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283 October 22, 2009January 24, 2016

You’re Beautiful: Episode 6

by javabeans

Things just keep getting better.

I really love both Shin-woo AND Tae-kyung in this episode. I mean, really. REALLY! (SO sweet.)

What’s best is that neither is bad guy, and neither is Mi-nyeo a bad girl. Nobody’s at fault here — it’s the circumstances that have caused this dramatic tangle. Sometimes drama plots feel like a bunch of strings jerking puppets around to act a certain way that feels forced or untrue. As in, “Time for some jealousy. Now some tragedy. Go, emote!” I love when, in contrast, a drama’s angst comes from a well-plotted conflict that’s organic to its story and world.

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EPISODE 6 RECAP

After Mi-nyeo passes out, she spends the night awkwardly sprawled on top of Tae-kyung. In the morning, Hoon-yi walks in and is scandalized to see the two lying in bed together.

He finds the taser, and tries to work out possible explanations for this tableau. His overactive imagination fantasizes in the style of old movies (replete with lips moving off-time to the dialogue — with Hoon-yi voicing both “parts” of this re-enactment), and he first thinks Tae-kyung must have been the culprit.

Hoon-yi imagines that Mi-nyeo had felt threatened by Tae-kyung’s advances, and tased him (bro). After he’d fallen back, she had swooned due to this assault on her delicate feminine sensibilities.

But that doesn’t make sense — she wouldn’t still be around if she tased him. Then… was it Mi-nyeo who…?

In his second scenario, he imagines that Mi-nyeo had made the moves on a nervous Tae-kyung, and tased him to keep him from running away. LOL.

Too bad neither realizes that they spent the whole night sleeping together (snerk), because Mi-nyeo falls out of bed groggily. AUnt Mi-ja finds her sitting by the bed still half-asleep and tells her to come down for breakfast.

To prod a sleepy Tae-kyung out of bed, Mi-ja slaps his ass. THAT certainly gets him awake.

It’s a gesture that increases in shock value the second time around: Tae-kyung comes down to breakfast and starts to outline his guidelines to the chattering aunt. However, he barely starts to instruct her not to touch him when she again grabs his butt affectionately. He’s shocked into speechlessness, and tries to walk away with his dignity intact. (The others know better than to comment while his pride is wounded and put their heads down hastily.)

Hoon-yi is relieved when Mi-nyeo tells him the truth of the taser incident. At least there was no impropriety going on. She’s feeling a little weak and shocked (electrically), so he advises her to drink a lot of water.

Shin-woo is in a better mood today and asks how Mi-nam fared, wondering how her first night rooming with Tae-kyung went. He interprets her honest answer that she fainted as a figure of speech to mean she slept soundly. She answers, “I did make a little mistake, but hyungnim [Tae-kyung] didn’t find out so it was fine. Aside from that, I’m fine.”

This is actually a good sign to Shin-woo, who thinks that if she was so comfortable around Tae-kyung, maybe he doesn’t have to worry (because it implies she didn’t really think of Tae-kyung as a man). He’s also encouraged when Mi-nyeo asks if he’s feeling better about being stood up, because she’d felt bad for him.

Shin-woo: “I did feel upset because she was with another guy, but it seems she doesn’t think of him as a man, so that’s good.”
Mi-nyeo: “That girl will definitely like a cool guy like you.”
Shin-woo: “I’m trusting in those words. You can’t forget what you just said, or cancel them. Promise.”

Smiling, he holds out his finger for a pinky-swear. Mi-nyeo worries that linking pinkies will give him an electrical shock from the taser, but she’s fine. She puts a hand to her heart and comments, “I don’t feel a thing.” It’s a statement that could be misinterpreted, but Shin-woo doesn’t make too much of it.

She runs into Tae-kyung in the kitchen, who notes how close she is with Shin-woo and suggests that she should’ve roomed with Shin-woo instead. Mi-nyeo answers, “But Shin-woo hyung is a guy! Oh, wait… You are too.” He replies drily, “And so are you.”

Although his initial response to Mi-nyeo’s closeness with Shin-woo wasn’t jealousy, now Tae-kyung is annoyed that his gender registered as an afterthought to her. He also wonders why he slept so soundly, but figures it’s just because he walked so much the day before.

Spurred by her interest in Tae-kyung, Yoo Heyi arrives at the A.N. offices to see Sung-chan, using as a pretext some tickets for the VIP screening of her upcoming movie. She gives him the passes as a request to bring some of his stars to her film, and he’s pleased to take them.

We know that she’s really here to see Tae-kyung, and she wrings an invitation from the stylist to drop in on Tae-kyung, who’s at the studio.

He’s at work composing the song “Without words” (on the soundtrack), thoroughly engrossed, as the two ladies watch in admiration. His expression sours when he looks up to see Heyi watching, and she tries to enter the studio, only to find the door locked. He ignores her (hehe) and continues working, so an impatient Heyi writes a note to insist he open the door immediately.

He declines to oblige. More annoyed, Heyi scribbles a second note: “I came to find out who that girl is.” Tae-kyung smirks: “You won’t be able to.” A third note follows: “I’m not going to let this go!”

That gets his attention, and he comes up to the window to face her. She thinks she’s won… but he reads her note — she’s misspelled it! HAHA. (It’s the equivalent of writing, “I’m not gona lett this go!”

He takes out a pen and marks up the window (backwards, so she can read it) with the correct spelling. Frustrated, Heyi starts to throw a tantrum, so he adds underneath it: “CCTV” (security cameras) and an arrow pointing up. At the camera mounted on the ceiling.

Heyi leaves in a snit, while he wonders why she came all this way.

Not about to concede, Heyi next finds Mi-nam (who’s at the dance studio with the other guys) and professes herself to be a fan. She asks for a photo together, then comments, “You don’t seem like a guy.” This is done purposely to unsettle her, and it does just that, but Heyi adds innocently that she only meant it because Mi-nam shrank back when she linked arms.

Hoon-yi takes Heyi’s interest as a positive sign — if Korea’s Fairy is a fan, then Mi-nam is a success. Mi-nyeo says (completely without irony), “I had no idea I was so appealing as a man.”

Hoon-yi muses, “Hwang Tae-kyung likes Yoo Heyi and Yoo Heyi likes Go Mi-nam — that means you’ve beat Tae-kyung.” Mi-nyeo asks, “Hwang Tae-kyung likes her?” Hoon-yi heard from Sung-chan that there’s something between the couple, so Mi-nyeo looks at the pin in Heyi’s hair and says sadly, “She’s really pretty. So Hwang Tae-kyung likes pretty girls like her.”

