Dream High: Episode 6
by girlfriday
This show KILLS ME. Why so awesome? For starters, it looks like 2011’s gonna be another year of bromance. Yee-haw. I’d encourage everyone to get on the bandwagon, but I’m fairly certain you need no prodding. Just hazarding a guess. Dear javabeans: Get your moneypurse ready to be emptied. The showdown is ON, and I’m gettin’ mighty thirsty…
EPISODE 6 RECAP
We go back in time a little to see Sam-dong change the evil mural of Hye-mi into a nice one, as he says in voiceover that he’s sorry and that he’ll protect her for sure next time. We catch up to the present, where he knocks her out of the path of the flowerpot of doom, which lands on him instead.
He collapses, unconscious. The ambulance hauls him away, and Jin-gook comes down to survey the damage, and notices a button—one from a school uniform. Gonna go CSI on her ass? Let’s go. Are there any fibers to be tested? There’s always fibers. Meanwhile, Baek-hee, sans button, shakes as she faces her own reflection.
At the hospital, Oh-hyuk tries to contact Sam-dong’s mom, who happens to be out of town. Hye-mi sits in the hallway, shaking as she stares transfixed on her bloodied hands. Jin-gook comes and silently takes her hands and wipes them clean. (Aw, why am I such a sucker for this kid and his white knight bit? Gah.)
She asks, her voice shaking, “He’s not…going to die, is he?” Jin-gook smiles and reassures her that Sam-dong is stupidly strong. Hye-mi starts to cry, as she says it’s all her fault—if she hadn’t taken out the trash…no, if she hadn’t brought Sam-dong up to Seoul…no, if she hadn’t come to Kirin…none of this would have happened. It breaks my heart when people do this very universal thing in the wake of tragedy.
Jin-gook sits down next to her and says that if she keeps going backwards in what-ifs, then none of them should ever have been born. Well that’s just the saddest thing you’ve said, Daddy Complex Boy. Eeesh.
They get word that Sam-dong is fine…except he’s still unconscious. Hye-mi watches over his bedside, holding his hand through the night. In his sleep, Sam-dong remembers the day Hye-mi left for Seoul, and his mother’s request that he sing her a song.
He sang for her, tears falling, his voice faltering, but his mother heard his angelic voice for the first time that day. She had cried, and asked if he wanted to become a singer like his father. He had said no; he was going to Seoul for a different reason. Mom knew right away that this was about Hye-mi: “Does that girl like you?” Sam-dong: “Yeah, I think she does.” Aw, it breaks my heart that he really thought so.
He wakes up, startled to see Hye-mi asleep right next to his pillow. He smiles without realizing the situation, and then it slowly dawns on him that he’s in the hospital because of the flowerpot incident. He says to himself, “Thank goodness…that you’re okay.”
Hye-mi opens her eyes to find that SHE’s in the hospital bed, while Sam-dong sits and watches over her. Ha. She runs over and asks if he’s okay, asking what her name is and how many fingers she’s holding up. Sam-dong laughs, but when he answers all her questions, she grabs him in a hug, crying.
He breaks into a huge grin, as he pats her on the back and tells her that it’s okay. I love that he’s the one who nearly died, but he’s comforting her. So. Cute. Jin-gook sees them from the doorway, and walks away, head down.
At school, Pil-sook gets the call that Sam-dong is on the mend, and Jason comes up to ask her if it’s good news. He gets all up in her personal space to do so, knocking her backwards in shock from the close contact with The Pretty.
He oh-so-gallantly offers a hand to help her stand up, and she swoons in joy, jumping up and down….until she turns around to see him walking away arm-in-arm with Ria. Oh, man. I’m totally having flashbacks to that one boy in high school that every girl loved, and feeling EXACTLY like this. Why is there always a boy like this in high school? Is it like, some law of the jungle or something? Raaaarrrgggh. Don’t! Mess! With her Heart!
At a staff meeting, Principal Shi glosses right over Sam-dong’s accident, calling it a mere safety issue, and Oh-hyuk counters by declaring it an act of terrorism. He’s alone in trumpeting the cause though, and gets shut down by the principal, who doesn’t want a formal investigation to create any more negative press about Kirin.
At the hospital, Hye-mi declares that she’ll find the culprit and make them pay. But Sam-dong tells her not to do anything, since that person is already in a hell of her own making. So wise, country boy.
Baek-hee is doing exactly that, as she cleans off the graffiti in Hye-mi’s locker to assuage her guilt. Jin-gook walks up to her and shows her the button that he recovered at the crime scene. He asks to see her sleeves, but she hides them, saying it wasn’t her.
He pulls her arms up, but the button’s already been replaced, and he wavers as Baek-hee starts to cry. Dude, you are never going to be a good detective if you’re this weak to tears. Better stick to the dancing.
She asks if he can’t just trust her. Even if everyone else thinks it was her, even if no one is on her side, can’t he believe in her? It’s sad how much truth is mixed in with her lies. She’s the classic defense-trigger-hair-poofing-cat, lashing out because she doesn’t believe anyone could ever love her for being her. Jin-gook tells her okay, and to stop crying.
At home, Jin-gook and Sam-dong fight over his stuff being everywhere, and Jin-gook smiles, reassured that he seems fine and back to normal. Minus the giant bandage from his head wound, but normal. Jin-gook tosses Sam-dong’s coat aside, and makes a joke that it must be special if he’s so protective of it—did “Rude-o” buy it for him? Sam-dong gets defensive: “Why is Hye-mi Rude-o? She’s not rude!” Jin-gook: “I never said it was Hye-mi. You must think she’s rude.” Ha.
