My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho: Episode 10

205 September 9, 2010January 24, 2016

by girlfriday

The recap in which girlfriday dies a thousand deaths. From The Cute.

To everyone’s relief, the separation doesn’t last very long, and our couple spends the entire episode trying to kill me with their cuteness. They pretty much succeed, and truth be told, I’m not too upset about it.

In this episode we have angst, declarations, makeovers, and a transformation from adorable-pants Dae-woong to awesome-pants Dae-woong.

EPISODE 10 RECAP

Mi-ho calls Dae-woong to tell him that she has to leave his side. The look on Dae-woong’s face, angry and brimming with tears…breaks my heart.

Dae-woong: Don’t come back! Are you doing this because I didn’t say that I missed you? Last time you left without saying a word, and now you’re going to make nothing but a phone call and disappear? You…go ahead and TRY to disappear like this. Where are you? … Did you follow me all the way to the hospital for my check-up? And how is someone like that going to disappear from my side? Don’t move a muscle and wait right there! I’ll come find you.

Eeeeep! I’m a minute in, and I’m already squealing like a pig-rabbit. Gah! Decisive and manly Dae-woong KILLS ME.

Mi-ho worries that she needs to disappear, and tells herself not to cry, otherwise it’ll rain. I know it’s such a simple metaphor, the tears and the fox rain, but it’s so evocative of mood that I love it. She says that she can come back to Dae-woong when she can stand in front of him proudly, as a human being. She starts to walk away, but then, of course, she doesn’t want to leave…

Just then, Byung-soo and Sun-nyeo show up, asking why she’s there all alone. She’s getting ready to leave, but they insist she come with them to eat some beef. You said the magic word! Off they go, to eat.

Mi-ho hurriedly shoves the beef in her mouth, mumbling that she has to disappear. Dae-woong arrives at the hospital and calls her. She answers, and she won’t tell him where she is, except that she’s eating, and he hears Byung-soo’s voice in the background. She quickly eats one last piece and says goodbye. She schleps down the street, wondering where on earth she’s going to disappear to. She’s fighting with Dong-joo Teacher, so that’s out.

And then, another interruption on her road to Disappearance Town—Grandpa and Aunt Min-sook pull up next to her, and Grandpa apologizes for the misunderstanding and tells her to get in the car. They take her home and feed her more beef, which she eats up in two seconds flat. Grandpa dotes on her and feeds her more, asking Min-sook to pack up some food to take back and share with Dae-woong. Aw. Mi-ho doesn’t answer Dae-woong’s calls, and can’t say no to Grandpa or to beef, so she’s stuck.

Meanwhile, Dae-woong finds out from Byung-soo and Sun-nyeo that Hye-in orchestrated something shady at the hospital today, and that Mi-ho must be acting this way because of something Hye-in said. Nice. I love that characters are told these sorts of things instead of having people suffer in noble silence. Down with noble silence!

Mi-ho leaves Grandpa’s house with bundles of food, so she tells herself dejectedly that she’ll just drop these off at home for Dae-woong, and then she’ll disappear. On her way, she gets stopped by the chicken shop ajumma, who worries that Mi-ho seems so sad. I sort of love that in her attempt to disappear, Mi-ho gets stopped one by one, by all the human beings who are in her life, who keep her tethered to this world. It’s a nice symbolic motif, and a great build-up to Dae-woong finding her.

Dae-woong then does something awesome—he goes straight to Hye-in, to ask her what she said to Mi-ho. She tells him everything, and says that she asked her to disappear, and sighs in relief, thinking that she saved him from some disgusting monster. Dae-woong: “She’s not disgusting, or a monster. And Mi-ho, unless somebody forced her, would never leave my side. I have no intention of having her leave me, so don’t concern yourself with her, or what she is.” Hye-in calls him crazy, and he confirms that he is (yay, feelings!) and insists she just leave them alone.

At home, Mi-ho hugs her chicken leg, pouting to herself that she’s out of excuses now. But she doesn’t want to leave. She cries like a little girl, “Woong-ah, I don’t want to go,” as tears fall. It starts to rain, as Dae-woong talks to Hye-in. He turns around to see that it’s raining outside, as his heart drops.

He runs outside, and calls Mi-ho, who finally answers. Dae-woong asks her to stop crying, but she can’t stop the tears. Dae-woong: “I don’t want to get rained on. You have to stop crying…so I can go to you.” Ack! I swear, if he keeps being this awesome, I’m not going to get through this recap.

