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You’re Beautiful: Episode 11

My site totally crashed with last week’s recaps, so let’s hope it holds up this week…

I think my enjoyment of this episode (which was fun and funny) was dulled by the Big Spoiler that was everywhere days in advance, which totally killed the scene for me. Seriously, press, you’re going to go and spoil the very last thing that happens in the episode? Good holy hell.

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A note, since there were some questions regarding Mi-nyeo’s motivations in the last episode:

Heyi first wanted Mi-nyeo to come clean to the A.N.JELL guys, thinking they’d hate her for it. When she realized they’d probably forgive her, she stopped Mi-nyeo from confessing and told her to pick a more public setting for her humiliation. I think Mi-nyeo’s reasons for going along with Heyi’s demands are a little skewed, but it’s in tune with her character because she is so sweet and innocent that Heyi takes advantage of it. Mi-nyeo doesn’t necessarily have low self-esteem but she consistently undervalues her worth, and lets Heyi convince her that if she were to confess the truth to the A.N.JELL guys and then the story came out, they would be implicated in the deception as well, possibly ruining their images and/or careers. Therefore if she comes clean to the world at the press conference, the guys are spared the accusations since they can honestly say they didn’t know. She would be the only one to “take responsibility” for perpetrating the deception and then leave the group cleanly.

 
EPISODE 11 RECAP

As reporters surround him, Shin-woo follows his announcement that the hidden Mi-nyeo is his girlfriend with the caveat, “I don’t want to reveal my girlfriend now. Please move aside to let us leave.”

Of course, the reporters aren’t about to back off from such a juicy story, so they keep crowding the couple. Tae-kyung takes off his jacket and pushes his way past the reporters to hand it to Shin-woo, who covers Mi-nyeo’s head with it. He ushers her out of the theater and down the hall to the dressing room.

(I’m sorry, I HAVE to complain, only because the Hong sisters have done so well otherwise in diverting cliches and keeping us surprised in good ways. But this is a near-exact repeat of the Last Scandal scenario — Episode 8, for the curious — which packed an emotional punch because it was such a pivotal scene, providing a moment of truth that was not solely romantic. It’s only a minor complaint, but the similarity to another drama keeps me from feeling the emotions of this scene.)

As Mi-nyeo leaves, the hairclip falls from her hair and gets trampled by the crowd. Tae-kyung picks up the broken clip and pockets it while Jeremy tries to come to grips with his shock.

Sung-chan is completely unaware of everything and therefore confused. Heyi is confused as well, but for a different reason: she doesn’t understand why her plan was thwarted. Tae-kyung picks up on Heyi’s remark and asks, “How did you know that was Mi-nam?” Heyi can’t let him know that she had ordered Mi-nam to reveal herself at the press conference and can’t produce a quick answer. He says, “We’ll talk later,” and leaves.

Heyi laments that the guys showed up and stopped things, “when I could have finished her.” Instead, she may be the one who is finished (with Tae-kyung).

In the dressing room, Mi-nyeo keeps her head covered and mournfully tells Shin-woo, “I’m sorry. I’m not actually a boy. If you see me now, you will be very angry with me. And I cannot say the words to ask for forgiveness.”

Shin-woo takes the jacket off her head and says, “This has happened so suddenly, so I don’t know what to say first. I hadn’t prepared for this scenario. Should I be angry first? Saying it’s okay right away would be strange, wouldn’t it?”

It’s rather cute as he puts on a grave face and says sternly, “Mi-nam, you were a girl? Wow, I’m speechless… How did I not know all this time? Mi-nam, I thought you were clumsy, but you’re really something.” She feels miserable as he continues, “I’ll find out later how this all happened, but now, I’m done playing the nice hyung.” But he smiles as he finishes, “From now on, we’re starting over.”

Tae-kyung and Jeremy join them, and the latter faces Mi-nyeo with angry eyes. He seems honestly hurt at her deception, while Tae-kyung announces that he knew Mi-nam was a girl and apologizes for hiding it: “If you can’t accept it, speak up now. I’ll handle things so you don’t get dragged into it, and I’ll take responsibility for Go Mi-nam.”

Jeremy faces Mi-nyeo, grabs her shoulders, and then surprises everyone by planting a kiss on her forehead. He breaks into a smile and exclaims giddily, “You were a girl! I love it!”

Tae-kyung: “Go Mi-nam, we’re one team now. You said you came here today because you didn’t want anyone to be hurt. If that’s what you want, then keep acting as a man through the end. Even if you want to quit now, we can’t let that happen. We’ll take responsibility for you, so you take responsibility for us, too.”

She’s touched by their understanding and promises to not get caught. She puts on her male garb, ready to resume her performance as Mi-nam. The reporters are thrown off the scent when the stylist is dressed in Mi-nyeo’s outfit and escorted away (with her head covered) by Hoon-yi.

Tae-kyung and Shin-woo pause to trade intense looks, but Shin-woo breaks the tension by saying, “It’s a good thing everything worked out.” Tae-kyung may be jealous that Shin-woo saved Mi-nyeo but he must know it was all for the best, because he answers, “Thanks to you, it did.”

The foursome leaves, with Jeremy is in such a good mood that he wants to throw another party. Tae-kyung announces that they’ve got one last obstacle to face: Heyi.

Heyi approaches in nice-fairy mode, but Tae-kyung tells her to cut it out, since everyone knows. She drops her fake-sweet act so quickly that the other three are taken aback, as she sarcastically calls Jeremy and Shin-woo “angels” for forgiving Mi-nam’s deception so quickly.

