Triple: Episode 1
by javabeans
TRIPLE DAY IS HERE!!!
NOTE: Thursday saw the broadcast of both Episodes 1 and 2. All along I had planned on recapping both of them in one introductory post, since it would save time and probably work out well given the airing schedule… but I liked Episode 1 a lot and decided to write them up separately anyway. Episode 2 will follow soon(ish)!
SONG OF THE DAY
Eco Bridge – “사랑을 시작하다” (Love Begins) Yellow Remix version [ Download ]
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(I was ridiculously excited for this drama, but I have to be honest and say that it was a mighty struggle deciding whether to start Triple first, or finish Story of a Man. I will just say that I was away on vacation for four days and the first thing I wanted to do when I got back was get back in the game with Story of a Man. And then, bam, Triple was upon us! Oh, choices, choices.)
I was afraid that after all the hype (um, which I created for myself, I know), Triple might disappoint. I don’t think it performed well in the ratings, so I’ll add the caveat that the excitement for Triple is likely to be higher with me than with the average Korean viewer. But those trends never affect my viewing preferences, so that aside, I’m relieved that the first two episodes were exactly what I was hoping for — cute, playful, with a lovely indie soundtrack and the same plain-speaking dialogue and light, deft sensibility as Coffee Prince. The story is wholly different, as are the characters, but the atmosphere of the drama is very reminiscent of Coffee Prince. To me, that’s a good thing.
So what’s the big deal anyway?
If you came late to this site, perhaps you haven’t been in on my Triple craze from the start and find the excitement perplexing. Or maybe you have been around, but you just don’t get the appeal. So here’s a rundown of why Triple is such a big deal (for me, and some others):
- PD Lee Yoon-jung. She directed and produced Coffee Prince, and whether you liked it or not, it was a humungous success only recently matched in popularity and media frenzy by Boys Before Flowers. (Only, in comparison, Coffee Prince had great acting, great directing, great music, and a lovely romantic realism. Or maybe realistic romanticism. CP slowed down toward the end but I give Lee credit for resisting mightily when the station tried to force her to extend the uber-popular series, and when she eventually gave in after refusing more than three times, it was only to one additional episode.)
- Writer Lee Jung-ah (pen name for Lee Sun-mi). She wrote the original Coffee Prince novel, then wrote the scripts to the drama series. She also wrote the novel for Capital Scandal, then wrote the scripts for its drama adaptation. And did I mention that she wrote both dramas at the same time? (For a short while the dramas overlapped and she was writing scripts for broadcasts every day from Monday through Thursday.)
- The music. Coffee Prince drew much buzz for its indie-music soundtrack, curated by songwriter and music director Tearliner and used artfully by PD Lee. Triple also features indie musicians such as Tearliner and Zitten.
- Actor Lee Jung-jae. Mostly a movie star, Lee Jung-jae didn’t have such a hot run with Air City, but he is a huge name and a charismatic presence, and it’s a welcome event to have him back on television. He starred in movies like Typhoon, Oh Brothers, Last Present, and Il Mare.
- Actor Lee Seon-kyun. If you’ve heard him speak, you get it. He also has a nicely understated, natural way of acting. He has starred in all three of PD Lee’s drama projects (which include Taereung National Village and Coffee Prince).
- Actress Lee Hana. She’s got a quirky vibe, loves music, and most recently made herself known in the revenge drama Women in the Sun.
- Actor Yoon Kye-sang. Have you seen Who Are You? ‘Nuff said.
- Newb Min Hyo-rin isn’t exactly a draw to the series, but more of a curiosity — would the singer-turned-actress be able to stay afloat amongst such a cast of experienced actors? And surprisingly — as the media and viewers are starting to also echo — she doesn’t suck. Not that I thought she’d be atrocious, because I had faith in PD Lee. (No, Lee’s not infallible, but she’s good. She also said she had such faith in Yoon Eun-hye’s commitment to Eun-chan in Coffee Prince that she would have cast her even if Yoon had been a rookie. That gave me hope that Min Hyo-rin wouldn’t totally sink.)
