What an awesome message that sent out! Yes, they eventually get together, but he actually has to work for it. He grows-up and learns not everything should come easy. Out of all the featured students, Jason was the one closet to cardboard. He had a few interesting blips, but for the most part, his character was a bit of filler. She has an amazing character arch.
We watch her turn from sad sack to winner, until to stay there; she slowly turns, step by step, to the dark side. She learns that through cheating and manipulation she can get what she wants. But as this writer is awesome, just as soon as she gets what she wants, the foundation below her crumbles and she has to fight even harder to stay there.
We see her go from the bottom to the top, to be yanked back down to the bottom again. Only by hard work and being true to herself is she able to herself is she finally able to start the climb back up again.
I really liked the teacher Kang Oh-hyuk. I liked his progression from sad-sack to someone who also has a dream and is the one adult character these kids can always depend on. He wants them to succeed, but only on their terms. I have to say, one of my favorite characters throughout Dream High , was Jin-man. He and his cowardice were so funny. He served his purpose and entertained the heck out of me. So I think that covers the writing of the drama.
We should move on. Oh, except interesting sidenote. You know how Dream High is awesome and Dream High 2 has gotten terrible reviews? A little research gave up a little tidbit. They two seasons were written by two different writers! Did they think just anyone could do what this writer did? Or did they think it was because of the music and the idol heavy cast that Dream High 1 did well? Well, they were wrong. Season One? Buckets of awesome. Season Two? Buckets of yech.
Yep, we all knew it had to be addressed. I had to address the wooden monkey in the room. The idols tried their best. They tried very, very hard. But sometimes? An idol is not an actor. I am so glad producers went with an actual actor for the character of Sam-dong. Kim Soo-hyun did an amazing job and I look forward to seeing more of his work.
As for the teachers. Uhm Ki-hoon also did such a great job as the teacher. He added weight to the character. I believed his progression throughout the show because of it. A surprise? He was so unexpectedly funny! He took no care at looking ridiculous and threw himself into the part.
I loved every scene he was in. Will I watch this again. Heck yes. Will I recommend this to others? No surprise there. Will I watch season 2? Probably not. Watching this and knowing that I like the writer so much, it makes me almost want to watch Get Karl , one of her earlier shows.
Plot Holy moly. Where I continued to be surprised. Hey , will there be a Dream High Season 2?? Just finished watching the final episode. It got me thinking that the ending seems to be highly influenced by JB and GF's blog. GF's wish to for Sam-mi pairing 2. JB's or was it GF comment and wish that we see more of Sam dong's full made up glowing bird face 3.
Anyway, they are just my observations and opinions. But, boy, am i glad im a JB's and GF's blogs follower. Anybody know the name of the song that plays at the end of the episode when Jin Guk appears in ? The fans have nothing to do with the flow of the story because right from the start, i believe it's Hyemi and Samdong because they're the main leads here.
During the special concert , the introduction was in the order where they stood on the stage, it had nothing to do with the billing. Even though Sam dong and Hye Mi haven't seen each other for 7 years I think they will see each other soon even they didn't show it. Amen to that! Every drama you mentioned is in my 'Go to drama' file! There were endless squishy feelings in my little heart! We kinda have the same taste in dramas. I want to see if Sam Dong and Hye Mi end up together!!
With the same castttt. My girlfriend is a gumiho is really touching, I LOVE the main girl in that drama but I often didn't like the guy that much. But the couple is really cute and I cried a lot at the end happy tears! LOL at Jason getting even at her and the best was Pil-sook's disgusted face when he was relishing his victory. And Pil-sook scaring Ria! Such a little cute diva.
And then Jason had to say congratulations too. But how cute is it that he'll be going onstage as a guest HM's th concert? Aw, they finally made up! Serves him right. Baek-hee as mini-Kyung-jin: check. Oh-hyuk still being Oh-hyuk: check. SD: ".. Okay, so when can we have another winning kdrama like Dream High?
Some of the other dramas I've watched before were really, really good at the beginning but weren't so great at the ending so I'm having a hard time wanting to watch it again. And what a way to start the year, huh? Even though MP had flat episodes during the middle especially when Yoon-ju was prominent , I really liked the last two episodes. It made up for the others. But DH, even if the first 2 episodes weren't as good as the rest, it was consistent and solid and just plainly great.