She tells Tae-kyung that she won’t end things with him. Even if their relationship is fake, she told him from the start that she would decide its end. Tae-kyung counters, “You promised not to let on that you knew about Mi-nam. You broke that promise first.”

Heyi isn’t daunted — if they want to shut her up, he has to continue the act. She orders, “You keep acting like my boyfriend, Mi-nam keeps acting like a man, and you two keep acting like angels.” Tae-kyung adds, “Yeah, and you keep acting like you’re nice.” She answers, “Naturally.”

As she goes, Jeremy realizes that Tae-kyung faked his relationship to keep Mi-nam’s secret. Hearing this, Mi-nyeo turns to him, saying, “Hyungnim, I’m—”

He cuts her off: “You’re sorry, thank you. I don’t want to hear that anymore. Do that with Shin-woo and Jeremy now.”

Aunt Mi-ja begs Mo Hwa-ran’s assistant for a brief meeting, and is let into her hotel suite. Among the half-drunk bottles of liquor, she finds a photo of the twins with their father, which strikes her as strange. But that’s forgotten as she goes to use the bathroom and finds Hwa-ran unconscious in the bathtub. At first she thinks she’s just enjoying a bubble bath, but grows alarmed and calls for help.

The next thing we know, Hwa-ran is being hooked up to an IV drip and her assistant hands Mi-ja an envelope of hush money, asking her to keep this quiet. Mi-ja is happy to take the money, but asks whether Hwa-ran has ever had surgery. Told no, she wonders what the abdomen scar means — could the unmarried pop singer have had a secret love child?

Jeremy refuses to let Mi-nam share rooms with Tae-kyung anymore and moves her things into her own room. She casts a longing last look at Pig-Rabbit, but leaves without it. Annoyed, he grumbles, “She’s saying this isn’t hers, huh? She doesn’t even take it with her.” Then it occurs to him that Mi-nyeo hasn’t even noticed that she has lost her hairclip, and is irritated that he cared enough to take it.

He doesn’t know the real reason she left the stuffed animal behind. She sighs, “How could I take Pig-Rabbit with me? I even lost the hairclip.”

Since they’re out of food, Jeremy wants to take Mi-nam grocery shopping (which is a domestic gesture that one often does with a boy/girlfriend). Tae-kyung’s against it, so the other two guys just tell him he can stay home, then. Naturally he tags along, scowling behind their backs.

It’s cute how Jeremy keeps trying to hug Mi-nyeo whenever his excitement overtakes him, and every time, Tae-kyung swoops in to pull him back. He tells Mi-nyeo to ignore Jeremy, since he grew up in England and has different ideas of what’s appropriate.


Spotting various products at the grocery store reminds Jeremy of the CFs they used to do, which the other two are embarrassed to recall. For instance, there’s the ice cream they endorsed, and the noodles (which came with a dance), and chocolate bars. Shin-woo muses that recalling all their CFs makes him feel old.

Sung-chan also feels melancholy over how much the A.N.JELL guys have grown — now two of them are even dating. (Given that they’re on their sixth album and about twenty, they must have started out really young, a la SHINee or FT Island.) He’s also sad because he senses they’re hiding a secret from him.

While Sung-chan is out of earshot, Hoon-yi tells the stylist that they only have to hold out a little longer till the real Mi-nam returns, but wonders what will happen to Mi-nyeo then. Hoon-yi thinks that she may not go back, since she’s fallen in love.

Tae-kyung points out a price sticker in Mi-nyeo’s hair, which makes her think of her hairclip because the tag reads 3,000 won. (He insists, “I told you it was 100,000 won!”)

She confesses that she lost it, to which he says, “Well, at least you knew you’d lost it.” He tells her he’d seen it being kicked around at the press conference, but it’s useless now and should be thrown out. Mi-nyeo starts to protest, but she’s interrupted by a passing employee, and almost falls when she loses her balance.

Shin-woo grabs her to prevent her fall, and Tae-kyung notices how he rests a hand on her waist. After Tae-kyung leaves, Mi-nyeo finishes what she’d started to say, “But it’s precious to me.”

That night Tae-kyung has trouble sleeping, and runs into Aunt Mi-ja at the refrigerator. He’d thought Mi-nam was back in her room, but Mi-ja says she isn’t, having believed Mi-nam to be staying in Tae-kyung’s room. Puzzled, he searches the house for her and wonders where she went.

It occurs to him that she may have gone off in search of the hairclip, but he can’t believe it. He tries to remember what she started to say at the supermarket, and imagines possible ways she could have finished her statement:

  1. Perhaps she would have sneered, “I agree with you. If something has no use, you should get rid of it. It’s only 3,000 won, right?” But he rules this out — she doesn’t disrespect him THAT much.
  2. Maybe she would have said carelessly, “I was wondering where to throw it away, so it’s good that I lost it. I was embarrassed to wear it around. It’s only 3,000 won, right?” But no, she didn’t hate the clip that much. She was happy when he found it last time.
  3. What if she’d said, in her earnest way, “I cannot throw it away. The pin you gave me is really valuable to me. I’ll find it again.”

 
Tae-kyung can’t see why she would do that if she likes Shin-woo. However, he remembers the expression on her face after their star-moon conversation, and how she had asked whether it was okay to like the star.

Mi-nyeo has pleaded with the security guard at the theater to let her in, and starts scouring the floor for the hairclip.

Tae-kyung arrives at the theater, telling himself, “She definitely won’t be here. There’s no way she’d be here. I’m only here to confirm she’s not, since I can’t sleep anyway.” As he pauses before opening the doors, he wonders with irritation, “Why am I so nervous because of Go Mi-nam?”