CHARACTERS
Characters Hwal, Haru, Su-in
Shin Hwal (Lee Jung-jae) is an ad executive (AE) and a team manager at his advertising firm. He works alongside his friends and colleagues Hae-yoon (Lee Seon-kyun) and Jang Hyun-tae (Yoon Kye-sang). Hwal generally reports to two superiors, the office director (with whom he is close) and the company director who makes the bigger decisions. He’s good at his job and enjoys a playful camaraderie with Hae-yoon and Hyun-tae, who also live in his house. However, he’s hardly ever home and chooses instead to sleep and live at the office. He has a bit of a temper when upset, as we see with his interactions with his ex-stepsister Haru. Hwal is generally a fun, cool guy, but his sometimes-reserved behavior hints at lingering emotional pain that he keeps hidden and locked inside.
Lee Haru (Min Hyo-rin, who’s actually quite cute!) is bubbly and energetic with a passion for figure skating. She used to be pretty promising, but following an accident that killed her mother and Hwal’s father (who were married at the time), she went to live with her father outside of Seoul and gave up thoughts of a serious skating career. Back when both parents were living, Haru had lived in the house Hwal currently resides in, but she never really had a relationship with him — he was always busy working and quite a bit older. She’s still in high school and teaches kids to skate at the rink with the local coach, who lives with Haru and her stern father.
We haven’t seen much of Choi Su-in (Lee Hana), but we will soon see that she is a famous former figure skater who is now coaching. She also has a history with Hwal (they are/were married), but something happened to sour the relationship. While she seems to want to make amends, he does not. It is also hinted that nobody knows of her and Hwal’s relationship (I suspect it may have been a secret, possibly whirlwindy affair).
Characters Hyun-tae, Sang-hee, Hae-yoon
Hyun-tae is the most junior of the bunch, and rather prone to making mistakes. Based on the way the guys talk together, they’re the same age (nobody calls anyone “hyung”) although they all have different job descriptions; Hyun-tae, for instance, is a copywriter. Hae-yoon is more serious about his job, while Hyun-tae’s got a goofy, energetic personality, and jokes around constantly with Sang-hee, another lower-level employee. He’s happy-go-lucky and more carefree than his two friends.
Sang-hee acts like one of the guys and shares Hyun-tae’s extroverted, lively energy. She frequently jokes around with her co-workers and always drinks too much at company dinners.
Hae-yoon is a creative director (CD) and technically more senior to Hyun-tae and even Hwal, although they all treat each other as equals. Hae-yoon takes his work seriously and is a little more of a strait-laced type, although he does know how to have fun. Just not as often as the kiddos and not during worktime. He and Hwal in particular like to prod and tease at each other (most often when the other person is working or in a serious frame of mind), and act as equals; Hwal jokes in Episode 1 that the only reason Hae-yoon is technically ahead is because he got an army exemption while his buddies served.
EPISODE 1: “Triple Axel”
Lee Haru is upbeat, has a positive energy, and loves to skate although she gave up serious skating dreams five years ago and is content to teach kids at the local rink. But her desire to skate isn’t dead, just dormant, and it takes an encounter with a group of students from Seoul (she lives outside the city) to rekindle her ambitions.
Haru’s also overweight and loves to eat, but what I really appreciated about this setup is that she is perfectly happy with herself and doesn’t suffer from body image issues. She doesn’t hate being chubby, and doesn’t fat-shame herself. (When she eventually loses weight, it seems like a part of her training goals rather than an image-based decision.)
One of the older students from Seoul used to skate with Haru, back when Haru was the better pupil. But now she doesn’t even acknowledge having known Haru and puts on airs. Her condescending behavior grates on Haru, who rashly declares that she’s just as capable of landing a triple jump, and challenges the girl to a jump-off.
However, it’s been a long time since Haru really trained, and she can’t for the life of her land a jump. Over and over she crashes to the ice, but she’s grimly determined to prove herself and keeps getting up, only to fall again. The Seoul coach is impressed with Haru’s determination (more impressed than Haru’s own coach), but the other skater finally puts an end to the lopsided rivalry by landing a triple jump on the first try.
Haru is both disappointed and impressed, and keeps at it long after the rink has cleared out — she just wants to land it once, to prove herself. When the Seoul coach comes back looking for her forgotten cell phone, Haru asks why she can’t manage the triple. In an impromptu training session, the coach works with Haru and helps her practice. And while she never manages to land that triple, Haru is ecstatic when she finally manages to complete the full rotations. The coach admires her perseverance and tells her, “If only you were younger — what a waste.” But instead of taking this in a sad way, Haru is re-energized, taking it for encouragement that she does have talent.
