Dating Agency Cyrano: Episode 11

75 July 2, 2013January 24, 2016

by javabeans

Ah, clues get filled in about the mysterious past haunting several of our characters, and why there’s enough guilt, resentment, and blame to power a small city. Maybe a really unpleasant city. In any case, I was thinking this show would have to produce something pretty darned compelling to make the reveal worth all the cryptic setup, and I was worried it would get way too makjang to be worth the build-up. Thankfully I think the conflict works, adding depth to the emotional responses but not getting too heavy-handed with the dramatics.

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EPISODE 11 RECAP

Seung-pyo requests the services of Cyrano Agency in winning over Min-young, although perhaps requests is too mild a word, since he and Byung-hoon are engaging in a glare-off the whole way through. Min-young and Arang can see the confrontation through the window, though they can’t hear and are left wondering at the animosity.

Byung-hoon asks if Seung-pyo is so lacking in confidence that he’d need other people helping him. Seung-pyo doesn’t let the jibe corner him and answers that yes, he’s got a soft spot where Min-young is concerned and he’d like to take whatever help he can get. He gives Byung-hoon time to think it over and stalks out with his tough face on… and then slumps over once he’s outside, like it took all his energy to put on the fierce front.

Time to turn their attention back to the case of the week, with the reluctant firefighter Chul-soo backing out of his date with nurse Hae-shim. He was seen meeting a woman at another fire station—his previous workplace—and it turns out she’s the fiancée of a firefighter friend who died in the line of duty. Chul-soo, the friend, and the woman had been a tight trio until the friend died, and hm, this setup rings a bell…

The day of the abandoned date, Chul-soo met the fiancée and headed down to his friend’s grave. So despite his interest in the nurse, he hurried off anyway.

Nurse Hae-shim is disappointed when Chul-soo doesn’t come by to the hospital anymore. Byung-hoon and Min-young are on it, and head over to the gym to find him.

Byung-hoon takes one look at the buff firefighters pumping iron and blocks Min-young’s path, telling her to wait outside. He makes up the lame excuse that it stinks of sweat so he’s sparing her the ordeal, and I do enjoy that he’s satisfied because he’s kept her away from all the hard bodies (and, more importantly, the feeling of inferiority that inspires in him) while she’s pleased at this sign of consideration. I guess this is what they call a win-win.

So Min-young agrees to wait outside, while Byung-hoon assures himself, “It’s okay. My face and brain are sexy.” Yes, that’s true, but it’s also hilarious how he looks askance at all the abs and sniffs that they’re too busy working out to put out fires.

Yi-seol drops by the agency unannounced and finds it locked. She recalls Byung-hoon telling her that the theater is partly hers, so she takes out the key to let herself in.

Seung-pyo happens by and helps her when she drops the keys. But then she asks, “Are you by any chance… Seung-pyo?” Ooh. Interesting. Well, this scratches the brother theory out.

Byung-hoon introduces himself to Chul-soo as a specialist in PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), giving the wrongful impression that he’s counseling the fiancée in the wake of her loss. I know he’s not a real shrink, but shouldn’t there be more suspicion about patient confidentiality breaches? Chul-soo doesn’t question the explanation and says that she’s having a hard time and could still blame him for his friend’s death.

But it seems more likely that it’s Chul-soo who’s still haunted by blame, because he says that while his friend was dying in a fire, he was out on a date. Ah, that would explain his guilt reflex. It’s worse because he should have been on call that day. Hence he decided to devote his life to firefighting, and not leave anybody behind like his friend did.

Those words resonate with Byung-hoon, who falls into flashback to the time he was working on a show in England. He argues with his best friend Do-il on the phone, telling him not to come because he’s so swamped that he won’t have a chance to talk. Over the phone, he hears Yi-seol urge, “Tell him we’re on the way to the airport.” But then there’s the sound of a terrible crash, and we all know what happens next.