And then she holds a hand to her chest, because it’s started to act up again. Of course, she’s so inexperienced with romantic emotions that she supposes this is a lingering effect of her electric shock.

While Mi-nyeo is feeling envious of Heyi, she has no idea that Heyi is also feeling envious of her, albeit with a nastier undercurrent. Heyi sees Sung-chan taking the A.N.JELL guys out to eat, and says jealously that Mi-nam is acting like a boy but getting treated like a princess. If Mi-nam is revealed as a girl, she’ll lose it all. Heyi asks herself, “How shall I drop the bomb?”

At lunch, Mi-nyeo overhears Sung-chan asking Tae-kyung when he’s going to break the news about Heyi. Tae-kyung says nothing’s going on, and tells Sung-chan he’s not interested in working with Mo Hwa-ran. Sung-chan accepts that.

Mi-nyeo feels depressed at all this talk of Heyi, and Jeremy notices that she isn’t eating. He’s still uncomfortable around her, but against his own judgment he hands over his plate and says, “Don’t be sick.”

She asks, “Jeremy, guys naturally like pretty girls, right? You do too, right?” Thinking of his own fixation on Mi-nam, he protests (too much), “Of course! Since I’m a guy, I only like really beautiful women! Only women with really beautiful faces and bodies! Isn’t that obvious? Do you think I’d like a guy like you?”

So fixated are they on their respective woes that it doesn’t even occur to them that they’re having two entirely different conversations.

The nosy Reporter Kim loiters outside A.N. Entertainment, asking fans if they’d seen Heyi with Tae-kyung when she dropped by earlier. Sayuri interrupts, instructing the fans not to talk to him: “You’re a reporter, right? We make sure to protect our oppas’ privacy.”

The girls sigh over photos taken at the festival, and the reporter sidles over to steal a look. Spotting a shot of Mi-nam in the lobby (with her face hidden), the reporter starts to realize that perhaps there was another woman involved. He steals the photo and runs off shouting, “It was a different woman! Who is she?”

At lunch, Sung-chan announces that Mi-nam is going to kick off the group’s new round of activities. Before A.N.JELL releases its sixth album, they’ll drum up interest by putting out a single album for Mi-nam, featuring a perfect song — one of Tae-kyung’s compositions.

This certainly makes Mi-nyeo’s charade tougher, so she and Hoon-yi beg Tae-kyung to help them get out of it. She can’t handle the scrutiny of solo activities. Hoon-yi promises that the real Mi-nam will return before the sixth album goes out, so he begs Tae-kyung to prevent this until then.

Tae-kyung is, typically, unsympathetic. He tells Mi-nyeo that if she can sing his song, she can stay: “If you can’t, go.”

Mi-nyeo finds solo work daunting — she’ll have to appear on live broadcasts and perform frequently. Shin-woo asks if she’s nervous and assures her not to worry; they’ll be supporting her. He’ll always be rooting for her.

Hoon-yi begs Tae-kyung again to help out by singing his own song rather than assigning it to Mi-nam. Tae-kyung shakes off the manager and heads out in annoyance, but he stops sharply when Hoon-yi receives a text message. It’s Mi-nyeo, telling him that she’s sorry she didn’t inform him ahead of time, but she has left to find Mother Superior. Hoon-yi freaks out — how could she leave so abruptly? He tells Tae-kyung, “Go Mi-nam has gone. Happy?”

Tae-kyung is upset: “Go Mi-nam left like that?” He peels out in his car and drives aggressively, contemplating the situation. We know the exact moment he makes his decision, because it’s time for the quintessential reckless U-turn! (Just once, I’d like to see this scenario play out with an immediate car crash, you know what I mean?)

Tae-kyung calls Mi-nyeo to ask where she is, then orders her to stay put. When he screeches to a halt at the bus stop, he registers her girl clothing and demands, “You’re leaving just like this?” (Just check out that intense glare on his face!)

At her affirmation, he launches into a tirade: “How can you go without saying anything? Are you leaving me to explain things to everyone? What about your aunt? You have to tell people and wrap things up before you go! Do you think you can just cover up things and leave like that? Do you think I’d let you go like this?”

He orders her into the car. Mi-nyeo asks, “Then… are you giving me a ride?”

Tae-kyung’s expression immediately wrinkles — huh? Mi-nyeo clarifies — Mother Superior is visiting Seoul. She’s going for a visit. LOL.

Eyeing her feminine outfit, Tae-kyung says, “It’s like I’m meeting you for the first time. For some reason I feel like I have to use polite speech [joendaemal] with you.” He calls her Miss Go Mi-nam, so she corrects him, saying her name is Go Mi-nyeo.

Tae-kyung, teasing: “Then did Miss Mi-nyeo cut her hair to become Mr. Mi-nam?”
Mi-nyeo: “Yes. But when I became a male, I ended up a stylish man.”
Tae-kyung: “Still, you must have been sad to cut your hair. After all, you’re a girl.”
Mi-nyeo: “Even though my hair is short, I am a girl.”
Tae-kyung, clearing his throat and taking a moment to respond: “But the Go Mi-nam I know is still a guy.”
Mi-nyeo: “But now that my hair is long and I’m wearing a pin in it, even if I am not beautiful, do I not resemble a girl?”
Tae-kyung, skeptical: “Are you insisting that you look like a girl wearing a pin in fake hair?”

She’s disappointed at his response, and pulls the pin out of her hair, self-conscious for trying something that he thinks looks so unflattering on her. She’s dismayed when the cheap pin breaks, and Tae-kyung feels a tiny twinge at dismissing her so readily.

When he drops her off at the church, he tells her he’ll take her back home, so she asks for two hours to meet with the nun. As she goes, Tae-kyung takes out the broken pin and looks at it: “I didn’t even break it, but now I feel bad.”

Mi-nyeo can’t confide her troubles in the nun, but asks for comfort.

Tae-kyung drives around to kill the two hours, and pulls up to a street vendor and asks for a girl’s hairpin. He has no money aside from large bills, so he essentially gives her $100 for a $3 pin, and says, “This is a $100 pin.”

When Heyi calls, an irritated Tae-kyung hangs up on her because he won’t put up with her games. So when she calls back, she hurriedly blurts before he hangs up again, “That woman! There’s another photo of that woman. One of my staff members took a picture of you running with her.”

To prevent her from going directly to the media, Tae-kyung reluctantly meets with her at a park, where she plays coy and tries to get him to talk about the girl. Is she from his agency? A star, a staffer?