The problem is, in order to train properly, she needs to live and train in Seoul. And in order to do that, she needs to know somebody in the city.
Meanwhile, Hwal is given a big opportunity at work to put on a presentation to win an advertising client, and throws himself into the work. It’s a big deal that he was entrusted with this task, to the extent that his boss, the office director, feels disappointed to have been passed over by his bright, competent junior. The director and Hwal have a good, friendly relationship, so this doesn’t cause a rift, but the director definitely feels the implication of this. Therefore, he later tells Hwal that he’s entertaining a serious offer to move elsewhere and take on a promotion.
The office is one of those workplaces bustling with youthful, creative energy — it’s more normal for employees to spend the night at their desks than going home. Even so, Hwal is a bit more extreme in that he hasn’t been home in two months.
When Haru sends her ex-stepbrother a box of Valentine chocolates (as she does every year), Hyun-tae intercepts them and eats them, then wonders if he and Hae-yoon ought to send a response.
When she receives the letter, she is extremely gratified, since Hwal has never bothered to write her or keep in touch. It also triggers the mental light bulb over her head, because Hwal is the one person she knows who lives in Seoul. Idea!
She begs her father to let her relocate to Seoul, but he remains stern on the matter.
Hwal’s presentation goes extremely well (despite a minor technical hiccup at Hyun-tae’s hands), and even his co-workers are impressed. They get the account, and everyone celebrates by having a party.
There, we see some more friendly camaraderie and bickering, and what’s nice to see is the subtle differences in dynamics between the three friends. For instance, in this scene, Hyun-tae (Yoon Kye-sang) is teased for messing up the presentation and Hae-yoon (Lee Seon-kyun) scolds both of them. They ignore his nagging, so it’s like Hwal and Hyun-tae are united (jokingly) against fuddy-duddy Hae-yoon.
Other scenes show the relationships from a slightly different angle. For instance, Hae-yoon and Hyun-tae talk about Hwal in a worried way, since he never comes home and has been acting different ever since returning home from a trip. And in yet other scenes, we see Hwal and Hae-yoon linked together by their devotion to their work. They engage in some good-natured bickering about their jobs, but they both share a sense of responsibility about their careers that Hyun-tae hasn’t developed yet.
With the big presentation over, Hwal finally returns home and settles back awkwardly with a beer — as though unused to relaxing — when he sees a new email message arrive.
He reads the message, which is a simple greeting from Choi Su-in (Lee Hana). When he looks at his inbox, however, we see that he has a whole slew of emails from Su-in, bearing subject titles like “Husband, are you alive?” “I remember our first meeting in Canada,” “Tonight I ate ramen for dinner, I wonder what you ate?” “You don’t have to email me back right away, but just confirm you got this” “When things are tough, I think of the road I walked with you…”
They’re all unread emails, and he deletes them.
Meanwhile, Hae-yoon is stuck with the task of carrying a drunk Sang-hee home. This is obviously a recurring thing, because the guys bicker over who has to do this today, trying to pass it off on each other. Hae-yoon loses the round of “rock scissors paper” and is forced to take her.
He watches with some disgust as she vomits into the toilet, then reluctantly helps her up. As he does, Sang-hee looks at him in a new way, and lurches forward to kiss his nose. She giggles that she’s always wanted to do that, and does it again. He sputters in indignation at first, but that leads to a spark of attraction, and then it’s kissy-time!
In the morning, Hae-yoon fixes breakfast while Sang-hee awakens groggily, wondering what happened. Seeing Hae-yoon in her kitchen, she’s mortified at the memory and tries to skirt the issue at first… but then decides it’s best to just put this behind them.
It seems like Hae-yoon is more willing to consider this a change in their relationship status, but at Sang-hee’s suggestion, he agrees to let her act however she wants. They can forget it, fine. (When they arrive at work, the guys notice the clothes are from yesterday, and Hae-yoon mumbles and tries to change the subject. But Sang-hee whispers the truth to Hyun-tae, who blurts aloud, “You slept together?” HAHA. Hae-yoon is so embarrassed.)
