Sungkyunkwan Scandal: Episode 8
by red pill
Dear Dr. Quinn,
Is it possible to die of: (a) too much hiccupping; (b) curiosity and fright; (c) broken ideals; or (d) having one’s pride slashed to pieces? If yes to any of the above, please hurry to SKK as quickly as possible. There are four strapping young men (?) in need of your attention.
Love,
red pill
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LESSON 8 RECAP
Like the irresistible pull of gravity, our three leading men zero in on hyang-gwan-chung, a place where only those involved in the ancestral rites are allowed. What follows is chaos: Jae-shin will do anything he can to stop the others from peeking inside while Yong-ha is determined to get past his friend. Sun-joon? He just looks confused.
So Jae-shin does what he can and bangs on the door to alert Yoon-hee, thankfully giving her enough time (a little unrealistically) to clear the tub, snuff out the candle and hide. Meanwhile outside Jae-shin and Yong-ha are wrestling on the ground, giving Sun-joon the perfect chance to open the doors. To what seems to be an empty room.
Jae-shin finds his cool again – only to be sent into a slight panic again when water drops from above his head and he realizes that Yoon-hee is hiding on top of the shelves. Fortunately, neither Yong-ha nor Sun-joon notice, and Yoon-hee shows off some super-human reflexes by catching falling candlesticks and candles. Professor Yoo and the staff show up, and the boys get into trouble for being where they’re not allowed.
Back at the dorms, Yong-ha points out that Yoon-hee isn’t back yet, and Jae-shin barely manages to refrain Sun-joon from leaving again to look for Yoon-hee. Jae-shin tries to keep himself in check, but he’s clearly overdoing it and Yong-ha is onto him.
Hurrying home from the bathing debacle, Yoon-hee runs smack into Professor Jung, who guesses correctly that she’s the reason behind the ruckus at hyang-gwan-chung. He warns her again that she mustn’t forget that she’s not a girl at SKK – yet she also mustn’t forget that she IS a girl and let her guard down. Her life is on the line, and she must take responsibility for the path she chose.
In-soo is having a grand ol’ time terrorizing poor Byung-choon for the archery tournament loss (but really, why is he blaming others when he missed the bull’s-eye on purpose?). He tells his minions that he intends to make good on the apology that he promised Yoon-hee. But that crazy laugh tells us that he’s up to no good. In fact, he can’t decide if he should set things up so that the king kicks Yoon-hee out himself or if he should have the harmonious roommates turn on each other.
Two of the said harmonious roommates are struggling with insomnia, each for his own reason. Sun-joon is worrying about the way Yoon-hee brushed him off coldly earlier, and Jae-shin can’t get the image of what he saw out of his mind.
Unaware of the mental pandemonium she’s causing, Yoon-hee returns to the room, and thinking that her roomies are fast asleep, she quietly slips under the covers. Her presence alone incites Jae-shin’s hiccups again, and he rushes out. Only to find Yong-ha waiting outside the door.
Left alone, Sun-joon begins scolding Yoon-hee for disappearing and for fighting with Byung-choon. Almost petulantly, he asks if she’s starting to take after Jae-shin (jealous much of their close relationship?), but alas, our heroine is already fast asleep.
Outside, Yong-ha asks if Yoon-shik is a girl. Jae-shin scoffs at the question, but this is Gu Yong-ha he’s talking to, the guy who can guess the color of a girl’s underwear from the smell of her foundation. And he’s been friends with Jae-shin for 10 years now; he knows well about the hiccups.
In order to prove Yong-ha wrong, Jae-shin bravely ventures back into the room. But he starts imagining Yoon-hee in female garb and with a long braid. Hiccup! Suddenly self-conscious of his (lack of) clothing, he puts on another layer, dropping a handkerchief in the process. It’s the kerchief Yoon-hee gave him when he saved her from Minister Ha’s thugs, and Jae-shin recognizes Yoon-hee from the incident.
In his single room, Yong-ha is rolling around in frustration. He starts mumbling about Yoon-shik being a girl and fooling the king – but strangely, he’s okay with that. He actually kind of understands it. What he can’t stand is that she’s trying to fool HIM, Gu Yong-ha. I don’t know whether he’s innately liberal-minded or just has a one-track mind, but I love that he’s so accepting of Yoon-hee’s secret. After all, Sun-joon will probably freak out badly enough for the whole party.
Adorable Jae-shin has the handkerchief stuffed in his mouth to stop the hiccupping, but it’s not really working. Then he sees something that disturbs him more: Yoon-hee curled up against Sun-joon. Oh, he definitely can’t have that!
Morning comes, and a dumbfounded Sun-joon wakes up to find Jae-shin snuggled up against him. He pokes at Jae-shin and gets a scream as a morning greeting: “Back off!”
Yoon-hee points out that it’s unlike Jae-shin to sleep with his clothes on and wrapped up in a blanket. The best excuse he can come up with is that he might have malaria. Yes, malaria.
Which leads to the funniest moment in the entire episode: Sun-joon trying to back away inconspicuously and feeling his own forehead for a possible fever.
Yoon-hee and Yong-ha meet in the bathroom, where Yong-ha tries to fish for information. Yoon-hee lies and says she never went to hwang-gwan-chung; how could she when the place is haunted by a female ghost? She’s Dae-mool after all; what better hauntee for a vengeful female ghost? She advises Yong-ha to avoid hyang-gwan-chung as well; his playboy ways won’t win him points with the female ghost.
Not as slick as he’d have everyone believe, Yong-ha freaks out at the thought that the light they saw that night was actually a ghost.
Twice a month (the 8th and the 23rd), the SKK scholars are allowed to go home, and they’re given allowance to boot. They’re reminded of the rules to be kept: upkeep the proper decorum expected of a SKK scholar and don’t return with forbidden items (like racy paintings). After all, in a few days is the soon-doo-gwan-jang, the exam given by the king.
Yoon-hee is pretty excited to be going home with her allowance; Yong-ha not so much because the ghost story still has him shaking in his boots.
While the headmaster is trying to convince Professor Yoo to let certain items be allowed (after all, they might end up in their – cough, the king’s pockets), Professor Jung is making bioptic glasses to give to the king on the day of the exam.
As for the exam, the king already has an exam question in mind, and there’s more to it than a simple answer. He has a particular person (persons?) in mind who he thinks will answer correctly. Whoever it turns out to be, be it Minister Lee’s son Sun-joon, King Jeong-jo declares he will have his way.
