Monday, November 9, 2015

She Was Pretty Episode 14 Recap

Episode starts with Sung Joon and Hye Jin at the lake and him telling her that he’s going to propose once he’s successful. He releases her and says that to him, there's always the memory of feeling like he lost her. For fifteen years, he longed for her and he found her now after fifteen years. He doesn't want to lose her again. She sighs. Starting now, fifteen years, then another fifteen years, and again fifteen years after that. And if he’s granted even more time, then he wants to spend it all with her, too.

She sighs and he says that he seems to have startled her a lot. Yah. You’ve only just started dating and you’re talking about longing for her for 15 years and being together forever. He says that he’s also very nervous telling her all this. She chuckles a little. Since he was born, this is the first time he’s so sure about anything, so he wanted to let her know how he feels. No pressure! There is no reason for him to hesitate any longer. Then he does her hood and she tells him that she wants him to succeed. Which carries even more weight of ‘yes, I’ll marry you when you ask.’ And they kiss.

♫ Perhaps, because I didn't know love ♫
♫ I wasn't able to say a word ♫
♫ I was always by your side, watching over you ♫
♫ But you don't seem to know yet ♫

Shin Hyuk is in his hotel room, talking with Director Shin, confirming something on November 7. Director Shin asks if Reporter Kim is okay. It seemed like he caught Leonard Kim last time and then... So was that Director from before Leonard Kim? Was Shin Hyuk letting Sung Joon score the deal to help him look good?

Sung Joon returns to his office and looks at his desk. There’s a *text* from the personal manager of Leonard Kim. She’s sorry to tell him that the interview with The Most has been cancelled for unavoidable reasons. She’s sorry. Sung Joon understandably freaks out.

She Was Pretty Episode 13 Recap

We get to start the episode where the other one left off: with the face caress and the kiss. Sarcastic ‘yay.’ Dang and it’s as slow as the last time. Gak. Sorry to all you Hye Jin-Sung Joon shippers, I just really wanted Shin Hyuk to get the girl.

After the kiss is over, Hye Jin tells him that she’s sad. Look at how thin he is. How can he work until he collapses? Weakly, he says that he’s totally fine. And the double pillow action is really annoying me in this shot – if you don’t know what I mean, when shooting just Sung Joon, he’s on the edge of the pillow, when shooting just Hye Jin, she’s on the edge of the pillow, like they’re on 2 separate pillows, but when shooting both of them, there’s *one* pillow. He notices his scarf and she says that she snatched it from Princess. When did he come? He strokes her head as he says that last night, he went there because he missed her, but it was really late, so he restrained himself.

Sung Joon puts his hand on her shoulder – again on his own pillow – and says that he will not restrain any of it. Liking her, missing her, wanting to hug her, he will not restrain these anymore. That is sweet. I’m not a Sung Joon-hater. I just wanted Shin Hyuk to get the girl.

♫ I'm afraid you still don't know how I feel.♫

They hug again.

♫ It seems I don't know. It seems I don't know anyone except you. ♫

And where’s the nurse to kick her out?

♫ It seems I don't know anything else except to love you. ♫

She Was Pretty Episode 12 Recap

Episode begins with Hye Jin frantic at the airport. Her Oma’s VO says that Ha Ri’s Mom said she came because she wanted to take Ha Ri with her. So Hye Jin knows that there’s another thing that Ha Ri didn’t tell her about. Then the hotel worker who said that Manager Min turned in her resignation and left. Hye Jin is really freaking. Ha Ri must've really left. Min Ha Ri. How can you just leave like this? If you leave like this, if you leave this way, what is she supposed to do, Ha Ri? Hye Jin weeps.

Later, Hye Jin sitting, despondent, on a bench in the airport, looking at the list from Ha Ri’s bed. Ha Ri walks by and notices her. She says Hye Jin’s name but Hye Jin doesn’t answer. She asks what Hye Jin is doing there. Hye Jin finally realizes that she’s there and immediately hugs Ha Ri. Ha Ri asks how Hye Jin knew she was going to the airport. Hye Jin starts to yell at her for leaving like this without saying anything! Where is Ha Ri going without her? Don't go, Ha Ri! Hye Jin starts to loudly cry again.