Haru’s father watches her skating every morning with determination, falling repeatedly at each jump attempt, and makes the decision to let her go. He sighs to her coach that keeping her from doing what she wants will just make her sick.
So he takes it up on himself to look up Hwal on the same day that Haru decides to do the same thing. Her father meets with cool reception from Hwal, who asserts that he’s never thought of Haru as his sister and cannot help him; he will not agree to house her for even a year. He has no obligation to her and refuses. Hwal will help him look into a boardinghouse situation, but no more.
On the other hand, Haru runs into Hae-yoon when she drops by the house, and their exchange is HILARIOUS. Hae-yoon is befuddled and fascinated by this perky, oddball girl who makes herself at home and talks about growing up in this house. He pieces together the situation and calls Hwal to let him know that his stepsister wants to move in with him. When Hwal barks at him to send her home and refuse, Hae-yoon decides this is too good to pass up and tells the girl that her brother would looooove having her live with him and that he says yes.
Excited, Haru goes back home and prepares for her move, practicing in all her spare moments until she finally lands her first triple jump.
That may as well be a sign that she’s ready for her move, and she ships all her stuff to Hwal’s house. He’s upset to see all her boxes arrive in his front yard and orders them returned to sender, then receives a call from Haru announcing that she’s arrived in Seoul.
Haru has a performance at the rink to attend to first, after which she’ll make her way home. Hwal tries to tell her no, but she’s calling from the pay phone at the station and she’s out of change, so she cuts out short.
Hae-yoon and Hyun-tae decide it would be fun to catch the little sister’s ice show, and hurry out to the rink. It’s there that Hyun-tae runs into Su-in and falls for her at first sight….
Meanwhile, we can tell from Hwal’s reaction to seeing Su-in’s photo on the wall of the rink that there’s some painful history there. He has decided to come to the show and confront Haru after all, and makes his way inside just as she takes to the ice.
COMMENTS
I’d wondered as to the pertinence of the title, and if it meant anything more than as a slight allusion to the sport. I’m glad that it does have a meaning, as it is sort of a metaphor for change, the renewal of Haru’s dreams and the start of her new life. The triple jump represents the dream she gave up, and attainment of that goal becomes synonymous with her resuming her dreams, as well as moving to Seoul, reuniting with her unwelcoming ex-stepbrother, and kicking off a whole series’ worth of events.
The acting is perfectly fine; nothing has been particularly challenging so I can’t say any more than that, but nobody’s blatantly out of place. Min Hyo-rin is a little cutesy, which I’d venture to guess will grate on certain people but endear her to others. I think it’s in Lee Da-hae territory in My Girl — she definitely overdoes the cute sometimes, but I am okay with that level of exaggeration, as it’s also part of Haru’s bubbly, youthful character. The casting is overall well-done, not that the casting was EVER a problem with this drama.
Actually, I’d say that the acting is un-“dramatic” and natural in such a way that it may not register that it’s being done well. Take Lee Jung-jae, for instance — already in Episode 1 we can see hints of his old pain poking through the surface, and while we don’t know what it is (I’m sure we can all guess), we don’t need to know the details to see how it affects Hwal. I’m interested in seeing what happened, but I’m not afraid of this being dragged into melodramatic, over-angsty territory, because that’s not how PD Lee tends to work.
Lee Seon-kyun is in a familiar role, but it’s nice to see him playing one of the guys rather than the eldest, most senior character like he did with his two most recent dramas, Coffee Prince and My Sweet Seoul. And after Yoon Kye-sang’s OCD-stricken cold businessman character in Who Are You, I LOVE seeing him playing the easy-going, happy-go-luckiest ball of energy here. Yay!
It’s the drama’s sense of playfulness that had me smiling throughout the first episode. Triple showcases PD Lee Yoon-jung’s trademark soft, detailed touches as well as her ear for music placement, and it’s very pretty to look at as well as listen to. She’s also got a talent for capturing the natural camaraderie between friends, and it’s always a delight to watch.
Onward, Triple!
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Tags: first episodes, Kim Hee, Lee Hana, Lee Jung-jae, Lee Seon-kyun, Lee Yoon-jung, Min Hyo-rin, Triple, Yoon Kye-sang
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1 shopeeah
June 11, 2009 at 6:46 PM
FINALLY.
