeo confides that she’s looking forward to righting everything when her brother returns. She’s wronging everyone by lying now, so she must endure the hardship that comes with it.

The stylist is sympathetic, and they share a nice dramatic moment — only to cap off the scene with the stylist telling Mi-nyeo that she has gone overboard with the stuffing. OF HER PANTS.

Sung-chan has a webchat with Tae-kyung, who has moved out and is now staying on his own at a hotel. The manager tries to convince Tae-kyung to participate in the Asia Music Festival, and we can tell Tae-kyung’s anger has cooled a little because he grudgingly agrees to consider it.

Sung-chan sends the wrong email, however, and has to rush off to find the right information. He instructs Tae-kyung to sit still and not move. As he leaves, he inadvertently moves his webcam, and a few moments later, it captures a different scene altogether.

Tae-kyung watches as the stylist bursts into the room with Mi-nam. We know that she has found one of Mi-nyeo’s fake balls (literal and figurative) in the dance studio and is frantic to correct the mistake before someone notices, but to Tae-kyung’s eyes this scene takes on a different slant as the stylist whispers that they’ll be private here and fumbles for Mi-nam’s pants.

Tae-kyung does a spit-take — and just then, the light goes out at a crucial moment as the re-stuffing takes place. When the lights come back on, the stylist prods Mi-nyeo’s chest to check that the bindings are tight. There’s not not much to bind in the first place, “But still, you’re a girl.”

Tae-kyung is incredulous: “She was a girl?”

OH MY GOD.

I LOVE THIS. (More on this later.)

Tae-kyung pushes “record” on his laptop to get the last snippet, as Mi-nyeo says with relief, “Thanks to you, nobody will find out I’m a girl.”

Tae-kyung drives to the studio to “confirm something important,” and walks in on rehearsal where the A.N.JELL guys are practicing with the other dancers. Everyone watches curiously as he beelines for Mi-nyeo, and he stares at her intently.

Suddenly, he grabs her in a hug. And feels the truth for himself.

He says incredulously, “Go Mi-nam… you!”

But he doesn’t get to finish that thought. Sung-chan walks in with a reporter, who starts snapping photos happily. Sung-chan is pleased at the sight of the two members seemingly on good terms (and this also suggests to the others that this was a photo op).

Tae-kyung tries to get the manager alone to tell him his important news, but Sung-chan blows him off. So when Tae-kyung insists they have to kick Mi-nam out of the group, it comes out sounding petty and he is waved aside.

Mi-nyeo is just relieved that nothing weird(er) happened with Tae-kyung, and is instructed by her manager to the second-floor bathroom to avoid showering with the other boys. However, they’re unaware that the downstairs shower is broken, and that the boys are headed upstairs.

Jeremy notices, “Mi-nam really doesn’t wash.” Shin-woo knows the real reason why, but since Jeremy is so endearingly thick, he concludes, “Like Tae-kyung hyung said, he must really be dirty!”

Hoon-yi had been guarding the door, but a phone call makes him wander away, so Mi-nyeo freezes to hear their approach. Thankfully she’s done showering, but now she’s stuck in the locker room, and the boys are all getting nekkid! I LOVE the censoring — laugh-out-loud hilarity, folks! — as everyone’s modesty is preserved with animated clouds.

But what’s an innocent almost-nun to do??? As she does in times of stress, Mi-nyeo appeals to the Mother Superior, who appears (in her imagination) to give her some advice. She reminds Mi-nyeo of the cherubs in religious paintings, which have never given her a sense of shame: “Think of them as cherubs appearing as God made them.”

It is hysterical. (I couldn’t stop laughing.)

It does do the trick, though, since Mi-nyeo is able to peacefully walk toward the exit without shame, as she pictures all the boys as angelic babies.

She snaps out of her reverie when Shin-woo covers her eyes with a towel. Smiling, he tells her: “Since you’re done washing, you can leave. If you’re here, I can’t shower.”

She totally misses the meaning behind that, and she rushes out. She sighs in relief, “Great, I wasn’t found out!”

But she gets the response, “You have been found out.”

Tae-kyung stands facing her, arms akimbo. Coming closer, he announces, “I’ve found you out.”

