Notable Actors/Actresses
Lee Sung-kyung: Oh Han-byul
Kim Young-dae: Gong Tae-sung
Yoon Jong-Hoon: Kang Yoo-sung
Kim Yoon-Hye: Park Ho-yeong
Park So-Jin: Jo Ki-peum
Lee Jung-Shin: Do Soo-hyuk
Director:
Lee Soo-Hyun
Lee Soo-Hyun
Recapper: FanFanX
Recap Grade: A
First Impression: 4/5
First Impression: 4/5
FanFanX: I’m a Lee Sung Kyung fan so I jumped on this one so fast. Ah, and Kim Young Dae has been such a delight whether he's being sneakily sweet or a diva. I cannot get enough of the bickering duo! Oh, and I love Manager Kang Yoo Sung!
Mini Recaps
Oh Han Byul (“Han Byul”) is head of PR at Starforce Entertainment (“Starforce”), a celebrity management company. She spends much of her time on the phone, drafting emails, press releases and social media content. She goes on a blind date, but she has to leave suddenly to deal with yet another work emergency - diverting yet another potential scandal/rumor.
Over coffee, Han Byul tells her best friend, Jo Ki Peum (“Ki Peum”), a reporter at On Star Daily, that she liked the blind date guy but it’s like the universe knew she was on a date and ruined it. She’s now decided to not go on any more blind dates. When she likes her dates, she’s slammed with work; and when she doesn’t have work, her dates aren’t interested in her. Afterwards, Ki Peum points out that Gong Tae Sung’s (“Tae Sung”) face is plastered on everything with wheels. Han Byul spaces out as she recalls a past incident. On the day of his departure for Africa, Han Byul gets knocked down by the crowd, but Tae Sung had helped her up and then whispered something into her ear. (~16:35) Her friend leaves her and she notices the multiple posters and TV screens with Tae Sung’s image on them. She is then interrupted by Do Soo Hyuk (“Lawyer Do”), an attorney for Starforce, who pulls up in a car next to her and offers her a ride. She politely refuses as it’s a short walk for her.
At the office meeting, Choi Ji Hoon (“Mr. Choi”), the Director of Starforce (ergo everyone’s boss) wants Park Ho Yeong (“Ho Yeong”) to keep a tighter leash on their client, Jang Seok Woo, as his love life is affecting his ad sponsorship. Han Byul suggests that she ask the client to be careful to not be photographed in more explicit situations, as all of his fans and the reporters have their eyes on him. Kang Yoo Sung (“Yoo Sung”), leader of Management Team One provides an update on Seok Min’s new drama, which is still in negotiations. Mr. Choi suggests that if it doesn’t feel right, then they should move on, as Seok Min needs to stay busy and can’t take breaks. Yoo Sung provides him with a list of potential projects. Han Byul says if any reporters call asking about Seok Min’s new drama, she’ll just say it’s just one of the projects he’s considering. Mr. Choi then brings up that everyone’s crazy about Tae Sung’s return and wants to work with him. So they won’t have to worry about sales for a while. Yoo Sung says Tae Sung will look at scripts when he returns to figure out what his next project is. Han Byul asks Lawyer Do to take care of any malicious comments about their actors, and to show no mercy.
Lawyer Do agrees to get rid of them. Then he announces that he’s on retainer for Starforce but he is not their personal attorney. Any personal consultations regarding divorce, debt or division of assets should be done by following the proper steps. Other questions about employment law, traffic citations, etc., go ask the internet. lol He only wants to work 9 to 6 and will not answer calls after-hours. Ha! He’s in the wrong industry - entertainment law sleeps for no one! Mr. Choi then orders everyone to get their physicals done or else they’ll need to pay a fine. And he will start docking their pay if that happens.
Under Yoo Sung’s supervision, there are some new interns at Starforce. The PR team consists of Kim Mi Nyeo (“Mi Nyeo”), Chae Eun Soo (“Eun Soo”), and a new employee, Hong Bo In (“Bo In”) whose name translates to publicist. lol Han Byul tells Bo In that Starforce also produces movies and dramas, and the production team is on the top floor. Bo In becomes starstruck and gawks at the actors inside the office, so Han Byul cautions her to not be too surprised or overreact when she sees them. The actors only see people who reacting this way, and they’re supposed to work with these actors. You know, treat them like a normal person. Han Byul then asks if she’s a fan of any celebrity. Bo In looks up at Tae Sung’s poster and says that it would be him. Han Byul only says let’s move on.
For the past year, Tae Sung has been digging wells in Africa* and befriended a little boy named Luca, who he gifts with a pair of new shoes. Tae Sung is asked by his colleague if there's any person he wants to see when he's back in Korea as he’s been away for a year already. He thinks of Han Byul but he only replies that he’s not sure. He glances at the candid picture of him with Han Byul (on the phone) at his desk. Meanwhile, Han Byul realizes that Tae Sung will be back next month and wonders if she should get a new job.
Yoo Sung visits one of his clients at her home, a sweet and very down-to-earth (and just gorgeous) actress, Baek Da Hye (“Da Hye”) to provide her with several scripts to read and choose from. She is very excited and looking forward to working with Tae Sung, as she’ll be one of the most successful fans. She oozes joy!
At home, when Han Byul drops her TV remote, she ends up having to look for it under her couch and finds a crumpled up picture of them together. They’re forming the shape of a heart together with their hands! O_o (~34:55) She screams at the sight of it but ends up having to run to the bathroom as she just drank her prescription laxative drink to prepare for tomorrow’s colonoscopy (part of the physical exam) which has now kicked in.
At their annual physical exams, the Starforce employees are joined by Han Dae Soo ("Dae Soo"), a former Starforce manager, who now has his own agency, DS Entertainment, but remains on friendly albeit competitive terms with his former colleagues. Everyone (Dae Soo → Yoo Sung → Ho Yeong) drops out due to work emergencies. Eventually, Han Byul is the only one who gets to the end of this exam. But when she wakes up after her colonoscopy, she has to deal with several missed calls about Tae Sung’s latest headline, that he beat up a volunteer in Africa. While still in her hospital clothes, she hurries back to the office.
At work, Bo In asks her if she thinks Tae Sung did this. She replies that Gong Tae Sung would never do this and to not worry. It turns out that he bumped heads with a volunteer while playing foot volleyball. The volunteer had exaggerated it on social media and it got distorted to the current headline. She and her team get on their phones and fix the misunderstanding. Her wonderful day doesn’t end there as her car won’t start and she ends up taking the bus home. She overhears a couple speaking positively about Tae Sung. Back at home, that photo of her with Tae Sung is in the trash can. He’ll be back in 6 days’ time. It turns out that at the airport, Tae Sung had actually whispered to Han Byul: “I won’t let you go when I get back.” (~51:48) This definitely sounds more vengeful than romantic.
Mi Nyeo and Eun Soo discuss how Han Byul has such faith in Tae Sung. Eun Soo mentions that they went to the same university, so that must be why they’re close. Mi Nyeo confirms that they went to the same college and graduated together. A shocked Bo In says that she’s jealous.
Later, Han Byul asks Yoo Sung about what really happened with Tae Sung. She surmises that he did it on purpose as the volunteer was being a jerk and Tae Sung got mad. So he purposely injured the volunteer during the game. With a little smile, Yoo Sung asks if he can plead the fifth. She just smiles at this. She looks around the office and notices yet another newbie has quit. So now they’re down to one intern, Byun Jung Yeol (“Jung Yeol”). Yoo Sung recently learned that he has a very useful skill - he's a great driver as he used to drive an ambulance, so he’s fast but steady. A good manager needs to be a good driver. Ah.
Han Byul is getting a drink in the break room and talking to Bo In when Tae Sung suddenly appears behind her. Bo In is so awestruck that she can barely speak as she stares at him. So when Han Byul turns around to look, she is quite shocked to see Tae Sung standing behind her. He walks towards her and then leans down which reminds her of their last interaction at the airport.
Epilogue: When asked about her job, Han Byul’s answer: "Have you heard that the most pointless thing in the world is to worry about celebrities. If you think about it, that pointless thing is my job. What if our actor does a poor job? What if their tongue slips? Will they post something weird? Will they get into trouble? I worry about that all day every day. I’m such a worrywart."
When asked if she ever wants to quit, she admits that she wants to quit every day. She really wanted to just yesterday. She wishes she could turn off her phone and just disappear. She then looks at her phone and sees all the positive feedback from her team. “But then…Doing something pointless as a job. Isn’t that fun too? “
*I agree that this series’ portrayal of Africa is so generalized and dated. Really, he’s in Africa, the second-largest and second-most populous continent but no mention of where he actually is. Is the Lion King music necessary? It’s a whole continent that’s lacking water? Let’s drop the stereotyping. That’s all I’m saying about this.
[Ep2] “The War of Sh**ting Stars”
Tae Sung has returned three days early! He leans down real close to Han Byul’s ear to tell her that she seems to be in a good mood, so that puts him in a bad mood. (~1:35) At the press conference, Tae Sung seems to have almost an anxiety attack from all of the flashing cameras, but once he sees Han Byul, he seems better and is able to proceed. Afterwards, Yoo Sung introduces Tae Sung to his new manager, Kim Min Kyu (“Min Kyu”), a pleasant young guy always with a smile.
Later, Han Byul wakes up from a nightmare of Tae Sung removing his belt and undoing his fly. She’s quite irate about this. What??! When she arrives at work, she finds out that Tae Sung has decided to shadow (more like annoy) Han Byul. He critiques her for being 28 seconds late for work. As he relaxes in a lounge chair by her desk, he throws snide comments at her throughout the day and he even takes a nap. Immature much? He also joins the PR team for their meeting. Later, he steals a sip of her iced coffee - using her straw. She yells at him and he tells her that she's had too much caffeine as this is her fifth cup. He takes the cup with him.
Six years ago, as a rookie on the PR team, she had proofread an article, “Gong Tae Sung Cast in the Movie ‘Secret Room' Will Play Best Archaeologist in Korea". While distracted, she had accidentally accepted an autocorrection and then sent in the article about him being impotent instead of an archaeologist. (~18:36) He had then angrily barged into the office and yelled asking who did it. When he had found out it was her and then spotted her trying to hide, he had continued his angry tirade which had sent her running in the opposite direction. lol His loud scream and then her responding frightened shriek. He had even followed her into the women’s bathroom, where she had locked herself in a stall. He then tried to climb over it to drag her out. She had pleaded with him to show some mercy. So he finally climbed down and calmed down for a second. When she opened the door and said that she was sorry, that’s when he really lost it. He had yanked up his shirt, exposing his midriff and then unbuckled his belt. He said that he was going to prove that he wasn’t impotent. That’s what her nightmare was about! (~21:45, The physicality of this scene for Kim Young Dae.)
From outside the bathroom, the entire office had watched this from the door, and when he went to unzip his fly, that’s when the other managers, Yoo Sung and Dae Soo finally intervened and carried him away with the crowd. XD His face here! (~20:53) To this day, he’s still tormenting her over this error.
At Organic Bar, she tells Ki Peum and Ho Yeong that he’s still angry about that incident. She had been hoping that once he’d returned from Africa he’d be over it. She admits that she has dreams about it but even then he still never pulls his pants off all the way. Uh…does she want him to?! Yoo Kwi Nong (“Kwi Nong”), the owner of the bar drops off some snacks and tells the girls that Han Byun is the one who sent Tae Sung to Africa for a year. She denies that she’s the one who sent him there but she would've loved to.
Later Han Byul suggests Tae Sung be the lead in Shin Yoon Hee’s drama, “The World of Stars” drama but he won’t agree to it. This leads to Ho Yeong and Dae Soo competing to get a role in the series for their own actors.
At his photoshoot, Tae Sung is smoldering at the camera, and Han Byul’s co-workers marvel that this sexy guy is the same guy who was napping in their office yesterday. Truth. However, he becomes quite livid when he finds out that Han Byul isn’t at his photoshoot. (~31:07)
Meanwhile, Han Byul is blissfully happy to be free of him for the day. She finds out from Yoo Sung that back in the day, Tae Sung had asked for her to not be fired over that incident. Afterwards, he had then told Yoo Sung that it was too easy for her to be fired, as he’d lynch and bully her himself. What is going on?! lol
At some point, Tae Sung discovers “The World of Stars” script in his study. A sneaky Yoo Sung had made sure to place it in such a way that it would get knocked off, which would force Tae Sung to pick it up and look at it. It works! So after he looks at the script, he texts and then calls a sleeping Han Byul to ask why she wanted him in this series. She says that she was curious to see how he’d play this role. He decides to go for it. This leads to Ho Yeong and Dae Soo getting hilariously drunk together as neither one got the male lead role for their respective client. However, Da Hye is casted as the female lead in the series, and is quite ecstatic to be working with her Tae Sung oppa. Fangirl dream achieved!
Ho Yeong sits through some terrible auditions looking for the next “big star”, a rookie actor. She doesn’t find a single worth pursuing. Later, she discovers a good-looking guy with potential, who is running a gukbap restaurant. The lines are out the door with mostly school girls fawning over him and his good looks.
Tae Sung’s manager, Min Kyu, has been fired for driving his car into Tae Sung’s ad at the bus stop, because he had a meltdown over Tae Sung never smiling at him, even though he smiled so brightly in that photo. Uhm, what? Tae Sung’s new manager is the affable and goofy-headed intern, Jung Yeol aka “King of Driving.”
While online, Bo In sees the headline “Gong Tae Sung’s Girlfriend” and when she clicks it, she’s shocked by what she finds. There's a photo of Tae Sung and Han Byul with the caption “Gong Tae Sung and his ex were a famous Haesung University couple”! It’s that same photo Han Byul threw away!
Epilogue: When Tae Sung was in Africa, he’d been looking through his mail for a letter, card or anything from Han Byul. One day, he had video chatted with Yoo Sung and Mr. Choi, and had been so focused on catching a glimpse of Han Byul in the background that Yoo Sung had thought the screen was frozen. Heh. Tae Sung had even started primping at the thought of Han Byul seeing him, but she was much more interested in the arrival of tteokbokki. That evening he had been unable to sleep as he was quite outraged that the tteokbokki caught her attention over him. So he likes her…?
[Ep3] “Are You in Pain? So Am I!”
Tae Sung asks if she enjoyed herself after sending him to Africa. She replies that she didn’t send him there as he’d agreed to go. He asks her why she never called him even once, while he was there. She finally replies that they’re not close enough to stay in touch. He’s quiet for a moment as he processes this, and then he practically shouts, yes, that’s right! Even if she'd called, he’d have refused the call. Liar! She says then it’s all good. He agrees with her, so they then walk off in different directions.
Mi Nyeo, Eun Soo and Bo In (in certain instances, referring to them as our “PR trio”) are discussing Han Byul and Tae Sung’s relationship again. Eun Soo says “Newsflash: Oh Han Byul shockingly revealed to be top star, Gong Tae Sung’s ex. Catches everyone by surprise.” Mi Nyeo asks then what? So does he still have feelings for her and that’s why he keeps coming by? Bo In wonders if they’re dating again. She mentions that it was so romantic when he whispered into her ear. It only looked romantic. lol They then speculate if that’s why he rushed to see her as soon as he got back. Now the three think they’re only pretending to hate each other. Mi Nyeo has also heard that Han Byul sent Tae Sung to Africa.
Han Byul returns to her desk and the three women quickly return to their own desks as well. Mi Nyeo hands her a printout of the article with the photo of her and Tae Sung. A shocked Han Byul freaks out at this. Mi Nyeo quickly assures her that it got taken down as soon as it went up. It’s not on any other site as no one has picked up on it. A now relieved Han Byul tells her if this photo ever resurfaces, to report it to her immediately. She then crumples up the article and declares that she’ll find and kill whoever posted it. She tears it up and throws the pieces onto her desk. The three women are quite surprised by her volatile reaction. She then starts clutching her head and screams “Nothing’s been right since Gong Tae Sung came back!” She continues muttering about him.
As Tae Sung is leaving Starforce, he mutters to himself that he wouldn’t take her call anyway. Then someone calls out his name. It’s Ahn Joon Ho, who looks unwell and says that he even called him once and then apologizes. Ahn Joon Ho then admits that he doesn’t have much longer to live. A shocked Tae Sung asks if he’s dying. Ahn Joon Ho’s manager, Dong Jun starts tearing up at this as Ahn Joon Ho clutches at his chest. Soon, Ho Yeong arrives and admonishes Ahn Joon Ho for coming in today. She asks if he’s been able to eat anything and he admits that he hasn’t been able to keep anything down. She helps him leave to get him on an IV drip. Dong Jun tells Tae Sung that he’s quite immersed in his work and stays in character for an ongoing drama. lol Live (or die) for art.
At the shoot, Ahn Joon Ho’s character is wheelchair-bound at the beach. He finishes his lines and then apparently collapses at the end of the scene, which freaks out a very concerned Dong Jun. His manager runs over and carries him away on his back even though Ahn Joon Ho’s long legs dangle behind him. Ho Yeong helps lift a leg… LMAO! Ahn Joon Ho is at least a foot taller than Dong Jun. (~5:18) At the hospital, Ahn Joon Ho is diagnosed with being overworked and undernourished. He just needs a few days of rest and some food. Ho Yeong and Dong Jun are both immensely grateful to the doctor. Once the doctor leaves, Dong Jun suddenly collapses onto the floor and now Ho Yeong is yelling for a doctor.
At their next meeting, Mr. Choi asks Ho Yeong how they’re doing. She says that they were both admitted to the hospital. He sarcastically asks why she didn’t get admitted, too. Or better yet, he might as well join them. She just looks down at the table. He then asks about the scheduled commercials and overseas promotion. She replies that the doctor says that he’ll be fine in a few days. Lawyer Do says he’s reviewed the contracts and as long as there isn’t too much of a delay, it should be fine. Ho Yeong will reschedule everything so there’s no problem. Mr. Choi asks if she can stay healthy, as passing out costs them money. He advises her to find Ahn Joon Ho’s next role as a cheerful, healthy guy - or get him a character that’s filthy rich. Then he starts yelling, better yet - have him conquer the world! Haha. Everyone’s dramatic! Han Byul interrupts to get him to calm down and stay on task. Mr. Choi apologizes and asks Yoo Sung how Tae Sung is feeling. He replies that he’s in great form. Mr. Choi wants him to be well as he’s their biggest star and has many commercials coming up. Mr. Choi orders everyone from the actors, staff and even interns to get a psychological checkup. He assigns this task to Han Byul, who isn’t looking forward to doing it but no one else volunteers in her place either.
Trainee actor Yoon Jae Hyun (“Jae Hyun”) auditions for “The World of Stars” which impresses the casting team. Afterwards, Yoo Sung asks him how it went and he says that he thinks it went well. Dae Soo arrives with his client, Jin Yoo Na (“Yoo Na” or Yoooo Na-ah (just listen to Dae Soo say it, lol)) who is snotty and short on words. Dae Soo coaxes Yoooo Na-ah to say hi. She just cuts her eyes at Yoo Sung and Jae Hyun and then bows before she walks away. As they listen to the sound of her clicking heels, Dae Soo tells Yoo Sung that she has a nasty temper and lacks basic manners. He then whispers that she’s the daughter of a CEO friend of a friend and he’s scheduled a few auditions just for show as a favor.
Ho Yeong is back at that gukbap restaurant to ask the guy if he’s given some thought to becoming an actor. He replies that he can’t be an actor. She tells him that people like him should be actors. He says that his mother once told him that the streets were full of guys who looked like him. She asks where this street is that she’s talking about. He laughs at this and just sets down the side dishes on her table. Ho Yeong then spots some posters on the walls and points out that the actor and actress on them are at her agency. She says she works for the biggest agency and it’s trustworthy. He says it’s not that he doesn’t trust her. She says he can earn a lot of money. He looks around and says he makes pretty good money now. She then asks if he wants to inspire people to dream and hope. He says the thing is, he’s happy with his life now. She looks disappointed.
At Starforce, Mi Nyeo comments that Tae Sung hasn’t been by lately. Eun Soo wonders why he hasn’t been coming by, and if they had a fight. Bo In comments that it feels empty here. And then Han Byul walks in and sighs as she sits down at her desk. She then looks over at the empty lounge chair and thinks about Tae Sung asking her about why she never contacted him when he was in Africa. She starts groaning in exasperation and drops her head onto her desk. The three other women are confused. She then gets up and hands out the stress assessment questionnaires.
Ho Yeong tells Mr. Choi that she’s discovered a gem but he doesn’t want to become an actor. She asks how he had convinced Gong Tae Sung. He admits it was his best day as a manager. Back in the day, he’d spotted Tae Sung, a high schooler, who’d been in art class (his pathetic childish doodles, lol!) and had offered his business card to him. Then he noticed the hefty stack of cards Tae Sung had already amassed next to him. Mr. Choi had continued to visit the even-grumpier Tae Sung in the rain and sunshine. Tae Sung had told him if he continued to bother him, he would report him for being a stalker. Mr. Choi admits to Ho Yeong that it’s a secret how Tae Sung got signed. The person has to want to be an actor and she can’t force someone to work in this industry. Or any industry...
Tae Sung is at home reading a script but when he thinks about Han Byul, he gets quite agitated. Heh.
Han Byul returns to her desk and finds Jung Yeol napping in Tae Sung’s lounge chair. She asks if Tae Sung is putting him through the wringer. He quietly says no. She knows that he’s lying. When presented with the stress assessment questionnaire, Tae Sung had told Jung Yeol that he refused to do anything that Han Byeol wants him to do - as they’re “not even that close”. Han Byul says that she’ll take care of it. Back at home, Tae Sung tries to ignore the questionnaire but he ends up looking at it. When he sees Han Byul calling, he just hangs up on her. She complains loudly about him ignoring her calls. The PR trio have a group chat about Han Byul and Tae Sung fighting.
At dinner, Han Byul asks her friends about their stress levels. Ho Yeong scored 60% which is average and Ki Peum is at 75%. Han Byul mentions that they told her if hers went up any more, she’d need therapy, so she needs to control her stress. Ha. Stress in the shape of Gong Tae Sung. She then asks about Ahn Joon Ho and Dong Jun - they’re both at 90%, so it’s no wonder they both collapsed. Dong Jun is greatly affected by Ahn Joon Ho’s mood, appearance, etc. Ki Peum asks about Tae Sung and Han Byul says he just does whatever he wants. Ki Peum complains about how her own stress is due to the chief editor asking about exclusives all the time. When asked about the gukbap guy, Ho Yeong admits that it may be time to give up on him.
Yoo Sung accompanies a depressed Jae Hyun on a drinking jag. He’s upset that he didn’t get the part even though he worked very hard. Jae Hyun had heard that the rude brat, Yoo Na got a part in the series. Dae Soo joins them and rubs it in that Yoooo Na-ah got the part. After Jae Hyun passes out, Yoo Sung asks Dae Soo how she got the part. Dae Soo laughs as he tells him what happened. At the audition, when she had been asked to introduce herself, she had rudely told them that they already had her profile. They just assumed that she had been in character for the role as a "rude top star." Yoo Sung says then she did whatever she wanted. Dae Soo attributes it to the Medusa acting method. Yoo Sung tells him that it’s method acting, moron. Hahaha. But Medusa is more apropos for her. A fourth guy joins them, it’s Min Kyu (Tae Sung’s former manager), who is now managing Yoo Na. Yikes. Yoo Sung apologizes to him for having to work for a lesser company, gesturing at Dae Soo. Heh. Dae Soo then points out a guy at another table as the one who got Jae Hyun’s part, and he only got it because he’s some investor's nephew.
Mr. Choi asks Han Byul to hurry up with Tae Sung’s stress assessment questionnaire. So she calls Tae Sung who continues to reject her calls. She just looks at her computer screen. Haha, it’s a photo of Tae Sung with “snot” (desktop shortcuts) coming out of his nose.
To de-stress, Han Byul goes to see a movie in the middle of the day as it’s not as crowded. Once the lights go out and the movie starts, someone sits down right next to her. To her horror, it’s Tae Sung! The main source of her stress! lol She complains about him not answering his phone but he’ll go see a movie. Then she asks him about the questionnaire but he tells her to shush and just watch the movie. During the movie, they each take turns peeking at each other when the other isn’t looking. When the movie ends, he arrogantly tells her to not come here ever again as it’s his personal cinema. She argues that she found the place first. He boasts that he’ll just buy the whole place. She sarcastically replies oh, what a great star he must be and so great at wasting money, too. She suggests that he help the poor instead. He replies, he’s already doing a lot for the poor. Then he gets up, pulls the hood of his jacket over his head and walks away. She yells his name and asks if he really thinks she sent him to Africa. He asks if she didn’t. She suggests he ask anyone on the street about this. She then drags him to see their friend, Kwi Nong at the bar. They’re there to ask him to decide whose fault it was that Tae Sung went to Africa.
One year ago, at the press conference for “Aim for the Sky” Tae Sung was asked to clench his fist for a photo. So he clenched his right hand but his middle finger had a splint on it. He flipped the bird at the press. He had sustained an injury from a filming stunt gone wrong. He quickly apologized and switched to his left hand instead. Afterwards, he complained to Yoo Sung that he had flipped them off. Yoo Sung had an bathroom emergency, so he told Tae Sung to go by himself to the dressing room that was around the corner. Tae Sung pulled out his phone and saw that the photos of him were already up. But then he saw an article about Shin Joo Hyun (his rival) who dreamed of volunteering in Africa. He then recalled an earlier conversation with his (and Han Byul’s) friend and fellow actor, Lee Yoon Woo (“Yoon Woo”), another StarForce actor. His friend had wanted to become rich and live comfortably enough to visit Africa and drill wells. Oh, Show, really? Tae Sung had told him to have fun then. His friend had said that he had to go with him. Tae Sung had argued that it was too far away. Tae Sung then looked sad at this memory. When Han Byul had shown up, he had asked her if it was hard work volunteering in Africa. She had asked if he was thinking of going. He had told her yes, which she was surprised about. She had told him that his face lacked the image…a volunteer worker needs. To her, his face had cartoon flames sparking over his eyebrows! LOL She had said it was not for him so forget it. This had made his face scrunch weirdly. He had scoffed and asked her if she thought he couldn’t go. He then declared ever so loudly that he, the great Gong Tae Sung, was going to Africa! He opened a door, and on the other side of that door was the press and media and they had heard his entire declaration. (~32:00) Bwahaha!
So he had signed himself up for Africa by announcing it to, well, the world! He had also insisted on leaving as soon as he could, and put the staff through the wringer. Han Byul yells, who told him to stay for a year! He angrily bangs his fist on the table and says that he wouldn’t have if she hadn’t laughed at him. She asks him if he can not be so stubborn. They both ask Kwi Nong to decide who is to blame. But they’re interrupted by Yoo Sung who says it was him, as he was having stomach problems that day and had to use the bathroom.
After Tae Sung had opened that door to the press, Yoo Sung had been standing from a distance behind the two of them, but still really needed to use the bathroom. So he hadn’t been clear in his instructions to Tae Sung about where the dressing room was. Like there weren't signs for the dressing room? Presently, Yoo Sung sits down and starts banging his head on the table for being such a useless manager. Both Kwi Nong and Tae Sung console him, as Tae Sung even says that he didn’t mind. Han Byul points out that it’s his own fault for opening the wrong door - as what stupid idiot would get that wrong? Heh. This makes Tae Sung’s eyes bulge out as he sputters in anger at being calling a “stupid idiot.” The two continue arguing. She asks why he yelled that he’d go to Africa. He then blames her for getting him all worked up and angry. She counters if all angry people go to Africa. Yoo Sung and Kwi Nong just sit back and watch these two go back and forth as their voices get louder and louder. Kwi Nong comments that these two are still the same, as if the one-year hiatus almost didn’t exist. Angry sparks flying around them. The two men laugh as Han Byul continues telling Tae Sung to return to Africa. He yells back that he’s not going back. He explains mansplains that he can’t speak coherently when he’s really angry. The two men just watch the show.
At work, Bo In finds Jung Yeol doing exercises on the rooftop and asks him why he’s working out up here. He says Tae Sung has been working out a lot lately. While he’s joined him in this activity, he’s just not as fit as Tae Sung so he’s trying to find ways to keep up. He then asks her what she’s doing up here. She admits that she’s got a lot on her mind. She’s writing a press release about Im Tae In signing with them but her thoughts are scattered. Jung Yeol discovers he’s hungry and asks if she’d like to get something to eat. Oh?
Meanwhile, Ki Peum finishes writing an article about Shin Joo Hyun (Tae Sung’s rival) as the lead in a drama, “Your Afternoon.” But then her boss drops by and points out that she missed yet another exclusive. She just groans in frustration.
Tae Sung sees the Shin Joo Hyun article and scoffs at it. Then he’s distracted by another headline: Actress Eun Si Woo divorcing her French director husband, Pierre Morelle. He looks shocked and bothered by this. He has flashbacks of Eun Si Woo on the red carpet, from when he was a young child. He starts having an anxiety attack and just looks awful. But then he receives a call from Han Byul which he quickly answers. She asks if he’s completed the stress questionnaire. He asks if that’s all she’s calling about. She tells him to be honest, that he’s not taking it because he’s not stressed. She also says that he doesn't know what it’s like to be like the rest of them. Aww, harsh.
He argues that his stress is through the roof and bets that it’s higher than hers. She says she doubts it. He asks if she wants to bet on it. She agrees, and says if she wins, then he needs to do what she tells him to do without any complaints. He counters that if he wins, then she takes a pay cut for the next three months. She gets annoyed that he’s going after her paycheck. He laughs and says so she thinks she can’t win then. She says, as if - it’s on and then hangs up on him.
Later, Han Byul and Ki Peum, who looks more haggard than ever, go for a walk to relieve some stress. Ki Peum admits to having poor digestion lately as she rubs her stomach. Han Byul says she seems stressed. Ki Peum blames her stress on her awful boss. Ki Peum has also brought a camera for their walk so she can be ready for an exclusive scoop. Han Byul tells her that she can’t publish stories on actors from Starforce. Suddenly, Ki Peum collapses onto the ground.
Ho Yeong visits Ahn Joon Ho and Dong Jun in the hospital. Together they watch Ahn Joon Ho’s final scene (his death) and the two guys become a blubbering mess. Ho Yeong asks Ahn Joon Ho if he regrets becoming an actor.
Four years ago, Ahn Joon Ho was a bank manager when Ho Yeong visited him over and over to ask him if he’d given any thought to becoming an actor. Now she asks him if she had stopped trying to sign him then, would he have a good life working at the bank by now? He thinks about it and admits that his performance at the bank was pretty good. But he has never regretted it and he’s happy that he’s an actor. He tells her that he gets to live a different life for every project and that’s fun. He has her who opened up that path for him, and his manager, Dong Jun, who passed out only after having him admitted first. He also has a very generous balance in his bank account. He then asks Dong Jun what his next role is. Dong Jun says “a very healthy volleyball player on the national team.” Ahn Joon Ho gets very excited about volleyball (and for being healthy?!). When Ho Yeong runs out of the hospital, she misses Han Byul and Ki Peum by a minute or two.
Han Byul helps a gasping-and-barely-able-to-walk Ki Peum inside the hospital. After she gets her checked in, she finds Ki Peum standing in an awkward position with her phone raised trying to take photos. Han Byul finds out that she’s trying to take video of Jung San Woo who is across the way, as he’s being quite belligerent with the medical staff. Ki Peum painstakingly pulls out her laptop and crouchs on the floor in front of a chair to start typing an article, “Jung San Woo Makes a Scene, Drunk in the ER”. As she’s still working on this article, the medical staff come by to tell Han Byul that Ki Peum has acute appendicitis, and she’ll need surgery right away. Ki Peum isn’t even listening as she’s still trying to get her article typed out. They ask Ki Peum to go lay down on a bed and she tells them that she needs a minute. How awful is it that this poor girl needs emergency medical attention but is still only worried about her job?! Han Byul tells her that she needs to get surgery and suggests to the staff to just drag her already. Even as she’s getting dragged away, she still pitifully begs for Han Byul to click the button over and over. How sad. Han Byul looks at the computer screen and quickly clicks yes to send the article in.
At the gukbap restaurant, Ho Yeong’s potential actor is closing up for the evening as she arrives. With a smile, he tells her that he thought he wouldn’t see her again. He then points to the sign behind him that says “Closed. Thank you for supporting my restaurant.” Now that the restaurant was doing well, the building owner has kicked him out, as he’d run it himself.
Ho Yeong gets upset on his behalf and says that the restaurant will fail. She knows that the owner doesn’t know why the restaurant is suddenly successful. He’s the biggest draw. He asks if he’ll really make a lot of money working as an actor. She replies that she’s a very competent manager and she’ll make him richer than the building owner. He asks if he can start this path just to make money. She tells him of course, as she’s even convinced a bank manager to become an actor and he's a really popular actor now. She says she used to be a taekwondo athlete and her previous job was as a bodyguard, so she’ll keep him safe until the end. He smiles and she extends her hand for a handshake. They shake on it.
Yoo Sung shows up with a bandage on his left cheek. Han Byul asks what happened and he says a cat scratched him. He then tells Han Byul that Jae Hyun is going to join the cast for “The World of Stars.” Yay! I’m calling this drama TWoS now! She's excited and promises to write a nice press release for it.
The cat that scratched him? Let’s go back to when Yoo Sung was drinking with the sad Jae Hyun, giddy Dae Soo and quiet Min Kyu. Dae Soo had told him that that guy who got the part was utter trash when he was drunk. And he had paid settlements equivalent to multiple apartments in Gangnam (the most expensive area in Seoul), for those fights. So by himself, Yoo Sung approached the table and introduced himself as Han Dae Soo from DS Entertainment. Ha! Dae Soo is outraged but he and Min Kyu maintained their distance. Yoo Sung had asked to drink with them, which the guy happily allowed. Yoo Sung had then waved over Dae Soo to join them, and introduced him as Kang Yoo Sung. These guys continued drinking together on several occasions.
One of these nights, the jerk wanted to fight one of the other guys. Yoo Sung purposely inserted himself into this fight by grabbing onto this jerk’s arm repeatedly, as if to stop him. The jerk shook him off every time. On another night, Yoo Sung and Dae Soo went drinking with them again, and eventually Yoo Sung ticked off the jerk by putting his arm around his shoulders and said he should drink more, punk. Then he added that he can’t drink for anything. The jerk finally threw off his arm and then punched Yoo Sung right in the face which sent him flying onto the floor to land with his head hitting the ground - resulting in a concussion. When Dae Soo checked on his friend, he had seen Yoo Sung’s cat-that-ate-the-canary grin. Suddenly, Yoo Sung had clutched at his face and started yelling about his face as his body writhed around on the ground. Yoo Hoo’s face here…so sneaky! ๐ฆ So that’s how Jae Hyun got the TWoS part!
