City Hunter: Episode 19

761 July 27, 2011January 24, 2016

by girlfriday

Not like you didn’t own me before, Show, but this finale-lead-in? Kicks so much ass. I honestly didn’t think City Hunter was going to go out as strong as it came in, but I’m happy to be wrong. So giddy. I knew my love was not for naught.

EPISODE 19 RECAP

Young-ju manages to stop the City Hunter and then pulls a gun on him. Yeah that lasts about two seconds, as Yoon-sung swipes the gun and turns it right around on him. But the prosecutor doesn’t even flinch as he inches forward, head to barrel. Damn, it looks like Young-ju’s the one with the balls of steel.

He uses this one chance to unmask the City Hunter…

…and he finally gets his confirmation, as Yoon-sung stands there looking back at him, gun still trained at Young-ju’s head. Yoon-sung: “Are you satisfied now?”

Sirens wail as the SWAT team descends on them quickly. Young-ju has seconds to decide the City Hunter’s fate… Young-ju: “Go.”

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Epic swoon.

I cannot believe how long I’ve been waiting for this moment. Bromance for the win! They both act the part and Yoon-sung manages to get away, swiftly shedding his jacket and mask to walk by the SWAT team unnoticed.

Target No. 4 Chun Jae-man sits literally with his hands tied, waiting for questioning at the prosecutor’s office, but someone he recognizes comes in to rescue him. Oooooh, I wonder who it is? It’s not McCreepy because he’s presumably still tied up in Yoon-sung’s basement.

Young-ju comes back to find Chun already gone, and figures that he must’ve gotten help, and from someone on the inside as well. Ruh-roh. Dirty prosecutor maybe? Poor Young-ju. Guy can’t catch a break.

Meanwhile Ajusshi keeps his hostage McCreepy company, reading to him from a self-help book entitled I Am Precious to Me. HA. He’s trying to rehabilitate the guy? That cracks me up. He keeps waving a cane at him too, probably because it makes him feel more in control (mimicking Dad maybe?) but I have a feeling that stick is going to end up in Creepy’s hands.

Yoon-sung comes home and tells him that Young-ju made him, and Ajusshi freaks out. He rattles off a list of things to do – get a plane ticket, send Yoon-sung abroad, then gather Nana and Mom and meet him…

Yoon-sung tells him that it’s okay, but there’s no calming Ajusshi down when it might mean he’ll be separated from Yoon-sung. But he assures him that Young-ju won’t be coming for him. Ajusshi doesn’t understand—he’s been running all over town on a witch hunt because of what he did to his father.

Yoon-sung: “He let me go.” Ajusshi: “Wha~ He let you go? He saw your face and he let you go? Really? Really really?” He smiles. Is that an I-love-Young-ju smile? Is it a my-BFF-Young-ju-and-I-will-fight-crime-together-forever-and-ever smile?

News breaks of Chun’s delivery via City Hunter and his subsequent escape. Nana worries all day as she watches the news and then looks longingly at her photo with Yoon-sung in a new frame.

He sits at home and does the same, his still in the broken frame. They each pick up their phones to call the other… and then put them back down. Nana: “He’ll come back. Soon.” Yoon-sung: “I’ll stay alive and return to you.”

Young-ju gets his ass chewed out by his boss for losing Chun Jae-man, and then totally lies that he didn’t get a good look at the City Hunter’s face because he was busy getting his gun stolen. Wow, you’re even sacrificing your pride? I love this.

Yoon-sung comes to find him.

Yoon-sung: Why did you let me go?
Young-ju: Why do you think I did? As Kim Jong-shik’s son Kim Young-ju, I should have thrown you in jail immediately. But when I thought about it, the things that the law couldn’t get done, the City Hunter could. I didn’t have the right to catch you. Because you won the law.
Yoon-sung: Just like Kim Young-ju. Naïve and humorless. Kim Young-ju, the next time this happens, don’t be messy, and do what you need to do as a prosecutor.
Young-ju: And you? Why are you keeping me alive?
Yoon-sung: The same reason as you.

Yes! Because he can do what you can’t, and vice versa, inside and outside of the law! I love that Young-ju remains humorless and that Yoon-sung keeps his distance (No matter how much I’d love to see them be all, Wonder Twins, Activate! that would be out of character for both).

What intrigues me is that Young-ju still resents Yoon-sung for his father’s near-death, but his debilitating objective nature wins out. Logic wins over his heart, which makes for SUCH an interesting character, and the perfect foil for Yoon-sung.

Yoon-sung complains that it looks like he’s going to have to pull an all-nighter because someone lost Chun Jae-man. Young-ju asks about 1983 and the top-secret record book, and Yoon-sung just tells him to figure it out for himself. Or yunno, you could pull an all-nighter together. Mm?

Chun Jae-man calls looking for the City Hunter, presumably on McCreepy’s phone. He offers a trade: the super-secret book if the City Hunter stops dogging him. Yoon-sung turns him down cold.

This whole exchange goes down with McCreepy by his side in the basement, and he offers up what he knows – that there’s no way Chun destroyed the book, because he was intent on finding a good hiding place for it, and that he can guess where he’s going next.

He asks Yoon-sung to finish off Chun properly if he gives him the information. Yoon-sung promises, though I’m thinking these two have a very different idea of “finish off.” Creepy tells him that after every recent visit with President Choi, Chun was obsessed with finding a woman, who he claimed was his hidden card…

Her name is Lee. Kyung. Hee.

Yoon-sung’s eyes widen, as he repeats the name in shock. Eeep! So excited at his first big hint that Mom is a bigger part of this whole conspiracy.

He calls Sang-gook, who tells him that he thinks Jin-pyo didn’t show him the secret book on purpose. He recounts Dad’s words that he’d rather have it destroyed than land in Yoon-sung’s hands.

Young-ju’s team starts burrowing through all of Chun Jae-man’s files, confiscated from his office. He comes across something old called “Sunflower,” and finds a painting marked with a signature – a different name for the same flower.

And then in that file, he finds a hospital record for Lee Kyung-hee, from her OB-GYN. Oh, this is getting so good! Is it wrong if I want Young-ju to find out first?

Then we see someone painting the exact same painting in the present… it’s President Choi. He marks it with the same seal, which Nana sees as she stands guard. He completes it and decides he should put it up on his blog. No! Don’t do that! Wait… do I want him to do that? Argh, I don’t know!

Chun Jae-man calls the president to ask for his help getting out of the country. President Choi refuses and tells him to surrender, but of course Chun plays his final hand – he threatens to tell the world about his extramarital affair with Lee Kyung-hee, and their child.

His reaction makes me wonder if he actually doesn’t know that his child survived. Was he maybe told that she had an abortion even though she refused to? Did he assume that the child she was speaking of was Mu-yeol’s son, after the fact?

He calls Nana back into his office and asks about the woman who gave her the handkerchief. He says that he thinks she might be someone he owes a great debt to, and asks where he can find her.

She hesitates, knowing that she’s not supposed to tell anyone about Mom’s whereabouts. So President Choi takes out his own handkerchief, identical to hers. “Will you still not tell me?”

Yoon-sung goes to see Mom in the hospital and starts to ask about her involvement, but ends up letting it go. She happily notes that he’s carrying the handkerchief she gave him, and she tells him that it’s a gift she gives to people she likes.

He asks very innocently if she also gave one to Dad, and she awkwardly says “Yes…” And then she stops him to ask, “Maybe, just maybe, if your father were still alive, that would be a good thing for you, wouldn’t it?”

Yeah, that’s a big fat maybe, is what.

He just dismisses it as wistful talk and outside, he wonders why Chun Jae-man was looking for her. Why can’t you just ask her? Aaaargh.

He decides to track down another source, the woman that Ajusshi found when he looked for Mom the first time. They worked together way back when, and Yoon-sung pays her to find out what she knows.

She tells him that Kyung-hee had a hard life, struggling to pay for her father’s hospital bills, and then she got pregnant with one man’s child and then another man married her, knowing all that.

He stumbles out in a daze, knowing now for certain that his father isn’t his father. Man, that’s twice already: one, Jin-pyo, not the daddy, two, Mu-yeol, not the daddy. Just then, Nana calls to tell him about the sunflower handkerchief – the president has one just like theirs, and he’s looking for Mom. She didn’t tell him where to find her, and Yoon-sung tells her to keep it that way.