He asks if she’s playing around with him, and she laughs, “Did you just figure that out now? There is no photo.”

When he asks where she parked her car, she taunts, “So you can bash it in? It’s over there, far away.” But to the contrary, Tae-kyung smirks, then grabs one of her shoes — and throws it into the water. HA!

She throws the other one at him in anger, so he kicks it in the water, too. (Double HA!)

Now he’s running late to pick up Mi-nyeo. He calls to let her know, and she tells him she’ll be fine waiting in front of the church.

Fuming, Heyi is ready to call reporters to blab about Mi-nam being a girl — which is when she gets hit in the head with a basketball. (Triple HA!) The guys realize who it is and start snapping photos excitedly.

Heyi is disheveled, upset, and bloody-nosed. Distraught, she asks them not to take pictures, but naturally they ignore her and crowd around her like a frenzied mob. She starts to cry, when suddenly, someone steps in to help.

It’s Tae-kyung! He puts his jacket around her and leads her away. As she waits for her manager to pick her up, she moans in embarrassment, “I’ll have to retire.” He scoffs, “Isn’t it more embarrassing if that’s the last photo of you before you retire?”

Heyi wonders why he helped when it would be bound to raise a scandal. He answers, “Because I know what it’s like to have unwanted pictures taken.”

Tae-kyung anxiously checks the time, thinking of Mi-nyeo, and tells Heyi it’s time to go. She whines that he has to wait with her till her manager arrives, since he threw her shoes away.

The pictures hit the internet immediately, and soon the agency is besieged with phone calls. The management team denies the rumors, and in yet more poking fun at real life, Hoon-yi yells at his phone that “They’re just oppa-dongsaeng! Oppa-dongsaeng!” (This is a common excuse given to refute dating claims.)

Shin-woo is disturbed because he thought Tae-kyung was with Mi-nyeo. If he’s with Heyi instead, what happened to Mi-nyeo?

When Tae-kyung’s phone rings while he’s out of the car, Heyi sees that it’s Mi-nam, and answers. She says, “Oppa can’t come right now. Don’t wait.”

Mi-nyeo’s heart troubles her some more at this news, and she figures she shouldn’t wait for him anymore. She can’t go home dressed as a girl and her things are in Tae-kyung’s car, so she’ll have to buy clothes to change into.

As she wanders Seoul’s Myungdong shopping district, she receives a call from Shin-woo, who offers to pick her up. She politely refuses, assuring him that she’s fine, not knowing that he’s already nearby. (He knew the church was near Myungdong.)

He suggests that she should eat noodles since she’s here, planting the idea and then finding her at the restaurant. He lets her enjoy her meal alone undisturbed, then calls again and leads her to an ice cream shop. He gets the waitress to deliver an extra dessert to her, under the excuse that it’s a free treat, and she enjoys it.

When Mi-nyeo asks for a recommendation for a cheap clothing store, he leads her to a boutique where her purchases are sold dirt-cheap in a “special huge sale.” She’s oblivious of the fact that Shin-woo pays for the difference after she leaves.

As far as pseudo-dates go, this one is adorable. And now for the big finish: Shin-woo tells her that he has a surprise for her, and instructs her to turn around. This is the moment of truth!

He sees her heading toward him, looking around in the crowd, and waits expectantly…

…but her phone rings and it’s Tae-kyung. He’s at the church to take her home. Happily, she rushes away, forgetting about Shin-woo’s surprise. Sadly, he watches her go, saying, “You were almost here. You should have taken just one step more…”

Mi-nyeo is happy to see Tae-kyung and heads to the car to change into her Mi-nam garb.

However, he stops her to ask, meaningfully, “How about just going like that?” What if she reveals the charade and explains everything to Sung-chan? He says, “I’ll help you.”

We can guess the feelings driving Tae-kyung’s desire to end this act, but I think Mi-nyeo feels it as a rejection of her. (This is my interpretation, but since she has no reason to think he likes her, ending the act means getting rid of her.)

Mi-nyeo asks why he accepted her as a group member at the start. He answers, “I liked your voice. Like President Ahn said, it was the voice I was looking for, that best fit the new song.”

She asks him to entrust her with the song, since the voice wasn’t fake, and promises to work hard.

Back to boy Mi-nam it is. As they drive home, Tae-kyung asks if she found “something” in her bag while taking out her clothes, and she finds the hairpin. He starts to explain, but she asks, “Is it Yoo Heyi’s?” Heyi’s name annoys him, but Mi-nyeo says that she knows they were together earlier; Heyi had answered his phone. He’s angry at that, but turns back to the important point: “It’s not hers. It’s yours!”

His bravado-coated-uncertainty is adorable. I love the little sideways glances he shoots at her. He explains, “You looked so crushed that the tacky pin broke, so I bought it while I was killing time.” She’s touched, and he feels proud of himself. Until he wonders, “Why are you just looking at it?” (Meaning: Aren’t you going to wear it?) Obviously she can’t wear it dressed as a boy, so she promises to wear it later when she’s back to being a girl and her hair has grown longer.

He reminds her, “Once you’re back to being a girl, aren’t you going away?” Deflating, she answers, “As a girl, I won’t have any reason to see you, will I?”

Meanwhile, Heyi now feels conflicted: “If I mess with [Mi-nam], Tae-kyung will be hurt too.” Her interest in him has shot up after he swooped in to rescue her, so she decides to let things go this once. But she also sees an opportunity to get what she wants, and heads for the A.N. office — knowing that reporters are swarming — to return Tae-kyung’s jacket.

Of course, her appearance causes a major paparazzi stir. She makes it sound like there’s something serious going on as she tells Sung-chan that she will tell him the truth when “Oppa” (Tae-kyung) gets here.

Tae-kyung and Mi-nam therefore head for the agency (using the back door!) where Tae-kyung faces Heyi with exasperation. She came all the way here just to return his jacket?

She makes her proposition: “People won’t believe us if we say it’s not true, so do you want to make it true?” She’s interested in dating, but he turns her down flatly: “No. I don’t want to say we’re dating. It’s ridiculous. If I go outside and announce that it’s not true, you’ll be embarrassed for coming here. So you go out and explain that it was nothing.”

Hurt and angered, she blurts, “This is all because of you!” She reminds him that she knows who that other girl is. He has no patience for her threats, and tells her to stop playing around.

He leaves. Smarting at the rejection, Heyi grabs her phone, determined to cause some damage.

Heyi sends Tae-kyung a photo of Mi-nam and says, “I told you I knew who it was. See, I’m not playing around.”

