"I Have a Lover" episode 42 recap

Park Han-byeol brought on about a twist by helping Kim Hyeon-joo.
On the forty-second episode of the SBS drama "I Have a Lover", Kang Sully (Park Han-byeol) gave Do Hae-kang (Kim Hyeon-joo) evidence of Min Tae-suk's (Kong Hyeong-jin) misconduct.
Do Hae-kang and Baek Seok (Lee Kyoo-han) caused a scene at the trial, putting forth the question of Kim Seon-ryong's death which eventually went over to the investigators and put Min Tae-suk at risk.
Min Tae-suk told Do Hae-kang, "You are the one who controlled all this. You wanted to send me away with the trial, catch me for Kim Seon-ryong's death and fool me? You are violating the law of lawyers".
Do Hae-kang answered, "This is the last trial. Apologize to my brother on your knees. Don't let this go to third trial. If your nature of crime becomes major then there's no coming back". Min Tae-suk pushed Baek Seok and Do Hae-kang slapped him.
Min Tae-suk was about to slap her back when Sully appeared with recorded evidence of Min Tae-suk's wrongdoings. Sully told Hae-kang, "I sent the recording to your email so I'm going to erase mine. Do whatever you want with him".
Meanwhile, "I Have a Lover" is the story of a woman who hated her husband, falling back in love with him again.

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"My Daughter, Geum Sa-Wol" rated 34.4%

"My Daughter, Geum Sa-Wol" set a record once again.
According to Nielsen Korea, MBC "My Daughter, Geum Sa-Wol" rated 34.4%.
This is 0.1% more than the previous episode and a record breaker Deuk-ye's (Jeon In-hwa) revenge has got everyone interested.
Meanwhile, SBS "I Have a Lover" rated 5.3%, KBS "All About My Mom" 36.3% and MBC "Mom" 22.8%.

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"My Daughter, Geum Sa-Wol" episode 42-43 recap

Ahn Nae-sang started to suspect Park Se-yeong.
On the episode of the MBC drama "My Daughter, Geum Sa-Wol", Joo Ki-hwang (Ahn Nae-sang) and Joo Se-hoon (Do Sang-woo) started to suspect Oh Hye-sang (Park Se-yeong).
Ki-hwang told Hye-sang that he met Kang Man-hoo (Son Chang-min) and revealed that Oh-wol (Song Ha-yoon) was his daughter. Hye-sang couldn't hide the fact that she was anxious.
Se-hoon noticed this about her and said, "You seem to tense up every time we talk about Oh Hye-sang". Ki-hwang asked her one more time, "You really don't remember Oh-wol, do you?"
Hye-sang broke into a sweat. She said, "I wasn't well when I was young so I didn't mingle with the other children. I also tried to erase memory of the accident from my head".
Ki-hwang said, "That could happen" but continued, "However, if you don't remember Oh-wol's name, I think she would be sad in heaven".

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"Jang Yeong-sil - Drama" Episode 10 recap

Hee-ji (played by Lee Ji-hoon) is the actual main character of "Jang Yeong-sil - Drama" at the moment, on account of the fact that he's the only Korean character who actually has any idea what's going on in the Chinese portion of the story. I feel like I'm constantly repeating myself on this point but...why exactly is Yeong-sil the main character when he doesn't know what's going on, no one wants to tell him what's going on, and it doesn't even seem to matter whether or not he knows what's going on?
For all this Yeong-sil is still pretty important to the story, since apparently the purpose of all those action scenes last scene was to finally bring Yeong-sil to a place where he could see...a legendary water clock that the Chinese apparently can't fix themselves. For the record, while I think the historical Yeong-sil was probably pretty smart, I doubt he was so smart that the Chinese couldn't find their own scientist to fix the clock.
What I liked best about the legendary water clock, though, is how it gives Yeong-sil, and by extension the viewing audience, a sense of tunnel vision. Yeong-il pretty much completely forgets about all the attempts on his life once he gets access to the clock. Even when given the opportunity to confront the man responsible for much of the danger lately, Yeong-sil lets out his rage but eventually realizes that for the sake of science, he does need an assistant.
With the Chinese story arc mostly resolved, we also get a glimpse a the usual chaotic political situation back in Korea. In a bizarrely brief scence So-hyeon manages to appear just long enough to be the victim of a glancing and mostly pointless-looking attack. This scene generally just serves as a reminder that Korea has not turned functional since Yeong-sil left, and once Yeong-sil returns, there will probably be another political conspiracy that will somehow be caused and/or solved by Yeong-sil's love for science.
To be entirely honest, the story in "Jang Yeong-sil - Drama" really isn't all that difficult to follow compared to something like "Six Flying Dragons". There's fewer clearly defined characters and fewer factions, and what we do get in that department usually only stick around for a few episodes. Once all the turmoil regarding clandestine Chinese assassination missions is resolved, we probably aren't coming back to this area. On the flip side, that does make any possible resolution a tad unsatisfying- except when it comes to science of course.
Review by William Schwartz
"Jang Yeong-sil - Drama" is directed by Kim Yeong-jo, written by Lee Myeong-hee, Ma Chang-joon and features Song Il-gook, Kim Sang-kyeong, Kim Young-cheol, Park Seon-yeong, Kim Do-hyun, Son Byeong-ho,...