He realizes there’s only one way to stop her from crying. Dae-woong: “I…miss you.” She stops crying immediately in shock. Dae-woong: “I miss you like crazy. Stop crying, so I can get to you quickly.” He hangs up, and the rain stops. He looks up and smiles at the sky, and takes off running. Best subversion of rain cliché ever.

Shady Emo Hair meets a shady contact, to get new papers for Mi-ho. He asks him to prepare a house in Japan, and tells him that she’ll be going to Japan in a few months’ time, with this new identity. Oh, we’ll just see about that, Dog Teacher.

Mi-ho sits at home and waits, deciding that she can’t leave now, when Dae-woong’s finally confessed that he missed her. She realizes the only thing to do is to “take care of that woman.” She gives an evil look of purpose. Ruh-roh. Hye-in might end up being dinner!

She finds Hye-in in the parking lot and scares her by moving a parked truck with her bare hands. Hye-in tries to run away, thinking that Mi-ho is here to threaten her, but it turns out she’s here to…ask for a break. Haha. How cute. She tells her everything (unnecessarily, but whatever) and says that she could’ve scared her, but she wanted to do the human thing. Hye-in sees yet another opportunity to turn this in her favor, so she asks if Mi-ho will do anything she asks.

She takes her to Director Ban, and introduces Mi-ho as her friend. She sets it up so that Mi-ho will only be the stuntwoman for the lead role, and only if her “friend” Hye-in is cast as the lead. Sneaky. And a solution I’m totally fine with, since I care not about the movie.

Dae-woong shows up to the studio (with a tip-off from Byung-soo) and walks right in between the two girls and grabs Mi-ho’s wrist (aargh) and stands between her and Hye-in, demanding to know what Hye-in is doing to her. She gets indignant, asking if he’s got it backwards, at which he slides his hand down to hold Mi-ho’s hand. Eeek!

He takes her by the hand and they start to walk away, but Hye-in gets the last word in. She says she’s found that Mi-ho is useful after all, and that she’ll be using her, just as Dae-woong is. That stings them both, and Hye-in walks away, triumphant.

Dae-woong feels really guilty about it, and apologizes to Mi-ho for using her. She says it’s okay—she did threaten to eat him up in return. He says he’s really really sorry.

He helps her prep for the movie, and he tells her to always wear wires even if she doesn’t need them, and to pretend that she’s tired. She fakes being a weak girl, and I love the mockery of that. They go over the script, which is of course a story that mirrors their own—a tragic love story between a woman who gives her heart to a man and disappears, and a man who must endure alone without her.

Mi-ho gets to a point in the script where her character gets undressed in a love scene, and Dae-woong spits out that she’s not doing scenes like that! “You’re just doing the action scenes! Don’t even read that part!” HAHAHA. God, I love his overreaction.

Mi-ho wants to hear him deliver some of the lines in the movie, so he starts to recite:

Dae-woong: At first, when my clothes were wet with your tears, I told myself I would just wait until they dried. But then, the clouds grew bigger, the skies darkened, and rain that blocked my path came down. Rain that can’t be stopped, can’t be avoided, falls down on me…Where do I go? I’ve lost my way. [He pauses as the words become his own.] Though I try to run far, I keep coming back. I want to protect you, and treat you well. I must’ve been rained on…and lost my mind.

Mi-ho leans on his shoulder, moved by his words. He shrugs her off, asking what she’s doing. She says it’s her character’s reaction, and when Dae-woong says that’s not in the script, she says that his last words weren’t in there either. He says, tears still brimming, that he messed up his lines then, and runs away to his bed. Oh, you can’t fool us, you Big Softie Chicken Leg, you!

Mi-ho goes to see Dong-joo, who worries about Hye-in knowing her identity. He presents her with all her new papers to start her new life as a human, but warns her that in order to do so, she has to leave Dae-woong and everyone around him, who know her as Mi-ho. She frowns as the words sink in.

At home she looks at all her new official documents, fantasizing about life as Park Sun-joo: driving, graduating university, having lots of money. But she shuts down her own fantasy, saying that none of that matters if Dae-woong isn’t next to her. Aw.

Rehearsals begin on the movie, but Director Ban is too engrossed in his own love life to be more than grumpy pants day after day, since Min-sook is refusing his calls after the coffee-on-precious-dvd incident. He finally tries one last grand gesture. He invites her to a ceremony where he’s receiving an award, and in preparation, he retires all of his A Better Tomorrow accoutrements, crying dramatically as he says goodbye to Chow Yun-fat. Haha. Oh, the things we do for love.