Uh-oh. Mi-nyeo prays, “Mother Superior, what do I do now?”

COMMENTS

I was thinking we’d get another Coffee Prince with conflicted emotions and attractions and ten episodes of anticipation, but Tae-kyung finds out the truth now?? THIS IS FANTASTIC.

The setup to this drama (crossdressing and romantic comedy) means that there are a few predictable elements that must happen, like someone finding out the truth early, and someone being uncomfortably attracted to Mi-nam. However, what makes this drama strong from a narrative perspective is that it swiftly takes us PAST these cliches, so that instead of dragging out the obvious ending for episodes, we address that point right away and move on. That makes me more excited for what’s to come, since there’s more of an element of surprise.

Aside from that, I again have to point out the great casting for all four idols. Jang Geun-seok has a wonderful sneer, and he really commits to it — I feel like this is the most committed I’ve seen him to a role in a long time.

I also love the manager’s overreliance on English phrases. Oh, it’s hella cheesy but that’s why I love it — he thinks it’s cool but it makes him look silly.

I love Jeremy for his dunderheadedness — how oblivious is he? He’s the first one sensing an inkling of attraction because his body takes note of the signs — Mi-nam’s girlish mannerisms, smooth skin, vaguely feminine ambiance — but his brain is a step behind his body, so he’s the last one to know.

And while Tae-kyung is a great character who I’m sure I will end up rooting for, HOW GREAT IS SHIN-WOO? I like him so much. He’s the Rui that Kim Hyun-joong couldn’t quite be. I have in the past suffered from Second Lead Crush Syndrome, where I felt bad for secondary characters who never got the girl despite treating her better than the hero, and I think Shin-woo will continue this trend. But I think of this in a positive light, because the benefit to a strong conflict like this is that the love triangle actually feels tense and engaging.

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151 Rory

October 11, 2009 at 8:31 AM

God I love this drama! I don't think I've laughed so hard and enjoyed a drama like this for ages. Mad props to the Hong Sisters.

I'm entirely in love with Shinwoo too.

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152 Marisse

October 11, 2009 at 8:50 AM

I love this drama so far. It sort of reminds me of the anime/manga "Ouran High School Host Club" because the guys find out the "guy" is actually a "girl" in the beginning. So throughout the series hilarity is for sure to ensue, haha.

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153 Chelsea

October 11, 2009 at 9:04 AM

I so agree with the last paragraph. I love the bathroom secne as well. I'm really liking his character for the drama. This episode is like WHOA! You'll beg for more towarrds the end. It's actually one of your recaps I look forward most. I get giddy at times thinking about the episodes I've seen and at the same giggling thinking at what may happen next. I hope they'll cast the brother and mother of Mi-nyeo well too.

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154 Diana Hansen

October 11, 2009 at 9:11 AM

ohh! i wasn't sure if i wanted to watch this and was looking for the next one to watch and after the 1st episode i am so hooked! thanks for the recaps. i have just finished with return of iljimae which i totally loved and your re-caps really helped. this one is perfect. i rarely laugh out loud but this one has me doing so much laughing and grinning, especially after the 2nd episode--angel boys in the shower is genius! i can't wait to see more! the casting is awesome! the story is light and funny and flows well. plus i want to see how it portrays idols behind the scenes life.

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155 celestialorigin

October 11, 2009 at 9:14 AM

Ahhhhhhhhhh! This show is so cute, adorable, fun, hysterical and so on. I'm laughing so hard watching it. Can't wait till next week! Thanks for your recap, Javabeans.

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156 Goldie Huff

October 11, 2009 at 9:17 AM

Here is the best punchline from the Hong sisters :-

Manager Ahn said, now you can look for your mum after joining the band group and Ko Mi Nam answered was - yeah ! now I am no. 1 nationwide liar !!!