Seung-pyo and Yi-seol chat at the restaurant, and we get a few more hints about his identity, but not the whole enchilada. They would have met on the day of her wedding, and thus Seung-pyo didn’t expect her to recognize him now. She asks if Byung-hoon knows who he is. He says that he mentioned it once, but Byung-hoon appeared not to recognize him so he didn’t say anything further. He asks her not to tell, either.

Moo-jin and Arang head over to the hospital and keep Grandma company. She mentions his super-pretty girlfriend, and Arang guesses that’s why he was so fixated on that heart rate monitor. Moo-jin smiles and says, “Now I know without looking at it.” So cute.

Byung-hoon and Min-young get back to the agency and find it open, and inside is a furious-looking Yi-seol who has figured out what the agency does. She asks how Byung-hoon could mess around with the theater like this, adding accusingly, “Don’t you feel sorry to Do-il at all?” Yes, clearly he’s so unaffected by that death that he’s developed this whole emotional paralysis for nothing. Yeesh.

Min-young tries to smooth things over in her well-meaning way, but that just makes Byung-hoon snap at her to butt out. She does, though his harshness hurts her feelings.

He says that the theater will make its comeback, but Yi-seol argues that he’s always like this—doing everything on his own, without ever once being honest with either her or Do-il. He asks what that would have accomplished, and she says, “At the least, the three of us wouldn’t have turned out this way.” Oh, that’s the least, huh? Gah, starting to hate her now, whereas before I just didn’t care.

He concludes, “So you think it’s all my fault too.” She doesn’t have an answer for that, which is enough of an answer.

After she leaves, Min-young urges him to explain the full truth—that he’s running the agency to pay off the debts that Do-il left behind. But he says that Yi-seol believes the debt was settled, and telling her would just worry her.

Min-young asks tentatively, “Do you still… like her?” He asks why she cares to know, and tells her that she ought to put a lid on her nosy interference. He leaves her feeling dejected, and she notes, “He didn’t say no.”

Byung-hoon sits in his empty theater and sighs, “I want to produce shows too.” It’ll only be a little bit longer, he says.

Min-young trudges out of work, thinking wistfully that chatting with Seung-pyo used to be the best for days like this. Today she just walks on, which goes noticed by just about everyone in the restaurant. In particular the two loan shark minions, who decide to get involved.

They step right into Min-young’s path, looking like gangsters but sounding like twelve-year-olds as they ask, “What do you think of Master?” They rattle off his positive attributes, like how he’s good-looking and tall and rich. She guesses that they knew Seung-pyo from before the whole supposed debt (which they’re terrible keeping a straight story about), and Minion #1 blurts, “How could we have known hyungnim?” At the hyungnim slip, Minion #2 chides, “What are you going to do if hyungnim finds out?” Ha.

They plead for her not to let on that she knows, and she agrees. They’re so relieved that they take back their earlier words about Min-young being a “downgrade” of Seung-pyo’s taste in women, and vow to help the couple get together. These two lugheads are such doofs, but cute.

Nurse Hae-shim decides she’s tired of waiting for Chul-soo to come by the hospital, and goes to the fire station. It’s with surprise that he finds her passing out drinks to the firemen, and he mumbles his way through the request to stop coming by like this, which he finds burdensome.

Hae-shim replies that it would be nice if he returned her feelings, but she’s happy enough just to have those feelings on her own: “So can’t you just accept what I give?” Does he like someone else? He assures her that he doesn’t dislike her, but that he’s not in a place to date anyone.

Chul-soo’s co-workers give him some guff about rejecting a good woman, and then he gets a call from his friend’s fiancée. She shows Chul-soo an old pair of musical tickets, which are her proof that he shouldn’t blame himself for switching shifts and getting his friend killed. Actually, she’d gotten his on-duty days mixed up, and told him to swap shifts. She admits that she hadn’t told him about the swap all this time because she didn’t want to feel alone in her loss, and apologizes.

…and then, we see her with Min-young, marveling at their skills in mocking up such realistic old tickets. She’s happy to do whatever she can to help Chul-soo, because Min-young has presented herself as part of the fire station’s counseling program helping Chul-soo work through his grief.