Ah, maybe I'll just wait for the MiGook shippers' rants and see if they're still in denial. I think you both deserve all those drinks since you both loved DH so much. Loved Loved Loved the flash mob. When I read about it I thought it would the cheesiest, but it turned out to be the most delicious. And the last kiss was just right on. Good job Dream high team. I see great things happening in the future for all involved.
Am i mistaken, i thought i saw some of the 2AM guys dancing with the Mob. Maybe all of JYP's talents were in it. But it's okay. I'm totally gushing over the fact that Pil-Sook gained weight back, but her Jason is still in Love with her and loves her for who she is. I just sqeeed. Yeah, when I first heard that DH had such an idol-centric cast, I wasn't expecting much either Thanks for sharing such a fun ride, y'all. I was palpitating so badly when they were about to reveal who K was!!
Awesome finale! Well done, Dream High! This was truly a gem of a drama. I came into it just wanting to see KSH, with absolutely zero expectations, maybe even negative expectations. I was really scared about Suzy and her acting, but she was a pleasant surprise.
All of the idols have done surprisingly well despite their lack of acting experience. I really love the script-writer, director, editor, and producer of this show. They're the real stars for making this drama shine. Such great work!! I agree - I was the same, I actually was dreading the drama. This drama was a home run for me. It was way better than what I expected.
Sad to see it go and I little part of me wants a season 2. Kim soo hyun, you're the reason, ur the reason I was looking at the screencap and wondering whether Pil-sook had regained some of the weight. It was nice that she found a happy medium in order to feel good about herself :. She was like 9 or 10 for most of the drama right? Add 7 years and you get a high school student :. Even though it is kinda cute that jingook and hyemi's sister might end up together.
I can't help but think of the huge age difference. Let's say she was 7 throughout the drama, and jingook was I don't think the romance going to happen right there backstage, it a preview of what could happen years later. When she 20 and he 30, that work for me I am so sad that this series has ended but I am also so glad that it ended well. I was just waiting for JYP to utter these words: "You want fame?
Well, fame costs and right here is where you start paying, in sweat. JB and GF you mentioned they should do a series 2, I just want to point out that it totally worked with Fame. Disclaimer: I was not old to see the original movie when it came out. I have to say this to make me feel better. I never saw the movie, but managed to catch the series, ahem, several years back There was a scene in one of the earlier episodes when the FAME theme song was playing in the background.
I recall that the teacher was talking in the scene. I'm rather satisfied with the ending. It's sweet how Hye Mi and Sam Dong has each other in their thoughts -- that's enough for us to conclude that they're bound to meet again and pick things up where they left off.
I intend to cyber stalk that actor for the rest of his career. Sam Dong was an amazing character and major props to that kid for making me care so much about him! I kinda like that jason still liked pilsook even though she gained weight, yet I wish she had still been skinny because she was just to dang cute that way. Thank you for recap, amazing journey. Love these kids more than before I watched them in this drama. Jin gook will end up with Hyesung!
Go Hyesung!! Show him who's the boss!!!! This is one of the few shows where the whole show was solid. Too many shows are either let down by a draggy plot or a terrible ending.
My heart is racing. Mostly because Show decided to leave the Sam-Mi kiss until the very frickin end! I think everything I love about this show is in this episode - I'm currently trying to list them down but all the thoughts are swirling crazily in my head. How wonderful is Sam-Mi and yes, Gook-Mi? Both guys were awesome characters, let's admit it. And Jason finally getting one up on Hye-mi?
And Baek-hee turning out to be the second coming of Kyung-jin? And Doo-shik and Noona ending up together? And all of Kirin rallying behind Dream High, even if some of them had to be terrorized into it? This was a fun, crazy, amazing ride and thanks as always to JB and GF for being our brave conductors. I'm sorry to see the end of the drama, but there's always fanfic So devastated about Jason and Pil Sook though : why can't they be famous don't let them squaaaander it! I'm satisfied with SamDong being K, because being K isn't the end all be all for the kids--if anything, I've learned from Dream High that getting their first isn't everything and you're admirable in your own right.
Pil Sook looks like the type that wants the quieter life. So I think she might have retired early and left the entertainment circle or kept on the downlow.. And Jason is also doing well It really was pure genius. I loved it so much that I even watched it again, immediately, and I have never, ever wanted to do that before.
And I've seen a lot of dramas. Maybe not as many as jb and gf, but still. The ending was so poignant and so touching. Can you imagine family reunions for the rest of their lives??? Be still my heart. Thanks to you, javabeans, and you, girlfriday, for your recapping efforts. As always, it's been a pleasure. It was obviously going towards Sam-Dong.