He thinks back to the beans (his habit of picking beans out of rice, which President Choi and Da-hae both do), the very thing that clinched it for us as viewers, only he’s now catching up to all the arrows pointing toward the president.

Thankfully, he goes right away to ask Mom directly. Oh Drama, I love you so.

He tells her that he’s not upset at her, but he’s found out the truth about his real father. She confirms it, and also the key fact that President Choi doesn’t even know that she was ever pregnant with his child.

She tells him that he already had a family when she became pregnant, and when Chun Jae-man found out, he threatened her to protect Choi Eun-chan’s future.

She asks if he’s disappointed to find out what kind of woman she was, and he just hugs her tenderly, “I’m not disappointed. I’m not resentful. I’m just grateful that you’re alive.” She cries in his arms.

And then trembling, he asks if the father who raised him knew all this. Mom: “Jin-pyo-sshi? Yes. He knew.” Ack!

Oh no. THIS. This right here is the betrayal that stings the most. The look in his eyes! The fact that the president is his father doesn’t matter half as much as the father he loves, the one who raised him, keeping him in the dark all this time. Heart. Breaaaaaaaaak.

What kills me is that this is the moment when he realizes that Dad really only considers him a weapon for revenge, and doesn’t love him as a son. I’d venture to say that somewhere in the deep dark recesses of his used-to-be-a-heart, Jin-pyo does love him, but now Yoon-sung will never believe it.

He comes to see Dad to tell him that he knows everything. Dad says nothing, but he flinches when Yoon-sung says Choi Eun-chan’s name. He slams the bullet necklace down on the table. “I will find out everything. And you’ll pay the price for twisting my life.”

Waaaah, are you breaking up with Daddy? He turns to walk out, and Jin-pyo clutches the only thing he has left — Mu-yeol’s bullet.

Yoon-sung sits in the Blue House parking lot, lost in thought, and Ki-joon pulls up next to him after showing off his new car to Nana and Eun-ah. It’s so adorably transparent why he bought the same car as Yoon-sung. Hee.

They try to say hello, but he just stalks off without a word.

Meanwhile Young-ju goes to see Sae-hee and asks about Yoon-sung as the City Hunter, saying outright that he knows she patched up his bullet wound. She refuses to tell him anything, and asks why he’s pursuing the City Hunter so hard, if it’s because of his father.

Young-ju: It hurts my pride as a prosecutor. I keep having to acknowledge it. I keep thinking that his methods are right. It makes me angry and it wounds my pride, but there’s nothing I can do. The law has lost. To that guy.

Sae-hee: You should’ve shown me this side of you sooner. I left because you were so perfect, but today I feel like I want to be by your side. He’s a lot like you, Lee Yoon-sung. He seemed really lonely too. How he must’ve grown up… his back was covered in scars, and as he dug a bullet out of his own back… I felt really bad for him. You know I can’t stand to see a dog that’s lost its way. You’re like that too, aren’t you?

She changes the subject to the sunflowers she bought, and suddenly they trigger Young-ju’s memory. He rushes to his office to look at the president’s blog, and finds a series of the same paintings as the one in Chun’s file.

He calls to meet Yoon-sung for coffee, and asks for curiosity’s sake if he would have become the City Hunter, fighting for truth and justice and all that, if it weren’t for his revenge. I like that this matters to Young-ju.

Yoon-sung tells him that it’s something he risks his life for, and asks if Young-ju wouldn’t do the same, for poor defenseless people in pain. Young-ju smiles, satisfied at the Lee-Yoon-sung-esque answer.

He goes straight to Jin-pyo afterwards, to confront him straight-on about his own twisted revenge. Okay, seriously, Young-ju is rocking the big guns in this episode. He unflinchingly tells Jin-pyo that Yoon-sung doesn’t regret becoming the City Hunter because he couldn’t just stand aside and watch people in pain. HUCK! What if he slits your throat on the spot for knowing Yoon-sung’s identity?

He says that he liked that answer from Yoon-sung, who differs so greatly from someone else’s revenge plot that reeks of bloodlust. He says that Yoon-sung’s revenge may be forgiven, but Jin-pyo’s cannot.

And then he lays down the gauntlet: “You must have known. That Lee Yoon-sung is not Park Mu-yeol’s biological son.” Oh crap. He adds that he doesn’t care how Jin-pyo managed to survive in ’83, but what he really wants to know is why he stole Yoon-sung and raised him as another man’s son.

Jin-pyo: “If you want to know so badly, ask your father.” Oof. Poor Young-ju. The daddy drama never ends for you either, huh? Jin-pyo tells him that it’s all in the top-secret report, so he can find it himself to know the truth.

Jin-pyo tells him that it’s his job as a prosecutor to put a man on trial for murder. But what about a government that murders twenty of its own and then erases their existence to cover up its crime?

Jin-pyo: You think my revenge is for blood alone? The country I trusted to protect me – how it exploited, deceived, and slaughtered the lives of twenty people… What unspeakable acts they did in the name of country… what your father did!

Young-ju tells him that he will uncover the truth, and that Jin-pyo will have to face judgment. Jin-pyo doesn’t balk at facing his due punishment, but adds that he’ll have to put the nation on trial as well.

Young-ju is nothing if not exact about the letter of the law. He swears to put the country on trial, and even his father, to receive judgment for their actions. He tells Jin-pyo that the next time they meet it’ll be as prosecutor to criminal, on the stand.

So goddamn heroic, it kills me.

Yoon-sung, meanwhile, listens obsessively to his recording of Chun Jae-man’s phone call, trying to suss out where he is from the background noises. Ajusshi comes in, nagging incessantly about how he’s not eating, and what are they going to do about McCreepy downstairs who has to be fed, taken to the bathroom, and read-to…

Yoon-sung snaps and yells angrily at Ajusshi that he’s trying to find Chun Jae-man, scaring the living daylights out of him. Aw. *whimper* Don’t be mean to Ajusshi! He just loves you!

He realizes that he’s reached the end of his nerves, and apologizes. Ajusshi says he’s sorry and says that he’s worried about him is all, and scoots away before he gets yelled at again. Aw, poor Ajusshi, but I do appreciate the palpable sense that the City Hunter is down to the wire.

Chun Jae-man is still hiding out, and sends his new minions to retrieve a package that he sent to Young-ju. He vows to win this. “Let’s see who remains… the persistent one or the strong one.”

Young-ju drives along and gets a call from Sae-hee, over at his place to pick up a jacket she left behind last time. He asks if she has time to eat, so he heads over to meet her. Oh, I have a bad feeling about this. Why do I have a bad feeling about this?

While they’re still on the phone, she hears a doorbell, so she goes to answer the door… Eeep, I’m watching this with my hands over my eyes…

It’s a deliveryman, with a package for Young-ju, no sender. Oh whew. He tells her to open up the package, so she does, and finds the top-secret record book inside. Whoa. So Chun Jae-man must’ve originally sent it to him, planning to air the president’s dirty laundry. He tells her to keep it safe and heads home to meet her. But then a second doorbell rings. Ack! It’s the gas man. NO!

Nonononononono, don’t answer the door!

She answers it, and Chun’s new minions back her against the wall and knock her to the ground, laughing at her threats. They retrieve the book. Is he changing his mind because he wants to deal directly with the president? Or with the City Hunter?

Young-ju comes home, passing by the thugs on his way in. Something doesn’t feel right so he rushes upstairs…

He calls out her name over and over, checking every room, but there’s no response. Aaaauuugh, did they kill her? IS SHE DEAD?

He finally finds her, tied up and still alive. Gah. My nerves. She’s beaten up but okay, and she tells him to hurry and go. He just hugs her tight and says he’s sorry for putting her through this. Aw. He finally learned to put her first! That alone is worth the scare.

Yoon-sung finally figures out one of the background noises in the recording as a tow truck, hauling up a car. He realizes that Chun Jae-man used the accident outside the prosecutor’s office to escape in the car that was totaled. He replays the news footage to track down the car to the junkyard.

Young-ju takes Sae-hee to the hospital, and she tells him that she’s okay so he should go. He looks up at her, now realizing that she always said, “It’s okay. Go,” but I think it only now occurs to him that he shouldn’t have gone.

But that’s just Young-ju, and she knows it, even admires that it’s who he is. He tells her that he’s sorry. She smiles at him, “If I give you a second chance to repay that regret, will you do well?”

Aw, the way he looks up at her, like a puppy… it just kills me. She tells him that it’s what she wants. Yay, I’m so happy for them. But it also makes me re-scared for their lives all over again. Gah.