Ha Ri looks around, uncomfortable at the spectacle that Hye Jin is making. Ha Ri asks Hye Jin what she’s talking about. Where is she (Ha Ri)going? Hye Jin asks about Ha Ri going to Japan with her mom. Ha Ri says that she just came to see her mother off at the airport. Crying sniffles from Hye Jin – the kind that you make when you’ve cried really hard and are having a hard time catching your breath.

Ha Ri, a little annoyed, give Hye Jin a ‘ya!’ After doing something that terrible to Hye Jin, where would she go? She gently smoothes the hair away from Hye Jin’s face and asks if she came all the way to the airport because Hye Jin thought she was leaving without saying anything. Hye Jin nods. After clarifying that Ha Ri *really* isn’t going, Hye Jin starts to cry again, this time in relief. Ha Ri hugs Hye Jin and, starting to cry herself, asks where she’s going to go without Hye Jin? How can she go? For the rest of Hye Jin’s life, Ha Ri’s going to stick to her like a piece of gum. She's going to apologize for a very long time. Aw. I’m glad that Hye Jin’s faith in her friend was deserved. They hug some more.

Monday, November 2, 2015

She Was Pretty Episode 11 Recap


Starts with Sung Joon finishing his meeting. He asks where she is. She says that she had to work, but she’ll make sure to be where they planned to meet on time. He hangs up and looks to the sign on his left. It’s a photo of Ha Ri, labeled with her name, calling her Best Hotelier for Ara Hotel. Arg! Shouldn’t have hesitated. Sung Joon’s face looks like he wants to throw up.

And he comes across her outside. Min Ha Ri. Who are you? His face looks terrible! Incredulous at the deception. Why? How the heck could she have been Kim Hye Jin? She can’t say anything. What has she been doing this whole time? Who is she? What the heck is her true identity? His face looks like he’s about to lose it and start yelling. And he’s scary when he yells. She says that she’ll explain everything, Sung Joon. She reaches forward to take his arm, starting to explain, but he pulls it free. She can’t do anything but look at his arm.

He demands that she answer him. Who is she? Ha Ri softly says that she’s a friend. Hye Jin's friend. This sinks in as Ha Ri talks. Hye Jin asked her a favor. She needed to meet with him only once. But after Ha Ri bumped into him again at the hotel, things became complicated. Her voice starts to shake as she says that she was going to meet with him today to explain everything and apologize.

Sung Joon’s eyes are glistening. Then is the real Kim Hye Jin... Is it her? The person who he thinks it is? Both of them look like they’re going to cry. She tells him that he’s right. She apologizes for deceiving him. She wasn't planning on dragging this out for so long– He says nothing and just walks away. Ha Ri starts to sob. And I feel bad for her. She could have lied, tried to lie, but she did what she decided to do.

Sung Joon drives in his car. As he thinks about all the clues he ignored – her naturally vicious curls, she’s Kim Hye Jin! It's a go! – he starts to cry. 

She Was Pretty Episode 10 Recap

Episode starts with Hye Jin driving in Ah Reum’s car, which is smoking. Thinking it’s fog, she turns on the wipers but after a moment, she realizes that it smells like smoke. Then it starts sputtering and then dies all together. She’s able to pull it over to the side of the road.

She gets out of the car, coughing at the smoke, and then it starts to rain. Luckily she had an umbrella with her. She tries to check on the engine, but she doesn’t know anything about cars, and decides to call someone. Problem: she has no idea where she is. She starts walking.

Now she’s getting very cold and comes upon Sung Joon desperately asking about the condition of the driver of the accident. She’s surprised that he’s there and gets his attention by calling him ‘Deputy Chief Editor.’ He immediately goes over and hugs her, causing her to drop the umbrella.

And Shin Hyuk sees everything from across the street. He sighs, relieved that she’s okay.

Sung Joon lets go of Hye Jin and immediately starts to scold her. Is she an idiot? How could she make a mistake with a car? What if something had happened to her! He is really still freaking out. She answers ‘no’ – probably to his first question, heh – and then asks him if he’s okay. It's raining so hard; how did he drive? He just stares at her, his hands still on her shoulders.

She notices that he’s soaked and grabs for her umbrella. He’s still standing there like he’s in shock. He won’t stop looking at her face. She tells him that he’s soaked and asks if there really was no problem. Is he really ok? She mentions the rain again and asks how he could have come this far. He answers that he didn't know that it was raining. And it is really raining loudly. They stare at each other.