Sam-dong takes it back, saying that Hye-mi is sweet and that she smiles and laughs all the time. Jin-gook’s antennae go up…she smiles?…all the time?…in front of you? Hehe. Sam-dong is mighty pleased to have a leg up on Jin-gook, and says with pride that he thinks she really likes him.
Not to be outdone, Jin-gook says that she doesn’t smile in front of him…because she’s always crying when she’s with him. Ha. Sam-dong’s eyes get huge: “Wha…she cries? In front of you? Why does she cry in front of you?” It’s Jin-gook’s turn to gloat: “Dunno. She must be…comfortable with me.” These two crack me up.
Sam-dong (shouting by now): “Do you like her?!” Jin-gook feigns disinterest, and Sam-dong reminds him that he can’t change his mind later, as if they’re claiming the last piece of pizza or something.
Sam-dong goes to change, and as he unzips his pants, Jin-gook looks over and sees that he’s wearing…something curious…. Jin-gook: “Is that…MY UNDERWEAR?!”
Pffft! Sam-dong: “Since when is there a your underwear vs. my underwear?”
OH. MY. GOD.
Jin-gook jumps out of bed and tells him to take them off this instant, as he literally chases him around the room to take off his pants. I really, really am Not. Making. This. Up. I know what you’re thinking, but I swear, I’m not having a lucid dream. It’s like Show loves me or something.
He finally gets Sam-dong pinned on the bed and starts to pull his pants off…
AHAHAHA….dying….
Forget Hye-mi. Can these two just end up together, fighting over underwear and bickering off into the sunset?
They get interrupted by Oh-hyuk with some bad news: Sam-dong’s mom found out about his accident and fainted (as all proper kdrama mothers are wont to do). He rushes home to reassure her that he’s fine, and tells her that she was misinformed; he lies that the teacher called to invite her to the showcase, and that nothing happened to him.
She breathes a sigh of relief, and gushes over her son’s transformation into a city boy. She asks if everything’s going well with Hye-mi, and he lies again that Hye-mi is totally smitten with him. Aw.
But when he arrives back in Seoul, Hye-mi is standing at the bus depot, waiting for him. Startled, he asks if she’s here…because she’s worried about him. She pretends not to be, but betrays her worry over Mom and his health. She tells him not to run around anymore, and to stick close by, at home. He trails after her with a smile, promising to stick realclose from now on. Heh.
They have coffee (where Sam-dong does a hilarious impression of Jin-man singing his Park Jin-young song), and Hye-mi’s debt collector happens by. He stops in to congratulate her on winning first place on her monthly exams, and moves to pat her on the head. Sam-dong intervenes, asking who the hell he is, but Hye-mi makes an excuse that he’s a friend of her father’s, and drags him away.
Outside, she tells Sam-dong to stop interfering in her affairs. Hye-mi: “If someone goes to pat my head, let them. If a flowerpot is headed at me, just let it. I’ll take the hit myself. Don’t get involved anymore.”
Sam-dong doesn’t understand why, as he just blindly adores her and wants to protect her. Hye-mi tells him that she already owes him so much…she doesn’t want to owe him anymore. He starts to tell her that she doesn’t owe him anything, but she cuts him off, saying that it’s a burden for her.
Ouch. She’s saying it to protect him, of course, but it’s not unwarranted either, because she’s not in love with him (yet), and just keeps feeling sorry for putting him in harm’s way. He stands there dumbfounded, watching her walk away. Aw, poor puppy! Also, is it wrong that I’m totally smitten right now?
At school, the Misfit Mafia gets excited for the upcoming showcase, and Oh-hyuk eagerly asks them how many tickets they want for their family members. Pil-sook wants two for her parents, Sam-dong one for his mom, but both Hye-mi and Jin-gook say zero.
Over the loudspeaker, Professor Maeng announces that this year’s showcase, which has the purpose of showing off the new crop of talent to scouts from various agencies, (gah, as if high school isn’t enough pressure) has been decided on different criteria. Rather than going strictly by the midterm exam scores, they’ve calculated “other” factors, making the freshman group of five Jason, Ria, Baek-hee, and two others from their class.
The Misfits scoff at the rampant favoritism and rigging to kick them out of the showcase, and Oh-hyuk fumes. Way to knock the wind out of someone sails, when he was just five minutes ago gushing at the first-ever showcase by the university prep class.
They’re not the only ones left in the dust either. Baek-hee’s rival Ah-jung, angry to be passed up yet again, decides needle her with some guilt. She sees Baek-hee go into a changing stall in the girls’ locker room, and she fakes a phone call with a friend, saying loudly that everyone’s talking smack about Baek-hee throwing the flowerpot and not deserving a spot in the showcase.
But it turns out that someone else is in earshot too, as Hye-mi comes out of a stall, calling Ah-jung out for her cheap and obvious tactics. She says loudly that Baek-hee may be lacking, but she’s not capable of dropping the flowerpot.
She opens Baek-hee’s curtain to say it directly to her face: “Because the kind of person who would do that…is a monster.” Oooooh, burn. Baek-hee washes her face, trying to shake off Hye-mi’s comment. She steels herself and decides that Hye-mi’s the one who made her into a monster.
Kyung-jin announces that Jason and Ria will have a separate performance just the two of them. She’s giddy, while he sighs. Could it be…you don’t want to sing duets with anyone other than Pil-sook? Okay, clearly I’m getting ahead of myself.