Sun-joon waits outside the gates for Yoon-hee, medicine for her sick brother in hand. If he expected gratitude for this gesture, he’s disappointed; her reaction is lukewarm. And things get worse moments later when In-soo has some bundles tossed at Yoon-hee’s feet. He has collected all the leftovers from the kitchen and decided to give it to the student who needs it most: the poor Namin who’s smart enough to know when to lower her pride. After all, she wanted recognition as a SKK scholar; if she truly is one, then she should know that the food served at SKK is the sweat and blood of the people. Everyone knows that this is just plain wrong, but the logic of it has Yoon-hee unable to reject the gesture.
Yoon-hee accepts the “gifts” (with clenched fists) and thanks In-soo, much to the horror of Jae-shin and Sun-joon. Jae-shin tries to stop her, but she persists; her family will be grateful.
It’s a terrible moment for Sun-joon as it dawns on him: he’s not much different from In-soo. Sure, In-soo was malicious intentionally, but Sun-joon has scarred Yoon-hee’s pride in much the same manner by offering what he considered a kind gesture but can be taken as charity from the receiving end. His ideals, grand and right as they are, were formed in the safe bubble of his secure upbringing; he has lived too sheltered from reality.
In-soo drives the point home to both Sun-joon and Jae-shin: “You want to live in harmony? You can’t with Kim Yoon-shik. You’ve never known what it’s like to grow up lacking something. So let’s get along, us similar people.”
In terms of the Joseon society, In-soo’s not wrong. But no need to fear. Soon our Jal-geum Quartet will fight against the currents.
Sun-joon comes home to find his family preparing to celebrate his father’s birthday. He’s taken aback because usually his father doesn’t accept gifts nor does he ever throw a party. But this year, he’s doing both. (As a side note, in the short seconds we meet his mother, I really liked her. She seems to have class and the mother-son moment was very endearing.)
Sun-joon and his father sit down to play a game of ba-duk (go in Japanese), a strategic board game with white and black pieces. Minister Lee compliments Sun-joon for the archery competition win and tells him that he’s doing well for now by sticking with his diverse roommates. After all, it’s not time yet to turn against the king.
Sun-joon questions whether going against the king is an inevitability and the right thing to do.
In a sharp tone, his father lectures him that the nation is owned by the nobility. In history, the royal family has done nothing except leave the people to ruin and bow down to foreign powers. And this so-called political harmony that King Jeong-jo keeps pushing is his roundabout way of trying to bring authority back to the royal line.
Then a warning: Don’t do anything that’ll confuse people, like hanging out with a Namin and a Soron.
Sun-joon replies that he doesn’t think of his friends in those terms. Kim Yoon-shik is intelligent and cares deeply for his family. Moon Jae-shin is beyond loyal. He has much to learn from them.
Minister Lee pulls the father card and silences Sun-joon.
This is, I believe, what they call the calm before the storm.
A very worried Jae-shin follows Yoon-hee from a distance. Yoon-hee stops by a rice cake store and buys some for her family. Two starving children stare at the rice cakes with hungry eyes, and our kind Yoon-hee offers them two pieces. I’m sure her heart breaks as much as mine when the older sister gives both pieces to her little brother. So she gives them more, and you can practically see the hearts coming out of Jae-shin’s eyes. Seriously, how can you NOT fall in love with this girl?
Yoon-hee also stops by a trinket shop to buy an ornamental hairpin (bi-nyeo) to replace the one her mother sold to buy her rice cakes when she first went off to SKK. While she’s there, she fingers a pretty pink hair ribbon and almost buys it, but stops herself when she spots Hyo-eun nearby.
When she walks away, Jae-shin walks up and fingers the same hair ribbon. For an excited moment, I think he’s going to buy it for her, but alas, the writers cannot have our manly Jae-shin buying a hair ribbon. He spots some suspicious characters following him, and he rushes away to do what he does best.
At the same shop, Hyo-eun has seen both Yoon-hee and Jae-shin show interest in the hair ribbon, so she buys it, thinking that’s what guys must like.
Jae-shin separates one suspicious guy from the others and manhandles him to get information. Turns out he’s not the one being followed. Minister Ha has ordered Yoon-hee to be followed (under the pretense that she may be the Red Messenger, but we know it’s really because she’s the late Professor Kim Seung-hun’s offspring).
In the scuffle, Jae-shin has lost sight of Yoon-hee. Suddenly, it’s not just about her being a girl. She’s somehow involved in political intrigue as well. “Just who are you, Kim Yoon-shik?”
Minister Ha is flabbergasted that Minister Lee is throwing a birthday party, but his smart son already has it figured out. Minister Lee wants to gather his side together to show the king who has the REAL power in this nation.
Minister Ha asks for information about Yoon-hee, saying that he has a debt to Yoon-hee’s father and he thinks Yoon-hee will come to settle that debt. In-soo declares Yoon-hee not brave enough to do that. But Minister Ha isn’t reassured; the king shows much interest in her.
Again, In-soo reassures his father that he needn’t worry; he plans to make Sun-joon his man. And he’ll use his sister (and her blind love) to accomplish that.
Said lovesick sister is having her fortune told by the fabulous medium Bak-soo (played by the hilarious LEE WON-JONG). He works through tarot cards, and the more he curses, the better his fortune-telling. But he’s not perfect; he mistakes Hyo-eun for Yoon-hee and comments that Sun-joon is unable to recognize the woman in front of him. One of the tarot cards show a bear, which stands for the dense Sun-joon. She’s gotta show him that she’s a woman and change him into a human being. (This is a reference to the origin story of Korea. For more info, go here.) He offers her a solution, but whatever he whispered into her ear, she’s indignant and refuses to do it.
On the other side of the café, Yong-ha is enjoying a little QT with his gisaeng friends. When he hears how spot-on this medium is, he comments that he should have his heart changed. All women eventually bore him, and he wants to find one who will keep him interested. (Yoon-hee??)
Cho-sun comments that she’d like to meet that woman if he ever finds her since undoubtedly she’ll be a great, rare find.
Our rare find Yoon-hee stops by the bookshop on her way home to tell the owner Hwang that she can’t do the love letter (commissioned by Hyo-eun). Her excuse is that she has no experience writing love letters. He tells her that he doesn’t WANT to accept love letter jobs, especially since they don’t leave much of a profit. And what profit he might’ve made goes right into Sun-joon’s pocket. Which is when Hwang accidentally spills the beans about Sun-joon fronting the 50 nyang that Yoon-hee needed to repay Minister Ha.
Uh oh.
This news of unwanted charity, doubled up with what happened with In-soo just moments ago, rightly infuriates Yoon-hee. She’s so spitting mad that she leaves her belongings behind and storms down the street, not even noticing Cho-sun when she steps forward to greet her.