Byung-hoon follows Chul-soo into the elevator, which then gets roped off with a construction sign. Byung-hoon feigns shock when the elevator stops, and watching from the surveillance van, Min-young notes that the boss sure has terrible acting skills. Moo-jin decides, “We have to help him act more realistically.” HAHA. I don’t even know what you’re going to do but I’m all for it.

Moo-jin gives the elevator a few extra shakes and drops, though it doesn’t cut down on Byung-hoon’s hamminess. He rips out a piece of notepaper and asks Chul-soo to convey his last words to his beloved in the event he should die, then bangs his head on the wall, asking, “Why did I not say these words before? WHYYYY?”

Byung-hoon pours out a few anguished “I love you”s with an eye on Chul-soo, who seems to be swayed by his regrets about never having said the words to his loved one. Byung-hoon clocks his response and sends a wink at the camera, straight at Min-young, who gets a little moony-eyed in response. With the seed thus planted, the elevator doors open and let the men out.

Byung-hoon exclaims that he feels he’s been given a new lease on life. He comments that Chul-soo is well-prepared mentally for the future (say, in the event of his death), and therefore he has nothing to fear. So why not live in the moment, with the person you love? That’s the best thing he can do for himself.

Seung-pyo broods, his thoughts on his meeting with Yi-seol, which we see in flashback: She comments on his very dramatic first meeting with Do-il, back in the days when Do-il had been taking out loans left and right to keep the theater afloat. Yi-seol sighs that she’d been so glad when she heard the debts were cleared, which puts an uncomfortable expression on Seung-pyo’s face. I wonder if he isn’t telling her because it isn’t his place, or if it’s because it would make Byung-hoon’s life easier, and clearly Seung-pyo is not in the business of making Byung-hoon’s life easier.

But Seung-pyo says that it was “thanks to that” that he got his head on straight and set up the restaurant. I have an automatic skeptical response to anything Seung-pyo says but I can credit this for being truth, that perhaps after Do-il died he realized he didn’t want to live as a loan shark anymore and threw himself into his new livelihood.

Almost on cue, Chul-soo pulls up to the hospital just as Moo-jin is apprising his grandmother of the latest developments. She chuckles that all they need is a kiss scene to finish off this scenario, and Moo-jin sets the mood with a song (product placement opportunity!).

Chul-soo takes Hae-shim aside and starts with an explanation of his friend’s death, and how he decided he wouldn’t fall in love and leave behind anybody to grieve for him if he died. But he’s found a reason to change his mind, and he apologizes for making her wait.

Hae-shim takes a long moment to absorb his explanation… and then laughs. In a cavalier tone, she says she was interested in him because he said he never looked at women, then scoffs that this was “too easy.” She’ll pretend they didn’t have this talk, she says, and saunters off to work.

Huh. That’s unexpected. There’s gotta be more to this plotline, right?

Standing in the empty theater, Seung-pyo relives the moment he first saw it, back when he was in the loan shark business. Past Seung-pyo comes upon Do-il (aw, cameo by Lee Min-woo), who’s on the phone arguing with Byung-hoon to come back to Korea. Do-il says that he’s figured out a way to settle the problem, and now their theater can produce the plays Byung-hoon wants to produce. To that end, Do-il insists on flying over to England right away to talk him into returning.

Byung-hoon finds Seung-pyo standing there and asks what he’s doing, loitering in someone else’s theater. Seung-pyo dissects that: “Someone else’s theater? I don’t think you’re in a rightful place to tell me it’s someone else’s theater.”

Seung-pyo reminds Byung-hoon that he’s waiting for his answer about taking his case. But he makes a barbed comment about the former theater owner, and how Byung-hoon wouldn’t be standing here if he hadn’t died.

Byung-hoon warns Seung-pyo that he’s running his mouth off about things he knows little about. Seung-pyo challenges, “I don’t know what I’m talking about?” Seung-pyo just fumes and fumes until Byung-hoon dismisses him, saying, “If you’ve got nothing else to say, please leave my theater.”