And the ending, where they all gather together again Where some of them have been apart, some together, etc I was laughing so happily at this episode and watching the cute parts that I just realized I say let Dream High become a franchise series.
Here's how I would cast the students in Dream High Female Leads I would also cast ft island's hongki. I just wish there was one last reunion for all six, including SamDong so we know that they will always have each other or something equally trite. That kind of ending would certainly be trite, but it still makes the "warm fuzzies" every time. Can't wait for tomorrow night's special! When i started, I did not expect this show to be this pleasantly surprising!
My interest was piqued because of your wonderfully written recaps. Right Hand Man accompanying him to see that he gets settled. The man walks Jin-gook walk toward the gate, one hand firmly on his back to keep him in line… so Jin-gook waits for the right moment to slip out of his jacket and run away, melting into the crowd.
Hye-mi waits at the studio for a while before finally giving up. Sam-dong does get a kick to the shins for blabbing all this nonsense, which, yeah, he deserves. Jin-gook arrives, intent on finding Hye-mi to apologize, stopping short as Mom enthusiastically greets him, calling him the devoted follower to her son. Mom puts a piece of fish in his bowl as she asks what he likes to eat, and that little gesture is enough to introduce a waver to his voice and a glimmer in his eye as he answers that he likes fish.
As she turns to head inside, Jin-gook grabs her hand and whirls her around, resting his head on her shoulder wearily. Hye-mi pats his head, and he clasps her hand in both of his.
Sam-dong sees Mom off at the bus station, and as she chatters on about how much she likes Hye-mi, his hearing fades in and out again. Awkward Loan Shark… possibly becoming a real agency president? During a staff meeting at school, Oh-hyuk and Jin-man sneak notes to each other via cell phone, wondering that Kyung-jin might spill the news about their fake showcase to the principal.
The guys wonder why she would possibly side with them. I love how prone he is to flattering his own vanity. Jin-gook contemplates the card given to him by the talent agency CEO at the showcase, who has selected him to make his debut next.
The rest of the student body soon finds out the names of the students selected for upcoming debuts, which includes a handful of first-years: Shi-hyuk Jin-gook , Baek-hee, Jason, and Ria. Wait, I thought Ria was already a star…? Maybe she just got a jump on the diva attitude. Sam-dong and Hye-mi are surprised, not having known till now that Jin-gook had performed at the showcase. They both feel it as a betrayal, particularly Hye-mi, who remembers him telling her he wanted to debut on the same stage with her.
The newly selected are gathered for press interviews, and students gather to watch as Baek-hee is asked who she would thank. She has two answers: Jin-gook, for making the showcase possible for her, and her teacher for telling her that rivals are more important than friends. Naturally that prompts the question of who that rival is, and whether she ought to thank her as well. Jin-gook has been looking guiltily at his friends, and now shoots a glare at Baek-hee as Hye-mi runs out in tears.
Or Eliza instead of Candy. When Jin-gook gets home, Hye-mi ignores him while Sam-dong asks him about this debut business. Jin-gook wants to speak to Hye-mi in private, but neither Hye-mi nor Sam-dong are willing to humor him. I guess her appearance is supposed to make up for the warbling. Who could that be? Excited about this big career moment, Pil-sook tells her parents the good news. Aww, I foresee a broken heart in the near future. Baek-hee, bolstered with her recent success, now confronts Hye-mi sporting some very Kyung-jin-like eyeliner with a superior smirk and hands over the K pendant.
No longer the insecure hanger-on, Baek-hee declares that Hye-mi will need it more, and that Baek-hee no longer hates her, or considers her competition. Weary and beaten down, Hye-mi just sits there with her head on the table, where Pil-sook comes to join her, seeking some advice.
Pil-sook thinks Jason is starting to like her for real this time, and offers examples that are solid enough that Hye-mi deems them promising indeed. Aw, the unlikely friendship between these two is pretty cute. Sam-dong heads to a manhwa rental store to ask about the characters Hye-mi mentioned and busies himself in reading.
Sam-dong just covers himself with a blanket LOL and refuses to answer. Jason quickly realizes that those are lyrics to a song the one posted above , and as he follows the trail of heart-shaped breadcrumbs, they say:. His expression grows more serious as he sees Pil-sook waiting for him at the top.
Disappointed, she asks why he came up the stairs, then, instead of just going. Putting on a brave face, she laughs it off through her tears, saying she must have mistook things again and rushes off.