The devastated Cho-sun refuses to buy the beautiful clothes she had intended to buy. “What if he doesn’t even notice me when I’m wearing more beautiful clothes? Then I have no more excuses left.”
Sun-joon is pensively going over the events that happened with Yoon-hee, realizing that his charity hurt her pride and that he had been thoughtless. Soon-dol tells him of a visitor, and from behind it looks like Yoon-hee. Only it’s not; it’s Hyo-eun dressed up as a guy (that’s what Medium Bak-soo told her to do).
Meanwhile, the birthday party is well underway at Sun-joon’s house. Minister Lee asks the Prime Minister to please tell the king that everyone gathered is enjoying the food and alcohol that he sent. Yes, Minister Ha adds, tell him that a great number of people came to celebrate.
But the Prime Minister refuses (we’ve seen him in several scenes with the king, and he’s clearly on King Jeong-jo’s side). In a cleverly stated poke, he says he fears that people will gossip about Minister Lee wanting to show up the king and prove who has the real power. And that’ll only hurt Minister Lee’s reputation.
Minister Lee is disgruntled by this reply, but he responds just as curtly that the king knows how dedicated he is to the country. Assuming that the king will misunderstand is underestimating him.
Touché.
Disturbed by Hyo-eun’s dress-up, he tells her not to drop by like this. That’s when she practically jumps him to slip a charmed piece of paper into his clothes. Apparently if he keeps it on his body for 15 minutes, he’ll fall in love with her.
But just as we expect, Sun-joon calls her out on her foolishness, stating that he hates such things. In fact, he’s unwilling to be a friend or a lover to a person who believes in such foolishness. You can practically hear Hyo-eun’s heart crack into two when he says he never wants to see her again.
The tears well up in Hyo-eun’s large eyes. All pretenses stripped aside, she’s finally honest with him. She isn’t usually this type of person, and she hates the things she’s doing, but she can’t help herself. Her heart flutters so when she thinks of him, but she knows that he doesn’t feel the same about her. (And this line just about kills me every time a second lead says it) But it’s okay because she likes him a lot, enough to make up for his lack of love for her.
Hyo-eun dashes away, but Murphy’s Law doesn’t let her off so easy. She runs smack into a table of food being carried to the guests. With all eyes focused on her, she’s a deer caught in headlights. To us modern folk, it may not be such a huge deal, but back then, it is a HUGE deal for a girl to be caught at a guy’s house without a chaperone. The implications are… well, let’s just say that marriage is possibly the only way out of this hole.
Sun-joon tries to lead her away, but she can’t move a muscle. Gentleman that he is, he carries her away to help her save face. Oh, I shudder at what will transpire because of this little act of chivalry.
He reassures her that nothing will happen, but she stops him mid-sentence with a kiss on the cheek. Understandably, she’s even more smitten with him now. Get ready to collect her registration information to join the Smarty faction (actually, she’s like our president).
Meanwhile, Daddy Lee is NOT happy about this turn of events. At least, he didn’t expect it at all. Minister Ha implies that it’s been going on for a while, though he found out about it only recently. He pretends to pass it off lightly, saying that kids will be kids and they’re just reckless in their youthfulness.
Sun-joon is walking Hyo-eun out when Yoon-hee arrives. Upon spotting Sun-joon and Hyo-eun together, she turns on her heels and rushes away. Leaving Hyo-eun to Soon-dol, Sun-joon goes after her. He stops her, wanting to hear what she came to say.
And every word from Yoon-hee’s mouth is imbued with hurt. “Did you enjoy your little joke all this time? You must’ve been so amused seeing me all excited to be a SKK scholar.”
He doesn’t understand, but he does two seconds later when he hears the words “50 nyang.” And for a moment, he’s at a loss of words.
“I don’t ever want to see your face again.”
COMMENTS
I can’t help talk about the Yoon-hee/Sun-joon dynamic today. I mentioned in my previous recap that theirs is the you-complete-me friendship (love), that they complement each other. This episode in particular showed us this. The more these two interact with one another, the more you can literally see them grow as individuals.
First, Lee Sun-joon. Stick in the mud, uptight, self-righteous. Doesn’t look like he’s ever had a friend, and Yoon-hee might very much be his first. As we witnessed, he’s lived his entire life in a safe little bubble, having learned what he knows through books and his father. There isn’t anything wrong with this; it just placed him on the other side of the stone wall that separates idealism from reality. And Yoon-hee comes picking at the stones with a little axe. With her help, I hope to see him become the bridge that allows the coexistence of idealism and reality.
Second, Kim Yoon-hee. I’ll just say what I honestly feel. Set everything I love about her aside, and she’s a bundle of inferiority complexes. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t blame her for it. In fact, if I were here, I’d be a constantly raging bull. What I want to say is that she’s pretty jaded and cynical in her view of the world, the opposite end of the spectrum from Sun-joon. On the other side of that wall. Which is why they’re so dang perfect for one another. They balance each other out.
Let me just wrap up this recap with this final thought: Who else thinks the stoic Kang-moo will one day bust a cap in In-soo’s behind? No? Wishful thinking? But I swear there’s something more to that guy…
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51 well...
September 29, 2010 at 6:10 PM
it's this episode where i completely fell for SJ and YH lol
like you said, they're PERFECT for each other, and i can't wait to see how their relationship develops >_<
i agree with everything you said in the comment, SJ has always been in his own little world detached from the reality, in which YH comes from. YH is a cynic who is sceptical about ideals and principles... i can't blame her. i mean, women were treated like objects at that time.SJ would probably react the same way as the professor if he finds out that she's a she, despite all the respect he had for kim yoon shik.
omg this is a long comment lmao well, i LOVE jae shin and yong ha in this, sooooo cute xD and i bet kang moo (is it his name? lol) will surprise us in the next episodes, he's probably a secret agent or something lol
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52 momosa
September 29, 2010 at 6:29 PM
Glad I'm not the only one who's trying to figure out the quiet mysterious guy next to In-Soo. In earlier episodes, he has that 'disagreement' look when Insoo was up to his crazy ways but in later episodes, he seemed to add spices to them. So, really, wishful thinking...
What about Chosun - she reminded Minister Ha in the brothel when he was trying to strip her that 'he should remember what she is here for..' So she too might have a secret mission.
Yong Ha too - there is no sign of family and somehow I feel he is more than just a smarty pants or a 'so-called playboy' in camouflage. Remember glimpses of his seriousness that his friends said so not like him....