Yoo Sung calls to ask Da Hye if she’s planning to go to Tae Sung’s fan signing event. She denies it but he knows that she’s planning to go and advises against it. She tries begging for him to find a way for her to go. He says no way. She’s disappointed. He then asks her if she wants dating rumors going around before the start of filming. She admits that Tae Sung shouldn’t be connected to someone as lowly as herself so she’ll hold back. Awww, kind of sad isn’t it? Can’t be a proper fangirl because of rumors/image.
At Tae Sung’s signing event, Bo In is recording the event and comments that Yoo Sung is receiving gifts from the fans, too. Han Byul replies that he’s known as the “Handsome Manager”, and even has a fan club, Yoosungwoo (friend of Yoo Sung). As the event continues, Han Byul says that Tae Sung is tired. Bo In says he’s smiling. Han Byul says the corners of his lips are higher than usual, and that’s Gong Tae Sung’s capitalistic smile aka GCS. Suddenly, behind them, Jung Yeol arrives with an oversized backpack and asks if he can leave his bags with Han Byul. She lets him set it down behind her and then tells him that Tae Sung is tired and hands him a candy to give to him. Jung Yeol runs up there to give it to him, and once Tae Sung puts the candy in his mouth, he becomes a bit more at ease.
Behind her, Jung Yeol’s bag tips over and Han Byul happens to see the result of Tae Sung’s questionnaire - it’s a score of 100%! She’s now genuinely worried about him as she recalls Ahn Joon Ho and Dong Jun’s scores of 90%. Tae Sung stands up to wave to the crowd and then turns to walk off the stage and drops his smile to reveal how tired he really is.
Epilogue: About a year ago, while Tae Sung was doing a choreographed action scene, he’d noticed Han Byul’s arrival, who wearing a pretty lavender dress suit. His eyes had followed her around, even as he was having makeup put on. During the break, he had asked Yoo Sung if Han Byul was going somewhere. Yoo Sung asked if she looked nice, as she had a blind date later. Tae Sung's eyes had bulged at this answer. So Yoo Sung had asked him what was wrong and if something had gotten into his eye, and even starting blowing into his eyes. XD He denied it and then just chugged his water.. He then angrily flung down the empty bottle onto the couch behind him. He’s called back for his next scene - more fighting. During the scene, Han Byul leaves and Tae Sung’s eyes followed her departing back. Due to this distraction, he was unprepared when the other actor hit him with a board and had sustained a right middle finger injury. While everyone else had fussed over him, his eyes darted around to see where Han Byul had gone. So that’s how his finger ended up in that splint.
[Ep4] “Shh! Do Not Upset Them!”
On his walk over, Tae Sung takes a misstep and his bodyguard helps him stay upright. But to Han Byul, it looks like Tae Sung is about to collapse so she runs up to the stage and manages to clip her right foot on the edge of the stage. She pitches forward and drops down onto her knees and somehow slides over to Tae Sung and his bodyguard. Cue Titanic movie music complete with her suddenly wind-blown hair. Ok, Show, whatever. She manages to stop right between the two guys’ legs with her back to the crowd. Yoo Sung exchanges a confused look with Jung Yeol. Tae Sung just looks down incredulously at her. I’m loving Kim Young Dae’s expressions in this! The crowd murmurs at this unknown woman being up there.
Now at home, Tae Sung is laughing hysterically at the footage of her sliding across the way to him as he’s playing it over and over and over. One of the comments is “Does she have wheels for knees?” XD Meanwhile, she’s in bed replaying the incident in her head and screaming about it.
Han Byul and Ho Yeong visit Ki Peum at the hospital, who greets them with “Look who it is. It's the YouTube star!” She then admits that she laughed so much at the clip that her sutures almost came out. Hahaha. Ah, best friends. Ho Yeong says that she got lucky as no one caught her face, so everyone assumes she’s just some fan. Ki Peum agrees and says otherwise, the public would be discussing her appearance and details right now. She then asks how that happened. Han Byul said that she just really needed to pee. Ki Peum says she did a good job holding back as her clip has almost reached ten million views. Ho Yeong tells them the good news: Kang Shi Deok (“Shi Deok” fka gukbap guy) is finally coming over next week and he’ll probably be rooming with Jae Hyun. Han Byul has a fit as she remembers the bet between her and Tae Sung - she has to take a pay cut for the next three months. But her friends have no idea what she’s exasperated about. The girls then discover that Ki Peum’s fridge is full of homemade meals. It’s not from her mother but her “caregiver.” She doesn’t seem interested in the food and suggests that they eat it all. She says that she plans to break up with him.
Yoo Sung had mentioned to Han Byul that Tae Sung has been asking why she hasn’t been to the set. So she makes it to his next photoshoot, and when Tae Sung sees her, he tells the photographer that he’s heard about this pose that’s going viral. He then drops to his knees and slides across the floor with his arms out. LMAO! This brat. A displeased Han Byul gnashes her teeth at him and mutters curses at him under her breath. He continues doing more poses from his knees. (~5:35) Afterwards, Tae Sung hands her his questionnaire and she asks him if he made up the information. He tells her to stop arguing and just take the pay cut for three months. She starts buttering him up by smiling at him, fixing his jacket, removing some invisible lint and asks if it’s really necessary. He stops her roving hands and tells her that she shouldn’t have lost the bet then. She sarcastically asks if he’s part of the Finance team. With flourish, he moves his trench coat out of the way, and then bidongs her, to arrogantly tell her that he has the highest sales at Starforce and is indisputably the number one actor. (~6:27, I can’t help but laugh at how ridiculous that trench coat move was.) She looks at him and says that he makes more in an hour than she does in a year. In an hour, dammit. Then she removes his arm and quickly runs away as he’s irritated that she just cursed at him. He calls after her but he doesn’t chase after her. He just watches her go with a hint of a smile.
At the next Starforce meeting, Mr. Choi is pleased that TWoS will start filming soon, which includes Tae Sing, Da Hye and Jae Hyun. Ho Yeong informs him that a promising rookie actor is coming to the agency and she’s in contact with a known actor, too. He then teases Han Byul about her knees - if she can’t get up from them. lol! Lawyer Do is confused by this question as he hasn’t seen it yet. She objects but Mr. Choi continues saying that she should have posted the video under their official account to generate more money. Ha. This poor girl. She then asks him to just sell her out and make money off of her then. He asks if he really can. She says, fine, go suit himself and then leaves the room. Everyone just laughs. Sarcasm is the best medicine.
Da Hye is at the read-through for TWoS but is just awestruck at the doorway - she’s seriously fangirling at the sight of Tae Sung. Girl is living the dream! Yoo Sung arrives and tells her to get a grip. Haha. She takes a deep breath and finally walks in to say hi to everyone, and ends with Tae Sung. Tae Sung is professional and says he looks forward to working with her. Yoo Sung then introduces Tae Sung to Jae Hyun. Tae Sung says he’s playing his brother in the drama and hopes they can work well together and gives him a fist bump. Dae Soo arrives with Yoo Na who refuses to say a single word to anyone. This rookie actress is so (good at being) annoying. He presses her to say hello to them by saying "Yoooo Na-ah" but she just looks at him with her big eyes and then only nods at the room. When she sits down across from Jae Hyun, he practically sneers at her.
Shi Deok shows up at Starforce and the PR women are quickly drawn to his good looks and notice his accent, which he denies having. They think he’s just so cute. He thinks his Seoul dialect is good, and they readily agree (even though it’s obvious they don’t, lol). From the doorway, Han Byul comments to Ho Yeong that he’ll do well. She then suggests that his name be changed and to work on his dialect. Ho Yeong then introduces Shi Deok to Yoo Sung, as someone she respects the most.
Later, Han Byul and Yoo Sung discuss Tae Sung’s stress level. He won’t go to counseling as he wants to focus on the series right now. She’s worried that problems will occur later. Yoo Sung says he’ll talk to him about it again later. She then brings up Eun Si Woo (the actress getting a divorce). When Han Byul had found out, she had called Tae Sung to check on him, but had only asked him about the questionnaire. (Ep3.) Yoo Sung says a lot of time has passed so he should be okay. Then he tells her that Ms. Kwon (housekeeper) has returned to work for Tae Sung.
At home, Ms. Kwon has made a large spread for Tae Sung. After he takes the first sip of soup, he finds it to be too salty but he won’t admit it to her. She mentions that she’s aware that her food’s become saltier as she’s getting older, yet he says it’s perfect and so tasty. When she’s not looking, he pours some water into his soup bowl.
Meanwhile, Jae Hyun is at home eating ramyeon as he’s reading the script. The doorbell rings and he opens the door to his new roommate, Shi Deok. Shi Deok says it’s the first time he’s seen a celebrity. Jae Hyun admits that he isn’t one yet, and then he shows him his room. When he discovers that they’re the same age, Jae Hyun asks if they can be friends. Later, Jae Hyun tells him that he’s lucky that he got into Starforce the way he did, as it’s the agency that everyone wants to get into.
The next day at work, Bo In is watching a man cut a watermelon and a woman making hot pot rice. She’s confused as to why though. Han Byul tells her that Eun Ha Young’s manager is making fresh watermelon juice for his client, while Shin Jae Young’s manager is making breakfast for her client. Then a portly guy (82 kg) walks in with a thinner man (61kg), and Han Byul says he used to be thin, too, but he’s gained weight from eating for his actress who is always dieting. And the skinnier guy is so skinny now because his actor won’t let him eat as he was always on a diet. They flip flopped for their jobs! Talk about real support. Jung Yeol suddenly runs in with his oversized backpack to grab something. Han Byul interrupts him and asks what’s in the bag. He replies that Tae Sung is shooting in the countryside so he’s packed some things that he might need, and then he quickly runs out of there.
At the filming site, Tae Sung is shooting eye daggers at someone. Yoo Sung arrives and asks him what’s going on. Tae Sung sighs heavily as he looks across the way at Jung Yeol handing out drinks. He then asks Tae Sung if the company is poor, as Jung Yeol is handing out drinks endorsed by his rival Shin Joo Hyun as his face is plastered all over these bottles. He had bought them because they were buy-one-get-free. lol! A stressed out Dae Soon runs up to ask if Yoo Sung has seen Yoo Na as he can’t find her anywhere. Then he receives a call and answers the phone, in a sing-songy voice, “Yoooo Na-ah….Where are you?” lol It’s hilariously amusing and awful that he has to say her name like this. When she tells him, he’s quite shocked to hear that she went home. He then angrily yells at Min Kyu to go get her already as he’s just standing there. Dae Soo tells Yoon Sung that she went home to receive a package from abroad - clothes that she just had to try on. I don’t understand how/why she’s an actress if she wants to do nothing. Dae Soo finally notices what Jung Yeol is handing out. Now it’s Yoo Sung’s turn to sigh and vent.
Ho Yeong’s surprise actor is Han Seung Il, who is handsome and polite. After he leaves, Han Byul asks if she’ll be okay as she’s heard that he’s hard to work with. Ho Yeong says he’s really gentle. Han Byul heard that he’s an alien, as in he’s hard to communicate with. She’s worried for her.
At On Star Daily, Ki Peum’s boss is angrily telling everyone to start writing articles trashing Sky Entertainment, especially in relation to actor Do Jun Young, whose drama airs tomorrow. Ki Peum is in charge of this thankless task. She’s told to find everything on this actor and drag him through the mud. Later, she receives many emails from Do Jun Young’s fans asking her to take down her article. She just bangs her head on her desk. I hate her boss.
Later, she joins the girls for drinks at Organic Bar and explains her boss’ latest assignment, and how she’s now receiving all sorts of complaints via texts and emails from Do Jun Young’s fans. Han Byul says he was an idol singer so he has a lot of fans. Ki Peum says there’s actually nothing wrong with the actor so she wonders if she is going to have to make up stuff now. But she knows that the public isn’t dumb, and she’s ashamed to have to stoop this low as a journalist. Han Byul asks Ho Yeong how it’s going with Han Seung Il, and she replies that it’s fine as he’s quite polite with good manners. Kwi Nong drops off a non-alcoholic drink for Ki Peum (just had surgery and all), and says sometimes it’s better to be cursed at, than spoken to politely. Ki Peum asks if the filming for “The World of Stars” has started, and Han Byul says that they’re shooting in Gangwon Province and admits to feeling so much better without Tae Sung around.
Much to the chagrin of their managers, director and crew, Jae Hyun and Yoo Na have numerous NG’s for their scene together. The two are busy mocking each other, guffawing loudly, etc. Even though it’s past 6 p.m., Lawyer Do is still at work. He’s busy watching the clip of Han Byul skidding at Tae Sung’s signing event. His colleague asks if there's a legal issue with it, and he says that it’s just cute. She asks if he’s referring to Tae Sung. He says no and just grins at the video.
Yoo Sung calls Jung Yeol to make sure that nothing goes wrong while he’s out of town. Jung Yeol says he has nothing to worry about as he’ll take extra care of Tae Sung. Yoo Sung tells him not to do “too much” for him. The boy takes everything literally. But he has good intentions! He tells him to ask for help if he really needs to.
At work, Ki Peum and her co-workers are discussing their boss’ request to drag Do Jun Young through the mud. Her co-workers are also worried about retaliation from his fans. Ki Peum admits that she has it worse - she criticized him so much that he’s actually grown on her, so she feels guilty now.
Ho Yeong gives Han Seung Il his schedule for today’s event and then she closes the car door before walking away. He calls her back to ask if that’s how one closes the door. He asks her to close the door again, so she closes it very gently this time. He opens the door again and says it was too gentle and lacking in sincerity. Earlier when she shut the door so recklessly, he felt like closing up himself and he’s even growing colder. She apologizes and - he interrupts to admonish everyone else in the car with him, the other team members and the driver. He tells everyone to imagine themselves as a car - if the door is slammed, it would hurt and if it’s too gently done, then it doesn’t lock. He asks if everyone understands and they say yes. He then says how one closes the door shows how one feels about a person. lol He’s persnickety! He expects consideration, respect, trust and humanity when one closes a door. How about just stuffing the muffler? She finally understands what a royal pain he is!
At the shooting location, Tae Sung catches Jung Yeol hanging his [Tae Sung’s] underwear out to dry on the windshield wipers of the van. He had decided to wash all of his clothes on this nice sunny day. LMAO! He’s so innocent and clueless. Hahaha! An outraged and humiliated Tae Sung walks up to him and stops right next to his ear to call him a lunatic and says that everyone can see if he hangs them this way. He then continues with the ear beating including multiple expletives.
Yoo Sung’s meeting is interrupted by a phone call from Tae Sung. Inside the van, Tae Sung tells him that he’s lost his mind and is completely out of it. He asks why he is doing his laundry when he’s never asked him to. Yoo Sung is confused. Tae Sung starts angrily yelling that he’s talking about Byun Jung Yeol! He asks if he hates him as he’s matched him with this guy to mess with him. He finally screams that his underwear’s flying in the wind!! Bwahaha, I love an angry Tae Sung. XD Yoo Sung groans at this.
Han Byul then receives a call from Yoo Sung asking for help as “Jung Yeol, the idiot, hung Tae Sung’s underwear out to dry on the van when staff members were walking around.” She suppresses her laughter as he continues that Tae Sung is furious and doesn’t want to film now. Such a baby. To Yoo Sung’s relief, Han Byul agrees to take care of this. She then asks why Jung Yeol did that. He says the crazy jerk wanted them to “dry nicely!” XD! A chuckle slips out as she quietly tells him to not worry. She hangs up and then immediately calls someone else to say that she has an emergency and needs it booked now. She and the PR trio go shopping for snacks, coffee, and various Tae Sung-endorsed products.
It’s now nighttime as Tae Sung and Jung Yeol continue sitting in the van as he’s still refusing to get out. The PR team arrives in a car with a huge truck behind them. Tae Sung is pretty surprised to see Han Byul here. And then his face lights up as he starts smiling. Han Byul and her team start handing out all the Tae Sung-endorsed products to everyone on the set, and any passerbys. All alone in the van, Tae Sung starts grinning stupidly at the sight of Han Byul cheerfully handing out products to everyone. (~36:54) When he’s interrupted by Jung Yeol, he quickly drops the smile and yells at him for not knocking. Jung Yeol brings him something from Han Byul - a large box marked “Exclusive Snack Box for Tae Sung.” He dismisses him before he opens the box. Inside, it’s filled with all of his favorite snacks curated by Han Byul. He mutters how childish but he’s actually very happy and finally decides to get out of the van. Because it’s not childish to throw a fit over wet underwear.
During a scene with Tae Sung, Jae Hyun is so nervous around Tae Sung that he forgets his own lines. The director asks what’s going on and Jae Hyun can only apologize. However, Tae Sung makes up the excuse that he was just too close to him. Han Byul and the PR team are watching them. On the second take, when Tae Sung pats Jae Hyun on the head, he forgets his lines again. Now Tae Sung blames it on him messing up Jae Hyun’s hair. Han Byul mutters there he goes again with the saint act. He’s actually being a good sunbae! On the third take, Jae Hyun remembers his lines and the scene is done. Tae Sung then notices that Han Byul has gone missing.
Afterwards, the PR team shoots a video for the agency’s YouTube channel, and they ask for Tae Sung to say something to his fans. In front of the camera, Tae Sung is the consummate professional actor, very cordial and polite. Once this recording is over, he finally asks where Han Byul went. Mi Nyeo tells him that she’s helping with the coffee truck. He then says he needs to get some coffee.
At the truck, he watches Han Byul for a moment and smiles before joining her on the truck. When she sees him, she tells him to get lost if he’s only going to get in her way. They’re wearing nearly matching leather jackets! He asks if this is the way to talk to someone who is going to help her. Their bickering is interrupted by a lady who wants two Americanos. He confirms the order and the woman is happily surprised that he’s making her order. Han Byul asks if he really knows how to make the drink. He reminds her that he was a barista in one of his old dramas. As they’re making the drinks, she recalls that he had made her a coffee with sand lance (fish) extract. He reminds her that that was after the impotency incident. The two then bicker about seeing who has made more humiliating mistakes. They’re interrupted by an elderly couple, and the woman asks if they’re selling coffee. A sweet and gentle Tae Sung replies that they’re not selling it for money but asks if there was anything they’d like. The woman tells the man that he’s handsome and the old man replies that he’s a TV star. Tae Sung admits that he is and he’s treating everyone today. He then says that it’s not good to consume caffeine at night so he offers them a warm cup of citron tea. Without a single word, Han Byul helps Tae Sung make the two teas and then Tae Sung walks off the truck to bring the cups directly to the elderly couple.
As the couple walks away, the man suddenly collapses. Tae Sung tries to wake up the man while the woman and Han Byul watch with great concern. Jung Yeol runs up and unzips the man’s coat and then asks Han Byul to call 112 (emergency services), who snaps out of it and gets on her phone. He then asks Tae Sung to grab his black bag from the van. Jung Yeol then starts chest compressions on the man, and when Tae Sung returns with the bag, he asks him to take the defibrillator out of the bag. Tae Sung pulls out several items before finding the AED machine. He really was prepared for anything! Jung Yeol then calmly places the electrodes on the man’s chest.
Afterwards, on the drive back, Jung Yeol hangs up from his call and tells Tae Sung that the old man is okay. Tae Sung looks relieved to hear this. He tells Jung Yeol that he’s good at emergency care. Jung Yeol insists that he isn’t. Tae Sung replies that he can go back to it if he gets fired as his manager. Then he asks him why he carries a defibrillator in his bag. Jung Yeol enthusiastically says it’s in case he collapses during a shoot. Then he quickly says it’s not that he wants that to happen - it’s just in case. Tae Sung smiles at this and just watches Jung Yeol drive.
Yoo Sung calls Han Byul to tell her that she must be so tired. She says no, it’s the most fun she’s had in a while, and Tae Sung is in a better mood now. She then says that that passionate boy did something great today. He asks with concern, what, why and what did he do this time? Han Byul says she meant that in a good way and she’d tell him all about it when he returns. Yoo Sung sounds relieved and hangs up the call, to meet with Eun Si Woo.
Han Byul calls Ki Peum to let her know she knows why her boss wants to have Do Jun Young dragged through the mud. Not long ago, all of the chiefs got together and Do Jun Young, who was at the next table, came by to say hello. He even poured everyone a drink but something urgent came up before he could pour Ki Peum’s boss his drink. So petty. Ki Peum says quite loudly that’s why he’s making everyone do this, which her co-workers overhear. Not long after she hangs up the call, her boss comes in and asks if this is the best they can do. Ki Peum gets up to confront him but her co-worker beats her to it. The co-worker complains about having so many polyps in her body which were caused by stress, so much stress! She dramatically tells him that he’s making her trash her baby with her own hands. Always fight crazy with more craziness.
Yoo Sung is back and on the phone with Tae Sung. He apologizes for not taking care of him and he’d look into finding him a new manager. Tae Sung quietly says that Jung Yeol is fine. Yoo Sung is surprised and asks if he’s sure. Tae Sung replies since it made it into the news, if he fires him now, his image will suffer. He suggests that they keep an eye on him for the time being. Yoo Sung is pleased to hear this. Tae Sung hangs up and smiles as he looks at the headline “Gong Tae Sung Saves a Citizen with his Manager.” Hmm, I'm sure that Jung Yeol probably did most of the saving here. When Jung Yeol returns with the coffee, Tae Sung flings the tablet away and acts like he’s been looking at the schedule. He then reaches into his snack box and offers Jung Yeol a piece of candy before he starts driving. Jung Yeol lights up like a little kid and calls him Hyung Nim. Tae Sung says he’s just giving it to him in case he gets tired and can’t drive. Then he claims that he is worried that he (pointing to himself) might die and then waves at him to drive. They both open their candies and enjoy it together. Aww.
Over the weekend, Han Byul is reading at a cafe, and Lawyer Do happens to be taking a walk and spots her. He waves at her but she’s too immersed in her book. So he calls her. When she sees that it’s him calling, she becomes panic-stricken as she wonders what’s wrong but she finally answers the call. He tells her that he’s not calling because something happened but because he’s standing right in front of her. She looks around and sees him waving at her from outside the window.
Inside the cafe, he apologizes for not knowing what calling her on the weekend meant for her. She’s just glad that nothing bad happened. He says next time, he’ll just walk on by even if he sees her. She replies can’t he at least say hi. He laughs and asks if she really can’t not take calls after work or on weekends. She admits that she wishes she could do that but she’s afraid that she’ll miss something in the split second she misses a call. She then gets a faraway look on her face and he notices. She quickly snaps out of it and offers to get him a coffee to celebrate that nothing happened. He replies that he surprised her so he should be the one treating her. She says she won’t say no and would like the most expensive drink and a slice of cake. He just smiles as she animatedly tells him what she’d like.
The PR trio are at work looking at photos taken of Han Byul and Tae Sung together on the coffee truck. Bo In says that they look good together. Mi Nyeo agrees and comments that they don’t look like they’re dating though. The three are not sure what’s going on between them as it’s hard to gauge with Han Byul’s mood swings. They wonder if it’s one-sided on Tae Sung’s part. Lawyer Do overhears and interrupts to get his coffee as he’s thinking about what he just heard. Everyone receives notification that they just got their paychecks, including Han Byul who is ecstatic to still receive one. And then she looks at his poster and says that he’s not really a scumbag after all.
What really happened during the signing event. After she’d skidded between Tae Sung and his bodyguard’s legs, Tae Sung had taken a look at the media and the fans and whispered to her to not turn around. He told her to run on three and he started the count. On three, he grabbed the mic as she ran off the stage. He announced that he would let everyone take some photos now, as she was still running out of the room with her face hidden from everyone’s view. Yoo Sung noticed and smiled in relief. Tae Sung continued to cutely pose for the crowd. She mutters that sometimes, he seems nice, even. She’s interrupted by Lawyer Do who wants to ask her something. Tae Sung is watching from a distance. Lawyer Do asks if she’s dating Tae Sung. She incredulously asks if he was shot in the head or if he’s trying to get sued. Lawyer Do smiles while Tae Sung looks disappointed. Lawyer Do then asks if he should introduce her to a good lawyer. She looks at him and waits. He then points at himself and says “Me.” Tae Sung scoffs at this.
Epilogue: Ho Yeong and that persnickety actor’s crew are all taking turns closing the van door. They’re trying to figure out what’s the right amount of force to convey consideration, respect, and trustworthiness. Oh, and humanity. She finally snaps and yells at the night sky, “Han Seung Il, you psycho!”
[Ep5] “Rumors. What You Want to Believe.”
Tae Sung had been smiling as he was listening to Han Byul’s mutterings about him but then Lawyer Do shows up. Now, a very jealous Tae Sung calls her by her full name and says that he has something to discuss with her. He walks up and stops right next to her and grabs her by the shoulder with his right hand to pull her right up against him but she shrugs him off and asks what he’s doing. Lawyer Do just looks at him, and Tae Sung introduces himself to him and offers his hand. Lawyer Do accepts the handshake and says that they meet at last and says that he’s the legal advisor. They continue this handshake for quite some time. Tae Sung asks what class of the Judicial Institute he was in. Lawyer Do says the 46th and Tae Sung says he was 44th. Han Byul rolls her eyes at this and says he played a lawyer once in a drama. Ha! She continues that it was so annoying as he wouldn’t stop quoting the law. Tae Sung finally lets go of Lawyer Do’s hand and says bye. He then turns and says something to Han Byul who looks a bit concerned. He finally walks away.
Now Tae Sung is running at the gym but is greatly distracted by Han Byul’s response about dating him. He’s so agitated that he makes the run even more challenging which an already-struggling Jung Yeol can barely keep up with.
Han Byul makes sure that the PR trio has a grip on everything else while she’s going to some horrible place - the shooting of TWoS. The PR trio are excited for her. But she just sighs as she recalls what he had whispered to her. He’d told her that she seemed to be in a good mood. So she didn’t think that her paycut could start next month? If she wants her full paycheck, she’d better go to his shoot. OMG, he always whispers not-so-sweet-nothings! LMAO Show, you’re killing me with these “sweet-looking” scenes of our leads and then dropping a giant ttong instead. lol
In the break room, the PR trio are all giddy that Han Byul and Tae Sung are going on secret dates during the shooting. They’re interrupted by Jung Yeol who admits that there’s something going on between them as Han Byul knew exactly what Tae Sung liked - the traditional snacks in his snack box. The trio squeals in delight as they had wondered who wanted those snacks. Jung Yeol confirms that he did find the snacks to be sweet. This newbie manager needs to shut his mouth more.
Ki Peum is waiting to interview Han Yoo Jin who arrives and disarms her with his charm. To start, he says he’s been following her articles and finds her to be beautiful. During the interview, he says that he wishes to date and he asks her to not publish that part. He then asks for her phone number and with a smile, he hands her his phone. She gives him the number and seems distracted.
An exhausted Tae Sung goes to get his hair done before the shoot but falls asleep during it. Jung Yeol answers the call in a whisper - it’s Han Byul and suddenly Tae Sung jerks wide awake! Heh. The hairdresser asks if it was too hot. He doesn’t say anything but looks over at Jung Yeol whispering on the phone to Han Byul. Tae Sung gets this devilish little smile on his face. I’m scared for her. (~8:16)
It’s three hours before shoot, and Yoo Sung is admonishing Jae Hyun for getting a haircut as this is a continuation scene. (Clothing, makeup and hairstyle must be kept consistent.) He’s apologetic and admits that he wasn’t thinking. He thought his hair was too messy-looking. Yoo Sung asks how could a character with long hair suddenly have short hair? He then asks why he didn’t run it by his manager first. Oops. Meanwhile, Dae Soo is dealing with Yoo Na, who is refusing to wear the same (previous) outfit for her scene. She is adamant about wearing her current outfit as she gets a "good vibe" from it. He laughs and says he doesn’t care about her vibe as this is a continuation scene. He asks if she’s a magician, as she changes her outfit in the middle of the street in this scene. She says that it could happen. *facepalm*
Dae Soo later complains to Yoo Sung about their troublesome actors. Yoo Sung says at least she can change her outfit. Dae Soo says she’d rather go home than do that. Dae Soo says even working with a chameleon will be easier than this. lol They both sigh. When Dae Soo sees Han Byul arriving, he says that she’s here at the perfect time.
It’s now two hours until the start of the shoot and the three are now inside a tent. Han Byul suggests for Yoo Sung to cover Jae Hyun's hair with a hat. Now Dae Soo picks up a drink and some snacks and shoves it towards her to ask for her help. He wonders if a magic spell in the script would work for her outfit change. She shoves everything back towards him and pats him on the hand. He looks so frustrated and just drops his head on his hands. Yoo Sung consoles him with a pat on the back. All of a sudden, there’s a flurry of action outside. It’s Tae Sung arriving in top form - decked out all in black except for his green jacket. He walks towards Han Byul and makes direct eye contact with her. But he turns right at the last second and smirks at her. She rolls her eyes at this. The guys are confused. It’s like a predator toying with his prey. Tsk tsk.
It’s about 30 minutes until the start of the shoot, and Dae Soo is still trying to coax Yoooo Na-ah to change her outfit as it’s getting boring. She finally agrees to change her outfit but she wants to go shopping for a new outfit! Dae Soo tells Min Kyu that he must have had a lot of bad karma from his previous life. He then says that he’ll go to the director and say that Yoo Na has acute diarrhea and he’ll even beg on his knees. He then dramatically tells Min Kyu to stay there and not move. Yoo Na’s eyes widen at this but she only says that she’s fine. He says that he can’t just go to the director and say that she doesn’t want to change her outfit. She says then maybe she should go instead. Dae Soo exclaims that his head hurts and tells Min Kyu to call an ambulance as that’s how he’s leaving. Ha.
While Tae Sung is getting his makeup touched up, he’s watching Han Byul talking with Yoo Sung and he gets this little smile on his face. When he realizes that he’s smiling, he quickly drops it. (~14:09, I love how his face changes when he sees her.) Action time! Tae Sung starts his first scene - arriving on the red carpet with all the proper attention from the media and fans, with his brother (Jae Hyun’s character) watching him in the crowd (who looks like a creep now with that hat, lol). When the director yells cut, Tae Sung looks around for Han Byul and spots her not even paying attention as she’s busy on the phone.
The next scene is a fighting sequence inside a warehouse. Tae Sung beats up all of the bad guys and then everyone claps. He looks around for Han Byul and sees her typing on her laptop. He sighs in frustration. He’s now standing in the rain and has this emotional scene and is even crying. The director yells cut and the water is cut off as Jung Yeol quickly brings him a towel. He then spots Han Byul talking on the phone yet again. So he walks over to her and says with a clenched jaw that “Oh Han Byul. If you’re going to do this, just go.” She tells him that he told her to go, so don’t change his mind later. So she really leaves as she loudly continues with her phone call. He watches her leave and angrily declares he’s going to get revenge. I get the distinct feeling that the revenge is really on himself here. lol
Lawyer Do is at the office and thinking about his conversation with Han Byul and wonders what Tae Sung said to her. He’s interrupted from his thoughts by his colleague who asks if he’s feeling sick these days. He asks why she’s asking that and she replies that it’s past 6 p.m. He says it’s time to go home but then he gets a call from Han Byul. She apologizes for calling so late about a drunk driving incident and he says that it’s okay. She says that they’re going to send out a press release admitting to the incident along with the actor’s apology and he’ll reflect on it. She just wanted him to be aware of this, and then asks if they can meet tomorrow to discuss the cancellation of ads and drama. He replies that they can do it right now. His colleague smiles as she’s eavesdropping from his doorway. Han Byul tells him that it’s okay. He should go home as she’ll see him tomorrow. He says it’s a big issue, so she asks if he’s in the office and she can drop by. He’s breaking his own rules for her? When she arrives, he’s already completed the review of contracts. The ad is a one-time contract and there’s only a week left, so it should be fine if they have a proper discussion. As for the drama - she interrupts and says that the shoot hasn’t started for it yet so the actor will just get dropped. She apologizes for making him stay so late.
Jung Yeol parks the van outside Tae Sung’s place, and when he looks in the rearview mirror, he sees a sleeping Tae Sung. But then Tae Sung suddenly snaps open his eyes (lol!) which startles the tar out of Jung Yeol, who starts screaming and hits the horn. Now an equally frightened Tae Sung also starts screaming and falls out of his seat. Bwahaha! (~21:27) Once the two calm down, Tae Sung gives Jung Yeol his first mission.
At home, Da Hye with a green face mask on, is giddy about having her first day of filming with Tae Sung tomorrow. Adorkable. She reminisces about attending one of Tae Sung’s signing events. She had excitedly walked up to the table but had tripped over her own feet and was stopped by the table. She had straightened back up and told him that she had a present for him. She then handed him a pink box which Ho Yeong had accepted and put on the floor next to all the other gifts. Tae Sung had thanked her and asked for her name for the autograph. Yoo Sung had noticed her as she nervously told Tae Sung her name.
Today, Yoo Sung goes to Da Hye’s dressing room, and is greeted with her 1000-watt smile. He asks if she’s really that pleased. She nods and asks if it isn’t a dream. He asks if it feels like one. She happily nods and says that she still can’t believe it. She tells him that her life changed since that meet-and-greet. She says that “Tae Sung sunbae even picked my career for me!” He sighs and teasingly says that he’s offended though as he’s the one who got her the Starforce contract. She says she obviously thanks him, too. She then deep-bows and says she’ll make it up to him forever. She admits it was dreamy to even think that she signed with Tae Sung’s agency but now she’s in the same drama as him. He says that she’s worked hard and encourages her to continue to do so. Then he says, “Ms. Baek, the lead of ‘The World of Stars’, shall we?” and offers her his hand. She agrees and asks if he’ll stay until the end of her shoot. He says of course. She wonders if she’ll pass out from all the excitement. He says then he’ll carry her out to get help. She laughs and he says let’s go. These two are so cute!
On set, Da Hye discusses the scenes with Tae Sung and they even go over the movements. When they spot Yoo Sung, Tae Sung waves happily at him and Da Hye mouths that she’s so nervous. He gives them both his support and encouragement.
The filming starts and it’s Tae Sung’s initial meeting with Da Hye. The two exchange a handshake and the director yells cut and then says that the drama is going to be huge. Tae Sung looks around for Han Byul as Yoo Sung wonders what’s going on. Tae Sung indicates that it’s nothing but Yoo Sung tells Jung Yeol to check on him. Tae Sung says that it’s nothing but he looks disappointed and then angry as he sits down to wait. He mutters with clenched teeth that she really didn’t come because he told her not to. Yup, I knew he’d regret it.
At Starforce’s next meeting, they need to do some damage control for the rumors flying around about three of their actors.