Worse yet, the written credit is given to Ria as well. This time Pil-sook joins Hye-mi in the headdesking, saying sadly that she must not be a leading lady after all.
In a photo shoot for the soon-to-debut-idols, President Yoon congratulates Ria on her CF, and asks about her voiceover artist. On his last night in the Misfit house, Jin-gook sees Hye-mi trudging home, but as she has been diligently giving him the cold shoulder, he quietly leaves without saying anything.
That, finally, unleashes a flood of sweet memories, and she starts to cry. Sam-dong finds her outside later, standing in the cold wearing the helmet.
Holding back tears, he tries to smile and assure himself that this is the truth. Poor, heartbreaking boy. He has redrawn the Misfits into these manhwa characters, even adding in an evil Baek-hee with her evil eyes.
If you realize your mistake and reflect on it, fix it, and mature — then you can be the heroine of that drama. In class, Hye-mi shows Sam-dong the drawings, and immediately he lurches after them. In the brief runaround, her hair gets caught in his jacket, and while he works to untangle them, she asks how the story continues.
Yes, please! In the halls, Pil-sook attempts to evade Jason and ends up drawing his concern when she hits her head on a locker. By now, K is a sensation, and a mob greets them as they pull up to Kirin. Happily, Jason finds a welcome lollipop stuck to his locker, just like old times. But he walks right by Pil-sook, not realizing who it is until she stops him, giving him a chance to read her nametag. Jin-gook prowls around looking for Hye-mi, and comes upon a dance studio where a crowd has amassed, watching two students inside.
If you go slowly, you can see a lot more, in more detail, than the people who go quickly. Yay for reversals! Obviously we all knew that our Misfits were going to succeed eventually, but this introduces an interesting, not-quite-black-and-white rivalry with Jin-gook in the wrong group, and Jason stuck there as well. And while there may have been better ways to approach the issue — like Pil-sook being motivated, of all things, because of a guy realistic, but sadly so — I can accept the day agreement because of the way Jason reacts thankfully.
A bit clunky, but better than the alternative, yeah? Some people come back with moves, others come back with feelings, and some show up with remorse and a new attitude.
Let the games begin. We see that in the days, Hye-mi has been spurred on to dig her heels in and really make an effort to catch up to Baek-hee. We see her and Sam-dong practicing for their latest midterm, which was what we witnessed at the end of the last episode. And how cute is it to watch Sam-dong dance?
Their spirits sag at the thought of spending their sophomore year in here too. But Oh-hyuk has a plan. We love Misfitland! They balk at being able to win a national dance competition, but Oh-hyuk tells them not to worry; they have a secret weapon.
I love this guy. Hye-mi loses a round of rock-paper-scissors which she suggested, heh and heads to the arena where she registers the Misfits for the competition. She even has the accompanying facial expressions to fake her out. But Chipmunk walks up right behind her, and starts mimicking her moves. Oh my god, I love the idea that he might become HER secret admirer now. She gets into the dancing and twirls around, only to come face to face with Jason, and fall back in shock.
He lurches forward to grab her and keep her from falling, leading to much awkwardness and avoidance of eye contact. She asks if he came here to say something to her, and he says no…but does she maybe have something to say to him? Are you fishing for her to re-ask you if you like her?
Because he looked for her before he knew she looked like this. And because he has to, in order for me to keep rooting for them. She says no, and then when Ria walks up, she excuses herself shyly and walks away. On her way home with Sam-dong, Hye-mi gets a call that Jin-gook has returned home, and gets a request to bring home cake. He waits for Hye-mi with a gift in his hand.
They gang up on her and start with the hair pulling, until Sam-dong breaks it up to save her. Jin-gook watches sadly as Sam-dong takes her inside, and sees the welcome home cake splattered on the ground.
Later Jin-gook returns to their old studio, and finds Sam-dong there, practicing till late. Gah, I freaking love your bleeding heart high school boy adoration. The team captains are picked at random, but of course Hye-mi and Baek-hee get chosen. Hye-mi has first pick at her team, and both Sam-dong and Jin-gook stare nervously as she looks between them…and then picks Jason.
Baek-hee picks Jin-gook, and Hye-mi chooses the rest of the Misfits to round out her foursome. Next comes the performance order and theme, which is strangely enough, an animal. Easy-going Jason is happy to join the team, and even gets a welcome high-five from Sam-dong. Yay, I much prefer Chipmunk as a Misfit. He says she did the right thing, and that they have to win. Sam-dong teases them for appearing to have a deeper history than they let on, but both PIl-sook and Jason deny it.