Chun gets word that he’s got the book back, which he plans to use against the City Hunter first, putting his original president plan on the backburner. He still thinks that Jin-pyo is the City Hunter, and declares that he should’ve died back in ’83.

He sends Jin-pyo a text to meet him at the junkyard if he wants the book. Jin-pyo in turn sends the message to Young-ju, posing as the City Hunter.

Sae-hee sees it written on his face that he has to get back to work, and laughs at his lack of a poker face. She tells him she’ll be safe in the hospital, and tells him to go. He puts his hand on hers, “Your offer of a second chance… that’s a promise, okay?” AW.

She tells him not to forget it either, and they promise to talk about it later. OHGOD. There’s not gonna be a later, is there? Is he gonna die? Show, are you trying to kill me? He gets the slow-motion hero walk out the door. OH NO. Frack.

Nana goes to see Mom and asks why the president has the same handkerchief as her. She asks if what she’s suspecting is right, and Mom tells her the truth.

Young-ju arrives at the junkyard first, and Chun Jae-man is surprised to see him there when he called Jin-pyo. He tells him that the book is being destroyed right this second, so he’s never going to get his hands on it.

Young-ju realizes that it’s serving as bait for the City Hunter, and turns back to try and retrieve it. But Chun and his henchmen beat him to a bloody pulp.

Yoon-sung arrives at the same junkyard, having tracked down the car that Chun escaped in. He takes out the thugs sent out to meet him in some outrageously badass moves, including one where he jumps through a car meant to squash him.

He gets closer and Chun jumps at the sound, “Is it the City Hunter?” Young-ju realizes what he has to do, and so he quickly locks the door behind him and sends Yoon-sung a text to find the book in the car crusher.

And then he buys him time by giving the henchmen a fight. Oh god, it’s his last stand, isn’t it?

Yoon-sung gets the message and turns around. The machine is rigged to keep going so he only has a few seconds to search the car before it gets pulverized with him in it. He digs around and finally finds the book hidden under the floormat, and gets out just in time not to get squashed to death.

Chun’s men finally beat Young-ju down to the ground, but he does everything to try and keep him there, grabbing his leg and refusing to let go. Chun sighs that it’s too bad he’s not more like his father. And then like a proper evil villain, he mentions that he’s headed to port to catch his boat, because Young-ju’s blocked all the airways.

Young-ju grits his teeth and uses all his remaining strength to pull himself up, as he lays out Chun Jae-man’s crimes against the people, as Prosecutor Kim Young-ju addressing the court.

And that’s when the final blow comes, straight to the back of his head. Blood streams down his face as he falls to the ground.

Yoon-sung makes his way up to Chun and his men, knocking down the ones sent at him, while Chun slips away. He’s about to go after him when he realizes that Young-ju is nowhere to be found.

He runs upstairs…

And there he finds Young-ju, lying bloody on the ground. He shakes him awake and Young-ju comes to, asking if he found it. He says yes. He tells Yoon-sung to uncover the truth.

He tells him to go catch Chun Jae-man at the port, “I don’t think I can go right now.” Augh, why is that sentence breaking my heart?

Yoon-sung: “Kim Young-ju, catch him with your own hands.” He coughs up more blood as he struggles to speak. He reaches out his hand and Yoon-sung takes it in his.

Young-ju: “City Hunter. Lee Yoon-sung. Forgive my father.” Oh my gooooooood. You’re asking for forgiveness in your father’s place? *WAIL*

A tear rolls down his face as he says, “I’m sorry,” and then he falls to the ground, dead.

Yoon-sung shakes him over and over, “Kim Young-ju. Kim Young-ju! KIM YOUNG-JU!”

COMMENTS

Oh my god, they killed Young-ju! I know, we complained that no one died, and then they killed off Young-ju! Grawr! Can I go back in time and trade some of the others for him? Puhleeeeease? Sigh.

But what a heroic send-off, for the upright prosecutor, to die defending justice and truth. And the City Hunter! I can’t believe it. It kills me, but in the best way possible. I mean, he was maybe the ONE character I didn’t want to see die under any circumstance… which is what makes it PERFECT. It’s the death that gets me in the gut, and rips out my insides. I have such a love-hate relationship with a show that does that. Respect, but angry bitter respect. Like it knows exactly whom I love and then kills him bloody. Gah.

I can’t believe they finally gave me the begrudging partnership between Yoon-sung and Young-ju, the one thing I’ve been dying for, just to yank it out from under me. It’s like waking up thinking it’s Christmas and then finding out it’s April Fool’s. It’s a cruel, sick joke. Props, Show. You fucking bastard.

You win.

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201 Maymay

July 28, 2011 at 5:57 AM

I think this link is the only one working today.

http://wwitv.com/tv_channels/b6145.htm

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Maymay

July 28, 2011 at 6:14 AM

Try this link guys, it is working very well for me. No lagging at all.

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koreandramalover/kay

July 28, 2011 at 6:52 AM

I can't because i have to download but there is a problem with the downloading....arrrggghhh...

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smashingalou

July 28, 2011 at 7:00 AM

me too!!! downloading it will not work for me :(

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koreandramalover/kay

July 28, 2011 at 7:02 AM

exactly!!! arrrgggghhhh...

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202 smashingalou

July 28, 2011 at 6:12 AM

FOR SOME I-DON'T-KNOW-CAN'T-FIGURE-OUT-REASON, I think SBS INTENTIONALLY DID NOT LET THEIR LIVE STREAM WORKED TODAY...

SHOW, FOR SUSPENSE FINALE??!!It's already killing me enough....

And I have died a million times already today after only being revived back with my LOVE FOR CH and LIVING FOR THE FINALE!!!

waaaahhh....(to think I only slept 3 hours today after working late and waking up early so I can catch live stream here in the office) :(

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koreandramalover/kay

July 28, 2011 at 6:51 AM

@smashingalou!!! sweetie, i FEEL for you sooooo!!!

so sorry the live streaming seems to be on strike just when we need it the most!!! arrrggghhh...

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smashingalou

July 28, 2011 at 7:14 AM

sweetie kaye..i know....

my stressball is getting stressed with me already cause I pinch her so hard because of frustration... aarrrghhh...

Now a battle erupted again, RAW or SUBS? Damn..to think I already settled it earlier that it's LIVE STREAM FOR ME....

Just too sad...:(

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koreandramalover/kay

July 28, 2011 at 7:19 AM

darling smashingalou!! ;)

hahahaha!!! at least you have a stressball to vent your frustration on... ;)

and as for the battle between RAW or SUBS, i am so with you, side by side, on the battlefield, contemplating which way to go...arrrggghhhhh...

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203 Inseparable_gemini

July 28, 2011 at 6:13 AM

Dear CH writers,
I would really like to commend you for the best way possible to send off a character in episode 19… I never expected that, no, never. But as much as I think of it, I’m really anxious of what will happen in episode 20 with still more loose ends and how are you gonna make a conclusion to it…

1. Will Nana’s father ever wake up or maybe die (I mean, you make the poor guy be in coma for 10 years, at least give him a conclusion)

2. Will YJ’s father also wake up from the coma you lead him to since you have a bad habit of doing so.. (ok, if theres no conclusion, I can let you go with this one…)

3. Will Nana and YS romance have a conclusion, since for the past 3 or more episodes, you shove Nana into the background and give her like 30 seconds of screen time each episode?

4. How will YS fit into the President’s life after all of this?

5. Will the President die? As far as I know, He is Target No. 5

6. Will JP die? As far as I know, YS hates him already

7. What happy ending are you planning to give to Ajusshi?

8. What will happen to Sae Hee since you OBVIOUSLY killed her happily-ever-after you cold-blooded bastards???

9. What will happen to Dae hee? At least let her be glamorous in the last episode and give her a freakin coffee shop!!!
10. How the hell are you going to kill Chun Jae Man WHILE concluding everything above??? I mean, after everything, I don’t mind YS killing someone, if its going to be him… If you’re not, I’m going to hunt him down and finish him off with that Mr.Creepy-with-a-fetish-for-eyeliner bodyguard of his, after that, Im going the same to all of you!!!!