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2 amy
June 11, 2009 at 6:55 PM
I liked both ep 1 & 2. I thought MHR was pretty good. I'm so sad it started with such a low rating but strangely other two shows' ratings also went down by 3% compared to the previous eps ratings. I'm sure it will be much better next week.
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3 Lena S.
June 11, 2009 at 7:08 PM
OMG i forgot that started today! >.<;;
but thank god it looks good, i love your recap as always and i'm relieved that Triple looks fun and light to watch. *after all the revenge plot of Story of a Man*
Oh and Yoon Kye-sang looks cute!!! i'm definitely going to watch this drama <3
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4 sabriyahm
June 11, 2009 at 7:09 PM
Ratings are the bane of TV watching! I have come to the conclusion that the kdramas I like are never the kdrama's Koreans like. Coffee Prince and MLKSS are the only exceptions.
Of course this is true here in the good old usa. My fav tv always gets canceled after a few episodes. The tastes of the public never cease to amaze me.
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5 lemon
June 11, 2009 at 8:05 PM
I nearly peed in my pants when I saw this. I totally forgot Triple was starting today!!!
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6 xiaoSxin
June 11, 2009 at 8:10 PM
whoa!!! TRIPLE is here already!! I hope this drama lives up to my expectations. I have been waiting for a drama to fire me up again into frenzied happiness (like BOF, fan crazy is infectious!!)
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7 nylreme
June 11, 2009 at 8:10 PM
:D I already feel attached. I just love these dramas that give you that heart warming vibe with the wonderful indie soundtracks. nothing overdone.
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8 Biscuit
June 11, 2009 at 8:22 PM
I completely did not expect this! I forgot entirely! But I was satisfied by the recaps that it was not a disappointment~
Cant wait to see ep 2! Thank you!
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9 Asmaa
June 11, 2009 at 8:29 PM
Looks like a nice replacement for Story of a Man!!
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10 Surf City chick
June 11, 2009 at 8:29 PM
Thank you - I have been waiting for something to replace Boys before flowers. Cannot wait for your next review.
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11 Asmaa
June 11, 2009 at 8:30 PM
Okay wait.. where do my comments go?
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12 KOOKy
June 11, 2009 at 8:33 PM
From what I've seen ratings are really bad, but if the show is good and word of mouth+repeats could help alot, we'll just have to see the next weeks ratings to get an idea of how it might perform through its run.
Anyway thanks for the recap even though didn't read it, don't want to spoiled now. Can't wait for the subs to come out, all I know is that this drama will decide what I will listen to on my mp3 for the next 2 months.
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13 That guy
June 11, 2009 at 8:41 PM
I think ratings are bad, because people assume Cinderella Man is still on. just kidding. I'm sure ratings will pick up once City Hall ends.
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14 Z
June 11, 2009 at 8:59 PM
YAAAAAAAAAH! I'm so excited. I told myself I wasn't going to read the recaps until I could get my hands on an episode but I couldn't resist. This seems wonderful... hopefully, the subbers get busy before the next recap is posted... I hate spoilers!
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15 joicy
June 11, 2009 at 9:02 PM
I like the drama, but not for Min Hyo Rin. She's good, acting is fine, no big complaint but for some reason I don't feel her character. That's the problem I had before with Lee Ha Na in later part of her dramas. She's great, good at acting and so on but I did not feel as much as in the first part. Something wrong with me or the acting is not that great.
BUT THE MEN ARE GORGEOUS, all three of them immersed in the roles very well. I enjoy because of them.
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16 Sue
June 11, 2009 at 9:03 PM
AHHHHHH june 11th is already here?? that was so fast! @_@ downloading nowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
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17 bspanda
June 11, 2009 at 9:05 PM
wwwaaaaahhhhhhhh woohooo!!! O-M-G as if the recap ep 18 of 'Story of a Man' did not make me happy already :) Thanks a million Javabeans!
Thanks for the info regarding the writer Lee Jung-ah. Loved Coffee Prince AND Capital Scandal (and no not just cause my KJH was in it). Did not know she was the novelist AND screenwriter for both. AND she did double duty when they overlapped? Wow. And both were still awesome series! Some scriptwriters struggle to do one series well (*cough* BOF) - let alone two. Majorly impressed.
