The King 2 Hearts: Episode 20 (Final)
by girlfriday
War is declared. And even though you really wish they’d run for the hills, our heroes have to be heroes, and they run into the thick of it to put their lives on the line. They say love is war, but damn, have you ever met these two?
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King 2 Hearts OST – K. Will – “사랑이 운다” (Love is Crying) [ Download ]
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FINAL EPISODE RECAP
Hang-ah gets dragged to the border by Dad, kicking and screaming that she can’t be separated from Jae-ha. Dad spins around on his heels and asks, “And it’s okay to be separated from me?”
Oh, Dad. Now you’re making me feel bad. He says that it took 35 years to see family members after the first war—does she think they won’t end up that way? He says he can wait decades for her if he has to, but his body won’t hold out that long.
Hang-ah starts to cry, as Dad tells her that even if they meet again, it’ll be at his grave. Okay, that’s some hardcore parent guilt right there. What is she supposed to do when you say stuff like that?
He leaves the choice to her – if she really wants to stay, she can. He tells her that South Korea has turned their backs and declared war, and Jae-ha will prove to be no different.
Jae-ha meets the prime minister to ask who the hell approved DEFCON 3. Uh, well if it wasn’t you, I’m gonna say it’s the other guy in the room with the power to do so. The prime minister admits caving to U.S. pressure.
Jae-ha tries calling Hang-ah over and over, growing more panicked by the second. She finally answers, against Dad’s wishes. They check on each other and suss out the situation—Jae-ha needs time to talk to both the U.S. and North Korea to stop this from happening.
The trouble is, North Korea has cut off all lines of communication. Hang-ah turns to her father to ask if he did this, and he reminds her that this is WAR—of course they cut off communication (though it was his superiors, not him personally).
He tells her to come back, but she hesitates, as more tears start to fall. Oh no. “I’ll go to the North. If this is the situation, then North and South have completely split apart. And the only thing that remains is war.”
Jae-ha says that the South always has their end of the line open. It’s the North that cut off their end. Hang-ah knows, and that’s why she’s going: “I’ll open the line.” Oh, wow, what a great mission for the heroine. She says that she’ll convey the king’s position and stop this war.
He protests – there’s no way for the two of them to communicate once she crosses that border. There’s no way to know how bad things will get, so how can he let her go? Hang-ah: “Isn’t your heart my heart?”
She asks if the change in situation will change their hearts. They know the answer, but he still puts up a fight, asking if she’s really going to go, knowing full well that war might break out?
Hang-ah: “I want to see Father for a long long time. And I want to see you for a long time. That’s why I’m going. So that I can see you.” He starts to cry. “Hang-ah-ya…”
Hang-ah: “You’ll stop the war, right? I’ll do the same. If you just remember that, then we’ll see each other again. I love you.” And then she hangs up, before he can even say it back. He just looks down at his phone in tear-filled shock.
They both cry for a moment, and then Hang-ah braces herself. She spins around on her heels as the music turns along with her. She marches through to the North, a woman on a mission.
Jae-ha lingers for another moment in the hallway, and then he wipes his tears and mirrors her walk. I love the double badass turn.
Bong-gu gets the confirmation that the U.S. has approved an attack on North Korea, and calls Jae-ha to gloat about it. I love that till the end, Jae-ha’s like, “Who is this?” which drives Bong-gu crazy.
He passes along the military operation as proof and says that it’s really Jae-ha’s fault for attacking via ICC. That day on the cliff he gave Jae-ha the choice between himself or his people—”You chose yourself. You killed them.”
Jae-ha: “No. YOU did.” Aw, yeah. He says that all he’s done is try to bring Bong-gu to justice, according to the law. Bong-gu laughs that in the end the Koreas will be at war and he’ll walk away.
Jae-ha: “No. I’m going to stop this war. And you’re going to be put on trial.” For all of Bong-gu’s blustering, it’s really Jae-ha who has the upper hand when it comes to poker faces, because he believes in what he’s saying. The report is confirmed to be legit, and the situation escalates as Jae-ha signs off on DEFCON 2 and the country prepares for war.
Hang-ah meets with the prime minister who praises her for her loyalty to country, and then proceeds to ask about what she’s learned in her time in the South, like where are the secret bunkers they can attack.
But when she tells him that they need to reopen the lines of communication with the South, he argues that the king is preparing for war and accuses her of caving to her womanly weaknesses. Oh, because that’s evil, right? Ass.
She narrows her eyes but rises above it and asks the very logical question of why on earth she’d come back home then, if she were just madly in love and ready to forsake her country for a man. I would’ve added a knee kick but clearly you are more civilized than I. But he tells her it’s too late for communication, because both sides have their missiles pointed right at each other. Gah, the art-imitating-life of this situation is so unnerving.
Jae-ha prepares for a public address, and Secretary Eun reminds him that he needs to appear strong before the people. He starts to write his speech, calling out the U.S. for their attack plan, and urging the North to show that they are willing to discuss peace.
He starts to write, “But if North Korea attacks Seoul… then South Korea will by any means necessary…” He flashes back to his moments with Hang-ah, on their 60km trek, and when she held him in her lap. He finishes his sentence with a pang in his heart, “…repay the whole of North Korea in kind.”
Meanwhile Hang-ah’s last conversation with the prime minister has put her father in a sticky position, and he goes entirely in the other direction and presents her with plane tickets for them to flee the country.
He says that war is inevitable now, and even here in the North, they’ll be seen as South-friendly and therefore a liability. He doesn’t trust Jae-ha either, since he heard the speech above.
Hang-ah defends Jae-ha’s need to make an official statement as such, but Dad asks how he could, knowing that Hang-ah is here. He says that a preemptive strike isn’t that uncalled for in this situation. Her eyes widen, “A preemptive strike? Are we going to attack first?” He says nothing has been decided yet. Oh crap.
Jae-ha sits down with his general and asks what kind of casualties have been projected if war does break out. In day one: 200,000 soldiers, 1.5 million civilians. In week one: 1 million soldiers, 5 million civilians. And the cost of course in the tens of billions. He looks up in horror, and the general says these are all numbers projected in 1994, so they can probably double them.
Jae-ha sits, literally the weight of the world on his shoulders. He thinks back to hyung’s dreams of peace and reunification, Shi-kyung’s dying pleas to never give up, and Bong-gu’s words that if a single life were to be lost, it would be on his hands.
Hang-ah in turn thinks back to Jae-ha’s promise during the WOC: “Trust me, and I’ll trust you,” and Jae-kang’s question in presiding over their engagement about joining their strength in a time of war.
Her doorbell rings with a delivery. A mysterious man drops off a package and she asks if he’s from China since his accent is different, but he disappears without a word. She opens it up to find Jae-ha’s I’m-sorry-thank-you-I-love-you skincare set for her (aw) with an envelope buried underneath: a copy of the U.S. military strike against Pyongyang.
This is exactly the leverage she needs. She takes what she knows to the prime minister, but only offers to give him the date of the attack if he’ll reopen the line to Seoul. Awesome. Jae-ha is headed to the border to try and speak to someone from the North, and she asks to be the one to go.
He scoffs at her gall to negotiate with him, so she gets up and breezes that she heard about the preemptive attack, “But it’ll be too late.” He offers to let her go as a representative to start the talks, but only if she gives him the date. She says she’ll give it after she comes back from the meeting, since she’s not about to throw away her bargaining chip. Ha.
The prime minister says he needs something too then, and presents her with the only copy in existence certifying her engagement to Jae-ha (that seems like a big leap, but it’s the gesture that’s important). He tells her to rip it up: “What do you need an engagement for when you are going to meet your enemy?”
She doesn’t hesitate and rips it to shreds. Now he has proof of her loyalty and she has access to meet with Jae-ha. The prime minister adds a caveat, to make sure she gives him the information promised—he’ll be holding her father as hostage until she hands over the brief. Damnit.
Jae-ha arrives first and waits for the Northern diplomat to arrive. Hang-ah calls her father to check in, and he assures her that the prime minister won’t do anything hasty (he’s totally lying through his teeth), and the two men watch the meeting via live feed.
Hang-ah walks into the room and Jae-ha lights up to see her. He approaches her warmly, but she remains distant and formal. She puts out her hand for a shake and he sees the earpiece in her ear.
He takes her hand but he sinks when she just shakes it and goes to her seat. She asks everything she’s supposed to—is he really preparing to join hands with the U.S. and go to war?
Jae-ha sits through her barrage of questions silently, which is doubly infuriating for Hang-ah who’s desperate not to lose this chance to show the prime minister Jae-ha’s true intentions.
He finally sits back and asks casually if she knows that they’ll be attacked on May 24. The prime minister freaks out, and Hang-ah’s father hands over the brief to prove it. It’s less than a week out.
Meanwhile Hang-ah flips out that he gave away her bargaining chip. But Jae-ha is still smiling, calm as you please. “What’re you doing May 24? Going to war?” Hang-ah finally loses the cool exterior, “Comrade Jae-ha!”