That pushes his anger over the edge, and Seung-pyo shoves Byung-hoon against the wall. “Then shall I tell you what I know?”

COMMENTS

The romance of the week is a little odd this time around, because even though I’m expecting that it’s not over yet, I don’t really care about the nurse and the firefighter. I do appreciate that it gave us a twist at the end, because otherwise it would have seemed too plain and straightforward, and inserted purely as metaphor fodder. After all, its real purpose was to set the stage for the past conflict to come to the fore, and to force Byung-hoon to address some of his own residual guilt. And on that front I think it works pretty well. I’m not all torn up with the emotions of it all, but I can understand how things came to be the way they are now.

I’m also relieved that there is much more to Byung-hoon’s lingering survivor’s guilt than mere first love feelings. Because yes, first love is painful and unforgettable and all that, but at a certain point you’re kinda like, Dude. The living have to keep living. Move on. It’s especially so in this case where we aren’t given much context for his feelings for Yi-seol; we just know that was the case. (As opposed to the kind of drama where the first love setup is really laid in there.)

And to add to that, I’m glad that there was a more compelling reason than feeling guilty for the car crash, because while I get that, it’s just not enough. You’re all adults, and shit happens, and it’s not your fault your friend was in an accident on his way to see you. But when the episode revealed the reason for the visit, well, I admit my heart gave a little squeeze, and that was the mark of a great conflict.

Because yeah, Byung-hoon was selfish and self-absorbed, as all of his friends have pointed out, and fixated only on his career. So when you see that Do-il ran into debt to save the theater, so that he could bring Byung-hoon back, so that they could work together… awww. That’s sweet, and a goddamned shame.

I’m curious to see where Seung-pyo fits in, because up to the point where he first meets Do-il, he seems like a sharp, cold-hearted mofo. What changed? What made him identify so strongly with Do-il that he wanted to mend his ways, set up shop next door, and now hold Byung-hoon responsible for the death? I don’t really think he’s intent on revenge, at least not as an end goal; I’m more inclined to believe that Seung-pyo can’t help his hate from bubbling up and needling Byung-hoon whenever they butt heads.

The backstory also gets me understanding Yi-seol’s blaming Byung-hoon, to a limited extent (it’s misplaced, but I get it), and also Byung-hoon’s current burden. It’s why he’s determined to save the theater and bring it back, and why he’s taken on the debt as his own. He owes his buddy, and while reviving Cyrano isn’t going to bring back the dead, maybe it helps to mitigate the loss. Maybe he didn’t die for nothing then.

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1 AJ

July 2, 2013 at 2:38 PM

I am so happy to hear I was not the only one not to care about the couple being set up this week. For me this episode was lacking, and I do not know why. We got some clarity on Master, and backstory on Byung-hoon on Do-il. I think I there was not enough cute between our main characters, and when it comes to Cyrano the more cute the better!!!

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AJ

July 2, 2013 at 3:58 PM

Btw, does anyone know why dramacrazy shut down?

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kia

July 3, 2013 at 3:58 AM

Some people have discussed it on yahoo forum, it's related to the website's being illegal and such :(

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~Feather~

July 3, 2013 at 4:01 AM

dramacrazy shut down?! Noooooo! :(

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2 Mommai

July 2, 2013 at 2:49 PM

I enjoyed this episode, (as usual, yay for a consistantly good show!) and actually really like the firefighter. My heart hurt for him so bad when he finally decided to go for it and the nurse shot him down hard.

I'm guessing that Master was the last loan shark for Do il, and was how Do il was able to consolidate his debts, and now Byung hoon is paying it to Master (though he doesn't know it's him). Still unsure of what Master'smotives actually are. Also, is anyone else creeped out at how Master is trying to hire the agency? I'm not sure which part exactly makes it creepy, other than his menace towards BH

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3 verzaholicbee

July 2, 2013 at 3:00 PM

Mmm... I don't know why, but when I saw Do il talking on the phone with Byung Hoon I had the feeling that he wasn't such a great person and friend. Perhaps it's because I want him to be an ass, too, but this thing of Byung Hoon being the selfish friend... I mean, I'm sure he was selfish, but I don't think Do il was as good as they're portraying him.