They reach the studio, but find that the entrance has been blocked. They call Oh-hyuk with the news that the landlord sold the place.
I thought it was abandoned…so who was paying rent on it this whole time? Oh-hyuk is in the middle of making a payment to debt collector Man Doo-shik, who hears the news and offers up his nightclub before hours for the kids to practice in. Doo-shik jumps back, yelling at him not to make that face anymore. Why, are you afraid of being the Terius to his Candy again? They get to practice, as Jin-man plays videos of birds for them to watch. At practice, he tells them to think of the birds and move like them.
Jason pecks like a chicken, Pil-sook flutters, Sam-dong clucks, and Hye-mi…. Jin-man bursts their bird-bubbles, and shows them how to flap their wings, as he choreographs their number, featuring a solo for Chipmunk.
Can a chipmunk play a bird? But of course, things are never that easy for the Misfits, as they run into another snag. The cops find issue with their presence in a nightclub, and they get hauled off to the police station for questioning. Doo-shik gets punished, while the kids get to leave with their teacher…and in walks Principal Shi. We go straight into the competition, as Team Snake does indeed writhe around like a snake, dressed in all black, in case we forget who the bad guys are.
Backstage, Jin-man tells Jason that they changed a part of the routine, and tries to teach him the steps.
Jin-man and Jason protest, but Hye-mi backs Sam-dong. Put to a democratic vote, Pil-sook is the final word. Team Bird does their routine to a hip-hop version of Swan Lake, which is weird, but pretty to look at. She tells him that he should have been angry that his solo was taken, but here he is, not a care in the world, and that he never should have abandoned his own showcase for hers. She apologizes for making him feel bad and starts to walk away.
Pil-sook : Promise? Oh…the day proposal. You know, it was really hard for me to lose weight. I nearly died and came back to life. And then when I thought about it…about doing all that because of you…it felt like a waste. I wonder if I did all that for someone who has no dreams, no goals. So, I gave it up. Yay for Pil-sook. Hye-mi smiles at her third-place trophy, and Baek-hee smugly puts her first-place one right next to it to gloat. But to her utter surprise, Hye-mi congratulates her on winning with genuine praise.
Baek-hee literally does a double take, wondering what bizarro world she walked into, and explains that SHE won…while Hye-mi lost….
Hye-mi says she knows, but her goal today was to get out of the university prep class, which she did. She adds that someone once told her that not being able to congratulate a friend on her success is living in a hell of your own making. Baek-hee reels, somehow angrier that Hye-mi seems to be above the petty rivalry.
Outside, Sam-dong beams at Hye-mi, having overheard her quote his words to Baek-hee. He adds that he told her so, about not giving up, and getting to do the solo. She admits that he was right, and in his glee, he gives her a kiss on the cheek, and then runs for his life. Jin-gook witnesses the kiss, and his face falls. Gah, the sad puppy dog faces on either side of this triangle just kill me. Both Baek-hee and Jin-gook spend their victory party brooding over Hye-mi, for very different reasons.
The next morning, the story finally breaks that Jin-gook is the illegitimate son of Chairman Hyun. What the…what was the press doing for the past days? Anyway, everyone, including Hye-mi finds out. He says that even if the rumors were true, he would have continued to love and respect his father. It kills me that you love your fakey fakerson father so much.
In the car, Dad finds a gift left behind by Jin-gook. Later Jin-gook comes to find Hye-mi to lean on. He even cries on her shoulder, literally, for good measure. I was lucky if I got to go to a few local museums when I was in high school. Oh-hyuk really wants to send them, but they refuse to let him spend more money on them. Pil-sook volunteers to find the song, and in the library, she sees Jason listening to a song, and then sneaks a listen once he leaves.
Another Boys Over Flowers reference? The song plays as Chipmunk goes to his locker, at first ignoring his daily lollipop taped to the door. Sam-dong and Hye-mi get ready for the big trip, and hurry Oh-hyuk along.
He watches them with a thoughtful smile on his face, as we flashback to his meeting with Principal Shi. Principal Shi agreed to terms, and set the class trip as his final deadline. Back in the present, Hye-mi and Sam-dong egg him on, and he smiles at them wistfully, putting on a brave face.