He just keeps going, “I’m getting married. To you.” Hahaha. Okay, that’s crazy but kind of brilliant. He’s going to set the date of the attack as his wedding day?
The prime minister barks into Hang-ah’s ear for her to get out, and Jae-ha sees her flinch. He looks up at the camera and orders him to say it directly, and stop using Hang-ah as his shield. Love it.
It works, and the prime minister calls to speak to him directly. He shouts that they weren’t behind the terrorist attack, and Jae-ha shouts back that threatening Seoul is the definition of terror.
He calms down. “You die. And then we die. The U.S. hits you, you hit us, and then if China gets involved… do you think that even one person will be left standing on this land?”
The prime minister scoffs at his solution—if they get married, does he think the U.S. will just pat their heads and wish them well? But Jae-ha makes it clear that he’s not talking about sneaking off and eloping, but standing with both countries behind them.
A wedding is cause for congratulations and if North and South officially present a united front, the whole world will rush to congratulate them. In that situation, on that day, can anyone launch a missile at them?
“I’m not doing this so that South Korea can live alone. I’m saying let’s get married and live together.”
The prime minister says he’ll put it under advisement and orders Hang-ah to leave the room. But Jae-ha presses the Big Red Button and suddenly soldiers from both sides charge into the room, guns drawn.
Oh noes, Young-bae and Dong-ha, guns pointed at each other? I don’t like this one bit!
Jae-ha barks into the phone that he has five minutes to make a decision, “Or shoot me.” He figures that even if they say no, he’ll be dead anyway, so why not just die here? He hangs up.
Then they have to sit like that in the room for the five longest minutes ever. Jae-ha: “Young-bae-ya, you’re a sniper, right? Aim so that I go in one blow.” He points to the center of his forehead. Young-bae’s eyes dart back and forth, Dong-ha tenses up, ready to shoot him if he shoots. Hang-ah looks back and forth between them all.
The prime minister paces back and forth. Hang-ah’s father pleads with him to decide. Time’s up, and Jae-ha calls. Has he made a decision?
There’s no answer on the other end. Jae-ha takes the silence as a no. “Then, war?” He orders Young-bae to shoot. If their leader wants war, shooting the king is the way to start one.
Young-bae hesitates. Dong-ha, “Just try and shoot.” And then Young-bae adorably trembles and stutters, “I-I-I j-j-just can’t …”
But then Hang-ah stands up and grabs Young-bae’s gun out of his hand. She walks over and sticks it in Jae-ha’s face. Dong-ha raises his gun to her head. OH SHIT.
She says (at the prime minister), “Do I shoot? Why, do you think that because it’s the person I love, I can’t shoot? I can kill this comrade. And die with him.”
Well, now we know why Romeo and Juliet weren’t given guns. Because then shit like this happens. Everyone just put down the deadly objects!
Jae-ha looks up at her, his eyes full of love, and her eyes soften, “I’ll follow right behind you.” She cocks her gun. Dong-ha raises his to her temple…
And then in the last possible second before my heart bursts, the prime minister tells her to put down her weapon. Everyone starts breathing again, including me.
He asks Jae-ha if this means he’s really going to help them, and Jae-ha says yes. Hang-ah finally lowers her gun and Dong-ha does too. Jae-ha takes the gun from her hand and hugs her tight.
Bong-gu watches the North Korean news report in shock and demands that the U.S. attack anyway—why not the wedding? The contact refuses because somehow the story determined he should suddenly stop stupidly listening to the crazy man. Whatever, fake America. You are so weird.
Jae-ha gets ready to cross the border on his wedding day, and the U.N. tries to stop him. But the Korean troops help get him through, saluting their congratulations. Aw, that’s cute.
And I frickin’ LOVE that they’re getting married in the DMZ. Hang-ah smiles as she gets ready when she sees two officers North and South laughing together at their post. Dad says it’s too bad their wedding has less fanfare than their engagement and fusses over her hanbok, wishing her mother were here to see her.
She hugs him and says she’s sorry for being such a troublesome daughter, but he says as long as she’s happy, that’s all that matters to him. And then he breaks away from her so that she won’t see him cry. N’aaaaaw, Daaaaad. Okay, I forgive you for the guilt trip earlier.
Everything goes as planned and the U.S. backs off their military strike and offers up their congrats, and then the wedding begins. They each walk down the aisle from either side of the 38th parallel to meet in the middle.
Jae-ha holds out his hand. Hang-ah puts her hand in his, and then he crosses to the North. They face southward and bow.
And then together they cross to the South, and bow facing north. It’s simple, and lovely, and says everything.
And then he picks her up and twirls her around as they beam.
Then sometime later Bong-gu faces trial before the ICC. And the reason you couldn’t have kept him locked up till this point and therefore not make Shi-kyung’s sacrifice moot IS? BAH.
He gets sentenced to life in prison. That’s it? What about the tank of carnivorous snakes?
Jae-ha pays him a visit in jail, and Bong-gu muses that he must’ve been dying to see him like this. Bong-gu: “I won. You went to the brink of war. You were scared.” He chuckles that they’ve experienced trauma now.
“When you hear fireworks, you’ll jump in fear. When you hear sirens, your heart will race. Only Korea is like that. A country that has experienced war. That’s why you will become more anxious. You’ll be scared of what you encountered, and only amass more weapons.”
Jae-ha: “We stopped it. I did. We did. Now we have the confidence that we can stop it. They say that the scariest thing in the world is war. But we stopped it, so what can’t we do? Thank you… for making us powerful.”
He turns to walk away. Bong-gu screams after him that locking him up will do nothing to stop Club M from existing, and attacking. Jae-ha stops for a moment, but doesn’t turn back. He squares his shoulders and keeps walking ahead.
Four years later.
Dong-ha (wearing a much more decorated uniform) comes to find Jae-ha, and he comes to greet North Korean soldiers for the new WOC team. Behind him are Dong-ha, Young-bae, and (YAY!) Kang-seok. Where have you BEEN?
They’re old-timers now, the guys who train the newbies. Jae-ha asks about the female soldier for this team and Kang-seok says she’ll be from the South this time. Jae-ha leans in close to whisper at Young-bae that southern girls are really pretty, and Dong-ha sighs that it’s already too late—Young-bae took one look at her and he’s smitten so bad he can’t even train her properly. HA.
Once it’s just the four of them, Jae-ha greets them happily saying it’s been a really long time since they’ve all been together, and asks them out for a drink. Young-bae adds dejectedly that it’s not really all of them. Aw. Young-bae.
Jae-ha looks down and Kang-seok reminds Young-bae that they already poured a bunch of alcohol over Shi-kyung’s grave—he’s probably already drunk enough. Jae-ha muses that he’d probably have collapsed. It at least warms my heart that they still talk about him.
Jae-shin sits on her wall at the top of the city, and makes a phone call to confirm a concert and says that she can make it there on her own. We pan out to see that she’s sitting up there with her parrot, speaking to it as if it’s Shi-kyung.
She says that she’s supposed to go on a blind date tomorrow. Should she go? She looks over at parrot, only this time it’s Shi-kyung that appears. *Mmmrrmph* He opens his mouth to talk and just that alone makes me cry. Gaaaaah, I don’t know if I can do this.
He tells her to go. She asks if he’s mad and he says no. Jae-shin: “I can’t say that I’ll die old and alone only thinking of you.” He laughs and tells her she shouldn’t do that.
“But you’ll always be in a part of my heart. Like a shadow.” They smile at each other. And then when she looks back at him, he’s gone. It breaks my heart all over again.
We pan over to see that she’s actually at the foot of the wall, in her wheelchair, Birdie at her side.
Hang-ah’s father coos over pictures of his grandson prince, and squeals when he gets to talk to him over video.
Later, Jae-ha rushes to meet Hang-ah for a ribbon-cutting ceremony (for the first joint bank serving both countries) and little princey runs up to daddy for a hug. All the reporters swoon, and then princey calls out for Mom, but uses the North Korean dialect version (omani), which causes a giant ruckus in the media.
The queen mother tells them it’ll blow over, and Jae-ha pretends to be stern, but once she leaves the room, he dies laughing. They’re so cute.
But it turns into an issue (with chatter from Club M) and Jae-ha says he’ll make a statement. Secretary Eun thinks it might be best to leave it alone, but Jae-ha argues that all of his people matter, and he’ll win them over one by one, until they accept Hang-ah.
He gets to work, and Secretary Eun smiles proudly.
Jae-ha and Hang-ah stand side by side, ready to go in for a press conference. He tells her the situation is getting more serious. She chides that saying omani twice will lead to war. They chuckle, ’cause, well, been there done that.
Jae-ha: “We’ve already stopped a war. Hang-ah: “That’s true. Just as long as we don’t give up. The doors open. Cameras flash.
Jae-ha: “You ready?” She says yes. He takes her hand. “I love you.” They smile at each other and with a “Let’s go,” they walk forward in step.