Hye-in sees Dae-woong and Mi-ho being cute together, and gets all bug-eyed (even more than usual) with jealousy, so she tells Mi-ho not to come to the awards ceremony party. The other stuntmen start paying attention to Mi-ho, trying to bring her drinks to flirt. Dae-woong puts a stop to that right away, with one can of bubbly soda and a flash of his couple ring. Keh, keh.

She asks if he worries about her when she’s around other people, and he starts to say, it’s because she’s so pret—but then catches himself before “pretty.” Ha. She tells him to go ahead to the party and that she’ll meet him there.

When he accepts his award, not-so-Chow-Yun-fat-Lite-anymore signals Min-sook with his silly head roll, and says that he hopes that “someone” will know his true feelings. Min-sook squeals in delight and starts to cry, as Grandpa laughs.

Mi-ho sits at home, dejected that she can’t go to the party, and ends up going out with Dong-joo. She’s sad about missing the party, and rejects his offer for her to become Park Sun-joo when she becomes human. He tells her it’s because she’s never lived life as Sun-joo yet, so he takes her shopping for a new outfit (obligatory makeover scene!) where she picks a brown shirt because it’s her favorite color—cow. He then takes her to a university alumni party that she can attend with her new identity.

Meanwhile, Dae-woong wonders what’s taking her so long, and Sun-nyeo gets drunk and tells Dae-woong that she’s done having feelings for him now, but wants to say goodbye with one last kiss…

She grabs his face and leans in, and Dae-woong has just enough time to grab a neaby squid (HA) to put in front of his lips. He freaks out to Byung-soo to keep Sun-nyeo away, and that she was too close for comfort. Byung-soo thinks he’s overreacting, but Dae-woong says that it’s not him he’s worried about—something very bad will happen to Mi-ho. Hye-in overhears this, and realizes that there’s some connection with physical contact with other women, and Mi-ho’s fox bead.

Dong-joo buys Mi-ho a purse that goes better with her outfit, and even though she hesitates to give up her bag from Dae-woong because it holds things that are precious to her, he tells her that this new bag completes the look, and hands her a wallet with her ID as Park Sun-joo. She enters the party, giving that name.

Hye-in comes up to Dae-woong, asking if he’s still mad at her. Hye-in: “I’m really worried about you. I mean it.” He counters, “I’m worried about Mi-ho. I mean it.” Oh, snap! He goes to find her, leaving Hye-in huffing.

Mi-ho comes out of her party right away, saying that people treated her like the real Park Sun-joo, and it made her uneasy. She tells Dong-joo that when she’s with Dae-woong, who knows the real her, it’s so comfortable, but when she’s pretending to be someone else, it feels like a lie. Dong-joo gives her a passport, saying that she can go anywhere with this. He tells her to leave on the hundredth day, and that he’ll help her.

Director Ban wonders if Min-sook saw him on tv, when she saunters into his office, dressed as Chow Yun-fat Lady. She tells him that she liked everything about him, and that he needn’t give this up for her. They embrace, knocking over all his memorabilia. Heh.

Dae-woong comes home and wonders where Mi-ho is, since he tried the chicken shop and she’s not answering her phone either. He gets up to go find her, but then she walks in, still dressed to the nines. He stops in his tracks, startled at her purty duds, and asks where she went dressed like that. She realizes that she left her stuff with Dong-joo, who tells her he’ll bring them back next time. Dong-joo muses to himself that she needs to forget one thing at a time, just like this. Well that’s not the fastest plan ever, but I see where you’re going with this.

Dae-woong gets huffy about her being out dressed like this, partying with Dong-joo, and wonders exactly how close they’re getting. Mi-ho asks Dae-woong what he’s told his friends and family about her. He hasn’t said anything yet, but plans to come up with a story soon enough. She apologizes that he has to lie because of her.

Dae-woong looks her up and down again, still annoyed about Dong-joo….and then he realizes a solution. He tells her that just like his sharing his ki with another woman is harmful to her fox bead, he can feel that it has the same effect if she’s with another man. HAHAHAHA.

She doesn’t think that’s right, but he insists he can feel it. Oh my god, I’m dying. This is so funny. He says that particularly when she’s with Dong-joo, he can feel something hurting in his chest. Yeah, that would be your HEART, buddy. She totally falls for it, wondering if she’s been physically too close to Dong-joo. Dae-woong: “You were CLOSE?! That’s why I feel this way! At least 5 meters…no, no…10 meters distance from now on!” You’re killing me Show. And I love it.