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4 Mama J

July 2, 2013 at 3:07 PM

I can't help it. I like Master best.

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nomad

July 2, 2013 at 4:07 PM

Me too!!! I know he can be such a cold rude guy to BH, but when he faces MY, it's like all that cold and rudeness fade away. I just love their relationship.

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Jill

July 2, 2013 at 8:21 PM

Agree! He is the most complex character in this drama. I just have this feeling that he's not evil and has some hidden goodness. Still waters run deep. His stoic face may be a put up front to hide many emotions - and secrets.

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lorim

July 30, 2013 at 6:34 PM

http://mihansa.net/7-familiar-characters-in-korean-drama/ I liked what she wrote about the damaged villian: He has a traumatic back story. We see his inner loneliness and despair, and want him to turn out to be a good guy in the end, even after he commits irretrievably evil acts. Female viewers may yearn to personally reform him. We always see him shirtless at least once, and are better for it.

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mary

July 2, 2013 at 9:32 PM

Me too. :'(

I'm actually wishing the drama follows the movie.

Team Chunderella all the way!

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5 Noelle

July 2, 2013 at 3:07 PM

Love this episode! Finally we get some answers when it comes to Master and why he's a complete dick towards BH. Also for what happened between Do-Il and BH. But I can't help feeling pissed at Master. Where the hell does he get off blaming BH? He doesn't know the story and that just makes me so pissed. It's like an Austin novel up in this piece. Somebody draw this man a story map!

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6 jademwong

July 2, 2013 at 3:11 PM

Personally, I thought this ep was a bit boring. I was upset when I realized the case with the nurse and the firefighter is continuing to another ep. I'm just not invested in their story.

I loved the elevator scene though, that was a nice touch when he said "I Love You Sooyoung" xD.

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Mystisith

July 2, 2013 at 3:25 PM

I'm feeling the same... The episodes of this week are not a Grand Cru.

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Ace

July 3, 2013 at 3:55 AM

Yuck at the nurse and firefighter story. I particularly hate the nurse' rejection of the firefighter she's been mooning over forever. She seems so silly.

Hehe. Laughed at the I love you Sooyoung bit.

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Ace

July 3, 2013 at 4:34 AM

I take it back. Saw ep. 12 and she's not silly. *SPOILER ALERT* She's just a noble idiot. ;)

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7 Monkee

July 2, 2013 at 3:14 PM

Ahh .... the nurse! She is frustrating.

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8 p3rk3le

July 2, 2013 at 3:21 PM

all this time i thought Master was Doil's little brother. or something...

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jomo143

July 2, 2013 at 5:13 PM

Me, too. I thought that.

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KimYoonmi

July 3, 2013 at 6:43 AM

He is... I guess it was missed?

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nomad

July 3, 2013 at 7:53 AM

*spoiler!* It's not clear in this episode, but is answered in the next

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9 Noelle

July 2, 2013 at 3:22 PM

I don't think it was Byung Hoon being selfish that made him not want to comeback to work with Do-Il. I think he used the theatre as an excuse to leave because being around Do-Il and Yi Seul was painful. I think BH purposefully pulled away and Do-Il just missed his friend and didn't understand why he was distancing himself.

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KimYoonmi

July 3, 2013 at 6:44 AM

I agree with that plot point. In another words he played Noble Idiot, and second lead, so he went to a foreign country as all of the second leads did.

And Do Il was the ignorant shil.

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10 Noelle

July 2, 2013 at 3:26 PM

K so I just found out dramacrazy just shutdown their website...anyone know where I can watch my shows?