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157 nabiyo

October 11, 2009 at 10:07 AM

I wasn't really interested in watching this drama until I saw a couple of your posts. Since it's a long weekend for me I thought I'd give it a shot. I'm not instantly in love with it but the drama is definitely starting to grow on me. Go Min Nam is so adorable! >.<

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158 Jo

October 11, 2009 at 10:25 AM

Oh suddup people. Park Shinhye was a very well known child actor when she was younger that tey even made her lead in Tree of Heaven. The reason you newbies in the Korean pop culture dont know her is because she went on hiatus til now (besides the CF's and stuff). And saying you will do better that YEH is because she wants to separate herself from other images of crossdressers. It actually shows respect since she thought that the image of Go Eun Chan was strong that she has to beat it.

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159 Hannieoon

October 11, 2009 at 10:32 AM

Wow! I haven't commented on your posts in a loong time! 미남이시네요has peaked my interest since you wrote about the first episode and decided to give it a try.

I like this drama so far. Can't for this wednesday for the next episode! I hope this is one is a good drama. Just because I was sooooooo disappointed with Lady Castle and BOF. Hong gi is a bit over the top (maybe cuz it's his first drama I don't know) but he's quirky in his own way. Anyways... does anyone know how long this drama series is running for?

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160 Aries

October 11, 2009 at 10:36 AM

Whoa, 150+ comments! I wonder if this drama has been similarly well received in Korea.

I enjoyed ep 2 quite a lot more than ep 1 and I LOVE Tae-kyung and Shin-woo! The webcam scene really cracked me up and I rewound the video 3 times to watch Tae-kyung's expressions, LOL. The glowing ball in the lights out scene reminded me of a somewhat similar scene in a 90's Hong Kong movie He's a Woman, She's a Man (Anita Yuen was pretending to be a guy and used a fluorescent light stick in the area close to where Mi-nyeo used the balls. She was in the lift with Leslie Cheung when the lift broke down and the lights went out; Leslie was scared of the dark so she broke the light stick to provide some light).

Really hope the drama continues to be as wacky and fun for the rest of the episodes!

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161 Javabeans

October 11, 2009 at 10:37 AM

Okay, this talk of Park Shin-hye being "arrogant" got me curious, so I looked it up. In the interest of accuracy, here's what I found: Articles titled "Will Park Shin-hye's crossdressing role surpass Yoon Eun-hye and Moon Geun-young?"

Park Shin-hye did not, as far as I can tell, herself say that she would beat the other actresses. That suggestion was made by the articles. Park has been emphasizing that the characters are different to get away from the comparison. The direct quote from Park is: "Go Mi-nam in this drama is different from Moon Geun-young's 'Shin Yoon-bok' character and Yoon Eun-hye's 'Go Eun-chan,' in that she's more innocent and feminine. I hope many people will show affection for Go Mi-nam."

(Sources: Max Movie, IMaeil, Yonhap, Review Star)

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162 here makes a rumor.

October 11, 2009 at 11:34 AM

in korea i cannot listen fact -Shin-hye is arrogant.
Park Shin-hye is modest .

only here-site, i listen to Shin-hye is arrogant.
I feeling bad.

here makes a rumor.
do Reflect .

here in site , why compares again-again?
yeh- psh/ Shinwoo-jihoo / hana kimi- you are hansome
There is not a possibility of saying who Is better than who
Does not compare .
do not visible your Narrow mind.

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163 MeiLin

October 11, 2009 at 12:38 PM

Anyone else think Hoon-Yi is hilarious?
^_^

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164 sue

October 11, 2009 at 12:54 PM

WHEEEEEEEEEEEE this is SO MUCH FREAKING FUN

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165 eunwhui

October 11, 2009 at 1:00 PM

I just started watching this drama to say...
and i'm HOOKED!
what a fantastic drama with awesome cast members
love love love it
can't wait for next episode! =))
thanks java for the awesome summary, btw!

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166 eunwhui

October 11, 2009 at 2:20 PM

OMG i love shinwooo sooo much! he is without a doubt the hottest guy ever

i hate jgs's hair and hongki just seems to be overacting most of the time. idk it just bothers me. but this is just sooooo funny!

i couldn't stop laughing HAHAHAHAH. i so wish i was in her position though. i would totally be in heaven!

the acting isn't great, but the story is just so cute and funny. well like really really funny! hahahahaha, i love it!

