I actually been waiting a day for episode 10 recap but so happy you decided to draw this scene out..everything is quite spot on about the turmoil she deals with emotionally while having to juggle relationships between kt, yr, kt mom and so on..there wasn't much i would change for her other then caring far too much for people in need but her empathy comes from a place of her own lonliness which makes her all the more adoring of a character..i love that she goes all in into most things but that is also her biggest downfall..she doesnt know how to hold back and when u string yourself out for every situation..u start to rip apart yourself..

Beautiful drawing! And yes, Yeon Woo-jin is killing it. His facial expressions just crack me up :D

I love how simple and bright this drawing is - it definitely represents that this is a moment of clarity for Jang Mi and it's really a point where she realizes that things have gone too far and they need to change. Episode 10 is particularly satisfying but I won't say more since you haven't yet seen it.

I agree with your reflections on Jang Mi and Ki Tae and I appreciate you pointing out that KiTae is naturally caring. It can be diffcult to see at times because he's often so blunt and seemingly aloof and can be a bit boorish but it's clear that he is affected every time he sees Jang Mi being humiliated or brought low even at the beginning when he barely knows her (except for their first meeting, of course). I think Ki Tae struggles because he WANTS to help and be there for her (and others) but he's worked so hard to harden his heart and keep people at arm's length that he almost doesn't know how to come back from that. He really doesn't want people to know he cares or even to admit it to himself at times. Fortunately he has Jang Mi now to help bulldoze a way forward for him. I love that you can truly see how they're good for each other and how they can help the other person find balance in themselves and their lives and I'm rooting for the show to show us their growth naturally and satisfyingly.

Oh me too! I finally gave in to peer pressure and marathoned 8 episodes yesterday and then watched this week's 9 and 10. This drama is so ridiculously addicting and heartfelt, I'm kicking myself for starting it so early because I now need the next episode but have nowhere to look.

Yeon Woo-jin and Han Groo is so good. SO SO SO good. They're really killing their roles and their chemistry is just fantastic. I love that they can make both Ki-tae and Jang-mi - who're both just ordinary drama characters - into characters that feel like real people. There's something so domestic about their characters, like somewhere they could exist even if the situations they find themselves in is just so absurd.

I won't talk much about episode 10 here so as to not spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it, but I just love this show. So far, 2014 has been a huge disappointment so Marriage, Not Dating is a breath of fresh air. Keep up the epicness, drama! I'm counting on you...

OMG never thought i be so addicted to another drama like this..the drawing is such a visual tale for the people not having seen the show..although it is a rom-com..there is far more emotions then i had anticipated..nothing seems to drag with this show for me since i never feel there is a dull moment..each scene or metaphor doesnt seem to add up until later on the show when everything is put into perspective..i have already rewatch episode 10 3 times from different sites to get all the translations down..i hardly write much on blog sites too but im so addicted to this drama that i want to give my opinion and read others as well..

Yunno what?
I feel so happy that there I am totally not alone of going bananas - waiting impatiently for yet another Friday, asking myself again and again, why did I had a peek at the 1st episode when it started and now I can't stop!
and for the first time, I had also watching and re-watching episode 9 & 10, reading the subtitles ever so closely, pausing it so that I won't missed the translation!
Oh no... how crazy is that?

Indeed Jang-mi & Ki-tae affection towards each other, and still in the state of denial, the realisation, then accepting... humming and drumming into their conscience - really getting under your skin isn't it?

I am not only enjoying the show, episode by episode, now I am also craving reading the comments and views of the viewers!
I have been waiting - keep on checking if there's a recap for episode 10 and found your lovely drawing Fanderay! what a treat! Thanks so much :)

I feel as if I am given something to sooth me down in my search of sharing this buzzing anticipation of a more sizzling scenes between Jang-mi & Ki-tae and the soul-connection between Jang-mi & Ki-tae's mom! he he he!

Welcome aboard. This drama is just simply great and your drawing is awesome.

WOW!!! thats really beautiful...

onto the show..ugh!!! im killing myself for starting this show without letting it run it run all the way through..im watching fated to love u, joseon gunma and i can wait it out till the episodes hit but this show is becoming my addiction..

im with u on yoon woo jin and his previous roles..i could care less for him in ojakyo brothers so i came in with low expectations..but boy am i at a lost for words..i dont think there is any other actor that conveys all his emotions that he can through his facial expressions alone..

then there is han groo..man this girl can act..i watch killer k jus to see how she was in that and it was so badass..couldnt even tell it was the same actress other then when she started doing leg kicks and splits while cooking..lol..lee si young and lee min jung were my favorite actress becuase they had the best expressions but han groo with her eye rows and facial twitches got me switching it up now..

these two have such great chemitry together instead of jus one person that's comedic while the other plays off their performance with a more suttle like in my girl..these two command the screen by themselves and together they are jus gold...

Thank you fanderay for the drawing and the commentary! The picture is so pretty~

I love marriage not dating, and ep 10 is so good that make up for my slight disappointment about ep 9. Jangmi's weird gestures are back ahaha the one in the restaurant when she saw Gitae came. It was hilarous, and amusing. Han Groo is pretty and talented. I instantly love her!

I want to read ep 10 recap :) but reading fanderay post is as good, so I'm happpy :D. Go MnD!