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opaque

July 2, 2013 at 3:40 PM

whatttt! :(

here is where I watch:
IHYV/monstar - viki
running man - kshownow
heartless city/cyrano/itazura na kiss - dramafever
older shows - gooddrama(.)net (I mostly used dramacrazy though and have used gooddrama for only a few so I'm not sure how good the site is)

dramafever is pretty good for recent shows; they air a lot of dramas and generally release subs within a few days. the commercials can be annoying so if you watch a lot, a premium account might be a worthy investment (I personally didn't get it but the price isn't bad)

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KimYoonmi

July 3, 2013 at 6:46 AM

Anti-dramafever after the whole grr. Anti-campaign after they tried to shut down dramabeans even though dramabeans didn't take from their website. And after dramabeans promoted them.

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jimnida

July 2, 2013 at 3:41 PM

I use gooddrama.net . It's similar to dramacrazy , and,
I think, somewhat better organized.

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BAD

July 2, 2013 at 3:43 PM

Here are some places to go to:
dramafever.com
k24h.com
epdrama.com
gooddrama.net

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varms

July 3, 2013 at 5:46 AM

Thanks a bunch!!!!

Dramacrazy and their speedyjoe vids will always have a special place in my heart. Thanks for all the good times!

Still so upset. If Dramafever was available internationally, this wouldn't annoy me!

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kngdrama

July 4, 2013 at 1:02 PM

I was always grateful to speedyjoe and imagined an Asian geeky guy in the basement putting up multiple videos on dramacrazy with a demonic speed. That site had Japanese dramas, movies, everything. Bummer.

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Noelle

July 2, 2013 at 4:54 PM

Thank you!

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ilikemangos

July 2, 2013 at 7:24 PM

fuck. how the hell am i going to watch cruel city? that's my main source!

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opaque

July 3, 2013 at 6:22 AM

gooddrama has it too. they put up episode 11 subbed yesterday and episode 12 should be coming today.

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ilikemangos

July 3, 2013 at 10:27 AM

Thanks sweetie!

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11 opaque

July 2, 2013 at 3:30 PM

I'm confused with both the firefighter-nurse story and the do-il/seung-pyo/yi-seul/byung-hoon story. For the former, everything made sense until the ending. But I do appreciate that there is a twist because otherwise I was finding it a bit boring (and just another convenient story for the main characters). For the latter, I get the gist of what happened but I find master's motive/involvement really unclear which makes it hard for me to tell what exactly his side is. I wanted Seung-pyo to be the good guy who is helping BH get over his residual guilt but I don't think that's where the story is going.

I like that the plot isn't drowning in the melodramatics/angst I expected at this point but we still haven't gotten to the crux of everything so I'm still wary. I enjoy the lightness of this show (mixed in with a bit of conflict) and so far it's been doing a great job at maintaining that.

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KimYoonmi

July 3, 2013 at 6:48 AM

The nurse becomes clear in the next episode. Watch it Because her character write up doesn't match.

Next episode, also, the stakes are raised and the preview is cute.

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12 Lady

July 2, 2013 at 3:51 PM

Omg, did you know guys that they shut down dramacrazy?
I've been shocked the whole day, if you have suggestions, other than dramafever (cause I don't live in USA) please tell me, I was totally relying on dramacrazy.
Thank you dramabeans, at least, there is still your website, I can read the recap.

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nomad

July 2, 2013 at 4:13 PM

WOW! This was a shock! I wonder what happened...I watch from that site too, it actually posts things a bit faster than good drama :( it makes me really sad...

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lavelyshai

July 2, 2013 at 4:15 PM

You can try Viki, though not all of their dramas are available worldwide but a good chunk of them are

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Ace

July 3, 2013 at 3:30 AM

I just found out. Someone posted on their FB page that DF is responsible again. Naturally, I sent them a message and a tweet and emails will follow because they're too much. I don't have access to viki and I was always watching on DC. I'm so mad.

