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The boys leave but you can tell there is new tension because, as it looks, three of them have been found wanting.
Woo Kyung doesn't make it better by ranting that JH should have ditched everyone and signed on. I can sympathize with her - she's in love with him and is being irrational, but I just want her to shut up and go away. Maybe if she was his girlfriend, but she isn't! And isn't it treating the others like dirt? JH is actually very patient, I'd probably have told her to take a hike a long time ago.
Out of all of them, I think Hyun Soo is the most conventionally ambitious - a part of him clearly wishes he ditched and signed on. I think that's why I like him so - he did stick with his bandmates despite his doubts.
Cutest thing ever! She tries to sneak up on him with a boiled egg, gets foiled, flustered and hiccuping, and he cures the latter with the same egg. It's adorable and sweet and funny and I love that even on such a horrid day, she can make JH feel happy without even trying.
Never can have too many shots of the boys!
This scene, with the tensions flaring high (largely because of Ha Jin, who really should learn when to shut up), was quite painful because I am so invested in these characters, but quite realistic with the recriminations and defensiveness.
Soo Ah tells Seung Hoon for the millionth time she doesn't like him romantically. I am beginning to think the boy has a hearing problem. Sometimes you can't get someone's love despite hard work. Oh, and she adds she thinks she likes someone else. EEEEE!
Do Il and Ji Hyuk - Do Il is telling Ji Hyuk not to hold back because of them and go for the contract and JH explaining why he never can. You know, I think out of all the remaining band members, Ji Hyuk is closest to Do Il. Maybe it's the steadiness, maybe it's the fact that both of them have bad/absentee parents and families they are desperate to escape.
The boys regroup and decide to work hard and show the music exec that they are all good and if it doesn't work out, at least they gave it their best try.
Working hard.
Oooh, I loved Shil Ba pushing those classist little jerks around.
The exec says she is signing them all up! (Long story)
Only, they need their parents present and I love that JH and DI exchange that look - I really do think they are bound by their similar parental circumstances.
I think this is the cutest thing in the world - her cracking an egg on his head and running away giggling, with his chasing. And I love that she makes quiet, burdened JH laugh like that.
Too bad they come across his friends. He is so confused and defensive and also hurt at the reminder Soo Ah was Byung Hee's muse, he lashes out and says hearing it makes him sick and she is not invited to their party, and it's understandable why he's acting out, but it is hurting her - they are both so believably young, making mistakes and missteps, correcting them quickly, making new ones, but being in love anyway.
The guys at the contract signing. I laughed to see Hyun Soo be such a typical teenager with 'omg, my parents are so uncool' paranoia.
And then Yerim showed up and I about died! In between swooning and thinking that the boy has really high barriers to let someone in, I was incredibly amused how Hyun Soo's 'too cool for school' attitude was undercut with a steady 'folks, don't embarrass me in front of people!' vibe. It's hard to be a cool rebel bad boy when your Mom asks for the girl's autograph. LOL.
The rest of the boys' families. I laughed like a maniac when Do Il's mobster boss father showed up. But even then, Ji Hyuk's mother didn't bother to show, just sending over a signed permission. WTF is wrong with her - his family situation really seems beyond insane - a mob boss is a better parent!
Quite a contrast to Ji Hyuk - Seung Hoon has no problems ditching his bandmates in his quest to become famous to compete with JH.
That was ugly - all of JH's pent-up jealousy (even his bandmates think SA and SH are dating) coming to the fore, and Soo Ah blowing up at the both guys and telling them she has enough on her plate without either of them, so to go away.
Woo Kyung, you are testing my patience! She is telling JH he can never be with SA because she was Byung Hee's muse. WTF! First of all, sure, you are so disinterested and motivated by caring for Byung Hee. Yeah, right. (She says she didn't mind JH with other girls, but I severely doubt it, and also this time he's in love and she knows it, unlike whatever went on before). More importantly, SA is not property, BH's or otherwise. What, because BH liked her (but it never went anywhere), she's supposed to be a nun?
Ji Hyuk thinking and looking for Soo Ah. And coming to a decision.
He runs around everywhere, frantically looking for her.
And finds her.
I love how forthright she is (that she doesn't know what he thinks and so she's going to give him space. Though face it, girl, you did the backtracking first) but what I love even more is his response:
JH: I don't know how things will turn out either!
SA: What don't you know?
JH: Whether this is right. My head is upside-down and backwards. I'm going crazy...because I like you.
AAAAAHHH! It just felt so awkward and real and blurted out because he couldn't hold it in any more.
ILY, drama, so frelling much! I love how things don't drag, how characters and relationships make sense, how you own my heart. And now I have to wait until Tuesday for the next ep? Surely that's a horrible punishment!