And Jae Shin - just pure adoration, just love his scenes. More please...
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53 bjharm
September 29, 2010 at 6:38 PM
well there a lot of elements to this show that you have seen in other shows of the same like. Indeed it seem a deliberate choice on the writers to do so. Of course the main one would have to be painter in the wind, both with the girl doing something she loves and is gifted at, but can not do in the times she lived in but can as a man and of course the courtesan falling in love with she/he, and added to that the king looking for some secret and using the student he hand picked to help him. But now we have the possibility of a nod to Hong Gil Dong after all who was responsible for the girls father death? Sun-joon father or the fraction he leads..I think you can see where i am going with this..it to be seen if they just skip this or use it towards the end for a bit of heavy drama.
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54 anon#billion
September 29, 2010 at 6:43 PM
I, for one, am a member of all three factions! Yoochun is my favorite member in DBSK and I adore him. I'm loving and enjoying his portrayal of LSJ. He has his endearing moments and I love that Yoon Hee is cracking that shell of his.
However, can I just say that Yoo Ah In has me completely and utterly smitten. Seriously, his portrayal of Moon Jae Shin...I don't even know where to begin. Bad-assness coupled with pure adorable cuteness, where do we even find such a man in real life?
As for Song Joong Ki, my god, his womanizing ways has my heart aflutter. And I love that we're slowing seeing how caring of a person he really is underneath all those layers of vanity and player ways.
I support the OTP because it's obvious that Yoon Hee and Sun Joon will end up together. However, it still doesn't stop me from utterly enjoying and later probably bawling my eyes out when Jae Shin doesn't get the girl. His puppy face and angst are just going to have me choking up! I just wished that they changed the storyline where Jae Shin finds his girl (like in the book) in the series instead of going through all this heartache of loving Yoon Hee. And save us, the fangirls, from having to see his unrequited love, -_-. What makes it even more difficult is that Park Min Young has amazing chemistry with all three males. It's insane!
Anyway, let us all enjoy the drama and support all three factions. Surely, all three men are completely charming in their own ways.
Thanks red_pill for the awesome recap!
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55 Meyawie
September 29, 2010 at 6:58 PM
I love the part where they are all in bed then suddenly Yoonhee curls up behind LSJ and MJS's jaw just dropped due to shock
hehehe...
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momosa
September 29, 2010 at 7:25 PM
Me too. The fact he has a hanky in his mouth adds to the effect. That's really what we call good acting. :))
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Autumn
September 29, 2010 at 8:10 PM
lol his face was priceless.
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56 Annie
September 29, 2010 at 6:58 PM
Ok, finally went home and read the recap.
Did I say that Jae-shin is super adorable? I think I did for a million times already. Jae-shin is a great guy but just not soul mate for Yoon-hee
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57 krix
September 29, 2010 at 6:59 PM
Mentioning Minister Lee pulling the father card and thus silencing Sun Joon (temporarily?).
How about Minister Ha taking the direction from In Soo and his knowledge of his sister liking Sun Joon and how they can use that to their advantage.
I think it will be interesting to watch all of the fathers - Minister Lee, Minister Ha and Minister Moon will react when their sons start to separate and become their own persons, making their own decisions (actually Minister Moon is already walking a tightrope with Jae shin so he probably won't be all that surprised :-) ) out from under the fathers' shadow.
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58 anon
September 29, 2010 at 7:04 PM
are they going to fall in love with Yoon-hee? oh well so YAB-like.
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anon#billion
September 29, 2010 at 7:08 PM
I think with Yong Ha, it's more like he likes to tease her and whatnot. I call it a more brother/sister relationship. As for Jae Shin, from what I heard about the books, he does fall for Yoon Hee but then he eventually finds his girl.
I mean it has elements from Hana Kimi, YAB, and all the gender bender series out there but SKKS definitely hold its own in certain aspects and has its own charming quality. For me, it's all about the bonds these 4 people develop and how they all change each other for the better, =).
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anon
September 29, 2010 at 8:12 PM
ahh thanks for the info
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jully moue
September 29, 2010 at 11:07 PM
wow. thats great. everyone has their own pie. but i wonder what kind of lucky girl will get to snag jae shin. hmmm =]
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59 nara:)
September 29, 2010 at 7:05 PM
the first picture in the recap sums up my feelings towards the show: SO CUTE !!
and why can't all this cuteness happen in real life? Watching k-drama has really given me an unrealistic view on romance and love.sigh.
thank you red pill for your awesome recap!
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60 Carinne
September 29, 2010 at 7:19 PM
Today, you're awesome! Entertaining read. Grazie.
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61 Nory Ellis
September 29, 2010 at 7:33 PM
Awesome recap red_pill. Reliving the funniest (to me) ep in the series.
I just wish that you'd have describe more on the scene before Sun Joon opens the hyang-gwan-chung door. That was hilarious. I think I died laughing at that scene. My stomach physically hurt. The wordplay between Yong Ha and Jae Shin (with both trying to put on their best poker face), asking and answering without revealing the real question leading to Sun Joon's confusion (What the h*** are they talking about?). Or rolling on the dirt like little kids trying to stop one another. But even with that short recap of that scene I LOL. I don't know how many times I replayed that scene.
I agree that there is something more to Kang Mo. Don't know to or for In Soo. Or maybe he's a spy. I guess he'll be the card they play to the story nearing the end.
The first picture you put and this "Then he sees something that disturbs him more: Yoon-hee curled up against Sun-joon. Oh, he definitely can’t have that! Morning comes, and a dumbfounded Sun-joon wakes up to find Jae-shin snuggled up against him." Another time my stomach hurts from laughing too much.
Sun Joon inching away and trying unsuccessfully to hide he is feeling his head for fever...I'm rolling on the floor at that.
The "I'm Daemul after all" Yoon Hee did to Yong Ha (you got the screencap)... love that. It's cute, funny and smart. Is this girl awesome or what? She turns it around for herself, just by thinking on her feet. Yong Ha who is confident that he is right (that Yoon Hee is a girl) became unsure because of the conversation in the bathroom. Smart Girl!!! Now the only people who really know for sure Yoon Hee is a girl is Prof Jung and Jae Shin.
And his (Yong Ha) rolling around in his room wanting to know the truth...that's what I did also if I REALLY wanted to know something. Can't sleep. The brain is active. It's at the back of your mind.
He really don't mind if Yoon Hee lied to everyone (even the King) but HE has to know the truth. Intellectual curiosity. And it's killing Yong Ha. Kudos to Yoon Hee for upping to Yong Ha!!
