Divorce Lawyer in Love Episode 5 Recap

Episode starts with Yoo Mi, Jung Sook and Kyung out at the restaurant. Kyung has passed out, Yoo Mi is convinced that something romantic is going to happen and Jung Sook thinks Yoo Mi is crazy, since Cheok Hee and Jung Woo are worse than Tom and Jerry. Do they have Tom and Jerry in Korea? If not, what phrase is she using here? Yoo Mi will not be persuaded that she’s crazy. Even though she is. How meta is that? She’s convinced that it will happen because it happens on dramas, and this is a drama, but one that's trying to be like real life, so it can’t happen, because that kind of things doesn't happen in real life. Even though it's still a drama. My head is spinning now.

Again with Cheok Hee and Jung Woo walking backward and shots of their bums. Especially's Cheok Hee's bum. Jung Woo's is covered by his trenchcoat. That's a secure woman who doesn't mind a close up of her bum. They bump into each other and sparks fly. Yoo Mi is sure that something is definitely going to happen. In real life, however, they are appalled that their bums touched, with Jung Woo vigorously trying to wipe off Cheok Hee’s cooties. Jung Woo protests that men can file a lawsuit for sexual harassment if they receive unwanted physical contact, too! Cheok Hee replies that she should be saying that to him. He better not even dare to brush against her clothes. Harassment during work from a superior is punishable even without a lawsuit from the victim. Jung Woo makes a face at her, muttering, “I can't even-“ But then he spots Scumbag.

Jung Woo starts to push down on Cheok Hee’s head. She growls at him not to touch her. He whispers at her that the people came. That gets her to duck down. Jung Woo does a hand motion for shooting pictures and says, “Click! Click!” Lots of pictures of Scumbag holding hands with Trollop. They’re all smiles for each other. And that’s a nice camera that they just had lying around the office. The lens alone costs about $2,000. The body is at least $3,000. And they just happened to have it lying around the office.

They sneak down closer. Cheok Hee has a mishap, so she hands the camera to Jung Woo. Oh, my gosh! Scumbag and Trollop are going at it, in front of an open window. Jung Woo gets pictures of the kissing and Scumbag stripping off Trollop’s coat (in a very ‘let’s have sex’ sort of way). More pictures of kissing and them on the bed. This guy is sunk. Cheok Hee is watching Jung Woo, clutching at her back from when she fell.

Divorce Lawyer in Love Episode 4 Recap

Arg! I don’t know about all of you, but Spring is always a miserable time of year for me. While I love all the growth of flowers and leaves on trees, I *hate* the pollen that comes with those blooming plants, the mold that comes with the rain, and the migraines that I seem to have with increased frequency as a result. The last 2 weeks, I have been relatively side-lined with my head feeling like it’s going to either explode or float away with dizziness. So now I am really behind on my recapping!

When last we left off, Min Kyu arrived and rescued Cheok Hee from being humiliated by his father, Bong In Jae. Of course, it was right as Jung Woo was about to do it, but Jung Woo waited too long, so it was Min Kyu to the rescue. Bong walks away – which bothers Min Kyu. I’m not sure for what reason. He’s a enigmatic character that I have yet to figure out. Jung Woo bends down to pick up the petition papers – because he’s nice like that – while Min Kyu checks Cheok Hee’s head (which he split open when she got pushed against the counter). Jung Woo awkwardly straightens the papers and she’s embarrassed that Jung Woo witnessed the whole thing. He’s seen you at your worst. So why be embarrassed?

Min Kyu ‘yells’ at Jung Woo for just standing there and when Cheok Hee starts to cover for him, Jung Woo does a wrist grab to silence her. She’s a little shocked – and not just that he stopped her, but how it stirred something. It’s obvious that he feels terrible. His poor face! Soo Ah turns around to see Jung Woo’s continued wrist grab and it bothers her. As evidenced by the small frown she made before she took off after Bong. She’s not happy as she leaves, but duty (to Bong) calls. He’s going to fall in love with another woman again! Although, last episode, we discovered that the mystery woman is actually a mystery woman – someone who saved Jung Woo's life in the Seoul Metro Explosion from 7 years ago. And, I hate to break it to you, Soo Ah, but Jung Woo's already in love with Cheok Hee, although he’s in denial. I think if she’d ever been remotely nice to him, he would have realized it, but, folks, he definitely is. No man would put up with how much she tormented him and belittles him unless he was emotionally attached.