I'm really enjoying this drama and agree that the timing has been great! The two leads really make the drama... I'm loving Yun WooJin and Han Groo so much! They really are portraying their characters with so much heart and emotion. It really draws me in and has me rooting for them.

One unfortunate thing (that Fanderay also touches on in this article) is the casting of the supporting characters. Haneul could have been such a bigger threat if acted more believably. Don't get me wrong... Jin woon is so cute and I definitely appreciated the beach scene in ep 9... But his acting just isn't there. I feel like Haneul's character had the potential to really break the viewer's heart...for example in ep 10, when he's like "I wish you didn't let yourself be caught by me... I'm trying so hard not to notice" I feel like it should have made me really feel for him...But the actor does not deliver. I do, however, much prefer him to Hyunhee and Se-ah though. Seriously... Hyunhee is such a terrible character. Badly written and even more badly acted. I don't feel for her at all... I don't understand her at all... I don't think she is supposed to come off as a total bad guy, but she does. Se-ah is also almost unrelateable, although I can tolerate her much better than Hyunhee.

Despite the talent lacking in the supporting characters, the mains make up for it and has me impatient waiting for Friday!!!

THANKS Fanderay for sharing the overall love for this drama, and your beautiful artistic expression of impulsive and empathetic Jang Mi.

Was a little hesitant when I stumbled upon this in ep 1 (all that clingyness and inability to take no)... but by the end of ep 1, I was totally sold to go onto ep 2.

The rest is history. Have been a faithful viewer watching raws of all new episodes out, and then re-watching later with subs O~o... and a regular reader of recaps eversince.

Yeon Woo Jin - didn't really enjoy him in Ojakkyo Brothers, nor When A Man Loves (Song Seung Heun, Shin Se Kyung) where I just found his cocky smirk a tad irritating at times. But he's just totally nailing it for me here as Ki-Tae.

While in love with the drama and the OTP just as much everyone else, and appreciating it's her genuineness and sincerity that propels her very impulsiveness to just jump from one thing to another .... I also do find Jang Mi's sometimes OTT reactions to many things a little hard to stomach, even if they are comedic.
= Like gagging and yanking Ki Tae off all the way back to his office from the cafe, for instance. So maybe I am nit picking ... just questioning the necessity for that much exaggeration (since it just makes everything look triple suspicious).

The general wishy-washyness about Jang Mi's feelings bothers me at times. From one ex to his bestie ... and too, and back to Ki Tae. The pendulum swings make me think again about her standards and choices because her bar seems so low. Like what even attracted her to Hoon Dong in the first place?

It's taking 'go with the flow' to the max, to the point she can almost be considered 'easy' to any onlooker ... moving from and kissing one guy after another with such ease.

Also have to say I am a little dissapointed with this wkend's offerings.

Ep 9 (and the element of disbelief, esp all of them at the beach) which derailed from the so far rather realistic (even in its bizarreness) narration.
Ep 10 fared better but what I am really hoping for the earlier magic of ep 1-8.

Beautiful drawing there fanderay!!

I discovered this series by accident on its first week out. Usually, I would wait for a series to accumalate like a minimum of 8 episodes, b4 I would even touch its epi no 1. But this series got me at early on. After the first 15 minutes into epi 1, I was hooked at its hijinks, and completion of epi 1, made me lapped up epi 2 (while laughing and enjoying crazy the scenes). It seems that I am not alone here. Hope , this week will bring in more.. of Jang Mi- KiTae. Poor Yeo Reum. Please recap epi 10 soon..

I was waiting for the ep. 10 recap here and I came across this pleasant surprise! This is the first Kolorful Palette I've viewed since I had no idea what it was previously, but I love the artwork. You are very talented, Fanderay!

I've been gushing about them on the recap threads, but I don't think I can fangirl enough about YWJ and HG. I am totally one of their instant fans!

I hope that 7-10 years (maybe even less??) down the line, they will reunite to blow up our screens again. :)

I've only watched the first episode and I like it very much!
I've been holding back watching the rest of the episodes because I'm more of the marathon-type, waiting for new episode every week is so very torturous for me hehe.
Han Groo!! Can't get enough of her!! Now I'm starting to consider watching Warm Words just for her (and Park Seo Joon. Rawr).

I love this. (I want to print it out HUGE and hang it in my living room.)

And, where do I go to suggest that YOU do the posters for the 3 musketeers? I dislike the ones they're using. They need your artistic flair.

Also watch KBS Drama Special - Just an Ordinary Love Story, then you'll fall in love with YWJ more.

I think Marriage Not Dating is going to be the biggest surprise for everyone in 2014. I don't think any of us knew what to expect beforehand. The show's premise and storyline is overused and unoriginal, the leads are lesser known and still considered as newbies in the dramaland. Both Yeon Woo-jin and Han-groo have just graduated from the second leads roles (except if you count Han's stellar perfomance in Girl K but I don't think that really counts since it's a short drama). The second leads mostly consist of idols and you know how idols' acting are stereotyped into.

BUT OH. GOD. WEREN'T WE ALL FOOLED.
This show managed to knock us off the table again and again. The leads' acting and chemistry are amazing and I daresay their chemistry is one of the best we've seen in 2014's dramas so far.

There's only 6 episodes left and I'm already missing this drama. How can that be?