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"Neighborhood Hero" episode 4 recap

Park Si-hoo became a shadow.
On the 4th episode of the OCN drama "Neighborhood Hero", Mr. Hwang suggested to Si-yoon to become a 'shadow'. Hwang sends Si-yoon to an old friend's house. Si-yoon sees the friend's mother mourning over the friend's death and feels his heart aching. He returns to Hwang and asks why he sent him there.
Hwang tells him to stop his revenge but Si-yoon says, "Looking at his mother made me want to take revenge even more". Then Hwang asks Si-yoon to become a 'shadow' and Si-yoon worries that he doesn't like following people.
The mother is in a bad situation as Sang-min wants to build a shopping mall in the spot where she runs a restaurant. Sang-min orders gangsters to interrupt her business and Si-yoon, who saw this, tells her to call him when there's a problem. She calls him when the men come again.
Si-yoon wears a mask to the gangsters' hideout and gets in a physical brawl with the men. He defeats them all and takes off his mask. Chan-gyu, who wants to be a shadow too, sees this and is in shock
"Neighborhood Hero" is about a secret agent wanting to reveal the secret to his friend's death and rounding up a poor pre-university student and a corrupt policeman to help the those who need it.

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"All About My Mom" episode 50 recap

Ko Doo-sim and Jo Bo-ah parted in tears.
On the fiftieth episode of the KBS 2TV drama "All About My Mom", Jang Cherry (Jo Bo-ah) and Lee Hyeong-soon (Choi Tae-joon) were soon revealed of their fake married couple act.
Im San-ok (Ko Doo-sim) found out that Jang Cherry had pretended to reunite with Lee Hyeong-soon and told her to stop it.
Im San-ok and Jang Cherry had some time to themselves. Im San-ok told Cherry that they shouldn't see each other anymore, which shocked Cherry.
Im San-ok said, "You lost your mother when you were young. I know you love me, but I don't want to hurt you more". She worried about Cherry who would be sad about her death.
Cherry started crying as she said, "I want to live with you" but Im San-ok said, "Think of me in a good place. Parting alive or dead, it's the same thing".
Im San-ok pulled Cherry into a hug and said, "Why were you born as someone else's child? You should have been mine so I could have adored you all your life".

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"Mom" episode 44 recap

Jin Hee-kyeong insulted Cha Hwa-yeon.
On the forty-fourth episode of the MBC weekend drama "Mom", Na-mi (Jin Hee-kyeong) sharpened her blades at Yoon Jeong-ae (Cha Hwa-yeon) who tried to take over the housework.
Yoon Jeong-ae had all good intentions when she told Na-mi that she would take care of the house so she should just focus on the company. Na-mi took that as a way for Jeong-ae to take over the household inheritance.
Yoon Jeong-ae went to Na-mi's office to tell her that she would take care of the housework.
However, Na-mi said, "My dead mother-in-law is going to bawl at this". She reminded Jeong-ae that the dead mother-in-law was Chairman Eom's real wife and her real mother-in-law. "I will take care of my mother-in-law's ceremony myself" she said.
Yoon Jeong-ae said, "If you tell me not to do anything, then what can I do?" and Na-mi said coldly, "Just be my father-in-law's woman". Jeong-ae was hurt and said she'd gone too far, but Na-mi just said, "Why are you being so greedy? You can't even have his children and I won't allow your daughter to be adopted into the family".

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"Madame Antoine" Episode 4 recap

Most romantic comedies sublimate sexual tension into some kind of other non-gendered competition. "Madame Antoine" does the exact opposite. Soo-hyeon intentionally courts Hye-rim in the most weirdly unnecessary confrontational way possible. While Soo-hyeon is in theory running a scientific experiment, he interprets any intermediate results of the experiment very personally. As much as Soo-hyeon thinks in terms of petty revenge, he's really looking at a much more terrifying prospect- the notion that he is not the smartest man in the room.
It's funny how smarts tend to be thought of as being everything important, whe context matters just as much. One relevant scene involves an attempt to impress Hye-rim on the part of one of her one would-be suitors- an attempt that fails mostly because stuff that requires lots of mental effort is not inherently impressive. I can't help but be reminded of "Answer Me 1988", and how for most of that drama's run the smartest male lead struggled to present himself in an attractive way when he was decently-looking to start out with.
Back to "Madame Antoine". Unfortunately there's still very little exposure in terms of the temporary guest star patient. I'm not sure whether her big dramatic scene at the end was intended to resolve the character arc or not, but I'm hoping not. Hye-rim's non-psychological perspective is good for many things, if only because some situations simply do not call for proper diplomacy. At the same time, long-term mental problems call for long-term treatment.
That's another way "Madame Antoine" inverts genre conventions though- typically with an episodic design like this we'd be seeing more of the one-off characters and less of the greater unifying storyline. It's a bit of a disappointment, really, because I want Soo-hyeon to explain basic psychological principles just as much as Hye-rim does. The theming of "Madame Antoine" is at its strongest when these two are in voiceover trying to correctly guess the best plan of action to impress / intimidate the other.
Which naturally has nothing to do with the episodic elements so I'm more inclined tp see decisions relating to scripting as being a larger strategy on the part of the production team to have "Madame Antoine" focus on the strengths. Namely, how this drama is able to manage often morbid material in an otherwise standard romantic coimedy design without making the situation seem too cruel. It's the pep talks that do it I think. A simple word of encouragement can go a pretty lopng way.
Review by William Schwartz
"Madame Antoine" is directed by Kim Yoon-cheol, written by Hong Jin-ah and features Han Ye-seul, Seong Joon and Jinwoon

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"Jang Yeong-sil - Drama" Episode 9 recap