COMMENTS
There were a lot of things I wanted for the finale that I didn’t get, and a lot of things that still felt satisfying anyway. The main trip-up for me is the Shi-kyung/Bong-gu war which hit its high at the end of Episode 18 and then fizzled out as soon as Shi-kyung died. It’s not really his death so much as the consequence of it that went so wrong. Had he died to put Bong-gu away, had Bong-gu remained in custody during the almost-war (which by the way was completely feasible and would in no way change the way the final chapter went down), and then be prosecuted, it would have all made sense and I wouldn’t have to tear my hair out. Because how do you even explain that he was brought to trial in the end if the first time took that much effort to get him in cuffs? HUH?
Mishandling that actually took a lot of the villain’s steam away, which I have to assume was inadvertent (because who would do that on purpose?). Sure, Bong-gu was the evil one who set the war into motion, but once that happened, the immediate threat became the world powers and I forgot that Bong-gu even existed. Despite the simplicity of containing an almost-war to four characters, I did like the dramatic climax for the couple, in putting their lives on the line. It’s you-have-to-get-through-us-to-get-to-war, and the culmination of everything they’ve built, from becoming comrades, to finding love, to trusting each other, to letting go. That felt both thematically on point and dramatically riveting, even though you don’t really expect a show to go out with a pair of dead lovers and a world war. Hello, hate mail.
What the two-part finale really lacked for me was breathing room on one score—Shi-kyung’s death in Jae-ha’s eyes. Jae-kang’s death, for instance, happened so early on that we had full episodes to mourn his passing and have Jae-ha learn and grow. And yes, Shi-kyung did already make his crucial impact on Jae-ha before he died. But I wanted that emotional beat. Jae-ha would never have become the king he is without Eun Shi-kyung. And though I loved Jae-shin’s moment remembering him, I wanted the same from Jae-ha. It was the biggest way the finale failed to deliver for me. And now I have a giant Eun Shi-kyung-shaped hole in my heart, and the show ended without patching it up properly.
There were a lot of things that this show never got quite right—the overly simplistic Club-M-is-all-powerful mantra, the over-reliance on wooden day players to give exposition, (Seriously, I can barely stand exposition when it’s served by the most talented of actors, and you’re going to give every bit of explanatory dialogue to extras? Foot, meet gun.) the slow progression of Bong-gu who took a really long time to become an interesting or effective villain. The international incidents were colored in the broadest brushstrokes possible, leading to more than a handful of countries whose leaders seemed more like silly dingbats than powerful movers and shakers. It’s not so much that I take offense, but that I would prefer the opposition to always seem bigger and badder (which makes for better drama) only they were more like dumb and dumberer.
But of course, there were many more things that the drama DID get right. It was shot gorgeously (the cinematographer and lighting team deserve like a medal, or a parade), the music swept me up in every moment and made me feel like it was a living, breathing world I was looking in on. And the cast was brilliant. I’ll be honest—I’ve always thought Ha Ji-won was over-hyped, but here she was amazingly tough, vulnerable, and believable, no matter how insane the situation seemed. She grounded everything. Perhaps it makes a great deal of difference to play a character who’s consistent from beginning to end. Lee Seung-gi had less gravitas than her going in, but gained it through his performance, and though his is still not an effortless kind of acting, it was his breakthrough to the other side—past the façade and into raw emotion. He stole the show, hands down (which isn’t really a surprise, since he played the king in The King). Jo Jung-seok played what was probably everyone’s favorite character, but I really think he’s to credit for a lot of that, because so much of who Shi-kyung was came from the physical performance. A great deal of his character’s innocent/earnest nuance could’ve been lost to a wooden actor, or worse, made to seem dumb, which would’ve been a travesty. And everyone else was already good in an established way—the parents, the hyung, and even Lee Yoon-ji, who’s always been fantastic.
When this show was funny, it hit that darkly funny sweet spot where my blackened heart resides. And when it was badass, it made me pump my fist in the air. And then, when it was deeply earnest about a soldier’s faith in his king or the partnership between a man and a woman in the face of insurmountable odds, it actually got through to my gooey earnest center.
You could say this show is about a lot of things, but it’s clear that the romance is the central metaphor – man and woman as two parts of a whole like a war-torn Korea, always at odds, but always kin. And though actual politics is far more complex than a pair of lovers being able to bridge that gap, it’s the idealistic view that they could, in such a world. What grips me most is actually not that larger idea, but the mechanics of what that relationship needs in order to make it to the end – not just love, but friendship, complete trust, and an equal partnership. A hero who saves the girl is swoonworthy, sure. But a hero who confides in his girl and trusts her to save the day is the winner, by a mile.
My favorite part of the show wasn’t actually the romance (though I loved their epic love story, I promise). It was the making of a king. What this show did right was its character development and relationships, and if you look at it from beginning to end, there are actually very few characters who change a great deal. Hang-ah and Shi-kyung are in large part the same (he gains a sense of humor, but starts and ends a hero, and she learns to play a player, but starts and ends a hero). Jae-shin takes a massive dip, but then gets back to her old self (albeit a better version) because of Shi-kyung.
But Jae-ha goes from a worthless thorn in his brother’s side to a ruler who can stop a war. He goes from someone who thinks the monarchy is a sham to a king who believes with all his heart that he is his people and they are the king. And it’s in the shaping of this character where Hang-ah and Shi-kyung are the traditional heroes of the story—they make Jae-ha kingworthy, through their tough love and indefatigable faith. It’s kind of equally admirable and stupid, but that’s why they’re the heroes. In that sense, Jae-ha really IS the people—he’s the most like us, doubting, questioning, pessimistic, jaded. Even till the end he’s the one who doesn’t want to let Shi-kyung go on his mission or let Hang-ah go on hers. Because that’s what a normal person would do. But they don’t let him be weak.
And perhaps that’s the final step he learns in becoming a true leader—to let his soldiers fight for what they believe in, to put the country and the mission before his heart. I still don’t think it justifies killing Shi-kyung (the lesson would’ve been learned without, thank you very much) but to be a true leader, he does have to live with the harsh choices and the deaths of his soldiers on his conscience. It’s the journey in making a king out of a man that hooked me through the heart, and kept me wholly invested no matter what international debacle came and went. And I guess what’s important is that I feel like the payoff for that was there in the end. And it was. Many other things may have fallen by the wayside, but Jae-ha became a king befitting his hyung’s legacy and his most faithful soldier’s trust. And I like that the point isn’t that he defeated one big bad villain (though of course we need his victory over Bong-gu), but that he finds out that he is strong, and forges ahead to fight more battles and more villains with that power.
And that’s why I really, really wanted Jae-ha to walk away from Bong-gu’s jail cell with this one retort: “I am king.”
BOOYAH.
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401 Jade Butterfly
June 18, 2012 at 5:59 PM
WOWWEEEEEE!!!!
LSG-34.8% ksh-30.3%
HJW-31% yoona-30.5%
"Morning has broken, like the first morning
Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird
Praise for the singing, praise for the morning
Praise for the springing fresh from the word"
~ lalalalala~ * twirling around room *
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Kappy
June 19, 2012 at 2:46 PM
Love that song, and WOOHOO on the voting!
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miss_buttercup
June 19, 2012 at 4:48 PM
WOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!
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402 Jade Butterfly
June 18, 2012 at 6:02 PM
The Ratings are taken from website, 19th June 9am here, in Singapore.
Lets keep our multiple votings going! Fighting!
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403 Lhej
June 18, 2012 at 9:13 PM
The happiest morning I've ever had since the voting began! Let's join our forces to keep our King and Queen on their throne!
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Jade Butterfly
June 18, 2012 at 9:23 PM
Ops! HJW is on the edge . Very precarious situation. VOTE!
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404 Osi
June 19, 2012 at 7:02 AM
URGENT!!!!!
Hearties, tryp tweeted that someone's fans BUYING votes! That's why Seung gi's leading narrowing unbelievably fast!
So, keep voting hearties, if you can, please vote using hundreds of account per day.
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anon
June 19, 2012 at 3:57 PM
Whose fans are buying votes?! o_O So despicable!!
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miss_buttercup
June 19, 2012 at 5:15 PM
BUYING votes?? that's ridiculous and despicable!
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405 Jade Butterfly
June 19, 2012 at 6:04 PM
Lotsa talk on Tryp site on
1) ..Vote buying ( er wat's that ?)
2) KSH's fans aligning wt HJW's fans & Sega fans not voting LSG in line wt HJW...etc etc
SO much " He said ..She said.. They did.. We did.."
Ahh , Stresssss! You can feel so much angst reading it.
But , after all the 'should have- could have-oughta have'
cross banter , I think one can only do our best .
We MUST just VOTE for BOTH LSG & HJW,
Consistently , Avidly, Daily . Just DO it !
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406 Lyxie
June 20, 2012 at 1:58 AM
Not sure if this has been posted already.....
Anyone planning to go to Seunggi's (aka our King) Fan Meeting on 25 Aug in Singapore ?