I think theirs is the relationship to look out for. Cute, fun, and angsty, all wrapped up in a big bow of feel-good. And then some feel-nervous. No Song of the Day today, because there were so many in the episode proper. Backtracking for a moment, we see our Misfits take third place at the awards portion of the Dance of the Year competition.
Not betraying his promise to resign, Oh-hyuk just nods. At the last minute, they hear that Pil-sook is in the hospital, having fallen ill last-minute. Sam-dong and Hye-mi take their places to sing their selection, but accidentally take up the wrong sheet music.
The groom cuts in angrily, accusing them of ruining his wedding. Oh-hyuk buys them a few seconds by blocking the pursuers, and the kids flee through the neighboring streets. They manage to hide, at which point Hye-mi scolds Sam-dong for almost getting caught when he turned around at one point.
Meanwhile, the rest of the Kirin students check in to their hotel with Kyung-jin, where already we can see the lines being drawn between the debut hotshots, who sit off to the side and enjoy more comfortable accommodations, and the normies, who get stuck four to a room. Oh-hyuk staggers in, hoping his students have made it here, and admits that he lost them.
Mention of the Misfit Mafia grabs the attention of the Hotshots, and Jin-gook immediately volunteers to go find them, followed by Jason. Sam-dong asks for directions to the hotel in his broken Japanese, while Hye-mi is distracted by the sight of a fancy enclosed Ferris wheel.
But when she challenges him to give her reason, they dance around the truth, and Sam-dong chooses not to mention Jin-gook.. Right now their most pressing concern is hunger, and upon spying some street performers, Sam-dong suggests earning some money. I know they do this in musicals, but not when the characters are supposed to be performing in the drama itself — is it too much to ask for an awesome a cappella performance instead?
As they wind down, a group of b-boys part of the rival group crashes their party and starts dancing, which catches them by surprise… capped off with the appearance of Jin-gook, Jason, and In-sung, who challenge the other dancers to an impromptu dance-off. Did I just type that sentence? Dream High, I love you. Not far behind them are the rest of the Kirin students, who join in on the dancefest, including Baek-hee. Even Baek-hee offers up a silent high-five to Hye-mi, who accepts.
Okay, we then get a series of adorably cute sequences that send my giddy little heart into overdrive. ONE would have been fine, but a whole slew, back to back? Aghhhhh, sugar overload and I mean that in a good way :. Sam-dong crashes with Jason and Jin-gook, and I love how casually Jason asks him about Pil-sook, and then freaks out when he hears she was hospitalized for hepatitis, asking if it was A, B, or C.
At first Baek-hee seems to be purposely mean, telling Ria to forget the offer, but later that night she casually nudges a wrapped pastry off her nightstand, then pretends to be asleep while Hye-mi takes the offering. Hye-mi eats outside on the balcony, where Jin-gook spots her and asks to talk. Still upset with him, she mutters with a full mouth that they have nothing to say to each other.
Another case in point: Jason hits the web to research all the various possible symptoms of the kinds of hepatitis, and grimaces when he finds one entry that lists hepatitis as a leading cause of death. Hye-mi points out that he sure is concerned for this to be mere manners, to which he retorts by accusing her of not caring at all, then storms off in a huff.
Later, the Kirin kids head over to the set to watch as the K members shoot a music video. Oh-hyuk reads over the synopsis for the MV and laughs at the absurdity, since the plot features Jason injured and bloody, reaching out for Baek-hee, who sees a figure in the distance and throws herself in front of him to take the bullet instead. As Baek-hee collapses, Ria cries, then turns the gun on herself. What nice manners they teach in America.
Sam-dong recognizes one of the crew members at the shoot as one of the street-performing guys from the day before. The kids send each other winks and loudly proclaim their intentions of sleeping early, while Oh-hyuk invites Kyung-jin out later that night.
Oh-hyuk leads his kids out for the night, running into the K members on their way out. The Japanese dance crew is, appropriately enough, named Dreamer, and the hall is sparsely attended, with the audience sitting docilely on the ground. Instead, Sam-dong smiles and leads the Kirin kids in livening up the atmosphere.
The teachers are awed at his impromptu accomplishment, while the Hotshots recognize that this is their song and join the others onstage. Landing in Korea, Jason cabs it to the hospital and races inside to find Pil-sook. Directed outdoors, he finds her jumping rope with her Jason doll.
Just as he turns, Pil-sook hits the ground behind him, unconscious. He rushes to her side in worry, then carries her inside. After the concert, the Kirin kids join the Dreamer crew for an afterparty, and Ria notes that Baek-hee and Hye-mi seem to be on better terms now.