Having finally managed to escape the cutthroat environment of Korean politics, so that he can study astronomy in China, Yeong-sil at long last manages to arrive in China to discover that...there are also violent bureaocratic elements at play in Chinese astronomy. And much as was the case in Korea, Yeong-sil has only the faintest awareness of what's going on. He just expresses surprise and curiousity regarding a few novel scientific devices, and proceeds to stumble clumsily into more random death plots and sword fights.
The worst of it, from Yeong-sil's perspective, is that he doesn't really have any friends in China, so there isn't even any kind of rational hope for rescue. Irrational hope? Well, that's where the episode closes, as we're left a little baffled as to which characters are acting under which motives, when for most of the introductions these people were just acting diplomatic and doing the best job they could of not actually explaining whatever their real goals happen to be.
About the only real advantage China has over Korea for Yeong-sil is that at least he doesn't have to take all the threats against his life personally. At this point Yeong-sil's main antagonist is a man who does at least bear to gain some professional advantage by going after Yeong-sil. But I'm still not totally sure what to make of the fact that "Jang Yeong-sil - Drama" continues to think that pretending to be a high-action political thriller is somehow as satisfying as just watching Yeong-sil do science.
Pay attention, for example, to how Yeong-sil and the other scientists desperately look at the new transnationally developed astronomical instrument that has appeared in China, knowing it must do something cool but not knowing what. Then, when Yeong-sil gains a chance to examine the artifice from a closer angle, he has to struggle a minute with the simple question. Then, finally, we get triumph as Yeong-sil is able to explain what the device does in relatable terms, just as it slips from his grasp.
"Jang Yeong-sil - Drama" is always at its best when it's dealing with this sense of discovery, because I am always there with Yeong-sil when he wonders what this new object is. It's considering the scientific properties of fireworks that's in many ways just as interesting as fireworks themselves. Moreso, conceivably, since gunpowder is normally seen as a weapon of war, yet it is also a scientific marvel in itself. Swordfights, by comparison, are just about everywhere.
Review by William Schwartz
"Jang Yeong-sil - Drama" is directed by Kim Yeong-jo, written by Lee Myeong-hee, Ma Chang-joon and features Song Il-gook, Kim Sang-kyeong, Kim Young-cheol, Park Seon-yeong, Kim Do-hyun, Son Byeong-ho,...

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"Signal" episode 3 recap

"Signal" Lee Je-hoon hinted Kim Hye-soo about the secret walkie talkie.
On the third episode of tvN's "Signal", Cha Soohyeon (Kim Hye-soo) visited the victim's family, who also could be victimized by the serial killer.
Cha Soohyeon was kicked out at the door right after she asked the family some questions about the tragedy in the past. On her way out, she encountered Park Hae-yeong (Lee Je-hoon). Park Hae-yeong came to the place following the request from Lee Jae-han (Jo Jin-woong) through the walkie talkie conversation.
Park Hae-yeong asked Cha Soohyeon, "If you had received a radio communication from the past, how would you feel". Cha Soohyeon responded, "Are you saying you came to see the victim's family because of the radio communication from the past?" She won't believe him. .
However, Cha Soohyeon told Park Hae-yeong, who was disappointed and was walking away from her, "If I'd receive a radio message from the past, I'd ask the person to keep his precious person" and "It'd better than doing nothing even though it'd turn out to be a failure".

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"Madame Antoine" Episode 3 recap

Hye-rim, being a generally observant woman, has little trouble cutting to the center of Soo-hyeon's scheme. Unfortunately, while Hye-rim is able to identify Soo-hyeon as the source of all the weird stuff that happened last episode, she's genuinely at a loss as to why Soo-hyeon would engage in such bizarre activities. What's more, because Seung-chan (played by Jinwoon) and Ji-ho (played by Lee Ju-hyeoung) are somewhat more naturalistic in their approach, Hye-rim is completely incapable of grasping the big picture.
Now, at first blush it might seem like this is because Hye-rim's intelligence is being defined arbitrarily. But as "Madame Antoine" wears on, it becomes clear that Hye-rim chooses not to make logical connections because she doesn't want to. Ignoring the general implausibility of Soo-hyeon's petty revenge research, Hye-rim really does not get very much out of seeing the handsome men in her life in a paranoid light. So why bother?
The story element is a pretty dark one. In "Madame Antoine" romance is simultaneously the cure and the disease. Hye-rim got married young and had her heart broken so bad she doesn't even like to discuss the emotional fallout. When a situation comes up in regards to her daughter's living situation, Hye-rim is predictably hurt and battered by the apparent betrayal. But so what? Life has to go on. Hye-rim refuses to define herself in terms of past sorrow even as current events make her want to do so.
That puts most of the alleged romance in a really awkward place. If Hye-rim's pain is real, and Soo-hyeon's scheme is cynically manufactured, does it matter that Hye-rim feels better about herself in the short term even if in the long term she's going to feel terrible? What makes this especially puzzling in long perspective is that Hye-rim's fortunetelling is all about healing people with lies, while Soo-hyeon's psychology is all about torturing people with reality. The goals and the methods are at odds with each other.
Of course none of this is really new. While a new case is introduced we only get the most bare minimum in terms of exposition for the new high-profile patient before Soo-hyeon is off trying to seduce Hye-rim for all the wrong reasons. Which does make it funny when Soo-hyeon accosts Hye-rim for not working- I suspect he initially refused the new patient less out of concern for reputation and more because it would take precious time from his scheming budget. We'll have to wait until next time for a deeper look inside.
Review by William Schwartz
"Madame Antoine" is directed by Kim Yoon-cheol, written by Hong Jin-ah and features Han Ye-seul, Seong Joon and Jinwoon

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"What's The Deal, Mom?" Recap

Hwang Sin-hye surprised Choi Myeong-gil.
Choi Myeong-gil visited Hwang Sin-hye's house on the episode of TV Chosun "What's The Deal, Mom?" on the 28th.
Hwang Sin-hye said Choi Myeong-gil was a good friend who was always there in good times and bad".
Hwang Sin-hye said to Choi Myeong-gil, "You look good! Is it because you got a prize? You did something to your face! What did you do?"
Choi Myeong-gil answered, "I worked hard and relaxed my mind".
Hwang Sin-hye said, "She's funny and people need to know this".