Please check out http://tryp96.wordpress.com/ if interested.
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407 miss_buttercup
June 20, 2012 at 3:36 AM
current ratings: LSG 33.8% KSH 33.1% WTF????
come on hearties, vote for our king!
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Anonymous
June 20, 2012 at 4:09 AM
Um, did you hear someone's fans hire people to vote and some use automated programs to vote, those fans are so pitiful, read here
https://tryp96.wordpress.com/2012/06/07/2012-mnet-summer-break-20s-choice-voting-starts/#comment-25177
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milkteanlsg
June 20, 2012 at 9:21 AM
Yeah... their votes are increasing by hundreds per min...
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408 LeeSeungGi[fans]
June 20, 2012 at 6:12 AM
I take back what i said in ep 18..
If Hang-ah was the one who make my heart beat, now Jae-ha is the one who satisfyinh me!!
What a great character development of Lee Jae-ha..
This drama ending is soooo greatt!!
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409 LeeSeungGi[fans]
June 20, 2012 at 6:13 AM
I take back what i said in ep 18..
If Hang-ah was the one who make my heart beat, now Jae-ha is the one who satisfying me!!
What a great character developent of Lee Jae-ha..
This drama ending is soooo greatt!!
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410 hhisc
June 20, 2012 at 9:48 AM
I cannot believe the voting numbers have changed so much since earlier this morning.
I have been voting all day, it confirms vote ea time it has not said I was done for the day. Is anyone else experiencing this ? I dont know if votes are counting or not but I will keep voting as much as I can
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411 pussygirl092
June 20, 2012 at 10:15 AM
Please vote at http://www.global.mnet.com for seung gi
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412 Cee Gee
June 20, 2012 at 10:01 PM
Shout Out to all fans of TK2H and the Dramabeans crew. I like many of you was traumatized by the death of Shi-kyung. After reading the recaps and all the comments, of which I agreed with many, I came to realize one major thing. For me, the shocking death of Shi-kyung over shadowed and took away from the climax and ending of TK2H. I asked myself what would be my first thought, let’s say in five years from now if someone asked me about TK2H? It would be, “They killed Shi-kyung!” Nothing about the main plot of the journey of a boy turning into a king, nothing about the witty dialog, beautiful scenery, the many twists and turns, or the best Kdrama parents ever. Not to mention the great performances the main actors and supporting cast gave. Maybe the writers and production team misjudged the response from the audience, maybe they didn’t. All I’m sayin’ is, if one scene overshadows the drama’s finale that much, maybe it needed to be rethought.
The bottom line is that for whatever reason, logical or emotional if you didn’t like how Shi-Kyung’s story ended, remember this one thing, It’s. Fiction. It. Can. Change.
For those of you who need comfort or closure, here is my version of Episodes 19 and 20. I have tried to maintain the integrity of the drama and changed as little as possible, mainly adding plot. I don’t speak Korean, so forgive any missed nuance’s. This is only to help distraught and grieving fans find a way to make peace with a memorable piece of Kdrama.
I have used Girl Friday’s recaps. They are in parentheses and the enhanced version is in regular script.
Shi-kyung dies, Hang-ah informs Jae-shin that Shi-kyung is dead.
Eun Kyu-Tae sits in Shi-kyung’s empty office. Dong-ha comes in and says the package from China has arrived. Eun Kyu-Tae asks if all the preparations are ready and Dong-ha replies yes. He leaves and (Dad, runs his hand over the nameplate. Jae-ha comes in and says, “We’re thinking the same thing right now: ‘I killed him. He died because of me.’ But because I’m the king, I can’t just sit here thinking those thoughts. And you can’t either.”
He runs his hand over the nameplate too, tears filling his eyes. “I’m a little different from him. But what do you think of me? I’ll treat you as my own father.”
He bows to ajusshi and then gives him a hug).
( And then Shi-kyung gets his military funeral, with a medal of honor. Dong-ha tells Jae-ha that Shi-kyung is technically still under orders to carry out his mission abroad, and he asks Jae-ha to change the order so that “at least his soul can return.”
It’s not something that makes sense to most of us, but I understand why Dong-ha would say it—they are soldiers who follow the king’s orders, and I sort of love the sentiment that Shi-kyung would be the same in the afterlife, or that Dong-ha at least sees him that way.
So Jae-ha officially orders Shi-kyung to return to his unit and salutes him. And then my heart breaks all over again.)
Cut to: Zombie Jae-shin wheels herself down the hospital corridor on her way to therapy, grief rolling off her but trying to keep her promise to Shi-kyung about keeping up with her therapies. She almost runs into Eun Kyu-Tae entering the hallway. She glares at him, no love lost as he is partly to blame for her useless legs, not to mention the loss of her brother, the king, and his wife. He is startled and then glances at the room he just exited and then at her. He bows in acknowledgement and hurries away. Her eyes narrow as he acts suspicious. For a moment she wonders what “that’s all about” but lapses back into her grief.
Bong- gu fights to get out of jail, Hang-ah and Jae-ha flirt on the phone and plan a date.
(Problems arise in the ICC, and the international pressure to get Bong-gu out on bail starts to push back against Jae-ha and Korea.)
Tensions mount against the king via economic crises, Hang-ah offers to go to North Korea to get them onboard, they argue, Hang-ah gets called away to a charity event which turns into a midnight date with Jae-ha, Secretary Eun and Jae-ha discuss ways to keep from war.
(Hang-ah goes to make her case with the ICC, but she’s too late—Bong-gu’s bail has been approved,)
(Dong-ha brings a safe deposit box to Jae-shin, full of Shi-kyung’s personal effects that were requested to be brought to her. She tentatively asks for the combination to open it, and he gives the first few numbers and pauses to look up the rest, but she realizes it’s her birthday, which opens the safe.)
(She pulls something out. OHGOD, it’s a video letter… He smiles to himself, giddy at the thought of saying those words to her when he returns. He gives a little salute, and then it ends. We cut back out to Jae-shin bawling in front of the TV.)
(Bong-gu sees that Jae-ha isn’t backing down, disappointed at not getting a response to his wedding present. He says they’ll have to give the U.S. a little push, and bombs the hell out of Michigan. Michigan? Whatever, anyway, North Korea is “found” to be responsible, so now they have proper motivation for a counterattack.)
While the King is dealing with the Bong-gu instigated crisis, Jae-shin puts on a brave front and tries to keep her promise to Shi-kyung and keep up with her therapy. Over the course of the next few weeks she encounters Secretary Eun in the same hospital corridor. His nervous attitude and bearing raises Jae-shin’s suspicions. At first she thinks that maybe he is having some kind of health issue that he doesn’t want to talk about until she notices this area of the hospital is part of the surgical unit. Her curiosity is raised when the next time she goes down the same corridor and sees two military guards standing by that door. Suspicions jump even higher when she spies Dong-ha coming out of the same room after Secretary Eun. What unnerves her the most is the somber looks on their faces. What or who is behind that door?
Jae-shin resolves to find the answer and figures out a way to divert the guards. Once the hallway is clear, she pushes her wheelchair into the room. There lies a figure with every kind of tube and medical gizmo hooked up to him. She inches closer and her eyes widen in surprise and horror. It’s Shi-kyung! The room goes black as she hears herself scream off in the distance.
She awakens to find herself in a hospital bed with the Secretary/Head Advisor and Dong-ha hovering nearby. What is going on? Her memory floods back. She sits straight up and demands her chair. Nurses hands try to stop her, but she uses all her princess authority and commands them to take her back to that room. Once there she slowly inches forward afraid that the previous encounter was a dream, but no, there is Shi-kyung’s face underneath the oxygen mask/ventilator. Tears blind her as she reaches for his hand. Reassured by the touch that he is real, she sobs.
Later she confronts the Head Advisor and Dong-ha who hangs his head, ashamed. Eun Kyu-Tae explains and we flash back to when Shi-kyung was shot.
Before the king is torn away from Shi-Kyung’s body, he gives one last wail of grief and slams his fist on Shi-Kyung’s chest. The soldiers take away Bong-gu and his henchmen and the personal guards escort the distraught king to his car. The medic’s who are there, check the faithful soldier’s pulse one last time and lo and behold they feel a faint pulse. They begin CPR and work on stopping the bleeding. The Top notch medic –what country would send their king into danger without Grade A Medics?- finds the main source of bleeding and performs battlefield surgery. Another medic offers his own blood for a transfusion.
Camera pans to the king’s entourage on the road and then pans to movement in the sky where a helicopter hovers over the scene. Rich tourists out for a day of sightseeing witness said events in the air and land when they see the frantic waving of the corpsman. The helicopter is able to land at a hospital where Shi-kyung undergoes a series of operations and several blood transfusions, after international finagling and a few greased palms.