How are you going to make conclusions to all of that in just one episode may I ask??? Will you rush everything in the last episode and give each conclusion from scene to scene and leave us gasping for air in the end? Will you gather all characters in one scene and throw every secret into the table? And don’t you dare give us last two minute shots from 5 years after, after a very rush and flat ending…*cough-SKKS ending-cough*… I think we deserve better than that…But since you gave us something unexpected in episode 19, I still have high hopes for the last episode of City Hunter… I really wouldn’t mind if you extend to one more episode… *crossed fingers*

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Inseparable_gemini

July 28, 2011 at 6:28 AM

Oh, I forgot to add,

11. Will YS Mom, survive cancer and have her own happily-ever-after? Or are you going to kill her off too??

Gah, so many things to conclude... In just ONE episode...

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olsen

July 28, 2011 at 7:04 AM

@Inseparable_gemini

I don't know why, but, even I am bothered/concerned by Nana's dad. I mean, if they don't wake him up or just end his character like that, it would be too unfair; for him and esp. for Nana.
Besides, I would so hate if YJ's dad isn't brought to justice and face a confrontation of his crimes, esp. towards Nana's family.

Also, I have always been meaning to say
I think Sae Hee is really pretty.
Her eyes are so sexy yet somehow vulnerable

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koreandramalover/kay

July 28, 2011 at 7:10 AM

@olsen ;)

you are so right abt being concerned abt Nana's dad's unresolved issue and how unsatisfactory and unfair if it is not resolved...

and HOW RIGHT YOU ARE abt Sae Hee's eyes - so spot-on!!! sexy and yet vulnerable!!!! PERFECTLY-WORDED!!!

somehow looking at her eyes makes me feel as if she is about to cry at any moment...but then she smiles, and her eyes seem to shine so brightly... ;)

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olsen

July 28, 2011 at 7:30 AM

@Kay

"somehow looking at her eyes makes me feel as if she is about to cry at any moment…but then she smiles, and her eyes seem to shine so brightly…"

EXACTLY.

Her eyes aren't big nor they are 'deep-set eyes'
(which are generally considered beautiful)
But, they are unconventionally beautiful.

I don't know, like, when she smiles, they SPARKLE :)

Even though I'm Indian, ethnically, I'm Asian
I used to want a deep-set and big eyes
But, after seeing her, I was like
"Hmnnn...even eyes like mine could work!"

Now, all I need is a make-up genius!

So, thank u Sae Hee for boosting my confidence
and helping me appreciate what God has given me :)

koreandramalover/kay

July 28, 2011 at 7:48 AM

@olsen dear!! ;)

oh i am sure you are already beautiful because those who are ethnically Indian are so blessed with the most expressive, mesmerising eyes (whether they are deep-set or not) and lovely olive skin...

after all, so many Indian beauty queens have won international beauty titles such as Miss World and Miss Universe ;)

so, i believe that you do not need any make-up magic because God has created you perfectly... ;)

olsen

July 28, 2011 at 8:04 AM

@my dear Kay

That's what!

I'm not like Indian, Indian!

I'm Asian!

What I meant was
Even though I'm Indian, my ethnicity is Asian
Thank u for the kind words but sorry for the confusion at the same time

Well, I'm lucky enough that my eyes are little deep-seated than most but they are not like, deep, big, dark eyes!

haha

But, as I've said, Sae Hee is my inspiration!
Chinky, sexy eyes! lmao

koreandramalover/kay

July 28, 2011 at 8:17 AM

@olsen darling!!! ;)

hehehehe...my apologies dear for misunderstanding you!!! ;)

so...Asian eyes...hmmm...i know that Asian eyes are considered alluring and sexy by many Caucasians...

anyway, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder...and so chinky eyes or deep-set eyes, what matters is WHO is looking at those eyes, and what the person feels for the owner of those eyes - love or something less??

so, take heart my dear Olsen! ;)
when the Right Man comes along, he would recognise you, even without any eye make-up magic, because just SEEING you is MAGICAL enough for him!!! ;)

olsen

July 28, 2011 at 8:30 AM

@Kay :)

Thank u so much for ur kind words..

Alluring? hmnn...I like that!

So, Mr. Right, just hang in there, I'm coming!

Inseparable_gemini

July 28, 2011 at 7:29 AM

Yes, and to think that it's the MAIN reason that brought Nana and YS together... Nana's dad was also shoved into the background on the second half of the series... I mean, I was even bothered if Nana still tries to visit her father in the hospital...

I think it would really be unfair, and I would never think that YJ atoned for his father's sins... I mean, he died asking forgiveness for his father which is the MOST UNFAIR of all... I would like to think that YJ died for justice, for the City Hunter to live and bring justice to everyone... Although I wouldn't mind if the show does give us last-two-minute-shots-from-five-years-after and the conclusion for Nana's dad is included... =)

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koreandramalover/kay

July 28, 2011 at 7:40 AM

yes, you are sooo right, on every point!!! ;)

i guess considering so many things that need to be resolved, some things had to be put on the back burner...but you are right abt the need for Nana's dad to be resolved because he is the reason for YS and NN's beginning and so he is needed for YS and NN's ending - which we all hope will be a happily-ever-after one... ;)

olsen

July 28, 2011 at 7:46 AM

@ Inseparable_gemini

Oh yes!

Even I was like, why is Nana not visiting her dad anymore?

I wish, YS, as future son-in-law would just finish the whole revenge + justice thingie.

koreandramalover/kay

July 28, 2011 at 8:12 AM

@olsen!! i absolutely echo your every word!!! ;)

Maymay

August 5, 2011 at 8:13 PM

Even though it was never shown on screen, I always thought Nana still visited her dad in the hospital. ;)

koreandramalover/kay

July 28, 2011 at 6:54 AM

@Inseparable_gemini ;)

WOW!!! WOW!!! you have done all of us a favour by doing the list of things CH need to resolve in JUST 1 EPISODE!!

THANKS SO MUCH!!! ;)

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samgetang

July 29, 2011 at 6:29 AM

@inseparable_gemini:

LOL to all your questions...they made me laugh in their incredulity! hahahaha! Oh yes! The writers better have some ready answers for them come epi 20. I cant wait! :-)

"Will you gather all characters in one scene and throw every secret into the table? And don’t you dare give us last two minute shots from 5 years after, after a very rush and flat ending…*cough-SKKS ending-cough*…"

LOL! :-) thanks for putting into words our unspoken thoughts and questions, hahaha!

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204 diw

July 28, 2011 at 6:26 AM

I only want kim young jo to prosecute Lee jin pyo....
Now I cannot see that coming anymore.....

I super hate that bald guy who was holding the bat. He and Chunjaeman should be crushed with a car compressor... aissst...

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Maymay

August 6, 2011 at 12:40 PM

CJM and all his minions are scary and need to die. Being crushed by a car compressor is not a bad idea. :)

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205 katie

July 28, 2011 at 6:28 AM

WAE?? WAAAAEE?? why did he have to die?! T___T I know. I know. he was a bit irritating at first, but ...but, he was really awesome and ..and ... /CRIES

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206 ...

July 28, 2011 at 6:30 AM

gaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!!! i accidentally read the 'they killed of young ju' part before i watched the episode which kind of ruined it, cuz i kept waiting for it to happen, but when it did happen... OMG!!!! he was the last character i thought they'd kill, but they didnt kill him right? i dont want him to die!!!! last episode tonight! makes me really sad to think this awesome roller coaster of a series will be over... please can we have a second season!?!?!

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207 smashingalou

July 28, 2011 at 6:37 AM

GF, YOU'RE AMAZING RECAP HAD ME AGAIN!!

And THANK YOU!

Simply, because I'm grateful!!!

PS: YJ last screenshot on this recap is so EPIC! EVERY HERO'S GOOD SEND-OFF.. :(

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olsen

July 28, 2011 at 8:28 AM

@smashingalou

"YJ last screenshot on this recap is so EPIC!"

I was totally just gonna say that!
The pic has that, I don't know, I'll-come-back look!

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208 hwana

July 28, 2011 at 6:42 AM

he keeps saying "i'll come back alive" so much that i have a feeling he won't... NOOOOO

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olsen

July 28, 2011 at 8:31 AM

HE WILL COME BACK ALIVE

HE HAS TO OR I'LL SUE THE PRODUCTION COMPANY

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Maymay

August 5, 2011 at 8:15 PM

LOL

Oh olsen, you may need a very good lawyer. :)

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209 MEK

July 28, 2011 at 6:46 AM

this comments cracks the shit out of me...Wonder Twins, Activate!