Rumor #1: Jang Seok Woo is dating an actress but he’s actually dating two other women as well. Ho Yeong admits that the actress knows about it now. Han Byul says they can’t (publicly) break up right now as it would be admitting that the rumors are true. Ho Yeong says she’s right as they still need to go abroad to promote their drama, couple shoots and commercials lined up. Han Byul suggests having them look affectionate to quell the rumors.
Rumor #2: Da Hye is allegedly a drug addict. Yoo Sung denies this and even Mr. Choi finds it ridiculous. Han Byul suggests finding out where this rumor originated from then nip it in the bud immediately.
Rumor #3: Tae Sung allegedly loves going clubbing in Gangnam and has stinky hair. XD Mr. Choi refutes this as he’s really a homebody, and glued to his couch when he’s not working. Yoo Sung says these weird rumors are circulating because he’s about to make his big return. Han Byul will investigate this as well. Mr. Choi says this nonsense about his stinky hair will kill the shampoo commercials. He also knows that he's actually sort of a clean freak. Han Byul says they can’t get the nation to smell his hair so she’ll look into it and figure out how to address it.
She then tells Lawyer Do that they need to get on this right away. He says he’ll put his team on it right away. He even says for her to call him any time, whenever she has an update. It’s okay if it’s late, which makes the other managers curious now. The handsome lawyer has a crush.
Yoo Sung calls Tae Sung to ask him about going to clubs. Tae Sung replies that he knows that he hates noisy places, right? He knew but he still had to check. Then he tells him to ignore the hair rumor, but this only makes Tae Sung paranoid enough to run to the shower and scrub his scalp and wash his hair. Afterwards, he asks Jung Yeol to smell his hair who says it smells nice. He then asks him if he’s started working on the mission, which Jung Yeol confirms he has. Yoo Sung's next call is to Da Hye to ask about drugs and she squeals that she’s just high all the time…from being Tae Sung’s fan! Haha, I love her energy.
Jung Yeol has a rendezvous with Bo In on the rooftop at work. Show is so silly with the spy music here. At Tae Sung’s home, Jung Yeol gives him some intel on Lawyer Do. He is known to be competent, handles his work swiftly and precisely. He's also catching up quickly to Yoo Sung’s popularity as a female employee favorite. I’d choose sneaky Yoo Sung over calm Lawyer Do. Ha. Jung Yeol goes on to say that he definitely carries himself as a sexy, intelligent man at work and he’s quite rich. Tae Sung asks if he’s richer than him. Jung Yeol admits that he didn’t look into that aspect. They’re interrupted by the doorbell and it’s Lawyer Do on the doorbell monitor! When Tae Sung opens the door, Lawyer Do is quite surprised to see him. Lawyer Do hands him a plate of rice cakes as he's his new next-door neighbor. Jung Yeol takes notes of this exchange.
As a favor to her former professor, Han Byul gives a lecture about her profession at Haesung University. She’s reminded of when she was attending university and there were rumors circulating about her. Afterwards, she and the professor talk in her office. When the professor pulls out the promotional brochure which has the photo of her and Tae Sung on the cover, Han Byul gasps in horror.
Back then, the photographer had told them to form a heart with their hands together for the photo. The two were not happy about this as Han Byul had even asked if they had to do this. Next to her, Tae Sung had nodded yes quite vehemently at the photographer. Oh? The photographer had then said because it’s the university’s promotional brochure, they needed to make it look like girls can date a guy like him when they come here. So they’re really selling Tae Sung vis-ร -vis Han Byul’s cooperation. Tsk. And so the two proceeded to insult each other behind their smiles (ergo gritted teeth with minimum movement) as they came together to do this sweet pose. They actually insulted each other on who was the worst dating candidate. The photographer interrupted their bickering to ask them to smile and then he snapped that now famous photo! LOL! (~39:32)
Han Byul groans and says this photoshoot almost killed her because everyone thought she was Tae Sung’s girlfriend. She shakes herself at going down that road and asks if she can take this and burn it. The professor is surprised and asks if they really were not dating at the time. Han Byul says no, and then she says more vehemently, never! The professor says that’s odd and then she relates what Tae Sung had told her then.
Back then, Tae Sung had actually asked the professor to destroy all of the promotional brochures. She had replied that she can’t do that, even for him. He had asked if protecting a student shouldn’t be a priority for the school as Han Byul was so miserable that she was unable to come to school because of those brochures. The professor admitted that the order had probably already gone to the print shop. He had offered to pay for the photoshoot and the cost of discarding the brochures. And if that wasn’t enough, he had also offered to be every future promotional poster for the school, even after he graduated. Wow. So he’s in the brochure every year as promised. The professor says thanks to him, they are able to give out every single one of their brochures. Later, Han Byul sees a university poster of Tae Sung with the words “The Road to Becoming Gong Tae Sung’s Junior.” At home, Tae Sung has received the latest brochure and puts it on a shelf with all the others. He then pulls out the one of him and Han Byul on the cover and says that she was cute even then and smiles tenderly at it. Omo. Is he even aware of his feelings towards her?
At Organic Bar, Han Byul tells Ki Peum that there’s this guy whom she thought only cared about himself. She continues that this happened a long time but she found out that he did something really big for her. But then again, he’s also not the type to do something like that for her. Ki Peum says if he really only cares about himself, then he must’ve really liked her. She quickly denies that possibility. Ki Peum says or maybe she just wants to believe that he only cares about himself. And then Han Byul receives a text message with a picture of the brochure from Tae Sung: “I have a family heirloom of yours here. Think of it as an honor.” She starts cursing at her phone and deletes the image immediately. Ho Yeong joins them but she’s angry about a former client who claimed that she had hit him as she was a former bodyguard.
Han Byul updates them on the rumor fact-finding assignment.
Da Hye’s drug rumor. She had really enjoyed some tteokbokki from a place called “Drug Tteokbokki” and had posted about the food being really “like drugs as it’s totally addicting. Once you have a taste, you can’t quit it.” So someone else at the restaurant must have overheard her and misconstrued her words.
Tae Sung’s clubbing rumor. On the set of TWoS, the Director had complimented Tae Sung on his improved physique. Tae Sung had said that he’d been going to the health club a lot recently. He had then said he practically lives there. The Director had said that he’s going to this club, then maybe he should go, too. Tae Sung had replied that the club he’s going to was just renovated. And the two guys had continued talking about the club, but several people misheard this information and started these rumors about him going clubbing. Han Byul has the cyber police looking into the source and Mr. Do is working on it as well. She is clueless about where the stinky hair rumor comes from though. Yoo Sung says it’s just a slanderous rumor to tarnish his reputation. Mr. Choi wonders if Shin Joo Hyun’s company started this rumor. It turns out that Tae Sung’s been washing his hair a million times a day and his scalp is about to come off. Mr. Choi asks if she can get him to stop as he’s coming in later today.
After the meeting, she spots a mopey-looking Tae Sung walking in the hallway. Han Byul gets his attention with a “Hey, Gong!” Her customary greeting for him. Heh. He wordlessly walks up to her. She then suddenly pulls him by the collar of his sweatshirt so they’re face-to-face. Then she pulls his head down so she can sniff his hair. She tells him that the top of his head doesn’t smell at all. He looks surprised but he recovers by stammering of course it doesn’t. She tells him that she’ll get rid of all those rumors, so stop washing his hair. He just nods. Before she leaves, she tells him that she heard about the promotional brochures and with a smile, she thanks him. He gets the cutest little smile as he’s watching her leave. (~49:32) He then suppresses the smile by pressing his lips together (love it when he does this!) and mutters what she is saying, as that was ages ago. If the twinkle in his eyes is anything to go by, he seems pretty happy about this. *heart eyes!*
At a gathering with fellow reporters, Ki Peum discovers that that actor, Han Yoo Jin, has been texting with her and every female reporter who’s ever interviewed him as a way to make sure they stay nice to him.
Jung Yeol gives Tae Sung a set of interview questions from a foreign magazine. He looks at them and asks Jung Yeol if he must answer them when he has a drama to shoot. He suggests giving them to Han Byul as she knows him best. Jung Yeol takes the questions back from him with a little smile. Jung Yeol then sends the following, “Tae Sung just said himself that Ms. Oh knows him best” to the PR trio's group text. He’s really one of them now! lol
After two hours of waiting, Tae Sung starts yawning and then nodding off as he’s quite tired. When Tae Sung notices Jung Yeol is barely awake, he wakes him up to say that he admits that he’s a nice person. Then he asks if he knows what a manager who’s a nice person is called? Jung Yeol takes a guess: a nice manager? Tae Sung shakes his head and says he’s a loser because he’s useless. He’s agreed to everything on Tae Sung’s behalf, which is why he’s been working all night for the past few nights. Oops. Jung Yeol apologizes and Tae Sung sneers at this and says if he has time to say that, then he’d better run. Jung Yeol quickly runs out the door as Tae Sung promptly goes back to napping.
Han Byul is working on the interview questions while the PR trio are discussing that she’s been working furiously and must really know him well. Han Byul has three questions left that she doesn’t have answers for. So she goes to visit Tae Sung in his dressing room. At the sound of her voice, he perks up but he's barely able to stay awake and just lays back down. She forces him to sit up as he sleepily answers the questions with his eyes closed with his head is propped up on his hand.
Q: Any changes after returning from Africa?
A: Because of someone, I went to Africa where it was really tough. I shoveled dirt, I dug wells and I became the best at it.
She’s surprised by his simple answer and decides to go with what he said at the press conference when he returned - something corny about taking stuff for granted.
Q: When did you cry recently?
A: I don’t shed tears.
She doesn’t like this answer and sarcastically says that she loves what a show-off he is. If he’s a human, he’d have shed a tear when he parted with the people in Africa. He agrees to whatever she wants to say.
Q: What’s the most dramatic moment in your life?
He’s fallen back to sleep so she slaps his knee to wake him up. She says she’ll give him a list and he can pick one: when he graduated from university, 10 million tickets at the box office, first Best Actor Award, or when he went to Africa.
GTS laughs, his eyes remain closed: How weird. You were part of all of them. She looks shocked at this and stops typing to look at him. O__O
OHB: What?
GTS: Stay there. Don’t go anywhere. And then he returns to sleeping and rests his head on her shoulder.
Han Byul lets him stay asleep on her shoulder for a moment but she seems affected by this. She suddenly she snaps out of it, stands up and lets him fall over to continue sleeping on the couch in an awkward position. She wordlessly leaves. Outside the room, she wonders out loud who he is to tell her when to come and go. Jung Yeol walks by and asks her if she got the answers. She says yes, sort of. She leaves and tries to shake it off.
One of Starforce’s actors, Jang Seok Woo is caught on a date with yet another girl and Han Byul is told to watch over them. On her drive to work, Ki Peum is getting pressured by her boss about not bringing in any exclusives. He orders her to get the story on Yang Soo Hyun dating a CEO’s second son, and tells her to not bother coming in until she gets the scoop. After he hangs up on her, she starts screaming angrily about him.
There’s more anger. Jang Seok Woo is in the office with a very furious Ho Yeong. She yells that he said that she was just a friend. He smugly replies that they were just friends yesterday before lunch. She tells him that it’s been less than a week before his official breakup, and why didn’t he at least stay indoors. He asks her if it’s a crime to be in love. She says it’s not but he’s going to lose all of his ads. It’ll also be hard to find work because he’s dated all the actresses. He replies that’s okay as he broke up amicably with lots of them. He arrogantly says they’ll work with him if he asks. She resists the urge to hit him for his arrogance. A player is a player is a player.
The three frustrated girlfriends are together for a meal. The food arrives but Han Byul is unable to eat as she angrily vents that she hates dealing with gossip about dating more than anything! Ho Yeong admits to cussing out Jang Seok Woo today. Ki Peum shares that her boss chewed her out for missing out on Jang Seok Woo’s story. Then she says that she has two close friends who work at Starforce and gives them a withering stare. Now Han Byul and Ho Yeong are both suddenly quite interested in their braised chicken pasta dish and start eating with exaggerated enthusiasm. Ki Peum says nothing but throws eye daggers at them. Han Byul quietly admits that she only found out this morning when she got out of the shower. Ho Yeong says that he said they were friends until yesterday morning. Ki Peum says starting tomorrow, she’s staking out Yang Soo Hyun. Han Byul says let’s send everyone who dates to prison. Haha.
On the set of TWoS, Da Hye notices Tae Sung rubbing his neck and asks if his neck hurts. He admits that he napped in a weird position and continues stretching his neck and rubbing it, which gives her a very tempting view of his chest and neck. She just stares and gets this smile on her face. She’s thirsty! LOL Her front-row viewing is interrupted by the director needing to talk to Tae Sung. As he’s walking away, she says that she might die before they even wrap up and then starts taking in some short breaths. XD
The scene they’re shooting today is Da Hye’s character asking for an exclusive interview from him. He suggestively says how about a story about them dating and walks closer and closer to her to ask if that’ll work. The director yells cut and tells Tae Sung to not be so full-on. Tae Sung laughs at this while Da Hye is trying to not die from the excitement. Haha. Tae Sung wonders where Han Byul is. He mutters to Jung Yeol that she only comes when she wants something. Jung Yeol only smiles at this.
Ho Yeong is dealing with the fallout of Jang Seok Woo’s dating scandals as he’s no longer being cast in a movie. If the movie was “I Love You as Well” it would be fine. But it’s actually “I Love Only You,” as the character is supposed to love only one woman his entire life. Hahaha. She later asks Han Byul how they can fix his image. She suggests enlisting him in the military but Ho Yeong says he’s already completed his compulsory military service. Han Byul wonders if that’s why he’s always seeing different women. He’s now under orders to not do anything and stay at home for three months and pray for people to forget whom he’s dated. The two then pray that Ki Peum is successful with her stakeout.
Later, Ho Yeong tells Shi Deok to continue working on his accent. She then asks if he’s chosen a new name yet. He wants to keep his name but she says that’s not an option. She also suggests that he visit a shoot sometime so he can gain some experience.
At work, Lawyer Do wonders where Han Byul is as she’s not at her desk. When he spots her in the break area, he lights up with a grin. He tells her that they need to go over Jung Seok Woo’s scandal. He then tells her that he moved into a new place and he’s neighbors with Tae Sung. She says everyone needs a good neighbor but… as she shakes her head. Haha. He says he thought they were close, even though they’re not dating. She tells him he’s ruining her good mood. She changes the subject and says that he must have plenty of housewarming parties at his place. He goes to deny this but then he’s struck by an idea and says that throwing housewarming parties are a hobby of his. lol I doubt he moonlights as an event planner. He says he would like to invite the PR team to his place sometime soon, which she agrees to.
It’s nighttime as Jung Yeol drops off a tired Tae Sung at home, and is told to not come to work tomorrow morning. Jung Yeol immediately thinks that something is wrong. Tae Sung says he’s going to work out by himself tomorrow, as he gets in his way. Jung Yeol looks so glum at this that Tae Sung finally tells him to just sleep one more hour before he comes to work. Aww. Tae Sung gets in the elevator, presses the button for the 17th floor, and slumps into the corner to wait. Then Lawyer Do joins him and asks if he’s close to Han Byul. Tae Sung says they’re best friends and they're super close. More like mortal enemies. Lawyer Do says that he was just with her up until now. This wakes up Tae Sung as his eyes are now wide open and he just stares at Lawyer Do. They get to their floor and Lawyer Do says good night. Tae Sung is jealously seething now.
Back at Organic Bar, Han Byul complains that her life is a bit boring right now. She wants something special to happen, to make her heart flutter. Ho Yeong talks about someone special who was handsome, from a nice family, polite and witty, and was so perfect. Han Byul waits excitedly and it turns out to be someone that she signed with the agency. Han Byul complains that this is too PG-13 and bland. lol Ho Yeong shushes her to tell her that one day her phone rang endlessly. Han Byul excitedly asks if he missed her, or did he confess, or did he text? Ho Yeong deadpans that it was the police. It turns out that the perfect man was a conman. When she saw him getting arrested, her heart was pounding out of her chest. Han Byul finally asks where did the romance go? lol! Ho Yeong says that she’s not in any position to date anyone. She’s currently dealing with an alien who can’t communicate, a crazy player, and a gukbap guy that trusted her enough to move to Seoul. She’s too busy, and she was just promoted so she needs to focus on work. Han Byul admits that she herself should go around saying “This isn’t the time to date. I should focus on work.” Ho Yeong disagrees and says she should stop working and start dating. Han Byul replies that it’s not something that she can do just because she wants to. Ho Yeong asks her if her heart has ever beaten faster than usual for someone. Kwi Nong walks by and chimes in to ask if she’s ever blushed because of someone. Han Byul pauses and thinks back to when a sleepy Tae Sung recently told her to stay there and not go anywhere. And then how startled she was when his head landed on her shoulder. Her friends notice her faraway look but she denies it. The girls return to drinking.
Sitting in bed, Tae Sung is going over the script at home but becomes distracted by the lines.
“A man and woman spent time together. If they’re not dating, what would be?”
(Pause, different vibe from previous line)
“Really? Then, since we were together until now, are we… dating?”
He then thinks about his earlier conversation with Lawyer Do about him being with Han Byul "up until then." He furiously scratches out the instructions of “Pause, different vibe from previous line” with a black marker and yells “What kind of line is that?!” He then throws the script and pen onto the floor. He’s unable to sleep as Lawyer Do’s words are ringing in his head. He repeats over and over that he’s sure they were just working. He tries to convince himself that they’re not dating. He finally concedes that he can’t sleep.
The next morning, Han Byul arrives at work yawning as she didn’t sleep well from having a nightmare about being chased by something. She then looks over and sees Tae Sung’s empty lounge chair and decides to take a nap there. Her nap is interrupted by Tae Sung's text messages. He asks her if she’s comfortable and cozy in her office as he’s suffering on the set. He then sends her a link for an article, “Top Star Gong Tae Sung, Number 1 Star Women Want to Date.” She doesn't reply and he becomes upset that she hasn't reacted at all.
Ho Yeong and Shi Deok arrive with the results from the Hyegang Naming Center. She then has Shi Deok introduce himself to the PR team with the new names: Kang Ji Hoo - Han Byul says there are too many Ji Hoons. He then says Kang Ha Da but it’s too direct and forceful, ergo not attractive these days. Kang Tae Gong is too flashy and Han Byul says he only needs to change one character of his name. So now he tries, Kang Shi Yoon but Ho Yeong vehemently objects as it’s her horrible ex-boyfriend’s name and she doesn’t want him to mistakenly think she still likes him.
Rumors start circulating about Tae Sung and Da Hye being in a relationship due to a photo of Da Hye with a noodle bowl - which shows the reflection of another person. No one on the PR team knows who it is, except for Han Byul who says it’s Gong Tae Sung. Yoo Sung is also looking at the photo with Da Hye, and he can’t tell who it is either. Da Hye zooms in on the photo and points out his chestnut-like hair, eyes like black holes, sharp nose and kissable lips. He looks at her in surprise and she continues saying that one can tell it’s him from a plane! lol A true fangirl through and through. She wonders who took this photo, as she is more concerned that she’s caused such a problem for Tae Sung.
Back at Starforce, Han Byul is looking at the rumors online and says that the photo makes it look like it’s only the two of them. Mr. Choi says they had naengmyeon with the staff. He asks what kind of rumors start from a huge bowl of naengmyeon. Han Byul says she’ll get the CCTV from the restaurant. Mr. Choi says the worst thing that can happen to a romcom is when the main leads start dating in real life. So even if it’s true, he wants them to deny it no matter what.
Tae Sung is looking at the photo and says that he can’t even tell it’s himself. He’s surprised that there are dating rumors based on this. Han Byul calls him and asks him if he’s dating Da Hye. He asks why she wants to know. She replies that it’s about the scandal. She says that they’ll deny it even if it’s true but she needs the straight facts from him. He says they’re not dating. She says that’s good news as it’s easier if they don’t need to lie. She then says goodbye, but he tries to stop her. She replies she’s busy as she needs to clean up someone else’s mess. With a whine in his voice, he asks why she’s being so businesslike. She says this is business, should she be crying? Mi Nyeo tells her that they have the CCTV footage, so she hangs up on Tae Sung, who can't believe that she hung up on him. In the footage, the director, Jung Yeol, Jae Hyun, Yoo Na, and Min Kyu are all there with Tae Sung and Da Hye. The PR trio now think that Han Byul isn’t dating Tae Sung, based on how calmly she asked if he was dating Da Hye.
Tae Sung sulks as Han Byul is absent from the set again as she’s busy cleaning up this latest rumor. He makes himself snaps out of it and says that he needs to work as he’s a professional.
Yoo Sung and Dae Soo go out for drinks, and Yoo Sung asks who dumped him this time. Dae Soo says that Yoo Na’s been doing the most ridiculous things. He’s going crazy from saying Yoo Na’s name so many times that he called another actress, Eun Ji by that name three times. Suddenly Yoo Sung receives a mysterious call and leaves.
At the next shooting, Jae Hyun laughs at Yoo Na during the scene which results in an NG. And then the two continue screwing up the scene by making fun of each other and laughing about it, over and over. Yoo Sung and Dae Soo are both frustrated by these rookie actors. Eventually, the director calls for a break. Yoo Sung asks Jae Hyun what the saddest moment in his life is, and he says when his grandmother died. Yoo Sung suggests that he think about that so he doesn’t laugh during this scene. Dae Soo poses the same question to Yoo Na who says yesterday, when she couldn’t buy the Hermes limited edition bag. He tells her to think about that so she doesn’t laugh. They reshoot the scene and they’re both so sad and depressed that the director calls it a NG as well. Poor Yoo Sung and Dae Soo wonder why they can’t ever meet in the middle. They two decide to go and smoke cigarettes. lol Ho Yeong arrives with Shi Deok for observation. An actor had called in to say that he’s leaving with his girlfriend who is going abroad to study and is now unreachable as he’s just boarded the plane. The director demands that a replacement be found immediately. The casting director makes phone calls and asks for someone who speaks the Gyeongsang dialect. Ho Yeong immediately raises her hand and yells that she has such an actor, and pulls over Shi Deok. When asked what his name is, he replies Kang - and is interrupted by Ho Yeong who was staring at Yoo Sung, blurts out "Yoo Sung." So now there are two Kang Yoo Sungs?! LMAO! The OG, Manager Yoo Sung looks confused.
Today, TWoS has a live stream event and Han Byul is there to help. While carrying an iced coffee drink with one hand, she looks at the papers in her other hand. Tae Sung sees her and walks over and takes a sip of her drink - using her straw! She yells “Hey!” He nonchalantly says “What” and then walks off.
During the live stream event, the host asks Tae Sung about his ideal type of woman he likes. His response: “Someone I feel comfortable around like a good friend.” Han Byul looks at her watch as the PR trio in unison look over at her. He continues saying, “Someone I can talk to. Someone I want to tease when we’re together.” Now the trio believe that he’s talking about Han Byul. He is. Han Byul continues looking bored by this and doesn't exhibit much of a reaction.
In his office, Lawyer Do is doing research on housewarming parties. His co-worker comes in and he asks her if she’s thrown a housewarming party before. She’s surprised that he’s using the words “housewarming party” and tells him to not invite them (the legal team). lol She then asks him who the party is for and he replies it’s the PR Team at Starforce. She then asks if it’s for Oh Han Byul as he likes her. Lawyer Do admits that he does like her.
Elsewhere, Yoo Sung is picking up Eun Si Woo from the airport.
In the van, Tae Sung reads over the answers to the interview that Han Byul had completed for him. He then sees the answer to the question about the most dramatic moment in his life.
Han Byul’s voiceover: Luckily, there were a lot of dramatic moments in my life. Do I have to pick one? When I graduated from college. When my movie sold 10 million tickets. When I won the first Best Actor Award. When I went to Africa. There were so many moments. I would like to continue making those dramatic moments in my life.
At graduation, Tae Sung and Han Byul had had their picture taken together. When his movie reached 10 million tickets sold at the box office, she was with him. She had been so happy and then started sobbing. When he won his first Best Actor Award, she’d been in the audience, they had made eye contact and he’d acknowledged her from the stage with the shake of his award. And when he had left for Africa, he’d spotted her in that crowd of fans…the rest we know already.
Tae Sung laughs and then says what is this, as she’s in all of these moments. He says how weird and suddenly recalls what he’d told her the other night. He’s interrupted by Jung Yeol answering his phone in a stage whisper that he’s working and he’d call them later. Tae Sung asks who that is, and he replies that it’s his girlfriend. Tae Sung is shocked that he has time to date, and rudely asks what she likes about him. Jung Yeol says that she was just curious about him. Tae Sung asks, curious? Jung Yeol replies: “Did he wake up? Did he sleep well? Did he eat? Is he working? Is he thinking about me?” Tae Sung gets quiet and thinks about this. Jung Yeol asks him if there’s someone he’s curious about as well. Tae Sung seems to ponder this but doesn’t say anything in response.
When he gets home, he just flops down onto his bed. Later, he’s flipping through his text messages with Han Byul. Then he pulls up her profile pic and blows it up on his phone and thinks about Jung Yeol’s words. He drafts a text to her “Are you up?” But he hesitates at sending it to her. He suddenly bolts up in bed and says “I’m in trouble. I’m so curious about her. It’s driving me crazy.” He woke up!
Ki Peum and her ex-boyfriend, Cha Min Ho, a reporter at Daily Entertainment News are both staking out actress Yang Soo Hyun. They’ve followed this actress to the movies. During this movie, the former couple accidentally touch hands when they share a bucket of popcorn. Afterwards, the two see Yang Soo Hyun walking in the park with a guy. So the two pretend to be hugging against a light pole as Ki Peum takes a picture with her phone. When the actress and her boyfriend walk past them, the former couple bring out the real cameras. Later, the two pretend to be okay with letting the other break the exclusive first, and end up in a petty fight with their laptops. While they’re busy fighting, Yang Soo Hyun posts her dating status on her social media account. Poor Ki Peum!
Ki Peum laments to Han Byul that she forgot that this ex-boyfriend acts all nice, and at the most critical moment, he turns into a shameless jerk. He’s the one who withdrew the last 30,000 won from their joint account after they broke up. He’s also stolen a few of her exclusives before. Oof, how did she forget these things?! She’s reminded that when work and dating overlaps, she’s usually the one who gets hurt. Han Byul says this is why she doesn’t date in the office. Ki Peum says don’t and can’t are two different words. Han Byul tells her to let it go. Ki Peum asks if she’s never been interested in anyone at work before as her office is full of men, good-looking men like Yoo Sung and Lawyer Do. Han Byul says that she has a sense of camaraderie with Yoo Sung and she’s not close with Lawyer Do as they just work together. Ki Peum says she drew a clear line, which is why she can’t date. Then she brings up the nation’s boyfriend, Gong Tae Sung which Han Byul objects to as he’s a celebrity. Her friend says a celebrity is a person, too. She asks her to be honest with her as she must’ve been attracted to him. Han Byul vehemently denies this by telling her, “If you fall for a celebrity, you can’t work in this industry.” Han Byul then urges her to hurry up and eat as she needs to go back to watch the first episode of TWoS. Ki Peum teasingly asks her if she’s going to watch it with Tae Sung. She denies this, as she’s watching it with Mr. Choi and the senior managers. She also knows that Tae Sung likes to watch it alone as he says when he watches it with other people, he can’t focus. Her friend points out that she seems to know a lot about Tae Sung.
At this viewing, Da Hye is in the opening sequence and is looking gorgeous as ever, which Mr. Choi comments on. Ho Yeong tells Yoo Sung that he must be so happy that Tae Sung, Da Hye and Jae Hyun are all in this series. Yoo Sung points out that she also has Actor Kang Yoo Sung. This seems to make her a bit flustered as she agrees with him. He turns back to the screening and her gaze lingers on him. Han Byul joins them and not long after, to everyone’s surprise, so does Tae Sung, who sits down right next to Han Byul. His excuse for being there: his TV is broken. Lame excuse. Yoo Sung just blinks at this while Mr. Choi asks if it’s badly broken. During the viewing, everyone has some feedback for Tae Sung except Han Byul whose eyes are glued to the screen and remains silent.
Han Byul suddenly recalls Ki Peum’s words about being attracted to him at least once. She remembers the sleeping incident and just shakes her head as if to clear it. When the viewing is over, everyone claps except for Han Byul. She then answers a call from a reporter wanting to discuss the first episode. She leaves for the rooftop to continue the conversation. Everyone seems pleased with the first episode. As she finishes the call, a vulnerable-looking Tae Sung soon joins her.
GTS: How was it?
OHB: The reporters like it.
GTS: Not the reporters. He looks right into her eyes. You. She breaks their eye contact.
OHB: Well, Yoon Sin Ha seems cool.
GTS: What about me, then?
Epilogue: Back in the day, Han Byul with a cold drink in one hand, was looking around the set. Tae Sung had suddenly run up and stolen a sip of her drink using her straw. He had said it was nice and cold before sitting down for his interview. She had smiled at this. During the interview, Tae Sung had been asked about his ideal type. He had said “I like someone like a friend who makes me comfortable. Someone who’s fun and who puts me at ease. Someone I want to keep teasing. I like someone who makes me laugh.” Han Byul was content with this answer. Later, in his dressing room, he had fallen asleep with his head on her shoulder, and she had been pretty happy about it. No wonder she was so startled when it happened again.
At home, she had looked at pictures of Tae Sung doing cute poses and smiled giddy at them. She’d been interrupted by a reporter calling to ask if Tae Sung was dating Yeo Ha Jin. She’d been confused but she’d said that she would confirm with him and get back to her. Then she’d called Tae Sung to ask him if he was dating her and he’d confirmed that he was. Han Byul had worked on the press release and made phone calls confirming this rumor was true. But she had tears in her eyes. When she saw the headline “Gong Tae Sung, Yeo Ha Jin Dating, Drama Becomes Real Life”, she had sobbed pitifully. :( She had liked him...
[Ep7] “If I Confess My Love…”
Jung Yeol is at the office today as Tae Sung has requested to have the day off. The PR trio gasp when they realize Han Byul is also out today.
Despite the rain, Tae Sung is visiting Yoon Woo’s gravesite. He places the flowers on the grave and then wishes his friend a happy birthday. He tells him he made it back safely from Africa. Then he says he’ll laugh when he hears this.
The rest of Tae Sung and Han Byul’s rooftop conversation:
KTS: What about me, then?
OHB: What about you? Oh, you want me to praise you? You’re the king of acting. You’re the best in the whole world. The best in history and to come. His face goes from soft to concerned. You are awesome. She starts clapping. He grabs her hands to stop her. But when he realizes he’s grabbed her, he quickly lets go.
KTS: Forget it. He turns and walks away with a smile.
Tae Sung is now telling his friend that he likes someone and he was the first person he wanted to tell. He says that when he hears who it is, he’ll be shocked. Suddenly, a voice chimes in, “Be shocked about what?” He turns around and is shocked to see Han Byul standing there with a bouquet of flowers. She tells him he was her friend, too. Then she says, if there’s anything shocking to give her a heads up. She threatens to kill him if he lets it get into the news first. He asks what bad thing could he do to get into the news. She then crouches down to place the flowers on the grave. Tae Sung quickly moves his umbrella over to cover her where her umbrella isn’t covering, even though he himself is getting drenched by the rain. When she stands up, he quietly moves his umbrella back to his shoulder. Han Byul also wishes Yoon Woo a happy birthday. From a distance, someone is watching them.
Ho Yeong is trying to get Shi Deok’s attention as she calls him Yoo Sung over and over but he's not responding. She finally says Shi Deok to get his attention. She tells him to get used to it, so she tests him by saying his new name over and over and getting his response every time. Then the OG Yoo Sung shows up and says yes. He tells her that she’ll wear out his name. She replies that names don’t wear off even if one says them often. He laughs and says that she’s so cute and then pats her on the head. He then says to Shi Deok “Yoo Sung, you must make it big.”
Before Shi Deok’s scene, Jae Hyun says he’s nervous for him. Yoo Na snidely tells him to worry about himself. And then the two start to bicker about who made the most mistakes. Both Dae Soo and Yoo Sung sigh at this. Dae Soo says the two worse in class are fighting over who’s worse. Haha. For his scene, Shi Deok utters one line to an actress: “You’re like poison.” Soon thereafter, the headline reads “Newbie Kang Yoo Sung Hit the Screen with a Poison Charm!”
Inside his van, Tae Sung is looking at that photo of him and Han Byul at the airport. He wonders why he doesn’t have a good photo of her. Suddenly, Han Byul pops up onto the window which startles the tar out of him. His eyes! lol She’s trying to look into the van but she can’t actually see him. Mi Nyeo asks if she can see inside and she says no. She was going to ask him to film a YouTube clip if he was inside. They then leave and Tae Sung sighs in relief.
The two walk over to the set and Jae Hyun greets Han Byul with a hug. Tae Sung is infuriated by this as this guy just hugged her. When Dae Soo and Min Kyu join the group, Dae Soo asks when she’ll work for his agency. He offers to make her the director immediately. She retorts she’ll think about it, if he offers her the CEO position. This makes everyone laugh. Tae Sung wonders why they’re having so much fun. Then he watches Yoo Sung walk up and sling his arm around Han Byul’s shoulders, as he tells Dae Soo to not talk to Ms. Oh. Inside the van, Tae Sung is flipping out and calls Yoo Sung a jerk and a traitor. He then immediately calls Yoo Sung and whines that he hasn’t been paying attention to him lately. Like a child. Bwahaha. A confused Yoo Sung says that he’s here to see him today at the shoot. When Tae Sung sees Jung Yeol walking up to join them, he rudely hangs up on Yoo Sung and calls him instead. When a jovial Jung Yeol answers the phone, Tae Sung just screams at him that he’d better get here now! This makes Jung Yeol sprint quickly to the van. When he opens the door, an incensed and very jealous Tae Sung asks him why there are so many men around Han Byul. XD! (~10:37) Jung Yeol gleefully says she's really the one he’s been curious about. Tae Sung admits that she is the one he’s very curious about.
Tae Sung gets out of the van and has a smile on his face as he’s walking toward Han Byul and Yoo Sung who are having a conversation. But he quickly becomes stone faced when she sees him. He quickly walks up to Yoo Sung and forcefully put his arm around Yoo Sung's neck and makes him walk away with him. He then grabs Yoo Sung’s arm and slings it around his own neck, and tells him that from now on, he can put his arm around him only. LMAO (~10:55) Yoo Sung is confused as he looks back at Han Byul. But then he grins and says yes to Tae Sung. OG Yoo Sung caught on pretty quickly! Han Byul is watching the guys walking away and wondering what that was about as she had been in the middle of talking to him.