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Please Come Back, Mister

Title: 돌아와요 아저씨 / Please Come Back, Mister
Chinese Title: 回來吧大叔
Also known as: Come Back Ahjussi / Come Back Mister
Previously known as: 안녕 내 소중한 사람 / Hello My Precious
Genre: Melodrama, Comedy
Episodes: 16 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2016-Feb-24 to 2016-Apr-14
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 22:00

Synopsis
This drama was based on the Japanese Novel “Mr. Tsubakiyama’s Seven Days / 椿山課長の七日間“ by Jiro Asada which was published from 2001-July-02 to 2002-April-16 through “Asahi Shimbun“.
A man is worked to death, but he comes back to the living world in the attractive body of another man for a limited amount of time.
Lee Hae Joon (Rain) is a perfect man with good looking appearance. He works as a section chief in the women’s apparel section at a department store. His body is actually possessed by the spirit of Kim Young Soo (Kim In Kwon) who was worked to death. Meanwhile, Hong Nan (Oh Yeon Seo) is a beautiful woman, but her spirit is possessed by a tough guy, Han Ki Tak (Kim Soo Ro). At the same time, Shin Da Hye (Lee Min Jung) is a beautiful housewife, but her husband suddenly dies. She falls into a love triangle with Lee Hae Joon and a promising store employee Jung Ji Hoon (Yoon Park).

Descendants of the Sun

Title: 태양의 후예 / Descendants of the Sun
Chinese Title: 太陽的後裔
Genre: Melodrama, Romance
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2016-Feb-24 to 2016-Apr-14
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 22:00

Synopsis
This drama was fully pre-produced before airing which is a departure from the live-shoot production format that characterizes most Korean dramas.
UN peacekeeping troops are dispatched to the war-torn country of Uruk (fictional Eastern European country). Captain Yoo Shi Jin (Song Joong Ki) is the team leader of the Special Warfare Command unit, meets Kang Mo Yun (Song Hye Kyo), a volunteer doctor with Doctors Without Borders. As they work alongside each other in disaster- and disease-stricken zones, Shi Jn and Mo Yun clash then fall in love.

Five Children

Title: 아이가 다섯 / Five Children
Also known as: Five Enough
Chinese Title: 五個孩子
Genre: Melodrama, Family
Episodes: 50 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2016-Feb-20 to 2016-Aug-07
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 19:55

Synopsis
This drama is about a single father, Lee Sang Tae (Ahn Jae Wook) and a single mother, Ahn Mi Jung (So Yoo Jin) that meet each other and fall in love.

Ready for Start

Title: 질풍기획 / Ready for Start
Genre: Black Comedy
Episodes: 12
Broadcast network: NAVER tvcast
Broadcast period: 2016-Jan-25 to 2016-Feb-19
Air time: Mon, Wed, Fri 8:00am

Synopsis
Based on writer Lee Hyun Min (이현민)’s original web-toon which had more than 1 million views a day when it was published on Naver, this black comedy is about the daily lives of employees in an advertisement agency and their competitive working environment.

Remember" rated 15.6%

SBS drama "Remember" stayed in first place.
According to Nielsen Korea, "Remember" on the 29th rated 15.6% which is 0.5% more than the previous episode.
KBS 2TV "The Merchant: Gaekju 2015" came in second with 11.8% and MBC "One More Happy Ending" with 6.7%.
Lee In-ah (Park Min-yeong) noticed something about Seo Jin-woo's (Yoo Seung-ho) memory but she knew there was nothing she could do for him and pretended that she didn't know. Meanwhile, Seo Jin-woo crashed in on a drug party but missed Nam Gyu-man (Man Goong-min) by seconds.
"Remember" is the story of a genius lawyer who fights against power to clear his father of murder.

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"Remember" Episode 14 recap

Having moved very quickly through similar but mostly unrelated plot points the last several episodes, here "Remember" is forced into that most dreadful of contrivances- when a drama is forced to repeat its own moral conflicts to evade the fact that there's not much more plot to get through. Try taking a count of how many characters enter into discussions regarding the wisdom of current day decisions on the basis of backstory. It comes up a lot.
I thought it was rather amusing how the bad guys are the main ones who keep bringing this subject up, given that they're the ones who benefit the most from such a short-sighted attitude. Note that their whole sales pitch is merely the promise of nebulously defined favors in exchange for gtoesque ethical violations. Jin-woo is at one point exposed as the perfect heroic character because he possesses nothing of value and therefore cannot be bribed or intimidated in any way. Well, given how the corporate conspiracy's powers have been seen to be generally infinite, that does make sense.
But what's lacking is much sense of genuine engagement or excitement. The big elaborate plan to enact the first step toward taking Gyoo-man down once and for all is disapppointingly pedestrian, and I was particularly let down by the ending mostly because it doesn't involve Gyoo-man acting angry. I've come to expect Gyoo-man's temper tantrums to the point that I at least want to see him try to smack other characters around, no matter who they are.
The goods points? Well, the temporary case this episode is ridiculously short- quite literally a couple of scenes. But they are cute scenes because I would expect in a situation like this, where the defense is most likely stipulating to the facts as presented by the prosecution, that the situation is really just a glorified sentencing hearing anyway. Admittedly one that's fairly important for the person being sentenced. Even so.
Beyond that there's relatively little of interest in this episode of "Remember". I'm beginning to think that this drama's more bombastic appeal is starting to wear off. Now that I'm accustomed to all these high interest thrills, anything less than punches that shake the camera and totally extreme melodrama just falls a tad below the mark. While I liked the thinly veiled excuse to shoot a jailhouse scene with ominous dusty lighting, I'm starting to think that "Remember" needs more than excuses alone to justify a story of this length.
Review by William Schwartz