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210 corn tea

July 28, 2011 at 7:08 AM

Episode 20 Text Preview

http://welcometohappysworld.wordpress.com/2011/07/28/kdrama-city-hunter-episode-20-text-preview-the-finale/

I cannot wait to watch the final battle between YS and JP, it will be epically memorable!

Honestly at this point, YS & NN's story can take a backseat in the finale...SHOW can spend the entire episode on YS & JP, and I will be happy.

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Maymay

August 5, 2011 at 8:17 PM

I love this father and son dynamic so much.
YJ and his father relationship is also very interesting.

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211 @.@

July 28, 2011 at 7:08 AM

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212 U.K.Chick

July 28, 2011 at 7:09 AM

I was screaming and wailing when young ju died. When hegot his hero slow-mo walk after the promise with se hui I knew it. I was screaming since then :( :( :( WHYY WHYY WHYY MY PROSECUTOR!!!

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213 Venus

July 28, 2011 at 7:13 AM

OMGGGGGGGGGGGGG I CAN"T PROCESS WHAT JUST HAPPEN I"M SHAKING LIKE A LEAVE HERE.....OMG

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corn tea

July 28, 2011 at 7:14 AM

Venus, are you watching the finale live?

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Venus

July 28, 2011 at 7:17 AM

Corn Tea i did and OMG OMG I can't describe the last 10 minutes because I still can't belivee it myself.....this is too much ...my heart was about to burst...

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smashingalou

July 28, 2011 at 7:17 AM

Oh no, if it's the reaction for the finale...I think I'll have to leave DB now....

Too much for me...too much....*thug, fainted on the floor*

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Venus

July 28, 2011 at 7:20 AM

Smash this episode is all about JP and YS and writers can I say just freaking blew my mind off.....

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corn tea

July 28, 2011 at 7:24 AM

AWESOMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEE

That's exactly what I was hoping for!!!

I am so excited.

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koreandramalover/kay

July 28, 2011 at 7:28 AM

oh wow!! can hardly wait to watch the raw!!! ;)

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smashingalou

July 28, 2011 at 7:52 AM

Guys, I'm sorry I really have to DB leave for now...

I don't think I can take it....

I'll be back once I watched episode 20 and got discharge from ER...

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koreandramalover/kay

July 28, 2011 at 8:10 AM

@smashing!!! don't go to pieces, dear!!! i need you to get through ep 20 together!!! ;)

smashingalou

July 28, 2011 at 8:23 AM

kaye, I'm trying not too!! I'll be with you guys, once my heartbeat is back to normall.... :)

koreandramalover/kay

July 28, 2011 at 7:29 AM

smash!!! you are toooo funnnyyyy!!!!

*thug, fainted on the floor*

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

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smashingalou

July 28, 2011 at 7:47 AM

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH.....

I'M DYING FOR THE RAW VID NOW!!!!

I'M HUNTER THIRSTY!!!

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koreandramalover/kay

July 28, 2011 at 7:25 AM

@Venus, are you ok? your reaction is KILLING ME!!!!

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Venus

July 28, 2011 at 7:33 AM

KDL let just say that all writers HAVE BALLS OF STEALS....they delivered the goods down to the wire and the supence and thrill is all there...and the last 10 minutes of CH my heart was ready to stop beating ..OMG is just I don't want to spoil it for you guys....but KDL since you love Batman like I do..let just say you would love the end....

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smashingalou

July 28, 2011 at 7:50 AM

Venus,dear, you're one lucky girl to have watch it live!!! That's what I've been dreaming of annnnndddd aaaahhhh...

Really going crazy here...But if it's BALLS OF STEEL....

Then it would be AWESOME!!!!

RAW, where are you?!

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Venus

July 28, 2011 at 7:55 AM

Smash!! hugsss....it was a mission impossible to watch live but if I find the raw link I;ll post it here....if Maymay doesn't post it for us.

Maymay are u ok? are you breathing?

SHOWWWW I WILL MISSED YOU LIKE CRAZYYYYYYY!!!!!!

smashingalou

July 28, 2011 at 8:06 AM

oh you have the raw link? Please post Venus, please post...

pleaaaaaaaaaaaaaaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee pooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooost!!!!

I'm attaching an IV now on myself....in case I lost oxygen, I don't want my little prince to lose his Mommy...waaaaaahhhh!!!

I said I'd leave DB for now but I can't, I can't....

Venus, pleasssssseeeee.....I'd be forever grateful...*puppy eyes*

smashingalou

July 28, 2011 at 8:20 AM

oh sorry, Venus, you said "If I find the raw link, I'll post it here"....hahaha!

I thought I read you had the raw link already....

Oh gosh, my mind's blurred....sorrrryyyy *peace sign*

koreandramalover/kay

July 28, 2011 at 7:56 AM

@Venus, sweetie!!! ;)

Oh God!!! MY heart feels like it is about to implode just by reading your words...aaaahhhhh...

thanks so much, Venus dear, for giving me an idea of what ep 20 is abt...aaaahhhh....

I so LOVE Batman Begins and The Dark Knight...so thank you so much for sharing...i do pray for an ending that i would love...

I love you so much, Venus!! ;)

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olsen

July 28, 2011 at 7:54 AM

My dear Venus

Are u ok?

Like, seriously, is someone with you?

Ok, don't tell me they didn't do anything about YS and Nana...

Oh oh oh

I think my heart is about to burst from the anticipation

It's beating so fast!

Arghhhhhh

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Venus

July 28, 2011 at 8:31 AM

@Olsen, Kdl, and smash

http://www.fileserve.com/file/HRvtJp3

ep. 20 download link ..

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olsen

July 28, 2011 at 8:37 AM

I LOVE YOU

YOU KNOW YOU'RE AN ANGEL RITE?

I LOVE YOU

THANK U THANK U THANK U

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Venus

July 28, 2011 at 8:43 AM

LOVE YAAA TOO OLSEN!! :D

I got another link doownload too...

http://www.fileserve.com/list/Py98s7Z

not sure if is the same I post it before....

Venus

July 28, 2011 at 8:39 AM

Guys plzzzzz have your mask, oxygen, xanax, salts ready cause let me tell ya ...you guys are going to be having heart issues by the end of CH ....

This SHOW is amazing truly amazing...and writers did deliver for us....I personally whole feel complete ...but the end gives me hope that we might see CH 2....

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olsen

July 28, 2011 at 9:36 AM

oh gosh!

thank u!

u've saved my life...again!

angeline ong

July 28, 2011 at 8:45 AM

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olsen

July 28, 2011 at 8:57 AM

Dear venus,

thankx for the links

but, since I'm not a premium user, it's quite slow..

I think u can understand the state I'm in!

U have the tudou link?

plz say YES!

thank u for everything

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Venus

July 28, 2011 at 9:01 AM

Olsen! I'm sorry but I'm hunting every site and links are not out yet...I'm checking soompi and they are dying too...and just hope that whomever upload the links does it soon.....

tuqaz

July 28, 2011 at 11:54 AM

@olsen have you tried dramacrazy.net? I watched it there. here's the link:

http://www.dramacrazy.net/korean-drama/city-hunter-episode-20/163259

I hope you can view it in your country.

olsen

July 28, 2011 at 9:13 AM

dear venus

Oh please don't apologise

As if u're owing me!

I know, even I'm stalking every site I know

I don't know why it's not out yet on dramacrazy also

It's usually out by this time

Thanx venus for being so sweet

kiss

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Venus

July 28, 2011 at 9:27 AM

Olsen!!!

I think I FOUND THE RAW LINK!...

http://gemnado.com/258980

I have to rewatch this whole episode cause during live streaming I missed some parts....

olsen

July 28, 2011 at 9:42 AM

dear venus,

thank us so much!

dramacrazy.com just put up the raw link too!

"oh gosh!

thank u!

u’ve saved my life…again!"

that's for the gemnado link!

our comments are mixing up!

my bad

214 nana

July 28, 2011 at 7:23 AM

the last episode is in my eyes epic. Just one word WOW
PS: Lee Min ho dressed in black is hotness pure

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Venus

July 28, 2011 at 7:34 AM

I agree LMH should play the angel of death cause DAMN that shot of him wearing black was Beautifully done.....

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Maymay

August 5, 2011 at 8:28 PM

Ah! Lee Min Ho as an Angel of Death. :)
Maybe he can join his best friend, Jung Il-woo, and be a fellow Scheduler. :)

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215 grace, the one from Jersey, USA

July 28, 2011 at 7:25 AM

I've only seen #19 without English subs,
so far. (Yesterday = Wednesday.)