Jung Woo shakes his head to tell her to stop – because he knows that his motives weren’t totally pure, watching to see if Cheok Hee failed – and humbly apologizes, bowing deeply to Min Kyu. Even though, shouldn’t be bowing to Cheok Hee? He still is holding on to her wrist, though. Heh. Min Kyu takes Cheok Hee’s hand and walks her away, telling Jung Woo that he’ll see Jung Woo in the morning. Slow motion focus on her being pulled out of his hand and his hand not wanting to let go. All Jung Woo can do is watch her go. Cheok Hee looks back at him as she walks away. Still confused by what it means, these strange feelings he’s stirred. And I feel so bad for Jung Woo. He is such a nice guy – who has the appropriate amount of pride without being arrogant – and he’s compassionate of others, even people that he doesn’t like. Poor Jung Woo.

Divorce Lawyer in Love Episode 3 Recap

The episode picks up where the last one left off: Cheok Hee, Wife and Mom outside the hotel room that Husband has rented. Cheok Hee pinches her nose to announce ‘Delivery.’ Husband – nicely dressed and freshly shaved – opens door and is surprised to find Wife and Mom-in-law there. Wife yells, “Let's get a divorce!” and pushes her way into the room. Inside is decked out with rose petals and balloons. Husband grabs wife to stop her from going any further and asks how she knew to come there.

Woman appears carrying a cake. Wife wrenches herself free, knocking husband to the floor, runs over and shoves the cake in the Woman’s face. I so think that this is going to be a misunderstanding. Why would Woman be carrying a cake if Husband was there for a rendezvous with her? Woman screams. Cheok Hee is taking plenty of pictures. Wife goes to attack Husband, but he shoves her away, asking why Wife is like this. Then he gets tissues for Woman to wipe the cake off her face, asking if she’s okay. To crazy scorned wife, that would look like Woman is the mistress. To me, it looks like she’s completely innocent, possibly hired by Husband to encourage Wife, and he doesn’t want Woman to charge him extra money or sue him because of crazy Wife.

As Wife cries, Husband screams at her, “What are you doing?” Mom asks her son-in-law how he can do this! Even though she didn't like his family background, his lack of skills or his looks, Mom let him marry her daughter because she thought he wouldn't be the type to cheat! How could he do this?! And Cheok Hee is taking tons of photos. Husband is confused by what Mom is saying. Cheat?

Jung Woo arrives, out of breath. Wife calls him ‘Lawyer.’ He quickly bow respectfully. Husband can’t believe that Wife hired a lawyer. Jung Woo spots Cheok Hee and point accusingly at her. She knows what he’s not saying and now looks regretful. Wife is sputtering about wanting a divorce. Husband walks over and grabs Wife’s arm, demanding to know if she came there to get a divorce. I’m not happy that he’s man-handled her, but she is a little hysterical and violent right now.

Divorce Lawyer in Love Episode 2 Recap

One thing that I have to mention before I begin this recap is that already, Yun Woo Jin has shown what a good actor he is. When I think of his body language, etc., in ‘Marriage, Not Dating’ and then his body language in Episode One, two totally different people. This is the first thing I’ve seen Jo Yeo Jung in, but I already like her. She’s playing someone who has way to big of an opinion of herself, and yet she’s doing it so that you don’t hate her.

So, on to Episode Two.

The episode begins with where we left off… Jung Woo sitting in his office, about to interview the new Office Manager candidate. Just like the end of last episode, Jung Woo leaps out of his chair, bows deeply and offers her his seat, and she happily takes it. But then, there's the question of “Why are you here?”

In walks Min Kyu. He sees that they’ve seen each other. Cheok Hee notices the sign says ‘Lawyer So Jung Woo’ and she’s horrified because it’s starting to dawn on her what that means: that she’s interviewing to be *his* employee. Which would be even more humiliating that I’m sure this already is, considering how horribly she treated him in the past. Min Kyu smiles as he watches her reaction. Which makes me stifle a laugh. He’s doing this on purpose. And he acts so oblivious all the time. I think I have his number now. He’s watching everyone like a hawk, even as he acts clueless.