"Remember" is directed by Lee Chang-min-I, written by Yoon Hyeon-ho and features Yoo Seung-ho, Park Min-yeong, Park Seong-woong, Nam Goong-min, Jeong Hye-seong and Jeon Kwang-ryeol

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"The Merchant: Gaekju 2015" episode 35 recap

On the 35th episode of KBS 2TV's "The Merchant: Gaekju 2015". So-gae traded the rice, collected from people as tax, with Japan. As Bong-sam found out about this, he became furious and then he started planning to snatch the rice with his people.
Seon-dol was hiding behind a screen in So-gae's room and watched So-gae hiding the license. Although Seon-dol waited for long, it seemed So-gae would not leave soon. As the time passed by, it became more difficult for Seon-dol to wait any longer. Mae-wol came into the room and noticed there's someone behind the screen. Although she saw Seon-dol, she pretended she didn't see anything.
Later, Mae-wol tool So-gae out of the room. Seon-dol stole the license and Bong-sam could take the rice away using the license stolen from So-gae. Next day when So-gae found out what had happened, he went to see Mae-wol and asked her, "Did you betray me".
Mae-wol said, "You'll have a moment when you have to choose one between two. This is the moment". So-gae said, "Although I was not a man for you, I'm a brother to you. How could you do something like this to me?" He showed tears.

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"Everything Will Be Alright" episode 101 recap

Eom Hyeon-kyeong said a few words at the end of the KBS 2TV daily drama "Everything Will Be Alright". She plays Kang Hee-jeong, an evil woman who isn't hated.
On the 101st episode of "Everything Will Be Alright" Dal-ja (Lee Hwa-yeong) tried to reveal that Min-woo was Chairman Yoo's (Choi Yong-min) grandson in order to make Hee-jeong miserable. Hwa-jeong has a disease which is caused by stress and her life is on the line.
A picture of Eom Hyeon-kyeong shows her smiling brightly.
Eom Hyeon-kyeong said, "Our drama is famous for our teamwork and we don't want to part. We think this drama was a happy one which leaves us with many precious memories. I appreciate those viewers who have been with us for such a long time".
Meanwhile, "Everything Will Be Alright" is a drama about finding love and human relationships through parents, children, married couples and lovers. The final episode is on the 29th.

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"One More Happy Ending" episode 4 recap

On the 4th episode of MBC's Wednesday & Thursday drama, "One More Happy Ending", Song Soo-hyeok (Jeong Kyeong-ho) saw Han Mi-mo (Jang Nara) being with Goo Hae-joon (Kwon Yul).
Although Song Soo-hyeok realized his heart was with Han Mi-mo, it was too late because the "Some" relationship already began between Mi-mo and Hae-joon.
Song Soo-hyeok later drank with Goo Hae-joon and opened up saying, "People start things so easily. It's always difficult for me". Goo Hae-joon responded, "It's difficult for everyone. But they just brave themselves".
Song Soo-hyeok became drunk and came to Han Mi-mo. He said, "I get angry each time I see you. There was no woman who made me feel angry for the last 13 years. But you make me angry". And then he came closer to Han Mi-mo

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'One More Happy Ending' episode 3 recap

On the third episode of MBC's Wednesday & Thursday drama, Han Mi-mo (Jang Nara) was brutally rejected by Goo Hae-joon (Kwon Yul) after all.
Han Mi-mo went to Goo Hae-joon's hospital and confessed her heart towards him honestly while she was returning the gown she had borrowed.
However, Goo Hae-joon's attitude was firm and clear. He said, "What I hate most is a some relationship" and repeated that he would not interfere with the relationship between Song Soo-hyeok and Han Mi-mo. He added, "I don't have any intention to jump in the troublesome three cornered romance. And also you aren't that attractive to stir my friendship with Soo-hyeok".
Han Mi-mo responded, "I didn't intend to stir up your friendship nor form a cruel triangle love relationship. I was just confessing my heart. Although the beginning of our relationship might be a little awkward, I didn't think it was in appropriate".
Han Mi-mo said, "I changed my mind so many times until I walked up to the door. But I liked it because my heart fluttered. Although I was rejected this brutally..." She then quickly turned around from Hae-joon.

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"Remember" rated 15.1%

"Remember" is still in first place.
According to Nielsen Korea, the SBS drama "Remember" rated 15.1% on the 27th.
Seo Jin-woo (Yoo Seung-ho) revealed the secrets of Ilho Group and it's corruption in court. However, Seo Jin-woo's memory symptoms got worse.
Meanwhile, "The Merchant: Gaekju 2015" rated 10.2% and "One More Happy Ending" 6.3%.

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"The Merchant: Gaekju 2015" episode 34 recap

On the 34th episode of KBS 2TV's Wednesday & Thursday drama, "The Merchant: Gaekju 2015", Gil So-gae (Yoo Oh-seong) found out that he had been tricked by Cheon Bong-sam (Jang Hyeok).
As Sin Seok-joo (Lee Deok-hwa)'s entire asset was burnt down on the previous night, Gil So-gae was completely shocked and disappointed and started thinking about what to do next.
Gil So-gae and Maeng Goo-beom (Kim Il-woo), who were after Sin Seok-joo's entire asset together, dropped by an inn and encountered the members of Songpa Stable Inn there. Song Man-chi (Park Sang-myeon), Gombae (Ryoo Dam) and others looked all excited and were ordering so much food.
Gil So-gae could not understand how they could be so happy while Wal (Moon Ga-yeong) was about to be traded to somewhere. And then Gil So-gae realized that it was Cheon Bong-sam who bought the forest pirates and snatched the promissory note of Sin Seok-joo's asset.