Today.......I AM STILL BEYOND UPSET.

How is the love-hate relationship between LMH
and Young-ju supposed to continue in Season 2,
if 50% of the two "partners in crime" (or let's call
it: "partners against crime") is dead?

As I wrote in the rant or rave comments section
of Episode #18, I never saw this coming.

Repeat: I AM STILL BEYOND UPSET.

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Maymay

August 5, 2011 at 8:29 PM

I'm so sorry grace.

It was a 'bromance' that was never meant to be. :(

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216 corn tea

July 28, 2011 at 7:26 AM

It's official now the last episode just aired in Korea. I am going to leave DB for awhile, will be back after I watched episode 20!

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smashingalou

July 28, 2011 at 8:21 AM

corn tea, i'll leave with you too...

wait, do you have your place's ER Hotline? Just wanna make sure all of us got out conscious after episode 20...

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217 IU123

July 28, 2011 at 7:45 AM

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY. HOW COULD THEY HAVE KILLED YOUNG JU NOOO WHY WHY WHY WHY MUST THEY KILL HIM!!!

;________;

Show, why must you do this ;______;

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218 naomi akatsuki

July 28, 2011 at 7:45 AM

its going to an end. i dont want yunsung to be dead after this. its not fair that yongju have to die,i want to see more of yunsung and yongju meet as partner to stop this revenge thingy. i wish i can see yongju remarried his ex wife and yun-nana marriage,yunsung will gather with his family,nana's partner will be with go kijoon, :D and jinpyo,he will be in the jail maybe? oh mr director,why you stop yongju's character after i start to like him. hmm....

i want to kill cheon jae man. he is annoying person ever!!

but if there is season 2,i will watch it! cant wait for it.

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Maymay

August 5, 2011 at 8:31 PM

Well, I guess the 'double date' idea is out of the question now. ;)

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219 yoshidinosaur

July 28, 2011 at 8:05 AM

This is my first time posting anything on dramabeans, as I have been a silent but appreciative lurker until now...

But that scene of Yong-ju dying just killed me! The sound of the metal pipe cracking the back of his skull alone had me screaming in shock and then the blood oozing down his face turned it into a cry of despair. I've been crying non-stop for the last 40 minutes! I mean, it was so unexpected! I completely didn't see it coming, even with the 'angel send-off', as girlfriday and others put it.

*sigh*

I will have to prepare myself emotionally for today's finale. Despite the horrible way in which Yong-ju died, and the fact that he was at times my favourite character in CH - even more so than Lee Yoon-Sung - I do think it is narratively brilliant for him to die at this juncture in the drama. I hope they don't 'magically' have him survive by putting him in another coma *shudder*. It was bad enough that they used that tired plot device with Yong-ju's father.

His death will be just the thing to keep Yoon-sung focused on meting out the justice that KYJ died trying to uphold. It's not just about him and his birth complications anymore, but about the larger injustices committed to even the most righteous people in the name of greed.

Well done CH writers...even if the grief over YJ death will traumatize me for some time....

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olsen

July 28, 2011 at 8:11 AM

dear Yoshi

Welcome aboard!

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yoshidinosaur

July 28, 2011 at 9:30 AM

Thank you! It's great to be aboard this wonderful ship with so many of you! :)

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Maymay

August 6, 2011 at 2:39 PM

Wonderful! Well said!!!

YS is still my favorite character, but I have to agree that YJ really outshine him in this episode. His death is just so epic.

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220 whyowhy

July 28, 2011 at 8:07 AM

NNNNNOOOOOO!!!!!!!

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221 Rachael

July 28, 2011 at 8:18 AM

Dear Deity, it's like Sandglass all over again! So great, but why is my vision blurring?! Gah!

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Maymay

August 6, 2011 at 2:46 PM

Everyone keeps mentioning Sandglass, make me want to watch it so bad. Is it really good?

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222 calmed down finally

July 28, 2011 at 8:18 AM

Really, I salute you scriptwriters. In a good way, because they way you guys wrote YJ's death hit us watchers so hard, so hard.

As for the plot development, I can't wait for the finale when I get to watch it tomorrow but I don't think it will be able to top this penultimate episode that broke my heart (;_;)

However this just makes me feel slightly gutted also, that Sae Hee was pretty much cast aside and only brought back to conclude YJ's character. I had liked her and was intrigued by her past with YJ, and I wish that they could have explored it deeper rather than just a touch-and-go, whereas YS and Nana had the whole series to develop... I felt at some points it dragged and slowed the pace of the drama.

Whatever, now I'm back to go get some more tissues to blow my runny nose /RIP YJ you were so fine and so great a prosecutor

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223 olsen

July 28, 2011 at 8:52 AM

why is this thread so quiet?

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Maymay

July 28, 2011 at 8:58 AM

Hey olsen!

I'm here...just being invisible at the moment. I feel so empty and listless now that CH is finally over. I'm still in denial mode. Once my brain start working again, I will resume post my thoughts.

*Cries*

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Maymay

July 28, 2011 at 8:59 AM

Oops! Typo.

'resume posting my thoughts'

told you my brain is not working.

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olsen

July 28, 2011 at 9:03 AM

Oh thank goodness

I don't understand how my post got up there!

anyways, have u watched ep 20?

the wait is killing me!

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Maymay

July 28, 2011 at 9:34 AM

Yes, I did.

That's why I am not functional right now!

*cries*

olsen

July 28, 2011 at 9:56 AM

@maymay

OH gosh

The tears

And I'm such a cry baby :(

224 Dream

July 28, 2011 at 9:01 AM

For once, in this episode, YJ outshines YS and became the hero of the day. He is now the official lead to the drama, standing side by side with YS, and no longer a 2nd lead.

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August 6, 2011 at 7:08 PM

Yes, for once, they are truly partners.
The character YJ was so well written and developed that he did not seem like a second lead.

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225 kyle

July 28, 2011 at 9:03 AM

Patiently waiting for the epi. 20...these mtgs. are pestering me...hmp!

Apparently, my report was noted very precise and well presented but, I'm still crying bec. they killed one of the main character. I'm so upset.... : (

I'll finish these mtgs. and come back again...

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226 rainerust

July 28, 2011 at 9:07 AM

...ARGH. Why did they have to kill off Young-ju?! I mean, his send off was awesome and I was pretty much expecting (although hoping against hope they WOULDN'T DO IT since they haven't managed to kill anyone off!!!) since Sae-hee promised to give him a second chance and he walked off and looked back and SMILED INTO THE FRAME. I was all...shit! They're going to kill him aren't they!?

Which doesn't mean that just because I expected it I wouldn't cry. Wept tears the last 10 minutes (and ARGH Yoon sung, why did you just stay there and listen to him talk?! Call an ambulance!!! Do first aid!!! SOMETHING!!) and even as I hated this turn of fate - I also loved it. Show impressed me, 'foshure.

...But I was SO KEEN on them becomin' like Batman and Gordon!! ACK. Even Young ju was warming up to that idea!! I could FEEL IT. (Well, okay, maybe not, but whatever; he did send that text msg to YS!)

Now that they've killed Young-ju off, I feel like they could do ANYTHING. This scares me. Because I want YS to stay alive. And Nana. And Ahjusshi. Even Evil Daddy, although I half-suspect they're going to be killing him off (perhaps he'll die because of YS? Which is going to show how he actually REALLY loves him, as a son? I HATE that idea! Don't do it Show!).

How will we survive post-CH? Now that you guys, JB and GF, have put it into our heads for a Season 2, I'm, like, EXPECTING IT TO HAPPEN. MAKE IT HAPPEN. PLEASE!! LMH's still got a few good handy years before he goes into the army, and all those CH fight scenes oughta be good training for him, right?! ARGH. PLEASE!

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rainerust

July 28, 2011 at 9:10 AM

Whoa. City Hunter makes me incoherent. No, really.

Sigh. What will I do when you're over?

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227 Mouri

July 28, 2011 at 9:12 AM

No! Kim Young Joo is actually dead! Lee Joon Hyuk shared his feelings regarding the matter: http://www.allkpop.com/2011/07/spoiler-city-hunter-actor-lee-jun-hyuk-reveals-his-thoughts-about-the-end-of-city-hunter

But WHY!!!!?? I am soo Upset!!!!! I cant function!!! Young Joo could not find out the secret behind 1983 incident...His Immediate goal...what he has been fighting for...remains partially unfulfilled. Yes, he did allow for it to be disclosed by aiding City Hunter...But what about HIM! I'm so upset....Poor Prosecutor!! I was NEVER annoyed by him...Ever!! He was always so consistent.