Yet once he’s inside, all he sees is an empty theater. The guard had told Mi-nyeo to make sure nobody found out she was here, so she hides from the newcomer. Not seeing her, Tae-kyung asks himself with exasperation, “What the heck was I thinking?” He takes the broken clip out of his pocket, drops it on the ground, and leaves.

After Tae-kyung leaves, Mi-nyeo accidentally knocks over a stack of chairs, causing a loud clatter. Tae-kyung hears and starts to head back inside, but at that moment he receives a phone call from Hwa-ran’s assistant — Hwa-ran is very ill and is asking for him.

Tae-kyung heads out quickly without noticing Mi-nyeo. She in turn spies the pin on the ground and retrieves it in relief.

I’m not sure if Hwa-ran’s condition is the result of an actual illness or just general fatigue with life, but in any case she speaks to Tae-kyung in a defeated tone: “What’s the point in living a long life? I’m tired of living.” He asks if that’s why she’s so in need of something to make into a memory, and she asks if he’ll help make a memory that would give her the strength to live a long life.

Tae-kyung: “If I say no, you’ll call me with something like this again.”
Hwa-ran: “I’m going to grow sicker. If I call you, would you not come?”
Tae-kyung: “If I don’t want that to happen, I’ll have to agree. I’ll make that song for you.”
Hwa-ran: “I knew you would. Because you’re my son.”

She promises to tell him everything about her love when he does the song.

Mi-nyeo tries to fix her broken hairclip with glue. She decides against asking Tae-kyung for help: “If he found out I went back to find this, he’ll think it’s strange. He might discover my feelings.”

When Tae-kyung returns, she hides the clip and tries to act nonchalant, lying that she had been home the whole time. He’s skeptical, but the subject turns to her current activity. She won’t explain what she’s trying to fix, but she does show him her current dilemma: she’s accidentally glued her fingers together.

Tae-kyung soaks her hands in water and gets to work on separating them, as Mi-nyeo notes with dismay, “I’ve caused another accident.” His tone is less curt than usual as he answers, “This is okay. Thanks to you, it’s a good thing I’m not thinking complicated thoughts, and instead focusing on separating glued fingers.”

Sensing his mood, she asks if something bad happened. He replies, “There’s someone who’s asking an unreasonable request of me, but eventually I ended up agreeing to it.” Mi-nyeo guesses privately that his mother must be the one in question.

Tae-kyung: “Oddly enough, every time I’m full of complicated thoughts because of that person, you’ve come along, so you’ve been pretty useful. Like today.”
Mi-nyeo: “I’m glad my fingers were useful to you. If I knew this would happen, I would have glued all ten of them together.”

At that, he smiles gently at her, which makes her feelings well up — so the moment her finger is free, she presses her nose. He asks why she’s always doing that: “Do you have some secret?”

After he leaves, Mi-nyeo takes her clip out and says, “My feelings are a secret.”

Understandably, the fans take news of Shin-woo’s new girlfriend hard, although they insist that as true fans, they should congratulate the oppas. Mi-nyeo apologizes to Shin-woo for causing this misunderstanding, and Shin-woo says (being deliberately misleading) that the fans are bugging him, and “most of all, the fans are bothering the girl I like.” Of course, Mi-nyeo interprets this to mean that Shin-woo’s real girlfriend is upset because of her.

Hoon-yi spies the twosome talking and drags Tae-kyung along to eavesdrop. They hear Shin-woo ask, “Mi-nam, if necessary, could you go to that girl and explain things?” Believing that Mi-nam likes Shin-woo, Tae-kyung grows angry at the request because it seems callous to subject her to that. But Mi-nyeo is happy to oblige and agrees.

Hoon-yi finds this situation heartbreaking: “That means she’ll have to go to the girlfriend of the man she likes and say, ‘I am nobody. Kang Shin-woo likes you.'” Tae-kyung secretly agrees, but says it won’t happen — Mi-nyeo has enough pride not to do that.

Mi-ja doesn’t know the full situation with Hwa-ran, but she knows enough that it’s complicated. If Hwa-ran sees her with Mi-nam, this may endanger her position (and her chances at getting money for her brother’s work). Therefore, she tells Mi-nyeo that she’ll be staying with friends for a while and vows to settle the money issue without Mi-nam’s knowledge. She sighs, “How great would it be if Hwa-ran’s secret child was Mi-nam?”

Hwa-ran inquires into the whereabouts of the Go twins, and hears that the boy is in the States and therefore tough to locate. The girl had been living in a convent until recently, so she decides to find Mi-nyeo first.

In light of the conversation he overheard, Tae-kyung is increasingly bothered by interactions between Shin-woo and Mi-nyeo. He and Hoon-yi have decided that Shin-woo’s every action must be ripping Mi-nyeo’s heart apart. Therefore when Shin-woo suggests a friendly game of badminton, Tae-kyung balks and orders Mi-nyeo to stick by his side. To learn the new songs, of course.

Mi-nyeo: “I have already nearly learned them. I will not need to stick by your side.”
Tae-kyung: “I’m offering to help you, but you don’t want it?”
Mi-nyeo: “Right, I don’t want it. I’m going to go play badminton.”

At the badminton court, Tae-kyung hears Mi-nyeo cheerfully accepting Shin-woo’s offer to be on the same team. Disgruntled, he mutters, “Are you saying you’ll rip your heart apart later, but you’re fine for now? Stupid Pig-Rabbit.”

Tae-kyung orders Shin-woo to his team to keep them separated. Jeremy is only too happy to be paired with her.

However, Tae-kyung’s irritation makes him play aggressively and he hits Mi-nyeo with the birdie repeatedly, which wrecks the mood. He taunts, “How is it you haven’t hit any of my shots? How is it you’re not good at anything?”