Back to the Present. Jae-shin asks why all the secrecy and does her brother know about this? The Head Advisor explains that only he, Dong-ha and a handful of trusted soldiers and medical staff know. Because of the current circumstances, with the release of Bong-gu, -who wouldn’t hesitate to go after Shi-kyung and kill him again- he decided it was better for everyone, to think that the faithful soldier is dead, especially the king who has enough crises to deal with to be distracted by Shi-kyung and we all know faithful Shi-kyung wouldn’t want that. That and…
“And what?” demands Jae-shin, nervous.
The Head Advisor explains that Shi-kyung is not out of the woods yet. He died and was revived three times before and after surgery. (After all, it is a Kdrama) He improved enough to be transported back to Korea and was stable for awhile but now he is going downhill and the only thing the doctors can figure out is he has lost his will to live.
Jae-shin looks upon sleeping Shi-kyung who appears to be dreaming. We see from Shi-kyung’s view, all the tragic events of the previous king’s death, Jae-shin’s accident/attempted murder, his own father’s betrayal, compounded with whatever torture tactics Bon Bon and clan used on him, plus his own shooting, twist and turn into one never ending nightmare from which he feels there is no escape.
Back to the Head Advisor. “We didn’t want to tell you about Shi-kyung until we knew for sure he would survive.” His voice breaks. “I didn’t want to give you false hope.”
Beeping interrupts the conversation. Shi-kyung’s heart rate is dropping. The medical team scrambles into action, the doctor calls out for drugs to boost his heart rate.
Close up on Shi-kyung who’s in full blown night terror mode. He finds himself back at the scene of his shooting only this time he holds the gun to his head to Bon-gu’s taunts of “Shoot!” Shi-kyung cocks the gun while Bong-gu waits. Far off in the distance he hears a females voice. It’s muffled but he listens closely and hears, “Don’t leave me, you said you would return, you said you’d come back. Besides, you have something to tell me.”
He ignores the voice and again cocks the gun. This time singing stops him. The song is familiar. It’s the song he first heard on the cement wall. He drops the gun and turns towards the sound.
Cut back to hospital room. “Doctor, his vital signs are returning to normal,” a nurse says. Everyone heaves a sigh of relief. Jae-shin wheels back to the side of the bed and grabs Shi-kyung’s hands and bathes it with tears of relief. The doctor notices that when she stops singing, his vital signs go down and encourages her to keep singing. Jae-shin sings until at last his vitals stabilize and we see an exhausted Jae-shin slumped in her chair, sleeping next to her beloved hero.
Skip to episode 20 and all its excitement down to after the wedding scene.
Cut to: the hospital room where Jae-shin is sitting on the bed next to a much improved Shi-kyung. The ventilator is gone but the O2 mask remains. Jae-shin fusses with the covers before snuggling by him. ‘Bot looks embarrassed but then gives her a loving smile. Both turn towards a TV screen where they see Jae-ha and Hang-ah in wedding attire at the DMZ. Shi-kyung slowly reaches for Jae-shin’s hand and squeezes it, as if to communicate something, a promise maybe?
The king and Hang-ah return from their wedding, honeymoon? A phone call interrupts their cozy newlywed tea. It’s Jae-shin saying she has a wedding present for them but they have to come to the hospital to pick it up. They’re both, “What? Wedding present at the hospital?” Hang-ah comments that she’s heard Jae-shin’s been working hard at learning to walk.
Cut to the newlywed couple standing in front of a hospital door knocking. Jae-shin tells them to enter.
At first Jae-ha doesn’t register who the figure in the bed is until Shi-kyung takes off his O2 mask and a hoarse but firm voice says as he raises his hand in salute, “Reporting, Captain Eun Shi-kyung, third year of this Gwanghee’s era, Duty Captain of the Royal Guards, loyalty!”
Surprise, shock, disbelief and deep emotion wash over the king’s face as he stands there frozen. We hear the muffled sobs of Hang-ah as she gasps out, “Captain!”
Jae-ha stares at the bedridden captain for an eternity before returning his salute. Silent tears fall down the king’s face as he steps towards the bed. He falters but quickly regains his composure. Jae-shin sees the million questions pass over his face and mouths a later.”
Jae-shin interjects, “Well, little Oppa, do you like your wedding present? You can't stay too long, the captain tires easily.”
Jae-ha touches Shi-kyung’s leg and quickly pulls back as if to say, ‘Are you really real?’
Shi-kyung with a smile says he’s real and alive. Overcome, Jae-ha looks away. Shi-kyung gives a knowing glance to Jae-shin as she is the one who brought him back from the last brush with death.
Jae-ha finally speaks, “I see you still follow your king’s orders. I did order you not to die, didn’t I?” He turns back to Shi-kyung to say something else but sees Shi-kyung has fallen asleep. Jae-shin shoos them away.
Back at the palace, Jae-ha screams for Eun Kyu-Tae and Dong-ha. He knows the Head Advisor needed an accomplice. Neither men have ever seen the king so furious as he glowers at them demanding an explanation. Hang-ah stands by watching, waiting to intervene if necessary. Eun Kyu-Tae explains, then falls to his knees stating that he and he alone is responsible for the deception, Dong-ha was just following his orders. The king muses about what he should do with them, to draw, slice or quarter them for their insubordination. When they dare to look up, they see a huge grin plastered on his face. He hugs them both then grabs Hang-ah and whirls her around with joy.
Cut to four years later. The scene where the fabulous foursome reunite and Young-bae states that not all of them are there and they talk about pouring alcohol on Shi-kyung’s grave? Doesn’t happen. All five of them reunite and go for drinks talking and teasing one another.
(Jae-shin sits on her wall at the top of the city…) with the living Shi-kyung and they talk about her concert, the first time they met here and maybe having children in the near future. He jumps off the wall and stands there with his arms open waiting. He catches her expertly and before he sets her back in her wheelchair, they share a sweet kiss.
Epilogue : (Wasn’t sure where to insert this) Cut to two years after the almost war. Bong-gu is being escorted back to his prison cell after his turn in the yard. He passes a guard reading a two week old newspaper. His eyes widen in shock and then consternation as he spies a photo. He wangles his way for a closer look. Sure enough a familiar face stares at him almost mocking him. The caption reads Wedding of Princess Lee Jae-shin and Palace Guard Hero, Eun Shi-kyung.
Bong-gu stutters, “But I shot you and saw you die.” A myriad of emotions cross his face and we see his complete transformation into utter madness as he begins to laugh maniacally while the guards drag him back to his cell.
Many thanks.
Enjoy.
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413 fanwho
June 21, 2012 at 4:49 AM
Wow that is quite a reading (and writing!).
Gees on voting.
Lighter side: From Shi-kyung's interview:
I am a crazy fan of HaJiWon, but LeeSeongGi weighs more (Reporter says 'you are loyal indeed!'). And about the piggy back scene, He goes 'she was heavier than I thought.'
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414 Lhej
June 21, 2012 at 7:30 PM
Sad day....our queen was dethroned from top position and i can't vote, it says please retry. ottoke?
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marneh11
June 22, 2012 at 2:29 AM
it's ok now dear try it.. :)
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Lhej
June 22, 2012 at 4:14 AM
thanks!
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marneh11
June 22, 2012 at 4:49 AM
we must double our votes 5days 2 go for our king and queen... :)
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415 marneh11
June 22, 2012 at 2:27 AM
wooaaah,...it's been a while... i suddenly miss DB's k2h thread and was surprised to find out that comments keep on coming upto now...
reallyt miss this place...feels good 2 comeback and reminisce thousands of rants and raves bout the drama again...
***teary eyed***
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416 nth heartie
June 23, 2012 at 1:14 PM
Dear hearties
I'd like to share this fantastic music video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ5H1OF5lt0&feature=player_embedded
This music video brought healing to me.
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crazyahjummafan
June 25, 2012 at 7:14 AM
Thanks. i loved it
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417 hhisc
June 24, 2012 at 9:58 AM
Is anyone having trouble voting at net? its told me to retry
for the last few days.
Suggestions???
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Anonymous
June 24, 2012 at 10:39 AM
Choose some different choices, you have to try several time, don't choose too many 3rd or 5th position. I think Mnet put some security to prevent vote by bots but it still happens, sigh....
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hhisc
June 24, 2012 at 2:01 PM
thanks I will give it a shot
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418 manassuper
June 24, 2012 at 5:56 PM
plz crazilyl vote.seunggi's voting rate has dropped drastically.plz vote forLSG at mnethttp://global.mnet.com/choice/vote.m?clk
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hhisc
June 25, 2012 at 9:18 AM
OMG I just voted Seungi Gi has lost first place for the first time........ where is eveyone? its awful quiet
2 days are all that's left right?
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Anonymous
June 25, 2012 at 9:44 AM
Haiz, KSH's Chinese fans used bots/automated software to vote for him, we can't win machine... Korean fans sent the evidence for Mnet days ago but Mnet hasn't take action until now. And there is a rumor this award is decided beforehand to give to that actor, Korean fans seem to know this, so they stop voting...
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hhisc
June 26, 2012 at 9:51 AM
I can not believe that we would all just give up The lead in votes maddening this a.m.