Btw... Thanks Girlfriday for the effort!!

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yoshidinosaur

July 28, 2011 at 9:38 AM

I know what you mean...I was never annoyed with him either. He was one of the most solid, though flawed, characters I've ever seen and that contradiction made him so interesting. And even though he made mistakes, he still kept his integrity intact. Plus LJH did such an amazing job portraying him, he basically came to life for me.

RIP KYJ!

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228 Maymay

July 28, 2011 at 9:30 AM

Where is the nearest CH Rehab Clinic????

I need one ASAP!!!!!!!1

Help!!!!!! CH is officially over...

*cries* *cries*

Why do I feel like someone close to me just die? What is this feeling?

*cries*

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tuqaz

July 28, 2011 at 11:43 AM

@Maymay! Hi, there, sweetie. Somehow, I have not felt the loss yet, because it's still airing on tv in HD! We're only up to ep 8, so I have another 6 weeks of oogling at LMH. Nothing compares to watching LMH on a screen bigger than that of my dinky lappy. :)

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Venus

July 28, 2011 at 12:01 PM

I NEED REHABBBBBBBBBBBB!!!!!! FAST!!!!....

I can't believe CH is OVER, FINITO, DONE, CAPUT....

I'm here sitting at work and my mind still on CH mode...after hours of watching the end, my mind is on denial....that last scene of the episode basically told me....HASTA LA VISTA BABY I"LL BE BACK.....

I think I need to take a Drama break after CH, cause I feel motionally and mentally exhaousted and I need time to get over this amazing crack and rite now NO drama can't eclipse City Hunter......

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Maymay

August 6, 2011 at 7:14 PM

Definitely a drama break.
Right now I just cannot fully appreciate all the new dramas even though I heard they are all good.
I just need to take a little break, get my mind settle, then once I'm back to normal, I'll be able to enjoy the new dramas more.
I'm so done with live streaming and no more waiting weeks after weeks for new episodes and subs.

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229 CityHunterLeeMinHo

July 28, 2011 at 9:32 AM

OHMYGAWDD. WAS IT JUST ME OR DID EVERYONE ELSE SWOON TOO EVERYTIME LEE MIN HO HAD A FIGHTING SCENE?!

Oh hi theree(: this is my first time leaving a response but I've been reading dramabeans for a long time ^^ ANYWAYS. back to my loovee 

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CityHunterLeeMinHo

July 28, 2011 at 9:48 AM

oops sprry. didnt mean to send that yet..

OHMYGAWDD. WAS IT JUST ME OR DID EVERYONE ELSE SWOON TOO EVERYTIME LEE MIN HO HAD A FIGHTING SCENE?!
sometimes I almost cry cuz Lee Yoon Sung's story is sOOO sad BUT HE'S SOOOO CUTTEEEE AND THE SCENES WITH KIM NANA ARE ADORABLEE. AND WHEN HE HAS THOSE FIGHTING SCENES? Wow. The best part is that everyone else, they fight with like these weird facial expressions and they put everything they have into their fighting but Yoonsung, pwahahah he just keeps a pokerface and knocks them out like theyre little mosquitos getting in the way. Soooooo 머싯서<3
And it was super sad when yungju died by I couldnt help but laugh at the difference of him and Yoonsung fighting. Lee min ho is tooo hawt to handle its like SIZZLE SIZZLE buuurrrrnnnn then he heals my burn with his cuteness  I'm sOOO sad everythings gonna end tonight! Noooooo imma be wailing by the time it's over  LEE MINHO HWAITING!! 

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Maymay

August 6, 2011 at 7:18 PM

LOL

I also love YS's 'poker face' when he's fighting. He's always so calm and collected when he fights. That is one thing I love most about YS. He's so cool!
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230 dizzynissie

July 28, 2011 at 9:35 AM

Young Ju is a wonderfully written and consistently executed character. :)

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yoshidinosaur

July 28, 2011 at 9:39 AM

Ditto on that!

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231 Maymay

July 28, 2011 at 9:41 AM

Episode 20 Raw

Video blocked for these countries

Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan

part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiAOcECIMhQ

So sad..........

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Maymay

July 28, 2011 at 9:48 AM

part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcsIiJ9m3_o

OMG! Is it really over???

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Maymay

July 28, 2011 at 10:15 AM

part 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZJFjo9Q2sg

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Maymay

July 28, 2011 at 10:25 AM

part 4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoHUeVCOQ74

This is it! The end is near.
Feel so sorry for YS. Wonder why you haven't got a mental breakdown already.

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Maymay

July 28, 2011 at 10:44 AM

part 5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI_BOzbelMw

Thank you CH casts and crews for all their hard works, especially during the heavy rain and flooding. Be safe and get plenty of rest.

Maymay

July 28, 2011 at 10:52 AM

part 6 the end

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtqZogWHMNs

I know it is just a drama, but I cannot help but cry for the sad father/son relationship between YS and JP.

Farewell City Hunter! It's been a fun, exciting ride. My love for you has grown so much that it actually hurts now to say our good-byes.

From now on, I will only stick to rom-com.

232 sobored

July 28, 2011 at 9:41 AM

Come On, girls...
This was just a TV Series. Don't take it serious....
buwahhahahahah.......

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233 oreocrush

July 28, 2011 at 9:43 AM

ep 20 raw part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMD-tOh0yJQ&feature=channel_video_title

it's not blocked in Singapore:)

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olsen

July 28, 2011 at 9:52 AM

oreocrush sweetie,

Is it me or u're not around much?

not same if one the CH sisters are not present...\

kiss

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olsen

July 28, 2011 at 9:59 AM

*not same even if one of the CH sisters is not present*

major typo

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oreocrush

July 28, 2011 at 10:06 AM

hehe yupp I'm kind of MIA-ing due to my college entrance exam this year end. But how can i miss out City Hunter finale?

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234 olsen

July 28, 2011 at 9:45 AM

for anybody who's still waiting

http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/zID7o2_5D_w

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olsen

July 28, 2011 at 10:46 AM

S***!!

the above link is supposedly part 2! here's the first half

http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/PZrYRVouXvE/

sorry

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235 Cel

July 28, 2011 at 9:47 AM

Delurking to give my two cents work - I cried when I read the recap, because I'm overseas at the moment and I couldn't get a reliable computer to watch the episode, I usually watch the show/recap almost simultaneously.

Honestly I'm pretty sure I am one of the minority that watched the drama for Lee Jun-Hyuk and/or Park Min-young. I have an attachment especially to those too, probably because I love the actor/actress as well as what their characters.

Whilst in previous episodes people were talking about how they didn't like YJ and pointed all his flaws/mistakes as a prosecutor it is rather nice to see all of us collectively mourning his death. Young-ju died for a noble cause, even though he had his slip-ups and tended to fixate on the City Hunter and even made it personal at some points. There's an asian (or chinese? IDK) saying that after a person is gone there's no point talking about his flaws, just remember all the good things that he did.

Haven't watched the finale, but I am rather unexcited/unenthusiatic for the ending? I don't know, I love the show, but the last half didn't make my heart race as much the front did.

I don't know about PMY, but I think Lee Jun-Hyuk can be very proud of how he exited. It was a good end for him and his character. Bravo.

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ladida

July 29, 2011 at 10:05 AM

I agree. He did a fabulous job. At least he died in the penultimate episode and not before. That would have sucked.

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Maymay

August 6, 2011 at 7:36 PM

True, everyone mourned his death.

LMH, LJH, and KSJ can all be very proud of their hard works. The writers have given them such wonderful and memorable characters to portray.

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236 lulla

July 28, 2011 at 9:48 AM

This is my first time posting, and I do it because of Young Ju .. *sniffs*. God, I wish he didn't die . There's still hope, right ? He might have fainted .. ??

But .. if this is a City Hunter story, in the manga, City Hunter's partner ( Makimura ) was also died . I've been guessing from the beginning whether Yong Ju was Makimura or not, and if he was, then he should be dead :( ..

Arrghh .. but I don't want him to die :( :( :( ..

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olsen

July 28, 2011 at 9:54 AM

dear lulla,

welcome and hope you will make DB ur second home like us!