Ki Peum interviews actor Han Yu Jung who brings his very loquacious mother. Any time she asks him a question, his mother interrupts to answer her. So Ki Peum calls her own mother and then hands the phone over to Han Yu Jung’s mother, as it seems that the two may get along well. She then continues conducting the interview while his mother is distracted. Heh.
Back at home, Tae Sung receives a package from the kids in Africa. He especially likes Luca’s drawing of himself and Tae Sung, which says “Papa.” He explains to Ms. Kwon that his father passed away when he was young, so he decided to be his father. Later, when Tae Sung leaves for his shoot, Ms. Kwon hands him a flask of soup and a red envelope that she had found on the floor by the main entrance. Tae Sung doesn’t look happy to see this red envelope. When he leaves, she drops her sweet lady smile and her eyes harden.
In his dressing room, Tae Sung is looking up how to confess to a girl and get her to say yes. He cutely poses in front of the mirror and says “I like you.” He’s interrupted by Jung Yeol. Tae Sung asks him if he’s ever confessed to a girl before. Jung Yeol asks if he’s planning to finally ask out Han Byul. Tae Sung shyly but firmly nods yes. He then finds out that Jung Yeol’s never confessed to a girl, because girls are just easily attracted to him.
A very-different looking (rich and haughty) Ms. Kwon goes to the designer store that Eun Si Woo is at and insists on buying the exact diamond watch that’s already on Eun Si Woo’s wrist. When she’s told by Eun Si Woo’s salesperson that it’s a limited edition and it’s the only one left, she then cruelly kicks the manager standing next to her and coldly says that the limited edition items belong to her only. O_o She then turns around to shoot eye daggers at Eun Si Woo.
At home, Tae Sung is looking up people’s stories on how they got a girl to date them. One guy’s story is that he tied the girl’s untied shoelaces for her and then they started dating. So Tae Sung proceeds to practice tying shoelaces on a pair of shoes on the set. But when Han Byul arrives, he quickly flings those shoes behind him. lol! Both guys stand up to greet her but they notice she’s wearing shoes without laces. The two guys then proceed to spend more days waiting for her to wear shoes with laces and she just doesn’t. One day, she shows up at an outside shoot, and she’s finally wearing sneakers with laces. The two guys rejoice. As Han Byul is standing around and looking at her phone, Jung Yeol suddenly somersaults over to her and quickly unties the laces on her left shoe before quickly running away. LMAO! Han Byul looks down at her untied shoelace and then at Jung Yeol. Tae Sung saunters over to her and then coolly takes off his sunglasses before crouching down in front of her to tie her shoelace. When he starts tying her shoelace, she suddenly screams and jerks her foot out of his reach. She asks if he’s trying to tie her shoes together again. She asks if he thinks she’ll fall for this a second time. She also yells that she can’t wear shoes with laces because of him! She asks why he’s so evil and then walks away. Tae Sung just sits on the ground without a response. Oops…lol! He is his own enemy. Yoo Sung is watching this with great amusement. Han Byul then beats on Jung Yeol for learning his bad habits. (~18:10, the failed shoelace attempts; 19:40 the start of the somersault; and the way he walks over is shown like a music video scene.)
Later when Tae Sung offers her a cup of coffee, Han Byul initially accepts it. But when she goes to drink it, she stops as she realizes that she almost fell for it. She asks if there’s sand lance extract in this one, too. She then shoves the cup back at him and angrily stalks off. From a safe distance, Yoo Sung is quietly laughing. Hehe.๐ฆ Tae Sung pouts as she walks away. His pout! lol
Now he’s at Starforce and putting in eyedrops as he’s waiting to talk to Han Byul in the hallway. He’s trying to show “sincerity” with his eyes but doesn’t say anything to her. She finally puts an arm on his shoulder and asks him what he’s looking at. He still doesn’t say anything so she asks if he just wants to fight again. She then asks him sarcastically if it looks like she has the time? She then promptly shoves him out of her way and stalks away angrily. Jung Yeol and Yoo Sung are both watching this failed attempt as Tae Sung does a facepalm. Failboat.
Yoo Sung brings Ho Yeong a cup of coffee and asks why she’s working so late. She says that she had some stuff to catch up on. He says she’s grown so much as it seems like it was only yesterday when she had asked him to teach her. She tells him that she still has a long way to go before catching up to him. He says how cute and then pats her on the head before he walks away. She watches him walk away as she touches her head where he touched it and starts smiling. She gets caught by Han Byul who says it’s very cute that she’s named her new actor after her crush. At first, Ho Yeong tries to deny it, but then admits to it being true. Han Byul tells her that Kang Yoo Sung is really dense when it comes to these things. She then asks if she’s planning to tell him. Ho Yeong says no, as she likes things the way they are right now. She needs to focus on Shi Deok right now.
Shi Deok goes to a convenience shop and is recognized by the clerk, and then two ladies outside, who insist on him having a drink with them. He can’t handle even a small amount of alcohol so he ends up quite drunk. As he’s stumbling home, he’s cleaning up the messes on the street - puts a lid on a container, stacks up chairs and bikes, and picks up bags of trash. When he reaches the playground, he thinks he’s at home and starts taking everything off except his underwear to do some exercises before he lays down on the ground with his head on a bowl of instant ramyeon. When Ho Yeong calls him asking where he is, he says that he’s in the dorm. But she’s actually there and realizes that he sounds a bit drunk. She asks where he is and he says by a slide before hanging up. She asks Jae Hyun if there’s a playground nearby as he’s sleeping outdoors. A horrified Jae Hyun says he sleeps in his underwear, so they both quickly run outside to look for him. After they find him, a resigned Ho Yeong calls a sleeping Han Byul to tell her that it finally happened. Han Byul sees the photos and video of Shi Deok in his underwear doing exercises at the playground. She angrily gets out of bed to clean up this latest mess.
Tae Sung is at home trying to write a letter to Han Byul, about how he feels. After crumpling up several drafts, he finally starts writing.
To Oh Han Byul: I remember the day we first met…
At Starforce, the PR team is working hard to clean up this mess with good PR pictures and the actual CCTV footage. The public is responding positively as they think it’s sweet that he was cleaning. Ho Yeong and Shi Deok arrive, and he starts apologizing profusely. Han Byul says that this must be his last drunken incident as she won’t accept any excuses next time. She then asks him for a handwritten apology.
Later, Tae Sung comes into the office looking for Han Byul and he finds her in the break room waiting for her coffee. She then answers a call from Ki Peum who says that the handwritten apology was perfect as they’re now calling him a “Drunken Angel.” Han Byul replies that in the whole world, she hates handwritten letters the most. She’ll grab the first person to give her one and crush him dead. Standing behind her is Tae Sung who has heard every single word and has gone from nervously smiling to looking quite scared now. He quickly tears the letter in half and then puts his hands behind his back. LOL! Well, I guess he should avoid death. She turns around at the noise. When she sees that it’s him, she rudely asks him what he wants so early in the morning. She then asks if he has a handwritten letter. He vehemently shakes his head no. Awww. (~33:10) She yells at him to move as she continues talking on the phone. He looks rather crushed.
Yoo Sung goes to greet a sleepy Han Byul by the elevators and almost puts his arm around her shoulders but then he remembers Tae Sung’s words and drops his arm away from her. She asks him if Tae Sung is bored these days. He says no, as he has a crazy schedule. She says that he was just here earlier and has too much on her plate to deal with him. He just looks at her with a little smile. She asks him what’s with the look and asks if something’s going on. He denies it. He looks like he wants to say something but he knows better!
At their meeting, Yoo Sung tells Mr. Choi that Jae Hyun is getting offers for commercials, with Yoo Na. Mr. Choi asks if they’ll get together. Yoo Sung says they fight whenever they meet and he’s ashamed to even face the crew. Mr. Choi then brings up “Drunken Angel Kang Yoo Sung,” who is received positively because of Han Byul’s save. Ho Yeong then receives a call for Shi Deok to be in an underwear commercial. How apropos. lol Han Byul is suddenly quite alert and jumping up to high-five Mr. Choi. Ho Yeong is also bouncing up and down in joy. Yoo Sung just watches her with a smile. He doesn’t know yet, does he?
Lawyer Do invites Han Byul to his housewarming party. She tells him that she’ll bring her team. On the set of TWoS, Da Hye and Tae Sung have a romantic scene together but she gets distracted by Tae Sung grabbing her hand to place it over his heart. The director calls cut and they have to redo the scene. Hehe. Oops. (~37:00)
At Lawyer Do’s apartment, the PR trio arrive first for his housewarming party. He’s disappointed to not see Han Byul with them but he welcomes them in.
At the same time, next door, Jung Yeol and Tae Sung are reviewing a list of “Romantic lines used in dramas.” He eventually runs some of these by Jung Yeol.
“Han Byul, then let me be your honorary firefighter” - Han Byul Over Flowers
Tae Sung scrunches his face at this and asks if he’s on his way to put out a fire.
“You’re in the PR team. Then you must be single. Because it’s tough in PR. - Descendants of Han Byul
He says isn’t it his fault that she’s always so busy at work. Jung Yeol says so he knows. Tae Sung starts cursing at him. Hehe.
“It’s not a crime to fall in love!!” - The World of Han Byul
He admits that he’s not confessing his feelings here as he sounds more like a villain. lol (~38:57)
They’re interrupted by the delivery of an air purifier with his image emblazoned on one side of the box. He wants it for the PR Team, as he wants Han Byul to breathe in fresh air. Cute. Jung Yeol then receives a call and Tae Sung finds out that he’s going to Lawyer's Do’s housewarming party and the PR team has been invited, with Jung Yeol as an honorary member. Once Jung Yeol leaves, Tae Sung is desperate to know what’s going on over there.
It’s a stifling silent housewarming party as the PR trio and Jung Yeol are stuffing themselves with the food. lol The doorbell rings and Lawyer Do excitedly runs to open the door - to find Tae Sung carrying in a very large box. He then invites himself in as he’s giving him the air purifier as a housewarming gift. The PR trio cheer at the sight of him but soon they’re all sitting awkwardly at that table again. When the doorbell rings again, this time Tae Sung quickly runs to answer Lawyer Do’s door and it’s really Han Byul. She wonders if she came to the wrong place. Lawyer Do pushes Tae Sung out of the way and tells her it’s the right place. (~45:15)
Eventually, they end up playing the finger folding game. Tae Sung and Lawyer Do end up monopolizing the game by competing about what they own, their achievements, etc. Boys…SMH. Finally Han Byul tells the two of them that they don’t know anything about games as they’re both just bragging now! Lawyer Do gets the hint and finds some other games for them to play.
Han Byul takes a call and when it ends, she looks out at the view from the balcony. Lawyer Do quietly joins her and she tells him that the view is beautiful as it must be nice to see this view every day. He replies it’s not that impressive if you see it every day. But since he’s looking at it with her, it looks more beautiful today and then he glances over at her. He admits that he doesn’t like housewarming parties and never had one before. She asks if he likes someone on their team and he looks at her. He says since she’s found out, then he’ll wait for an answer. (~50:00) He’s quite direct.
Ki Peum interviews actress Song Ji Hee, who claims that she’s tired, and then literally puts her head down on the table. She tells her to ask her what she wants as her mouth still works. So Ki Peum lays down on the sofa, props the laptop on her stomach and starts asking questions. She tells her that her ears are working just fine. Song Ji Hee looks livid. Bwahaha. (~50:54) I like her! She later admits to Han Byul and Ho Yeong that her worst interview was actually with Yoo Na, who basically gave non-answers. Poor Dae Soo had tried to cover up for her by spinning her answers and even said that she was shy. Shy, my foot. Both girls gasp at this. Han Byul says that she has a lot of respect for Dae Soo. Ki Peum admits that she stopped herself for Dae Soo’s sake. The girls then ask Han Byul what she's going to do about Lawyer Do. Han Byul says that she felt butterflies but she’s not sure if it was because she was surprised or if she’s actually interested in him. She doesn’t know how she feels.
At home, Tae Sung is eating with Yoo Sung, who asks him if he has anything to tell him. Tae Sung says there’s someone he likes and he doesn’t want to hide it from him. Yoo Sung says, “It’s Han Byul, right?” Tae Sung looks shocked at his accurate guess. Yoo Sung says he’s known him for years and he had noticed his recent behavior around Han Byul. Tae Sung asks if it’s okay for him to date (yes). He admits he’s been trying to confess to her but he keeps failing. Yoo Sung says that she’s dense. She said the same thing about him! lol Yoo Sung gets a call and suddenly has to leave. But before he leaves, he tells Tae Sung to hurry up and tell her because Lawyer Do has already told her how he feels. How’d he know?! Tae Sung is so shocked that he drops his spoon. (~54:13)
Tae Sung decides to get ready to leave the house and calls Han Byul on his way out. But then he hears a phone ringing outside his place. He opens the door and finds Han Byul standing out there, who tells him that Yoo Sung had told her to give these important papers to him. She comes inside and hands him a script. Gotta love Yoo Sung! When she goes to leave, he stops her.
GTS: You…Is anything up?
OHB: Like what?
GTS: Well… I have something. Something’s up. She blinks with concern. He walks closer to her. I…like you. She just blinks and then suddenly screams like a banshee as she shoves him out of the way and runs out of his place. LMAO!!! So…this might be a no? XD (~57:24) Confession #1.
He opens the door again to look for her but she’s disappeared. He goes back inside and says that he should have gotten her flowers or a ring. He wonders why she ran off screaming. Then his doorbell rings and he runs to open it saying her name, Oh Han Byul. He opens the door to find Eun Si Woo standing there.
Epilogue: Tae Sung’s letter!!! Yay!
To Oh Han Byul: I remember the day we first met…
He had been watching a movie starring Eun Si Woo. It’s an emotional scene which made him quietly cry.
I thought I was alone in the dark cinema. And then the lights come on. You were there, too.
Two rows behind him, Han Byul had been sobbing quite loudly.
Do you remember bawling your eyes out thinking you were alone?
He had then approached her and said: “Was the movie that sad? Enough to make you wail?” She said “Sorry. I thought I was the only one here.” Tae Sung had then asked, “No, I’m asking you why you found it so sad. Was the acting good? Could you get into that?” She had tearfully said, “I’m sorry for crying so loudly, but it wasn’t because of the movie. I cried because I felt sad. I couldn’t focus on the movie. I just cried like that…because my grades fell and I might not get into college. Can you not bother someone who must retake the college entrance exam?” So she gets her stuff and leaves.
You were mad fierce. He then scratches that out and writes “You were mad cute.” instead.
[Ep8] “Rules of Kissing”
A shell-shocked Han Byul walks to her car as his words replay over and over in her head. She even gets into the back passenger seat. When she realizes she’s in the wrong seat, she hurriedly moves into the driver’s seat. With Tae Sung’s confession still on repeat, she can barely get her seat belt latched in before driving away.
Outside his door, Eun Si Woo hugs Tae Sung and says that she missed him. He’s stunned for a moment but he quickly pulls off her arms, walks back inside and closes the door on her. His poor face. :(
Now, Yoo Sung is on the phone with Eun Si Woo, quietly telling her that she shouldn’t have gone to see him. He tells her to give him more time. Yoo Sung is taking care of a feverish Tae Sung, who won’t go to the hospital for fear of being in the news. He says he’s just fatigued.
Tae Sung has dreams/memories of his past. First, as a young kid at one of Eun Si Woo’s red carpet events, he got pushed down by the paparazzi. He had then called out for her “Eomma”, but she had just kept on walking. Next, a teenaged Tae Sung was at his grandparents’ funeral and had seen Eun Si Woo giving a speech at some awards show on TV. He recalled calling her earlier asking for help while both grandparents were receiving medical attention, but was met with her silence. Then there’s the scene from the movie that he and Han Byul had watched with Eun Si Woo crying inconsolably about her dead onscreen child. And that was when he’d first seen Han Byul.
Later, at Haesung University, Han Byul, Class ‘12, gave a presentation on the movie, “Love Affair”. When Tae Sung finally looked at her, he had recognized her immediately. He had then made sure to write down her name with a star next to it. He had listened to her presentation with a smile. Another day, Han Byul had been looking for Tae Sung everywhere on campus and had finally found him napping outside on campus. Eventually, Tae Sung’s fever breaks and he wakes up.
Meanwhile, Han Byul is at home wondering if his confession is actually his new way of picking a fight with her, as he’s an actor. Omo! She also remembers their first meeting at the movies. After that exchange, she had found him to be annoying yet so handsome. On campus one day, she had spotted a poster of him, “Gong Tae Sung, Class ‘11” and realized that he attended school here. She had thought there was no way she’d run into him again at this huge school. Lo and behold, one day, in class, during roll call, she had heard his name and then spotted him seated a few rows behind her. When she had found him napping, she had needed him for a class project. He had woken up to the call of his name, and then smiled when he saw it was her. Currently, Han Byul is tormented by the ringing of Tae Sung’s voice telling her over and over that he likes her.
Yoo Sung asks Tae Sung about Eun Si Woo, and he replies that she doesn’t get to him. He then admits that isn’t important right now as he’s just confessed to Han Byul. Yoo Sung asks what her response was. He says that she ran away. Yoo Sung is confused and asks what he said to her. He admits that he had asked “If anything was up?” lol He tells Yoo Sung that she was probably caught off guard, so he’ll properly confess to her again. Yoo Sung laughs and wishes him luck. Tae Sung then asks if he thinks of Han Byul romantically or has feelings for her, which makes Yoo Sung choke on his drink. Yoo Sung is confused, and Tae Sung clarifies that he doesn’t want to get mixed up with him about women. He admits he’s already so annoyed with his new neighbor, Lawyer Do. He fervently says that he knows that Han Byul is so gorgeous, so how could anyone not like her! Yoo Sung chuckles and says this is crazy. He doesn’t say anything else so Tae Sung says he’s making him nervous. Yoo Sung laughs even harder and finally says, no, not at all, never. He admits that for some reason, he could never think of his colleagues romantically. Hmm. Tae Sung then asks why he’s so close to her as he even puts his arm around her. Yoo Sung replies because they formed a bond after cleaning up his messes. Tae Sung can only murmur in agreement. Yoo Sung then teasingly says this is too good to not share with others and whips out his phone to pretend to take a video of him.
On her way to work, Han Byul stares at Tae Sung’s ad at the bus stop but then she sees Lawyer Do in the car next to hers. She quickly averts her face and says she was lonely but now has two guys lined up to go out with her. When she gets into the office, she hopes to not run into Lawyer Do but he finds her to say good morning. A flustered Han Byul struggles to make her coffee. Tae Sung is on his way to see her but then he sees their interaction in the break room and ends up retreating. She quietly walks to her desk and doesn’t even respond to the PR trio’s morning greeting. When she sits down, she thinks about Lawyer Do’s confession and then suddenly screams loudly and pulls on her hair. The PR trio have no idea what’s causing her sudden outburst. And when she thinks about Tae Sung’s confession, she screams yet again and then laughs in despair. Lee Sung Kyung is the best at this!
In his dressing room, Tae Sung is in low spirits as he's muttering about how natural she appeared with Lawyer Do. He admits to Jung Yeol that she ran away screaming when she heard his confession. Jung Yeol asks what kind of scream was it? He then hilariously demonstrates with a loud scream and then a high-pitched scream. Tae Sung quickly emulates her loud scream. LOL These two! Jung Yeol says that’s too bad as it should’ve been the high-pitched one. He then asks if he wronged her in any way. Tae Sung thinks about this. Jung Yeol says he shouldn't have asked as there’s a long list. Tae Sung only nods at this. Ha! Tae Sung asks how he could have wronged her to make her scream like that. Jung Yeol tells him to write it out. After seeing this very long list, Jung Yeol admits that even soulmates would hate each other after this. But he smiles and says that even so, he still has a chance as he has some good intel and whips out his notebook. Jung Yeol tries to find something that they both like. Han Byul likes to dip her tangsuyuk in sauce, mint chocolate chip ice cream, and pineapple pizza. Tae Sung makes a face at all of these. Jung Yeol says she likes chicken breasts and Tae Sung readily agrees that he likes that. Jung Yeol tells him he’s wrong as he should like drumsticks so they don’t fight over fried chicken. Haha. I’m a wing fan myself. :P
At Organic Bar, her friends ask Han Byul if she’s given a response to Lawyer Do yet. She admits she hasn’t. She also admits that she’s the only one acting awkwardly. She continues stabbing at her drink with the straw and Ki Peum asks if something else happened. She denies it but Ki Peum knows that something else must’ve happened. Ho Yeong sighs and says that she’s put herself in a hole as she shouldn’t have changed Shi Deok’s name to Kang Yoo Sung. She gets butterflies every time she hears his name, and then she gets nervous. Ki Peum is shocked to realize that she likes Yoo Sung. She asks if their agency is a place where love blooms. Han Byul asks her how long she’s liked Yoo Sung.
A few years ago at Tae Sung’s meet-and-greet, when she was Tae Sung’s bodyguard, she had watched Yoo Sung approach fangirl Da Hye to give her his business card. To her, she didn’t think Da Hye had looked like a potential actress and she had almost thought he’d been asking her for her number. About six months later, she’d seen Yoo Sung get excited about Da Hye’s commercial on a very large screen in the city. She had then asked Yoo Sung about Da Hye and said that she almost didn’t recognize her now. He had said that she’d become very famous and he’d see to that.
Ki Peum says he’s a pervert. Ha. She then asks if she liked how he talked about another woman. Han Byul says that he loves no one but his stars. Ho Yeong tells them she fell for how passionate he is about his work. The girls then awkwardly clap for her. *shrugs*
Jae Hyun has a kissing scene with Yoo Na, who he finds repulsive and asks if he could have a stunt double. Yoo Sung tells him to treat it as work. Yoo Na also refusing to do it. Dae Soo says it’s just work. She still refuses, but then her father calls Dae Soo. When he hangs up, he tells her that her father said if she quits this drama, then he’ll cancel all of her credit cards. I'm not sure if her father really called him though. At the shoot, the two bicker before their scene. When the time comes, both scrunch up their faces as their lips touch but then the kiss becomes real. When the director calls cut, the two are still kissing. Eventually, the two finally stop kissing and their managers rush in to separate them. But they’re both looking longingly at each other now. Well, that was unexpected...
At home, Da Hye is doing research to prepare for tomorrow’s kissing scene with Tae Sung. On the phone with Yoo Sung, she asks if she should bring her parents to the set tomorrow, as it will be the day she dies happily. He replies that she wants to bring her parents to watch her kiss - that’s a whole new kind of duty as a daughter. She admits that she hadn’t thought of that. Bwahaha. He tells her that he’ll be there instead, and she better not go off script or mess up. She says she won’t and hangs up the call. They have such a great relationship.
Han Byul tries to get out of going to the shoot by pretending she’s sick. But Bo In takes her temperature and says she’s fine. So she’s gotta go with them. Before the shoot, Tae Sung goes over which angle is better for their kiss, and Da Hye is flustered by him but remains professional. The shooting starts and Tae Sung pulls her in for a kiss and the scene is beautifully done. Once the director calls cut, Tae Sung leaves while Da Hye remains standing there in a daze. Yoo Sung brings a mask to cover up her 1000-watt smile and guides her away and instructs her to walk properly, as she’s barely moving. Bwahaha. She’s just precious!
Afterwards, Han Byul runs into Tae Sung, who asks if she saw the kissing scene. She says she did but she’s here for the reporters. He awkwardly explains that it’s just work. He then says it’s just like her writing a press release. She replies that she’ll write a press release saying that he’s the master of kissing scenes. He then thanks her, which confuses her. He then tries to explain but Mi Nyeo interrupts them as a reporter is looking for her.
Later, Tae Sung quietly follows Han Byul to her car but he’s waylaid by Yeo Ha Jin (the actress he’d been dating, flashback to Ep6.) She asks him why she’s never run into him before when her set is next to his. He barely remembers her. Han Byul sees them talking and just drives away. Yeo Ha Jin sighs and says he’s still handsome but she bets he’s still rude and selfish. She asks why he doesn’t pretend to be happy to see his ex-girlfriend. He retorts, ex-girlfriend, his foot. She asks if he doesn’t remember that they went public with the relationship and even had photos taken. He asks who admitted to this first. She says that his agency did. He suddenly recalls the phone call from Han Byul asking if he was dating Yeo Ha Jin and that he had said yes. He’s so shocked that he just stands there holding his head. So when she pushes him out of her way to greet someone, he just falls to the ground. She's greeting a Mr. Lee, who is there to pick her up.^ (~36:40) Poor Tae Sung is still on the ground when a very concerned Jung Yeol runs over and asks him what’s wrong. He woefully admits that his problem wasn’t tying her shoes or giving her sand lance extract.
In the van, Tae Sung tells Jung Yeol that what happened was that he and Yeo Ha Jin happened to have a meal together after the shoot, and someone took a picture of them together that day. Then people started writing that they were dating. Yeo Ha Jin had agreed to saying that they were dating as there was already a photo of them together. He had agreed because at that time, his rival, Shin Joo Hyun had a crush on Yeo Ha Jin. So it was publicly official but they never met in private as they never even went on a single date. He now wishes that he would have told Han Byul that they weren’t dating. He says that the past him was completely out of his mind. Jung Yeol says that he doesn’t need to explain it to him as it’s all in the past. Tae Sung agrees with that, and then says that Han Byul was the one who had to make it official. Jung Yeol says, oh, that’s the worst. Yup. Tae Sung screams “Gosh. Look at what the girl I liked had to do for me!” Because of a stupid petty rivalry.
Han Byul goes home and thinks about Yeo Ha Jin talking to Tae Sung tonight. She remembers writing that press release and then being at the photoshoot that followed. The two had looked so affectionate for the cameras, and the staff had commented on how good they looked together. Poor heartbroken Han Byul had to endure this.
The next day, Mr. Choi announces that the agency has hit another record for their monthly sales, which makes everyone cheer. He then says that Tae Sung is the pride of their company and then asks if Tae Sung is dating anyone. Yoo Sung replies, no, probably not.
At home, Tae Sung is looking up old articles about him and Yeo Ha Jin dating and blanches as he reads about “a representative from his agency” asking for support. He calls Han Byul, who responds with a text message reply: She's in a meeting and will call back later. Mr. Choi brings up “Drunken Angel Kang Yoo Sung” who is filming his underwear commercial this week. Ho Yeong corrects him and says it’s designer underwear. Mr. Choi then says let’s make Kang Yoo Sung a commercial angel. Then he yells "Kang Yoo Sung’s panties, fighting!" So, they all start chanting. “Yoo Sung’s panties, fighting!” OG Yoo Sung finally asks if they can stop saying panties. Bwahaha. Ho Yeong continues gleefully saying panties. (Panties = Underpants = Underwear.)
When Han Byul tries to give Lawyer Do her response, he rudely interrupts to say that he doesn’t want to hear it right now. She asks then when she can tell him. He says when he wants to know and walks away. He then stops and turns around and asks her if she wants to go to dinner. He admits that he’s actually nervous, curious and does want to hear her answer. But he’s trying to maintain the facade of a man who isn’t asking.
Jung Yeol drops by Tae Sung’s place to check on him. Ms. Kwon tells him that he’s been like this for some time. He’s despondently flopped out on the couch and frequently glancing at the phone on the coffee table. Ms. Kwon is making food and purposely dumps an entire container of salt into the pot of soup.^^ Before she leaves, she puts on that fancy watch that she had snatched from Eun Si Woo. Oh, this can’t be good at all. Tae Sung is waiting desperately for Han Byul’s call. Jung Yeol reminds him that he needs to get ready for his shoot. On the backstairs, they run into Lawyer Do. Tae Sung asks him about today's meeting, and Lawyer Do suggests that he call his best friend, Ms. Oh. Tae Sung pulls out his phone and claims that his phone needs to charged. (It doesn't.) Lawyer Do smirks and pulls out his phone to call her, and she answers immediately. He tells her that he'll text her the location of their dinner. Tae Sung isn't happy about the call or her dinner plans.
At Shi Deok’s ad shoot, Ho Yeong is making him workout beforehand and she won’t allow him to eat or drink any water right now. She isn’t eating or drinking either. Yoo Sung brings her some food and tells her to not starve herself like her actor. She says how can she eat when “her Yoo Sung” isn’t allowed to. He laughs and says that she says that so naturally now and goes to pat her on the head but they’re interrupted as she runs off when Shi Deok returns. After she leaves, he looks at his hand and remembers Ho Yeong’s earlier days. She had made a mistake and had already been yelled at by Dae Soo. With an earnest smile, she had told Yoo Sung that she would work really, really hard. He had said that she was cute and then patted her on the head. Now, Yoo Sung says that she’s all grown up.
At home, Han Byul is watching the latest episode of TWoS - the kissing scene with Tae Sung and Da Hye. She looks disinterested but behind her, Ki Peum is loudly squealing over the scene. Han Byul returns to working on her laptop. Ki Peum asks how she feels about watching someone she knows kiss. Han Byul says it’s just work. Then she receives a text message from Lawyer Do with the location of their dinner. Ki Peum says that’s a date. Han Byul looks at her phone again and then looks surprised. Ki Peum asks if he texted her again. Han Byul says her boss sent her more work. In her bedroom, she's actually looking at the numerous text messages from Tae Sung stating “I’m waiting for you” with a ticket to the movies. She just sighs.
Tae Sung really is waiting outside the movies for her. He pulls out a small white box out of his jacket pocket and looks at it.
With a pink-and-white-checkered heavy coat on, Han Byul runs out of her place to meet him!
Epilogue: During the shoot of the kissing scene, Han Byul had watched Tae Sung test out the angles with Da Hye. She had muttered he’s such a professional, which had made Yoo Sung grin. Right before Tae Sung went to kiss Da Hye though, Han Byul had walked away. Aww, she couldn’t handle it!
^See Cameo section under Remarks.
^^I saw the best nickname for her online, so I can’t take credit for this but totally using it: “Salty Ajumma.” XD
Update on the rookie actors: Shi Deok's heart seems to be pounding around Ho Yeong. Jae Hyun can't stop thinking about that kiss with Yoo Na.
Last night, Han Byul had shown up outside the movie theatre but couldn't find Tae Sung. A bunch of fans had descended on him, and so he never saw Han Byul. His phone was dead but luckily someone messaged Yoo Sung, who was able to come rescue him. In the present, he complains to Jung Yeol about his wrist hurting from signing all the fans' stuff. So Jung Yeol puts a patch on his wrist. Then Tae Sung asks why his heart hurts as he puts his hand over it. Jung Yeol sweetly asks if he needs to put a patch there, too.
Tonight, on her drive home, she watches Tae Sung's new commercial on a billboard, as does Tae Sung. He recalls that during the shoot for this commercial, he'd been told to look at the camera as if he’s looking at his lover. So he had looked at Han Byul who had been standing behind the cameraman. Just look at his face! Right now, he says he really misses her.
Meanwhile, Han Byul is remembering the night before. She had followed the sound of the cheering crowd and had found Tae Sung standing in the middle of it. She had then called Yoo Sung to come pick up Tae Sung, and had asked him to not tell him who had told him. These two... When Yoo Sung had rescued him and whisked him away, she had finally left.
Today, Jae Hyun and Yoo Na are doing a noodle commercial, so they need to feed each other and call each other jagiya. They're both awkward around each other which results in many takes. While they're chewing, the two are staring at each other's lips. However, they're both acting more subdued than ever, which makes the managers wonder about when the fuse will go off. Heh. The director finally calls for a break, and Yoo Na goes to Jae Hyun's dressing room to tell him that they should start dating and then plants one right on his lips! He's surprised but then he pulls her back in for a kiss. When their managers come looking for them, the two pretend to be fighting and even pull on each other’s hair. She yells that she'd rather be a dog than shoot a commercial with him! He yells back that he's already a dog! Woof, woof! Ha! Their managers pull them apart and the two smile at each other for a second before acting like they’re upset.
The girls meet at Organic Bar and Han Byul asks about Ho Yeong's crush on Yoo Sung. Ho Yeong tells them that she fell for him after one of Da Hye's signing events. As a bodyguard back then, Ho Yeong had taken down a creep at the event. Afterwards, Ho Yeong and Yoo Sung went out for drinks. He had noticed a cut on her hand and pulled out his medical kit (from the magic bag that all the managers have) to dress her wound. Bandage = Affection. He had also told her that they had similar jobs - protecting someone. Han Byul's friends ask if she's going to have dinner with Lawyer Do. She says it's tomorrow night and looks uncomfortable about it.
The next evening, Han Byul meets Lawyer Do at the restaurant, where he's already ordered one of everything. He explains that the chef is his friend. Then he reviews some documents, as a ploy to confuse her into wondering if this was a date or work. Han Byul tries to reject him but he interrupts her. He tells her that she can reject him later. He wants to make her feel butterflies, not uncomfortable. Then he says, "By the way, I'm not a star in the sky. I'm a person whose feet are on the ground." She looks a bit upset by his choice of words. Afterwards, Pi Keum calls to ask her how it went. She glumly replies that she wants to go home and rest.
Ki Peum finds her on the swings at the playground, as she knew from her voice that something was wrong. Han Byul admits that she's never told anyone about her first love, the most embarrassing thing in her life. Her friend guesses that it's Gong Tae Sung. She confirms that she thought she was someone special as whenever they're together, he never acted like a top star. She admits that she found out differently three years ago, and she was the one who handled his dating rumor with Yeo Ha Jin and fielded all of the reporters’ calls. Pi Keum says that’s the worst. Han Byul continues that in college, there were rumors of them dating, so all of her personal information got released. She admits that she must have really liked him as she was okay with all of it. She can’t believe that she developed feelings for a celebrity. Then she tells her that Tae Sung said that he liked her. Pi Keum looks at her and says that’s incredible, so what’s the problem then. Han Byul whines that she went through so much for three years and he’s like a star in the sky. She then looks at her phone and sees Tae Sung is waiting for her at the movies. She tells her friend that she’s afraid of getting hurt again. Ki Peum asks if she thinks she won’t get hurt if she likes someone else. Everyone hurts others, and everyone gets hurt, too - whether it’s a celebrity or a lawyer.
Tae Sung has bought out the entire theatre for the late showing of “Our Real Romance.” He ends up watching the movie by himself and returns home to see that she still hasn’t responded. He wonders if he should send her more tickets. She finally responds with “Stop sending me these.” He wonders if she’s really never going to see him again. Then she sends another message: “I’m in front of your house. Open the door.” His eyes bulge at this and he quickly runs and even jumps in his slippers to quickly open the door. She says she’s coming in. He nods to let her in and then closes the door after her.
OHB angrily: Do you have money to burn? You reserved the entire theatre. For how many days?
GTS: Oh, that? It’s okay. I contributed a lot to the movie industry.
OHB: Why don’t you just give me the money?! He looks at her in shock
GTS: Did you come to ask me for that money?