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Moon

July 3, 2013 at 5:53 AM

You could try youtube.. http://www(.)youtube(.)com/watch?v=wc4FRFvIJic
Just delete the bracket

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13 Angie

July 2, 2013 at 3:53 PM

Here you go Noelle =)

http://k24h.com/raw-dating-agency-cyrano-episode-12/

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14 lavelyshai

July 2, 2013 at 4:13 PM

Lol You forgot to mention who Byung Hoon said he loved in the elevator: Sooyoung. AGD reference was thrown in there lol
As for the twist with the firefighter/nurse romance, after reading some recaps on episode 12 it makes sense for her to reject him the way she did, I'm glad there's more to the story and his reasons for not wanting to be in love mirrors her situation.
I am so happy for Moo Jin and Hye Ri, he really has come out of his shell for her.

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Requiem

July 2, 2013 at 4:40 PM

AGD reference? I thought the reference was to Min Young's actress's actual name, which I thought was awesome.

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tepshiidae

July 2, 2013 at 8:40 PM

Actually, I think it's a reference to both. XD Sooyoung appeared as herself in A Gentleman's Dignity (AGD). Jong Hyuk was one of the main casts in the drama. In one episode, Jong Hyuk and the others were arguing who was the best member in SNSD and then she suddenly appeared. You should search it up, it's hilarious.
And, Byung Hoon's I love you Sooyoung is one of the best moments of this episode. XD

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Requiem

July 2, 2013 at 11:00 PM

Ah, I vaguely recall that. I didn't realize it was Sooyoung on there (as I wanted to forget most of that drama :p).

Thanks for the info!

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ilikemangos

July 2, 2013 at 11:41 PM

i thought i heard him call out "soo young" in the elevator too. i just thought it was so cute esp how she pretty much swooned after that + the wink.

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15 jheart

July 2, 2013 at 6:01 PM

Thanks a lot for the recap

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16 NYCNorma

July 2, 2013 at 7:02 PM

I am wondering if dramacrazy has suffered the same fate of daebaksubs - getting shut down by third party entities due to supposed copyright issues? Which Completely. And. Totally. Sucks. Dramacrazy had so many shows and not just k-drama!!!

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Mystisith

July 2, 2013 at 7:05 PM

Imo? Bingo. And yes, that sucks. Good news: There is alternatives. Our browser is our best friend. ;)

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ilikemangos

July 2, 2013 at 7:27 PM

Such a shame, i have been following them since forever. Before viki that was pretty much my main source for everything. Yeah, there are other sources, but i like the fact they always had different links, was safe, and plenty of shows -- not just k-dramas.
*cries.

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17 ilikemangos

July 2, 2013 at 7:29 PM

Byung-hoon is definitely feeling a similar guilt to the firefighter i bet. he probably had something to do with his friend's death indirectly.. which is why master is so angry.

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18 Auntiemame

July 2, 2013 at 8:08 PM

Perhaps, this is not the typical love triangle, but a more unique love rectangle.

Perhaps, the original triangle was Il Doo loving Yi-Seol, while Yi-Seol loved Byun-Hong, who loved Il Doo. After Il Doo met Seung-pyo to borrow money, they fell in love with each other.

So, Il Doo wanted Byun-Hong to come back from England because he wanted to break up with Yi-Seol since he knew that she loved Byun-Hong.

Or, this is just the San Francisco version. LOL

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Celery

August 17, 2013 at 6:02 AM

Lawl, best comment ever.

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19 Sajen

July 2, 2013 at 8:21 PM

call me crazy but I saw a close up of Sooyoung and I swear one of her eyes is bigger than the other.

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Redge

July 2, 2013 at 9:03 PM

I'm glad I'm not the only one! I think her left eye is smaller than her right. Plastic surgery maybe?

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diana

July 2, 2013 at 9:47 PM

or maybe a proof of at least natural born eyes? like Jessica's I know she has her right or left eyes bigger than the other.
since if it's plastic surgery, isn't it supposed to be even and perfect-like....??

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ilikemangos

July 2, 2013 at 11:39 PM

lol when i think of uneven eyes i think of anything but plastic surgery. i have one that is naturally bigger than the other(right one).
Plastic surgery = perfect.