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"Remember" Episode 13 recap

At one point here the possibility is broached for an obviously adorable romantic scene between Jin-woo and In-ah. And the moment this possibility came up, I asked myself what was more likely- that we would actually get to see this adorably romantic scene, or that writer Yoon Hyeon-ho would once again find a way to end the episode the episode with borderline absurd melodrama? If you can't already guess the answer to that question, well, you probably have not been watching "Remember - Drama" up until now.
The structural foundation of "Remember - Drama" is such that I keep bursting out laughing every time the a flashback pops up to remind me of another nearly forgotten horribly contrived storyline. It's funny in part because there was once upon a time when these plot devices drove me nuts, but I've gotten so accustomed to them by now I can barely even get irritated over such absurdities as Dong-ho testifying in place of the witness. Although who knows, maybe Korean courts work differently.
They certainly have plenty of other fun rules. Apparently the large courtroom monitor which I thought was just supposed to be used displaying vdigital evidence can also be tuned to television frequencies. What possible legal purpose could this serve? Does courthouse security hang out in this room at night drinking soju and playing go-stop? Or was it set up this way on the off-chance that decisive evidence will be presented in a news report?
It's all so bombastic, so perfectly scripted for dramatic courtroom scenes yet not of any apparent use in any other context. Which more-or-less describes "Remember - Drama" as a whole. Foreshadowing exists mainly to provide a foundation for epic burns which will inevitably be tossed at the corporate conspiracy. The script is practically self-aware at this point. Everybody knows about Gyoo-man's anger management issues and deliberately taunts him about it.
Oddly enough this does in fact appear to be the best way to keep from getting hit by Gyoo-man- make him think you're expecting it. Oh yeah, nothing comes of the opening scene by the way. It was just exposition so we could get a scene with Gyoo-man quite literally not understanding the concept of friendship, as if he were a character in a children's cartoon. Everything about "Remember - Drama" is consistently ridiculous. And yet the acting and camerawork is so good, I just can't bring myself to hate this drama. What's story logic compared to epic lawyer speeches and swooning sadness?
Review by William Schwartz

"Remember" is directed by Lee Chang-min-I, written by Yoon Hyeon-ho and features Yoo Seung-ho, Park Min-yeong, Park Seong-woong, Nam Goong-min, Jeong Hye-seong and Jeon Kwang-ryeol

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"Glamorous Temptation" episode 33 recap

On the 33rd episode of MBC's Monday & Tuesday drama, "Glamorous Temptation", Kang Seok-hyeon (Jeong Jin-yeong) realized there's something strange going on in regards to the transfer of his slush fund and then he went to the location at the address he had.
Sin Eun-soo (Choi Kang-hee) noticed Jin Hyeong-woo (Joo Sang-wook) was working at the address and then she contacted Jin Hyeong-woo quickly to inform him that Kang Seok-hyeon was coming to the place. Jin Hyeong-woo hid himself so that Kang Seok-hyeon could not see him.
Sin Eun-soo also lent 10 billion won that Lee Se-yeong (Park Jeong-ah) embezzled to Jin Hyeong-woo temporarily in order make sure Kang Seok-hyeon would not suspect any further.
Jin Hyeong-woo became worried about Sin Eun-soo's safety and told her, "Don't ever to the thing you did again"
Sin Eun-soo also said, "You're doing more dangerous things behind me. You also be careful".

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"Six Flying Dragons" rated 15.1%

According to Nielsen Korea, SBS drama "Six Flying Dragons" rated 15.1%.
This is 0.1% more than the previous episode and one of the highest out of the three dramas. It hasn't lost the lead position yet.
Meanwhile, MBC "Glamorous Temptation" rated 13.3% and KBS 2TV "Moorim School" rated 3.8%.
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"Cheese in the Trap" Episode 8 recap

Min-soo (played by Yon Ji-won) used to be an apparently irrelevant background character in Seol's class, but she became more noteworthy last episode by taking the somewhat creepy step of trying to perfectly mimic Seol's personal appearance. This episode expands greatly on Min-soo's motivation. She's lonely, she wants friends, doesn't know how to get them, but Seol seems to be nice and she also has positive personality traits. Who does this remind you of?
The parallel with Yeong-gon is no coincidence. Their first scene together I was wondering whether "Cheese in the Trap" was trying to throw together a vaguely unsettling third tier romantic subplot. It quickly becomes clear, though, that these two are going to end up mutually reenforcing each other with bad advice. The bad advice is disguised as good advice, though, on account of the fact that it manages to acquire desirable results on a fairly regular basis. Not good results- desirable results.
Every scene with these characters play out like some sort of weird social gamemanship. As in, getting along with people is not a good goal to try and achieve in and of itself. It's a competition where the person who's able to get the most sympathy from peers is "the winner". If this has to be managed from obviously staged situations, so be it. That was the lesson Yeong-gon learned from his stalking adventures. It wasn't to change his behavior, but to get the right kind of witnesses.