She counters that there IS something she’s good at. She demonstrates her special skill — hanging on to a high bar longer than anybody else. The guys say she doesn’t need to prove it, but she’s determined to show them something she’s good at.

As a fun challenge, Jeremy tries get her to come down by making her laugh. He fails, so Shin-woo goes next — and kisses her forehead. Shocked, Mi-nyeo lets go and falls.

She asks him not to joke around like this, so he responds, “It wasn’t a joke. We made a bet, and I’m pretty competitive.”

 

Heyi voices (false) concerns over having another girl (Mi-nam) constantly with her supposed boyfriend. Playing on the stylist’s sympathies, she says that people think she’s a big star, but she’s also an ordinary woman who feels insecure and jealous: “Even if she returns to being a woman, she may not leave. She may like it here where everyone treats her well. Will she want to return to where she used to live?”

Feeling sorry for Heyi, the stylist lets her in on a secret that even Tae-kyung doesn’t know — Mi-nam used to live at a convent. Therefore, it’s likely that she’ll return to the convent when everything is over. Heyi is cheered by this and promises to keep the secret — but is happy at the thought that the boys would be shocked at this bit of info.

Tae-kyung’s frustration over Mi-nyeo is at a steady simmer, so when she brings him some lime juice, he retorts, “It’s your fault I have to drink this sour stuff, too.”

Noticing that Mi-nyeo is starting to talk back to him (she defends herself from his unfair accusation), he asks why she’s not holding back like she used to. He points out that she let Shin-woo surprise her with the kiss.

Mi-nyeo: “That’s because I was so surprised.”
Tae-kyung: “Yeah, it was so obvious you were surprised. You know what else shows? That you want to be with him, and look good to him, and that you like him!”
Mi-nyeo: “Hyungnim! Didn’t I tell you that’s not true?”
Tae-kyung: “You won’t be able to hold out for long. Soon, Shin-woo will find out, and then I’ll have to feel sorry for you again. That creates inconveniences for the other person too.”
Mi-nyeo: “Is liking someone that bad? I’m not expecting anything, and I’m being careful not to be found out. Is that so wrong?”
Tae-kyung: “Are you in a position to do that? If I were Shin-woo, I’d feel dumbfounded and horrible.”

We know that Tae-kyung is venting, but she takes his words to heart. When he looks up, he’s surprised to see her expression as she cries.

More calmly, he asks if she’d like him to step in and do something about it. Hurt, she tells him, “Just pretend not to know.”

Later, she prays to Mother Superior, “I’ll endure and leave this place, and leave my star.”

Shin-woo sets up a romantic dinner at a restaurant and practices how he’ll confess to Mi-nyeo, who is on her way to meet him thinking she will be meeting with Shin-woo’s girlfriend.

Hoon-yi catches Mi-nyeo on her way out, and feels moved with pity. He goes to Tae-kyung, who doesn’t want to hear anything about Mi-nam. But when he finds out that she’s on her way to see Shin-woo to confess the truth to the other woman, he rushes out to stop her.

Tae-kyung grabs Mi-nyeo just as she’s about to leave, and pulls her back into the building. She protests, but he won’t let go. Angrily, he asks how she can have so little pride — whenever he sees her, he feels pity and annoyance because of her.

Confused at his inexplicable anger, Mi-nyeo bursts out, “Then don’t feel bothered by a thing like me!” He retorts, “With you like this, how can I not feel bothered?”

By now, their emotions are raw and their argument has escalated to shouting. Both have misunderstood the other’s feelings, so they’re frustrated with what they see as unfair accusations from the other side.

Mi-nyeo: “What does it matter to you that I’m going there now? It’s not an inconvenience to you, so why are you interfering and bothered by it?”
Tae-kyung: “You’re so foolish that it makes me angry. Why do I have to feel so angry because of you?”
Mi-nyeo: “Why are you angry because of me?! Just keep ignoring a thing like me! You can just not watch whatever I do!”
Tae-kyung: “But I keep seeing you!”
Mi-nyeo: “You can’t even see anything properly! You’re well-off on your own, so bright on your own that those around you can’t see in the dark! You can’t see anything properly and you don’t know anything, so why are you acting like this? Why are you angry with me, who’s just trying to endure? Just leave me in the dark. Who asked for you to look at me?!”

Barely letting her finish, Tae-kyung suddenly grabs the back of her neck and swoops in for a kiss.

 
COMMENTS

First, regarding Hwa-ran: I wonder if this is the turning point in Tae-kyung’s relationship with his mother, because for the first time, Hwa-ran seems weak and pathetic. When Tae-kyung visits her sickbed, her words aren’t any less selfish and they have the potential to be just as hurtful as before, but they’ve seemed to have lost their toxic power over Tae-kyung. Maybe he feels the pang, but I don’t get the sense he’s as crushed as he was in the past. Perhaps he finally sees his mother as a weak woman with a limited amount of love, rather than for what she should have been?

As for Shin-woo: As a character, I still sympathize with his unrequited love, but I stopped feeling sorry for him with this episode. Actually, it started waning a while back, but this is where it culminates, because he heard the truth from Mi-nyeo and — despite good intentions — still kept up the lie. It would have been perfect timing to admit that he’d known and that he was trying to help her by going along with it, but instead he plays along with her worries. One could argue that he’s thinking of her benefit by preserving her illusion — and I think that’s been true until now — but in this episode, we saw him showing some amusement at the idea of keeping the ruse going just a little while longer.