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JD

July 3, 2013 at 12:56 AM

Sooyoung did say that her eyes were her biggest complex, because they were uneven. If she got her eyes 'fixed', logically they would be perfectly even. The uneven-ness means that its natural and she didnt get them done.

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pepper

July 4, 2013 at 7:31 PM

lol Sooyoung said in HighCut interview that her eyes were her biggest complex because they're uneven.

"High Cut: Is there a weakness that Sooyoung wants to hide?
Sooyoung: If I really wanted to hide it, I wouldn’t say it. (laughs) My uneven eyes. People may not know, but if you pay attention and look, I have uneven eyes, so it’s a bit of a complex."

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Belle3005

July 2, 2013 at 10:10 PM

nah it's not just you, I saw that too.

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20 panshel

July 2, 2013 at 9:12 PM

I cracked up at Grandma getting all defensive when Hae Shim said she doesn't like her grandson even though Granny was the one who asked her in the first place. "It's not like he will even like you back." So petty. I thought Hong Jong Hyun looked hot in his black hoodie and sunglasses, but also literally hot. Isn't it like 90 degrees outside?

"He still didn't say no." That line was so sad. When we were only shown Do Il's back, I was hoping he would turn around and be Daniel Choi. So I assume Seung Pyo considers Do Il his savior helping him turn his gangster life around, thus will never forgive Byung Hoon for indirectly causing his death.

Thanks for the recap, javabeans!

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Harleyqwen

July 3, 2013 at 5:59 AM

MooJin did look smokin' hot in that hoody and shades with the slight smile.... but you're right he had to be sweatin' like a slave it!

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lorim

July 30, 2013 at 6:45 PM

That picture up above is a good example of a little lipstick would make a fine woman of Moo-Jin (hoody, glasses, earrings, Arangs arm around his shoulder)

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KimYoonmi

July 3, 2013 at 11:28 AM

An awesome grandmother. Just another bit of proof that grandmothers don't have to be like in LSS.

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21 DDee

July 2, 2013 at 9:58 PM

i'm totally trying to recover frm dramacrazy being shut down too! at least i managed to watch this episode before it did! i did feel too that this epi felt a little dry but its probably a set up for the next one

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ilikemangos

July 3, 2013 at 10:31 AM

I usually go to dramafever for this show; it's relatively fast. uploaded the night on the dates it airs.

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DDee

July 3, 2013 at 9:46 PM

can't access dramafever in my corner of the globe! :((

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sdlfjlsfd

July 6, 2013 at 5:22 PM

its actually on youtube (y) I can't access dramafever either hahah

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22 Angélina Eang

July 3, 2013 at 1:16 AM

I was going to write a long long text as usual but I'm too tired lol.

Just Byung Hoon's wink and Min Young's reaction made my freakin' day. These two must get married and have a lot of babies ... Like I'm so into them LMAO.

Dating Agency Cyrano, fighting <3333

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23 shepo

July 3, 2013 at 9:46 AM

the moral of this 'death' background story is : DO NOT MAKE ANY CALL / USE MOBILE PHONE WHILE DRIVING !!

It does evoke an accident,

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24 mouismoo

July 3, 2013 at 1:55 PM

I've never been a fan of girls generation, never been a erm, what do they call themselves? SONE was it..? Altho I do know who the members were.

I came to this show initially solely for Lee Jong Hyuk - that man oozes charm despite his age. I cant help but make moony eyes at him after watching him in AGD and Dad, where are you going. I had no expectations but...

BOY, this show just upped it for me.

Especially Sooyoung. Her acting in this show is great - i believed her and at times, i honestly forgot she was not Min Young. She embodied her character so well for a rookie actor - there wasnt any cringe-worthy scenes i expected of idol acting. I'm a fan now - not sure about the whole SNSD but if its just for Sooyoung, i think i would. This girl has a flair for acting!

Loved the confession in this show - finally! Lets hope seo byung mans up to his feelings soon hehe an oh chunderella - hotness!