Jung Woo has yet to catch on. He stands there and blinks rapidly.

Divorce Lawyer in Love Episode 1 Recap

Ever since I saw that Yun Woo Jin was going to be in a new drama, I have been eagerly waiting for it to begin. And it doesn’t look like it’s going to disappoint.

The series begins with dramatic music playing (kind of reminds me of something from ‘The Apprentice’ or ‘The Amazing Race’) and our leads standing on the helipad of a rooftop. So Jung Woo (Yun Woo Jin) sneers, telling Go Cheok Hee that she’s a psycho. (And Korean for psycho is ‘psycho’) Cheok Hee (Jo Yeo Jung) answers back that Jung Woo is an as$hole. Nice yellow business suit. He replies that she still has a bad temperament. She laughs one of those laughs people do when they’re in disbelief and says that he still shows no promise of success.

Jung Woo slaps his chest for emphasis and declares that he is her boss! She laughs, scoffingly, and tells him that he grew up a lot. Three years ago, he couldn't even look her in the eyes.

And we go back to three years ago.

My Favorite K-Dramas, Revised

My list as of 25 Apr 15. Everyone has those dramas that they absolutely love. Recent events have made me re-do my list of top ten favorite k-dramas. Needless to say, my current list is a little different. Some dramas have stayed. A few have dropped off the list. But each one of these is definitely worth checking out if you haven't seen it. These are listed in alphabetical order, because picking my *favorite* k-drama is just too hard. (For my original Top Ten Dramas, go HERE.)

Boys Over Flowers (꽃보다 남자) (2009) - I admit it, this is the first k-drama that I marathoned. I'd watched a few other dramas, but this is the one where I *had* to see what happened next and hated that I had to interrupt my watching with that pesky thing called sleep. And although other dramas have made cry since, this one sticks out as one that I cried the hardest watching, because I *cared* what happened to the characters. It seems like the last third of the show I cried. I cared that Ji Hoo was estranged from his ailing grandfather, that Jun Pyo was being forced to marry someone he didn't love because of his evil mother, that Ga Eul pined for a man who was a perpetual playboy. And because I was relatively new to k-dramas, the twists and turns and some of the cliche moments... I wasn't expecting them. I think this is about the time where I started calling k-dramas addictive, because I did get addicted. One of the things that I love most about this drama is the breakout performance of Lee Min Ho as Gu Jun Pyo. Even when he was being the biggest jerk, he still had that sweet, personable quality. Even as I wanted to punch him because he was so arrogant, I found myself liking him. I attribute this directly to Lee Min Ho. Other dramas, the hero has been Jun Pyo's kind of jerk, but I never did really grow to like them. And I think if it had been a different actor, I don't think I would have liked Jun Pyo quite as much. And who can beat Woo Bin's "Yo, yo, my bro!"?

Gu Family Book (구가의 서) (2013) - This is the first drama that I recapped on this site. There's so much that I love about it. Unlike a lot of dramas, that take a few episodes to really click, this one sucks you in, in the first 15 minutes. Plus, Choi Jin Hyuk stole my heart (and many other people's) in two short episodes as the tragic gumiho, Gu Wol Ryung. It's not to say that I didn't seriously get irritated at characters, like the monk So Jung, who never had anything useful to say and was constantly wrong, but everyone treated his utterances as gold, or like Chung Jo, who I might have liked except she rejected the hero and then got jealous and catty towards the woman who always saw the hero's worth, or Pyung Joon, who had to be one of the most frustrating fathers *ever* and who constantly made stupid decisions. But even with these people, there were so many more than won my heart: Soo Ryun, the head gisaeng, played by Jung Hye Young, whose nuanced performance communicated more than any scripted dialogue; Teacher Gong Dal, Song (the hero's buddy), and Admiral Lee Soon Shin, whose indignant growl made any episode for me. And most especially, the heroine and her male suitors (which included our hero). Dam Yeo Wool was a girl who threw off the conventions of her day to *literally* fight for what she believed in, plus she knew her mind and loved the hero enough to be the friend he needed even when her own heart was breaking. Bae Suzy did a great job of making me fall in love with this girl, because she played her with the perfect combination of tenderness and steel. Lee Seung Gi was awesome as our hero, Choi Kang Chi. He made me laugh. He made me cry. Most of all, he made me love him so much. And I fell in love with the other two boys. Yoo Yun Suk acted the heck out of his scenes as Tae Seo. When he cried, it was gut wrenching. And Sung Joon rocked it as the untalkative Gon. Like Jung Hye Young, the little looks that he would give said *so* much. Even if he was plagued with terrible, terrible, terrible hair. For the recaps, go HERE.