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237 marielle95

July 28, 2011 at 10:02 AM

GAHHH!! i'm ripping out my hair over here!!! why?!! but, damn. is this what they call poetic justice? or just plain damn, cruel fate?

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238 oreocrush

July 28, 2011 at 10:06 AM

ep 20 part 2 raw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VFw5dLeo4k

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239 Zayuha

July 28, 2011 at 10:10 AM

Don't like the happy ending!!!!

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240 malta

July 28, 2011 at 10:30 AM

Next day, surprise, surprise, I am still writing about City Hunter. I don't know what episode 20 will bring. Despite my enjoyment of the show I've been highly critical of it after episode 16. Some people may be mistaken that I'm some kind of City Hunter anti-fan robot, but I'm not. I'm just filled with passion about things I care about. So in anticipation of the end of City Hunter and the ridiculous number of hours it's taken up in my life, here is in no particular order some of the things I've loved about City Hunter.

-Jin Pyo.
I love that the show made him so unabashedly hell bent on revenge. That takes guts. I don't know if he can find redemption in ep. 20, but I appreciate that because not everyone does in life or thinks they've done anything wrong to atone for in the first place.

-Eun ah and Ki joon!
These 2 need their own rom-com spin-off where they get together because they are always too cute together. I'm thinking a straightforward 16 episode rom-com or go ahead and put them in a weekend drama with both their families and stops at Dae hee's coffee shop! They so could do 30 episodes with intrigue and hijinks at the Blue House! :)

-Young ju
I love a man with burning principals not to mention he represents justice and the law....*overwhelming feeling of love filling my heart* His whole story with his relationship with his dad was the best most complete and well scripted and acted in City Hunter. Bar none.

-Mu Yeol
I love this character created entirely in flashbacks and the imaginations of the love one's he left behind. To think he accepted KH who at the time was carrying another man's child. I love Mu yeol and I hope YS can give him (and the other 19 men who died) as proper a burial as possible so their families can grieve and honor them properly.

For me, Mu yeol, as well as ahjussi and YS "adopted" mom who nursed him, added so much heart to this story. Heart is often really lacking in action, thriller revenge plots.

-Creeper (I have no idea his real name)
Best outright villian ever! Had the series been longer we could have learned more about him....and his creeper ways.
I love that they made him look as evil as he really was, all going around killing people. tsk tsk tsk.

-The fight scenes!
City Hunter has really wonderfully choreographed fight scenes. Like kiss scenes have names in rom-coms, the fight scenes in City Hunter have names too. Reminds me a bit of the Bourne Identity with the pen fighting scene.

-LMH as an action hero.
They may have caught on to something here... The boy can actually fight with those skinny legs! Yoon Sung Fighting!!

-Epic content
This show is about something. Even though I have my issues with the story I really, really appreciate that the show is about something instead of just people running around, loud noises, bright lights, and violence for the sake of violence, sex for the sake of sex. This series was an origins story, but also a meditation on justice and revenge. I just love that. So many shows aren't really about anything substantive so I really appreciate this, and in an action thriller revenge kdrama to boot! Also I heard the issues like healthcare and environmental pollution etc. are real issues in Korea right now. *Bonus* for social commentary.

-ahjussi
I can relate. I'm obsessed with infomercials and home shopping too. I just never buy anything cause I can't afford it.

-Sae hee
What a wonderful calming presence Sae hee has had in the small role she's played in the series. I'm sad she now has to deal with the tragedy and sadness of Young ju's murder.

-The music
Awesome OST and use of music throughout the series. "So goodbye, don't cry and smiiiiillllleeeee!"

...So yeah, this is my preemptive goodbye to City Hunter. The show that has brought me so many frustrations, but also many good times.

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Maymay

August 6, 2011 at 8:09 PM

Thank you malta.

I really enjoy reading all your comments on CH recaps. You made some really good points. :)

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241 tinyviolin

July 28, 2011 at 10:39 AM

Yeah, Show. You fucking asshole.

Jesus God. This episode.

Jesus....

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242 tinyviolin

July 28, 2011 at 10:41 AM

....coma?!

He's not dead. He's in a coma. Comacomacomacomacoma!

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243 mskololia

July 28, 2011 at 10:42 AM

The prosecutor dude did not bother me in the least. As a matter of fact, I looked forward to the exchanges of info between him and YS.

The actor did such a wonderful job of presenting his character to the audience. So much so that those who disliked him may be a little ashamed because of the pitiful way he died crusading for justice even in the end. He was consistent.

Besides, justice and forgiveness go hand-in-hand crusaders.

YJ is a hero.

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244 oreocrush

July 28, 2011 at 10:50 AM

No spoilers!

But Ep 20 ending is so disappointing!

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tuqaz

July 28, 2011 at 11:32 AM

agree!!

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Maymay

August 10, 2011 at 1:03 PM

It could not be helped. They had to change everything because of the flooding in Seoul.
:(

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245 effa kho

July 28, 2011 at 11:04 AM

i am waiting for eps 20 so i can streaming eventhough tomorrow i have to go to work early in the morning. Lately, i rarely cried because of kdrama again! ( i used to cry a lot ) but this f*cking writer makes me cry, a lot...... i don't feel right they killed yeong ju, oh my God he shouldn't die, i mean, i prefer YS die tha YJ, i don't know why. Really i didn't really like YS, the writer makes him so flawless, it's like he's a superman!!! i am in a denial mode! i deny YJ is dead... too poor for him, he not even see his dad for the last time, talk to him... i feel more bad towards him than YS.. sorry.... i can't stop crying, i am writing this while cry, ok i am weird.... they killed the wrong person!!! bring back my YJ.....
But to be honest, YJ's death and everything make him stand out and i bet Lee Jun Hyuk will become huge!! because a lot of people love YJ, right? yes!!!

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Maymay

August 6, 2011 at 8:18 PM

In no way is YS flawless. He's a very troubled person with a very cruel life. I personally think YS and YJ have a lot in common actually. Even YJ pities YS in episode 19, so that's why he confronts JP.

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246 Cynthia

July 28, 2011 at 11:07 AM

I just watched the finale.

ABSOLUTELY, FUCKING EPIC.

Thank you, Show, for one of the best viewing rides in my life!

Just. Thanks!

:) :) :) :) :) :)

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Venus

July 28, 2011 at 11:28 AM

Cythia the END WAS FREAKING AMAZINGGGGG!!!! more that I think about it and process the more I LOVE THE ENDING!!!!!

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mskololia

July 28, 2011 at 12:30 PM

JP knew YS was not joking....He put that letter opener through his hand..... ;)
Epic!

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nana

July 28, 2011 at 1:37 PM

i agree with you is so so so so epic my gawd i love this drama

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Maymay

August 10, 2011 at 1:04 PM

The whole show was epic. :)

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247 recklessabandon

July 28, 2011 at 11:20 AM

OMG. I actually shed tears when I read the last part! Goddamnit City Hunter! I knew this was gonna end badly but.. but.. whyyyyyyyy? *imaginary holding of Young-ju* whyyyyyyyyyy?

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248 wunderkind

July 28, 2011 at 11:21 AM

Just watched the finale, I know a lot of people are saying it didn't live up to their expectations, but I think some of that disappointment rests in not being able to understand the dialogue which totally drives the emotional core of this last episode. While there were no jaw-dropping action sequences or [SPOILER ALERT] pretty lovey-dovey reunion scenes, but that's what the show is about! The emotional roller coaster ride of revenge, justice and human choices. So in the end, I attribute some of my disappointment to the camera work and editing of this last episode, it's like the PD and editor ran out of gas at the end or something. But overall, the story remained stellar and the acting good enough so that this finale goes down as 8/10 in my book. Cheers, Show!

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249 sb

July 28, 2011 at 11:36 AM

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I'm going to erase the last four episodes from my mind and pretend this was a 16-episode drama.

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kyle

July 28, 2011 at 11:51 AM

It's my first kdrama...so pls. bear with me. Episode 20. (ending)

They didn't actually end up together right, YS and NN?But, friends I'm guessing????

please enlighten me..thanks

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Kiara

July 28, 2011 at 12:11 PM

The ending was amazing!!

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kyle

July 28, 2011 at 1:33 PM

Actually, I watched the finale. Didn't get if they ended up together or not when they saw eachother. NN with a bag and last scene YS driving his car w/o NN inside.. confused?!

I'd like an interpretation I guess...thanks