Speaking of duets, Sam-dong sings a song he wrote in the basement studio, and in walks Hye-mi, singing the other half. How freaking adorable are you? He’s positively glowing as she sings that she’s in love with him…
…only when the song ends, he looks at her, and she turns into Oh-hyuk. Ha. Sam-dong literally shudders. Oh-hyuk marvels at the song, wondering if Sam-dong wrote it himself, while Sam-dong turns away to get his head on straight. He says with heavy sigh, “My dream keeps running away from me. It keeps running away…it’s becoming hard to see. What do I do?”
He broods at the dinner table, and Noona wonders why he’s so out of sorts. They explain that it’s because his mom is coming up to Seoul just to see him perform in the showcase, which is…not so much with the happening anymore.
Hye-mi’s little sister chimes in, wondering why he’s so glum, when all he has to do is put on a fake showcase for his mother’s benefit. They’re all like, whaaa? Oh-hyuk thinks it’s a brilliant idea, saying that they should turn Sam-dong into Cinderella for a day. Jin-gook balks that there are no mice, no pumpkin carriage, no fairy godmother. You sure do know a lot about what’s required to turn someone into a Cinderella. Just sayin’.
Hye-mi asks what they need to do first. Sam-dong looks at her agape. Aw. They sit down to ask him just exactly how much he lied to his mother. Sam-dong: “I just embellished…a little….”
First off, he’s supposed to be the best singer-dancer in the whole school. We watch as Fantasy Sam-dong dances, making all the girls literally fall over, and Jason to come sliding in on his knees, begging to be taught how to be like him. Keh.
Next, he’s the most popular boy in school…. Cue “Almost Paaaaaaradise,” (LOL) as Jin-gook and Fantasy Sam-dong enter the school with god-like backlighting, a la F5. To top it off, Sam-dong adds in voiceover that Jin-gook is his toady, as Fantasy Jin-gook offers to carry his bag and swoons after him. Ha.
Finally, he admits that Hye-mi is supposed to be madly in love with him. Yesung’s “It Had to Be You” swells, as Fantasy Sam-dong gestures at Hye-mi to come closer. Fantasy Hye-mi says in voiceover: “Hye-mi-ya…is what he called me,” as she walks over to him and he hugs her. HAHAHAHA.
Seriously, this show’s meta is pitch-perfect. I die.
The entire household reels at the severity of his lies. Oh-hyuk: “If you didn’t have a head wound, you’d have gotten hit right about now.” Hehe. To everyone’s surprise, Hye-mi still offers to help, prompting an “Omo, are you two dating?” from Noona. But Sam-dong jumps in to explain that she’s just doing it to repay her debt to him.
Jin-gook sighs and then joins in to help, eliciting a smile from Hye-mi. Aw, Misfits Activate!
Pil-sook arrives at school the next day, trembling as she holds a piece of paper in her hand. Jason opens the door for her, and she stops to ask him if his opening the door for her all the time is just his (good) manners. He nods yes as her face falls, and she thanks him meekly. Aw.
She heads to the teachers’ office, where she leaves a notice of withdrawal from Kirin with Professor Maeng. She says that she doesn’t think that she’s going to lose any more weight, or get a chance to perform, so she’s going to look for a new means of living.
Jin-man overhears and yells up a storm at Professor Maeng, blaming her for kicking the loser class out of the showcase, and stomping all over a girl’s dream.
Pil-sook heads outside to clean out her locker (the contents of which includes a pot, HA) and Jason watches her. He takes the lollipop off his locker and walks over to ask if she’s really leaving. He tells her nonchalantly that it’s too bad. “I really wanted to sing a duet with you someday.”
Errrr! You can literally hear the tires screeching in her brain. Stuttering, she asks why. Jason: “Because I like your songs. That day when you sang your audition in that Sushi costume…I was taken with your voice.” Oh swoon.
She actually runs off, practically in the middle of his sentence, to tear up her withdrawal papers. She declares that she’s going to try really, really hard and lose a bunch of weight, and be totally awesome. Aw, how cute is she?
Oh-hyuk calls Jin-man in to help with the fake showcase, which he tells him will take place on the one day that the school will be totally empty—the day of the real one. Gah, I freakin’ love the idea of a Rebel Showcase.
He asks Jin-man to plan the performances, and Jin-man gets swept up in the excitement, only to realize that he swore he wouldn’t help them anymore. But the kids enter and Sam-dong thanks him over and over for helping them. You’re stuck now.
Sam-dong starts bobbing his head around, as he tells Jin-man that he really wants to dance in the showcase. Jin-man: “What…what is that….what are you doing?” Sam-dong: “A wave.” He shakes his head, and then ends up teaching them all how to do a proper wave.
Oh-hyuk gets the debt collector to come and rent out the auditorium for the showcase posing as an agency rep, and then convinces his sister (a reporter) to come and be the press. She refuses, until he shows her footage of Jin-gook taking off his shirt, at which she caves, with a side of drool. Pfft.
Jin-man takes them through dance rehearsals, where Jin-gook gets paired with Hye-mi. Robot Girl doesn’t get it, so Jin-man has to show her, landing all cuddly in Jin-gook’s arms. When they finally do get it right, Sam-dong breaks them up, dissatisfied with all the skinship.
Next it’s his turn to go with Pil-sook, and she worries that he won’t be able to lift her. He assures her that it’ll be fine… *crash*.
At home, Hye-mi, Sam-dong, and Jin-gook mull over stage decorations, and Hye-mi shoots down the boys’ outlandish and costly ideas. They decide on paper confetti and large fans, which she remembers seeing outside of the debt collector’s club.
They sneak in to see if they can nab the fans, only to come across Oh-hyuk discussing payment for renting the auditorium. He says to just add it, with interest, to his existing debt (the house as collateral). Hye-mi confronts Oh-hyuk, demanding to know what he’s talking about.