I think Shin-woo was just setting himself up for a grand gesture, feeling proud of himself for how he’d wow her at the restaurant. But that’s him being enamored of romance, not acting with her best interests in mind, and so again he misses his timing. (Well, he hasn’t missed yet, but I’m assuming that with The Kiss, he’ll find his restaurant date disappointed.) Some of his earlier missed moments weren’t his fault — like the date in Myungdong where he called her to reveal the truth — but you could argue that it was always in his power to take the initiative. (He could have shown himself earlier, rather than buying her ice cream and clothing first.) I’m not sure if she would have fallen for him, but if he’d been honest earlier, he would have had a better shot before she started falling for Tae-kyung. But no longer is he a victim of bad timing — he’s creating it himself.

Korean press tends to handle news/entertainment reporting differently, in that there’s no real regard for “spoilers” — it was reported days ago as “Tae-kyung surprises Mi-nam with a kiss in Episode 11!” Those words were right in the headlines with accompanying thumbnail images. Way to kill excitement.

The reason I hated the spoiler of the kiss wasn’t just because it messes up one moment, but rather, it ruins the entire episode for me. That is to say, we can tell from the way this episode unfolds that Tae-kyung’s jealousy and frustration with Mi-nam are on a constant crescendo, and knowing there’s a kiss somewhere messes with the buildup of tension. Normally I’d be wondering, “What’s going to happen? How will he deal with the pressure?” and squeal at the end scene. If you know he’s going to kiss her, you can figure out that his growing jealousy is what spurs the kiss. With the plot all laid out like that, the fun gets sucked out. (I know some people love spoilers, but I just don’t get it!)

 
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OH MY DEAR LORD!
What an episode...totally awesome. I was actually planning to wait till friday so that i can read the episode recaps one after another and than eagerly wait for the next episode till the next week. But i just could not help myself.
I wanted to know how Tae kyung and Jeremy (him especially) would handle the situation. And the Kiss...that was something unexpected.
I agree with you JB, the spoiler totally spoils the moment. I haven't seen the spoiler of episode 11nor any of the episode before, i don't want to ruin the excitement. I will actually wait for your recaps rather than looking for the spolier. The excitement, the anticipation won't be there if i knew what is going to happen before the episode comes out.

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I really like Spoilers
the truth is that they make me more eager to see the drama!
and not take any emotion for me.
That is why I am always here, your summaries make me more eager to see the drama!
I really enjoyed the episodes 11 and 12, much looking forward to 13 ...
want to know when the brother of GMN will appear!

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I love Jeremy's character. Hey, where can I watch the drama online?

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I really salute Hong sisters for the character of TK and his eccentricity. My applaud to JGS for bringing alive TK so damn well. He is thoroughly into the character. If you watch several JGS candid interviews, you'll know what I mean. Not only he is an eye candy, his eye expression is so laudable like an expressive of motions without any body gesture. There is so much to tell in a simple stare or with his notorious glare. It's like he is glaring all the time - like from beginning until now and hardly smile (only smirks) but when he did, it's so priceless and really commendable. That is the total sum of TK's attractiveness and no wonder MN did the pig nose thingy all the time. Enough said about his trademark smirks - JGS leaves a lasting impression on me as one of the best Korean actors.

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thanks JB for the update. i agree with you regarding SW's timing, but i think sometimes guys in general are like that. so in a sense, i think the hong sisters drew from their experiences or something they've heard from girlfriends regarding guys "off-mark" timing in contributing to SW's character in this drama. TK & MN had intense staring contest in a lot of the scenes, but jeremy's comedic injections made this episode thoroughly entertaining.

and really, spoiler or no spoiler - that ending was fun to watch still! (^_~)

p.s. heyi's character is still annoying, but at least now her "fake" relationship with TK has been revealed.

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@ ccricket:

You can watch it online on youtube, here is the link (but it is RAW), episode 12 should be there around 8 pm (UTC) and if you don't understand korean very well, you can just wait for JB's recap ;-) (like we all do)

http://www.youtube.com/user/JustLikeAFever#g/c/537F0DA07F2EA2BF

If you want it subtitled, you can go to viikii.net (it is the most updated site):

http://www.viikii.net/channels/goto/beautiful#

I hope I've helped ;-)

Enjoy!

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I will say this out (or write this out), hoping to jinx it so it would not happen.... call me superstitious but I'll do anything for a good and happy ending, man.

This is what i hope would not happen:

1) There is a weird thing going on with the Hwa-ran lady. She acted weird on hearing about the twins.... she is Tae kyung's mother. I can come to 2 conclusions. A. She is the birth mother of both tae kyung and the twins. NOOOOOOO. unlikely to happen.
B. She is the birth mother of either one but that would mean that there would be a period where tae kyung and mi neo look longingly at each other and painful moments past before the news gets broken to them. Everyone else around them starts to get the true story.... everyone but them. TT.TT only in the last min at the last episode will they realise the truth and live happily ever after!

2) Everyone seems to be falling in love with mi neo. Either she gets one guy, OR SHE DOESNT END UP WITH ANY AT ALL! anyone watched the ending of the taiwanese drama hana kimi? OMG. hopefully the ending is not like that. Korean netizens will skin the Hong sisters alive.

To everyone else, pardon my ignorance, I really have high hopes for the drama and I am picturing every worst possible scenario in case i end up disappointed like the last times;( **cross fingers** everyone!

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This drama is so angsty that it's making me all so angsty inside for them! For goodness' sake, just confess already! It's already Episode 11! All this back-and-forth, wishy washy thingies are wearing me thin already. And it doesn't look like there's gonna be much of major confessions in Episode 12. Whyyyyy

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I spent a lot of this episode squealing, either in exasperation or just at how cute the characters *cough*Jeremy*cough* were. And the last part!!