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Lhej
June 25, 2012 at 7:23 PM
our queen and king are both in the second place....sad but let's still do our best to vote guys!
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AHAfanatic
June 26, 2012 at 6:34 AM
Noticed Mnet allows voting several times with one account. I vote continuously until it stopped confirming my votes. I double check via US numbers if my votes are being counted, semmingly it does. Try casting multiple times, just in case it works, then better this way than just giving up. At least we go forward fighting, hearties we can do it!!!
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419 tk2h fan
June 25, 2012 at 3:37 AM
missing this drama so much, found a beautifully done fan mv phrases from jae ha's proposal, a must watch!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TKh6o9eGcG8
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Guam2000
June 26, 2012 at 6:22 PM
@tk2h fan
Thanks! Surprise people are still commenting at this site even though the show has been over for a month already.
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420 mtoh
June 27, 2012 at 3:00 AM
Haha, Wednesday it is...nice day everyone.
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421 ritsu
June 27, 2012 at 5:01 AM
I still miss this drama even after a month. I think I'm having a severe withdrawal right now. Ottoke? ;~;
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422 xoxo
June 28, 2012 at 6:23 AM
me tooo.......
still coming back here to check on the other hearties
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423 ilikemangos
June 28, 2012 at 11:13 AM
It's a thursday. an even episode of K2H.
*tear*
The crazy withdrawal i had weeks earlier on is not AS bad..
Just came back from vacation in Dallas, Texas.. Took a break, relaxed..
Will forever keep this show in my heart.
Hope everyone is doing well! Wish to see you in other dramas..
Reporting for duty,
Maknae of hearties!
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crazyahjummafan
June 29, 2012 at 12:40 AM
Hi Maknae mangos
TK2H has yet to leave my heart one bit. Have been very busy with work, but every now and then will savour an episode of K2H. Still very flavourful. Don't have time to watch another drama. Watched ep 1 of Bridal Mask, cos I thought story was very compelling, but didn't find JooWon's acting up to standard - not as expressive as our king!
Still, I've Seunggi's fan mtg to look forward to! And tomorrow going to buy tickets for fan mtg and meeting up with other S'porean hearties!!!!
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424 marneh11
June 28, 2012 at 5:38 PM
@ilikemangoes our dear maknae so thoughtful... :D
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425 crazyahjummafan
June 29, 2012 at 4:29 AM
I think I've got a virus called Seunggi-nitis. Ottokae?
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marneh11
June 29, 2012 at 7:26 PM
@crazyahummafan hahaha! only Seunggi himself can cure that virus..So you've got to see him soon..:D
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dramaaddict
June 30, 2012 at 5:59 AM
virus is loveleeseunggisshi and antidote is lsg love concoction and only that particular person can help. lol
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426 reglest
June 29, 2012 at 4:54 AM
Tomorrow is cat 1 for Seung Gi FM in Singapore selling for Singapore fans!! Good Luck for you @crazyajummafan @lovecityhall @jadebutterfly, -who else-? Can't wait to meet you there!!^^
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crazyahjummafan
June 30, 2012 at 8:40 PM
@Reglest
We were supposed to have a hearties get together on the 30th, which was yesterday. Then Faith announced the Cat 1 tickets would be sold that day. Queueing starting at 10 am and ticket booth opening only at 3. So we changed our venue to where the tickets were being sold!
We had a great time! Giggleshohoho was there - she was helping out. Bern 75, Estelle, Knewbies, Jas GMK were also there! Our hearties group is growing!
A heartie from Bali, Aliyahh was in S'pore for a holiday and had arranged to meet us at our original venue, but when we informed her of the change of plans, she came to see us at the new venue! Hearties unite!
It was so good to see many young fans there - even male ones. Heard that Cat 1 tickets were sold out!
Reglest, I'm trying to arrange a pre-concert meeting at Kallang theatre, so that hearties from the region and beyond can meet each other. Will give u the details asap. So keep coming back to this thread for more info.
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Bern75
July 1, 2012 at 7:53 PM
wow the virtual 'gathering' is still going pretty well :) been away for most of Jun because of real-life commitments, came back today and see familiar names floating around.
Yes, the SG hearties/LSGi club gathered on Saturday to queue up for our tix and we had a great time chatting, spazzing while watching Seung Gi's MVs and concert DVDs. the Airens in Singapore were just a fantastic bunch to organise the viewing and cards for us to write notes to Seung Gi. I'm just happy to relive my teenage years with a bunch of enthusiasts! hope to meet you in real life soon, Reglest, and all other hearties who pass through our little sunny island =) have a good day, everyone!
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427 luvs
June 29, 2012 at 9:19 AM
Hello Hearties!
While I still rewatch K2H - there are a few good dramas I am watching now....
I found a drama that is exciting ! MIDAS. Yoon Je Moon (K2H's Bong go) is there - he is brilliant as always . While K2H is more "political flavor" Midas is like "Wall Street" - the backdoor machinations of the corporate world. It is well written, but it is a serious drama. The actors are great! I am in the middle of the story and I like it. It is also good for character study. Midas is on Dramafever.com
I am still watching "Unexpected You" (on kimchidrama) - family melodrama - really good, universal issues and intelligently written dialogues- i promise - it won't make you feel stupid.
And i am watching I Do I Do (on Tv Viki) for the shoes and fashion and KSN and the cutie actor :)
it is summer in this side of the pacific so we are enjoying some sunny days....hope you are having a good day ...
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crazyahjummafan
June 30, 2012 at 8:58 PM
Thanks luvs for the recommendations. But right now, I'm too busy to start on a new drama. Still savouring TK2H.
@Marneh11 @dramaaddict
I doubt if a dose of Seunggi can cure me. It'll probably only make me worse! I'll probably swoon from sheer delight, and will only regain consciousness if he holds my hand and sings to me!
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428 diamonds
July 1, 2012 at 4:57 PM
Hearties, have all of you read the score and comment GF left for TK2H?
honestly i waiting for K2H's ratings from GF's POV like a crazy, over than a month.
but, the time i saw her comment, my heart flutter happily
AW. She is soo right. Every single word is so damn TRUE.
*hug GF tightly*
you know, Hearties and I love you :)
and somehow if i have a chance to meet LSG in person, i will tell him about a woman name GF, one of heroine in K-dramaverse, because she helped as to fall in Love with him, again and again and again.
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ilikemangos
July 1, 2012 at 5:42 PM
Yes! i check every couple of days to see if GF has updated her ratings for K2H.
I finally see it! And i was completely satisfied with it. It's everything i feel wrapped in one short&sweet statement.
"A surprising series that hit all my drama sweet spots: idealistic, funny, epic, and sweetly romantic. It could do with better finesse in many areas, but has so much heart that it’s bursting at the seams. (9 / 9) -GF "
I just listened to their recent podcast about where GF talks about K2H.
Sad that JB didn't have much interest in K2H.. it would have been a nice convo to have both podcasters watch the same thing.
then again, if you loved k2h, you LOVED it.
And if you didn't like it, you just didn't.
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diamonds
July 2, 2012 at 3:16 AM
"I check every couple of days to see if GF has updated her ratings for K2H. And i was completely satisfied with it. It’s everything i feel wrapped in one short&sweet statement."
Ilikemangos, so.did.I :) :) :)
Things that I love about GF is she was objective and professional when gave ratings for drama, even though there was her beloved puppy - LSG. And like a God, she knew exactly what we felt about a drama !!
And for JB, yeah, while curiously waiting for episode 11 recaps to came out back then, somehow i had a little hope that when the recaps out it would be written by JB, but it was okay .. JB had her own taste, and i still respect her. <3
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crazyahjummafan
July 1, 2012 at 11:41 PM
Where can I find this info?
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diamonds
July 2, 2012 at 3:21 AM
the comment and score were posted by ilikemangos above or you can check the drama ratings page :)
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ilikemangos
July 2, 2012 at 8:28 AM
yup. as diamonds says, you can check it in the drama ratings page.
you can find it by scrolling down on DB's home page and to the left you see "Drama Ratings"
After the end of every recapped series JB and/or GF rate it on a scale of 1 to 10.
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crazyahjummafan
July 2, 2012 at 10:03 AM
Thanks mangos and diamond
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Jade Butterfly
July 2, 2012 at 2:15 AM
@ Diamonds,
I admire GF too. But I think you may have underestimated Seunggi's uncanny Power to Mesmerise .
I hear & read that ladies & some gents are rendered utterly speechless & they're reduced to a babbling incoherent giggle mess. And when sense & sensibility manages to worm back in , one can only utter dreamily .." Seunnggi, you're so handsome ( complete wt unblinking goo-goo eyes & drool ) " , followed by a screamy sorta " I Love you oppa ( accompanied wt glazed look or crazed look ) "
Will keep you all updated when we attend his fanmeet in Spore & if we have a chance of a million to shake his hand..whether coherent speech is poosible . ^_^
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diamonds
July 2, 2012 at 3:43 AM
No, of course i don't doubt SG's power to mesmerize us,
if it really happens to me (meet SG in person) i think i just will standing still like idiot and lost every word i want to say. yeah, and if i had a power to open my mouth i will just shout out to the loudest that i really.really.really love him. :) :)
the thing i wrote above will become reality only when i have a chance to spend a whole day with him w/o any disturbances which seems like a heavenly dream for me.
ah, good luck for the fan meeting and do not forget to share as many as possible :) !
