I agree, JB. PT is just perfect as a 16'er. Any extension would cause unnecessary drag.

I really love this drama...so full of charm.

While I'm glad that the fact that there won't be an extension means less chance of repetitive angst in the last four episodes, I'm also a tad disappointed just because the plot developments in the past two episodes I believe could have provided enough material for an extension. However, it's nice that they're sticking to the original schedule, even if it is kind of against their will. =]

Anyway, I hadn't heard anything about a strike. What's the issue?

There you go!

Well, it kinda blew to pieces the "187 campaign" Grace of Jersey wants us to start, but I've always said that if the quality is going to suffer because of an extension, then let's NOT have an extension.

I'm happy with a 16-ep high quality series. :)

*rejoicing*

Yay! i think that's better too. They're already a couple so all they could do is make Kae-in go back and forth between Jin-ho and Chang-ryul, which gets boring pretty fast. Yay! (again) :)

Thanks JB for the news. Have been anxiously waiting for this update from you, as many soompi PT fans are all asking but nobody has the answer.

Totally agree, even though I love this couple. Wouldn't mind though if extend just 1 more episode to wrap things up neatly.

Anyways, this time I won't have too much PT withdrawal as I will be hooked to KJH in Coffee House then. Lol

LMH proved without any doubt that he's no one hit wonder. I am so proud of him. Looking forward to his next project already. It would be so great if he would team up again with my girl crush Lee Min Jung.

this is one instance when less Lee Min HOT might be good. :p hehehe

"this drama has had some external problems with time slot and strike issues"

i think 16 is just right, but what problems? i'm curious, can somebody please explain.

can't wait for this week's recap. love this site!

yay! even though the prospect of the last two episodes airing next week saddens me :( I've loved this drama so much! I'm happy though, cos it will round out nicely, and they won't have to make up some ridiculous storyline to get rid of Kim Ji-Suk when he leaves for his military service.

*weeping and gnashing of teeth in the outer darkness*

unless the DVD (with widescreen and Eng subs pls pls pls) comes quickly! :]

but thanks for the news, javabeans! and yes, what strike?

Ya...i agreed for no extension...n i hope there will b a happy ending ...now i am restricting myself to watch episode 12 onwards as i wish to watch it at 1 go till episode 16...so JB ur recap is the only way for me to release my addiction to this drama.....

@ivyrose MBC workers have been striking for a couple of weeks, and i'm guessing the network has another drama lined up after PT that would make an extension difficult

i guess this would be best, since the drama has been nicely paced till now. I just want more JH-GI's moments.... without the bitch IH hoovering at the background!!!

Yay! Thanks for the update...glad there's no extension..4 more episodes...

Meanwhile, I have Chae Rim and Siwon withdrawal symptoms since OML just ended so I'm watching Dalja's Spring, Hyang Dan, and some other old kdramas that I didn't have time to watch before. =)

@#7 Sonam-

your quote: "LMH proved without any doubt that he’s no one hit wonder. I am so proud of him. Looking forward to his next project already. It would be so great if he would team up again with my girl crush Lee Min Jung."

I couldn't agree more. LMH proved in BBF that he wasn't just a pretty face. He showed us that he had some acting chops, too.
He's shown complexity and depth as Jin-ho, and has been a pleasure to watch.

I, too, would love to see him teamed up with Lee Min-jung. She has great chemistry with whomever she's coupled with, she's beautiful, and she can certainly act. They would be a lot of fun to see, together.

yes!!! i was thinking, 20 eps would make this drama unnecessarily draggy ^_^ woot woot! though i would love to see more of lee min ho!! <33

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!! No extension is GREAT! The story is moving along at the right pace. No need for unnecessary plot lines!

What's scheduled to take over this timeslot once PT ends?

Thanks for the news.Look forward to PT ending. LMH will team well with any actresses,now that he had proved his acting skills.Hope his next project he will get dirty. I am sure lots of actresses now want to work with him. Who wouldn't with a hottie like that!

yap...they made a great decission by not making the PT extension and I cant wait to see our two madly in love lover finally making love...since JH had made a first move by kissing KI neck in ep-13...LOL...

on one hand, i would really like to see more Jin Ho and Kae Yin.
ep 13 was sweet.

yet ...
~ if I have to survive yet another interruption-distraction as Jin-ho tries to explain the truth and never gets beyond the first line ever (it's amazing how UN-curious Kae-in is about his important announcement each time too) ... i will scream.

~ also, my sanity can only take this much. enough.
i so do NOT wish to see anymore of In-hee's manipulation and schemes. heck, no.
nor any more (redundant) appearances of that carrot-top whiner, Hae-mi.

@17
I prefer LMH with someone his age or older. It makes him hotter. That incredible kiss with SYJ ......I don't think it's possible with younger girls. Somehow I get the feeling the younger the girls the more tepid the kiss.

My theory on why Kdrama kisses are so anticlimatic is the build up to it is so great (Kdramas are so good at Romance) so you always feel let down when the kiss happens. It's just the opposite with TW dramas. They do over the top silly stuff that almost makes you laugh but the hot romantic kisses make up for it. And Japanese dramas .....everything is so restrained right from the beginning- ....actually I don't really care for Japanese romcoms. Having said that, I am looking forward to Takuya Kimura's next. He's in a league of his own.

i think this is a good idea. i was really considering the 20 episodes, but as the story developed, i just wanted a 16 episode story. but that means next week is the finale :( personal taste is a good k drama, i think keeping it with 16 is safer than extending it, especially if they haven't made the choice by now.