Scenes like this really hurt me. I have known people who do this. At some rather shameful moments in my own life, I have done this. So as tempting as it is to dismiss this behavior as a creative writing scam, I can't. With these scenes "Cheese in the Trap" is able to show itself off as disturbingly true-to-life, functioning as it often does as a dark take on the university experience, where good deeds aren't rewarded and bad deeds aren't punished provided they can be spun in the right context. Even artistic talent is no guarantee of the good life- just ask In-ho.
In between all this general discomfort the love story between Seol and Jeong is a much-needed breather. While technically speaking Seol and Jeon are the main characters in retrospect their scenes have the least long-term relevance, even if they're always so much fun to watch in the present day. Jeong still has that tremendously awful dual-selfie saved to his phone, and he practically volunteers for a task that would terrify most boyfriends. What's not to like?
Review by William Schwartz
"Cheese in the Trap" is directed by Lee Yoon-jeong, written by Go Seon-hee and Kim Nam-hee and features Park Hae-jin, Kim Go-eun-I, Seo Kang-joon, Lee Seong-kyeong, Nam Joo-hyeok, Kim Gi-bang, Park Min-ji and more.

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"Six Flying Dragons" Episode 34 recap

Mong-ju has made himself some rather powerful enemies by attempting to use a legal runaround to (eventually) kill off Do-jeon and eliminate the threat our intrepid dragon poses to the Goryeo regime. For those of you who have trouble keeping track of all the characters- Mong-ju is the respected minister with no particular allegiance to secret societies who is Do-jeon's spiritual and intellectual equal. It's for this reason that his betrayal especially hurts, and why Bang-won is unlikely to ever take an understanding big-picture appraisal.
Seong-gye does, in what definitely ranks as one of the episode's best scenes. What makes Mong-ju intriguing as a villain is that his reasoning is quite similar to Do-jeon's. It's always been negotiate, negotiate, negotiate, until Mong-ju is finally forced to admit that dictators can't be negotiated with. So he appeals to moralm righteousness, and that cause work when it needs to. Even then it doesn't work with the most truly violent characters.
King Gongyang is quite relevant in this context, because while he is in theory an all powerful chief administrator of Goryeo, he has to be talked into everything. A brief quip Bang-won makes regarding birthright is an effective demonstration of how all the statecraft logic used in this drama is inherently arbitrary. They're all just different versions of stating that powerful people will be in charge, but their justification will be something that is not just might makes right.

Bang-won and his general practice of action before thought is helpful to note here because Bang-won genuinely believes that the strongest person in the room is who should be in charge. Most of the time that person happens to be Bang-won, so of course Bang-won himself has little issue is this. It's not even a bad philosophy considering that by the latter part of the episode Bang-won is the only character around with any ability to resolve the multiple crises that have popped up.
It's one of the more fascinating elements of "Six Flying Dragons"- how situations that woujld superficially appear to be best solved by modern democratic thinking inevitably end up being dealt with best via strict hierarchal management from a single person. Well, that and the swordfights. Also the elaborate planning that has to go into any plan if the participants want the slightest chance of success. But it's the emotional moments that really matter, when our important characters are finally able to get the resolve to make life-changing strategic decisions.
Review by William Schwartz

"Six Flying Dragons" is drected by Sin Kyeong-soo written by Kim Yeong-hyeon, Park Sang-yeon and features Kim Myeong-min, Yoo Ah-in, Sin Se-kyeong, Byeon Yo-han, Yoon Gyoon-sang and Cheon Ho-jin

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'Moorim School' episode 6 recap

On the 6th episode of KBS 2TV's Monday & Tuesday drama, 'Moorim School', another sign came up proving Yoon Si-woo (Lee Hyun-woo) and Hwang Seon-ah (Eugene Jung) might be siblings.
On this day, when Wang Chi-ang (Hong Bin) heard piano playing a lullaby song, he was annoyed by the sound and came out to locate the sound. After searching around, he figured out it was Hwang Seon-ah who was playing the piano.
Wang Chi-ang asked, "Is it a song when your mom used to sing when you were little?" Hwang Seon-ah told him she would stop playing if the sound bothers him too much. However, Wang Chi-ang just commented "Your brother Yoon Si-woo seems to sleep well though"
Like what he said, when Yoon Si-woo heard the piano, he smiled and recollected a scene when he and his little sister had been falling asleep, listening to lullabies sung by their mom.
Prior to this, Hwang Seon-ah and Yoon Si-woo displayed one thing in common as the two had same trauma about fire. With another sign revealed, the possibility that the two are siblings became stronger.

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"Glamorous Temptation" episode 32 recap

On the 32nd episode of MBC's Monday & Tuesday drama, "Glamorous Temptation", Jin Hyeong-woo (Joo Sang-wook) pretended that he was drunken and tried to seduce Kang Il-joo (Cha Ye-ryeon).
As Jin Hyeong-woo pretended he was about to fall down, Kang Il-joo came up to him. But he shook off her hands saying, "Don't touch me". And then he pushed her against a wall and kissed her.
Kang Il-joo said, "What's wrong with you. It's you who left me. When I was desperately trying to stop you, you didn't even give me a glance back. While it's you who chose Eun-soo, why are you acting like this to me". And then she slapped him on the face.
Jin Hyeong-woo said, "I cannot already forgive myself for not recognizing your value. But if your dream would be shattered because of me, then I would not be able to forgive myself forever. I know it's late, but I'd like to protect your dream".
Kang Il-joo was swayed and walked up to Jin Hyeong-woo. The two kissed and Kwon Moo-hyeok (Kim Ho-jin) at this moment spotted the two kissing.

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"Six Flying Dragons" rated 15%

MBC drama "Glamorous Temptation" is catching up quickly but SBS "Six Flying Dragons" still came in first.
According to Nielsen Korea, "Six Flying Dragons" rated 15% on the 25th while KBS 1TV "Gayo Stage" came in next with 13.9%, "Glamorous Temptation" 12.5%, and KBS 2TV "Moorim School" with 3.5%.
Previously, "Six Flying Dragons" recorded 14.9% on the 19th.