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Jade Butterfly
July 2, 2012 at 6:29 AM
"..i have a chance to spend a whole day with him w/o any disturbances.."
For me , even that thought is ..is..paralysing & heart-stopping!
You have Big Brave Dreams , Diamond! Hahahaaa!
Its great to be young ! ( you sound young & brave!)
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429 ilikemangos
July 1, 2012 at 6:09 PM
LOL hearties we are deemed " the most fervent international fanbase ever"
;) By GF/JB haha
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marneh11
July 1, 2012 at 9:22 PM
haha..yes we are!
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430 luvs
July 1, 2012 at 7:51 PM
Hello hearties! Glad to see you are still here. K2H Soundtrack is my daily playlist at work.
I am back to reading books now until there is another drama that is worth dissecting...
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431 crazyahjummafan
July 3, 2012 at 5:27 AM
@ Reglest
Crazyajummafan calling reglest! Crazyajummafan calling reglest!
Thanks for sending me an email. However, it went to my spam. When I tried to forward it to my mail, it disappeared! Can u pls send me another email?
Only managed to read the first line of your email.
We managed to get our Cat1 tickets. However, due to space constrains, we, 11 of us were unable to sit together. Sigh! But we had a good time meeting up with everyone!
We even had an Indonesian heartie, Aliyyah join us at the queue. She was in the country for a short break and was supposed to join us for our rendezvous, but we had to change our plans because of the tickets. So she met us at Marina Square instead! Even though she wasn't going to get a ticket.
Hoping to hear from u again!
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reglest
July 3, 2012 at 2:42 PM
Done!
Please kindly check your spam too hehe-though I don't know why it end up there-^^
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432 luvs
July 4, 2012 at 11:17 PM
Hello hearties! are you still visiting here? ilikemangoes,crazyajumma,reglest,lsglover,bern,mtoh,satsuki,- these are some of the names at the top of head right now and a lot of you hearties out there---
i still think of you guys -
life has been busy but I truly remember you still ---
aigoo!!! drama viewing has never been the same for me since K2H and hearties .... truly unforgettable episode.
July 4th today!
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ilikemangos
July 5, 2012 at 6:17 PM
Hi luvs! hope you're doing well despite a busy life! Good distraction :P
I still visit this thread every so often!
totally agree how drama viewing is not the same. I am watching a bunch of dramas at the same time, but none have been able to fully captivate me the way K2H has. like GF/JB, I like big & gaksital, but i do not LOVE it.
It has me yearning for a show that is my heart&soul.
Thats why i keep coming back, heh.
July 4th was nice, barbeque, movies.
It was a good day.
Hope everyone is having a swell life!
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crazyahjummafan
July 5, 2012 at 9:58 PM
Hi luvs and ilikemangos,
I do stop by here once in a while. Been very busy with work - a new term and an additinal Eng class.
I'm still re-watching TK2H, but very slowly - only just finished ep 12. Still amazed at the brilliant acting! Also re-watching season 1 of 1n2d. SG's sooo cute!
Started watching Bridal Mask, but stopped at ep 1. Too busy to be involved in another drama, but might give it a go as I like the storyline. HOWEVER, I think that Joo Won's overacting a little and somehow his face seems a little lopsided to me - like one side's longer than the other. And it somehow irritates me - even in 1n2d. Hence, I can't give my all to the drama.
In any case, like I've always said, I'm a one male celeb woman. I love SG and only SG. No one has come close to his awesomeness and so I'm biased where his dramas, songs and variety shows are concerned.
So Seunggi ah, pls act in a movie or do another drama and variety show pls, pls! You're going into the military soon and I need my fix!
Thankfully, I have his fan meet to look forward to! I'm so excited. I hope nothing happens to stop me from going!
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ilikemangos
July 8, 2012 at 10:07 PM
I heard seung gi wants to be in another project before the end of this year! surprising. usually actors/actresses take a break for another year after doing a full on action packed drama like k2h!
lets cross our fingers he'll find a project he likes!
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crazyahjummafan
July 9, 2012 at 9:40 AM
I hope so too. As he'll be going in to the military soon, we need to stock up on his variety shows, songs and drama - enough to last 2 whole years!
reglest
July 5, 2012 at 11:36 PM
Hi luvs~ Yes, as everybody here, I'm busy with works and all..but took time to peek here^^
Oh, luvs..if you have twitter please join us, hearties always spazzing all the time kkk, and true..it never been the same after watch TK2H whole hearted, new drama is...nice, but I can't fallin for them, Im reading the recaps, but i dont mind to eager to see them, and nothing occupied my mind as TK2H do..and..sigh, I'm still mention wednesday and thursday as King's Day
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luvs
July 9, 2012 at 10:05 AM
@reglest, I do have twittter but no time to tweet . I am following I Do I Do on Wed and Thurs. but not commenting - not in the mood to analyze on those dramas.
@ilikemangoes,
i have been eating mangoes :)
@crazyajummafan - until we find a drama worth dissecting - we shall visit this forum just to keep in touch...
And to all hearties out there - hello!
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bern 75
July 12, 2012 at 7:04 AM
hi luvs. i haven't checked this page for a while... and the party's still going on. :) so nice. am slowly slowly trying to move from TK2H... still finding it tough.(gosh i sound like i am in rehab).
Been downloading BIG and watched the two most recent episodes. i like the show, partially because of Gong Yoo but it's nothing close to TK2H. plus, there's no one to spazz about the drama like here in TK2H. somehow it's at a different level from what we enjoy here. i miss you guys!!!
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433 me1997
July 7, 2012 at 10:41 PM
nice name and show and i never see before is nice
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crazyahjummafan
July 8, 2012 at 7:41 AM
Are u saying that this is the first time you're seeing the drama? If so, welcome to TK2H! Hope you like our comments too!
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434 wanne
July 8, 2012 at 8:33 AM
Hi Hearties!
I don't know if you have seen this, but we have another review on TK2H:
http://www.kaedejun.com/2012/07/king-2-hearts-a-review/
I've been watching new dramas currently but still can't stop thinking about this drama.
Anyway, I'm giddy to read that Seunggi is watching the same shows as me (We have same taste! keke)
He's watching I Do I Do, A Gentlemen's Dignity and The Chaser. I'm enjoying the first two. Need to check the later when I have time.
I miss seeing our King on the screen. Hope he'll be back soon either in variety or drama.
Looking forward to the award ceremonies so we can see our Ah-Ha couple together again ^^
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crazyahjummafan
July 9, 2012 at 9:57 AM
Didn't quite agree with everything she said. JJS and Princess were very good actors, but they shone only because this drama gives equal screen time to the second leads' romance as well as the OTP. Otherwise, I doubt if they would not shine so well.
AND to base the worth of the drama on just these 2 is as I've said earlier, is to eat only the cherries on the cake.... or see the trees, but miss the forest.
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435 Osi
July 9, 2012 at 7:18 PM
Anneyong Hasseyo Hearties...
Woah...long time no 'see'...*Hugs all hearties*
New job for us. ^^
Vote for TK2H and the casts in Seoul International Drama Awards.
You can vote from Daum and Korea.com.
If you vote from Korea.com, only the ones who ‘like’ the site can vote. The ‘like’ button is below the nominees photos.
For Outstanding Actor, Actress and Drama
http://en.korea.com/event/sda2012/kdrama-prize/?action=vote&votecat=k-actor-sda2012
For People’s Choice Actor and Actress
http://en.korea.com/event/sda2012/peoples-choice/?action=vote&votecat=actor-sda2012
Even though they said the voting starts on July 10, until I write this (It’s July 10 in Korea), I still can’t vote. But, we’d better get ready, right?
Fighting!
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Osi
July 10, 2012 at 1:08 AM
The voting is started.
Everyone, fighting!
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436 crazyahjummafan
July 13, 2012 at 6:52 AM
This is the musings of a crazy ahjumma fan -
Seunggi's right when he said that the role of Lee Jae Ha is a once in a lifetime experience. As I am slowly rewatching the drama again, I realise that SG had to show a whole gamut of emotions in this role. More than any other role that I can think of. It's actually a dream role for any actor cos it can showcase the actor's talent and versatility - but in the hands of a lesser actor, the reverse can happen.
So, I was wondering what would be a good role for him in his next drama/movie? I thought of the Scarlet Pimpernel. For those of u who do not know who he is, The SP is a like a vigilante who goes round making wrong things right. A bit like Zorro or City Hunter. Only, when he's not the SP, the character is a silly fop. He's sometimes riduculous and popular for the wrong reasons. Hence, he's hardly taken seriously, accept in fashion. But as the SP, he turns into this brave, charming and suave hero. Or course, there's romance as well. The heroine falls for the SP but she is full of disdane for his alter-ego.