Ah, truce is so fragile. The Dreamer singer gives Sam-dong two tickets to the Ferris wheel as a gift, explaining that he works part-time there. Argh, I really, really wish this touching exchange were performed by better actors. More on this later. Kyung-jin is waiting for Oh-hyuk to make his move, so when he starts talking about how he thought she used to hate him, she listens expectantly. Pil-sook wakes up at the hospital with Jason at her bedside, having overexercised herself into exhaustion.
He tells her no, but fumbles to explain that he only wanted to hear her sing, stammering a bit about how he likes — only — her singing. With that, he heads out, though he immediately stops in the hall, upset with himself. And then, he hears the strains of a guitar playing from her room. Pil-sook version [ Download ]. Will you be able to see me again? Sam-dong, still waiting for Hye-mi, hears that she left earlier with Jin-gook, and glumly trudges to the Ferris wheel. He arrives at the adjacent restaurant where the Dreamer leader works, explaining that he was stood up.
Sitting inside a car together, Hye-mi comments that Jin-gook had mentioned wanting to ride these cars before. Because there were so many people there, the only thing he could ride was the cable car, and it had been surprisingly pleasant, content to spin round in it all day. Without that day, it would have been easy. And, adding insult to injury or perhaps its injury to insult , his hearing fritzes out again, and he falls to the ground in pain. My favorite episode before this one which is still my favorite, I think is Episode 5, which was mostly because of that street performance by the then-quartet of misfits.
And those moments are where music the theme collides with music the plot, and jives in this really nice, layered way. I just wish I could feel for them, too. Or with his face. Or with his eyes. You know how you look at yourself in the mirror and you think you look great?
And then you go out and catch a glimpse of yourself walking past a window, unawares, and are horrified? Get ready to have your hearts broken, people. See, this is what happens when you follow a girl to the big city. You know what they say…the road to hell is paved with pretty boys. We see Sam-dong relive the tragic kiss between his girl and his bestie. Gah, high school is so cruel sometimes. Double Nooooes! And his budding hotness.
Sam-dong : Mother, you lied to me. You said that the heavens would only give me hardship I can handle. But that must not be true for me. What am I supposed to do now? There he cries, kneeling in the street, sobbing as his dreams come crashing down to earth. At school, Oh-hyuk offers up his resignation, as promised. He asks Principal Shi to keep his promise about protecting the kids in exchange, and he ushers him out happily, with a goodbye hug in the heat of the moment.
Kyung-jin happens to walk in right at that moment, and stares agape. Her father explains that Oh-hyuk is finally leaving for good, at which she chases him down for an explanation. Hye-mi gets a call from Top Entertainment, and heads to the offices where she runs into Baek-hee in the lobby.
She gets offered a contract to join group K, and has till the end of the month to decide. He tells her to consider it carefully. He follows the sound of music to a club, where he watches the concert full of mixed emotions.
He cries, moved by the music and utterly broken at the prospect of never hearing it again. He follows the sound of the beat to the amp, placing his hand on it to feel the vibration and hear it properly. He closes his eyes, and when he opens them, the club is empty. Oh-hyuk stays up late sending out his resume while everyone else sleeps. Meanwhile, Group K has a meeting, and the agency sends Jason and Ria on a photo shoot in London over the winter break.
Omo, is Jason finally reciprocating with candy of his very own? Pil-sook jumps up and down to congratulate him, walking straight into a pillar mid-thumbs-up.
Not what she was expecting. Doo-shik shows up behind them, just in time to hear the news that Oh-hyuk resigned to protect his students from the showcase fallout. It turns out that they have yet another eavesdropper, as Hye-mi walks up, stunned.
Hye-mi reminds them that her class scored well on every exam, and the other teachers start to nod their heads in agreement. Hye-mi accepts the challenge, adding that if they all get As, that means Oh-hyuk gets reinstated. She makes excuses about credibility, either lying to cover up her feelings, or in a great big vat of denial about them.
She begs him to reconsider, once she comes back with her scores from her songwriting class. Pil-sook stares agape, and then realizes that their ace Sam-dong is MIA.
Pil-sook hilariously practices her saturi accent, as Jason listens from the next table over. They go to class, where Teacher Maeng introduces their songwriting teacher. Pil-sook looks over at him, stunned, and he flashes her a smile. Jin-man calls Oh-hyuk for the billionth time, yelling into his phone for him to just pick up.