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167 linz

October 11, 2009 at 2:40 PM

OMG!!!! this epsidoe was amazing!!
during the scene where tae-kyung finds out she's a girl...i was seriously dying. it was such a great scene! and the shower scene was hilarious! i looove all the guys and i'm also really happy that they are finding out she's a girl early in the drama. i didn't want another coffee prince type of thing honestly haha. i am already hooked to this! thanks for recapping :)

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168 favegirl13

October 11, 2009 at 3:10 PM

best drama

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169 giddygirl108

October 11, 2009 at 3:19 PM

Shinwoo is HOTT!!!! Wow...totally agree with you (although I haven't watched it yet and have just read your synopses). *sighs* Wow...you can just...tell...when you look at the screencaps.

So awesome that the cat's out of the bag (did I use this phrase correctly? ah well...) early in the game! Oooo...wonder when Jeremy's going to figure it out!?

Shinwooooo!!!!!

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170 vivianaaa

October 11, 2009 at 3:59 PM

this drama is so effin awesome!!!!!!
i found my new drama addiction :]

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171 ladymai

October 11, 2009 at 4:42 PM

Ok, this is kind of random, but does anyone know where I can get a hoodie like the one jang geun seuk is wearing? the grey one with the kind of funnel neck/hood thing going on? Because I fell in love with it when he was wearing it in the airport, and I really want one? Any suggestions?

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172 lidge_fan

October 11, 2009 at 4:43 PM

When I first heard about this drama long ago, it sounded so silly. But I still held my judgment since it's penned by the Hong sisters. However, I wasn't planning to watch it all all.

Then I read your review, jb and everyone's wild responses so I decided to give it a try and OMG!!!! It's soooooo funny!

The parts in ep. 1 where she was just standing there with the fangirls in her nun outfit and Jeremy walked by and stopped to give her his autograph and the later, in the airport scene when the boys were trying to chase her down! HAHAHAHA!!!!! Then in ep. 2 when the two girls turned off the lights to insert the ball back into her pants and all Tae-kyung saw was a glow-in-the-dark ball and then the epic locker room scene with the clouds!!!! HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHA!!! SOOOO FUNNY!!!!!!!!!! I laughed til I was litterally crying!

Knowing that it's the Hong sisters so I'm predicting there would be a huge twist towards the end, like the sword twist in HGD when the king deposed his evil elder brother only to discover that his mother had been behind the "message" on the sword.

Just found my drama crack for the year!

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173 mm

October 11, 2009 at 5:48 PM

omg ...
everytime when i thought about the all the hilarious scene in ep2

i was laughing on the subway. they probably thought i'm a crazy person...

this drama is just pure joy for me right now...

love it

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174 onemorepls

October 11, 2009 at 6:00 PM

@173 mm

thank god someone else is also laughing crazying when thinking of all the hilarious scene. lols

my coleagues keep asking me if i'm crazy or what...oh they just don't understand the joy of a great drama. lols

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175 kit

October 11, 2009 at 6:01 PM

noooo. i, like you, always feel sorry for the second guy caught in the love triangle. they're usually the one that rips my heart into shreds (when acted well) because they're actually the nice ones that'd been there the whole time for the girl. and also, it is very exciting that basically everybody knows she's a girl now (except for jeremy who is comic relief) because it does leave me a bit confused for what's going to happen next.

i've really got to start watching this, and maybe try out three brothers as well, considering i absolutely adored infamous chil princesses (the reason i am watching hot blooded salesman - park hae jin <3)

thanks for the recap!

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176 Sonam

October 11, 2009 at 6:47 PM

@88 Eastern sun

LOL. I love it when someone with a dry sense of humor shows up in the comment section.

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177 mookie

October 11, 2009 at 7:04 PM

ep 2 is indeed even tighter than ep1. I'm loving it.. i'm a firm fangirl of cliches done brilliantly, and this is perfection. Yes, just that puke did wonders for me as well in that scene... lolz

It's always been a great tool to use cross dressing to establish so many things crucial in establishing a romance. The forced proximity, the absence of the gender differences(at least on one side) during the getting to know each other phase, the unknowing skinships...the unconscious, uncontrollable falling...and it's always been tones of quite direct dissing on the sexist social confines. This gets me every single time.
Fr the butterfly lovers (which must be my all time fav shoujo, I think this started it all), Mulan... these old folklores r much more serious, darker... to all the shoujos..hanakimi we got that 'o am I gay' funfun cliche and now Beautiful even skipped that and how much the formula has reinvented to pure fun!