YB's just turned all my expectations topsy-turvy so far, so I was hoping for a nice kiss! What I really want is for Minam to have a foot pop moment (Princess Diaries anyone? XD) simply because that's such a fairytale kiss, and this is a fairytale story! I'd like to think that the kiss was awkward because it was frozen in time.

I hate spoilers but I hate cliffhangers too XD I'm gonna be so sad when the drama is over! The wait is agonizing but part of the fun is commiserating with other YB fans from all over the world, I guess. *NEED DVD SET*

Thanks, as always, for an excellent recap!

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I'm a new fan of Kdrama. I started with "Thank you". Then I followed "Full house", "Boys over flowers" etc. Watching this drama made me feel that the most of Kplaywrights have some common parts such as: "vomiting", "getting sick and taking carer", "being treated harshly at first", "lip touches (I can't call it a kiss!)" and so on. So after watching some Kdrama you lose some of your original interest. Despite of it, this drama is great. But it could have been better if playwright hadn't included these common parts.

I agree with you about spoilers 'coz it showed off the climax point so I didn't crave for it, even worse kiss scene wasn't as I'd expected.

Tanx again DB.

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I agree that the spoilers ruined the last part of the episode, but let's put it this way, maybe the spoilers were given out on purpose: you can see an increase in You're Beautiful's ratings! It is now 11+% ranked at 9th place, which is pretty good for prime time shows.

I guess in a way the spoilers helped to draw the audience, so I'm okay with it. Hope the ratings would continue to go up! The YAB cast and crew totally deserve it! I mean, they film day and night!

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moineau2907, u sure so fast!!!
but i will be waiting for JB recaps >_<

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LOved it! Finally! They've reached 11% ratings!!!

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I wonder how far the glare-fest between the two Hyungs would go. .. . GMN's pheromones are wrecking havoc in the Angell House of Testosterone, someone's bound to blow off some hormonal steam. It looks like the gauntlet which was thrown seems to have been picked up. Would it turn into a major slugfest? Will Jeremy join in the fray? Who will draw the first blood?

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did Viikii's site crashed?! cant get to the drama....

wwaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!

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thank you very much!!!! excellent recap as always..

spoilers are necessary evil...

most of the time i avoid them like plague, but it's almost unavoidable so i just embrace it...

that said, i hva bit of complaint with the editing of the ep10 final scene/this ep's opening - it shud hv been tighter.. but we understand the lack of time faced by the production so im letting it go but just can't help it since i've been watching fr god knows how many time...

as of this ep11 - hmmmm, another note to wardrobe: (supermarket scene) SW can't ever pull a TK, so keep it basic

as for the kiss - i expect better but hoping there'll more in the remaining eps..

as for jeremy - he'll make a good pet, yes?

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That is exactly why I stay away from most drama sites, huge spoilers! I am SO GLAD I didn't know that was gonna happen, I definitely went into squee!!! mode.

Omg this whole episode I kept screaming "she doesn't like shin woo, AHHHHH!" over and over, haha.

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I dont think the kissing scene was suppose to be all romantic and sweet. My conclusionto to the kiss:
TK- shock that his emotional took over and didnt realize what he just did!!
MN-double shock that TK is kissing her!!

Am I the only one that's not liking the Shinwoo character...he's too boring to me!!
It's the 11 ep and I have to say I enjoy every ep soo far...never a dull moment and there's always a great laugh in each ep!!! LOVE THIS DRAMA!!!!

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Just to say...

Ep 12 (raw) is available on youtube (see beyond comment #207 for the link)...!

JB we are waiting for your recap ;-)

Enjoy everyone!

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Eeeee...ok, I'm marginally calmer.

I have to say: totally agree with your Shin-woo assessment. That is all, about that.

I love, love, love Jeremy. At first, I was like "...eh? hehe" at his over-the-top cuteness, but now I can't imagine the group without him. He is so cute! Don't know why now, but I just have an overflow of affection for him atm. His bizarre mushroom hair only strengthens my admiration.

I also just realized something this ep. Jeremy and Mi-nyeo are both left-handed! And, they are both really cute!

I'm left-handed!

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TK-MN
are you listening to each other? TK can't see in the dark but yet he keep seeing you MN. And to be able to see in the dark is better b'cos he can reach for you, where as to see the moon is only for looking.

I think in this episode TK finally realise his feelings. I know I know we the audience have seen his feelings for awhile we now but TK only just realise. With only 16 episode, I had hope that he realised sooner but oh well.

@127 alert
omg i would love to see that, MN stuck her finger on her nose and TK trying to get it lose. He'll be like totally in her face. OH I can only imagine. :)

Jeremy was just too cute always wanting to hug MN. :)

Thanx for the recaps JB

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WOOOHOOOO!!!!!! I was hoping something would happen and it did!!!! About time TK got to the real feelings....loved the dialogue between Go Minam and TK....wonder how many takes before they really got it right?!!!! Loved the way they were expressing themselves....darn, now another week for another episode! Gotta love the acting of those 2 people.....really right on!!!! And, as for Shin Woo....I have to smile....he's doing the waltz to a salsa beat!

I thought I loved City Hall.....but I gotta admit....You're Beautiful is just waaaaay out there in keeping the laughter, tears and excitement rolling!

Good job JB....keep it rolling!!!!

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This episode made me really love Jeremy. More than Shinwoo and more than Taekyung.

I kind of want the Hong sisters to do something totally unconventional and have Mi-nyeo not end up with any of the A.N.Jell boys, but with her brother's best friend...or something (I thought he was adorable)!