If I didn't hate In Soo before (I even pity him when he shed the tear), this is the episode that seal the deal. Using his minions to throw leftover food for Yoon Hee to take home...that is so LOW! Makes my blood boil!!!
How can I hate Hyo Eun? She is just like the rest of us who is card carrying member of Smarty Factions... I feel for you girl.
This is one very enjoyable drama. Lets not cast unkind word on other characters in the Jalgeum 4. It lessen the enjoyment of the other series when fans fight bitterly. I once stopped reading recap because the sides are bitterly defending their views. Let's not do it on SKKS. It is special. They are friends after all. And each respect and defend each other. I can see that each is special in their own way. Common traits, they are all smart, caring and good looking.
Thank you again red_pill. Javabeans too for this awesome website. Enjoy your NYC Con appearance with Girlfriday. Hope you have a blast and wowed them like you do everyday here in Dramabeans.
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swui
September 30, 2010 at 7:03 AM
Oh I too laugh my way through the first 30 minutes or so and was looking forward to reading the recaps...in general the recaps was spot on...but I too wished that more was being said on the events in the first half of the episode....from the opening credits right up the the part when YH played a little joke on YH. It was non-stop hilarity! I kept rewinding the first part of the episodes because I couldn't get enough of it!
SJ is obviously good for YH and I understand very well why SJ will be with YH. It's just a matter of taste I guess. I mean if I were YH (Lucky!), I'd choose JS anyday....he's just my type of guy.
As for GYH, you can see in epi9 and 10 he won't be offering much in terms of a love "quadrangle". He's just amused with YH and treats her like a sister.
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Dara
September 30, 2010 at 8:16 AM
That first 30 minutes, LOL.
SJ -- ????? (but his eyes was looking for his opportunity).
Two sunbaes -- wrestling on the floors , wasn't funny enough, SJ -- (with his scholarly behavior) - with respect to you sunbaes, he opened the door, LOL.
That framing when SJ's hand reached for the door and opened it , I thought it symbolizes SJ as the one who gets to open the door but when he's inside, he couldn't see. Just like him finds his way into YH's but he couldn't notice her.
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Nory Ellis
September 30, 2010 at 9:57 AM
It was so much fun right? I think I've never laughed so hard for nearly half the show. Or maybe more...
Yea...Jae Shin sure is hot. With a capital H. Can't never get enough of looking at him when he's on screen. He's caring, I love that about him. But he's got to watch out about his hot tempers. Yong Ha calms him down. And now because he cares for Yoon Hee, he keeps his tempers in check.
As a character I like Sun Joon. I like people with handsome mind:) And to character like Yoon Hee who is highly intelligent, Sun Joon challenge her way of thinking. He's calm, walk the talk and easy on the eyes also :)
As a normal girl that is not like Yoon Hee, I ended up marrying a guy like Jae Shin LOL. Hey...I was young once... luckily he has handsome mind :)
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62 Sushi
September 29, 2010 at 7:53 PM
Thank you for the recaps. I've watched the episodes already, but I really appreciate the insight that you have about some aspects- and especially the little history background about dangun. I would totally not have known about all this if I hadn't read up on your recaps.
This drama is so full of character development, I absolutely love it. I'm waiting for a better character development for song joong ki's character because his mannerisms are just so interesting and so irresistibly cute, I'd love to see how he became the way that he is, and how he will change to become a better person. :)
Also hoping against reason that Yoon-hee will get together with Jae Shin.... while I enjoy Sun Joon and Yoon Hee's dynamic, I think Yoon-hee and Jae Shin pairing is much more compelling. Maybe because Jae Shin is just so passionate about life. Sun Joon seems to view life from a microscope lens, far removed. And onscreen, Yoo Ah In and Park Min Young has the best chemistry :)
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63 starlight
September 29, 2010 at 7:54 PM
no I definitely agree with red pill. There was just something, you could just TELL he did it on purpose but as to why, we don't know.
Maybe it was just the acting then but for soe reason it honestly looked like In Soo deliberately missed.
Perhaps he didn't think Yoon Hee would make the bulls eye, or he wanted to see if she could and put even more pressure on her to perform, because if she didnt deliver, it is literally the difference between winning and losing.
I think he was thinking that she wouldn't get it and thus he could taunt her even ore and everyone would be disappointed even more.
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64 imel
September 29, 2010 at 7:58 PM
I hate it..when the gentleman Lee Sun Joon lift Hyo Eun....
hate it...hate it...hate it...
geezz.......stop it will you...
I don't care...
just be a gentle man for one girl only, and the girl will be Kim Yoon Hee.....
rant : end
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65 LadyIgraine
September 29, 2010 at 8:15 PM
i hope they make an episode were yoonshik meets the boys in her girl form. i wonder how will the boys react?! the only one who will recognize her is moon jae shin.
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66 djeedjes
September 29, 2010 at 8:26 PM
so what if all the men falling in love with Yoon-hee?
1. she's adorable..as a girly man, or a real girl.
2. well, in a school full of men, it's expected that the men fall for her? :P
and so what if it's YAB like? haha. It's cute.
I just can't decide which pair I should ship, I'm going to just enjoy the adorableness overload and good acting here!
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67 :D
September 29, 2010 at 9:17 PM
I'm surprised nobody's commenting on In-soo's "send-shivers-down-your-spine-creepy" laugh
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68 Aki
September 29, 2010 at 9:41 PM
This episode had been all kinds of adorable, especially Moon Jae Shin *hiccups.* There are so many moments I had a smile on my face while watching this, but that scene the morning after when Lee Sun Joon felt his forehead to see if he had a fever, I totally laughed out loud. Obvious much? And oh, Yong Ha, you really don't like being made a fool of, but it's okay if the King is? That's just so...you. :)
I also think that Kang Moo would play a bigger part later on - he's just too quiet and it always seems like he's plotting something.
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69 orenji13
September 29, 2010 at 9:48 PM
Smarty Faction is on board.
SunJoon is all about subtle. He is, as much as he hate it, similar in so many way with InSoo. I guess that's what made them the leader. They think, think, and think again. Calculated every possible way, and then goes all out for the thing they believe, in whatever it is.
JaeShin, imo, have a potential to be a leader, if he is more calm and steady. He is too hot blooded to see the real problem. He just angry toward all the injustice that he think happen to him and his brother, in this he is similar with YoonHee.
What makes YoonHee attracted to SunJoon more than he is to JaeShin is that SunJoon actually show her how to change the situation and not just sitting there being angry all the time. If the table turn, and she meet JaeShin as YoonShik first, JS will fight for him and take him/her away from the ministry of war. But she will be dependent for all her live to JaeShin.