She finds out that Oh-hyuk took care of her original debt by putting up the deed to his house. She reels, not understanding why he’d do such a thing. She says with tears in her eyes that this isn’t right…he’s the bad guy… She runs off, and Jin-gook follows after her.
Sam-dong looks over at Oh-hyuk, shocked that it wasn’t free to rent the school auditorium. Why is he going into debt for a fake showcase? Can’t they just not do it and be done with it? But Oh-hyuk assures him that this isn’t for him; he just really wanted to see the kids perform, and simply paid for a really expensive seat to the show. Aw.
He repeats Sam-dong’s worry that his dream keeps running away from him, and says that it’s time to take a good look, so they can chase after it. Sam-dong is moved to tears.
Jin-gook chases after Hye-mi, catching up to her in the middle of a crosswalk just in time before she gets pancaked by traffic. Oy, kdramas and the Zombie Traffic Walk. She looks up at him, a tear streaming down her face, as she repeats that Oh-hyuk is supposed to be the bad guy.
Hye-mi: “He’s my dad’s worst enemy. But every time he acts like this, I begin to question my dad.” Jin-gook just silently holds her as she cries. So pretty, this drama.
At the bus stop, she tells him about her mother running out on them to live with Oh-hyuk, and how confusing it is for her when he’s kind to her. She expects him not to understand, but Jin-gooks says he gets it—it’s a feeling he’s familiar with.
He wonders if they’ll ever get to debut, and he tells her that if there ever comes a day, he wants to stand up on that stage with her. She smiles and says that they’ll debut, and she’ll stand up there with him.
They arrive in front of the house, just as Jin-gook’s father gets out of his car. He tells her to go inside without him, and walks up. He asks Dad what brings him here, and Dad crumples the Kirin showcase announcement in his hand. He slaps Jin-gook in the face without a word.
Hye-mi gasps, and Jin-gook puts his hand to his stinging face, and then stands upright, steeling himself for a showdown with Dad.
COMMENTS
Not quite as awesome as the last episode (what could beat the awesome that was the Misfit Mafia doing SNSD?) but this drama is totally rockin’ my boat, with the crazy hilarious moments of drama meta (parodies actually done right) and the real-life meta. (Who knew you were so funny, Park Jin-young?) Seriously, I just about died when he was showing Jin-gook how to dance. Taecyeon’s face totally broke character, but it was so funny that I didn’t care.
I’m so digging this little drama that could, because although it’s flawed and sometimes the acting leaves a lot to be desired…it has so much heart, and it’s not too cool for school. I love the spirit of the misfit class struggling to make their dreams come true, and I find myself literally shouting at the screen, “YES!” or “NO!” like a fool.
What can I say? High school is serious stuff.
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Tags: Dream High, featured, Ham Eun-jung, IU, Jang Woo-young, Kim Soo-hyun, Suzy, Taecyeon
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51 Kim
January 19, 2011 at 12:35 AM
I'm so confused. Has the main pairing been established yet? I'm really rooting for Sam Dong but it seems that that is not the case.
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POGA
January 19, 2011 at 1:13 AM
It hasn't been...established, established.
But in the promo pics, you see Jin-gook with Baek-hee a lot, and never Sam-dong with anyone but Hye-mi. So I have a feeling it's a love triangle with the three that gets intense (right now it seems Jin-gook and Hye-mi liking each other, but that probably soon changes) where Sam-dong wins out..
I'm actually really rooting for Jin-gook (lol, opposite here), but photos and how dramas go (the old friend/protective memories of past)....Jin-gook going to lose out and break my heart, and somehow move to Baek-hee (...which, you know, Jin-gook, if you can't have Hye-mi, I'm always free....) while Sam-dong and Hye-mi ride off into the happy sunset.
...but Show, break the bro-mance and mis-fit bond, and I will have words.
(Taec, stop making me fall in love with Jin-gook more. Seriously. Not good for my Hottest heart).
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Meh
January 19, 2011 at 10:06 PM
If I'm not mistaken, in one of the interviews with the 6 leads (the students), the interviewer asked them who pairs up with who, and this was the cast's reply:
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Pil-sook and Jason
Sam Dong likes Hye Mi, but Hye Mi likes Jin Guk.
Baek Hee likes Jin Guk, but Jin Guk likes Hye Mi.
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So altho they didn't give a definite answer with regards to the main pairing, since Hye Mi and Jin Guk both like each other I'm assuming they'll end up together? I hope so. Even tho I like Sam Dong too, I feel Hye Mi & Jin Guk have so much more chemistry and history together. The show seems to be setting them up as the leads.
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jeanne1123
January 23, 2011 at 5:28 PM
that would be sooo awesome!!! thanks for that. it's great news if it'll come true.
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52 djeedjes
January 19, 2011 at 12:40 AM
as 2PM and Miss A's fan, I read, watch a lot of news, tweets about DH, and they never fail to amuse me, and keep my excitement high.
For example, this morning, JYP tweeted : "Next 5 days without Dream High, miss me?" and I was laughing out loud reading it. JYP, I want to know what kind of boss he really is! :D
I'm so happy that DH is getting better, and I'm so relieved that I was keeping my expectation low but get a really good surprise with the progress.
And all the meta things! Oh, I guess K-pop fans will get the jokes better! HA.
I wonder if they are still making the script along the way, so they probably haven't decide the ending and who's K...
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53 Jenny
January 19, 2011 at 2:03 AM
I know she's becoming a bitch but still i love Ham Eun Jung. She is good among all the rest! Eun Junga fighting!