OHB: No. I just… You could’ve bought two tickets. Why did you buy out the theatre?
GTS: Because I wanted to watch it with just you.
OHB: Hey! Why are you so honest?
GTS: Because I have to be honest with you.
OHB: Why??
GTS: Because I like you!
OHB quietly: Do you really like me?
GTS nods: Yes. I like you.
OHB: How much?
GTS: How much? He pauses to think about this. Even if you like to dip tangsuyuk as hard as rocks in the sauce, eat mint chocolate chip even though it tastes like toothpaste, and want to put pineapples on top of pizza, I like you! He nods his head fervently. I really like you! She stares at him. Confession #2!
OHB: Gosh. You must be crazy.
GTS: So to ask you out in a cool manner, I thought of so many awesome things to say, but my brain won’t work. He scratches his head and sighs. Oh Han Byul. I like you enough that I don’t know what I’m saying. He walks over and stops real close to her face. He looks scared, so she leans over and plants a kiss on his lips and then pulls back. She then gasps and covers her mouth as she’s shocked that she just did that.
OHB smiling now: Why are you…so shocked when you kissed me? She doesn’t respond except to turn away. He reaches over to grab her arm. She turns back to look at him.
GTS: This time, don’t run away. He then slowly pulls her into his arms and he leans over and kisses her. When the kiss ends, they stare into each other’s eyes for a moment. He looks deep into her eyes and then lowers his gaze to her lips. Then he reaches up to touch her face with one shaky hand. *melting*
OHB: Hey. Why are you trembling?
GTS raises his gaze: Because I feel nervous. He then pulls her in for another kiss. The kiss goes on and on… Suddenly the doorbell rings and breaks up their kiss!
OHB: It’s way too early for… She looks over at the doorbell monitor and gasps in horror - it's sees Jung Yeol!
GTS with huge eyes: Oh my God! He gasps. I forgot. I have to go. I’ll be away for a week for work.
OHB: No, wait, just a moment. Doorbell rings again. Don’t let him in yet. She pulls on him as he’s turning towards the door.
GTS sputtering: But he…If he rings three times and I don’t open the door, he comes in, he knows the code.
OHB hitting him on the arm: Do something, then! XD
She scrambles to grab her shoes, purse, etc., while poor Tae Sung paces back and forth as he’s suddenly clueless about what needs to happen. He even trips over his own feet and falls. lol! (~22:05, from sweet to hilarious…)
He gets back up as the doorbell rings a third time. Han Byul tells him to wipe his lips as she’s trying to run and hide. He wipes his lips and asks where she is going to hide. She climbs over the couch and jumps over to hide back there. XD Jung Yeol enters the code and gets inside and sees Tae Sung doing some stretches by the door. LMAO! So unnatural and explains nothing as to why he didn’t answer the door. Haha. Tae Sung compliments him for being right on time. Jung Yeol is happy with the praise but then he notices Tae Sung’s face and asks if he hasn’t been sleeping well. He goes on to say that Ms. Oh is so cruel as he’s this lovesick, and she has no idea. Heh, but you interrupted them! Behind the couch, Han Byul is quietly laughing in glee at this. Awwww. Tae Sung tells him to stop talking nonsense and then shoves him out the door and tells him to wait outside in the car.
He then quickly runs over and slides onto the floor to join her. He tells her that a week will go by fast and to wait for him. She nods and the two continue laughing. *squeeee* Our main couple is here!!!
The next day, Han Byul drives to work and says hello to every one of Tae Sung’s ads that she passes. She suddenly screams in joy and then looks up at the sky wondering if it was always pink. Tae Sung is laughing in the back of the van but then he blushes at the thought of their kisses. He covers his face with his hands as he laughs and wonders if he’s going crazy. Jung Yeol notices this and asks if he’s okay. Tae Sung removes his hands and says that he’s perfectly fine, great and then keeps on laughing. Our grumpy star is wearing love. :)
Yoo Sung and Dae Soo are at breakfast together and discussing their respective clients. Yoo Sung says that rather than them falling in love, it’s better that they hate each other's guts, right? Teehee. Uhm… Dae Soo agrees as it’s fine when they’re dating but when there’s a breakup, it’s a real mess. They’re both surprised that their actors were ready to go back to the shoot.
In the office, Yoo Sung calls to check on Tae Sung and asks about the roads. Tae Sung happily tells him the roads are crazy packed...but the weather is amazing and the scenery is gorgeous! He even says he’s not tired at all. Yoo Sung smiles and says that something good must’ve happened. He hangs up with Tae Sung and sees the PR team coming in. He notices Han Byul pausing to admire Tae Sung’s poster. She’s usually glaring at it with disdain. Hehe. She tells Tae Sung’s poster that he seems to be in a good mood, and so is she. She then receives a text message from him: “I’m on the way to the set. I’ll call when I’m done.” And there’s an animated sticker of him sending finger hearts! Tell me this sticker exists. lol She tries to not grin at her phone but she does. She goes into the break room and encounters Lawyer Do. She tells him that her answer is no, sorry, and that she’s grateful that he asked her out. He admits that he knew he’d lose from the start. He continues saying that they still have to work together, so they shouldn't avoid each other. Before he leaves, he asks her what she likes so much about Tae Sung. She’s shocked that he knows. He asks if he isn’t better looking than Tae Sung. She doesn’t give a response.
Back at home, Han Byul debates about calling Tae Sung first. When he calls, she answers it wordlessly, and then screams and hangs up on him when he says hello. lol! He’s confused and wonders why she hung up on him. He calls her back immediately. She answers this time and actually says something. He asks her what’s wrong. She admits that it’s just awkward as they used to fight all the time. He then asks if they should go back to fighting as they usually do. Ha! She says no, she doesn’t want that. Then he asks quietly if he should just hang up. She says no again, and they sit awkwardly in silence. He suggests a video chat so they can look at each other and not say anything. She says no, as she’s feeling shy and it’s happening too fast. Hehe. So he asks about her meal with Lawyer Do. She asks how he knows about that. He says that Lawyer Do had called her in front of him to rub it in his face. She gets this mischievous look, and tells him the meal was so tasty and the restaurant was awesome. He says “What??” She then says she turned him down. She asks if he liked Yeo Ha Jin a lot.
GTS: That’s a misunderstanding. We really didn’t go out. I swear to you!
OHB yelling: WHAT?! Hey, that broke my heart!
GTS very gently: You’re the only one…I like. He’s cutely pressing his lips together.
OHB: Really?
GTS: I mean it. She drops her angry face and smiles at this. I really like you.
OHB: Gosh. Why are you telling that all over again?
GTS shyly: You…like me, too, right?
OHB: Why are you asking me that?
GTS almost pouting: Because I want to hear it. So cute.
OHB smiling: I like you… Whatever. Bye! Heh.
GTS with a huge smile: Wait. Don’t hang up. She hangs up. She hung up on me. That was so fast!
She’s happily screaming into her bed. And he’s giddily telling himself to get a grip. He repeats that she does like him. :) (~33:30, Gahhhh, they’re both so cute!)
They’re shooting TWoS at the beach with a lighthouse in the distance. Tae Sung sends a picture of the beach to Han Byul with the message “This place is so beautiful. We should come here sometime.❤” He's no longer saved as Gong Fish but Gong ❤. She smiles and squeals at this, but then covers her mouth as she’s forgotten that she’s at work. She then pretends to have been stretching. The lovebirds continue to have phone calls at night and exchange messages throughout their work days. They talk about what they’ll do when he returns.
Yoo Sung and Ho Yeong have a moment at the copier which results in him leaning in really close to her face which makes her heart pound. When she grabs her copies, she gets a papercut and he notices it and grabs his medical kit. As he puts ointment on the cut followed by a bandage, she just stares at him and quietly mutters under breath that this really is his fault. When he’s done, she thanks him and he tells her to not hurt herself and to have a good day. Then he pats her on the head before he leaves. This interaction is seen by Shi Deok who notices her reaction. After Yoo Sung leaves, she puts her injured hand over her pounding heart.
At the hotel, Tae Sung whines about how long a week really is as time is moving so slowly. He then starts taking selfies to send to Han Byul, who is looking at his professional photos and giggling about how handsome her boyfriend is. She sees his message and mutters that he’s terrible at taking selfies. Bad angle, haha. He asks her to send hers. She takes several photos and tries to decide which one to send to him. But she accidentally sends all of them. LOL He’s happy to see her pictures and says out loud that she really doesn’t hold back as she’s so cute. He suddenly says out loud that he can’t do this.
Han Byul wonders why he hasn’t responded. She wonders if she should take another picture. She flops onto her bed and wonders why she hasn’t heard from him still. Hours later, a miffed Han Byul receives a call from Tae Sung. She asks if he had been sleeping. He says no, he’s in front of her house and asks if he can come up. She’s surprised but happily runs to look outside her door. He waves at her and she tells him to come up. She runs back inside and wonders if she should change her clothes. There’s no time, so she just fixes her hair right before she opens the door. She lets him inside and asks if Jung Yeol is with him. He says no, he drove himself. She says his shoot ends tomorrow, so why is he here now? He admits because he wanted to see her. She shyly smiles and he asks if she doesn’t like it. She says no.
So he says then give him a hug as he opens his arms. She walks into his embrace and he has this sweet smile on his face. He softly says that he missed her. She says “Me, too.” *squeeeeeee* Her face! (~44:15) He then ends the hug and tells her that he wanted to give this to her when he told her how he felt. He pulls out a small white box (yes, the same one) and opens it to reveal a necklace with a star pendant. She exclaims that it’s so pretty. He then puts the necklace on her. He says “really pretty” as he’s looking at her. She smiles and then literally squeals at this and covers her face with her hands. After he removes her hands, he pulls her in for a kiss but his phone interrupts them. It’s Jung Yeol asking where he is. He says that he forgot something at home and he’ll be back in three hours. After he hangs up, he tells Han Byul that he has to go. Our new couple awkwardly say goodbye to each other. He heads towards the door and says that he’s really leaving. She says okay, drive safely. He puts on his shoes and goes to leave but then he turns back and gives her a quick peck on the lips. He turns to leave but quickly turns back again to give her a longer kiss. He finally opens the door, and tells her “Good night. Sleep tight. Dream of me. Good night!” When he leaves and closes the door behind him, she says how can she sleep now with this huge grin on her face. She then shuffles and squeals all the way to her bed. (~47:26)
There’s a new rumor that Tae Sung is dating…a rich and handsome lawyer who is living next door to him. Mr. Choi asks Lawyer Do if he’s dating Tae Sung. LOL A humiliated Lawyer Do angrily denies this. Meanwhile, the PR trio are discussing how clueless they were as they thought that Lawyer Do liked Han Byul. Han Byul returns to tell them to do damage control on the dating rumor as Lawyer Do wants to sue everyone. Ki Peum is ordered to interview Lawyer Do, who she finds to be quite handsome. He agrees to the interview but needs to leave at 6. She looks at the time - it’s 5:30 and says that they’ll be done by 5:53.
Mr. Choi is looking at articles about Eun Si Woo’s return. Years ago, in the pouring rain, he had met a devastated-looking Tae Sung at the bus stop. Tae Sung had told him “You told me to call you…if I need an adult. I’ll say it once. Make me more famous than her.” He had then looked over at Eun Si Woo’s large image next to him. So, it really wasn't Mr. Choi who convinced him to sign on. (Ep3.)
In the present, Mr. Choi asks Yoo Sung if he knew that Eun Si Woo had returned. Yoo Sung looks uneasy and is saved from answering when he gets a worrying text message from Eun Si Woo saying that she wants to see Tae Sung today. He said he would explain when he returns and then hurries out.
Eun Si Woo rings Tae Sung’s doorbell and he sees her on the monitor. She then starts banging on the door, so he opens the door to tell her to leave. But she barges inside. He tells her how dare she come here. She replies why can’t a mom visit her son. He repeats the word “Mom” and says that she says it too easily, as she gave him nothing. She says his looks, as they look kind of alike. He scoffs at this and tells her to say her piece and then leave, Kim Bok Soon. She replies that she also gave him his pretty name. She admits that she really did have something to say but then Salty Ajumma walks in. Eun Si Woo remembers her from the store and grabs her by the hair and asks why this woman is here. Tae Sung gets in between the two women and yells asking Eun Si Woo if she’s lost her mind. Yoo Sung arrives as Tae Sung apologizes and tells Salty Ajumma to leave for now and they would talk later. When Tae Sung returns, he tells Yoo Sung to get rid of that woman right now as he points at Eun Si Woo. Tae Sung gets away from her and she tries to go after him, but Yoo Sung stops her. Salty Ajumma is now laughing in the elevator and wonders how Tae Sung knows Eun Si Woo.
Someone in a hoodie is typing a post, “Shocking! Gong Tae Sung Late Night Love Affair” on the Tae Sung anti-fan cafe, including a photo of Eun Si Woo hugging Tae Sung, but only his face is visible. The caption says “Made with a photo from So Sweet. Won’t this cause a stir? What do you think? ^-^*” It gets posted. Is this the same person from the cemetery?
On her way to visit Tae Sung, Han Byul runs into Salty Ajumma who notices her necklace and just grabs at the pendant to say "Tiffany". When Han Byul says her name, she quickly puts on the nice-and-complacent-lady act and apologizes and says it’s so pretty. Previously, Salty Ajumma had snooped around Tae Sung’s place and had noticed the necklace in his closet. Now she knows that he’s dating Han Byul.
A subdued Tae Sung opens the door to Han Byul. She asks if he’s okay and he just shakes his head and quietly says no. She opens her arms and he walks into her embrace.
Yoo Sung is driving Eun Si Woo home and tells her if she does this again, he won’t be helping her anymore. Eun Si Woo says that that woman isn’t an ordinary helper, as she saw her a few days ago at a department store’s designer floor. She tells him about the watch incident and how she had kicked the manager in the shin. Yoo Sung recalls an earlier conversation with Tae Sung about Ms. Kwon’s potential dementia and how he had wanted her to get tested.
Yoo Sung returns to the office to look into Kwon Myung Hee, aka Salty Ajumma. He calls Dae Soo to ask if she’d been recommended by Shin Jin Woo’s mother. Dae Soo tells him that rich Gangnam housewives want to hire her but can’t. Yoo Sung asks him to look into this.
Seated on the couch, Tae Sung tells Han Byul that he can’t stand that woman coming to his place, as she even grabbed Ms. Kwon by the hair. She hugs him and then pats him on the back and says that it’s okay. He says she’s like his grandmother. She pulls back to look at him. He pulls her back into the hug and says that she patted him on the back like so and it made him feel better. She smiles and asks him if he feels better then. He says that he feels totally better. She pulls away, drops her smile and says don’t expect filial duties from her and gets up to leave. He pulls her back down and says he won’t. He then gives her a peck on the lips followed by several on her face until she’s smiling again. He then points at his lips and asks for a kiss from her, and she gives him one. He kisses her back, and eventually he lays her down on the couch. Their playful kisses become deeper and longer… *squeeee*
Ki Peum is looking at her latest article, “Lawyer Do Soo Hyuk Will Pursue and Punish Criminal Rumors.” She’s admiring his photo when her boss skips in and cheerfully exclaims “At last, Jo Pi Keum has brought me pure happiness as her name suggests” and ends his words with a skip. He then happily tells them to go home early. Her co-workers ask her how Lawyer Do was. She admits that he’s handsome, cool and very sure of himself.
During the interview, Ki Peum had asked Lawyer Do if he could make the interview with her an exclusive. He had agreed as this was the only interview he’d give as he doesn’t like wasting time like this during his work hours. He had asked her if she could turn the tide around, and she’d replied that that was her specialty. He had then received a call from his mother and he’d told her that his parents are quite curious about his so-called boyfriend, as they’ve taken turns calling him. He was impressed when the interview ended precisely at 5:53. She then asked for a photo and he admitted that they’ve already found his high school photo, so he wanted a better photo. Today, he sends her a message that if she needs to file a lawsuit then he’d give her a huge discount. She replies, “Exactly how big is this discount? As a reporter, fact-checking is a part of my daily routine.” His facts? :)
Tae Sung and Jung Yeol walk down the backstairs and run into a winded Lawyer Do who greets them with “Gosh. There’s my boyfriend!” Tae Sung smiles and greets him with "Jagiya!" This starts a hilarious exchange between the two about their “romantic relationship.” Hopeless and gullible Jung Yeol says he was too dense as he shouldn’t have gone with Tae Sung. Both guys just look at him. He quickly suggests that he’ll go take the elevator and actually leaves! LMAO Lawyer Do asks if he’s happy with Ms. Oh. Tae Sung says yes. Lawyer Do replies with “What a cruel way to reject the man of your love scandal. You hurt my feelings. So I’ll take the elevator from now on.” Ha! The stairs v. elevator remarks are related to some bet that I've overlooked.
At Organic Bar, the girls celebrate Ki Peum’s success. She tells them that the chief even complimented her work which hasn’t happened in ages. Overnight, Lawyer Do now has a fan forum, Manual Therapy. The fans are saying that seeing Mr. Do heals them. Ho Yeong sighs and admits that she is now reminded of a non-celebrity with his own fan club, Yoo Sung. Kwi Nong brings her another drink and notices that her bandage looks old. Han Byul offers to give her a new one from her purse but Ho Yeong refuses. She then admits that this one was from Yoo Sung, which makes her friends laugh. Ho Yeong asks how her dinner went with Lawyer Do and Han Byul replies that she’s already turned him down.
At home, Han Byul sees an article about Eun Si Woo and remembers watching “Night of the Sky” starring Eun Si Woo. She had noticed someone else in the theatre - Tae Sung who had been seated two rows in front of her. She had also noticed him quietly crying during the movie. When the movie ended, he had continued crying during the credits and finally left, unaware that Han Byul had been there. Another time, at the shoot for a cologne ad, she had noticed that Tae Sung looked unwell and had asked Yoo Sung about it. He had admitted that he’d been sick the night before but didn’t want to reschedule or become an inconvenience. In the present, she wonders how he’s doing.
Yoo Sung asks Dae Soo about looking into Ms. Kwon. Dae Soo says it may take some time as Shin Jin Woo’s mother is on a trip abroad with her friends. Yoo Sung sighs and Dae Soo asks what’s wrong. Yoo Sung looks worried but he doesn’t say anything. Min Kyu interrupts them to say that Jae Hyun and Yoo Na aren’t even looking at each other today and haven’t said a word to each other. The managers wonder if they’ve changed their tactics. Our new young couple are actually seated across from each other at a table, backs facing each other and…texting each other compliments and discussing their upcoming kiss scene. She says that she needs to practice and he asks if she wants to practice together.
Salty Ajumma calls Yoo Sung and claims that she’s feeling a bit sick and she’ll come back in a week. She’s actually getting a spa treatment. She tries to ask how he knows Eun Si Woo, but realizes that that was the wrong question to ask. She apologizes for overstepping and then he hangs up on her. She then becomes quite rude to the technician working on her toenails. She checks her computer and smiles smugly at Tae Sung’s anti-fan site. She sees the latest post and replies that she knows who the woman is in the photo.
Han Byul is recalling Ms. Kwon’s reaction to her necklace - she’d said “Tiffany.” Mi Nyeo comments that she’s always wearing that necklace these days. Han Byul asks her if she knows where the necklace is from. Mi Nyeo walks closer for a better look at the pendant and flips the pendant over and sees the logo. She is shocked that it’s from Tiffany’s. She asks if that isn't expensive, and then comments that she heard wealthy people hide logos.
Yoo Sung finds Han Byul on the rooftop to ask her how Tae Sung is doing. She asks him why he’s asking her. He just looks at her and says who he should ask then. Her face gets red and then she puts her hands by the sides of her face as she tells him that he’s embarrassing her. He tells her best of luck to her relationship. She asks what that means. So he tells her to not taint Tae Sung. She says no, she’s going to taint his person as much as she wants. Hehe. He calls her a bad actress, and she replies the same goes for him. He’s confused and she says if he doesn’t know, then forget about it. She finally admits that something’s bothering her - Ms. Kwon.
On TWoS, Jae Hyun brings ice cream (from his fans) to share with everyone - vanilla and mint chocolate chip. Tae Sung reaches for one, and Da Hye starts saying that he doesn’t like mint chocolate. To her surprise, Tae Sung says he wants mint chocolate chip and grabs it. Da Hye is surprised by this.
Tae Sung sends Han Byul a picture of the ice cream and says that he’s trying mint chocolate. He later texts that it tastes like cold toothpaste. Haha. She coos at the selfie he sent and says that’s so cute. He then sends her a picture of tangsuyuk and says he’s trying dipping into the sauce instead of poured on. He says it’ll be difficult but that’s okay. I am reminded of that sticker debate in Search: WWW. XD Later, Jung Yeol gets him a pizza with a ton of pineapple on it. Tae Sung is disgusted by the way it looks. The only fruit on my pizza is tomato. He sends her a photo and says that he’s trying this pineapple pizza but Jung Yeol asked for way too much pineapple. She smiles and replies that that isn’t a pizza - it’s pineapple on a dough plate. Ha! It's also not a good to try everything that repulses him in one day either.
When the PR team gets ready to leave for the day, Yoo Sung stops Han Byul to go somewhere with him. They go to the address listed on Ms. Kwon’s resume and discover a couple living there. Yoo Sung shows them Ms. Kwon’s photo and the woman tells him that she did live there before they did. He asks if they moved recently, and she says they did. After they leave, the woman calls Ms. Kwon to let her know that a man and a woman came asking for her, and she told them that they had just moved in. She then asks if they really don’t have to pay this month’s rent. Salty Ajumma says that’s right and hangs up on her. She then mutters “freeloaders.” She wonders if it’s time to have some fun and gets evil smirk on her face.
At home, Da Hye is watching an interview of Tae Sung saying he’s against mint chocolate chip as it’s toothpaste. When asked about tangsuyuk, he says that dipped tangsuyuk is too hard so he prefers smothered. Yet she saw him dipping it today. When asked about pineapple pizza, he had said he disliked it as it’s a fruit. She had seen him eating a slice of pineapple pizza, too. She finds this peculiar, and starts typing away on her computer.
At breakfast with Dae Soo, Yoo Sung gets a call from the department store customer service and he claims that his wife lost something that day and asks to see the surveillance video. Dae Soo then tells him that Shin Jin Woo’s mother told him that she didn’t know Ms. Kwon in person but she’d been recommended by one of her golfing buddies, who’d hired her for a long time. This woman owns almost all of the properties in Gangnam, and is crazy rich now. Yoo Sung asks if he knew the woman’s name and Dae Soo says Myung Hee. Yoo Sung apologizes and says he has to leave, and runs out of there, leaving Dae Soo with the bill.
At work, Han Byul is looking at Kwon Myung Hee’s social media posts. She’s living a luxurious life and has shared photos of “special gifts”- cars, food, jewelry, etc. But then Han Byul sees a photo of her wearing the same star pendant necklace with the caption “A not-so-special necklace this time.” Han Byul looks flustered by this. Suddenly, a delivery comes in with packages “from Han Byul” for the PR Team. They’re all getting the same necklace. Han Byul reads the card one addressed to her: “Did you think you’re special? You’re so wrong. You’re common, just like the necklace.” Han Byul asks Mi Nyeo to apply for leave for her as she needs to take the afternoon off.
Salty Ajumma is at Tae Sung’s place to say goodbye to Tae Sung. He thinks it’s about what happened and she says that she’s sick of working. He’s confused. Then she offers to hug him and just hugs him and she seems to be saying something to him. Meanwhile, Yoo Sung’s been trying to reach him. As Salty Ajumma is about to get into her chauffeured car, Yoo Sung pulls up and asks him what’s going on. She plays dumb and says that she worked hard at her job. He says that she put false information on her resume. She says that she didn’t as the entire building is hers and then she laughs maniacally. She asks if it’s a crime to work for rich people, and that he should be grateful that she didn’t sue Eun Si Woo. She says that it’s been fun and scoffs. Yoo Sung says that a lot of things seem to amuse her, but his nickname is Polite Nutcase. He warns her if she does anything to harm Tae Sung, he won’t stand there and watch. She just laughs at this and tells her driver to go.
Yoo Sung goes up to Tae Sung’s place and finds an upset Tae Sung sitting on the floor. Tae Sung is confused by Salty Ajumma and says that he needs to get some sleep. Yoo Sung helps him up from the floor and then Tae Sung shuffles towards his bedroom.
Three years ago, Salty Ajumma had been buying expensive items for all of the young actors. However, the limited edition watch she’d sent to Tae Sung had been rejected again. Her assistant had told her that he never accepts gifts from his fans. She had been offended that he didn’t want a special gift from her. How dare he. She had then applied for the job, and on her first day, she had opened the curtains in his room while he was sleeping. He’d been grieving over the loss of his friend, Yoon Woo. She had said that she’d lost someone close to her, too and then cheerfully said “We all need some sunlight in our lives.” She’s a sasaeng! She makes me want to hurl.
When Salty Ajumma had hugged Tae Sung earlier, she had told him “You should have accepted my presents when I sent them to you. You’ll remember me when you eat salty food from now on. What do you think? I’m special now, aren’t I?” Tae Sung looked frightened as she just laughed as she was leaving. His hands were trembling. Salty Ajumma had continued laughing maniacally in her car. Excuse me, but did no one do an actual background check on the woman who was going to be a top star’s personal home?! Or did she have that much money to fake it all?
Han Byul sees Yoo Sung outside Tae Sung’s place and tells him that that woman sent the same necklace to everyone on the PR team, including herself. Yoo Sung asks if she’s all right. She says that she is and asks if she’d been here. He admits that she was just here and she wanted to be “special” to Tae Sung, so she’d fed him salty food on purpose. He asks her to stay with Tae Sung for now. He’s going to continue looking into this, and he will send her the new passcode.
Yoo Sung and Lawyer Do are looking at the surveillance footage from the department store. Lawyer Do says that she technically was telling the truth and didn’t do anything illegal. Yoo Sung says that she probably made sure of that before starting this. Lawyer Do suggests filing a restraining order. Yoo Sung tells him that she’s famous for befriending celebrities by giving them expensive presents. He thinks that the fan who sent him a very expensive gift a few years ago was likely her. Yoo Sung blames himself and Lawyer Do says no sane person would do this.
Shi Deok is going to his first awards show and needs a tux. Ho Yeong tells him that he looks quite handsome and then fixes his clothes. He’s thinking about how Yoo Sung had patted her head. Then he reaches out to do the same thing and she only asks him what’s going on. He then says that she had something in her hair. He goes back to adjusting his tie but he’s sneaking a peek at her. No need for another triangle, please!
After the awards show, Ho Yeong finds Yoo Sung drinking alone at the office. She asks if he wants to go get a drink - her treat. She can tell that he’s stressed out but he’s not forthcoming with much information. He’s wondering if he has any right to be called a manager. She says that she’ll be sad as he’s someone that she respects greatly. He thanks her for comforting him. She admits that she’s not comforting him as it’s only the truth. He laughs and says that she’s grown up so much and then he pats her on the head. She immediately touches that spot with her hand, but then she puts her hand down and says “In the future, please don’t pat me on the head.” He looks surprised and apologizes as he didn’t realize that she didn’t like it. She suddenly blurts out that she gets butterflies. He’s speechless. She closes her eyes and says she likes him, sunbae-nim. When she opens her eyes, she finds him just staring at her. She then gasps and puts her hand over her mouth. She grabs her stuff and runs out of the restaurant, but returns to pay for the bill, and then runs back out. Yoo Sung is sitting there trying to process what just happened. (~49:10)
Eun Si Woo is meeting with Mr. Choi, who says that she’s a vampire as she looks the same. As they’re eating, Mr. Choi says she should have told him that she wanted to see her son. He asks why she bothered Yoo Sung as he’s already busy. She replies that Yoo Sung is handsomer than him. Heh. He says that she should have listened to Yoo Sung then as they can’t even fix this. She says that she missed him. He asks why she’s so intent on hurting him. He then tells her that as her first manager, he’s telling her that Tae Sung will need a lot of time to accept her. He might never come around. She then asks if he knows who Oh Han Byul is. He says that she’s the head of the PR team at the agency. She recalls Tae Sung’s face when he opened his door that night saying her name.
When Tae Sung wakes up, to his surprise, he sees a sleeping Han Byul at his bedside. He lightly touches her on the head to make sure she’s real. She wakes up and says “You’re up?” He holds onto her hand and says “It’s really you, Oh Han Byul. I’m glad… you were here… when I woke up.” She smiles, climbs onto the bed to hug him and then pats him on the back. He then quietly admits “I dreamed of Yoon Woo. He never appears in my dreams. I must’ve missed him a lot.” They continue hugging. (~55:17, so sweet.)
At Yoon Woo’s gravesite is a laughing Min Kyu who says, “Because you’re always smiling, no one knows. I will… avenge you. Gong Tae Sung will pay.” He then pulls out his phone to comment under the handle of “Smileboy” on Tae Sung’s anti-fan cafe: “I’ll send them [photos] to the reporters. Look forward to it.” Omo, what?
Our sleeping couple are suddenly awakened by their phones which are buzzing like crazy.
Epilogue: Someone sends in a picture of a Starforce badge with the face blurred out with the text “Here’s my proof”. The response is, “Wow, you’re an employee? Props for that.” They then receive a direct message from Administrator Stardiss: “You got promoted. Please post a lot in the forum!”
“Top Star Gong Tae Sung Late Night Love Affair” is in the headlines now. Eun Si Woo shows up in the office and Mr. Choi yells at her for getting photographed. The two continue arguing but Han Byul interrupts them to say that they need to make a decision now. Han Byul suggests the following: “The woman in the said photo has no close friendship with Gong Tae Sung at all. She barged in and hugged Gong Tae Sung without permission. Therefore, rumors of his relationship are not true, and we’ll identify who spread the rumor and take legal action.” To Eun Si Woo’s chagrin, Mr. Choi agrees with her plan as it’s all true. Eun Si Woo wants to continue arguing with Mr. Choi so Han Byul says she’ll go handle this and runs out. Mr. Choi asks Eun Si Woo why she’s back and she admits that she has something to tell Tae Sung before it’s too late.
Han Byul asks Yoo Sung how Mr. Choi knows Eun Si Woo. Yoo Sung says he was her first manager but they’re the same age and always fought so it didn’t last. Yoo Sung points out that he’s stuck between her and Tae Sung. Haha. She looks around before saying "Oh, did they fight that much?" He just laughs at this. Then she asks why Eun Si Woo is back. Yoo Sung is reluctant to answer and asks if he can tell her another time. She drops the subject and asks if he’s found any surveillance footage. He’s got nothing because of blind spots but he suspects that it might be Salty Ajumma. They’re both worried about how Tae Sung is doing. He’s not doing well, and also worried about his Han Byul having to clean up his mess again.
At work, Ki Peum gets a lead from her boss who hands her a wedding invitation for Baek Ji Soo (actress) and the groom-to-be is a doctor. A woman from her boss’ mother’s friend’s group is friends with Baek Ji Soo’s mother’s best friend. Yeah, that’s so many degrees of separation. lol He tells her to say that the groom is handsome or something and to find out where he works. He laughs as he’s looking forward to their servers crashing again (from the traffic). She makes phone calls to Director Kim Jin Kyung of Today Entertainment to fact-check but she’s unable to get through. Her boss returns to her desk and asks her why she’s not writing. He’s offended as this is real intel from him. He tells her if someone else covers this before her, she’ll lose her job. So she starts writing…
Da Hye is writing that someone she knows is going through major changes in preferences - mint chocolate chip over vanilla, dipping instead of pouring the sauce and pineapple on pizza. She asks what this means and someone responds that the person either has a crush on someone or they’re trying out new food for their new lover, or they’re dying or pregnant.
At the set of TWoS, Tae Sung and the other actors and their managers sit down to a meal. Dae Soo complains about the soup being too salty, which reminds Tae Sung of Salty Ajumma which makes him push away his soup. Min Kyu says that it’s not too salty for him. Dae Soo says he smiles all the time for no reason - regardless of the salty soup, their schedule, Yoo Na’s presence, etc. Dae Soo suddenly realizes that Yoo Na isn’t here. Min Kyu says she wanted to shop online so she’s in the car. Da Hye sits down next to Tae Sung and notices his soup is pushed away. She says that she thought he loved clam soup. He looks at it and then looks at her. She says she understands that preference can change often - mint chocolate chip, dipping versus pouring and enjoying or hating pineapple pizza. He just nods in agreement and excuses himself from the table. Da Hye asks Jung Yeol if he’s having a hard time because of the article. He replies yes which makes Min Kyu smirk.
Jae Hyun and Yoo Na are at lunch together at a restaurant, which purportedly has good food and the best security. He tells her that his actor friend often came here with his girlfriend and he never got caught. The lady brings them their food and tells them that she likes their drama and then hands them paper and marker for their autographs to go on the wall with all the others. She says she guesses that this is a secret meal they’re having together. Neither one says anything. Then she says that many couples get married after having a meal here, and requests for them to leave their autographs. Jae Hyun looks worried and she says not to worry as she’ll put their autographs in different spots. After she leaves, Yoo Na asks who this actor friend of his is. He admits that he’s a guy he knows, who works as an extra.
Mr. Choi drops by to see Tae Sung in his dressing room. He’s brought him a huge bag of peanut caramels. Tae Sung is shocked at the amount, and Mr. Choi admits that he cleared out the supermarket. Mr. Choi says that he’s promised to protect him and to not forget that fact. Later, Yoo Sung surprises him with a visit, too. Yoo Sung starts with an apology for the last few days. He says that the security’s been checked inside and outside the place. He’s brought him a bag of snacks. Food = love.
Afterwards, he goes to text Han Byul that he knows she’s had a lot of work and asks if she’s eaten yet. There’s a knock on his door and to his surprise, it’s Han Byul. With joy emanating from him, he asks if it’s his birthday or something as they’ve all visited him today. She replies in a fake whine that he’s so popular that she had to wait her turn. So he goes to hug her tightly but she squeals and tells him to not hug so tightly - because he’ll make the tteokbokki container explode. He lets go and she reveals a brown paper bag with tteokbokki and sundae (with liver only - his favorite). She sets down the food and they sit down on the couch next to each other. He asks if she’s just here to deliver the food. She says yes, and she’s worried about him being concerned about the news article, and she missed him. His face changes from sweet to almost serious.
GTS moves closer to her: You missed me?
OHB a bit startled: I can’t miss you?
GTS with great enthusiasm: You can. You can totally miss me. I’m all for it. Here. He moves his face even closer to hers. Look at me. She smiles and the two just look at each other.
OHB: The first one to blink is going to lose?
GTS: What? Oh. Are we doing a staring contest?
OHB moves to face him fully: I’m feeling competitive then.