But she met SunJoon, who give her the tools she need. She have to make her own sword and have to fight her own battle. For intelligent woman like YoonHee, she need this more than a protection armed. We can see how at the end of episode 7 she demand to get the same education as any other man after seeing SunJoon proving his word. With SunJoon, she learn the phrase 'nothing is impossible'
As many say, they-complete-each-other.
The too idealistic SunJoon is having a reality with YoonHee and the bitter YoonHee learn about hope from SunJoon.
And in my eyes, SunJoon have a lot of flaws. His idealistic ways of live shattered him from reality and make him a loner with no friends.
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jully moue
September 29, 2010 at 11:00 PM
me on board for smart faction! =]]]
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lilly
September 30, 2010 at 2:55 AM
I don't agree with your argumentation especially when MJS- who knows that YS is a girl- does not complain or care at all she is a girl, says nothing and let her- finds it even normal- study in SKK. What about SJ if he knew YS was YH way before she enters in SKK ? Do you think he would "push" her like you said ?
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orenji13
September 30, 2010 at 3:25 AM
I think, if SJ know YH is a girl, he will send her back to her place. This is go with his principle, just like the professor told YS to go home or even, executed her.
And I don't think MJS act to let YS stay even though he know that he is a she is an act of compassion toward the girl. He just simply don't know what to do with her. I am not saying that MJS is not A man of principle, but he is a rebel. Not to mention that he already got a special feeling toward her being her roommate and all.
What my argument say is, if both found YHee as YoonShik, SJ will act like we already see in ep.1 and 2 and MJS will go to the Ministry of War house and burn it (well, fight with him).
For YHee, what she need is a mentor, a teacher, not a protector cause she is a strong woman
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lilly
September 30, 2010 at 5:08 AM
Through what I read you are not disagree with me : SJ is not better for YH than JS...
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lucida
September 30, 2010 at 7:39 AM
Oh you need to give it up, lilly! Stop trolling and hating. I don't recall the Smart Faction on any posting talking down the Moon Faction. You need to learn how to respect other people's feelings on this post. Some love LSJ or MJS, but you don't really need to post insults.
lilly
September 30, 2010 at 8:06 AM
Where did I insult in this post ?
lucida
September 30, 2010 at 8:44 AM
Your stupidity IS the insult! Respect other fans on this page! Or get out, troll!
red pill
September 30, 2010 at 9:09 AM
Both of you, please stop. This is so unnecessary.
lilly
September 30, 2010 at 1:45 PM
WOW lucida don't cry !
Javabeans
September 30, 2010 at 2:27 PM
Seriously, STOP IT. That goes for everyone baiting each other and making childish snipes.
If you can't comment respectfully, you can't comment. Period.
LOL
September 30, 2010 at 3:24 PM
SMARTY FACTION gets a lot of member in Korean and international fansite now, esp after p 9, 10...
Just can not get over how charming he is~
I mean at 1st ppl would be attracted by a hot guy like JS, but after awhile, he just keeps being hot blooded all the time, his character now is the same, not much different when LSJ absolutely grab people's heart slowly and hold it tightly~~~ LOL
I love his progression, so REAL n how can a cold guy become that cute and adorable~~~
Can not get over ep 10~ Need to spazzz~ n for the troller, there r a lot all over places FUNNY~~
My friend yesterday just told me she changed faction~~ TO SMARTLY FACTION~ LOL
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leelee
September 30, 2010 at 3:49 PM
Smarty Faction here also! I am so in love with Sun Joon. I love this character because he is so mysterious in ways that we still can't figure him out. BUT when he does things like placing his hand over his heart...or is mesmerized by KYS's beautiful face when she was dressed as a giseang---it just goes to how love can bring out the best in a person and uncharacteristically make you act differently.
I hope he finds out soon that she's a girl cause "fanning" I can really feel the chemistry between the two heating up. Whether right now it's friendship or a platonic thing, it's irresistable!
LOL
September 30, 2010 at 4:22 PM
I am sorry for the spoiler ut in ep 11, 12 there will be a kiss scen and GUESS WHAT?
YH is the one who starts it~ Of course SJ does not know anything since he is sick~
PD, I love you for making the drama this good, and making SJ slowly growing on ppl like that
YH YOU GO GIRL~
anastassia
October 14, 2010 at 2:10 AM
WHAT are you doing?. Put up spoilers and ruining everybody fun!
All 4 of them is true friends and not divided into any fraction. Spoilers fun and episodes.
70 Phoebe
September 29, 2010 at 10:30 PM
"Who else thinks the stoic Kang-moo will one day bust a cap in In-soo’s behind?'
I do! I always notice his solemnly odd (?) expressions every time he watches In Soo's wrongdoings to YHee. I bet the director must do it on purpose. That guy might be the hidden card for the show finale..=p
On a sidenote, if last week I was utterly divided amongst who should be with YHee, now I am convinced that SJ is the right one for her. I agree to your notes about SJ & YHee complete each other. As much as I love JS, I can't see him having romantic relationship with YHee. They'll make wonderfully good friends though..xD but imo YHee fits more to be his little brother (or sister) than his love interest.
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71 jully moue
September 29, 2010 at 10:42 PM
kang moo betraying in soo? i dunno. he gives me the good feeling (for in soo). like that girl who died in order to save the other prince from the fire in goong s. maybe kang doo had no friend and in soo once gave his (fake) concern. and kang moo is forever loyal. he just looks fiercely loyal to me.
sigh. anyone in love with ga rang now. i'm starting to get attrated to him, swoons. and i especially like pervy sun joon in eo 10. he's really like this big dense bear trying to keep his cool, whom you can be sure will be reliable when you need him (applies to yoon hee only).
and i think, hyo eun is really unneeded. i mean i dont hate her, because our you complete couple has enough things on their back to resolve before getting together. and we dont need a engagement threat, making yoon hee back out voluntarily once she knows her ga rang is taken. and dense bear sun joon needs a lot of time recover from the female yoon hee and chase after her while she runs away from him.
ho. i got my fangirl fantasy in there. but anything is possible, since i actually could see yoon hee in another than school uniform, guy uniform and normal peasant girl style clothing. swoons. xD
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72 dramacafe
September 29, 2010 at 11:57 PM
Thanks for the wonderful recap red pill! I truly enjoyed reading them!
I just want to spazz that I love SKKS because it keeps topping each episode with another better episode which keeps us SKKS fans crave for more.