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54 lucertola
January 19, 2011 at 2:29 AM
Thank you so much for recaping!! I was worried no one would like this drama 'Fame' style.
I'm laughing so much while watching it. I'm also happy they've finally put some real bromance/slash references scene. surprisingly it happens a lot in the recent kdrama. Maybe SKKS's Gullim couple award helped in some way ^_~
(for everyone that likes to create SLASH fanvid, fanfic, fanart, etc., I'm posting this link: http://community.livejournal.com/kdrama_slash/ )
Another thing
"Oh, man. I’m totally having flashbacks to that one boy in high school .. Raaaarrrgggh. Don’t! Mess! With her Heart! "
I'm sorry, but I can understand Jason way of doing better, than all girls overreaction in this drama. He is just being polite. Everyones know that he lived abroad, so there obviously are some differences.
Rather than let the girl being bulled, he takes her uniform; rather than closing the doors at girls face, he holds them for her; and rather than just let PS on the floor, he extends his hand... ^_~
Thanks again for recapping. You made my day ^v^
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55 Unnursvana
January 19, 2011 at 2:40 AM
this is by far the best episode... they just get better and better. I love this drama so much.
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56 monique
January 19, 2011 at 3:05 AM
i am on team Hye-mi and Jin-goo this drama better not better not take the piss
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jeanne1123
January 23, 2011 at 5:32 PM
same here.
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57 fatraspberry
January 19, 2011 at 3:07 AM
GAWH this drama is getting better every week!!!!! love this ep.. the bromance, especially!! XD but i dont know who hyemi will end up with...i wonder who....
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58 Stephanie
January 19, 2011 at 3:11 AM
You make it sound so much funnier (other than the chasing around the room to undress the other person part)
I think I'd read your comments rather than watch the show.
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59 Htagged
January 19, 2011 at 4:03 AM
Kyaaaaa! I can't wait to watch this. Bromance ftw.
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60 Lisa Purba
January 19, 2011 at 4:35 AM
Okay now I'm jumping to the wagon! Buzz up!
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61 aisling
January 19, 2011 at 4:50 AM
I wasnt expecting much from Dream High, but so far it proved me wrong. I really enjoy this drama!
No one has ever captivate me like Song Sam Dong. Ive been smitten by Kim Soo Hyun performance from the first moment...
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62 mangowango
January 19, 2011 at 4:57 AM
"Oh, man. I’m totally having flashbacks to that one boy in high school that every girl loved, and feeling EXACTLY like this. Why is there always a boy like this in high school? Is it like, some law of the jungle or something? Raaaarrrgggh. Don’t! Mess! With her Heart!"
HAHHAHA oh my gosh, exactly my sentiments!! but everytime jason does things like that and how IU swoons - it SO reminded me of my high school days and there was indeed that one boy every girl loved. :P which sort of included me, and he did such sweet things seriously! AHH. LOVING WOOYOUNG-IU. and totally agree, dream high just got awesome! :D thanks for the recap girlfriday :)
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63 wits
January 19, 2011 at 6:51 AM
Hi girlfriday!! By now, I can recognize your signature. I knew right away it was you who wrote the piece, without reading your byline. You. are. so. funny!! And am loving DH more because your excitement is contagious. Thank you much!!!!
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64 cathy
January 19, 2011 at 7:01 AM
Thanks for recaps and comments , for this drama , i watched 1 epi and found it boring so i quit since then . I wait untill it ends and review your comments again and see if i should watch this drama .
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65 Pru
January 19, 2011 at 7:30 AM
girlfriday asks the important question: "I’m totally having flashbacks to that one boy in high school that every girl loved, and feeling EXACTLY like this. Why is there always a boy like this in high school?"
My question is "WHY WEREN'T THERE BOYS LIKE THIS AT MY HIGHSCHOOL??!!!!" I'd take any of the three. Really. That's how much I'm lovin' these boys. Yup, all three. Hello, SD, JG, Jason! Of course, in the non-illegal sense. I been out of highschool for eons, but am embarrassingly loving the miracle of kdrama that occurred over the last 2 eps.
I laughed out loud more times in this ep than in a long time: Brokeback Highschool, SD and JG's Happy Hye-mi vs. Sad Hye-mi, anything with SD and JG, JYP's dance lesson, SD telling PS to have faith in him in the dance rehearsal and then the inevitable crash, and the drama parodies, oh the perfect pitch parodies. All jam-packed into one episode?! Felt like the luckiest girl in the world, aside for Hye-mi whose shoes I would die to be in as the object of SD and JG's affections minus the whole my dad's a mess, my mom ran out on me and my sis, got a debt collector on my ass, and oh yeah I'm in the crosshairs of a teacher-sanctioned, murder-attempting ex-friend. Those parts I could do without.
I was sad and surprised at how fast the episode seemed to fly by. I could have easily sat through several more hours of this sweet hilarity which was so well-paced. My heart cringes a bit right now for the eventual and imminent major heartache it will endure when Hye Mi finally chooses between the two, totally deserving boys. I have a feeling that the "loser" in love will end up being the "K" superstar so it won't be a total wah-wah for him. But still, I want there to be happy love endings for both.
I am again surprised at how much I'm loving Mr. 2PM and his chivalrous ways. He totally caught me by surprise in Cinderella's Sister even alongside the always swoontastic Chun Jung-myung as his not-really rival rival. How could I not fall in love with his dancing monkey routine with his younger self? Eun-jo, you lucky girl.
Totally digging My Princess too right now. I'm so pleasantly surprised that both MP and DH have not sucked and are the opposite of sucky. Yes, I had low expectations for both. I was won over immediately by MP while DH totally got me hooked this past week with these fabulous 2 eps. So glad I hung in there (like I really need to pat myself on the back for indulging in my drama watching habit).