I Got a Little Side-tracked...

So, you might have noticed that I only recapped two episodes of  'Hyde, Jekyll and I.' I kind of lost interest in the show. Not because of Hyun Bin, Sung Joon and Han Ji Min, nor was it the story. But because I lost a close, personal friend.


His name was Dudley and he was just shy of 15 years old.

Hyde, Jekyll and I Episode 2 Recap

The episode opens with Ha Na and Robin (since that’s who’s inhabiting the body right now) splashing into the water. Tender music plays as Robin cradles Ha Na. She opens her eyes briefly to look at his face before losing consciousness again.

     
Ha Na asks if it was Seo Jin who saved her. We switch to the hospital room where Seo Jin is looking absolutely like a man trying not to look terrified. He swallows heavily as she speaks. He doesn’t like what he’s hearing. He rescued her? He jumped into the water? As Ha Na specifically asks if Seo Jin saved her. Young Chan coils back in shock, his hand covering his mouth. It means that Robin is back. Although I don’t see what’s so bad about Robin. He rescues people, helps them. Seo Jin blinks heavily, his eyes glossy. And this moment makes me feel a little bad for him.


Finally Seo Jin speaks to repeat Ha Na’s question: Did he rescue her? She asks him if she’s wrong in thinking that it’s him, since he fell in the water, too. Ha Na says that it’s all a little hazy. Apparently they were in the water. What she does remember is that someone was holding onto her in the water... Seo Jin tells her to wait and be quiet. He grabs his head, like he’s trying to keep his head from exploding. He tells Young Chan to send her out. No one moves. From this position, Seo Jin yells at Ha Na to go out! Can't she hear?!

Hyde, Jekyll and I Episode 1 Recap

Well, my friends, it’s been a WHILE since I’ve recapped anything, but I thought I would break my drought with a drama starring Hyun Bin AND Sung Joon. Plus, it’s a love triangle involving a guy with multiple personalities.

I’m actually really excited about this drama. I mean, it’s Hyun Bin’s first drama in 5 years, which comes five years after ‘Secret Garden,’ which comes five years after ‘My Name is Kim Sam Soon.’ And it sounds like he’s going to play a great mix of his characters from both of those dramas. Plus, I love Sung Joon.


Our drama starts with shots of Wonderland – a theme park that very much reminds me of Disney World. Rides, flashy dancing ladies, merry-go-rounds… Smiling, cheering children and a waving bunny mascot. One of those cheering children holds a helium Wonderland balloon as he runs with his friends. Lots of balloons and waving amusement park workers. Balloon boy runs headlong into someone: the pan back reveals Goo Seo Jin (Hyun Bin). He doesn’t react or look down at the boy. His only reaction is to flick the balloon out of his face. It bounces right back. Annoyed, Seo Jin swats the balloon out of the boy’s hand.

The boy begins to wail over the lost balloon. Seo Jin turns to watch it float into the air. He frowns as he notices the disco ball light. It’s bobbing dangerously. He looks down to see a woman walking into the path of the falling ball. The chain snaps and the ball falls. He runs and pulls her out of the way. A little wire work facilitated that stunt. The ball shatters on the floor and they slide across the floor.

Series Review - My Lovely Girl, aka She's So Lovable

This series started out light and breezy. Nothing much really happened but it was something you could enjoy without thinking too much.

Rain stars as Lee Hyun Wook, a brilliant, successful composer-producer who dropped out of sight three years ago after the tragic accidental death of his girlfriend, Yoon So Eun. (It really is tragic and accidental. No one could foresee a truck blowing a tire, flipping over, causing another truck to jump it and flip over and slam into a parked car on the side of the highway.) He still gets panic attacks whenever something reminds him of that day (like a song on the radio). So Eun's only surviving family is her younger sister, Se Na (Krystal Jung).