Regarding Hyo Eun, I'm one of the very few who likes her character. She's like the Joseon version of Qiang Xin (It started with a kiss) who fell for the perfect SJ with the exception that she's rich so it's an even playing field because she doesn't need anyone's pity. She goes after what she wants in her own ridiculous way and that's reason enough for me to like her.
I agree that In Soo's laugh was kinda awkward. It's like was he trying to laugh or not to laugh or whatever. Although, generally I like how he's portraying the main bad guy of everyone in SKK.
Now, who needs friends if you've got two idiot minions at your beck and call. I don't get it why In Soo who's supposed to the smart bad guy have two idiot minions with him.
Last but not least, how I just love YAI, whatever scene he's put into he always shines that I keep forgetting he's not the main lead on this drama.
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LadyIgraine
September 30, 2010 at 2:57 PM
not to mention that Yoo Ah In was exceptionally hilarious in Antique Bakery.
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73 ML
September 30, 2010 at 12:00 AM
Some of the best scenes in this show are the bed scenes (pun intended) :)
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74 diadda
September 30, 2010 at 12:34 AM
for the rest who have not been hanging around OT, the stupid cupid vid, be warned if you go sniffing through my channel their is an episode 10 one as well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwyC4iYNP3I
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75 science
September 30, 2010 at 2:12 AM
hey red pill thank you very much for recapping us.
ep 8 was really interesting (well not the latter scenes..)
about last picture's guy:
me too was thinking he is really important role!
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76 pohonphee
September 30, 2010 at 3:37 AM
Sunkyunkwan Scandal: Episode 8...Hiccup, Hiccup, Hiccup...^^
Love this recap and everyone comments. Bring it on...
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77 dubusangtae.
September 30, 2010 at 4:58 AM
thanks for the recap :))
i swear to god i'm more in love with song joongki and Yoo Ah In then the lead male character for the first time :DD
on a side note the guy who played the medium Baksoo, also played a medium (kinda) in 200 pound beauty!! like he only appears for 3mins max in the beginning but it just has a feel of deja vu when watching the guy play a medium again here :))
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78 Lemon
September 30, 2010 at 5:17 AM
Two words: YONG HA!
hahaha even though i'm sure Jaeshin has won many of you guys to his side, but Yongha has always caught my eye, and in the recent episodes I'm further convinced that he is my favourite!
Come on, how cute was he rolling in bed in frustration at Yoonhee deceiving him? And he always seems to be special. He didn't really participate in the Dae Sa Rae, and is never the target of In Soo even though he has already switched loyalty to the Jalgeum Quartet. The cutest, was when he thought he saw a ghost, HAHA.
And i can't even begin how cute his bromance with Jaeshin is!
He's smart, observant, adorable, ever-curious, friendly, and erm...pervertic. He's so colourful that he steals the scene everytime he's on. Lovee himm
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Emma
September 30, 2010 at 5:46 AM
Dear Lemon....I am totally with you....Cutie cutie Yong Ha is my kind of guy <3 <3 <3
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lucida
September 30, 2010 at 8:56 AM
I totally love Yong Ha also!
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79 heejung
September 30, 2010 at 5:29 AM
another one for the smarty faction~
sun-joon is so cute. that part where he backs away from jaeshin to check his temperature cracked me up xD
OH, and may I add how I love yong-ha's ahhm~ thing? Dunno if anyone else noticed, but it's kind of becoming his trademark expression and it's so cute~~~ ahhm~~
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80 Emma
September 30, 2010 at 5:43 AM
Err, don't u think it is kind of too open minded??? They are sleeping together in a BIG mattress just like a married couple??? This in ancient Korea??
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81 Mercy
September 30, 2010 at 5:50 AM
I just LOVE this drama and YONG HA!! Though Jae Shin and Sun Joong are FINE too!
Thanks for recapping! Really appreciate it!
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82 wanzhaf
September 30, 2010 at 9:24 AM
Thank you red pill for the recap. It cleared some of my misunderstanding in the drama. Its hot in here, right? reading through some emotion, i agree with luluu, leelee. Let us enjoyed the show without hurting others feeling. I love sun joon, he is starting to warm up through yoon hee, they really compliment each other. I love jaeshin too, he started changing through yoon hee, who really treat him as buddy/brother?Thats why shes very comfortable with him. Skkscandal is really addicting, it make fans really emotional, so i guess all the actors/actresses really did god job. Im really looking forward recap for ep 9 and 10.
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83 bluebell
September 30, 2010 at 9:34 AM
The bedroom scene has become my most fav. scene in this drama...always gimme a squeal and laugh >.<
Yunhee is one thing but Sunjoon and Jaeshin are hilarious...
and they kinda make my yaoi blood run wild... for a spitting secondI wish the two boys would end up together ooopss...sorry my bad...
I especially love when Sunjoon backed away and touch his forehead lol~ And Jaeshin with hankerchief in his mouth?? Cute!!!
I like how the drama combines all kinds of feelings together...hilarious, sweet, angst, stress and so on... Most of the dramas I've watched usually don't have a well rounded plot...like this one. Each characters has their own ways...I think. Well usually i just read cuz I don't like watching dramas that much. And like some comments before...some characters are very expressive or they are made for the readers/audience to fall for...thus you can easily fall for them, whereas others are made to be complex including sunjoon...cold and stiff. It's not a character or an actor's fault...they are supposed to be like that. So I guess audience can choose which hero they will go for...but I think sometimes we can try to keep the comment less hostile and keep some parts that may be disturbing within the certain faction's ring cuz...you know you might break the hearts of some other factions' members...like me who has submitted her registration form to the Smarty Faction LOL
Nah~ but really don't you think cute sunjoon, smoky hot jaeshin and dorky yongha are all irresistible? Well if I were yoonhee I probably just make a lottery and take a draw to choose!
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84 minzy
September 30, 2010 at 9:47 AM
i don't get the 50 nyang part! ahh help, someone please!
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Nory Ellis
September 30, 2010 at 10:32 AM
In episode 2. Yoon Hee needs 100 nyang to get herself out of Minister Ha's clutch. Her family owes Minister Ha (In Soo's dad) 100 nyang.
She got 50 nyang from Sun Joon for sitting in the enterance exam to SKK. This was supposed to be a cheating job. She's supposed to sit for someone else. But Sun Joon put her brother's name on the exam list so she's basically is taking exam to enter SKK. This money she knows comes from Sun Joon.
And another 50 nyang from the book store owner to do writing jobs like what she did before she enters SKK. This is an advance/deposit. She have yet to do the work. Later when she starts collecting works to pay for that 50 nyang advance, she found out that the 50 nyang was actually provided by Sun Joon also. This raises her ire. Pride raises it's head and she let it all out on Sun Joon.