I'm predicting that DH will emerge the winner for me since I'm loving all the characters and their relationships. (A little less interested in pyscho Baek-hee at this point. Boy she better not mess with Mr. 2PM's head and heart. I might go flower pot crazy on her.) I think the number of characters will help keep my interest piqued since I'm becoming invested in all of them (can't wait for more of PS and Jason). I'm even liking JYP even though he looks like a cartoon character to me every time he's on screen. But boy, he's just really oozing charisma. Can see that the Rain apple doesn't fall far from the JYP tree. Whereas, in My Princess I'm only digging the Princess, Mr. Hand Towel and the Professor. That's a whole lot pressure on that dynamic across 12 more eps. Easier to muck up without uber capable writers and director. Regardless, I'm lovin' it all at this point!!! Thank you, kdrama gods and thank you jb and gf!
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66 Vendetta
January 19, 2011 at 8:02 AM
OH MY GOD HOT HOT HOT HOT HOT!!
PLZ MORE FANSERVICE! MOARRRR JIN GOOK AND SAM DOG HOTNESS<3
I love dream high XD (totally on Hye mi's side from the start)
Dream high needs a gay couple in it, it would be so nice to see how boy love works out in high schoo....l~~eeep!
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67 Eugy
January 19, 2011 at 8:14 AM
This show is so much fun! Perfect for KPop fans!
Have you guys seen this performance of 2PM and Wondergirls? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L5cMpuz2NA
The choreography for the dance that the Misfits are trying to do looks very similar. :) So fun!
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Unnursvana
January 19, 2011 at 3:39 PM
I noticed that too.... like the move that Teac does with Sunmi there is very similar to the one that Teac and Suzy are doing.
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68 porninja
January 19, 2011 at 9:05 AM
Pil-sook is honestly the most adorable human being ever. When Jason opened the door for her, and she nodded and went "thank you". She was so so cute. I love her speaking voice.
I am completely in love with this show. I love all the characters. I actually really really like Hye Mi. I can't put my finger on why. But I really do. Although I wouldn't be opposed to a Jin-gook/Hye-mi love storyline, I have a bit of a soft spot for Sam Dong so I do hope he gets her in the end.
Wooyoung's acting is also surprisingly decent. Or passable at least. Except for of course his lines in English. Other than that, totally believable. I quite like him as a minor character too.
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69 Mac B.
January 19, 2011 at 9:07 AM
So I was originally not planning on watching this drama because the first few episodes seemed so-so to me...but after reading this recap, it's definitely going on my need-to-watch list! A Cinderella's Sister parody???? Sign me up!!!!
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70 sylde
January 19, 2011 at 9:09 AM
I'm so much on Jin Gook's side, Sam Dong is just a nice side dish :D seriously though, if he ends up with the evil witch-hee, then I'll have to quit The Show. Now. Freaking. Way. Sam Dong and his whole country boy...shall we say "flair"? just not my thing.
also, I nearly choked to death on my dinner when paaaaaaaaradise started playing- my roommate must think I've gone mad... :/
love your recaps! they're like a drug <3
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71 Summerly
January 19, 2011 at 9:16 AM
Was wondering why the dance that JYP was trying to teach them was so familiar. (the solo one that's got them on their haunches, with an arm out.) Just realised that it's from JYP's old hit "Kiss". Plus the other JYPE references that many others have worked out (the WonderGirls poster, plugging 2AM's song...) Way to work publicity for your agency- nit that I don't enjoy it!
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Summerly
January 19, 2011 at 9:18 AM
*not
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72 sleipnir
January 19, 2011 at 10:27 AM
Is it just the clip i watched,
Or this ep didnt have a preview for Episode 7???
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73 megan
January 19, 2011 at 11:40 AM
anybody else rooting for some more bromance scenes between Jinguk and Samdong?
Their scene in their bedroom killed me. You should totally check out the begind the scenes videos.
Soohyun and Taec are like soulmates. both of them are totally dorks..lmao <3
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megan
January 19, 2011 at 11:41 AM
*behind
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74 Sin
January 19, 2011 at 3:29 PM
WHY SO AWESOME, SHOW?!
I laughed so hard this episode that I think I'm losing my voice a little. THE PANTS. THE PARODIES. THE SQUEE MOMENTS. ADSLJHALKSJD.
There are very few dramas I actually feel the need to re-watch, no matter how much I love them. AND THIS ONE... was not one I ever expected to put on repeat. I don't know what it is about it, but I've been re-watching immediately, which I don't think I've ever done before with any drama. It's pure crack. Superfantasticawesomelyhappyfuntimecrack. Mmmm.
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75 sungirl
January 19, 2011 at 4:51 PM
I just love all the meta. I just recognized more meta from High Kick Through the Roof (Shin Se Kyung and Seo Shin Ae living outside in cardboard boxes was parodied in an earlier episode). Love this show!!
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76 myweithisway
January 19, 2011 at 4:53 PM
You know the part where Sam Dong picks up his jacket after Jin Gook threw it on the floor and starts freaking out because the jacket is so precious...just imagine if it had been a certain sparkly tracksuit ^^
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kc
January 19, 2011 at 5:36 PM
not the sparkly tracksuit again...
I, for one, is certain that that is the sole probable reason why secret garden cease to be totally left in the dusty shadows of the unknown. CHHH. Sucky dramas suck
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77 autumnscribbles
January 19, 2011 at 5:46 PM
I was already lol-ing at Fantasy Samdong's dancing sequence, but i totally lost it when "Almost Paaaaaaradiiise"came on... then literally keeling over at the CU parody. oh bless Samdong and his wild imaginations.