I really love the fact the secret is out, I'm so ready to just enjoy the fun, ride off the cliches, this free up so much screen time to play with!

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178

October 11, 2009 at 7:28 PM

I'M TOTALLY into this drama.. i got to agree iwth u.. episode 2 is way better than 1
everyone perform their character so well..
there were so many funny moment that i could hold my breath laughing..
I just can't wait till wednesday ehehe..

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179 joeydragonlady

October 11, 2009 at 7:57 PM

Thanks for the recap. this series
is so funny. I expected so much
more for this since BOF was
a huge overstated disappointment.
It didn't fail me.
JGS is the best guy for this series.
and for the first time since he
started doing romantic dramas
he's the oldest lead guy in the cast
Hooray!

I used to have misgiving for PSH but
after watching here her I think she's
one of my favorite Kactress to date!
Her expression and the way she
handles herself in ever event...
I love her now.

Jung Yong Hwa, surprise
surprise!!! too cute! so level
headed... I am going to have
to refer to him as oppa now since
I have such respect for him.

Hong Ki reminds me of Nakatsu
in Hana Kimi Japan coz he is
so dense. Thinking himself
gay rather looking at the obvious signs!

You're Beautiful is the best series I've
seen this year!
I can't wait for the next episode.

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180 loveit

October 11, 2009 at 8:25 PM

haha I LOOOOOOOOVEEE THIS DRAMA!!<3333

WAY BETTER than everything i've ever watched x)

oohh geeez Shin-woo is gorgeous *___*

ALL FANS, SHOW SUPPORT BY JOINING THE "YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL" FACEBOOK GROUP!!! ^^
http://www.facebook.com/search/?init=srp&sfxp=&q=you%27re+beautiful#/group.php?gid=304405595569&ref=search&sid=1665031859.1923412898..1

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181 Rong

October 11, 2009 at 8:35 PM

all i can say is tt it's been a long time that i've laughed so much in a drama! i absolutely loved it!!! please continue to be so funny, i'll be eternally grateful to the Hong sisters, especially when their last drama - HGD - was sort of a disappointment when the story went haywire. but i'm definitely looking forward to this. i absolutely love PSH on her innocent and really nun-like mannerisms. and the fact tt she was discovered by 2 of the 3 guys by eps 2!!! LOVED it! i'm definitely going for this instead of IRIS cos i love comedies. ^_^

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182 jacq

October 11, 2009 at 9:11 PM

This drama is so AMAZINGLY GOOD!!!!! I was only sorta looking forward to it but after the 1st episode I was completely hooked. I watched the 2nd episode tonight and it was even better! So much fun I was laughing my head off! I agree all the leads were perfectly cast. PSH is super adorable & cute in a natural way, unlike you know who in BOF trying so hard to ACT cute and make funny faces which annoyed me to no end. This is the first time I ever watched Jang Geun-seok in a drama and found him to be a wonderful, effective actor. The other 2 band members are such fun to watch as well, not to mention all 3 members are sweet eye candies. AND the big secret is out already, in episode 2 had me BLOWN AWAY! I'm so eager to see what will come next!!!!!!!
JB, please please continue to recap this drama! It was so much fun reading your recaps!!!

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183 maAkusutipen

October 11, 2009 at 9:28 PM

"I have in the past suffered from Second Lead Crush Syndrome, where I felt bad for secondary characters who never got the girl despite treating her better than the hero, and I think Shin-woo will continue this trend. But I think of this in a positive light, because the benefit to a strong conflict like this is that the love triangle actually feels tense and engaging."

I really found this comment of yours funny! Yeah he is indeed relegated to that position but well since you said it I hope your prediction would be right.