What do u all think? It'll need a good actor to carry out this role well. LSG's my man.
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437 flour
July 13, 2012 at 10:15 PM
i'm rewatching this for the 29848932th time, but then my internet decided to get all choppy on the videos. so here i am RE-reading recaps (thats a lot of re's).
i must say that: THIS IS THE BEST K-DRAMA EVER I STILL CANT GET OVER HOW LEESEUNGGI DIDNT WIN THE MNET AWARD. i mean, come on, where else would you see producers so daring taking the whole north korea as a main plot?! and jeebuz, kim hang ah! i love how she's all "i put on make up but kick ass as well" as opposed to the "i'm so brave and need no make up but actually i cant do anything without my man" typical of the k-drama heroines.
i can go on and on about this drama ugh.
i even support the whole shikyung needs to die controversy (sorry, if your opinions differ, no hate). it's so frigging realistic HARGH.
now i can't enjoy anything else bcs of this drama. tried watching ADG but i got so disappointed after ep 13 :/
SO, any reccos?
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crazyahjummafan
July 14, 2012 at 1:54 AM
A lot of us are with u! Too bad that SG can't be recognised for his excellent acting and the drama for it's value. Some people that I've talked to simply like their dramas fluffy - they don't want any serious stuff. I too like light-hearted dramas, but I can appreciate a good one when it comes round. To each his own I guess.
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flour
July 14, 2012 at 5:56 AM
yeah i know, i respect their opinions but i wish we could do something to let leeseunggi/hajiwon know that this drama is great. i got the point where i'm planning to mail the writers and tell them that they've done one hell of a job. do you know their contacts? (lul i'm like 70% serious here) maybe this kind of stories is more for those used to complicated western-style dramas (where theres a lot of factors involved, not just the main couple)?
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Guam2000
July 19, 2012 at 5:06 PM
I feel the same as you. I have been re-watching and re-reading the recaps over and over and doesn't seem to get tired of it like I would with other dramas. It is too bad that the korean fans doesn't appreciate this show as much as we do. I agree with the fact that the k-fans like their drama all dreamy and main heroine as those kind that needs a man to come in and save them all the time. Which is too bad because in this drama not only is she bad ass but she also helps Jae-Ha grow up and become the man she knows he can be without sticking her head into his business all the time. Just from the sidelines as a silent partner. As the saying goes with every great successful man, standing beside or behind him is a equally impressive supportive woman.
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Florentine Lily
July 25, 2012 at 10:12 PM
I agree with you about not enjoying anything else because of this drama. I came back here to re-re-read the recaps after the disappointing ending of BIG. Such a BIG contrast. I need more dramas like this!
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438 anon
July 14, 2012 at 4:56 AM
Lee Seung-gi is a perfect man....just perfect! Come Fall he'll start working on his second masters degree!! :O
Why so perfect, Seung-gi yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
http://www.allkpop.com/2012/07/lee-seung-gi-enters-graduate-school
http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/10543/20120713/lee-seung-gi-to-work-on-his-masters-degree-regardless-of-busy-schedule.htm
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439 anon
July 14, 2012 at 5:04 AM
ahhh, his K2H co-actors have nothing but praise for him!!
http://lsgfan.wordpress.com/2012/07/13/yoon-jae-moon-talks-new-movie-acting-two-daughters-and-texting-them-photo-taken-with-lee-seung-gi/
http://lsgfan.wordpress.com/2012/07/03/actor-yoon-jae-moon-praises-lee-seung-gis-acting/
http://lsgfan.wordpress.com/2012/04/27/the-king-2-hearts-yoon-jae-moon-im-a-fan-of-lee-seung-gi/
http://lsgfan.wordpress.com/2012/04/29/lee-sung-min-talks-the-king-2-hearts-and-lee-seung-gi/
http://lsgfan.wordpress.com/2012/05/13/yoon-yeo-jung-talks-well-mannered-actors-and-lee-seung-gi/
http://lsgfan.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/entertainments-elder-statesman-lee-soon-jaes-take-on-idol-actors-smart-sensible-young-actors-and-lee-seung-gi/
Bong-gu aka YJM seems quite forthcoming on LSG. hehe
Can't find HJW and PD Lee's praiseworthy words on the same! :/
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ilikemangos
July 16, 2012 at 10:00 AM
HJW did mention that LSG was a costar she felt most comfortable working with.
I remember in one of her interviews that she said they work well together, as well.
How in-tune. ;)
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440 lan
July 15, 2012 at 11:02 PM
And here is Lee Seung Gi Japan First Live ~~ love is crying
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441 lan
July 15, 2012 at 11:03 PM
And here is Lee Seung Gi Japan First Live ~~ love is crying
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRcjMY1f4ZY&feature=colike
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442 ilikemangos
July 16, 2012 at 10:04 AM
I miss this freaking show.
This is everything i ever wanted in k-drama land melded into one drama.
Which is why i love it so.
And no other show can possibly top it as my favorite.
I may take back my words in a bajillion years, i might not, but it's up to you k-drama land!
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flour
July 17, 2012 at 4:50 AM
i feel you, really. that's why i'm here ages after the show ended :( i wish the same director would write another series! but i'm so afraid that he'll be discouraged due to the bashing and low rating. some of the comments i read (not just here, but other webs) are just pure mean, like how it's way too complicated and everything :(
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443 reglest
July 17, 2012 at 5:10 AM
OK!!
Just heard good news from fanmeeting, and it's surprisingly delightful, I can't stop grinning from ear to ear!!
m.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=427903820595783&_rdr#427926070593558
@bern75:
Eonni! I Know what do you feel, because I do! Hahaha *\(´▿`*\) (/*´▿`)/*
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crazyahjummafan
July 18, 2012 at 3:48 AM
Does this mean that u managed to get Cat 1 tickets Reglest?
Here in S'pore, the hearties are all swooning with delight. Some of us are going to try to use our ahjumma status to get as close as poosible!!!
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reglest
July 23, 2012 at 5:08 PM
Yes, eonni. After collecting all the pennies...finally..haha..but I'm totally broken now ^^;
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crazyahjummafan
July 24, 2012 at 8:41 AM
That's great Reglest! Can't wait to meet you on the 25th!
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444 lan
July 17, 2012 at 9:41 PM
It has been two months and I am still crazy about TK2H.
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445 Ennayra
July 19, 2012 at 9:38 PM
"A hero who saves the girl is swoonworthy, sure. But a hero who confides in his girl and trusts her to save the day is the winner, by a mile."
Thanks for the recap! I loved watching this drama. As a somewhat jaded drama watcher, I almost never cry. But this show got me. So good...
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crazyahjummafan
July 22, 2012 at 2:37 AM
Can't agree with you more! Love the Ah-Ha couple so much. Theit romance is out of the ordinary and so unconventional. Imagine proving that u love and trust your man by pressing a button that just might blow him to smittereens! Awesome!
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crazyahjummafan
July 22, 2012 at 2:39 AM
Forgot to add - pointing a gun at his head, planning on shooting his brains out and then your own to prevent a war!
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ilikemangos
July 24, 2012 at 5:17 PM
"What makes her the hero in my book isn’t that she’s a badass fighter (though it’s so awesome that she is) but that their relationship isn’t about saving and being saved – they give each other the strength to keep running. "
Remember this guys?!
Man. this quote will forever be remembered, and i think pretty much ties up everything that hang ah and jae ha mean to each other.
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446 anon
July 25, 2012 at 12:04 AM
Lee Seung-gi wreaking havoc on his arrival at the Hong Kong airport.
http://lsgfan.wordpress.com/2012/07/24/lee-seunggi-runs-with-fans-in-hong-kong-airport-2012-07-23/
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447 Florentine Lily
July 25, 2012 at 10:14 PM
I wish I could go to the fan meeting. *pouts*
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448 Sylvia
July 27, 2012 at 9:56 PM
I just want to say that I am very happy that HJW has been nominated as one of the finalists for Best Actress in the international category of the Seoul Drama Awards. She was the only Korean actress nominated and is competing with 5 other international actresses. The nomination itself was a great achievement for her. A bit sad that LSG didn't make it and the only Korean actor nominated was Shin Ha Gyung for Brain. LSG and HJW still have a chance to get the Outstanding Actor and Actress awards for the Korean category.
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449 jademwong
August 4, 2012 at 12:33 PM
Just wanted to give a thanks (although belated) for the wonderful recaps that make my drama-viewing experience complete :). Loved this drama to pieces. Could've been better but overall it was fantastic. Gotta find a tissue now, I always get emotional when the ride's over *sniffs*.
Thanks again girlfriday!
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450 luvs
August 8, 2012 at 10:41 PM
hello hearties!
How are you enjoying summer? It is summer in the west anyways. Sorry to hear that elsewhere are flooding and heatwave and wars. Help spread some kindness and love... the best antidote to suffering.
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