OMG. Jingook trying to take his underwear off Samdong has got to be the kinkiest thing i've seen in recent k-drama history. ROFL. man, i love the fanservice they are dishing out on us.
Oh-hyuk was awesome in this episode, i love how he is beginning to break free from his shell of cowardice; finally taking a stand for the kids and for himself. so wonderful, so swoon-worthy.
"Oy, kdramas and the Zombie Traffic Walk."--gah! this should be abolished forever from the kdrama universe. i cannot see the symbolic significance of crying and angst-ing in the middle of the road, why do they keep putting them in dramas...why???
thanks for the recap.
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78 jomo143
January 19, 2011 at 7:02 PM
Thanks for the recaps, and for the LOVE you are showering. It is contagious.
Finally caught up a few minutes ago to Ep 6.
The first few hours of the story really dragged for me, too. But once all the characters were established and frozen-smile Bae Yong-Joon left town, I started to believe.
There really needs to be more performances from these stars, not just glimpses, and the limp-synching needs to improve big time. I don't blame the performers, but the production team. I understand they are under a tight schedule, but, come on. HM's mouth wasn't even singing the same words we heard at one point.
I'm putting my money on the Hye-mi/Jin-Gook pairing.
He is as strong as she is, and they seem to bring out the best in each other - they share a painful past, even if it were only a moment.
I know Sam Dong believes in her, but I only get "What a cute puppy!" interest off of Hye-Mi for him.
They are not in love yet, but the trust is growing between them. The HB song she sang him brought tears to my eyes, while I was at work, much to my own surprise. I have to admit it was the child version of HM that was the most moving, but the fact that JG remembered her that way, despite her abrasive and cold older demeanor, touched me.
The shot of him holding her in the Zombie walk zone was the one that decided it for me. Very Oppa for me.
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79 Sae-byuk
January 19, 2011 at 7:30 PM
Another hilarious and heartwarming episode. I was laughing the whole episode (except for when I was crying), and then I read the recap and laughed at everything all over again. The pacing is perfect; I don't lose interest for a second, and I keep wanting to rewind and rewatch the scenes.
I wanted Jin-gook to be with Hye-mi, but I will be interested to see how they flip the script and turn up the chemistry between Sam-dong and Hye-mi if they will indeed end up together. Right now, Sam-dong is adorkable, but the chemistry with Jin-gook feels stronger and more mature, so that pairing just seems more natural and believable to me. But it would be so easy for her to pick Jin-gook; he's who the audience would expect her to pick, and heck, he's who I would instinctively pick, too. Yet that doesn't mean he's the right guy for her, and it'll be far more interesting if she falls for Sam-dong instead. She could very well fall for Jin-gook first but eventually switch over to Sam-dong. I smell lots of drama a-brewing.
Or...maybe there will be no couples left at the end, just broken hearts mended by budding dreams. Isn't that how high school usually goes anyway? ;)
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80 kcomments
January 19, 2011 at 8:16 PM
Sam Dong, ruffles your feathers and gets the girl! Hear me?
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81 Miyoung
January 19, 2011 at 8:16 PM
The first thing I thought when I watched the undressing-of-the-pants part was, "OH GIRLFRIDAY IS GOING TO LOVE THISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS." But truth, I loved it just as much.
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82 Auntiemame
January 19, 2011 at 8:46 PM
The parody scenes had me rolling on the floor laughing. It was funny enough with the BOF's "Paradise". But, I really lose control when they did the parody of "Cinderella's Sister".
I am enjoining this drama. I hope it doesn't take a dive on us.
Thank you so much for the recap, which is a 'showcase' in itself. hahaha
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83 random
January 19, 2011 at 9:02 PM
I watched this drama because of i heard kim soo hyun would be the main lead. But after watching this drama it feels like everything is about Jin gook...anyone agree with me?
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84 bgr
January 19, 2011 at 9:45 PM
Really like the 1st pic posted before the recap - the graffiti angel wings.
It looks as if HE is an angel.
Just like that episode of Lee Seunggi's in 2days 1night.
i heart LSG. :)
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85 jubilantia
January 19, 2011 at 10:07 PM
Yeah, I'm hooked on this show somethin' serious. Also: Kim Seo Hyun/ Song Sam Dong = this season's Yoo Ah In/ Moon Jae Shin, y/y/y?
How many times did I die from the hilarity in this episode? So, so many.
Lots of these scenes remind me of that parody one in You're Beautiful where the manager was imagining the scenario involving the tazer. Like that situation, I want to see the backstage stuff for the Super Humpy Pants Removal Attempt ("Dude, why're these so tight?! They're not coming off!") and the Dance Class.
Also, how much do I love the gender role reversals? As in, Hye Mi is the one giving Sam Dong the makeover, and feeling protective of his innocence.
And last but not least- Pil Sook and Jason FOR. EVER.
...minus the gratuitous English, pretty please.
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86 arz khunlie
January 19, 2011 at 10:52 PM
can i knw waht is the song that sosng sam dong sung in this episode.? please
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arz khunlie
January 19, 2011 at 10:54 PM
* can i know what song that song sam dong sung in this episode with go hye me..?