Gee now the tough decision - do i wait for the whole series to come on DVD, which will be ages since it just started...or....do I grab it now online... arghhhhhh so torn!!! Hmm ok I'll read the awesome recaps and check out YT et al..for now.
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18 Ladymoonstone
June 11, 2009 at 9:47 PM
Thanks for the recap. This drama sounds interesting and I enjoyed your recaps so much. I am excited about Partner, but reading what you have in here, I will start watching Triple.
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19 hjkomo
June 11, 2009 at 10:24 PM
"It’s the drama’s sense of playfulness that had me smiling throughout the first episode. Triple showcases PD Lee Yoon-jung’s trademark soft, detailed touches as well as her ear for music placement, and it’s very pretty to look at as well as listen to. She’s also got a talent for capturing the natural camaraderie between friends, and it’s always a delight to watch."
Love music.....and the dynamics and playfulness of the three guys.
The natural, easy-going feel of the first episode was.....akin to curling up under a cozy blanket on a rainy afternoon.
Can't choose between them...but, at the moment (and it will undoubtedly vacillate wildly in future eps), Hae Yoon is in the lead. Did you hear his laugh when he walked in on Hwal rehearsing his pitch? Mamma Mia!
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20 mm
June 11, 2009 at 10:54 PM
the rating will pick up... i still cant picture min hyo rin with ljj in romantic way.
the age kind of too big of a gap...anyway,,i love this drama..
OST is priceless...
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21 Bonnie
June 11, 2009 at 11:12 PM
When will this be up on mysoju (or somewhere)? Can't wait to watch this, but I never download, so I've gotta wait for someone to stream it with subs...
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22 Sue
June 11, 2009 at 11:24 PM
omg yoon kye sang oogling at lee hana was too cute!! hmm it's gonna take me a while to get down's everyone's names.
and wow, how awfully awkward is that picture of lee hana dressed as a figure skater? awkward awkward awkward.
edit: oh, and maybe it'll clear up after i watch episode 2, but what exactly is hwal's and haru's relationship? step-siblings? half? so they're not blood-related?
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23 emma
June 11, 2009 at 11:27 PM
yes! a new drama
and it looks promising!
another reason that i liked coffee prince so much and will have so much faith in this new drama is
gorgeous clothing and gorgeous sets on coffee prince
i really hope the PD will bring to us the indie / modern feel that i felt during coffee prince
i have to go to bed now ;_; but i'll finish reading tomorrow
huzzah thnx Javabeans!
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24 LaFr4ise
June 11, 2009 at 11:30 PM
yaaayyy you post it already ^^ keke.. a bit late finding this out but yaaayyy.. thanks javabeans.. yoon kye sang is back with the smile and lee seon kyun is bacck too!!
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25 dogstar
June 11, 2009 at 11:31 PM
i need to watch this.. i'll read the recap after..thanks...so excited!!
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26 Kender
June 12, 2009 at 12:08 AM
OMG, how could I possibly forget this was airing today? Happy belated birthday to meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee~~~~~ :D
I'll have to watch this tomorrow (I just spent 6 hours immersed in Kurosawa films on TCM, so I'm exhausted x_X), but your recap seems so adorable that I'm sure I'm going to enjoy it. (It also sounds like this drama is going to make me want to reproduce--adorable male camaraderie always has that effect on me for some reason. XD;;)
I have a question, though.. Was YKS's character sleeping in a BATHTUB? XD This is magical already.
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27 hjkomo
June 12, 2009 at 12:12 AM
ehhhh........spoke too soon...
finished the second ep - YKS is adorkable, and LJJ is lurve :D
still loving LSK's laugh!
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28 majata
June 12, 2009 at 12:28 AM
OOOhhhhLaLa!!!! Now all I have to do is to wait for the torrent in d-addicts.
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29 amhrancas
June 12, 2009 at 12:33 AM
Aw, dangit. Looks like there's another one I'll have to start watching, let me add it to my list. *fake sigh*
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30 omo
June 12, 2009 at 12:56 AM
Hmmm... I'm still not sure about this one. City Hall is toooo good now for me to give up watching while it airs. Sorry, this one's got to take a back seat for now.
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31 Icarusfalls
June 12, 2009 at 1:42 AM
Looks adorable!!! I wonder when the subs will be out...
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32 Cha
June 12, 2009 at 2:59 AM
Thanks for the recap!