Sorry... this is long winded. I shouldn't have started. Hope you can understand what I wrote :)
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LadyIgraine
September 30, 2010 at 3:04 PM
OMG! Thank you...I didn't get that part either. Now, it make sense why Yoonshik felt like a charity case when she found out SoonJoon had something to do with the other half of the money.
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85 Kwin Bee
September 30, 2010 at 1:18 PM
Super thanks! :)
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86 hijinx
September 30, 2010 at 6:43 PM
I totally agree about Kang Moo. I think he's the King's spy or something.
Also what is the relationship between Yong-ha and Cho-sun- how is he always with the gisaengs? I think there is something more there.
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87 Abie Lee
September 30, 2010 at 9:18 PM
Does anyone know the name of the song and the artist/musician for the instrumental background while Yoon Hee was in the tub?
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88 Blusamurai
September 30, 2010 at 10:48 PM
I can't believe how some of you guys are fighting over these characters, it's just a show ok relax and calm down. I as big of a Moony fan as others are here, But i really get the LSJ character and i can see his growth as a person, really if you examine him he's been the lonely outsider all of his life because of his status and beliefs. Let's also remember how he felt when Yoonshik stood up for him on initiation night and when they went drinking with the other students how he admitted that he/she was his first one and truly friend. I love how the writers have LSJ accepting Yoonshik first as a man and gradually acknowledging his growing attraction for a guy who he will eventually learn is a guy.This is one of the essential elements that shows how such a so perfect husband material Garang is and how flawed he is in his seemingly unnatural attraction he has for Yoonshik. What is done so very subtle is how he waits for him/her and always is looking for him/her. His reaction to him/her during the tournament trying to touch hus/her face and his hand being knocked away and then seeing how Yoonshik interacted with Moony. Love all of the J4 squad to pieces even the cheeky smart aleck Yongha. Awesome show so let's stop the hating.
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89 Nory Ellis
September 30, 2010 at 11:50 PM
Exiting news everyone...at least to me :)
That awesome website that always sub lighting fast starting (name started with the fifth last alphabet) is putting out eng softsubs for the first time...just for SKKS. I've just downloaded it.
Thank you from the very bottom of my heart to you guys who are involved in the projects. I am going nuts trying to figure out what they are saying in epi 10. You saved me from going up the wall.
Yes...now everyone will know that I'm an addict :(
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90 Angeline
October 1, 2010 at 1:51 AM
I love the song ,“지금인가요” (Is It Now)can anyone or can red pill help me find the romanized lyrics of this song? please? anybody?
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91 Asian Craze
October 1, 2010 at 4:29 AM
I have not seen any episode of this yet and I think I'm going to catch up. Upon reading this review I think the drama is worth watching and just like the other Korean drama I have seen, it has something to say and to offer to the viewers.
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92 Dramabeansfan
October 1, 2010 at 6:29 AM
How did you guys get to watch all the other episodes? I ve seen episode 1-4. But then i cant watch the other ones. Theyre not on youtube, not in mysoju, viikii says that my territory hasnt been approved or something (i live in australia), and tudou has it but not subbed?
Can anyone tell me where they watch skk scandal where it has english subs and actually works??? Will appreciate it
Thanks
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Death
October 4, 2010 at 7:19 PM
Dramabeanfan,
Why don't you try soompi.net where you register and search the thread of SSKS? The site offers link to download episodes as well as the link to D-addicts to download English subtitle.
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93 evma
October 2, 2010 at 9:26 AM
Thanks for this wonderful recap, Red Pill.
How I was touched by the character of our pretty Yoon Shik/Hee for his/her act of compassion to those two starving children which for sure has melted Jae Shin's heart too.
Hope to read more recaps of SKKS here!!!
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94 pingu
October 2, 2010 at 4:43 PM
lol !!!! i can't help laughing for how skks has devide it's fan into factions.
As for me, smarty faction here ;), As already well described by agnosi LSJ character is indeed very intriguing and complexes. I expect to see more his character grow stronger in the drama. Fighting LSJ !!!!
For MJS character, i couldn't agree more, it is hilarious how he bring the character out, not to mention he IS indeed good looking (wink @ lily :P). He is so adorable but somehow predictable. The first time i saw his character ,it remind me alot of my 4ever chicken man Bidam (from QSD) though they are quite different in the term of "cuteness". However i think they character are quite the same in the term of "HERO" and "COOL" figure, which bring me not drawn into MJS character in the first sight (since i already overloaded charmed by my chicken man lol ).
Well anyway, to everyone who interested more digging out some deepth in to this drama i found a very nice blog by yogurutu which tranlating the novel. I enjoyed it very much, and there is recap ep 9 and 10 there ;).
http://yogurutu.blogspot.com/
WARNING ALERT : heavy spoiler !!!!! enjoyed
PS help : did anyone here know how to download the episode in the fastest way ? (i tried once with mega upload but the file is the way too big that it took several hours..arghhhhh ). Since viikiii has a license problem i watched the raw episode instead and read the sofsob separately (lol , imagine how strange it is)..
thanks
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karz
October 5, 2010 at 1:59 AM
^how about downloading it in parts? Here: http://community.livejournal.com/goe_ss/
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95 pingu
October 2, 2010 at 4:55 PM
ooh i forget to mentioned this :
The blog i mentioned b4, beside it is a heavy spoiler also warning 17 ++ :d grin hehehe
forbidden entrance for underage ;)
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96 :P
October 4, 2010 at 5:56 PM
DID U GUYS KNO THT CHOSUN IS KIM JAEWOOK (Hong Tae Sung's) GF IN BAD GUY? OMOMOMMOM
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97 hannah
October 5, 2010 at 4:36 PM
Where's the drama recap of sungkyunkwan scandal episode 9-11. Please post. Thanks
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98 hannah
October 5, 2010 at 4:45 PM
I love this drama, I'm excited for the episode 13 next week.
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99 hannah
October 5, 2010 at 4:52 PM
Kindly post the drama recaps for episode 9-13 . I cant understand Korean but I'm still watching it every week coz I really like this drama.. I'm hoping that this drama will be shown here in the Philippines. Thanks
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100 Teapot
October 5, 2010 at 5:21 PM
redpill & cassie-
I know that tons of effort goes into your recaps and you DO have other lives, but please, please, PLEASE don't decide to stop recapping this show. I I look forward to reading more when you can post them!
Thanks for your awesome recapping.
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