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random
January 24, 2011 at 9:53 PM
Its called maybe..you can find it on youtube
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87 Lady Seoul
January 20, 2011 at 2:00 AM
Oh! Pil-sook&Jason, the interacton of these two keeps me hooked to DH! Nice recap GF! <333
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88 rayyanc
January 20, 2011 at 6:37 AM
Question...Why was Prof. Maeng so upset when Pil-Sook went to quit initially? I was kind of surprised at that cause she didn't seem like one to root for the underdog or whatever...also did anyone notice the look that Baek-Hee's teacher (cannot recall her name for the life of me) gave to Oh-Hyuk after his outburst for them not doing anything to find the culprit....methinks that she will start to warm up to him...seems like the impending mutiny (done by the teachers) is in the works
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89 Samz
January 20, 2011 at 11:48 AM
SAM DONG HAS TO BE WITH HYE MI!!! PLEAAASE. You can't always be stuck in the pass, it's a childhood memory that was one time when they met, they share no other memories together. So move on and go get sam dong hye mi!!!
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90 Samz
January 20, 2011 at 11:48 AM
Hye mi & Sam dong. Love love love !!
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91 essbee
January 20, 2011 at 2:30 PM
The references to Boys Over Flower & Cinderella's Sister were really unexpected, but funny... keke~~
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92 gumiho lover
January 20, 2011 at 4:02 PM
I have a couple of questions...
Do you think there will be a mini love story between Kyung jin teacher (cold dancing teacher, daughter of evil director) and Kang oh hyuk teacher? (nerdy teacher)
i get that kind of vibe off them...
also, do you think that baek hee and jin gook will actually end up together, or do you think that baek hee just ends up with no one? (like i hope)
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sleipnir
January 21, 2011 at 6:02 AM
well, she IS smiling on the promo pics, opposite Kang.
that's sort of special.
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93 Lisa
January 20, 2011 at 4:30 PM
Here's a link to a clip of the making of Sam Dong's fantasy dance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha8rLc_kUcg
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94 girlatsea
January 20, 2011 at 9:37 PM
I don't know how many times I almost died of laughter during this episode. This drama is pure WIN. It's hitting all the right spots. Sam-dong and Hye-mi's hug near the beginning, the Jin-gook shirtless Noona scene, the BOF and CS parodies... GAH just everything.
It's absolutely killing me that I can't tell who Hye-mi's going to end up with. I'd hate to see my little Sam-dong's heart broken to pieces. So, please Show I beg of you. If Sam-dong doesn't end up with Hye-mi he must at least be K.
Between this one and My Princess, I'll finally be able to survive the week. And the semester.
And now, thanks to the Cinderella's Sister parody, I just had to listen to the entirety of Yesung's "It Had to Be You" (since it's been quite a while since I last heard it.) Now, I can't seem to fall asleep because I'm listening to all of the Cinderella's Sister OST. You know, despite the drama being Tear-fest '10, it had one of the prettiest OSTs in kdrama history.
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95 Rovi
January 21, 2011 at 3:23 AM
Is it just me, or does Maeng <seonsaeng-nim resemble Wang Coordi???
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96 arz khunlie
January 21, 2011 at 8:56 AM
hai..i just wanna share with u guys what i've read somewhere..i think this might help u guys finding which couple will be ending up together in this lovely drama..lol
"Okay, I’ve watched the kids’ interview at the DH press conference, where it became very clear where the lovelines are for this drama, unless the kids lied or they are only revealing what they know about the plot written up to the point of the press conference a few weeks ago.
When asked who likes whom in the drama, the lead actors all stated: Pil Sook and Jason have a mutual love line. Sam Dong likes Hye Mi. And Baek Hee and Hye Mi likes Jin Gook. No mention of who Jin Gook likes, but since its about as obvious as a full moon on a cloudless night, then the main love line is clearly Hye Mi-Jin Gook. That is not to say that Hye Mi will end up with Jin Gook – it simply means that the central OTP of this drama is this couple.
Based on the preview, I’m more inclined to believe that Hye Mi is upset primarily/only with Jin Gook’s decision to leave Kirin and study abroad, especially since he promised to debut with her. My gut tells me that Hye Mi is beginning to feel the stirrings of something for Jin Gook, but its not so full-blown that she’d be stunned with his decision to not like her anymore
Right now, the kids all need friends and people who believe in them more than they need romantic entanglements and relationships. Much as I adore Sam Dong, Jin Gook and Hye Mi are currently the more compelling leg of the triangle. Anything can change, and I am dying for episode 7 next week."
yhat's all..enjoy..:)
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97 Joanie
January 21, 2011 at 6:51 PM
Oh i so want Sam dong and hye mi to be together! This guy is such a cutie~~ ( i shoudnt want them to be tigether this much because im almost sure that she' ll with jin guk but i still can dream XD
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98 brian
January 21, 2011 at 9:31 PM
GF --
I usually write a lot of different subjects agreeing or disagreeing with an article, and or criticizing it. Instead I just have to say I agree with most everything you write, and your writing is very entertaining! I love reading your recaps -- of course I love watching Dream High too! Keep em up!
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99 R
January 22, 2011 at 7:59 AM
Thank you GirlFriday for your recaps, and for your comments, which I agree on wholeheartedly.
If it were up to me, you would have won the "battle" already, and with a wide margin. :)
This drama is really capturing my interest. I'm not a schoolgirl anymore, nor have I ever dreamt of entering the entertaining business, but I find myself rooting for these characters, their frienship forming, their performances, their growing up.
The acting might not be stellar, but the actors are young and I think they are putting a lot of heart in their respective characters. There's so much room for development in their stories it makes me very eager to watch what will happen next.
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100 binky
January 22, 2011 at 10:21 AM
LOL the underwear part reminds me of f.t island's seunghyun and hongki. they had an altercation bcos seunghyun wore hongki's underwear and hongki insisted that he take them off on the spot...hehehe =P
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