Oh-hyuk is busy taking English classes and giving little adult education classes in music, as he struggles to find a new job. Baek-hee gets shopped around by her agent for publicity gigs, to no avail, so she digs her heels into songwriting. She struggles with it for a while, until she spies some sheet music sitting in the studio, and in her moment of desperation, she considers poaching a song.
Oh, Baek-hee. If I could spoon-feed you some self-esteem, I would. Meanwhile, Hye-mi goes out in search of Sam-dong, combing through every possible place he might be. Hye-mi rushes to the club to try and take him home, but he shakes her off and tells her to go.
After the concert, she tries again, trying to take his hand and lead him out. She tells him that they need him to save Oh-hyuk. A thousand, ten thousand times a day, I regret following you to Seoul. He tosses her hand aside angrily, as he stands up. Why did I believe your unbelievable lies? Why did I hear your song?! Why did I follow you…and end up crazy about music? She heads home to find Oh-hyuk asleep on the couch, and wakes him up out of spite. She storms off and Oh-hyuk sighs to himself that he could never throw them away.
Nice to see the tables turning in this relationship, and to hear her say what he used to say to her. Kyung-jin sneaks up on them to suggest watching a movie or talking to adults, to help them figure out emotions that they might not have encountered yet. Oh, you. Cracks me up, this show. She very trustingly goes to the movie by herself which happens to be Love Story , and Jason sits down next to her, insisting that this is for research purposes only. Too cute.
She immediately starts jotting down the music in her head, inspired by her not-a-date. She starts writing her song. Baek-hee struggles with her song, and in a moment of weakness, steals the song she found the other day. Oh, dear. Hye-mi searches every single club in the neighborhood looking for him that night. He reminds her that he said to get the hell out of his life. When I hit rock bottom, you and Kang Teacher were the ones who pulled me up. She gives him the songwriting assignment, and then hands him the K pendant.
Awwww, yeah! He finally turns to her, and caresses her hair. Triumphant music starts to build, as Sam-dong sits at the keyboard and opens up the notebook. He finally puts his hands on the keys, and as the music swells, he starts composing. The next day, they show up for the final class and turn in their songs. At the last moment, Sam-dong walks in, making Hye-mi silently squeal in delight.
Jin-gook seeks out Oh-hyuk at his ajumma trot class wearing a sequined jacket, no less and asks how he could turn his back on them. Oh-hyuk heads back to Kirin for his entrance interview. Kyung-jin finds Baek-hee to ask her about the song.
While I miss the puppy dog cuteness, I do enjoy the reversal. Or is that just his real life, as JYP? She has to watch as Hye-mi walks into the room and take her place, and she waits nervously outside.
Hye-mi comes in with her decision. Yeah, his name is Song Sam-dong. He used to wear your underwear. Or possibly Baek-hee.
They rush off to school, where Oh-hyuk is giving his test lecture as part of his hiring interview. They watch with Jin-man from outside, cheering him on nervously. Oh-hyuk takes a deep breath and goes to the front of the class…only to be interrupted by the entrance of Principal Shi. He kicks out all the students and brings in a group of board members to serve as the mock students. He scores the highest, fair and square, beating Principal Shi at his own game. He enters the office to thank Principal Shi for his warnings.
What used to feel like harassment became lessons for him to learn, and Oh-hyuk confesses that they made him become a better teacher. Just outside, Jin-gook and Hye-mi hover, waiting to find out the results.
Oh-hyuk flashes his badge and goes for high-fives…which Hye-mi denies with a sour face. I love her begrudging friendship with Oh-hyuk.
Jin-gook picks up her arm and high-fives Oh-hyuk anyway heh and even tries to get her to bow to her teacher. He just silently goes back to playing the piano, and Oh-hyuk drags her out of there for the time being. To top it off, her manager tells her to perform her own song at the showcase, since she touted herself as a singer-songwriter.
Jason and Jin-gook choose Oh-hyuk, and so does Baek-hee. He finds Hye-mi and asks if she took all those notes for Sam-dong. Later that night Kyung-jin gets wasted on a bottle of wine, feeling sorry for herself. She wonders if maybe she wore glasses like him…and snatches his glasses off his face.
Oh-hyuk hauls her out of there as she blabbers on. Sam-dong rests his head on the keys and plays one note over and over, as the sound dulls and fades. He bangs on the keys angrily and slumps to his knees on the ground.
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