She puts her hand on his chest, wondering why her fox bead is acting up, and he totally loves it. He directs her, “No, I think it’s…over here…” reveling in the physical contact. Seriously, how can two people be so CUTE? It defies the laws of the universe!

Later that night, Mi-ho looks over her documents, contemplating the huge decision ahead. In his Emo Lair, Dong-joo looks at Mi-ho’s phone, full of calls from Dae-woong. He muses that it’s going to be hard to forget like this. The next day he sets out to return Mi-ho’s bag.

It’s the first day of the movie shoot, and Dae-woong doesn’t have any scenes, but he’s here to watch Mi-ho. In the dressing room, Hye-in tells Mi-ho to leave her ring behind, and when she does, she tries it on herself. Mi-ho catches her and gets it back, letting it slip that the ring was initially Hye-in’s to begin with, which just makes her angrier. Hye-in threatens to harm Dae-woong and the fox bead, in order to harm her.

Mi-ho entrusts her ring to Dae-woong and climbs up on a scaffold to prepare for her first stunt.

Dae-woong gets some bubbly soda for Mi-ho, and when he looks for her, he sees Hye-in from behind in the same costume, and assumes it’s Mi-ho. He goes right up to her, which is when Hye-in swings around and grabs him for a kiss. No!

She plants one on him, and he pushes her away, shouting, “What are you doing?” but it’s too late. Mi-ho feels the pang from her fox bead, and faints, falling from the scaffold…

COMMENTS

I love the heightened drama of his kiss with another woman—it’s not just a betrayal or fodder for jealousy, but a matter of life and death. When you raise the stakes that high, it shifts the dramatic weight of everything, which I totally dig.

That’s not to say that I don’t love the jealous bits, because those continue to be my favorite. How awesome is it that Dae-woong is using the fox bead to keep Mi-ho away from other men, just because he’s jealous? Adorable. His growing assertiveness is really a sight to behold, since he started out so pathetic and cowardly. It’s also great that we’re not skipping too far ahead in their relationship, because I like the gradual steps, and seeing them work through all the obstacles. That way, they’ll truly earn each other’s hearts, once they get there.

Once again, all the forthright declarations make my day, as I don’t have to stew over silent noble idiots in this drama. Even that ring, which I thought for sure was going to end up in Hye-in’s clutches, was returned right away, which drew a huge sigh of relief from me, since I know how the Hong sisters are with trinkets. That’s right, pig-rabbit’s hairpin, I’m talking to you. So glad we don’t have to go through a round of Find My Precious.

As expected, I continue to be owned, heart and soul, by this drama. I may have to marry you, Show.

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101 mariaxtina

September 10, 2010 at 3:31 PM

hey! gosh thanks for posting the recaps since i won't be able to watch the rest of the episodes until it ends in korea coz i'm from the Philippines. but really, thank you! i really love this drama! it's soooooo cute! i really like it when cha dae woong gets jealous! haha.. he's such a cutie, the role fits him very well! again thank you for posting the recaps! until the next episode!:)

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102 KawaiiKekeChan

September 10, 2010 at 4:54 PM

Haha your summary makes me laugh just as much as the drama! I too, was loving the cuteness, especially the 'fox bead' causes me pain/because I can't be jealous scene! ^^ Hehe, and DW is now wanting MH to touch him instead of the other way about!
I can't help but draw parrallels to Uee's character in YAB to Hye-in- they have the same evil ways and bug eyes lol. But it looks like DW is gonna hate Hye-in much more after this eppy! Can't wait to see what happens! I have a funny feeling the kiss will somehow undo the spell that Miho has been under recently, therefore neatly allowing MH and DW to both live ^^ x

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103 Momolito

September 10, 2010 at 5:31 PM

Can somebody help me and tell me were i can watch with english os spanish sub? I dont understand what it means it got licensed. Tried to watch on vikii, but i cant. A i adore the drama, its adorable and funny. I hope Hye In keeps the bead and dies after the 100 day!!!! I cant stand the character

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jyaaa

September 10, 2010 at 7:23 PM

try viikii(dot)net

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Momolito

September 10, 2010 at 8:37 PM

Thank you, i tried it was able to see the episode!!

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jyaaa

September 10, 2010 at 7:25 PM

oh.. sry didn't know viikii doesn't work for you...........hmm..
there is mysoju(dot)com but they also get their clips from viikii.. does anybody know other sites w/ eng sub?