Tae-kyung now realizes that she knows Mi-nam is the other girl. She’s on her way to announce it to the reporters, griping all the while, “How dare he reject me!”

Time is short, so Tae-kyung has to decide quickly how to handle this. He turns to Mi-nyeo and asks, “Go Mi-nam, let me ask you again. Do you have to stay? Do you have to remain here as a man, and as Go Mi-nam?”

She nods.

That decides things. He has his answer, so Tae-kyung rushes out to grab Heyi, who’s almost at the lobby. She’s angry and determined to expose Mi-nam: “Do you think you can shut me up now? Let go!”

Heyi tries to wrench free of his grasp, so he does what he can to stop her — he grabs her, and kisses her in front of the reporters.

(Omo omo!)

The flashbulbs go off and the reporters crowd to get their shots of the couple kissing at the top of the stairs…

…while Mi-nyeo watches from afar.

Her heart hurts again. She asks, “Mother Superior, does electricity hurt like this?”

COMMENTS

Aieeeee, I love Tae-kyung!

Like I said, huuuuuuge softie. He is so bad at being the badass, because he’s actually quite kindhearted and no amount of curtness will cover that. For instance, he knows that intervening on Heyi’s behalf is probably more trouble than it’s worth, and he’s not exactly happy about it — but in the moment, he can’t help but do the “right thing.” Even if he has to deal with the distasteful consequences, which require him to act enamored of someone he can’t stand.

Speaking of which, I LOVE his last gesture. It’s another kdrama cliche — the fake kiss that is seen by the “real” love interest — but again, I like that it has a stronger purpose in this story. Not knowing how Mi-nyeo feels about him, the kiss is really a sacrifice on Tae-kyung’s part — one that is purely FOR Mi-nyeo’s benefit. I love that he asks with grave intensity whether she absolutely must stay as a man, as a member of the band, because if she didn’t, he could tell Heyi to screw it and let her do her spiteful worst. But because Mi-nyeo has shown that this is important to her, he has to preserve it — even if it makes his life hellish for the foreseeable future. *tear*

(Btw, the actors must have a blast acting out all the over-the-top imagination sequences.)

In another drama, I think it could have annoyed me that the main character is so clueless of her body’s attraction to her man. But in this drama, it works for this innocent almost-nun character, particularly since she did have that whole electrical-shock thing, too. This reminds me of the Hong sisters’ drama Fantasy Couple, which is another instance when I was okay with the lead character’s misinterpretation of her heartbeats, because Anna also had a plausible reason for mistaking them for something else. (In her case, amnesia and the belief that her love interest was actually her boyfriend, when he was not.)

As for Shin-woo… Aw, poor Shin-woo. With Episode 6, he has officially missed the boat. Sure, you could say that it’s his own fault for keeping the secret too long, and as we know, love is hugely influenced by timing. Bad timing just confirms that this wasn’t a relationship that was going to work in kdramaland. He’s in the same predicament as Mi-nam, actually. At first, he had gone on with her lie without the expecation that feelings would get involved. Unfortunately, the longer the lie goes on, the harder it is to manage feelings that are one-sided. I think the actor’s limitations keep this loveline from being as compelling as it could be, but I’m okay with that, because Jang Geun-seok is just killing it. I’m so thrilled that there’s finally a drama where I’m in love with his acting and his character.

Regarding the family situation, here’s my take on it:

Sung-chan tells Mo Hwa-ran in this episode that Tae-kyung has declined to work with her, but she doesn’t want to work with someone else — it must be Tae-kyung. She has picked the song written by Go Jae-hyun (the man we can suppose is Mi-nam’s father), which is her signature song. She explains that it has to be this song, and it has to be Tae-kyung remaking it.

This is speculation, but I think Mi-nyeo may not be the daughter of Go Jae-hyun. Consider:

Tae-kyung was raised by his father, the conductor whose last name is Hwang. Hwa-ran has kept her son a secret and only dropped by occasionally to see young Tae-kyung, leaving him starved for maternal affection. Based on Hwa-ran’s actions, it suggests that Tae-kyung and his father both think they’re blood-related; they’re unaware of a songwriter named Go who may be also involved.

Mi-nam and Mi-nyeo were not raised by their parents, and Mi-nyeo doesn’t recognize her father in the photograph; she just assumes the man must be her father. Therefore I think it’s safe to say that if Songwriter Go raised the twins, it was very early on in their lives. When he died, they were sent to live with Flighty Aunt, who was told that the kids’ mother had already died. Being irresponsible, she dropped them off at the orphanage.

Therefore, I suspect that Mi-nyeo is wrong about the man in the photo being her father, and I think there’s a chance she isn’t the biological daughter of Songwriter Go. Just putting it out there…

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201 Taohua

October 24, 2009 at 5:41 PM

@Nea
I don't mind the main leads having relationship with secondary leads, especially if it moves along the plot or even allows the main leads to see why they are better for each other. But when it drags and what should have been a catalyst ends up being more angsty and complicated that's when it gets difficult to watch. In DGCH I felt the same way as you. UTW, I love him as an actor---he's really amazing, but the way his character was written and how it dragged and dragged made DGCH difficult to watch, especially towards the end. Actually his character was a good initial foil to Jae Hee's Myung-rong, but I don't know what happened with the script. And this kind of thing happened in My Girl (w/Park Shi-yeon's character unwilling to let go of Gongchan and Lee Junki's character unwilling to let go of Yoo-rin) and that was pretty upbeat until the feelings and everything started making it angsty.

To be honest, that's another thing I'm slightly wary about...their dramas always start so upbeat and then becomes so angsty...case in point: Hong Gil Dong. The first couple of episodes were so much fun....and then I don't know what happened. Out of all the Hong sisters dramas I've seen (HGD, MG, DGCH, FC), the second lead unwilling to let go has happened in all of them, though in FC it happened in a bit of around about way and in all of them there's a sacrifice that keeps the OTP apart. And then the half end of the series totally becomes a melodrama. (And I just want to put it out there I really enjoyed watching all of them for the most part, just a bit of a let down towards the later half).