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184 Icarusfalls

October 11, 2009 at 9:30 PM

I laughed so much while watching this drama that my family that I was going crazy!!! I love Shin-woo too and JGS's acting doesn't grate my nerves which is always great!
I completely LOVE this show so far!!!! I cannot wait for the next episode..
Thanks for your recaps JB. Without them, I wouldn't have started watching this drama...

P.S - Isn't Hong Ki/Jeremy just tooo adorable!!! Does anyone else feel like pulling his cheeks?

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185 Karolyn

October 11, 2009 at 9:35 PM

Haha.. i think this reminds me of both Hana Kimi and It started with a kiss! lol... coz the girl is forever so clumsy.. and naive.. lol.. I think park shin hye (correct?) is soooo cute!! hahaha.. im loving her expressions.. it's so funny when she go into shock when jeremy pulled off his towel right infront of her.. hahahaha!! I hope every ep will be full of these sorta funny stuff.. like e clouds.. and loving how she's always embarrassed by e guys.. being an almost-nun.. haha!

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186 onemorepls

October 11, 2009 at 9:42 PM

@96 ripgal
I'm also finding that Shin Woo doesn't attract me either. lol so you're not the only one.

and i love your comment about TK and SW fight over a "guy" lols hehehehe
i would luv to see that since the whole world also see it, been that they are famous pop star. hehehehe

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187 nerdswag

October 11, 2009 at 9:45 PM

this is one of the best dramas i have watched in ages.
i enjoyed every single bit of both episodes.
i'm so happy to find such a great refreshing new series.

look forward to more!!!

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188 miss_procrastination

October 11, 2009 at 10:26 PM

I waited to read your recap before I watched the second episode! HIlarious. Thank you for taking the time out to do these wonderful recaps. It is pure drama love. I am absolutely and utterly enthralled by the genius that is You're Beautiful. It gives such simple joy. I didn't even realize that the Hong Sisters had written My Girl (my favorite drama...ever). So I expect GREAT things. Just hopefully there are no two year separations (because that was CRAP in My Girl). And if there has to be any separation...someone BETTER come back in glasses looking dangerously handsome.

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189 Beng

October 11, 2009 at 10:34 PM

thanks JV. the drama is such fun. I hope they won't just suddenly change personality =). they are all cute in their own ways.

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190 twinky

October 11, 2009 at 10:35 PM

@184..

jeremy/hongki is indeed the cutest most adorable thing..i feel like pinching his cheek and give him a huge bear hug..i love him..his character is hard to act because if one not capable of such character, they tend to overact..but he executed his role really well..
his personality is over the top but i don't find him annoying which is rare..i barely find character like him not annoying except for nakatsu in hana kimi japan..
i have the feeling that he will found out about GMN as a girl late in the drama and he will be confuse with his own sexuality..given his character and personality like that, it will be hella hilarious..he's so random..
and i love his dog name..ANGELINA JOLIE is a pure win name!
one more thing about JEREMY. i love how he called GMN pig shit tsunami! LOL..

the other character are executed well..
i love PSH..she's really cute and adorable...i love her expression
JGS is great as the emo-TK..I love how he hate GMN but always end up in a mess with her..I think TK seem cool on his outer appearance but he's actually a softie at heart..
YONGHWA as SHINWOO is quite good..he managed to carry the kind prince type character and i can understand why many audience swoon over his charm..
he and PSH have good chemistry though i love to see PSH with HONGKI or JGS because the interaction between them is EPIC!

and i love the HONG SISTER..i love how the make the script so funny and witty and at top of that they put attention to every detail of the script..

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191 sky santos

October 11, 2009 at 10:37 PM

"HOW GREAT IS SHIN-WOO? I like him so much. He’s the Rui that Kim Hyun-joong couldn’t quite be. I have in the past suffered from Second Lead Crush Syndrome, where I felt bad for secondary characters who never got the girl despite treating her better than the hero, and I think Shin-woo will continue this trend. "

Me too! me Too! I too suffer from this condition... nice to know i'm not the only one

I am having a blast watching this drama... lol... and having the 2 lead figure out her secret early on , made me felt that a rug was pulled under me and all cliche's and expectations were blasted away.