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weissman

September 11, 2010 at 5:03 AM

or dramacrazy.net

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104 Show2007

September 10, 2010 at 6:46 PM

I love this drama and esp. this ep. How can they be so cute and the chemistry between Dai Woong and Mi-Ho are awesome? Thanks for the recap girlfriend and DB.

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105 phara

September 10, 2010 at 7:33 PM

i don't think i am going to make it until next week. ep 10 ending leave me speechless. my heart is beating so fast. I hope that miho is alright. But i am glad that woong ah see what kind of person his first love is. napunyoojaa

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106 Kim

September 10, 2010 at 9:57 PM

I literally bursted into tears (from laughter) when Dae Woon not so inconspicuously flashed his couple ring. Usually I always think Mi Ho's antics are cuter than Dae Woong but for this episode Dae Woong wins.

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107 purin141046

September 10, 2010 at 10:19 PM

I'm guessin Hye In got the bead. Dies from transferring her human magic to MiHo.. Bye Bye Evil.. THe end..

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meve

September 11, 2010 at 7:21 AM

can i LIKE this?

i so so so so so so LIKE this to happen!!! =))

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108 Angel

September 10, 2010 at 11:19 PM

This episode is sooo good... It made me tear so much. (I'm in love with you, Lee Seung Gi.) Ahhh what a cliffhanger! How am I going to survive till next Thurs?!

The way Hye In grabbed Dae Woong in for a kiss... Totally reminds me of how Tae Kyung force-kissed Mi Nam for the first time (while stopping her from going to Shin Woo). Omo, how I missed you, YAB.

Thank you girlfriday for the amazing recap! :D

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109 gmh

September 10, 2010 at 11:20 PM

love the first pic...haha...woong sure know how to express his feelings

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110 mellowyel

September 11, 2010 at 12:08 AM

I. Am. In. Love. With. This. Show. Every time I finish watching and reading recaps I feel like I've been separated from my boyfriend and won't see him for another week. Yes, I date my k-dramas. When Daewoong grabbed Miho's wrist, then slid his hand down to hold her hand, I died. Then again when they were "practicing the script" and again during the jealousy conversation. A gem of an episode, this one.

I have to say though - HYE IN!!! I mean, In Hee was bad, but I could always laugh at her delirium thinking the world revolved around her perfectly manicured pinky finger. But this girl?? I could punch her, seriously. I wanna grab her by that fake ponytail of hers and bodyslam her so bad her mole falls off.

Speaking of In hee though, didn't she pull that whole "steal a kiss from the dude" trick too? Though for solely selfish reasons. I think that's why I can tolerate In Hee and not Hye In - IH was selfish, but HI is simply malicious. She deserves to have her liver eaten. Then she can stew in the hospital while the world decides whether giving her a liver transplant is a good idea...

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111 qldgal

September 11, 2010 at 12:58 AM

i have a guess when it comes to Dong-Joo, so don't take it for a spoiler! because this is just something that i've thought about.

maybe if Mi Ho becomes a human, Dong-Joo will too. What I mean to say is that if there is no gumiho(if Mi Ho is the only one left), then there would be no point for a gumiho hunter, right? its probably the same if she were to die, since it would still mean no gumiho, but I'm sure that he would rather her live.

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112 phantastic

September 11, 2010 at 1:58 AM

I've been watching MGIAG and PK. I'm allowed to compare them, right? Because MGIAG > PK. Sorry, it's my opinion. I just love this drama, I always crave for more when I'll have to wait another week while I occasionally just check for PK just to see if another episode has come. Playful Kiss is extremely cliche but MGIAG has the whole package. Full of cute/sweet scenes but totally UNIQUE. That's what I enjoy about it. The side stories somehow all connect to the plot and I enjoy every second I watch. Playful Kiss, as handsome KHJ is, it is just plain boring. The male lead is WAY too demanding/rude than a normal stubborn male lead is and the female lead is WAY too annoying/irritating. I literally wait until the episode is over. I'm only watching it for KHJ's beauty and I want to check out what the huge fuss is about. MGIAG FTW! I can't wait for Episode 11. -spazz-

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113 greatdrama

September 11, 2010 at 2:02 AM

Love this ep so much!
I have so many emotions within the one hour. I really feel like throwing something on the screen whenever Hye In appears. She is such a sly bitch.

Mi Ho and Dae Woong are getting more and more adorable each episode. Total cuteness ^^

And I am falling in love with Dong Joo. He looks so perfect and those eyes of his are full of expressions. And i like it that he is smiling more in this episode too. Hope Dong Joo could find his happiness in the end and don't end up like shinwoo in YB.