You're right, YB is much more upbeat and light compared to the rest. And so far they have done a pretty good job maintaining a balance b/t the angst and upbeat funny moments. And I really hope that they are able to keep that balance while developing TK-MN's relationship and dealing with HY probably falling for TK and the probably SW's feeling for MN are going to get deeper b/c now he has be MN's support while she comes to terms for her feelings for TK and watching TK-HY in a relationship. I kind of doubt TK is going to develop romantic interest in HY after the sacrifice he made for MN (please Hong sisters no " I won't be with MN if you don't reveal the pictures" a la DGCH) and based on MN's reaction saying she feels no electricity w/SW, I hghly doubt she's going to feel any romantic interest in SW. She's pretty straightforward and I think that once she likes something, it'll take a long time for her to change her mind. Though I could see her briefly questioning it, by being with Shin-woo because she's never been a relationship and see what it feels like. I could see her feeling pressured to like Shin-woo like that or even denying her feelings for TK b/c of the circumstance, but because of who she is, I can't see her actions 100 percent reflecting that. Because her face and her body language gives away her emotions.

Like I mentioned earlier, the Hong sisters tend to be very direct with the OTP from the very first till the very end. But of course, I could be very wrong and that would be interesting to watch as well.

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202 Melissa

October 24, 2009 at 7:09 PM

I am in love this drama now because of you! Thank you for the heads up about a great show.

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203 dreams

October 24, 2009 at 8:48 PM

@ 192 Uvian Tran: No problem! Yes I also hope Wednesday come soon! Thursday for me in fact since I need to wait for it to be uploaded online *sigh*

@ 194 Arivle: Same, I feel this is so much better than BOF although I was a fan back then too but never this enthusiastic compared to YB.

I was wondering why is YB ratings so low. It might be due to the fact that many people are watching it online? I really hope YB together with their cast (especially JGS) will receive awards for this show because it is simply outstanding.

@ 197 Julie: Shin is the first to know she is a girl since episode 2 I think. Till now Jeremy doesn't know and he is feeling all confused about his attraction towards MN. His expressions are just priceless! I always burst out laughing.

@ 198 Nan: I have to agree with you on this. Singapore dramas are not that good too. I just wish I'm are able to subscribe to SBS TV so that I can feed my addiction. Most kdramas are really fun and interesting to watch.

@ 202 Taohua: I agreed with you on that one. Too much angst makes a drama harder to continue watching so I hope YB will keep that balance. And yes absolutely "no I won't be with MN if you don't release the photo" kinda thing.

I'm hoping we will see a twist something like President Anh came to know the truth and cleverly tell the media that this is actually one of the gimmicks they came up with - MN to disguise as a boy..something like that so MN don't have to leave and keep the damage at the minimum etc. But again, if Hong sisters are determined to cause a lot of angst, MN will be exposed then a lot of people will be hurt etc.

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204 LiteratiTempo

October 24, 2009 at 8:52 PM

My heart broke for ShinWoo... you know when. I mean I was phsically upset with how it turned out. I hate that I always want to root for the men who have no chance. I'm kinda secretly hoping they are cousins or something so ShinWoo can win. : (

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205 Jo

October 24, 2009 at 11:02 PM

I love everyone in this drama. Even that Yoo Hye Yi...(right) lol
She just doesnt epitomize the kdrama bitch, which is actually a plus, I think. Everyone is likaeble in this drama, I love everyone, and I want veryone to be happy.
I just wish alll the things for shinwoo would go well.
(Jeremy is such a cutie, lovelvoelovelovelove him!)

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206 ironmouse

October 24, 2009 at 11:26 PM

If I would not read your posts, I would not even realize that one of dancers at the end of this episode (parody part) is JGS, how sad is that? Now I have to re-watch it :o))

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207 dreams

October 25, 2009 at 12:31 AM

I just saw 2 pictures on Soompi that features ANJELL in black suit attending HY movie premiere. Looks like we are in for more heart breaks *sigh*

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208 yvhsien

October 25, 2009 at 12:59 AM

@fan 190

"but it’s time you stop putting her down, and realize there’s at least one _way_ wonderful guy out there (not even counting beautiful, funny Jeremy!) who’s ready to sweep MN off her feet if you don’t do some fast soul searching! "

I agree. Love is supposed to be uplifting. And though we know he's going to end up with MN since it's a drama but he really needs to step up. I kinda hope too that because of his and HY's relationshp, MN and SW will grow closer and spurn some jealousy in TK. We know he's already unconsciously jealous - Ep 6 when he said to MN "I guess you are right about you and SW being close. Why didn't you just sleep in his room?"

@Taohua
I really hope YH doesn't try to hold on to TK till the end. I like seeing the 'evil' ones redeeming themselves. Maybe she'll help them solve the mystery about MN and TK's parents.

@dreams
I guess we have to ancipiate some painful moments for MN in Ep 7. The question is how she's going to handle it. She doesn't even know why she is hurting so much. How is she going to realize she's fallen for TK? This poor girl has no idea how to deal with love issues. I hope she doesn't break-down.

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209 janet

October 25, 2009 at 2:26 AM

anyone else think that with Tae-kyung's new hair, his style is a lot like BBF's Jun-pyo? I too, am loving this drama. thanks for the recap!!!

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210 dreams

October 25, 2009 at 3:02 AM

@ 209 yvhsien: Yep but I do hope that by episode 7 she realised the reason she is feeling so horrible is because she has fallen for TK and not any other excuses since we seen enough.

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211 Ana

October 25, 2009 at 4:34 AM

Hey JB:-) I guess you're totally hooked onto You're Beautiful cause I see its made an entry under your drama ratings list already:-) I like:-)

By the way , just a niggling question-Does Tae - Kyung know that Gemma is a nun or not?He drops her off at the church but does he know that she is a nun in waiting there?

And yea Jang Geun - Seok definitely nails the role of Tae - Kyung:-)His sarcastic comments are so hilarious:-)The scene where he chucks Heyi's shoes was a classic moment:-D

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212 Tiffy

October 25, 2009 at 5:55 AM

I totally love this episode! I feel really sad for Shin-woo.. that feeling he had (when Mi-nyeo walked away) just killed me!! On the other side, I just love to watch Tae-kyung acting all silly and fully aware of his jealousy towards Shin-woo. Yes, this drama is one of the few actually has very good character development. I'd love to see more from Jeremy too!

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213 Fan

October 25, 2009 at 6:29 AM

@ Nea, Taohua

Hear you on the worry about too much angst, but we just have to have faith in the manager, Jeremy, and President Ahn right? :)

@yvhsien

Interesting... he did that in so off-hand a way I didn't notice it as unconscious jealousy, but I'd sure like to think of it that way now!

TK/HY

There's some discussion on-going about whether HY will reform and TK might actually like her somewhat (in parallel with some at least halfway earnest MN/SW development).