GTS: I can’t lose either. So the two face each other squarely and start the contest. But then he intentionally closes his eyes to lose to her.
OHB: You just blinked!
GTS: Yes. I lost. What should I do? He continues squeezing his eyes shut. She’s smiling. I should face a penalty for this. He opens his eyes. What is the penalty? Then he suddenly gives her a kiss. His tone is so cute.
OHB shocked: What? This is the penalty? Sweet penalty!
GTS nodding: Yes. You don’t like it?
OHB shakes her head: No. She gives him a kiss. He gives her another kiss, and then another but she starts swatting at him. What if Jung Yeol walks in?
GTS: He’s gone. He waves his hand, and then puts his arms around her and gives her another kiss.
OHB looking around worriedly: No. The staff members are outside.
GTS: Look at me. She looks at him. They are all gone. He quickly leans over and gives her another kiss. She’s smiling as she smacks him again.
OHB: Come on.
GTS: I’m serious. He puts his hands around her face.
OHB still worried: No. She’s trying to resist by pushing him away.
GTS: I’m renting this place today. He steals another kiss. Come here. Then he pulls her completely into his arms.
OHB surrenders and giggles: You drive me crazy! (~13:44, this entire scene gives me life! *melting*)
In the parking lot, inside the car, Ho Yeong is giving herself a pep talk to be brave and face Yoo Sung. But once she gets out and starts walking and sees him, she freezes mid-step and just stares. He says hello to her and she’s frozen for a moment longer before she finally says goodbye to him. Then she hightails it to her car. However she’s so flustered that she’s unable to drive as she keeps stepping on the brake and the gas pedals at the same time. She somehow manages to drive away with her wipers turned on. lol
At work, Ki Peum is freaking out her desk as the latest headline reads: “Baek Ji Soo Getting Married? The Ultimate Misreport Happening.” She’s banging her head and fists on her desk when her boss walks by and quietly says that the basic rule of writing articles is to fact-check. She lifts her head to glare at him but she agrees with him on the fact-checking. If looks could kill. He then gets upset that his mother had mentioned “Your Top Star”, which is a song, and not a top star. Ki Peum says through clenched teeth that it’s her fault. Her boss then loudly says that he’s hungry and should go eat dinner. He runs away. She then answers a call from Director Kim Jin Kyung of Today Entertainment, who she quickly tells that the article will be deleted right away. Kim Jin Kyung is in the same frazzled state that Ki Peum is in, and is relieved to hear that it’s being deleted. Ki Peum continues apologizing to her and says that she must’ve gotten a lot of calls about this today. Ki Peum says that the actress must be quite mad. Kim Jin Kyung says that the actress that Today Entertainment needs to change their name to Gone Tomorrow Entertainment. Then she fake laughs boisterously which Ki Peum mimics but they’re both dying inside. Their call ends as “Baek Lunatic” is calling Kim Jin Kyung yet again. Ki Peum apologizes again and when she hangs up, she is served a document - it's a lawsuit from Baek Ji Soo.
Ki Peum goes to see Lawyer Do, who tells her that he didn’t expect to see her so soon. She says that the shocking 50% discount was too shocking. He looks at his watch and says that she really must like 5:30 p.m. She hands him the lawsuit document and asks if he can fix this by 5:33. lol He looks over the document and says it might be possible and she might not even need the shocking discount. She asks if it’s really serious. He says that he knows the person who filed the lawsuit against her. She’s surprised that he knows Baek Ji Soo. He tells her yes, but the person who filed the lawsuit is someone else. She asks if they went to the same school or grew up in the same neighborhood. He says no, they’re family.
They walk to an office to talk to another attorney, Do Jae Hyuk, his brother, who tells Lawyer Do to not talk to him as Ji Soo’s future husband is a doctor. He then wonders if he should become a doctor, too. Lawyer Do asks if he filed a lawsuit against a reporter. He says yes and then asks about what he needs to do to become a doctor. Lawyer Do tells him that’s enough and to cancel the lawsuit. His brother asks why and if he knows the reporter. Lawyer Do says she is the one who resolved his romance rumors. His brother agrees to drop it as he had filed it out of anger. Lawyer Do then tells his brother that she’s standing right here and she introduces herself. Do Jae Hyuk then hands her his business card, Prosecutor Do Jae Hyuk and says that he’s actress Baek Ji Soo’s future husband. Ha! She apologizes profusely and he says it’s fine as he was able to become a doctor for a minute. Lawyer Do finally tells his brother to get out of his office. His brother says he needs to go as he has plans with Ji Soo and reminds him to look pretty for their engagement party next week. Lawyer Do says he’s always pretty, so his brother says don’t come pretty - come as a wallflower as he and Ji Soo need to shine. His brother finally leaves and Lawyer Do tells her that he’s solved it in less than three minutes. He admits that the two are so in love that it’s exhausting. She admits that she made a huge mistake. He agrees, as Ji Soo’s ex was a doctor. Oh. lol! She titters at this, but then stops and quickly apologizes. He tells her that she doesn’t need to apologize to him and suggests that she rip up this lawsuit. She offers to take him to a meal and he refuses. So she asks for another favor.
Han Byul and Ki Peum are celebrating her latest story at Organic Bar. That favor she wanted? Ki Peum had asked Lawyer Do if she could write an exclusive on Baek Ji Soo and Do Jae Hyuk’s marriage. He pulled out his phone to ask his brother if he and Ji Soo could be in the news and his brother replied why they aren’t in the news already?! Then his brother sauntered back into the office and asked if he must be a doctor to get written about. He then asked Ki Peum if she could write that he’s an extra handsome prosecutor. She agreed, and so he went on about his sparkly eyes, high nose, bright red lips, a sweet, kind temperament, a warm heart - and then Lawyer Do promptly shoved him out of the office and closed the door on him. Ha! He then turned around and asked Ki Peum if they were done. His brother had returned and continued telling her, a perfectly proportioned figure, a smart brain, and great leadership. Haha. Lawyer Do shoved him out again, and she yelled after him that she would not forget anything. He had asked again if she was done now. She wasn’t - she asked to use his office to write the article. lol! Give an inch, take a mile. She had told him that he could leave as she would lock up afterwards. She finished the article and to her surprise, she had found him waiting for her. He had said that his office was pretty hard to lock up. Heh. I doubt that flimsy excuse.
Han Byul asks her if it was after 6 p.m. which Ki Peum confirms it was. She says he waited for her and that her heart almost fluttered. A very sad-looking Ho Yeong walks in very slowly without a single word, and both girls offer to beat up whoever it is. Ki Peum asks if she was sued, too. Ho Yeong tearfully says that she’d rather be sued than this. Then she starts really crying and asking for her mother. The girls find out that she’s kept it buried all these years and finally blurted out her confession to Yoo Sung. Ki Peum asks if she’s seen Yoo Sung since and she pitifully says yes, earlier in the parking lot. Then she admits that she ran away immediately after saying goodbye. She asks what she should do - perhaps quit? Ho Yeong continues crying. My suggestion: Be an adult and talk to him.
The next day, Han Byul sees that Salty Ajumma is getting a facial at some spa and waits for her there. Salty Ajumma pretends to be surprised to see her, and Han Byul says that she sent the link to her social media. Salty Ajumma says she’s not anyone special as she’s just a nobody. Han Byul is there to return the necklaces, which Salty Ajumma calls some “common necklaces.” She asks if it’s because it’s the same one so it’s no longer special. Han Byul doesn’t say anything. Salty Ajumma says he’ll get tired of her. She gloats that she left him a special memory, so he’ll remember her forever. Serious sasaeng vibes.
Han Byul finally replies: “You care about being special but not about being caring. No one gives salty food to someone they care about. Tae Sung will no longer remember you as a warmhearted person. You left him a disgusting feeling he’ll always want to forget. Is that the sense of being special you want?” Salty Ajumma says whether it's called being special or precious, should she care? Han Byul says she doesn’t have to, as she’ll never get it anyway. Salty Ajumma asks if they’re done and then asks for someone to take away the trash (the jewelry). Han Byul tells her that she hopes that she stays special forever. Salty Ajumma has some parting words for her with her disgusting fake smile: “You’ll break up soon anyway. Just enjoy the present.” Han Byul leaves as Salty Ajumma shoots eye daggers after her.
Tae Sung takes a somber and unusually quiet Han Byul camping at the seaside. She’s a bit concerned about being seen. He assures her it’ll be fine and to trust him. When they arrive, she asks how he found this place. He admits that he filmed a movie here and he had thought if he ever fell in love with someone, he’d bring them here. She finally gives him a small smile and says that it’s beautiful. She then looks at the pitch black sky and notices there are no stars to be seen. (Maybe they should turn off all of their lights. lol) He suddenly points at the sky and tells her to look up as he claims to see a star. When she looks, he moves his finger to poke her on the cheek and says “Here’s my star. Oh Han Byul.” She doesn’t even pretend to smile at this. He then turns and claims that there’s another star and points to the sky again. She says that she’ll kill him if he points at himself and calls himself a big star. (She’s not even looking.) He’s pointing at his own cheek and grinning at her. So he drops his hand and apologizes. She finally laughs at his absurdity and he’s happy to see her laughing again. He asks what’s going on and she admits that she went to see Salty Ajumma.
OHB: And she told me… not to fool myself thinking I would continue to be special to you and that you would stop finding me special after a while. He sighs. So I told her… she had no idea what it meant to have someone truly care for her. I walked out of there as if I wasn’t affected at all. He looks at her. But I guess I was scared, too. You’re always in the center of the crowd. You sparkle. And my job is to help you sparkle, too. So just like she said, a part of me wondered if I was fooling myself. He stays silent for another moment.
KTS: Do you remember the first day we met?
OHB: In the theatre? The one with Eun Si Woo’s movie? He nods.
KTS: Yes. That day. I watched the movie for the first time that day. It was a school assignment. But her acting was really good to the point that I envied her. I was trying my best to not storm out of the theatre. Then that woman… cried her eyes out because her son died in the movie. I was furious. “How can she cry like that after neglecting her own son? That’s fake.” And then all of a sudden, a girl started to wail… He looks at her. She remembers. Really loudly, as if the world was ending. I talked to her first, which was unlike me. “Was the movie that sad? Enough to make you wail?”
OHB: “Can you not bother someone who must retake the college entrance exam?”
KTS smiling at the memory: But… that girl said … I shouldn’t bother her because she might have to retake the exam. She couldn’t even focus on the movie.
OHB: What?
KTS: You made me laugh for a while. The acting of the legendary actress couldn’t beat the desperation of a repeater. He laughs and then sighs. I think that’s when it happened. When I started to like you.
OHB shocked and looking at him: What?
KTS turns to face her: I checked if that girl was there whenever I went to the theatre. Afterward, when I couldn’t find her, I was so disappointed. I hoped that she didn’t have to take the exam for a third time. I rooted for you inside. And when I saw you in college, I was so happy to see you again. I was dying to know the name of the girl. And her name was Oh Han Byul. On top of that, she ended up working at the agency I signed with.
OHB: You should have been nice to me. Why did you bother me like that?
KTS: You know that’s what guys do. When they like someone, they tease and bully the girls they like. And they are clueless about their feelings like fools.
OHB: That’s what boys in elementary school do.
KTS: I never had a chance to do that when I was in elementary school. Then he gets serious and holds her hand. Having you in my life… felt so natural. So it took me a while to realize it. But my first and last love will be you. She just blinks at him. That will never change. Now or ever. So… please keep liking me. She tears up at this.
OHB nodding: Okay. She smiles.
KTS: Gosh. My pretty lady. He puts his arm around her. Come here. She puts her head onto his shoulder and he continues patting her on the shoulder. She’s sniffling and smiling now. Confession #3. The oral version of his handwritten love letter. (~36:06, over 4 minutes.) They continue snuggling over the campfire.
Back at home, Tae Sung receives a message from his anti-fan cafe, which includes an image of a blurred out Starforce badge with the message: “Just know that someone who abhors you is close by. Warning: Don’t be fooled by a kind face.” Now he’s concerned.
At work, Yoo Sung hears Ho Yeong’s confession ringing in his head. When she returns to her desk and sees him at the copier, she tries to leave undetected. But he stops her to ask if they can talk. In a private area, he hands her a script for Shi Deok which was accidentally sent to him. He admits that he’d been eyeing it for Jae Hyun but since Shi Deok got it first, she needs to act on this fast, unless she wants him to take it from her. He then says that’s the end of their business talk. He then apologizes and admits that he doesn’t know how he feels so he can’t give her an answer right away. He needs to listen to his heart and try to understand his feelings so he can give her an answer soon. She looks surprised by this and only says okay. He asks her to stop running away from him as it breaks his heart to see that. She cheerfully agrees to stop running away from him and then runs away with the script. She stops and turns around to tell him that she’s not running away from him, she’s just leaving the room. He laughs and says he’s got it and when she’s gone, he says “so cute.” A light comes on. C’mon, OG Yoo Sung, really listen to your heart! ;)
To Jung Yeol’s shock, Tae Sung shows up at Starforce, all bundled up in a baseball cap and scarf. Jung Yeol is quite concerned and starts asking him several questions until Tae Sung finally tells him that his ears are about to bleed. Heh. Tae Sung surreptitiously tries to look at everyone’s badge but none are a match. He finally goes to see Yoo Sung and shows him the message he received.
Tae Sung returns home and runs into Lawyer Do in the common area. Tae Sung awkwardly asks to see his StarForce badge. Lawyer Do invites him inside and asks if he wants tea or coffee. Tae Sung asks for a latte. So Lawyer Do makes him one, and then asks him what’s going on. Tae Sung goes to answer but Lawyer Do interrupts him - if it’s about work, he doesn’t want to hear it as it’s past 6 o’clock. Such a stickler, except when it was OHB, and now it's JKP, haha. Tae Sung just comes right out and asks if he’s his anti-fan, as he has a badge and lives right next door. Lawyer Do replies what kind of anti-fan would admit to that outright. Then he asks if it isn’t a dangerous situation for Tae Sung to be in his home right now? Tae Sung sets down his coffee and laughs at "being in danger". Before he leaves, Lawyer Do asks him if he knows what anti-fans relish the most - in making their targets shake in fear. He suggests he get more sleep instead of worrying about it.
Yoo Sung and Han Byul are discussing the anti-fan site, and she comments that it’s hard to say that it’s someone from their company with that photo. The badge is not hard to replicate, and they might not work here anymore. Yoo Sung recalls after the bus stop incident, Min Kyu saying that he never smiles at him, but he’s smiling so brightly in the photograph. Han Byul asks if the email address they emailed the reporters with is so horrifying as they’re intending to cause harm with the handle “Smileyboy.” Yoo Sung looks at the message again and sees the closing greeting ^-^* which is the way Min Kyu would end his text messages. He only tells Han Byul that he’ll be right back.
At work, Min Kyu sends the following email: “I’m the one who told you about Gong Tae Sung’s late night affair. I’m emailing again because I think I know who the woman in the photo is.” Min Kyu pulls out his Starforce badge and smiles gleefully at it before tucking it away back into his desk drawer. Yoo Sung shows up. With a smile, Min Kyu says that Dae Soo left not long ago. Yoo Sung puts a hand on his shoulder and tells him “It’s time to quit the act, ‘Smileyboy’” Min Kyu loses his smile and his eyes harden as he now smirks at Yoo Sung instead. Yoo Sung pushes him and calls him a punk. Min Kyu just continues smiling. Yoo Sung demands to know why he did it. Min Kyu replies that he shouldn’t have smiled the way he did and then laughs.
Jung Yeol tells Tae Sung that he’s on his way to him but he’s stuck in traffic. Tae Sung receives a message saying “I told you not to be fooled by a kind face” with a photo of Yoo Sung and Eun Si Woo at the airport. Tae Sung is shaken by this as he now wonders if Yoo Sung has betrayed him. Yoo Sung calls him but he ignores his call. In a daze, he steps outside his building and is mobbed by the reporters and photographers asking him if he’s dating Eun Si Woo, if he’s the reason why she recently got divorced, etc. Tae Sung has a flashback of Eun Si Woo’s red carpet day when he’d been shoved. Tae Sung suddenly collapses onto the ground. As he’s laying there, he sees Han Byul running towards him and before he passes out, he thinks “What a relief. Oh Han Byul, it’s not you.”
Epilogue: Back in 2015, Eun Si Woo had met Tae Sung and Yoo Sung in the parking lot. Tae Sung asked why she was there. She asked if a mother can’t come see a film that her son’s in. Yoo Sung looked surprised by her words. Tae Sung had told her that she had no right to call herself a mother. She then tried to walk closer and he had turned to Yoo Sung and addressed him as Mr. Kang, to please get her away from him. Then he walked away without another glance at her. Afterwards, Yoo Sung had asked if he wanted to go for drinks. They ended up sitting on a bench when some guys walked up as they recognized Tae Sung as a hack actor. Yoo Sung had ended up getting pretty beaten up by those guys and ended up in the hospital. When Tae Sung came to visit him, he had asked why he let them beat him up. Yoo Sung had said that had he fought back, then he would’ve been liable as well, and he couldn’t let him get into trouble. He hadn’t wanted to ruin Tae Sung’s box office run. Later Han Byul had come by for a visit and was shocked that he looked worse than she’d imagined. Yoo Sung had started laughing and she had asked why he was laughing. He admitted that Tae Sung had called him by his name “Yoo Sung.” Aww.
[Ep12] “Rumors of Rumors of a Rumor”
Han Byul screams his name and then gets on the ground beside him as she lifts his head into her arms but she’s surrounded on all sides with the reporters and flashing cameras. Lawyer Do comes out to yell at them for just standing there and taking photos as a man is passed out. Jung Yeol finally arrives in the van and honks loudly to break up the crowd.
Yoo Sung throws Min Kyu up against a window and restrains himself from punching Min Kyu. With a sneer, Min Kyu asks what he did wrong exactly and if it’s a crime to hate a celebrity.
At the hospital, the doctor informs Han Byul and Jung Yeol that Tae Sung is overworked and exhausted. They ran tests and nothing else has shown up. She asks if it could be psychological, and he admits that that’s highly likely. They’ll run more tests when he wakes up. After the doctor leaves, Han Byul grabs onto Tae Sung’s hand and asks Jung Yeol to look after him for her as she needs to return to the office.
The PR team is dealing with the fallout of Min Kyu’s email. The pictures of Eun Si Woo and Tae Sung have created questions about their relationship, and Tae Sung becomes the blame for her divorce. This also leads to the rumor that Tae Sung has been two-timing her and Lawyer Do. Tae Sung is being slandered as a terrible person.
Han Byul tells the PR team that Tae Sung is only overworked. They then all proceed to work on a press release. Later, Lawyer Do tells Yoo Sung and Han Byul that the police are questioning Min Kyu. Mr. Choi interrupts their meeting but they’re all more startled by his appearance as he’s wearing a hanbok. He tells them that he left in the middle of his mother’s 80th birthday party as he was hoping to sing her a song. Han Byul says that the press release isn’t enough as they only said vaguely that the rumor wasn’t true. He asks her how they can clean up this mess. She says they need to say that Eun Si Woo isn’t his lover, but he’s her son. They know that Tae Sung will hate that. The drama team and advertisers are all waiting to see how this plays out - and if it gets worse, everything will fall through. Mr. Choi admits that money will pay for all the breaches of contract, so long as Tae Sung isn’t hurt. The problem is the media, which Han Byul needs to continue working on.
Tae Sung is having nightmares about Eun Si Woo denying being his mother, and then he dreams about Han Byul running towards him. He finally wakes up and finds himself in the hospital with Jung Yeol asleep at his bedside. He asks how many days has it been, one or two. Jung Yeol shows him three fingers. Tae Sung says the shoot must’ve been canceled then. Jung Yeol interrupts and says three hours. Tae Sung just looks at him and then does a facepalm. SMH. Jung Yeol asks if he knows how worried he’s been. Tae Sung suddenly recalls Han Byul running into the crowd to get to him and asks where she is.
Mr. Choi barges into the doctor’s office with Han Byul not far behind him. He puts his hands on Tae Sung’s shoulders and tells the doctor that he’s like a father figure to him. Han Byul says that she’s his, pause, head of PR and she’s here out of concern. The doctor calmly asks if they’re expecting anyone else. Tae Sung looks at the door and seems concerned. Meanwhile, Yoo Sung is with Eun Si Woo who says that she wants to tell the truth. She doesn’t want to damage his reputation any further. He suggests that she remain patient for Tae Sung’s sake.
Back in his hospital room, Tae Sung asks if he can be discharged and Mr. Choi says no and then asks if he didn’t hear what the doctor said and suggests that he lay back down. Before he lays down, he asks about Mr. Choi’s outfit. Mr. Choi looks down and says with a sigh that his mother must be so upset. Han Byul says that he left his mother’s 80th birthday party. Mr. Choi leaves first, and as usual Jung Yeol is a bit slower on the uptake. He finally leaves after making some feeble excuse about checking out something at the hospital. Han Byul and Tae Sung laugh as he leaves.
Han Byul sits down at his bedside and starts crying but she won’t look at him. He says her name, and takes her hand in his and asks her to look at him. She finally looks at him and he says that she must’ve been scared. She admits that she was. She tearfully asks if he's sure that he’s okay. He says of course he is and she sniffles at this. He pats her on the head and says it looks like his pretty girlfriend got scared. She smiles and holds onto his hand. He then shows her the messages on his phone. She sees the photo of Yoo Sung with Eun Si Woo. He says at first, he was so shocked and came outside in a daze. And then the reporters came over and the camera flashes started, which made him feel so trapped. :( This isn’t the first time. She asks him if he can’t trust Yoo Sung now. He says no, he trusts him as he’s sure he has his reasons. Right on cue, Yoo Sung shows up and asks if he’s all right. Tae Sung cuts his eyes at him and asks what took him so long as he waited for him. Yoo Sung is confused until he sees that Han Byul is laughing. Yoo Sung finally smiles and says that he’s sorry that he kept him waiting. Jung Yeol cracks open the door quietly but Tae Sung catches him and tells him to come back in already.
Mr. Choi recalls his previous conversation with Eun Si Woo who had said that she had something to tell him before it’s too late. Eun Si Woo had said that she wasn’t going to tell him though, and just left. He now calls Eun Si Woo who answers asking if he’s forgotten that they were having dinner. He’s confused and she says that he even made reservations. He rushes over to her and asks her what that was about. She admits that it was a joke. He’s quite angry that she chose a time like this to make jokes. She admits that she’s losing a lot of her memories. He asks if that’s why she went behind his back and contacted Yoo Sung instead. He starts yelling that she should have told him instead and asks why she did that. She says that she has a lot of money and was getting treated overseas. He says then stick to the treatment, and then asks why did she come back. She says to apologize as she failed as a mother. She had left him all alone and lonely. She tearfully admits that she wanted to do that before she forgot all of her memories.
Back in the day, while on that plane with Mr. Choi, she had received a phone call from Tae Sung who had called saying “I need your help…Eomma.” She had reacted by quickly hanging up the phone, then gotten up from her seat and said that she needed to go. Mr. Choi had told her to sit down, and then she had started sobbing.
The police have finished interrogating Min Kyu who admits to sending two emails to the reporters. He’ll probably only have to pay a fine. Lawyer Do informs Yoo Sung that they’ve looked into the nature of his employment at Starforce and didn’t find any evidence that it was ill-intentioned. He’ll very likely be dismissed from DS Entertainment. Yoo Sung says that the punishment is too light. The anti-fan cafe, Tae Sung Gets Worse, has denied having any knowledge. Yoo Sung thanks him for staying so late to work on this.
The PR team continues reviewing the online rumors and comments about Tae Sung and Eun Si Woo’s involvement. Ho Yeong brings by some food, which everyone is quite grateful for. Tae Sung’s on a call with Yoo Sung who asks if he’s sure he doesn’t need to cancel tomorrow’s shoot. Tae Sung insists that he’s feeling fine. Yoo Sung says that he’ll be there tomorrow. Their call ends and there’s a knock at Tae Sung’s door. He goes to answer it and it’s another red envelope. (There was one in Ep7.)
Back at home, Lawyer Do is continuing to work on Tae Sung’s matter. He finds Ki Peum’s article: “Who’ll Take Responsibility for Gong Tae Sung’s Baseless Rumors?” He says out loud that she always says what’s right and then he clicks like on her article. Da Hye is staying up late to defend Tae Sung. She says that all sorts of actors go to awards ceremonies, so is he in multiple relationships. She tells them to take down the images or she’ll report them. The response is if she’s some sort of part-timer working for the agency. She gets upset and bangs on her laptop. Others come to his defense as well and say that they should believe in Tae Sung. She then starts crying but she has a shoot tomorrow. Aww, she’s the best fangirl.
The next morning, Han Byul visits Tae Sung before she goes into work. She assures him to not worry as they’ll resolve the issues soon. He says he isn’t worried as this isn’t the first time as he’s been rumored to have a relationship with Lawyer Do. The two hug for a moment but then Jung Yeol suddenly sits up from his sleeping position on the floor next to Tae Sung’s bed. LOL! That was seriously startling! The two quickly let go of each other and Tae Sung looks up at the ceiling. Jung Yeol then notices Han Byul and quickly squeezes his eyes shut and says that he didn’t see anything as he’s still asleep. lol Tae Sung says that he just made eye contact with him. Jung Yeol denies this by saying he sleeps with his eyes open. Ha! Han Byul says goodbye and leaves. Tae Sung tells him that it’s time to go to the shoot now and Jung Yeol stretches like he just woke up.
When they arrive at the set, they find out that the shoot has been canceled for the day. Behind his back, people are gossiping about Tae Sung's affair. On the ride back home, Tae Sung recalls being a kid, while on set with Eun Si Woo and when asked who he was, she had replied that he was her nephew. In private, she had told him that she was not his mother and to not call her “Eomma.” Back on TWoS' set, the director is lecturing everyone for believing the rumors about Tae Sung. Yoo Sung and Da Hye are worried about Tae Sung’s termination, and ask for him to believe Tae Sung’s side. The director agrees but knows that he can’t work against the public’s opinion either. Da Hye says that things will be resolved in a few days’ time. She suggests filling the schedule with all of her scenes for now, as she’s willing to work the long hours so there are no setbacks.
Han Byul is reviewing what’s online now, sees the photo of the drawing from Luca (his little friend in Africa), who calls him Papa, and they claim that he was there to see his son. Ki Peum’s boss is demanding that they write articles about Tae Sung having a child in Africa. He assigns Ki Peum to write an article about the children’s mother. She suggests fact-checking this first and he asks how she will fact-check this. She remembers what happened three years ago, when she was told to work on Yoon Woo’s breakup, and her boss had disregarded the need to fact-check. He’s totally sseulegi. Ugh. She asks if he’d like it if the kid he poses with during charity work was reported as being his child. He then says if she’s uncomfortable because she’s friends with someone at Starforce, then she should get an exclusive with Tae Sung. She ponders this and says it’s not enough to get an exclusive with Tae Sung. She pulls out her phone and calls Lawyer Do and asks him if she can interview him about the thoughtlessness of the media regarding Gong Tae Sung. He replies if she’s asking then he’s willing to talk. She then puts the call on speakerphone and says she’d like to know how Starforce will react to a media outlet that prints about a child that Mr. Gong befriended in Africa being his son, without checking the facts. He replies that they’ll take all possible legal action without mercy. If he’s rich, then he’ll pay. If he has time, then he’ll do time. He’s already working overtime to drag down certain media outlets that write without fact-checking. He’ll put all of his displeasure into the complaint. She surmises if they don’t want to rot in prison or lose all of their money, they should check the facts before writing any article. He confirms this, and she ends the call by saying she wishes him all the best as he works overtime. She looks at her boss and asks now what. He concedes and says that she should write about the very special exclusive interview she just got.
Yoo Sung is outraged that everyone believes that Tae Sung has a son in Africa. Han Byul says no one cares about the truth. Yoo Sung says there are two options: Keep who his mother is as a secret forever, or reveal it. She admits that either option will cause damage. If they tell the truth, his top star image will remain intact. But he’ll be hurt as an individual. He asks what she thinks as the head of PR - come clean. As an individual? She just looks at him. He says he’ll talk to Tae Sung.
At home, Tae Sung recalls when his grandparents passed away and she wasn’t there for him. After that point, he had asked Mr. Choi to make him more famous than her. Yoo Sung visits him, and Tae Sung tearfully asks him if all of this happened because he won’t admit Eun Si Woo is his birth mother. Is it his duty? Yoo Sung says he knows it hurts but he’ll have to do it. Tae Sung is incredulous at this. Yoo Sung says that it won’t just end with him going down - it’ll be everyone’s hard work amounting to nothing. Tae Sung sarcastically says that he forgot about that. Then he walks away and says in the end, he’s nothing but another manager. Yoo Sung tries to stop him, and Tae Sung asks him if that’s why he brought her back, as she wants to use Tae Sung for a comeback. Yoo Sung tries to respond but Tae Sung angrily says he’s told him everything that he couldn’t tell anyone else. So how could he do this to him? Yoo Sung begs for him to hear him out but an angry Tae Sung is done listening and just walks away.
To his surprise, Ho Yeong gives Shi Deok a script for another project. She says he has no idea how famous he is, Shi Deok. He says he hasn’t heard that name in some time. She realizes her mistake and changes it to Yoo Sung. He then asks her if she can call him Shi Deok when it’s just the two of them. She says she can’t as it’ll confuse her. She goes on about the new script, a love story called “Time of Unrequited Love” and he’s a supporting character. His character is someone who has been in love with a girl for a long time but she has no idea. He looks at her before finally saying that he thinks he can do well with this role.
Afterwards, Ho Yeong sees a tearful Yoo Sung sitting at his desk shrouded in darkness. He’s thinking about the first time Tae Sung had called him Yu Sung, and then tonight’s argument. She quietly approaches him from behind and gives him a back hug. She says she’s not hitting on him. She’s here to confort him and to think of her as a tree, so just lean on her. He stays there as she strokes his head.
Ki Peum is drinking solo at Organic Bar. She tells Kwi Nong that she might get fired soon. He asks why. She admits that she talked back to her boss today after years of holding back like a coward. She couldn’t do it today. They clink their glasses and down a shot together. He says good job and if she holds back too much, she’ll explode. She replies to let her work here as a part-timer if she gets canned. He laughs and says she was born to be a reporter. She says that she thinks he was born to be a manager, as he was the best - Former Chief Director Yoo Kwi Nong of Starforce Entertainment. No wonder he always has the right advice! He says no as the job never suited him. She then receives a text from Lawyer Do thanking her for interview article as it’s lightened his workload and he’s going home earlier than he’d thought.
At another bar, Lawyer Do meets Ki Peum for drinks. She tells him about what happened with her boss today. She asks him what she should do as she hates her boss to death. He says that he ratted out his boss to his mother. When he worked at a big law firm, his boss was his mother’s former student (she’s a law professor). He had asked his mother if this was the best she could do to educate her student, who’s a total scumbag. Heh. She’s impressed and says he’s on another level. She then asks what she said. He says he quit his job the next day and opened up his own firm. She’s in awe and says he’s in a different class. She then admits that she’s utterly scared of being fired tomorrow. He admits his family is proud of him for passing the bar and practicing law but they’d be surprised to find out how much he works these days. She says that’s someone with a silver spoon - no, a diamond spoon would say - and he said it so nonchalantly. He admits people often tell him that he’s annoying. She says no, he’s pretty cool. He replies that he thought she was cool today, and her article was too. She perks up at this and then he says it was the only one he clicked like. Heh. She laughs and says she’ll pick up the tab today.
An adorable Jae Hyun with an equally adorable Yoo Na are doing an ice cream commercial today. Dae Soo mentions people might think they are really dating and laughs in glee. But he’s alone as Yoo Sung is too busy and Min Kyu’s been fired. He whines about being so alone. Haha. Afterwards, the secret couple are alone and making plans for ramyeon. He goes to kiss her but then Dae Soo walks in, so she starts pulling on his hair instead. Dae Soo tells her to stop pulling on his hair, or she'll have to pay for his hair plugs. He apologizes on her behalf and Jae Hyun says it’s okay. Dae Soo says that they should keep fighting as he doesn’t want a scandal like Tae Sung’s. He says he gets the chills at the thought of the two of them dating… He then gets a call and leaves to answer it. Jae Hyun admits that he can’t sleep as he thinks about losing everything with just one article. Yoo Na then decides to break up with Jae Hyun and does so quite casually. As she's walking away, she’s trying to not cry.
When she gets into the van, she starts sobbing right next to a clueless Dae Soo, who asks if she didn’t get her limited Hermes bag, or if her father canceled her cards. She says no to both and continues crying. He then asks if Jae Hyun pulled on her hair, and at the sound of his name, she starts sobbing even harder. Dae Soo says the next time he sees him, he’ll beat him for her. She starts yelling at him to not hit him and asks why he would hit him. She continues sobbing and Dae Soo remains confused. Aww, poor Yoo Na.
The PR trio are talking about Tae Sung’s career possibly ending over this. They’re angry that the fans have turned their backs on him. Bo In wonders what Tae Sung’s relationship with Eun Si Woo is. None of the women know but this conversation is overheard by Han Byul.
Now, Han Byul starts Eun Si Woo’s emergency press conference.
Epilogue: Han Byul is looking at Smileboy’s page, who is a huge fanboy of Lee Yoon Woo. There are comments about his upcoming death anniversary. She starts typing a secret comment. Later, she meets Min Kyu at a cafe. He tells her that it was a cheap shot of her to pose as a fan. He’s giddy about starting the rumors about Eun Si Woo and Tae Sung. He admits that he had nothing to do with the kid in Africa, so he’s not the only one who hates him. So people want to see Tae Sung fall apart.
She then asks why did he do that to Tae Sung who was Yoon Woo’s best friend? He scoffs at the words “best friend,” as he remembers that he didn’t even come to his funeral. That day, he had seen Tae Sung on TV, doing a press conference, and he was even smiling during it. He says if he was human, he wouldn’t have smiled like that. She asks if he’s sure that he doesn’t just need someone to hate and be angry at. She asks if he knows what kind of person Yoon Woo was. He smirks at this. She asks if he thinks he’d be pleased at what he did. He just smiles and says he doesn’t have to know, so long as he’s satisfied. He got his own kind of revenge. She says okay, be satisfied with that but don’t go any further. He asks if she’s afraid he’ll do worse. She says twice that Yoon Woo will be very sad. He says that she’s being very fake right now, as she failed to protect him. He asks why she didn’t protect him, too. She’s speechless and tears up at this. After he leaves, she painfully says he’s right, and for that, they’ve all suffered.