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114 a.J. GucciBeaR

September 11, 2010 at 3:05 AM

oH I LOVE LOVE this series
it became my #1 fave drama of all time at epi 6
now, this is how you do it!!!
thank you for being an amazing re-cap teller
It has everything... and it's originality every week really makes me look forward to the next

can i jst make a teeny request
you dont have to put any words
but more screen shots of schmexxxxxxxy doctor would be much appreciated
kekekekekekekek

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115 weissman

September 11, 2010 at 5:09 AM

Theroies

Not Spoilers just observations from watching SciFi for 35 years

1. There has to a plot driven reasons for DW to realize that he loves Mi Ho, all through the series so far either things that have happend or things that other people have done have driven them closer, I predict that "The Kiss" will be one of those things. There has to be a progression in their romance and these are the actions that cause that progression

2. The main difference in the stories of the little mermaid is the preseance or lack of presance of love between the main characters. They almost gave it away with the goblin character if you get my meaning (smile)

3. DW is getting to the point that he will move heaven and earth to protect Mi Ho

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116 weissman

September 11, 2010 at 5:11 AM

Of yes, I can't think how this could get any better then it was, and I see episodes 9 and 10 as a unit. Taken together 9 is much better, then as a stand alone episode.

The scene with Mi Ho was trying on dresses, WOW (had to say that)

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alert

September 11, 2010 at 12:46 PM

totally agree! It gets much better seeing ep 9 & 10 together as a unit. Luckily, I was watching both back to back.

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117 Momolito

September 11, 2010 at 6:02 AM

Heres my wish list for the hong sister's (they are my new santa):
1. Let Hye In keep the bead, but please kill her in the 100 day. If let at least eat her liver
2. I hope 'mating' is needed in order for min ho to become human. The teacher gets very nervous about this topic a
and ill die if it happens!! woonaaaa will also die!!
3. I want a kiss before all the bad things begins (angs!!)
4. Let me keep dong joo super sexy and freeking hot!! who can resist a sexy bad boy

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118 BugSy

September 11, 2010 at 6:13 AM

I melt into a puddle of messy goo at the end of every episode. Every time!

Kudos again for the wonderful recaps, it's always to joy to read two different, yet totally insightful and humorous analysis~

I heart LSG so much it hurts, can he help ease my ache too? >p

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119 porninja

September 11, 2010 at 8:27 AM

What I really love about this drama besides obviously, the main two, is that they don't give too much air time to the secondary cast. Like, the relationship between the Director and the aunt, for example. In any other drama, their parts would probably take up alot more scenes. Whereas here, they know how to put in just enough so that we care about them, but not too many so that it's overkill.

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120 Hdbeanie

September 11, 2010 at 10:22 AM

I CANT WAIT FOR MIHO AND WOONG AH'S FIRST REAL KISS.

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121 Mimi Choi

September 11, 2010 at 12:01 PM

HYA! (hey!) GIRLFRIDAY LEE SEUNG GI IS MINE MINE MINE! NOOO DONT TAKE HIM FROM MEEE! altho i love youres and javabeans recaps ITS a NO FAIR HOW YOU GET HIM! aiisht (sorry for bad english i just came from seoul 2 yrs ago) and now i dying to ep 11 and 12

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122 Mimi Choi

September 11, 2010 at 12:03 PM

@Heidi i know right
i cant wait either and ep 11 and 12 are amost out and theres only 16 eps for the whole show *wipes tear* i love the hong sisters stories and i think this is a bit interestinger then Playful kiss but i am watching both of it

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123 mems

September 11, 2010 at 12:54 PM

LSG, you have won my heart in this drama. What a vast improvement from Brilliant Legacy.

Same goes for Shin Mina.

Gah, how can you two be SO CUTE?

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124 alert

September 11, 2010 at 1:00 PM

It worths so much to wait patiently and watch the episodes fully subbed. Nothing beats that. (Learned my lesson well during YAB days heh!)

On Dong Joo, I'm officially scratching him off as a non-romantic second lead too hehe. He did show glimpses of his attraction towards Mi Ho, but for the time being, I'm just going to assume that it's just the rebound thing. Or else, he should have acted or something - it's already 10 episodes, and there's still nil progress between him and Mi Ho.