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thanks javabean for another great recap..
yeah..count me in for the "I hate spoiler!!" thing..
I know some of us love spoiler n some don't..but sometimes it kills the mood..
*sigh..

but this ep still fun for me despite I'm only READ the spoiler..
the supermarket scene,the badminton scene..soooo cute..

but why did TK drop the hairpin at the hall when he(guess he)knew no one's there?? I'm a little puzzled..

I'm not going to watch ep12's preview..no thanks..
thanks again javabean!!

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I actually am glad TK and MN don't get together so "early" - as much as I want to see cute scenes I really love the angst! I loved coffee prince for the most part, but I thought the plot fell a little flat after the 2 leads got together, it's like they built up to this amazing climax and then wait, there are like 5 more episodes to kill before the end so the plot felt a little boring afterwards. I am glad YB is still super angsty!

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c'mon producers! we know JGS can kiss better than that! (etude commercial)
can't wait for episode 12 to be subbed >.<

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@207 moineau2907
..thank you for the link,,i really enjoyed..
will be waiting for JB recaps..
YAB FIGHTING!!!

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How fitting is it that when i clicked on this page that the YB header shows up!!! Cannot wait until the next episode....a few more hours before i can enjoy it!

I agree with JB in regards to the spoilers....they TOTALLY ruin the story....and ruins the emotions that you are suppose to be building up while watching. That's why i try not to watch the previews of series to keep the anticipation....but sometimes it's so hard to restrain myself from doing it....when it's so readily available....and a week is a long time to wait for new episode.....

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JB, thank you for a great recap. I had some internet connection problems and was not able to watch this episode until about an hour ago. When I checked your recap, there was already over 200 posts! Yikes!!

This episode had so many great scenes. These are my favorites:

1. All 4 at the super-mart with the guys demonstrating the CFs they had done. So hilarious. My favorite was the Angel chocolate. TK and SW’s comments were so funny.

2. When MN glued her fingers together and TK so gently and purposed-fully helped her. His smiles killed me too not just MN. I would not have been able to resist not planting a kiss on those lips. Shootz...did I just say that??

That last scene would have been one my favorites too but I agree with JB, the spoilers kinda spoiled it for me. I still went “Yeah!!” but I had to pick the ‘glue’ scene as the most memorable moment for MN/TK. They shared a moment there. MN understanding what TK means and TK was able to say out loud that MN was there for him when he was most troubled. TK smiling – now, that’s rare and he did it more than once while spending this precious time with MN.

I have a feeling there will be more angst in the next episode based on the preview. It looks like the kiss is not going to resolve anything. They’ll both walk away without confessing their true feelings. Worst, I think TK will have to lie to HY that he doesn’t care about MN and she’ll overhear that. And SW, poor SW will confess but will be too late. MN will feel burdened.

I hope, hope that the last two cuts from the preview means that TK will finally admit his feelings. We only have four more episodes to go, please give us some MN/TK time after they confess. As #32 Taohua mentioned, how can TK not realize MN’s love?? All those clues!

I enjoyed this episode despite the spoiler ruining the kiss. I think if we hadn’t seen it on the spoiler, we may have loved it and not though it lame. I agree with #57 reluctantbutaddicted about TK’s surprise. For once, he reacted according to his emotions and not think too much. Anyhow, I think the spoiler may have increase the rating.

No time to read all the posts. Have to leave the house now…argh…

Just want to say…TK, Hwaiting!! And I love all you YB fans - such great insights!

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I almost squealed at the last part (couldn't b/c I am at school compu lab)
something told me to watch b4 reading recaps or looking for spoliers (like always) and boy was I glad I waited...... *faints*

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The thing that annoys me the most about such a big scene getting spoiled is the, very obvious, ploy for ratings. :/

Oh course it works (didn't this episode reach it's highest ratings yet?), but that doesn't make it any less annoying.

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KYAAAAA!!!! **faints.....LOTS OF REVELATIONS ON EPISODE 12!! I CAN FEEL IT, THOUGH I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND MUCH OF IT COS I WATCHED IT RAW. THIS WAS THE LAST LINE OF HWANG TAE-KYUNG...."APEU REO, NAEGA NA CHEO HWA...BLAH BLAH"..i didn't get the last word... hahaahha. JAVABEANS, YOUR RECAPPPPPP!!!! AKKKKKK!!!!

I THINK, USING MY VERY LITTLE GRASP OF KOREAN, IT MEANT..."FROM NOW ON, I LIKE YOU" ? HAHAHAAHHA!

JAVABEANS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR RECAPS. YOU ROCK :D

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Thanks for the recaps! I started watching the raw, then read the recaps, then watch on viikii. Is very satisfying.

I am with you on the spoilers thing, luckily - I don't ever see the spoilers :) and seldom watch the previews on viikii.

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SORRY I CAN'T HELP MYSELF i need to post another one..
EPISODE12 almost killed me..
give me 5 mins to come to my senses,aniyo..10 mins please..
ah still not enough,,,must end this,,,NEED TO SLEEP ASAP!.
(good thing you can't see me here,really)

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just wondering....have you guys noticed that all the previews for this drama has always shown the climatic scene for the next episode....

so if i see a preview for any episode....i can pinpoint how that episode will end....

this sucks!! i should really stop myself from watch those darn previews!!!

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Yeah, The Kiss was rather awkward. It was a lot better w/ Heyi even though it was a fake kiss.

And the beginning (which was the ending in episode 10) also didn't have much of an impact for me either b/c, as you mentioned, it reminded me of Last Scandal (a scene I loved).