At Eun Si Woo’s press conference, she admits to growing up in an orphanage and dreaming of becoming an actress. She had met and then married a kind man, and they had a child, Gong Tae Sung. The press is shocked. Less than a year after her son’s birth, her husband had died in an accident. Her in-laws loved her more than anything had set her free to start a new life and allowed her to abandon her son. She admits to never being there for him when he needed her, as her greed and ambition made her desperate to hide his existence. She was cruel and hurt him, and is putting him through this just so she can apologize, and Gong Tae Sung doesn’t deserve all of this criticism. The press asks if she’s planning to return to acting and she says no, not at all. Han Byul then ends the conference. A tearful Tae Sung has been watching this at home.
Han Byul recalls an earlier conversation with Tae Sung about how it was her job to protect him. An upset Tae Sung had asked if she ever just cared for him. He had asked her to stand next to him and hold his hand, instead of before him. In the present, they’re both drinking soju with a piece of candy in the glass, and recalling when they had to deal with Yoon Woo’s family history being exposed. She had been doing her job but still felt so sad about having to write about her friend. Yoon Woo had consoled her and said it had been bound to get out about his so-called father. Tae Sung had consoled them by saying that they were both right. Yoon Woo had then put a piece of candy in his glass before pouring in his soju. Han Byul had asked about the candy and he had said that soju was bitter and the candy made it sweeter. In the present, Tae Sung and Han Byul continue drinking soju this way alone in their homes. So that’s why they both drink their soju like this.
Ki Peum is marveling at how the tides have turned for Tae Sung - they’re supporting him again She starts typing an article, “Was the Excessive Criticism Warranted Against Gong Tae Sung” which her boss sees as he walks by her desk. He asks if she’s a warrior for justice or a reporter, as her duty is to write exclusives. It can be both. Lawyer Do is proud to see her article. So he sends her a wedding invitation to the wedding of the dreadful lovebirds, his brother, Do Jae Hyuk and Baek Ji Soo. He asks if that’s exclusive enough. Heh. These two are low key flirting.
Tae Sung returns to the set of TWoS and is greeted by a supportive crew. Hiding in her dressing room, Da Hye is trying to decide if she should greet him as if nothing happened. Tae Sung drops to personally thank her for what she did - going forward with her filming scenes and having trust in him. She yells who would trust him if not her?! He’s startled by her boisterousness. She calms down and says that they’re from the same agency and the leads in the same drama, so they have a lot in common. He agrees and then she says that’s enough to make them almost like brother and sister. He laughs and says that he’s never had a drama love interest ask him to be her brother. He then says he looks forward to working with her. Before leaving he says, “See you later, Da Hye-ah.” Once he's gone, she squeals that he didn’t say her surname! *fangirl top achievement unlocked!* She calls her mother to say that she’s the luckiest fan ever and then starts singing. She’s so cute. Hahaha.
In his dressing room, Tae Sung has his finger on Han Byul’s contact info but hesitates about making the call. Suddenly, he’s startled by a voice behind him asking if they should push the button for him. It’s Jung Yeol. lol He asks how long he’s been watching. Jung Yeol asks if he’s referring to how he’s hesitated calling her about 100 times now. Heh. Jung Yeol offers to call her himself to check on her. Tae Sung says he’ll call her himself. But then he’s told that they’re ready for his scene. So he hands his phone to Jung Yeol with explicit instructions to hold the phone for him but to not call her.
At Starforce, Mi Nyeo asks Han Byul if she always knew that Eun Si Woo was Tae Sung’s mother. She admits that she did. Mi Nyeo asks why it wasn’t disclosed sooner as it would’ve helped his career. Han Byul replies that they can’t judge others’ pain that easily. To some people, it seems like nothing, but to that person, it could be world-shattering. She asks why she pushed for the press conference then.
Before making her decision to have that press conference, Ki Peum had called Han Byul to ask if Eun Si Woo was his mother as her boss had received a tip-off from his friend. Ki Peum had given her a heads up that the press plans to say that he’s her illegitimate child. Han Byul had been worried about the first word people hear leaving the strongest impression on people - illegitimate. So she had then ultimately decided to have the PR trio start the ball rolling for the press conference.
Eun Si Woo shows up at Starforce to meet with Han Byul. She wants to thank her for saving Tae Sung’s career, instead of having it destroyed from her actions. Han Byul admits that Tae Sung has been in a lot of pain and this incident has really hurt him. She then asks why she returned to Korea.
Tae Sung finally comes to see Han Byul at work and tells her that he missed her. She admits she missed him, too. He then asks why she didn’t tell him the reason behind the press conference. She admits that even if she had told him, she still needed to disclose the relationship to the public. He admits that he knows that there was no way around this and understands why she did it. He grabs her hand and apologizes. She also apologizes and admits this was the best she could do. He then hugs her. She ends the hug and holds his hands and tells him that she only found out today about Eun Si Woo’s reason for being in Korea.
Tae Sung reaches out to Yoo Sung. Tae Sung admits that he was really mean last time and it wasn’t really how he felt. Yoo Sung admits that he shouldn’t have kept secrets from him but he never found the right time to tell him. Tae Sung says he knows it was hard to tell him, and he’s heard that she’s sick. Yoo Sung confirms this. Tae Sung says that he’ll listen properly this time and asks to be taken to her.
At Eun Si Woo’s place, Mr. Choi is helping her pack. He chides her for not apologizing now as that’s why she was here. She says that her apology would be only for her own benefit. He remembers when she tried to get off the plane when Tae Sung called, when she went to the funeral but couldn’t go inside, and how she took care of everything so a ninth-grader could live a comfortable life alone. But her son really needed her more than anything. Their conversation is interrupted by the doorbell.
Yoo Sung and Mr. Choi leave Tae Sung alone with Eun Si Woo. She admits there’s one day that she regrets the most in her life. The day she hurt the person she loves the most in the world. Although she was never a proper mother to him, she wanted to show her son what kind of work she did. She had brought him to a film festival and denied his existence as her son. And on the day he had asked for her help, she couldn’t go to him. Since she couldn’t get close to him, she could only hover. And when he became an actor, she thought it was best that she retired and left Korea. Then she found out that she was losing her memories and became afraid that she wouldn’t be able to tell him anything at all. She says his name and tells him that he’s not as alone in this world as he thought. She’s unable to express herself well but he was loved. She wanted to tell him before it was too late. He tearfully asks why she didn’t tell him sooner as he was really lonely. She admits she’s terrible at expressing herself so she didn’t know how to act. He replies that she must’ve been lonely, too. When his friend died, he wasn’t able to go to the funeral, so he knows that she felt the same way he did then. He’s suffered a lot but won’t try to understand, and thanks her for telling him. In turn, she thanks him for listening. She suddenly hugs him and admits while it was never enough but she loved him. He tells her to please not forget that and to forget the bad stuff. He says he’ll visit sometime as he finally hugs her back. Glad they patched things up but I’m still not a fan of this ill-parent-all-is-forgiven trope.
Mr. Choi sends off Eun Si Woo at the airport. He tells her that he’s never admitted this to her before, but he has a ton of money. So the place that she’s going to, that’s supposedly the best place in the world to live… She tells him to move if he can afford to and then she walks away. He’s left with her luggage and he shouts that he really will! Another couple-to-be?
Han Byul is on the rooftop thinking about her earlier conversation with Eun Si Woo, who had known that she was Tae Sung’s girlfriend. She knew that he’d been very lonely and was relieved that he was in love. She had then thanked her. Tae Sung quietly walks up behind her and gives her a back hug. She asks if he heard her out. He admits that he did. He then thanks her, as he got to say goodbye. She turns around and hugs him back and then pats his back. Can’t get enough of their hugs!
When Shi Deok returns home, he finds a red-eyed Jae Hyun eating ramyeon. He asks him about getting puffy from eating it this late at night, and Jae Hyun says he wants to look that way as he has a break up scene tomorrow. Shi Deok sits down and takes the ramyeon away from him. He then asks why he and Yoo Na broke up. Jae Hyun is surprised and asks how he knows. Shi Deok says how could he not know when they talk all night every night. Jae Hyun then starts crying.
The next day, Jae Hyun’s character breaks up with Yoo Na’s character, by telling her that she needs to date someone better than him. Yoo Na says that she wants to be his. He tells her that it’s his last day and then sets down a coffee drink loaded with whipped cream in front of her. She yells why is he giving her this drink if they’re breaking up. The director yells cut, and compliments them on their very real acting today. Their managers are very impressed and wonder what’ll happen for the next episode, when they get back together.
Shi Deok is going to be the second male lead in “Time of Unrequited Love” instead of Jae Hyun, and Yoo Sung doesn’t seem bothered by this. Dae Soo is surprised and says that Ho Yeong is going to eat him alive. Pretty sure he gave it to her! Yoo Sung just smiles and then giggles as he remembers how Ho Yeong consoled him recently. Dae Soo asks why he’s giggling as he’s eating - and it’s creepy. XD
Four months ago, Yoo Sung had told Mr. Choi to make Ho Yeong a team leader as she’s more than qualified for the position. Mr. Choi had said that the others won’t like it as she hasn’t even been a manager for long. Yoo Sung had said that he imagined himself working alongside her for a long time.
Today, she’s been made a team leader. She confronts Mr. Choi about it, and he says that he’s had a plan, besides just listening to Yoo Sung. Mr. Choi shows her that her team had the second highest sales this month, and he knows that Team One always has very high numbers. He knows that she’s earned this position fair and square. He tells her if she has time to ask him about this, then she needs to go and make money. Heh.
Yoo Sung asks out Ho Yeong for dinner. She asks if being a manager has been his dream, and he says yes. He thought discovering people and making them into stars seemed so cool, so he even majored in this field. She then asks if he was always good at his job in the beginning. He says no, as he’d been fired from his first job at Star Universe. He had dealt with CEO Sung Woo Joo and top star Yoon Jang Seok, who had nothing but complaint after complaint. The CEO had just agreed with everything the top star said. Even so, the top star was quite ungrateful and left, so the CEO fired Yoo Sung. He had then realized that the key thing to this field was reading the room and people, as only doing his best just wasn’t enough. She later admits that she found out that he recommended her for the team leader position. She then scrunches her eyes shut and tells him to forget about her feelings for him. She goes on to say that she’ll set aside her personal feelings for him and continue working alongside him. He interrupts to say that he doesn’t want to forget about it. She looks at him in surprise. He apologizes as he didn’t say it before she did, as he’s an idiot - he likes her, too. She just stares at him and utters daebak. So he pats her on the head and says, so cute. Hehe. He then hugs her. Our third couple is here!
Yoon Woo’s death anniversary is coming up and the PR team has a statement ready to go. The PR trio are discussing why he committed suicide, as he was doing so well in his career. They never found a note. They know he was very close to Tae Sung and Han Byul.
Han Byul remembers the day it happened. She’d been under the weather and taking medication, so she had missed Yoon Woo’s calls. When she got to work, she had texted him about what had happened and to call her when he got her message. Later, she received a call about Yoon Woo. She had then called him over and over and over begging for him to answer the call. She could only sob as she had looked at her last text message to him. In the present, Han Byul and Tae Sung go together to Yoon Woo’s gravesite in the evening. Tae Sung tells him that they’re dating now. He admits to really liking her, even though she’s caused him a bunch of emotional struggles. She replies that she’s gone through a lot because of him. And the two start to argue about who went through more. She finally says that they should stop this now. Tae Sung then tells him about Eun Si Woo, his mother and that they’ve made up. He admits that he was right about telling him to sit down and talk to her. Han Byul says they miss him a lot.
Afterwards, Han Byul comments that the boy in Africa, Luca, has the same baptismal name as Yoon Woo. Tae Sung replies that his personality is like his, too - nice, smiles a lot, and sacrifices for his family. He admits that he was able to endure being there because of Luca, as it felt as if Yoon Woo had sent him to him. She squeezes his hand and says maybe he did.
Tae Sung returns home and finds a red envelope in his door. He opens the envelope and pulls out the card: “Don’t forget. You killed Lee Yoon Woo.” Lawyer Do receives a surprise visitor, it’s Tae Sung with a box in his arms. Lawyer Do asks what it is, and when he opens it, he finds rice snacks and candies inside and scoffs at it. He wonders who likes this sort of thing. Tae Sung says he does, and so did his grandfather. Ah, that’s why he likes traditional snacks. Lawyer Do politely thanks him for it. Tae Sung says that he heard that he worked a lot of overtime because of him and thanks him for it. Lawyer Do says he’s glad that he knows that as he only worked overtime twice last year. And he’s already spent four days working overtime this year. Tae Sung sincerely thanks him for his work. Lawyer Do says that he didn’t do it for him to thank him. Tae Sung doesn’t say anything, so Lawyer Do asks if he had anything else to say. Tae Sung says, coffee, it tasted good. He wants a latte. Lawyer Do says since it’s so late, he’ll make him a decaf one. Tae Sung then walks inside.
Over coffee, Lawyer Do asks him what he wants to say. Tae Sung asks if someone he knows hates him, what would he do? Lawyer Do asks if this is an anti-fan. Tae Sung says it’s someone he knows and cares about. Lawyer Do asks him who it is. He says it’s the manager of his deceased friend.
Kwi Nong in the Tae Sung anti-fan chatroom saying that someone died because of Gong Tae Sung. Omo. His chat is interrupted by Mr. Choi, who is there to drink with him for Yoon Woo’s death anniversary. As it turns out, he was Yoon Woo’s manager when Mr. Choi was Tae Sung’s manager. There’s a framed photo of the four of them together at the beach.
Epilogue: Tae Sung is at the psychiatrist’s office talking about the day he passed out. The camera flashes blinded him. Recently, when he was around a flashing camera, his heart raced and he became dizzy. She asks if he has a memory or experience regarding flashing cameras. He tells her that when he was seven, he wanted to see his mother on the red carpet and was jumping up and down. But then he got shoved down and there were lots of cameras flashing then. She asks if that’s another memory. He admits that two years ago, he heard that his closest friend had died as he was on a plane to an overseas fan meet. He had missed his funeral, and the day he returned, the flashing cameras filled the airport. He asks “What kind of face do you think they wanted to catch?” I’m not sure it mattered as whichever way he went, it would’ve been regarded as disingenuous by the trolls.
[Ep14] “Back Then, if I…”
Back when Tae Sung was a rookie actor, he’d been reluctant roommates with a happy-go-lucky Yoon Woo. While he had been curt and grumpy, he remembered Yoon Woo always having a smile. At first, Tae Sung hadn’t liked him, and they had even been in the same class. Yoon Woo had always made an effort to say hi to him, to invite him to lunch, and to tag along on whatever he was doing. Tae Sung had been cynical about everything, and even resented him, as Yoon Woo was a kid who grew up with loving parents, which seemed to explain his cheerful disposition. But it didn’t take him long to find out that he was wrong about this. Yoon Woo’s family had only wanted his money. Tae Sung, a boy without a family and Yoon Woo, a boy with a family, each struggled in their own way and that’s how they became best friends.
In the present, Tae Sung gives Lawyer Do the envelope and says that he received the first one when he was in Africa. At the time, he didn’t think much of it but then it continued even after he returned to Korea. Lawyer Do looks at it and asks how he knows who it is. Tae Sung does as he has checked the surveillance footage. He asks why he is saying that he killed his friend as Yoon Woo had committed suicide. Tae Sung wonders why, too.
Today is Yoon Woo’s death anniversary and everyone at Starforce is wearing dark colors in mourning.
Han Byul is thinking back to that day, when she had arrived at the hospital for the funeral. She had received numerous calls and text messages from reporters but they went unanswered. She had gone to pay her respects and watched a despondent Kwi Nong just sit there. The funeral director had asked for a photo, and Han Byul had provided one that Yoon Woo had loved, which the PR team had always used. Ki Peum had arrived at the hospital, on the phone with her boss, and she had asked if she could change clothes. He had yelled at her and asked if all the reporters there were mourning and to hurry up and get the article out. She had spotted Han Byul and they only exchanged a long look before a tearful Han Byul had to leave to deal with everything.
Back at home, Tae Sung is opening up a package from Africa, with a ketter saying the construction of Luca's school is finally complete. The note also thanks him for making it possible with his money. Inside the box, there’s also a picture of Luca and the other children, along with a handwritten letter from Luca who has been studying Korean.
The three girlfriends meet at Organic Bar. When they arrive, Ho Yeong is surprised to see Yoo Sung wearing an apron and working there. He says that he wanted to help out his friend, and she says that he looks like a handsome part-timer. This earns her an affectionate pat on the head, right in front of her friends. Han Byul with her eyes closed interrupts to say that there are other people here, too. Ki Peum chimes in that she’s here, too. Yoo Sung finally notices them and drops his hand from her head. Heh. The girls seat themselves and are greeted by Dae Soo. Ho Yeong just continues staring at Yoo Sung. Dae Soo chides her for staring at her boss as he’s working his tail off.
Lawyer Do drops off a decaf latte for Tae Sung, but then he notices that Tae Sung looks like he’s leaving the house. Tae Sung admits that he’s going to meet him [Kwi Nong]. Lawyer Do asks if he’ll be okay alone. Tae Sung asks if he wants to go with him. Lawyer Do asks if he’s his parent or something. Nonetheless, Lawyer Do changes clothes and goes with him. Now they’re standing outside Organic Bar and Tae Sung admits that he’s scared to see him and turns to leave. They run into Da Hye who is there to see Yoo Sung. She notices Lawyer Do who says that they came in separate cars. She suggests that they go inside.
Everyone else from Starforce is already inside, and notices the trio. Kwi Nong gets up to greet them and tells them to take a seat. Han Byul says that if she’d known he was coming, they could’ve come together. She then asks when the two guys became so close. Lawyer Do denies that they’re close and Tae Sung purposely sidles up real close to him, which earns him a shoulder bump. Han Byul and Ki Peum both chortle at this. Tae Sung sits down next to Han Byul, who introduces him to her best friend, Ki Peum. He says that he’s heard a lot about her and that the three of them should hang out in the future. Lawyer Do sits down next to Ki Peum and tells her that she was the most unexpected person he saw, and he’s the happiest to see her. Jung Yeol sets down their food and Tae Sung is surprised to see him as he’d told him that he was meeting his girlfriend. Tae Sung looks around the place trying to figure out who his girlfriend is. Jung Yeol denies this and then they’re interrupted by Mr. Choi, who announces since everyone’s already here, then it’s a company get-together. And everything’s on him tonight. Everyone cheers but he interrupts to say that someone with a higher position than him is here - Dae Soo. He says that the CEO of DS Entertainment will buy drinks tonight. Dae Soo says that he’s not really going to pay for all the drinks as he barely paid last month’s gas bill. Either he’s stingy, or really struggling. lol
Ki Peum is the first to leave and Lawyer Do isn't far behind her. He asks her why she’s leaving so early. She says that it’s not appropriate for her to stay. She then asks why he left. He replies that staying with his colleagues after 6 p.m. is the worst. She seems a bit out of it, so he asks if she’d like to grab a drink somewhere. She’s not that talkative tonight and he finally asks if something’s wrong. She admits that she rarely regrets things but around this time of year, she feels especially regretful. He asks about what. She admits it’s Lee Yoon Woo. He says then they must’ve been close. She says they weren’t as she had only interviewed him once. He asks then why? She says she had an exclusive interview with him about his drama, and then the next day, he was gone. He tells her that her interview was a good promotion piece that didn’t criticize him, so it didn’t affect his decision. She replies that this thought keeps creeping in, “What if… my article contributed to his decision even in the slightest?” He tells her “Do you honestly think things could have been different without your article? You know it wouldn’t have, right? You were just doing your job. You don’t have to regret what happened…ever again.” She asks if he’s trying to comfort her right now. He admits he was making a judgment which may have comforted her. She smiles and nods and thanks him, as she needed to hear that. Then she starts crying and tries to stifle it. He tells her that she can let it out and he’d look away. So the two remain at the bar as she starts sobbing next to him. Awww.
Tae Sung drives Han Byul home, and she invites him in for a drink. She admits that she beats herself up over Yoon Woo’s death as she wonders if it would have made a difference if she’d answered his call that day. He admits as his closest friend, if he had missed the signals and should have paid more attention. And he didn’t go to his funeral. She asks if that’s why he went to Africa, as he couldn’t bear to stay in Korea. He says that she knew. She says that she always answers her calls in case she misses something in that fleeting moment. Mr. Choi became obsessed with making money as he wondered if Yoon Woo had done it because of money. Kwi Nong quit the job he loved. Everyone blamed themselves. She knows that just because he’s no longer here, it doesn’t mean his life was miserable. Yoon Woo was bright and loved. He was a precious friend to all. She doesn’t want this sadness to paint over his life as she wants to remember his warmth. He agrees with her and says let’s remember him like that.
The next day, Tae Sung goes to see Kwi Nong. He shows him the red envelope and says he knows that he sent it to him. He admits that it was him. Tae Sung asks why. Kwi Nong says that it’s true that Yoon Woo is dead because of him. If it wasn’t for Tae Sung, Yoon Woo would be at the top spot now. He accuses him of keeping him by his side, calling him a friend, but he thought he was better than Yoon Woo. Tae Sung admits that he blames himself a lot, for not knowing that he’d been in a lot of pain. He’s regretted it hundreds of thousands of times thinking that if he’d seen what he was feeling, things might be different. It was so hard to endure it in Korea that he ran away to Africa and he just lived day to day. He knows how Kwi Nong felt, and that if hating and resenting him helped him endure it, then he’d just let it go. But since he’s learned that it’s not just him who feels this way, that everyone who loved Yoon Woo felt the same way, and was struggling like he was. He thought if he kept remembering Yoon Woo with regrets and sorrow, he’d be really sad. He tells Kwi Nong to stop blaming himself. Kwi Nong looks shattered at this. Kwi Nong admits that he wished he hadn’t discovered Yoon Woo, because then he’d still be alive.
That day at the beach, Tae Sung had asked Yoon Woo if his family was giving him a hard time. He had said no, and Tae Sung had said he was a terrible liar. Tae Sung then admitted he doesn’t even have a family. Yoon Woo had apologized and Tae Sung said he’s the one without a family, and it seems like sometimes, he’s better off without one. Yoon Woo had replied that there’s nobody that’s more special than family, except for him and then pointed at Kwi Nong. He had said thanks to him, he had gained the energy to live.
Tae Sung now tells Kwi Nong that Yoon Woo was happy to have met him and didn’t die because of him. It was thanks to him he gained the energy to live.^^^ So it’s time for them to let him go. T__T
At Starforce, Eun Soo has been working on clearing up the blurred badge image, and now the name is somewhat visible. Eun Soo and Han Byul are shocked to see that it’s “Yoo Kwi Nong.” She rushes over to Organic Bar and sees a closed sign with a message: “Organic Bar will be closed for the time being. We will come back in good health. - Organic Bar, Yoo Kwi Nong.” She then tearfully reads a text message from Kwi Nong: “Han Byul. I know you came to Organic Bar to keep an eye on me. I’m sorry I lack in so many ways. I’ll apologize to you and Tae Sung properly when I get back. Can you wait until then? I’ll be back.” She then receives a call from Lawyer Do telling her that Yoo Kwi Nong had turned himself in. He had admitted that he was in the anti-fan cafe and had sent threats to Tae Sung on multiple occasions. Tae Sung already knew about this and still didn’t want him to be punished. She says okay and then hangs up the call. She continues crying.
The PR trio come to work with a severe case of the Monday blues. When they’re greeted by a smiling Yoo Sung, they quickly change their minds. Eun Soo says that everyone has a crush on Kang Yoo Sung, and then all three women squeal over him. Ho Yeong overhears this and is barely covering her glee as she recalls him telling her that he likes her, too. She then runs to catch the elevator. It’s full but Yoo Sung is in the back of it so she squeezes in. But the elevator doors won’t close so she gets off. She pouts at him, and he pouts back at her. Then he smiles and mouths to her that he’ll see her later. She smiles and when the doors close, she starts jumping and hopping around like a kangaroo. XD Han Byul arrives and asks what she is doing. She says that she finally understands what it feels like to have her world shattered. She continues jumping around. lol
Mr. Choi says at their meeting that it feels like it’s been a while since they had a meeting and asks if they’ve been playing hooky. Han Byul asks what he is talking about as they’ve had so much work lately. The shooting of TWoS ends this week. Yoo Sung’s update: Jae Hyun has an offer for an MC spot on a music show, which might be with Yoo Na. Da Hye has several offers coming in and she doesn’t want to take a break. Tae Sung will shoot the pre-scheduled commercials and then he will go on a break and receive some counseling. Ho Yeong’s update: Actor Yoo Sung will be starring in “Time of Unrequited Love.” Once the leads have been confirmed, they’ll start shooting soon. Han Byul says that he’s scored the highest on the popularity index among rookie actors. Ho Yeong excitedly chimes in that his underwear commercial contract has been renewed for a year.
The making-up scene for Jae Hyun and Yoo Na’s characters is tonight. She doesn’t want to kiss him. Dae Soo asks if it’s appropriate for him to ask for them to have a handshake. She doesn’t look persuaded, so he says then he’ll go right now and make a strong case for them to hug instead. She stops him and says that she’ll do it as she’s a professional actress. Dae Soo proudly says that she’s finally grown up. The shoot starts, and in the scene, to prevent Yoo Na from leaving, Jae Hyun gives her a back hug as he apologizes and says he’ll die without her. They’re both in tears. She says that he won’t die. She turns to face him and he asks if he can kiss her. She says that they can try again and today is their first day together. He then kisses her for a long time. The director calls cut and they’re still kissing. The director and his assistant call cut again and the couple finally stop kissing and separate from each other. They each receive a bouquet of flowers and have their photos taken together. Yoo Sung and Dae Soo congratulate each other on their hard work, and then agree to never allow them to work together again. lol Yoo Sung tells him to turn down the MC spot for Yoo Na then. Of course Dae Soo refuses.
Later, Jae Hyun nervously waits outside Yoo Na’s place and texts her that he’s outside her place and asks if they can talk for a moment. She comes outside and yells at him, that she’s been waiting for so long, that she almost barged into his dorm! lol She asks if he really wants to break up with her. He says no, as he hates that she’s not in his life and he doesn’t care if people find out about them. He then says that he’ll try to buy her Hermes bags. He asks if she can date him again as he can’t live without her. She says he has to get her permission to die, and he should come inside before they’re photographed together. He asks if he can. She admits that her parents are abroad on a trip so she’s home alone. She tells him since he’s here, he can come in and have ramyeon. He hesitates so she asks if he has something else to say. He says that he loves her. She says wrong. XD So he says, today is their first day together and she beams at him and they go inside her place.
Shi Deok has been working hard to change his accent. His acting coach says that he’s showing some improvement. He says that he wants to be perfect. She says that he reminds her of the most hardworking student she’s had in her acting coach career. She started off as the worst actress and became the queen of acting. Now at home, Shi Deok is watching videos of Da Hye before her current fame and status. She was quite awkward and awful before. When Jae Hyun returns home in the early morning, Shi Deok is still watching these videos. lol Jae Hyun claims he was exercising. Shi Deok shows him a video and asks if he’s seen this. Jae Hyun says it went viral and then repeats the lines with exactly the same diction as Da Hye does in the video. Shi Deok says that she was awful from start to finish. He says he now has a role model. I love this!
It’s the last shoot for TWoS and Tae Sung and Da Hye’s last scene. Everyone’s there to celebrate and Tae Sung is asked to say something.
GTS: Thank you everyone. If it weren’t for you all, I wouldn’t have made it this far. He looks around at everyone and then his eyes stay on Han Byul. She smiles at him. I won’t forget this. Everyone applauds at this.
Yoo Sung asks Ho Yeong when her day ends and she tells him that she has a meeting and then she’s done. He tells her then he’ll pick her up. She’s confused and asks him if he’s referring to her. She then quickly says no need as she’ll come pick him up, sunbae. He laughs and says very clearly that he’s saying that he’s coming to pick up his girlfriend. She beams at this but quickly turns around to hide her face behind her hands. She turns back to face him and says okay, she’d be grateful if he did that. She then bows before gathering her stuff and cheerfully runs out the door. He grins and says that it’s not right to be that cute. As long as he finds her endearing. :)
At the end of her meeting, the woman asks Ho Yeong if she is close to Kang Yoo Sung as the actor shares his name. She then asks if he has a girlfriend. She says that one of the girls on her team is curious to know. Ho Yeong replies that she doesn’t know.
She leaves her meeting and thinks about what the woman had told her. He’s quite popular. For a while, people had wondered if Baek Da Hye was his girlfriend. And then there were rumors of the idol singer Miso asking him out. Yoo Sung is waiting for her and they go on a walk. She then asks him what he likes about her. He says maybe he didn’t express himself well enough. She says no, it’s not that. He’s handsome, popular and competent, so she’s wondering why he likes her. She says that it might be hard for him to answer so she’s come up with some reasons. He just smiles and says okay. Her first reason: She’s a good fighter so she’s strong enough to protect him. He tells her that he was in the Special Forces, and has a black belt in Jeet Kune Do, so she doesn’t need to protect him. He’ll protect her. She says no, that’s okay. Her second reason: She’s good at her job. He says while she’s good at her job, if that were the reason, shouldn’t he like Han Byul instead? She says he’s so objective for no reason. She suddenly gasps and asks if he did like Han Byul. He says no, never as she’s the first person he’s worked with that he fell for. She’s very happy with his answer. He then asks her if she will hear him out. She agrees.
KYS: Ho Yeong. I really like my job. If I decide I want my actor to play a role, I do everything I can to get it.
PHY: I know. You wrote a handwritten letter for a month just to make Da Hye the lead of “The World of Stars.” In order to get the role Jae Hyun got taken from him, you purposely got beaten up by that guy who gets into drunken fights. There’s a boatload of stories like this. You’re so cool. She gives him two thumbs up.
KYS: If that’s what it takes for our actors to succeed, it’s not that hard.
PHY: That’s right. I’ll learn from you.
KYS: No, it’s not that. So what I’m trying to say is… I’m not a pushover who would pass along a script…that comes into my hands.
PHY confused: What?
KYS: But because I wanted to talk to someone who kept avoiding me…after telling me that she liked me, I passed along a script for a role… I wanted Jae Hyun to play. I knew it! He puts his hands on her arms and looks into her eyes. It was the first time something was more important to me than work. That’s when I realized… that I liked you. I thought you were just a praiseworthy and cute junior, but you were a person I liked. She grins and puts her hands on her cheeks. And… He pats her on the head. It turns out that I don’t pat anyone else on the head. I only did that… He looks at his hand on her head. To one person.
PHY with a smile: Don’t pat anyone else on the head.
KYS: Don’t worry. Park Ho Yeong is the only one who looks cute to me. She grins at him. He extends his hand for hers and the two hold hands as they continue walking.
Han Byul and Ki Peum are hanging out and Ki Peum asks if Ho Yeong is busy these days. Han Byul says she’s busy with working and dating. She’s always going on about smashing the world and everything else as she’s so happy. Ki Peum then asks about her dating life. Han Byul admits that she’s in trouble. Ki Peum is all ears. Han Byul says she’s falling for him more and more. He’s handsomer than he looks and he’s more thoughtful than he seems. She then drops her head into her hands and says this is crazy. Han Byul eventually says that she’s been quiet lately. Ki Peum says she likes someone and admits it’s Lawyer Do. Han Byul asks if they’re seeing each other. Ki Peum says no, not yet. Han Byul is surprised and Ki Peum says she is surprised, too. She says that she’s done things she’s never done before in front of him. Han Byul wonders what that is. Her crying jag, a whole lot of vulnerability there.
Han Byul tells Mr. Choi that since TWoS has ended, many places want interviews of Jae Hyun and Yoo Sung, so they’ll be going in for interviews. Mr. Choi then asks her who Tae Sung is dating. She looks shocked but quickly says, he’s dating someone? He says a little bird told him that Tae Sung doesn’t take his eyes off his phone during shoots, so doesn’t that mean he’s dating someone. She denies this and says that he might be receiving important calls. He’s surprised and asks her if she hasn’t sensed that he’s acting weird. She quickly says she’s not that close to him and awkwardly laughs. XD Mr. Choi says okay, well, Tae Sung is simple, so if he watches him for a couple days, then he’ll know what he’s up to. She just nods and says okay, bye and leaves his office. He continues asking if they’re not close. XD
She’s muttering how scary, as she’s walking down the hallway. She says they’ll need to be careful and pulls out her phone. She composes a text to Tae Sung: “Don’t come into the office for the time being” as he sneaks up behind her. He reads the text and loses his little smile to scowl. He then startles her with a back hug as he sweetly says, “Why not? I miss you.” A sweet smile appears on his fac as he continues hugging her. *melt* She looks around and yanks away his arms from her. She says they’re at work. He says it’s okay as everyone went out to have lunch and goes back to hugging her again. She tries to get him to stop hugging her but she finally smiles as she asks what he’s doing. He replies that he got here ages ago to see her. Mr. Choi starts yelling from behind them but when Tae Sung and Han Byul turn around, he’s speechless for a moment. Uh oh. (~58:20, I can’t handle them! So cute and funny!)
^^^Some have complained about the lack of reason as to why Lee Yoon Woo killed himself. A guess is that he had family issues, might’ve had depression, and who knows what else was going on. But this is only a speculation. Sometimes in life, there are no real answers for one’s suicide.
Mr. Choi only scolds them for being too old to be wrestling like that. XD He asks when they’ll grow up and then tells them to get out of his way as he walks through. Tae Sung tells her that he was only sweetly hugging her from behind. Han Byul is still reeling from the close call and says that they should be glad that he only thought they were wrestling. lol He asks if they’re a secret from him, too. She asks him if he wants her to lose her job. She tells him to not come by anymore and to get lost.
So the next day, Tae Sung shows up with several bags filled with snacks. Han Byul is worried and pulls him aside and asks why he’s here again. He says he’s the brand ambassador for these snacks, so what better excuse is there than him handing out these snacks. Then he sets down the bags and says then he also gets the excuse to do this, too. He grabs and holds on to her hand and refuses to let go. She’s a bit panicked about someone catching them but then she starts giggling about how this is like a dream, like a workplace melodrama. He suggests they stay like this then and she says no as she shoves his hand away. A dream is just a dream, so hand out the snacks and then leave. She makes him wait for her to enter her office first. When he arrives, the PR trio are so excited to see him and to try these snacks. To their delight, he poses with the snacks, and even eats it with ridiculously dramatic flair. The PR trio are squealing over him, as Han Byul interrupts to tell them they’re going to a meeting. She thanks him for taking care of her team and the ladies leave. When Jung Yeol shows up, Tae Sung asks if he’s here for his girlfriend. He then asks who it is, but Jung Yeol won’t tell him. Their squabbling is interrupted by the ringing of the office phone. Tae Sung tells him to answer the phone and Jung Yeol says no way as the PR team gets scary calls. Tae Sung answers the call and talks to a reporter who asks about Gong Tae Sung’s next project. He thinks about Han Byul’s workplace melodrama comment and starts chatting with her about that and gives his name to her. *facepalm*
The PR team is now dealing with endless calls about Tae Sung’s next project. Han Byul angrily yells at him for answering the phone. He says that he was afraid if he didn’t then she’d be in trouble. He then whispers that she dreamed about an office romance. She angrily tells him to go home right now. As she answers her phone, she glares at him. He pouts.