And my favourite scene? It would have to be when Dae Woong said that the fox bead is hurting him too, and he created all those excuses to allow physical contacts. It's super CUTE! It also mirrors episode 3's scene, when he saved Mi Ho from the ship, but back then, it was Mi Ho who uses the fox bead as the excuse for the same physical contact. It was always shown how Mi Ho always copies Dae Woong's words, but now, he's totally copying Mi Ho's actions! Adorable!

On the other hand, I have to admit that the plots are getting a bit.... predictable. I'm loving all the diverted sub-cliches so far, but in terms of plot movement, nothing really big happened in the past few episodes. Dae Woong has been in denial for few episodes already, and I was half-expecting that episode 10 would have the turn around moment in his feelings. But the show is still beating around the bush. It has been teasing us with angst, jealousy and emo hunter mysterious tactical plan, and impatient as I am (hehe), I truly wish that things will really pick up in the next episode. It's about time anyway!

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alert

September 11, 2010 at 1:08 PM

*correction: the rescuing was in episode 4, not 3!

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125 Namispop

September 11, 2010 at 2:37 PM

Girlfriday, you've outdone yourself, yet again! Thanks so much for this awesome recap!

I really loved this episode, and how Dae-woong has been stepping up for Mi-ho. While he hasn't gotten to the point of openly admitting and declaring his feelings for Mi-ho, yet, he's now acting on behalf of them without(much) reservation. It's now about protecting Mi-ho and not just looking after his own needs. Dae-woong's journey to becoming both a champion and a hero is now in front of us...and a pleasure to watch.

I kind of wish that, when Mi-ho was crying over the idea of disappearing from Dae-woong, she didn't cry like a child. I mean, I understand that the show wanted to continue presenting her with that child-like innocence and all...but I wasn't able to feel for her sadness like I thought I might have. I'm not sure why that is...perhaps because I can't connect a child's crying with an adult's broken hearted feelings.

When Mi-ho was day dreaming about her life as Park Sun-joo, may I say that I thought she looked kinda hot with the sunglasses, black leather jacket, and her hair done up that way? I had to rewind just to see it a couple more times. =)

I think that Dong-joo is going to catch her, and realize that he has feelings for her...or maybe he already has, for some time. Game will be on!

Can't wait til next week's episodes!

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126 Ash

September 11, 2010 at 8:50 PM

Oh my. That noona sure is a b****!!!! Argh. I want KILL her! Tsk! I LOVE THIS EPISODE THOUGH!!!! :)) I can't wait for the next one!

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127 Hdbeanie

September 12, 2010 at 1:44 AM

@alert
I kinda agree to the slow plot movement. But I think that's the whole point of woong ah and miho's relationship. these romantic dramas always have to ends, from strangers leading to romantic relationship. But in my opinion, the beauty is not reaching the end. It's the beautiful friendship in between. hehe. :)

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128 Lilian

September 12, 2010 at 3:16 AM

Unlike You're Beautiful, the female lead here is more interesting. Like you said, more forthright. Also she is also naive like YAB's lead, but she really says out everything that comes to her mind. How refreshing...can't wait for the next episode!

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129 LongLive!

September 12, 2010 at 4:01 AM

The beauty of imbuing Miho with child-like purity allows her character to love (& daresay forgive) unconditionally........ and be pure and totally adorable....

This episode..... NO, NO, NO... malicious Hye-In has figured out MiHo's kryptonite and has no reservations using it! (after already using MiHo, also Dae-Woong in the past and his friends as well as her father recently = evil PEOPLE USER!)

Wonder if Dog Teacher will be force to 'instruct' Dae-Woong in the art of mouth-to-mouth ('KISS') with unconscious MiHo as a super quick way of topping up magical energies or maybe transfering some healing / awakening bead power!!!!!

Maybe Woong-ah will also need to do some purification ritual that may involve inflicting some unpleasantness on Hye-In (will leave that to audience's imagination....)

As the fabulous Hongs sister team often throw in the unexpected, perhaps MiHo clenching her chest is not due to Hye-In's forced kiss but just a co-incidental reflection of another of her tails heading towards peaceful hunting grounds.... (MiHo's definition of sharing energy in an early episode, if my memory is correct, is 'mating'..... >_<)

Also with the fading-tails, given the duration of 100 days to lose 9 tails, perhaps this could equate with loss of 1 tail approximately every 10 days starting from day 90 and losing her last tail on day 10... just a theory.

Excellent recapping as always..... just as humorous as the show you are going to marry. Please invite if do marry the show and will try to find that mega stuffed chicken leg for a wedding present!!!! Thanks =)

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pachacho

June 3, 2011 at 12:49 AM

Actually, she started dying at day 89 and will die completely on day 1......so that means, she is losing one tail in every 11 days!