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'Moorim School" episode 5 recap

On the fifth episode of KBS 2TV's Monday & Tuesday drama, 'Moorim School, Sim Soon-deok (Seo Ye-ji) cried in Yoon Si-woo (Lee Hyun-woo)'s arms.
After Sim Soon-deok was accused of stealing at the chicken restaurant, her part time work place, she returned to the school and cried alone in the armory storehouse on top of the bell tower. Since Yoon Si-woo had heard the rumors about the secret room of the armory storehouse and the ghost, he told Sim Soon-deok, "If someone hears you crying, they'd think it's the ghost".
When Sim Soon-deok heard this, she stopped crying and wiped her tears quickly. Yoon Si-woo said, "Well, people cry sometimes" and then Sim Soon-deok started crying even more sadly this time. Yoon Si-woo hugged Sim Soon-deok and tried to console her. When Wang Chi-ang (Hong Bin) came out looking for Yoon Si-woo, he became so sad when he saw the two hugging.
As we all know, Wang Chi-ang has a crush on Sim Soon-deok. It's drawing attention on how the story will move forward as to the possible love triangle among the three students of the Moorim Institute.

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"Six Flying Dragons" Episode 33 recap

The overall tone of this episode is of waiting. No physical action, but lots of plotting and scheming. What's more, this plotting and scheming is not at the behest of the heroes. People are upset abut Do-jeon taking extra-legal action to deal with the land reform issue. It's ironic yet all too appropriate that they end up working rather narrowly within the confines of the law- and completely manage to blindside Do-jeon as a result.
The big problem with Do-jeon's grand theory of a state ruled by ministers is that ministers themselves can be manipulated, even if in theory ministers are easier to get rid of. But the bigger problem is that because ministers see themselves as smart, they don't necessarily see themselves as being capable of being manipulated. What makes the conspiracies in "Six Flying Dragons" so fascinating is that they have to spend a lot of time keeping their story straight in order to maximize support among a wide variety of groups.
By contrast, Do-jeon has always just been focusing on small groups or powerful individuals. To his credit Do-jeon has been picking important allies- Seong-gye could conquer the country overnight with his control of the military. But the tools being used to attack Goryeo are in complete opposition to the ideological nation Do-jeon wants to create. Look at Bang-won's face at the end. This is not the face of a man who responds to setbacks by being nice and friendly.
The idealism of the various characters in "Six Flying Dragons" is also a pretty consistently good contrast, because the more we learn about them the more clear it is that they're all idealists in different ways. Even generationally. The irony of Boon-yi's meeting with her mother is fairly inescapable. Both of them have given up on happiness for the greater good. But Boon-yi, the obvious intended long-term recipient of her mother's sacrifice, has instead managed to find herself making the same kind of sacrifice.
That these two characters are on different sides is rather besides the point, because that's not what love is about. Bang-won and Na-kyeong are on the same side. They even have the same temperament and they're also married. Yet Bang-won still has to talk himself into opening up to his wife. And of course it's a dramatic revelation rather than an emotional one. Do-jeon does manage to get both at the same time- although as we can see from his face, big revelations only rarely tend to be good news.
Review by William Schwartz
"Six Flying Dragons" is drected by Sin Kyeong-soo written by Kim Yeong-hyeon, Park Sang-yeon and features Kim Myeong-min, Yoo Ah-in, Sin Se-kyeong, Byeon Yo-han, Yoon Gyoon-sang and Cheon Ho-jin

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"Cheese in the Trap" Episode 7 recap

Yeong-gon (played by Ji Yoon-ho) is Seol's stalker. Initially he just comes off here as a somewhat vicious villainous character and after some flashbacks...well, Yeong-gon still doesn't come as particularly sympathetic. What makes these scenes awkward is that as obviously appropriate as it is for us to hate Yeong-gon, acting antagonistic doesn't really help. Yeong-gon has somewhat perversely managed to convince himself that his behavior isn't actually aggressive. So both sides of this dispute see it as based on one-sided attacks.
Yes I am well aware of the fact that Yeong-gon is obviously wrong and a bad person. But the moral point "Cheese in the Trap" is tryng to make here is that there are no villians, only rationalizations. What's more there can be problems without solutions. Seol technically provoked the stalking, but not through an action which she could have reasonably predicted would end in obsession. All Seol can really do now is avoid Yeong-gon, and even that's not working out all that well.
This parallel shows up elsewhere too. Remember In-ha? She gets a somewhat sympathetic flashback too. Even if this story point appears mainly in reference to In-ho's motivation, the overall point is well-taken. It's really easy to provoke a person into giving up on their dreams. A big issue of being a college-aged person is knowing when to give up, and it's hard to tell the difference between gentle ribbing and genuine discouragement.
In the romantic context (the main important one in "Cheese in the Trap"), that seems to be the main selling point of the relationship between Jeong and Seol. There's a proper sense of boundaries. He doesn't push her. The closest Jeong ever comes to creepy behavior is always in public, so there would be a check on his behavior if Jeong were ever to go so far. Constantly declaring in public that Seol is his girlfriend is not a problem, given that it is true.
It's like that old saying- how you know you really love a person because you'll say it out in public, freely, not caring who hears about it. How you can tell it's just obsession or brief infatuation is when you're being overly surreptitious. When Jeong goes with Seol to deliver a reasonably important message, it's because he cares. You can be on iffy personal terms with somebody, yet still want to talk to them because you have a message they need to hear. Whether that message will be correctly received is...well, that's Jeong's character conflict in full, really.
Review by William Schwartz
"Cheese in the Trap" is directed by Lee Yoon-jeong, written by Go Seon-hee and Kim Nam-hee and features Park Hae-jin, Kim Go-eun-I, Seo Kang-joon, Lee Seong-kyeong, Nam Joo-hyeok, Kim Gi-bang, Park Min-ji and more.

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