Kiss as foreshadowing
If you watch some of the BTS the director seems very involved in details (e.g., for the imaginary sequence for MN/TK that the manager has, the director was telling them where to put their hands etc.) So, let's imagine the director told JGS to make the kiss reluctant but romantic- perhaps to foreshadow another plot twist?

Bickering chemistry
TK and HY also have the same start-on-the-wrong-foot-but-things-change-when-hero-rescues-heroine-because-he-is-too-much-of-a-good-person-not-to plot together.

One-more-chance
This also gives SW a chance to make up for all the ever-so-near misses- and in a way it would be relief after all that angst if SW and MN actually at least got to go on a real date!

And after struggling with all the above, my answer came out "No, no, no, no, no!"

Personally I like the _total_disdain_ TK has for HY- that's part of his charisma and their chemistry- you can appreciate it, but to alter it into something softer would ruin it.

Besides TK/MN are too sweet & quirky, silly & amazing for words- I'm jealously hovering over them snarling, in the words of an old rap, "You can't touch this!"

(Righto, time to call my therapist again! Langdon813, Nea you gals are welcomed to join me.)

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214 Fan

October 25, 2009 at 6:47 AM

Quick note pitching the OST:

I’m really enjoying the OST I finally bought- a LOT. I realized just how much when a few days ago my non-Asian husband who's never seen an Asian serial in his life started to hum "Promise" while walking around... I was so amazed I had to make him do it again! :)

Anyway: The three major tracks in the OST, “Still”, “Without a word” and “Promise”, are all very good in their distinct ways.

Specially “Still” – I know Hongki is the professional singer here, and his solo version is great- compared to JGS and PSH (who do the other version as a duet), he has a more textured not to mention _way_ more powerful voice. He can clearly belt, he can croon, good stuff.

Still (pun!) I favor the AN Jell duet version- partly because I actually like JGS’s soft gentle voice- I think it matches with the inner person that is TK (his character in the show) vs. the very gruff, very sneering exterior. It’s the one way TK is comfortable expressing the wonderful person he really is, through his music.

Then of course there’s the fact that it’s a duet. It’s really sweet that in the series, although MN is a new back-up singer, she gets not only a solo, in fact for the refrain that comes after the solo (echoing calls of “I love you”) TK is her back-up echoing after her! How sweet is that?!

Have I already said a few dozen times that the Bossa nova version of Still is good? Really has the bossa feel and great use of guitar- my fav version to listen to while working.

Ultimately my favorite track on there is “Without a Word” just for the quiet mood and matching quiet voice (note to self: Got to go find out what else 9th street has done), the angst value of its lyrics and it being put to good use in the series. It is hinted that MN will next go on to do a solo of “Without a Word” (PSH’s version is also on the OST) which is penned & composed by TK- angst-fest for us!

“Promise” is very catchy, and we get major JGS _and_ Yong Hwa fan-girl’ing opportunities here (YH’s rap bit in here is super cool- I know many have already been saying how they keep listening to just that bit over and over!)

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215 dreams

October 25, 2009 at 7:46 AM

@ serendipity, sorry I made a mistake. JGS is acting as Yoona and not Tiffany. He called Tiffany because he was closer to her. =)

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216 serendipity

October 25, 2009 at 7:49 AM

@215 Fan

I was listening to the OST today too! And I was also doing the Hong Ki vs JGS comparison (how not to?)

I think I actually like JGS' voice better. It's deeper, and to my ears more well-rounded. Which rather begs the question: How can the amateur singer sound comparable to the professional to me? Answer: Studio equipment works wonders!

I've listened to a live solo performance of JGS on Youtube, and the poor boy definitely had pitch problems, even though he was singing to a mellow accompaniment. Hong Ki, on the hand, we must assume is able to belt it out for the duration of a whole concert, with a live band going full throttle. So I suspect that the real difference between them is that the professional can pitch reliably under all circumstances, whereas JGS really needs ideal studio conditions in order to deliver. I guess F.T. Island won't be firing their lead singer and signing on JGS any time soon!

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217 serendipity

October 25, 2009 at 7:57 AM

@216 Dreams

I see! Thanks for clarifying. It's still unbearably cute!

What a stroke of brilliance to cast such a media darling as JGS as an idol. He just loves the camera, and the camera just loves him. It's as well that TK has such a sharp side to his personality, otherwise we'd all be terribly confused. (But, wait a minute, that IS JGS! Or is it TK? Wait... what...) Because JGS is to a large extent playing himself - the funny hair-ties, the penchant for feminine-cut clothes, the playing to the crowd. It's clever of them to capitalise on this. It's such fandom-fantasy fodder when the actor actually in some ways resembles the character he plays.

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218 Val

October 25, 2009 at 9:26 AM

Am I the only one who find Yoo Heyi too cute to be a real bitch? I found it very cute when she asked TK to step outside because she needed to blow her nose! LOL I love her. And I think it's because TK always beats her at the end so she can't stay cool and lose herself and it makes her appear quite cute and lovable. :)

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219 butterfinger

October 25, 2009 at 12:36 PM

Thanks Javabeans. I love reading ur recaps.. This drama is so good. I wonder why the rating is not that good. In my opinion this drama is better than BOF/BBF.

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220 Fan

October 25, 2009 at 3:26 PM

(Grin) JB, I know I'm biased, and indulging in hyperbole, but reading "Fast moving and hilarious" as your drama rating description for You're Beautiful is like having Earth described as "Mostly harmless"!

;)

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221 Fan

October 25, 2009 at 3:36 PM

@219

I have to say I think UEE's quite pretty (though I like PSH's style more), but I'm not sure there's anyone on earth who can make me think the character HY is cute. A blackmailing, sleekly dressed, self-absorbed, quite-irrationally-jealous character? Probably its all in the definitions of "cute" (there's physical cute I guess, but I can't help letting a character's actions and facial expressions bias me!)

My definition of cute? A lot closer to this:

http://www.cuteoverload.com

than HY is... so, no slurs meant- and I really think it's great you have a unique take on the character- but I'll have to pass on this one!

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222 yvhsien

October 25, 2009 at 5:32 PM

@Ana
No, TK doesn't know Jemma is a nun. He just dropped her off at the church but don't know the reason she's there.

@Fan
I echo you "No, no, no..." I can't see HY transforming into a better person. Of course, she might be really sweet to TK but not necessarily the other members of ANJELL which will rub TK the wrong way since we know he's a real softie really.

The precise reason I like ANJELL's version of As Ever/Still is because of TK/MN's duet. I love that 'saranghe' refrain. I hope they'll perform that again as part of the drama. This time, with their feelings already sorted out.