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130 Married2ahero

September 12, 2010 at 5:27 PM

You it's ironic. If dong-joo told Miho that the bead would kill Dae woong, instead of withholding the info. Then wouldn't Miho have not done that, and just when back into the picture, since she didn't want him to die....That way he would've gotten what he wanted....am I missing something? this seems too obvious

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131 sansukini

September 12, 2010 at 6:39 PM

Awww!!! There's no preview for ep 11.. so looking forward to it. I wonder who'll catch her? Dong joo is so much faster and he saw the whole scene. i wish he's do something about Hye-in.

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132 Chinoischick

September 12, 2010 at 11:19 PM

I know that I am totally suppose to be in love with Dae Woong. But seriously, is it just me or is Dong Joo totaly sexy. Something about the hot looking moody mysteriously type. Totally gives me the shivers. I really hope that he isn't evil! I really hope that the Hong sisters give him a girl soon! That wouldn't totally make this a great drama. I am tired of the great 2nd lead never getting a happy ending of his own. But then again I tend to really love the Hong sisters second leads. Kills me everytime, how do you choose between a great guy and the right guy????

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133 ssuz

September 13, 2010 at 2:16 AM

emm..anyone know the link to the next episode preview?

anyways thanks a million 4 the recaps.

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jenknight18

September 14, 2010 at 2:14 AM

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xet5y3_eng-100914-mgig-previews-ep-11_shortfilms

here it is.. credit to Rapport (thanks!)

also you can watch it at http://lsgfan.wordpress.com/

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ssuz

September 14, 2010 at 4:43 AM

thank you....gosh cute gumiho in pain..

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134 Jay

September 13, 2010 at 6:07 AM

she wants to die right?
is that it?
Show, you need to put me in there for one episode so I can mess up her face even more.
>:(

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135 Kriyn

September 13, 2010 at 11:16 AM

These lyrics came to mind as Mi Ho went crashing to the ground:

Strumming my pain with his fingers
Singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song kiss
Killing me softly with his song kiss
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly
With his song...

This show does cheese so well that this song just sprung up!

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136 jenknight18

September 14, 2010 at 1:13 AM

OMG! Preview for Episode 11 is already out!!!!

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137 hide

September 14, 2010 at 5:14 AM

cute ep. as always, maybe the cutest so far.
cause -like girlfriday- jealousy scenes are my favourite in a drama, so it wasn't a surprise for me to be fascinated while watching this ep. and i awwweddddd and had a silly smile on my face all the time^^

i wanna see them making out, and wanna see their embarrassed faces while doing that hahaha

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138 Tae Hee

September 14, 2010 at 9:02 PM

thanks so much for the recaps for gumiho =) i love girlfriday! =) <3

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139 spoiler

September 15, 2010 at 4:25 AM

owh!!!!looks like mgiag has released some spoiler....awesome picture.its all we had been waiting for!

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140 Noni

September 15, 2010 at 6:48 AM

omgomgomg!! thank youthankyouuuuuuuuuuu... recaps for ep 11 sooonnnn yes? :D ive been stalking your website everyday for you to update ;)

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141 Jobz

September 15, 2010 at 6:44 PM

I've watched ep 11 raw. and it is AWESOME!!!! no spoilers here. but I must say it again. IT'S FREAKIN AWESOME!! :D

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nana

September 15, 2010 at 8:31 PM

i watched it too....what can i say just AWESOME....
l just love how woong pull miho hand when he was about to kiss her!!!yahhh

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Cristy

April 4, 2011 at 7:09 PM

Gee, thanks for the spoiler.

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142 junaly

September 29, 2010 at 5:13 AM

this show is awesome. ^^ thank you sooooo much for the recaps GF and JB!!!!
i also love the shirt Dae woong is wearing in the first picture (at the top of the page). it looks like a medallion printed on the shirt, hehe.

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143 sylde

October 19, 2010 at 11:20 AM

you can't marry The Show, we've been engaged since ep. 1. that's that. :D
your recaps are hilarious! i will only ever think of dong-joo's house as the emo lair from now on.
and they kill me with their cuteness! the "it hurts the fox bead" scene is high up on my list for cutest kdrama scene EVAR.

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144 Nipun

December 19, 2010 at 10:29 PM

This is the best episode yet.. your narrations make it even better.. I couldnt help not feeling her pain when she cried and said "i dont want to disappear.." awe..