YEA.. i agree.. this show is meant to be a 16episode show!!
adding additional episode i could forecast a dragging storyline!!

YES!!!!!

Part of me glad the the extension wont go through. so no risk of getting draggy whatsoever. but....

waaaaaaa, next week will be THE END then. i'm so so not prepared T_T'
Love this drama so much! TT TT gonna miss it a lot TT TT

Thanks JB for the news

sad:(( ....wee no more hotness of jeon jin ho....i hope LMH will have a new project!!

Thank god!

I was totally dreading it too.

No extension pro's and con's:

Pro: we don't have to sit and watch the storyline be dragged one. i think the writers can very much leave the audience happy with the initial 16 episodes.

Con: NO MORE LEE MIN-HO!!!!!!! (for now)

And yet... I'm crying on the inside. Because the drama is picking up soo much, and LMH and SYJ are just SOOOO cute together. *cries* Though I know that quality is ensured this way, I'm rejuctant to let it go...

*goes cry in a corner*

I'm glad that the extension may not happen because I hate when storylines drag on unnecessarily or when writers decide to create additional storylines which are not relevant to the story in order to fill the next 2 or 4 episodes. But, the sad thing is that the drama is ending next week and there will be no more Lee Min Ho to stare at.

Sad for me TT_TT. I love the couple and want to see more of them.

But if they haven't decided by now, it would be better to stick with the original 16ep.
Good thing the show end next week, I can put my life back together( after been distracted and stayed longer at night watching the drama).

After ep13, I think better finish it with 16eps so it will stay as a good drama. I hope they will give us a nice happy ending though, so our heart will stay intact after its finale. Sad to say good by to the couple next week. Sob..sob

Acting rate for me, SYJ =A++ and LMH= A+(imo ,SYJ contributes to LMH improvement)

Yes, no extension. The whole point of having more extension to add more anxiety for the audiance - with the remaining epi. to film, the screenwriter can do a better job of making the story more flowing. I too is with JB and I think the majority, it is better to leave with only 16 sp.

I have a mixed feeling about this. Either way, I am happy to see this drama went well for now. So yay!

@24 Sonam-- Your theory about kdrama kisses makes a lot of sense. So many disappointing kisses, yet the romance of many dramas are not affected...

Thank goodness, kept at 16 is pleasant.

@Sonam,

"That incredible kiss with SYJ "

In fact, my favorite kiss is in Episode 13, when Jeon Ho kisses Kae-in's back. What I love about that kiss is the way Lee Min Ho looks at Son Yeh Jin's back before he kisses it. That look of "my God, you are a beautiful, beautiful woman." Sexy and tender. That kiss recalls early Kimura Takuya in its feline deliberateness.

Lee Min Ho still has room to develop as an actor, especially with his comic timing. But his star presence and soulfulness is well beyond his age.

Yeah! Better to end it well on a high note and we'll have nice memories to store in our hearts.

We do not want to have a situation of 'Enough, tis not so sweet now as it was before.'

Thanks, JB for the update which I've been waiting to see.

Just like evryone else, I have mixed feelings about this...
The drama will play out as intended, but IT ENDS NEXT WEEK!!!!
Ah... I'll really miss Lee Min Ho and Son Ye Jin together!

:) My favorite parts are whenever Jin Ho smiles because of Kae In. It's always so carefree and happy, and I love it!!

And @Sonam, I completely agree.

I'm actually wanting an extension, because there is room for the story to develop more and also ..... I WANT TO SEE SYJ AND LMH MORE.

To me SYJ really brings out LMH's mature side of acting. Great chemistry between those 2. I know that heaps of people love BBF but I didn't feel any chemistry between LMH and the lead actress (sorry can't remember her name).

awww....i was hoping for an extension :(

i too have mixed feelings about this. on one hand, it will be good for my sanity..all this internal squealing and grinning like an idiot in front of my computer screen is seriously killing me.
that nape kiss...whoa, i just about died.

on the other hand...ONE MORE WEEK AND THAT'S IT?!!! noooo... i don't think i'm ready to let go of these two just yet.

ah, when did i go from wanting to have a support group to now needing a 12-step program when this is over? :(

PDnim...how about a compromise? maybe a nice little special with a married JH and GI? pretty please...

I was hoping for an extension but on the other hand it is better that it will be 16 eps only bcause next month is the start of school here in the Philippines. But I will miss lmh terribly, hu hu hu hu hu!
To LMH: Please choose another beautiful project and choose fast. I can't wait to see you again with a new drama.
But for now, I will just enjoy the remaining episodes of PT.

@jetsu i also think lee minho and goo hyesun didn't have chemistry that's why i enjoyed watching kim bum & kim so eun more than the two leads. i was even hesitant to watch PT at first because LMH didn't impress me in BBF. good thing i gave PT a chance and discovered a beautiful couple in lee minho & son yeh jin. awwww, im all for the extension!

NO, I WANT MORE OF JIN-HO & GEA-IN, they need to think of some ways to bring them back, two episode of extension is good enough. I really don't want to say good bye to them for good...

Waahhh, I'm not ready to let go yet .... Where am I going to get my next LMH fix???
Although Im glad the dvd will be out sooner and can watch PT in a big screen and its entirety without it buffering or telling me to download something...its bittersweet because then after next week there will be no more new romantic scenes of jin ho and gae in that will make us giggle like a 12 yr old waaah!!!

I dunno....Dal Ja's Spring was 22 ep and I couldn't get enough of it, it felt too short for me....Plus, it is at its 12th ep already but still has issues of the house, the dad-daughter r/ship, the char minho is playing could dev more....not forgetting wedding bells!