But can't wait for episode 12! :)

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This is the first show where I read your blog BEFORE watching it online. In a sense, your recaps is the spoiler for me but one of my own chosing. This may sound oxymoronic - but I hold the same view as yours with spoilers and sorry that it spoiled this episode for you especially when it is so fun! Probably the best ep so far! Thank you for your recaps - and I agree with the others - write as long as you like!

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@ 235
yea, episode 12 is a killer for me, too. They are just so cute. I think it's really well-written. Arrr....I can't wait for JB's recap for E 12. JB, I love You. :)

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Thank you so much for your wonderful recaps! I am enjoying this drama so much.
I admit I am totally captivated by TK's eyes. He has the most intense eyes I have ever seen and the sweetest smile.
Looking forward to the coming recaps.

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Arghhh, the kiss was supposed to be the peak moment, but for me it was a bit disappointing.

1. JB is right, hate the spoilers!
2. As many of you mentioned, the kiss was so stiff and unromantic, it looked almost as if they were forced to do it. The emotional part leading up to the kiss was great and both MN and TK were very good. However, the kiss itself was like...uhhh...how long do we hold it?...type. I was expecting something more passionate (or innocent for that matter).

BUT, nonetheless, loved this episode. And I love, LOVE, your recaps JB!

Did I mention I'm hopelessly addicted to this drama? I am already dreading Nov. 25-26 :(

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I usually read your recaps after I've watched the episode (hence the purpose of it being called a recap). I hate spoilers too (even hype is considered spoilers for me because it spoils my mood; ie: people, critics, reviewers give something a lot of hype and when I actually go out to watch/read it, I end up extremely disappointed either because I got my hopes too high or because I simply didn't enjoy it *cough*GOONG*cough*) but I think that even if you didn't see the headline, it was becoming more and more obvious what was coming because Tae Kyung was just getting more and more jealous throughout the entire episode (not that I didn't enjoy it; he's so funny). Usually in K-dramas when emotions escalate like that, you know The Kiss is coming soon...at least, from my experience of rom-com K-dramas so far. It may just be me but the kiss scene wasn't really exciting for me either (it seemed like another one of those awkward "I'm just going to press my lips against yours and hope that it looks passionate enough" kisses without the awkwardness—or the authenticity). Park Shin Hye is really, really good at shouting and pretty good at crying ♥

Whoo...I rambled...I shall wither away now *withers away; withers back* Thank you for the recaps ♥ I loves them and you ♥♥♥ *withers away*

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aww i'm sorry it got spoiled for you! i hate when that's happened to me in the past! actually i've had to stay away from the internet for a while due to exams soo i was lucky and missed the spoilers thank god. so for me, the kiss was really surprising and i actually gasped really loud haha.

this episode was just as fun as usual...esp the supermarket scene. i laughed soo hard when the boys did their little dance to the noodle commercial haha :) i wish i could be go mi nam and get to be pushed around in a cart by them!!!

thanks for the recaps JB!!!!!

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i think we will all agree that the kiss was a bit unnatural because TK was also surprised with what he just did... his emotions took him all over and his logic was overpowered by what his heart really felt.. ;)

*I promise myself I won't read spoilers anymore.* ^____________^

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Jeremy is so adorable in this episode. I so love him dearly. When he saw how Yoo Heyi was picking on Minam on the previous episode, his adoration for YHY completely disappeared. And when he found out about how YHY is a fake, his facial expression says it all. Also, he looked so cute when he (with a serious face) was telling Minam that she can no longer sleep in the same room with TK . Just like what YHY said previously.... is he like GMN's mother or father.

Hongki is so perfect for this role. I think he made the right choice for his comeback in acting.

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waiting for ep 12 recaps and subtitled videos...

At first, I thought for a behind the scenes theme of an idol group the drama seemed to be lacking in some ways...but then I realized that it is exactly what it is...I really like how the drama really focuses on "behind the scenes"...we don't see GoMinam's press conference, but we see the behind the scenes events... we don't see the actual CFs ANJell did, but we see the takes from the members themselves reminiscing...we don't see the interviews TK and YH did together but we hear about them from the characters themselves...that's really part of what makes the drama stand out...
just as when ANJell had to do the underwater shoots, I was thinking "what concept is that? that's really weird"...but then when they showed the shots during the live performance I thought "wow, that is very cool!"... I love this drama... it really does give a different perspective of what is shown and what isn't...

ok...now for the wait...thanks JB for letting us addicted fans express ourselves here...cos you know we just can't hold it in...we have to share it!

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I think he dropped the pin thinking it would be of no use since it's broken. He didn't see GMN there so in his mind she didn't care about the pin or that she wouldn't need it anymore. That's just my 2 cents about that scene.

JB, thanks for your recaps. Looking forward to ep 12. Your site is the first I check as soon as I get up in the morning.

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i didnt know about the kiss so i squealed like crazy when the ending scene came along...
I LOVED IT!!!
thanks for recap :)

i hate spoilers too but thank god i didnt know about this one!

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I had a huge essay due tomorrow that I hadn't really started writing. So I forced myself not to watch the episode 11 until after I had handed it in. Then I found out that the deadline had been extended 'til next week.

I think it's obvious that the world wants me to watch this drama.

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Even though I absolutely adore ShinWoo, I must say I'm disappointed by him.

It would have been great if he whispered "I already knew" or something of the like during the time he was shielding her from the media.

Anyways, you commented before that the Hong sisters made the secondary leads in Chun-Hyang too clingy. IMO, they made the secondary lead here too weak.

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@225 and 247

I think he dropped the pin because even if he keeps telling and convincing himself that Mi Nam's not there and will never go there, deep in his heart he believes (maybe 'hopes") that Mi Nam will find and get the pin there. ;)

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