@serendipity
As much as JGS resembles TK's character/vice versa. I have to point out the one difference is that JGS is more light-hearted in real life and laughs a lot. We have yet to see this side of him yet in YB.

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223

October 25, 2009 at 9:50 PM

223 comments!!!! i'm a fan of your site since coffee prince days... and since your blogs esp. your recaps interests me so much, i read your posts pre-CP as well... and one thing i notice was if your post solicits comments up to 3 figure level, the drama is usually a hit. so if you're beautiful isnt a hit, i dont know what is!

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224 kdxmel

October 25, 2009 at 11:58 PM

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't MN still technically an apprentice nun, so she's not supposed to have these type of feelings at all? I would like to see the writers address her internal struggles over her new-found feelings and incorporate that into the plot for the next few episodes. Obviously we hope she gets together with TK (or SW for the MN-SW shippers) but I would hate it if she just realizes her love for TK and never addresses her history and upbringing. So to kill time and help alleviate the pain of withdrawal symptoms I decided to come up with my own storyline for next few episodes...

1) MN realizes her feelings and starts to question herself against her religious upbringing and conviction
2) she decides at this point that she still wants to be a nun and decides the best thing to do is leave the group, but she can't yet while her debut is in the works...she bides her time.
3) Meanwhile, HY isn't a complete idiot and knows that the kiss was not real (remember they had a fight before and he basically tells her to shove it) But shocked and wobbly-legged from the kiss she decides to take her revenge another day and so much for that shocking ep 6 ending.
4) TK hence goes about his happy ways. They record the song for MN.
5) TK starts to realize his feelings for MN, but at this point she makes her decision to leave the group since her debut is over.
6) MHR and MN meet (probably by coincidence since TK will be recording the song for her) MHR remarks off offhandedly that she knew someone with her name, that she really looks like GMN's dad.
7) Her curiosity sparked, MN once again decides to stay to get closer to MHR to try to learn more
8) HY is up to her evil antics and threatens TK again.
9) Having learnt all she could about her parents, and on the impending threat from being exposed, MN decides for the 5th time it's time to leave. She does for real.
10) TK doesn't understand why she absolutely has to go and is hurt and confused
11) Big Confession ensues (by TK - perhaps another illegal u-turn somewhere in here)
12) Big Reveal ensues (MN = nun to be!!!! Dun-dun-dudun!!!)
13) Big soul searching by MN. She decides that she needs to do her soul searching abroad at this point.
14) Before she gets to leave, MHR comes in and tells her her own love story. About MN's dad and herself...about how love comes once in a lifetime and not to let it go.
15) MN still leaves. 1 year passes.
16) MN turns up at the band's house. She has _made the decision_! But so much time has passed...what has happened to TK?
17) TK has progressed in his singing career. The band with TK, SW and Jeremy are a even bigger hit. TK no longer hates YH with a penchant but doesn't love her either. She's like a pest that just sticks around. TK still loves MN...and finally upon seeing MN at the door....
18) MN makes her decision known. (Sorry SW...) The 2 look at each other passionately and finally...
19) They Kiss!!! (and it's even better than the one in Ep 6!)

I think that probably covers it up till ep 11. I'm guessing the next story arc has to do with how the lovebirds are going to keep their relationship on the down-low since they are celebs and can't let the public know. It's a case of career vs love. Will true love prevail? You betcha!

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225 momosa

October 26, 2009 at 12:02 AM

Regarding the family situations - I think JB makes perfect sense. TK might not be Mr Hwang's son but Mr Go's. It is suspicious why MHR kept insisting the remake of 'that' song and TK is the only person who should do it. She is putting so much effort to reconcile with TK, so that makes her 100% his mom.

When MN mentioned her name to MHR, she was aware of another person with such name but not especially enthusiastic. It hints she knows of Mr Go raising a pair of twins (maybe its Mr Go's ex-girl with another man) as we know Mr Go was a passionate (and must be kind) person (like what TK is now).

If this theory is true, that will make Ms Aunt TK's aunt. How funny!

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226 Arivle

October 26, 2009 at 7:18 AM

@ 225 kdxmel

WOW you really put a lot of effort in your suggestions/comments....but I agree with you TK doesn't know that MN is a nun in training and that is going to be fun to watch when he realize that he have falling in love with "a NUN in training" LMAO I can just picture his face...lol.......

Also I agree that he didn't kiss the fake fairy....it look like like a kiss but it wasn't!!!!! there is the twist from the HONG sisters...lol..... I also with you that MN will probably take a while to figure out why she feels "electricity in her heart" she been practically a NUN all her life so now that she is facing the real world emotions is going to take her a while to figure it ou!!!!!!!

EPISODE 7 please!!!!!!!!!!!! or preview

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227 Bluedelacour

October 26, 2009 at 9:24 AM

are you forgetting something??? the real GO MI NAM!!!!! I think he is near and yeah I think when TK realizes she is a nun in training that would be fun

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228 abovo

October 26, 2009 at 2:06 PM

*****SPOILER ALERT for next episode. If you don't want to know, STOP HERE!

i read on viikii that TK didn't really kiss HY. He was holding her head and talking to her. Here is the behind the scene for that kiss:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Acr0bOWWvU&feature=player_profilepage

I also read on vikii that he will go with MN to her father's grave and they will meet his mother MHR paying respect to MN's father, too.

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229 Eleven11

October 26, 2009 at 3:11 PM

@ 219

I agree! she's definitely playing the bitchy obstacle to this couple, there's no getting around that. But I think you're right, every now and then we get a glimpse of this actual cute side she seems to have - ie getting him to step out of the car to blow her nose, or even more when she was touched by TK saving her and realised that exposing MN would hurt him. I wouldn't call her a black and white cute character, but there are tiny shades of grey, which is wonderful because they show that even though she's a bitch, she's still human - not an evil robot programmed for bitchy destruction of any sort of happiness (which is what a lot of these characters tend to appear as).

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230 langdon813

October 26, 2009 at 5:47 PM

abovo, I don't know who you are and don't remember you ever posting here before, but I just wanted to say hello first before confessing my undying love to you.

That is all. :-D

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231 yvhsien

October 26, 2009 at 6:59 PM

@abovo

Wow!! Thank you. That's a spoiler I can live with. Knowing the Hong sisters, that could be absolutely be possible.

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232 onemorepls

October 26, 2009 at 8:21 PM

@abovo
Thank You. You just make my week bearable till the weekend. Can't wait till next ep.

Thank You JB for the recaps.