I'm loving it so much that it even make me forget for a while how atrocious looking JGS's hair is.... we-he-he!

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192 jaebaby

October 11, 2009 at 11:09 PM

Your recaps actually made me watch this drama..
&I LOVE IT <3 I thought this was one of the dramas that I was just gonna pass by (Like My Fair Lady).
But after I read your posts, I immediately d/led it and watched it & I definitely don't regret it.

I really like Shin woo too <3 The preview for next week looks so cute! Can't wait!

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193 lovecrumbs

October 12, 2009 at 12:00 AM

OMG. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS SHOW. IT'S MY FAVORITES COMBINED. AND, SHINWOO IS SUCH A SWEEEEEEEEEEEET HEART...although the hairstyles do need a bit of adjusting for hongki and geun suk, everything else is AWESOME! i cant wait till the next episode comes. having great hopes XD
my favourite parts:
-mi-nam vomits into/on tae kyung's mouth
-the EPIC, tae-kyung finds out mi-nam's a girl
-the shower room (the babies, clouds and when shinwoo placed a towel over mi-nam's head XD
soooo excited...esp. from the preview, the next episode looks really interesting(:

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194 to javabeans, 191 sky santos

October 12, 2009 at 12:13 AM

javabeans, your comment call devaluation of kim hyung joog
do not talk kim hyung joog.
your review have power. beause You write the writing in site.
see comment 191sky santos.
191 omment Shows your influence.

If javabeans write in site , you have to write objectivity

klm hyung joog is demand he act jihoo with autism by director.

He faithfully acted by director demand.
it is reason that first klm hyung joog act uncomfortable.
SHIN-WOO, jihoo both is different character..
if subhero act a heroine kindly and both is a same character?
though direct demand first klm hyung joog act jihoo with autism , direct do not produce that jihoo with autism express in drama .

jihoo first had the insecure mind . and after jihoo meet jandi , slowly he open mind her. and it is reason he love only jandi.
in bbf it is jihoo character. jihoo character is not easy role.

He is the person who is complicated has a wound.
SHIN-WOO role importanc is low relatively than in bbf jihoo.
in bbf jihoo Is an above of sub hero. the beginning SHIN-WOO is cool . SHIN-WOO is cool , kind singer.
SHIN-WOO is easy role. SHIN-WOO role do not demand many act skill.
see Tae-kyung act.

the women like SHIN-WOO justly.
beause especially Tae-kyung act unkindly to gominam .

does not see Only one section of character.

do not mention kim hyung joog.In

javabeans —–Remove kim hyung joog from your writing If you had the care to person.
mention Only the person whom you like.

do not makes look better SHIN-WOO than jihoo by the medium of your comment devaluate kim hyung joog.

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195 whatever

October 12, 2009 at 12:24 AM

to #194,

If you're such a fan, shouldn't you know how to spell his name? KIM HYUN JOONG. obviously it's not a typo since you spelled it wrong 8 times. i think that's a worse "devaluation of kim hyung joog" (sic) than anything that was in the recap.

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196 drama lover

October 12, 2009 at 2:22 AM

although the characters are different, you can see some "awkwardness" in both while acting. some ppl just tend to 'prefer' or 'side' their idols so this is more of a personal point of view/ opinion.

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197 T

October 12, 2009 at 2:29 AM

Totally LOVING it!!! Can't wait! Finally a decently funny drama to watch... Heh... Can't wait!

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198 joanna

October 12, 2009 at 2:34 AM

Aww why get so serious about KHJ?

@ 194

Jihoo may have been a more complex role to play. But er.. KHJ didn't really play it out well. I mean autism doesn't mean being robotic. I would have never got that if I didn't do research on why Jihoo was so stiff in the first place.

It's a fact that KHJ can't act. I'm not bashing on him. But KHJ's an idol not an actor. BBF was his first acting debut so it's understandable that his performance isn't up to par compared with other professional actors that were trained to act. His performance wasn't bad for a first. But it wasn't good either. Of course, he's great as a performer.

You also need to understand that comparisons are inevitable since the two characters are quite similar in terms of their character so CHILL.

(Oops. I sound so incoherent. Sorry)