I can't wait to watch this online!
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33 bbm
June 12, 2009 at 5:03 AM
finally after all the hype... i just wish i have enough bandwidth to watch this online TT
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34 tokai
June 12, 2009 at 5:36 AM
I have to admit I didn't managed to watch more than 5 minutes of the show and then deleted the file. :-) The creepy fatty guy with no hair... urgs... I want to see beautiful people on television (call me shallow if you want! :) )
I wait for Partner instead and keep killing some time with Shining Inheritance in the meantime. :)
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35 bjharm
June 12, 2009 at 5:55 AM
I have no trouble with one young actor in with all the ones that have proven themselves over time, as long as they willing to learn and work hard. While some may think she done nothing too 'earn' her role other than being a 'name' and find fault not matter what she does. It is a risk on her part but considering her other cast members and the production crew and the fact it not really asking any 'heavy drama' acting out of her I think she really been lucky to start her acting in such a production.
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36 cosmopolite
June 12, 2009 at 6:51 AM
With the end of Story of a Man, I was beginning to feel despair......but maybe it's Triple to the rescue!?
Hopefully :)
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37 CyNurse
June 12, 2009 at 7:04 AM
The drama sounds promising. I'll give this a try because Yoon Kye Sang is in it. *sigh*
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38 meriweather
June 12, 2009 at 7:27 AM
I am having the most fun watching this drama! I love the character interactions, especially at the office. There's such a great rapport between the group that feels quite natural. Triple triple triple!!!
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39 spuf
June 12, 2009 at 7:51 AM
This looks brilliant. I'm sold.
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40 Snikki
June 12, 2009 at 8:08 AM
I wasn't planning on watching this but it will be on Dramafever and you're recapping it, so I'll join the bandwagon!
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41 dkykmom
June 12, 2009 at 8:10 AM
this drama is really cute
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42 Biscuit
June 12, 2009 at 8:52 AM
@20 mm:
"the age kind of too big of a gap…"
The age gap for LJJ and MHR is big... but lately that seems to be popular...
Perhaps the fact the LJJ and MHR are the "ex-step siblings", they are no longer related... and LJJ doesn't see MHR as his sister.... badump badump!
@35 bjharm:
I agree. Besides, MHR beng able to get a role that isn't too serious is good. If she was getting a role that was more dramatic and be the lead, many people would be going crazy as to WHY she got the role - especially if it's her first.
But here her role is light and the drama is fun, so it's a good start for her acting career.
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43 giddygirl108
June 12, 2009 at 9:18 AM
Thanks for the recap! I've gotten into the horrible habit of just reading your recaps and not watching the actual dramas. But they're just soooo well-done (insightful, witty and just so pleasant to read!).
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44 Danielle
June 12, 2009 at 10:14 AM
Where can I download this with subs?
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45 LadyIgraine
June 12, 2009 at 10:53 AM
OMG! I can't wait till they sub the first episode. I'm already excited after having read the 1st episode synopsis. Great job javabeans...and gumapta!
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46 bluefire
June 12, 2009 at 12:23 PM
Yay! It's finally here!
Where can I watch this subbed? Online or download, it doesn't matter. I just wanna watch it really bad! :)
Thanks so much for the recap JB!
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47 le
June 12, 2009 at 12:31 PM
i saw the 2 eps raw, it was quite good. i liked the music for the scene when LHN's & LJJ's saw each other at the rink. i liked how YKS is so funny & cute in this drama. hopefully the ratings will get better. do dramas that show 2 eps back to back usually do poor? or maybe because it just started? or people think it focuses mainly on ice skating? which i have to admit would sound boring if you didn't have this good of a cast.
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48 mm
June 12, 2009 at 2:45 PM
@42 biscuit
come to thing of it..:)i agree with u..i think later when the story progress and min hyo rin charecter become more grow up...i will see all this in different light..
so it is a seal deal for another 2 couples?
lee hana and yks and kim hee and the voice is a done deal?
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49 hmmm
June 12, 2009 at 3:16 PM
i like the men in the drama. their acting is very natural and it really looks like they are friends. i wish gong yoo was around!!!!!!!
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50 hajung
June 12, 2009 at 3:46 PM
i just saw it and i LOVE yoon kye sang!!!!!
SO CUTE with his bear... 노라종~
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