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233 kimchikay

October 26, 2009 at 9:31 PM

this show is so awesome...gosh, it just baffles me how this show isn't getting the ratings...i mean if girls can go crazy over BOF then how come people aren't watching this show with much stellar dialogues and screenplay!~~ and its halarious!!!!

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234 kdxmel

October 26, 2009 at 11:02 PM

@228 Bluedelacour

Yes, the real GMN! I can just picture a scene where TK ends up confessing his love to the real MN and the real brother is looking at him going...."what????"

@abovo

Thank you thank you thank you so much! If it's even possible now I want to see what happens AFTER the kiss even more! What will they do with this new development?

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235 rock_milinviernos

October 27, 2009 at 4:56 AM

I can't wait for the next episode. I'm so excited.

When will the 7th episode be aired?

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236 bumpkin

October 27, 2009 at 6:43 AM

I am on withdrawal...must...get...new dose of YB..... arrrgh....

What I want to see on epi 7 and 8:

1. I hope TK will know that SW knows MN is a girl....
2. I want SW to tell TK that since he (TK) has HY, SW will then pursue MN and admit to her that she knows her secret.
3. I want a SW-MN sweet moment that is worthy of TK's jealousy! And for a change, I want to see TK jealous.

Or if the production team and writers are really nice to me, maybe the manager and/or stylist will know about TK and MN's feelings towards each other?

Ok, I have gone officially bonkers....I think I need to tie myself somewhere before I hit someone. Must place a sign on my self that says "Release only when YB epi 7 is available already" ....

Must think guys: "It's tuesday....it's tuesday...it's tuesday..."

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237 TK

October 27, 2009 at 7:20 AM

@ 237 I totally agree with you on YB withdrawal! I haven't felt this excited for a drama for as long as I can remember. I really don't understand why it isn't getting the ratings! I never read comments and now look at me! I'm not only reading ALL comments on YB but I'm also contributing my 2 cents! I can't tell you how many times I've re-watched each episode just to get my fix!

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the characters and the actors who play them! (even HY!) Although, TK I've got to say totally kills all competition! I love how straightforward he is! (You know in all other dramas they beat around the bush, but TK, nope he does what we all wish we could do...haha, like if we're pissed off at someone, how many times do we wish we could just do something like take their shoes and chuck em!) Besides, JGS, totally hot since I've seen him on HGD and Baby and Me!

Anyways, I can't wait until tomorrow, when I'll finally get my fix! ARRRGGGHHHH

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238 Ana

October 27, 2009 at 11:35 AM

@ yvhsien - K got it now.:-)Was wondering if I had lost something in translation.

JB- Can I make a suggestion?:-) I think u need to start a new thread about ways to handle the desperate wait for a new episode to air.For a newbie like me not at all used to waiting for completed episodes, waiting for the next episode of 'You're Beautiful' has become pure torture:-S Help!:-( :-)

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239 yvhsien

October 27, 2009 at 2:18 PM

@bumpkin
You crack me up!! I was ROFL. I know exactly how you feel. I've been counting down the days since Friday. I also agree that it would be awesome that all three things you listed happen in Episode 7 and 8.

@TK
Yes, that's why I love TK. I hope he is as straight-forward when it comes to revealing his feeling to MN.

I have been watching the NGs for future episodes. HY seems still happy at her film premier so I gather she bought TK's 'kiss' or whatever he told her. Also, I've noticed, from watching all the NGs and behind-the-scene shots, PSH and KJH are really, really close, quite touchy-feely for just colleagues. They actually make a really cute couple in real life. Hmmm....

@Ana
You are so right!! JB needs to start a therapy session for us addicted to YB. Help!!

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240 Uvian Tran

October 27, 2009 at 5:07 PM

Oh god!!! One more day!!! Wait.... 28 hours to be exact. *excited* I can't wait!!!

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241 ilovekdramas!

October 27, 2009 at 5:19 PM

I'm totally on the Shinwoo bandwagon. I too, am suffering from Second Lead Crush Syndrome. I like how his character, while similar to Jihoo's character from BBF, is still separate and different. Shinwoo has a playful and sarcastic side as well as being generally kind and gentle. I think this showed up more in the first few episodes.
But my Shinwoo love doesn't mean I love Tae Kyung any less. God, Jang Geun Suk's voice makes me go all weak in the knees. And I'm too old to go weak in the knees anymore :P

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242 Jae

October 27, 2009 at 8:52 PM

omg this OST has me laughing off the chain
but i feel shin woo's pain thou n it so sad i wish i can be there for him
anyway this drama is good that i enjoy watchin n cant watch wait to see it all n see how the series end

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243 Fan

October 27, 2009 at 11:37 PM

Just in case some subset of us haven't swooned over this yet!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FYI1Xp5vlw

(SPOILERS alert!)

And the plot thickens... search parties, fan hysterics, MN frantic, SW/MN scenes and... drum roll....
best of all.... drum roll....
MN under a piano!
(You'll see- it _really_ is the best!) :)

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244 yvhsien

October 28, 2009 at 4:20 AM

@Fan

[Spoilers alert!]

Thank you! It looks TK is going to dissapear and that woman at MN's dad's grave, is that TK's mum? I couldn't really tell. I wonder if that's the reason he dissapeared.

And looks like TK and HY talked after the kiss and his smirk was still there with her getting upset. This is all very interesting. I can't wait for the next 16 or so hours.

Anyways, I was rewatching Episode 5. The scene with TK and his mum in the restaurant. She seemed peeved that he said "I only resemble my dad". And she mentioned something about why the relationship worked out badly. I really she is TK's mum. She must have had an affair with MN's dad.

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245 Ana

October 28, 2009 at 5:27 AM

Interesting but slightly off topic link from viikii / archdaily. The house from 'You're Beautiful'.Must say it does look gorgeous:-)

http://www.archdaily.com/38464/bu-yeon-dang-iroje-khm-architects/

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246 Rovi

October 28, 2009 at 5:44 AM

Must...wait...for...episode...7!!!

URGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

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247 yvhsien

October 28, 2009 at 6:08 AM

@Ana

omg...I've been wishing I had that house. But is that really the house they filmed in - it seems a little different.

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248 ...

October 28, 2009 at 2:04 PM

i totally agree with you javabeans about how in other dramas the main actresses are sometimes so stupid and innocent that it becomes annoying, whereas here it works well. She's not annoying, and you do genuinely feel bad for her. can't remember feeling that for any female character in a looooong time. most of the time i just want to shake them!!! thanks for the recap! great as always!