Later she complains to Ki Peum about him answering the phone. Now he has many offers to star in workplace melodramas. Han Byul asks how things are going with Lawyer Do. Ki Peum sighs and says nowhere and nothing is going on.
Ki Peum goes to see Lawyer Do and says she’s not here for legal advice or an interview. She asks him out for drinks. At the bar, they discuss their first meeting. He was impressed with her confidence which left a strong impression on him. And even more so when she squashed his scandal with one article. She can’t believe that cried her eyes out in front of someone who thought so highly of her. He asks if that bothered her. She says it didn’t bother her so much as it surprised her as it’s the first time she's ever cried like that in front of anyone. He says it’s the first he’s ever stayed with someone who cried for that long. She asks if they’re even now and he agrees.
At Tae Sung’s place, Tae Sung asks Han Byul if they can go somewhere, besides staying at his place. She doesn’t want to take the risk. And any ideas he comes up with, she shoots down as they’ll either get photographed or scooped on. She says there is a way to not get caught. He’s all ears. She says he should either invent an invisible cape or be in a platonic relationship without seeing each other in person. XD He pouts and whines that platonic sounds terrible as he has to kiss her and all. She laughs and says well then they can’t go out on dates. It’s either spending time at home or at work. She says she’s fine as she’s a homebody anyway as hugs onto his arm. A lightbulb comes on, and he realizes that he can be at work. Uh oh.
The next day, in a three-piece suit, he shows up at Starforce to tell Mr. Choi that he needs to be in the office to prepare for his next drama, workplace melodrama. He manages to snag the empty seat on the PR team. Mr. Choi introduces him as “CEO Gong Tae Sung” to the PR team. Mr. Choi then sidles up next to Han Byul and says that he’s tired, so just play along. LOL Han Byul is confused as she looks over at a grinning Tae Sung.
Later Tae Sung and Han Byul are on the rooftop, where she asks him how he could do this. He says that he has the perfect cover now, and reminds her of her words: “They can only see each other at home or at work.” Yoo Sung, Jung Yeol, Lawyer Do, and Ho Yeong already know that they’re dating. However, she doesn’t want Mr. Choi or the PR trio to know. Back inside the office, the PR trio are discussing how obvious Tae Sung is but he thinks they don’t know. They say that even a copy machine knows when people are dating in the office. So they’ll just humor them and play along. Haha. He’s not the one wanting to hide their relationship!
Tae Sung is at the work meeting, and being his most obnoxious self, as CEO Gong. When Mr. Choi starts the meeting, she exchanges texts with Tae Sung about what he’s doing in this meeting. Later, while Tae Sung is busy playing solitaire on his computer, a flower delivery arrives for Han Byul. The PR trio act real surprised and enthusiastically ask who the flowers are from. She looks at the handwritten card: “Poor flowers. Oh Han Byul is prettier than them. ♡♡♡” She looks over at him and he just smirks.
When she goes to get a coffee later, Tae Sung pops up from behind the counter, with one ready for her - but it’s decaf. She tells him that he seems to have missed the point - a coffee without caffeine is meaningless, as she needs to wake up right now. He says that there’s another way to wake up. She looks at him and waits. He looks around and then quickly gives her a kiss right on the lips. She shrieks in shock and pulls away from him. Everyone is looking at them now. She exclaims that there was a bug in her coffee. She turns back to glare at Tae Sung, who asks her if that was effective. Haha. He says cliche number one in office melodramas - kiss when none of the coworkers are looking. He then mentions the male lead punishes the mean boss who harasses the female lead, and asks her if she has someone harassing her. He offers to take care of them. She admits that there is one - him! She asks if he can punish himself. XD She finally tells him to get out.
Later, Ho Yeong teases her for kicking out her boyfriend. Han Byul says that he’s been following her around all day like a puppy, and with a smile, she admits that he was cute. Ho Yeong says she understands how he feels - the desire to be with the person she likes all day long. She then looks over at Yoo Sung at his desk. He notices her looking at him, and gives her a heart with his hands. Squeee. She just grins as she gives him one with her arms.
Shi Deok waits for Da Hye, as he wants to learn from her. She tells him that it takes practice every day, and gives him pointers on how to shoot for a commercial.
Yoo Sung is finishing up a meeting about Da Hye starring in “Time of Unrequited Love.” The woman then asks him if he has a girlfriend. He admits that he does. Around the corner, Ho Yeong is ecstatic to hear him say that. The woman then says that she (her colleague) will kill her if she doesn’t set them up. So she asks if he has any plans to break up with his girlfriend. How is this a normal question?! Yoo Sung says no, as he likes her a lot. Ho Yeong just beams and the woman notices her and greets her. Yoo Sung says her name and she joins him for the elevator ride down. He then holds her hand but when they get to a stop, she removes her hand from his. He grabs it back and continues holding her hand as more people board the elevator. He whispers to ask her where they should go for their date.
Their date is on a pedestrian bridge as she’s heard many actors go on a date here. She admits that the location doesn’t matter as she’d go to the fiery pits of hell with him. He laughs and says that’s a bit of an exaggeration. He notices that it’s cold and then goes to remove his jacket. But she stops him and says that she’s not cold. If she does, then she’ll do this - she starts jumping around. He opens his jacket and gives her a backhug with the jacket wrapped around her.
She turns around and tells him that she doesn’t need his protection. They then share a kiss all wrapped up in his jacket. (~24:52)
Tae Sung is back at the Starforce office and tells Han Byul that he wants to hear about the woes of the PR team, as he’s been told that their job is strenuous. The PR trio all point to some very large stacks of scripts sitting on the table. She gives him a stack of scripts to look at. She then receives a call from her mother to call Han Yul. Her sister got into a university, and she’s the younger sister of twins. The other twin sister, Han Sol, will receive her test results tomorrow. The PR trio seem to know about her siblings while Tae Sung is shocked to hear about her sisters. He flags over Jung Yeol and asks him if he knows about Han Byul’s sisters.
Later on the rooftop, he asks her about her sisters. He’s shocked that everyone on her team and Jung Yeol knows about them but he’s never heard about them until now. He then asks what else he doesn’t know. He knows that they share the same birth year - 1992, and her birthday is August 17 and then he’s out of information. She knows his birthday is November 7th, his shoe size, loathes cucumbers and peanut caramels are his favorite snack, his favorite season is summer, fluent in Korean, English and Mandarin, and lists his hobbies and pastimes. He asks how she knows all of this. She’s been his PR agent for years. Duh. He doesn’t know her star sign, blood type, etc. Kim Young Dae can speak English and Mandarin well.
Back at home, Tae Sung writes down what he knows about her, which isn’t much. The next day, he and Ho Yeong exchange information on their respective love interests. Tae Sung decides to help (read: pester) the PR trio with their tasks to gather more intel on Han Byul. He fails abysmally with every single task. When a bunch of parcels arrive, the PR trio claim that Han Byul will love a person who can remove the labels from said parcels. He does this task to the fanfare of the PR trio and Jung Yeol. Yoo Sung and Mr. Choi are watching this spectacle from the hallway and wonder if he’ll end up hurting himself. XD Mr. Choi asks if he must watch him strip labels off boxes for love. lol! He looks at Yoo Sung and asks how much longer must he pretend to not know that he’s dating Han Byul? Bwahaha! He also knows that Yoo Sung and Ho Yeong are dating. Yoo Sung replies that they’re not keeping it a secret.
Han Byul is at home drinking with Ki Peum and Ho Yeong. Ki Peum asks how she got away from him. Ho Yeong says she witnessed him begging her to take him as he whimpered like a puppy. Ki Peum says that she should have brought him. Han Byul says that they should spend time by themselves, too. She ain’t wrong. Ho Yeong says that he worked really hard at the office today, as he removed the labels from many boxes. He did this for information about things that she liked and hated and her interests. She then admits that she even provided him with some intel. Han Byul puts her hands over her face and then starts squealing that he’s soooo cute. Ho Yeong says that he also removed the outgoing shipping labels. LMAO. Han Byul says that he tends to go all out at his job, and he’s handsome. The two girls then start comparing their boyfriends’ looks, achievements, etc. Ki Peum thinks about her last (not) date with Lawyer Do and wonders if he doesn’t like her.
Lawyer Do is at the police station to meet the person who ran Tae Sung’s anti-fan cafe. It turns out to be a middle school student who did it as a way to blow off steam. The kid apologizes but doesn’t seem sincere. Lawyer Do asks why he hates Gong Tae Sung. The kid replies if he needs a reason to hate a celebrity. Lawyer Do notices the kid’s birth date and tells him that once he turns 14, he becomes a young offender and could face a criminal penalty. The kid looks properly scared now.
At On Star Daily, Ki Peum’s boss is screaming on the phone as he’s been sued by the CEO of an acting agency. He ends his call and demands that Ki Peum call the lawyer she’s so close with. She tries to deny it but he’s adamant about it. So she calls Lawyer Do about her chief wanting legal advice, and he says that he’ll be at her office soon. He enters the office and everyone’s in awe of his good looks. Lawyer Do is representing the actor that her boss said wets his bed and offers a remedy: provide a correctional article and a sincere apology. Her boss sighs as he doesn’t want to do this. Lawyer Do says, then the CEO of that agency will disclose his disgusting behavior when he got drunk at a past gathering. Now her odious boss asks for Lawyer Do to set up the meeting. Lawyer Do agrees and gets up to leave. Then he asks her boss if Ki Peum can get off of work with him.
Afterwards, she apologizes for her embarrassing boss. He says it’s fine as he’s seen worse people. Then he asks what she wants to eat for dinner. She’s surprised and says she thought he wasn’t interested in her. He smiles and says that he doesn’t drink with people he’s not interested in, especially not after work, which is special to him. She says then that means… He says he’s very much interested in her. He then opens the car door and says that they had drinks the other night. They should have dinner tonight. :) Our fourth couple?!
Shi Deok and Ho Yeong have a meeting with the director and writer of “Time of Unrequited Love.” They think he’s perfect for the role but they’re concerned about his accent. He says that he’s gotten rid of it. He then reads the script without his accent. Afterwards, Ho Yeong says that she’s so surprised and asks what he did. Da Hye’s advice for Shi Deok: When it comes to fixing your pronunciation, no matter where you are and when, as long as you’re awake…[keep practicing]. She had told him that her father has a very strong accent, and whenever she speaks with him, she starts using the same accent. So she didn’t talk to her father for a while. Instead, she had him write everything he wanted to say on a pad. So Shi Deok had called his mother and explained why he won’t be able to call for the time being and would text her. He had said that he’d call when he got rid of his accent. Da Hye had also kept listening to her own voice and evaluating it, which was something Shi Deok has also been doing. In the present, Shi Deok only says that he did his best. Ho Yeong is so proud of him, her rising star.
At Tae Sung’s home, Han Byul asks if he’s learned anything about her. He shows her his journal, and calls it “practically an encyclopedia.”
All About My Oh Han Byul
MBTI: ENFJ
Shoe Size: 230
Blood Type: B
Sign: Leo
Family: Father, mother, twin younger sisters
….
Tae Sung had spent more time observing her at work, instead of only getting in her way.
GTS: When you focus on work, your lower lip pops out without you realizing it. [She had been typing away at her desk.] At around 2 p.m., you start dozing off and you wake up surprised. [She fell asleep sitting up at her desk.] The corners of your lips go up a little when it’s time to go home, and your smile is pretty. [She shuffled some papers and told everyone that it was time to go home.] You don’t know how lovely you are at times like that, do you?
OHB: What are you - a CCTV?
GTS: But… I learned things that are more important than this. He puts her left hand in between his hands. You are… [She was yelling at someone on the phone about the actor’s private life being published.] You work harder for other people than yourself. You work hard behind the scenes even if nobody recognizes you do it. [Alone at her desk, she read some papers late into the night.] You’re very sincere in making other people shine. [She and the PR team and Ho Yeong were ecstatic about Actor Kang Yoo Sung being number one.] You shined even more because of that, and I thought I was able to shine more thanks to you. I came to realize once again that my girlfriend… was an amazing person.
OHB looking uneasy: What is this? Stop talking. She removes her hand from his.
GTS: Why? He grabs her hand and sandwiches it between his again. I’m just telling the truth. Her eyes are tearing up. You’re incredible and cool. Thank you. I came to realize how hard you worked for me. They look at each other for a moment before she breaks eye contact.
OHB: What’s wrong with me? I feel so strange. She clears her throat. He has a little smile. He moves closer to her on the couch and then places her arms around his waist. He puts his arms around her and hugs her with one hand patting her on the back.
GTS: Thank you, Han Byul. He continues hugging her. She hugs him back and she’s trying to not cry. Aww.
The car stops outside her place, but he wants to go around the block again. She refuses as she needs to go home now. He whines about wanting to drive around again. She admits that she has to leave for a business trip tomorrow. He asks where she’s going. She’s going to Japan for a fan meeting for Jang Seok Woo. He asks if he’s the actor who dates a lot. She says it is and she’s only going for three days. He suggests that he goes as his guest then. She says they’re not even close. He says then they can get close now. She doesn’t agree as he’ll steal his spotlight. He continues pouting and she asks why he’s acting like a little kid as she puts a hand on his face. She gently explains that even in office melodramas, they show the couple growing fonder of each other when they’re apart. He replies that he’s already fond of her and turns his head away from her. She places both hands around his face and turns him back towards her and kisses him. She says she won’t be gone long.
Tae Sung looks at Jang Seo Woo’s Japan meeting itinerary and wonders if she’s at the airport already. She sends him a message that she’s boarding her flight. He says that he’s missed her already. To the PR team’s surprise, he’s there even though she’s not there. Jung Yeol tells Mi Nyeo that he said time was moving too slowly and wanted to keep busy.
At his interview, Jang Seok Woo is hitting on the Japanese reporter through his interpreter. Han Byul discreetly asks Ho Yeong if it’s possible for her to knock him out with a sidekick today. Ho Yeong admits that she never hits those who are weaker than her. Haha. But today, she really wants to make an exception. Han Byul receives a text message from Tae Sung saying that he misses her. She smiles at this.
At home, Tae Sung is making paper airplanes and throwing them everywhere. Next to him is Yoo Sung, who asks him to stop making paper airplanes. Tae Sung wistfully says that Han Byul might fly back on one of these. Yoo Sung tells him to keep it together. Tae Sung looks over at him and sees that he’s twisting some tissue between his hands, and there’s a large pile of them next to him on the arm of the couch. XD Yoo Sung suddenly realizes what he’s been doing, and glumly admits that he’s never been apart from Ho Young for this long. Tae Sung goes back to folding paper airplanes and asks if he knows what’s worse. Yoo Sung says that this is just Day One. LMAO! Tae Sung suggests that they swap tasks.
Jae Hyun and Yoo Na are eating ramyeon at her place. Her parents are returning tomorrow so he won’t be able to visit her anymore. He says that he’ll need to find a place since he’s no longer a trainee. The two agree to look for his and her place together. Yoo Na goes to use the bathroom and returns with a pregnancy test – it’s positive! She’s worried about what they’ll do about this. He finds a gold bread tie and puts it on her left ring finger and says they should get married.
At home, Tae Sung is wondering about Han Byul going to the after-party. He says he’s not worried as he’s her boyfriend. But then he thinks that she’s too pretty and wonders how long she’ll be there. The doorbell rings and he wonders if it’s a latte from Lawyer Do. He opens the door and it’s Han Byul standing there with a huge grin on her face. He’s surprised to see her, and she says she rushed to catch the last flight back and she missed him. He quickly hugs her. Awww. She giggles and then tells him that there’s one thing he doesn’t know about her. This is one thing that only he’ll know: “I, too, can’t live without you.” He smiles sweetly at her and she goes back to hugging him. Sweetness!
Tae Sung leaves his apartment and encounters Ki Peum and Lawyer Do in the elevator. It takes him a minute to deduce that she was over at Lawyer Do’s place - not for work and that they’re dating. He’s shocked and he even jealously follows them to the car to ask if she’s had his latte. She has, and he whines that Lawyer Do’s lattes are his. XD After they leave, Tae Sung receives a call from Han Byul ordering him to stay home and not come in.
The PR team are dealing with a headline about Tae Sung being at his agency every day, complete with photos, including one of him trying to hug Han Byul in the parking lot while Jung Yeol just stands to the side. Later Ki Peum teases her about someone’s boyfriend being all over the news. She admits they’ve been flooded with emails and calls from wannabe employees.
Yoo Sung picks up Ho Yeong from the airport, and he quickly blurts out that she can’t go on too many trips as it’s too hard on him. She asks him if he missed her, and he avoids answering by pointing out where the car is parked. lol
That evening, Tae Sung complains to Han Byul over video call that it’s practically a breakup as they’re being forced to stay apart over the news article. She says they’re lucky it was only photos of him around the agency and not his apartment. She then says that he must never go to her place now. He suggests that she move in next door as Lawyer Do always says that he needs to move. She deadpans that with her salary, it’ll only take about 500 years. He offers to buy the place for her, which makes her say that’s not enough, as she jokingly asks for a plane, yacht and a villa. He promises to buy her everything and then asks if he should move in next to her, as he could buy the entire building. She says to not go too far. He asks if they should go public. She reminds him of the rumors when they were at university together and it wasn’t even true then. She wonders what will happen to her now. He agrees that he doesn’t want her to suffer because of him. They agree to be more careful from now on. She promises to call him more often. The two decide to fall asleep together as they’re looking at each other over video.
Jung Yeol brings coffee drinks for the PR team and Eun Soo finds her favorite, an iced vanilla latte. She thanks him for it and even winks at him, which is noticed by Han Byul. Later she tells Tae Sung about it as he’s still wondering who his girlfriend is. He says his gut tells him that it’s Bo In. While they’re on this video call, Bo In and Jung Yeol show up on the rooftop, too. Han Byul stays hidden and turns the camera towards the couple. Bo In is scolding Jung Yeol for getting the drinks and wasting money. She orders him around and demands to see the receipt. She wishes he’d save money for his own place. She’s unhappy that he’s spent money on this when they could have made the coffee in the office. He suddenly hugs her and happily says what would he do without her as she’s an angel. She says if he knows that then he should behave, and the two return to work. Fifth couple is finally confirmed. Han Byul and Tae Sung are both shocked and happy to see this. Tae Sung envies Jung Yeol’s freedom, and the two jokingly say they’ll give them more work.
Tae Sung had asked Yoo Sung for a favor - to sneakily drive Han Byul over to visit him. But this drive is interrupted by a call from Jae Hyun. They rush to meet Jae Hyun and Yoo Na at Starforce, and they arrive as Dae Soo enters the conference room yelling “YOOOO NA-AH!!” Oh, how I missed this sound. lol! The managers and Han Byul don’t look very happy to see the two actors sitting together so cozily. They’re trying to figure out how to handle the two of them dating and Yoo Na’s pregnancy. Jae Hyun informs them that they’ve made a decision - they’re getting married. The two managers end up arguing about whose client is better and deserves to keep their career. At some point, Yoo Sung stands up and picks up Dae Soo by the front of his shirt which makes his legs dangle off the ground. XD He’s short. Yoo Na breaks up this fight by saying that it’s their decision to get married and she loves Jae Hyun so much. Jae Hyun says that he loves her so much, too. She says they’re not here to get their permission, as they’ve already booked a wedding venue for this weekend. The two resigned managers just have to accept this. The lovebirds have also decided to have their honeymoon in Jeju Island as Yoo Na can’t travel too far now.
Tae Sung complains to Lawyer Do about not being able to see his girlfriend as he’s heard that she’s with Ki Peum. He also says that he might not be able to see his girlfriend but he gets to hear what she’s up to. Lawyer Do nods and asks if he wants a latte. Tae Sung says he wants two. lol, Coffee for his pain. Tae Sung admits that if he could, he would brag about Han Byul to the entire world. But he can’t just do that because he wants to. Lawyer Do tells him that celebrities are people, too, and if he wants to see her, then he should figure out a way to see her. Tae Sung sighs and nods his head.
Everyone from Starforce attends Jae Hyun and Yoo Na’s wedding, with Mr. Choi as the MC. Han Byul is busy on the phone during the wedding and finishes the call in time to see the newlyweds kiss from the back of the room. And then Tae Sung arrives to slide his hand around hers. He quietly says that he missed her. She says that she did, too. He just squeezes her hand.
Afterwards, back at Starforce, Mr. Choi asks Yoo Sung if he’s upset. He says that he’s worried about Jae Hyun getting married so young and is afraid of people having a bias against him as an actor. Mr. Choi says that things don’t ever go as planned, so there is no right answer. You can have it all and then suddenly lose it all, or you can let it go and let things take their course. He suggests that he only be upset today and then let it go. He then says it’s time.
Three years ago, Mr. Choi had told Yoo Sung that he had three years left of working hard. Starforce belongs to him, but when he leaves, he intends to leave it in Yoo Sung’s capable hands as the Director. This was his advanced notice as he knew that he had many offers, and just in case he had any thoughts of leaving. Yoo Sung had asked for this agreement to be notarized. Mr. Choi had said that they should work for three years. Today, Mr. Choi tells him to take good care of Starforce. Yoo Sung agrees to.
Tae Sung and Han Byul are packing for their trip to Jeju Island. She asks why he wants to go, and he says that he wants pictures of them together. She says that there's one from university. Ha. Tae Sung had found out from Ho Yeong that Han Byul had never been to Jeju Island. When she suggested she go with her boyfriend, Han Byul had just looked sad. So he’s been planning things to do in Jeju Island, which impresses Han Byul but also makes her worried about him being recognized. He then shows her the different disguises he has. The rocker, haha. She only likes the disguise of him wearing a cap, face mask and a pair of very thick glasses. He says that he can’t really see but they agree on this disguise. The two travel on a very early flight together but are seated in different rows. Tae Sung is the worst at pretending to be someone else - for someone who is supposed to be an actor. LOL Did he not use his real name for the tickets?
They arrive at the airport, and his biggest fan, Da Hye recognizes him immediately. lol Fangirl alert mode is always on. Shi Deok isn’t so sure as his face is obscured by the mask. She asks what he’s doing here and Tae Sung pulls down his mask to say that he’s here on break - by himself. Yoo Sung spots him and then he sees Han Byul running away so he ushers away Da Hye and Shi Deok with the excuse that they needed to see the director. Ho Yeong apologizes to Tae Sung for failing to tell them about her schedule. So everyone is in Jeju Island for the filming for the new drama, “Time of Unrequited Love.” *facepalm*
On their drive to their next destination, Tae Sung says that he’s asked Yoo Sung for their schedule. He says that he’s found a hidden gem online for their meal. She’s not sure how much of a hidden gem it could be if it’s online. When they arrive, it’s quite packed due to the honeymooners, Jae Hyun and Yoo Na. So they end up going to a field full of canola flowers. As they’re taking their selfies, the filming crew arrives and the two of them end up having to run away. Does the schedule not have locations on it?! lol
The leads, Shi Deok and Da Hye are getting ready for their scene. Shi Deok admits that it’s his first romantic scene so he’s quite nervous. She asks him if he likes someone or did in the past. He quickly glances over at Ho Yeong who is laughing and talking to Yoo Sung, so he tells her that he did in the past. She tells him to pretend that she’s the person that he liked as it'll help him get into character. Tae Sung and Han Byul are hiding and waiting in the car for the filming to end as he really wants her to be able to see the flowers. She says that she did, and then they’re interrupted by a knock on the window - it’s Yoo Sung and Ho Yeong. They’ve brought them food, and to warn them that they’ll be here all day for the shoot as the plans have changed.
As they’re eating in the car, Tae Sung apologizes that they can’t even eat properly because of him. She says she’s just happy to be with him. They end up going to another area of the canola field and finally take their cute selfies together.
On their way to their next destination, Han Byul checks her phone and sees that sightings of Tae Sung on Jeju Island have already been posted on social media. They arrive at their destination - lodging and they have the villa to themselves. She’s pretty happy about the place and suggests that they stay here and not leave. He looks a bit bothered by this. Later, Tae Sung wakes up Han Byul from her nap as it’s time for dinner. He tells her that he’s made reservations at a very nice restaurant for them. She looks worried and he tells her to trust him this time. They arrive and her friends, Ki Peum and Ho Yeong are already there with their boyfriends.
Earlier when she had been asleep, Tae Sung had called Yoo Sung and told him to bring Ho Yeong for dinner tonight. His next call was to Lawyer Do, and he had offered to pay for his flight to Jeju Island, hotel and food. He had also told him to bring Ki Peum. Bonus points. :)
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| Three couples in one frame! |
Before they start eating, Yoo Sung suggests they have their photos taken. The cast is so cute here. :) One couple after the other excuse themselves after the dinner which leaves Han Byul and Tae Sung to go on a walk. He apologizes to her for not being able to take her to nice places. She tells him that she was touched by what he’s done, so don’t apologize. He then says, even so, she’s always on guard and has to be cautious because of him. She asks if he forgot what she’s told him before - she needs him in her life. She’ll be happy so long as she has him. She says they’re not here to sightsee but to make memories here. *melting* He asks how she knows what to say every time. She then notices the night sky is full of stars. They suddenly see a shooting star and both make a wish. She asks what he wished for. He says, “Please let me tell the whole world, this beautiful girl right here is mine as soon as possible.” She asks if that’s what he really wished for. He says of course. She is his star.
When they return to their place, she’s a bit nervous about being in a new place with him, as they’re usually hanging out at his place. He then slowly backs her up against a wall and has this intense look (Fire!), so she closes her eyes waiting for his kiss. He just looks at her face and then smiles as he backs away. He says he remembers their first kiss, as she kissed him and then ran away in surprise. Hehe. She opens her eyes and asks why he would remember that. He says how could he not as she was unbelievably cute. She then quickly gives him a peck on the lips - like she did then. She leans back and says that she’s not the same Oh Han Byul he remembers. He then leans in real close and tells her that he’s not the same Gong Tae Sung either. Then he really kisses her. It's steamy! The two eventually move into the bedroom... (~44:45)
The next morning, our cute couple slowly wake up and are happily giggling together about their bright new day together.
Now in the car, Tae Sung suggests going to the sea radish fields but Han Byul shows him the text message from Ki Peum. They’re at those fields and want to walk quietly, so don’t come there. Gah, just look at her friend! Tae Sung then suggests the Secret Forest. Han Byul replies that Ho Yeong has already called dibs on the place, as she wants to go there with her beloved, Yoo Sung. Tae Sung then suggests that they go make matching cups. Han Byul shakes her head and says that attention-seekers - the newlyweds already did that. He asks if there’s anywhere she wants to go. She says no, as she enjoys the drive with him. She then opens the window and puts her arm out and is delighted by the wind, which isn’t something they can enjoy in Seoul.
They end up stopping at a beautiful viewpoint. He gives her a back hug, and when he goes to kiss her, they're interrupted by her phone. A reporter asks her about this tip that Gong Tae Sung was on a trip to Jeju Island with a non-celebrity. She says that she’ll check with him and get back to him. She hangs up and sighs. She then looks at Tae Sung.
OHB: Are you dating Oh Han Byul?
GTS nodding: Yes. I am.
OHB: Then our official statement… is we’re dating. She smiles at him. He pulls her into his arms and starts grinning as he looks into her eyes. They share several kisses and then she pulls back to look deep into his eyes. I love you, Gong Tae Sung.
GTS: Me, too. I love you, Oh Han Byul. They return to kissing. (~51:45) *melting at these two!!*
Epilogue: In the Director’s office, Yoo Sung receives a call from Mr. Choi who is at the airport with several pieces of luggage [to join Eun Si Woo?]. Ho Yeong is handing out her new business card as “Team Leader.”
Ki Peum is working on an article… “Actor Jang Seok Woo is Dating Older Japanese Reporter” Oh God, is he really dating her - and only her?! Her boss tells her that she’s gotten a lot of exclusives lately, which makes him happy. *rolling eyes* Lawyer Do leaves work a few minutes past 6 p.m. and calls Ki Peum to find out that she’s working late. He happily offers to pick her up later.
Jung Byul is giving the speech to a group of newbie managers about their priorities: 1) Be an experienced driver, and take care of their artists’ conditions no matter whenever and wherever they are; 2) To actors, their pride is everything, so they must protect it. Yeah, don’t hang out their underwear to dry. lol; 3) A good manager comes from having a good style, so he suggests that they all get his haircut. All these floppy-haired guys look appalled at this. Heh.
Inside her van, Da Hye is ecstatically screaming in joy about being promoted as cafe manager for Tae Sung’s fan site, Taerius. She's happy that she’s finally a manager, too. I just love her.
Dae Soo is on the phone discussing an offer for a luxury rattle commercial. He excitedly hangs up the phone and offers to buy everyone’s meal at the restaurant. It was a deal for Yoo Na and Jae Hyun. This luxury rattle’s slogan: “A Child’s Best Friend, Magic Rattle.” XD
The PR trio are busy dealing with inquiries about Han Byul’s relationship. Currently on Han Byul’s desktop background is a photo of her and Tae Sung. We then see our favorite couple taking photos together at the beach for a camping trip. The two eventually snuggle together as they enjoy the view of the water.
Final text: “The story of all sorts of people who clean up stars’ messes.” The title of this ep.
The End.
Extra: The cutest BTS clips of our main leads and their friends. Such a cute and fun cast!
Remarks
by FanFanX
[First Impression (Ep1-4)] Do we know what’s going on yet? Yes, but mostly no. It appears that Han Byul and Tae Sung have some shared history outside of work? But what’s their relationship? We don’t know yet! Who do I want to ship Yoo Sung with? Oh, the possibilities are endless! The very sly fox. Words of Caution: Things aren’t as they appear sometimes…;) Good job, Director-Nim.
If anyone cares about why the title has the asterisks, it's intentional with its title. ๋ณ๋ฅ๋ณ literally translates to ⭐๐ฉ⭐, hence Shooting or Sh*tting Star(s). If one looks at the series’ title animation, the stars fall down from the middle character. The middle character on its own ๋ฅ (ttong) = poop (there’s even a little poop emoji to the right of it, lol), and the character flushes like a toilet. lol Then we see the cartoon version of FL sweeping up the stars, as she’s the head of PR - always cleaning up the stars' sh**! XD Poop humor is still hilarious…
[Actors/Actresses] Lee Sung Kyung (as Oh Han Byul) is a favorite of mine from Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo! (She’s also memorable in It’s Okay, That’s Love, which had a great cast with poorly-executed storylines.) She’s even more hilarious in this!
Kim Young Dae (as Gong Tae Sung) is a new face for me. I am enjoying his various expressions and moods - he goes from sweet and puppy-like to sarcastic and throwing a fit like a surly teenager and everything in between. He excels in showcasing the entire range of emotions - churlish to vulnerable. Yeah, Gong Tae Sung can be such a diva sometimes. Ha. One of my favorite things that he does is pressing his lips together, which is like a nervous thing he does. Don’t ask why I like that little touch but I really do. You’ll notice it more in certain scenes… Heh. (Maybe it's just me...๐)
Yoon Jong Hoon (as Kang Yoo Sung) is another one of my favorites so far. It’s his mischievous eyes and that smile.๐ฆ
Ah, Lee Jung Shin as Lawyer Do, makes me reminisce of his 3ML role in Cinderella and the Four Knights, where he was so dorky and lovable. He’s definitely more sophisticated and straightforward here. And most people know him as the bassist of CNBLUE.
FYI, there may be only six leads listed but keep your eyes on the supporting actors, too. One of my favorites is Jang Hee Ryung as Baek Da Hye as she goes back and forth from being so geeky and cute with her glasses to out-of-this-world beautiful when she’s in full makeup and her hair is made up.
And our 2nd couple, Lee Si Woo (as Jin Yoo Na) and Shin Hyun Seung (as Yoon Jae Hyun) were a couple previously, in the mini web series, Be My Boyfriend. Let's pretend this is their follow-up story. The 2ML for that series, actor Im Sung Kyun, is Tae Sung’s best friend, Lee Yoon Woo.
Cameos. There are so many, but these are the ones I recognized.
→ Ep2. Kim Seul Gi as Happy. She’s at On Star Daily for a bit… She’s annoying but memorable. lol I actually really like this actress.→ Ep3. Lee Ki Woo as Ahn Joon Jun. This aired around the same time as My Liberation Notes, where he’s the quiet and sweet Jo Tae Hun. Kang Gi Doong as his Dong Jun, his manager. I loved how silly and earnest he was in Romance is a Bonus Book. The two are quite a blubbering pair in this series.→ Ep4. Lee Sang Woo as Han Seung Il, the royal pain actor. He was Lee Dong Wook’s wisecracking best friend in Touch Your Heart.→ Ep5. Chae Jong Hyeop as Ham Yu Jin, the actor who flirts with all of the reporters. He's currently in Love All Play.→ Ep6. Oh Eui Shik as Cha Min Ho, Ki Peum's ex-boyfriend, who is sweet until he isn't. I like this actor and seen him in several series.→ Ep8. Moon Ga Young as Tae Sung's ex-girlfriend, Yeo Ha Jin (Ep6&8), and Kim Dong Wook as Lee Jung Hoon, both reprising their roles from Find Me in Your Memory.→ Ep11. Jin Ki Joo as Kim Jin Kyung. I loved her in The Secret Life of My Secretary where she did a great job playing two different characters. Lee Sang Yeob as Prosecutor Do Jae Hyuk, who was slighted in the engagement rumors.
→ Ep13. Uhm Ki Joon as CEO Sung Woo Joo and Bong Tae Gyu as top star Yoon Jang Seok at Yoo Sung's former agency, Star Universe. It's really a Penthouse: War in Life reunion as Yoon Jung Hoon, Kim Young Dae, and Ha Do Gwon were all previously in the series as well.
[Behind the Scenes] I wanted to share more but held back. :P
→ Tongue twisters with Lee Sung Kyung and Kim Young Dae. I just love them!→ Our six leads get along quite well.→ Ep16. The clip at the end of the series. This is the truncated version.
[OST] Short OST.
Won't Give Up | Choi Yuree ์ต์ ๋ฆฌ Beautifully comforting.
Shooting Stars | Nam Woo Hyun The song most associated with this series.
[Ending] Happy and cute. I adore the main couple. ❤
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