Variety Roulette: We Got Married
by javabeans
Another round of Variety Roulette is here!
This time we tackle We Got Married, the show where stars pretend to be newlyweds in front of the camera. It’s a show that girlfriday watches regularly but which I’ve only caught in snippets, never watching a full episode from start to finish. It takes some getting used to the premise when you’re entering it cold, but hey, that’s the name of the Variety Roulette game, right?
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EPISODE 118. Broadcast on January 21, 2012.
javabeans: Okay, so before we start, a few things. I have to say this right off the bat: I DO NOT GET THIS CONCEPT. I mean, I get it, but I don’t GET it. It’s a reality show about fake relationships. Huh?
girlfriday: It’s this weird setup where you and everyone participating are aware that it’s fake. And yet, it’s fascinating.
javabeans: See, I can understand the fun of watching a reality dating show, right? Like Bachelor (even though I hate that show). There are real feelings involved within the falsified setup and the hope of a real connection, even if it never works out.
girlfriday: Oh see, I hate real reality dating shows. Because I don’t care about the people.
javabeans: Like with Couple Making in Best Love — I see the appeal. Even if the couple ended up with no chemistry, it would be fun watching how they dealt with the show turns.
girlfriday: If Perfect Man Pil-joo weren’t Yoon Kye-sang, I wouldn’t give a flying fart.
javabeans: Me neither. I just mean that conceptually, I see why you make shows like that. But a show where you invent a fake couple, and then follow them doing fake couple things, yet maintaining the transparent facade that they’re a real couple, all while consciously aware the whole time that it’s fake?
girlfriday: It’s because making them pretend to be married forces them to be close and friendly even when they’re not. So the conceit is that they’re play-married, but the reality is that they’re awkwardly thrown together in this really strange setup.
javabeans: But they’re not in a drama, so it’s not a fictional story. Yet it’s not real so there’s no emotional sincerity. It’s scripted to look real, which is what I hate in bad variety shows. Trying to have both sides of the coin and then eating that cake too. Um. You know what I mean. If the coin were a cake. Or whatever.
girlfriday: Yes, the scripted nature of the dates and stuff are silly, (and totally obvious). But the awkward interactions ARE real. That’s the appeal.
javabeans: (Supposedly!) Ha. Okay okay, grumpy pants off.
girlfriday: Oh, you can wear your grumpy pants.
javabeans: No no, I’m happier pantsless. (American pants! Not British pants!)
girlfriday: Aren’t we all.
javabeans: Let’s get this show on the road. Okay so there are some Suju boys I recognize. Wait, am I watching the right show?
girlfriday: Well Leeteuk and Kang Sora are one of the couples, and sometimes the Super Junior boys are featured in their stories. So I guess they’ll be around this time? How come every time we do a Variety Roulette, the Suju boys show up?
javabeans: Do we have secret Suju radar that we don’t know about? Did somebody sneak something into our morning coffee?
girlfriday: I don’t think I have a Suju radar. I can’t even name them all. But I do suspect someone’s spiked my coffee.
javabeans: Okay, so Lee Jang-woo apparently is “married” to Eunjung. And they’re at a club. And he leaves… in the morning when people are going to work? Haha.
girlfriday: Yeah they’ve been a couple for a while. She’s shooting a music video, and he’s recently unemployed, since his drama Man of Honor ended.
javabeans: Ohh, that makes more sense. I like how he calls himself an unemployed guy, like he’s a normal everyday citizen and not an actor on hiatus between dramas. Wait, he’s talking like he’s actually married and he wants to clean the “house” for the “wife.” Is he referring to some shooting set or something?
girlfriday: They actually “live” in a house while they shoot the show. It’s basically an apartment as a set.
javabeans: So they go there once a week or something? Glug, glug, I feel like Variety Roulette has dropped me off the deep end and I’m drowning.
girlfriday: Yeah they set it up as if it’s their newlywed home, and just shoot the show there. Oh, one thing I should probably mention about the setup of the show is the studio commentary. So basically, when this show started, it had a studio setup and the couples would be present along with MCs to watch the footage and comment along. At some point they ditched that concept and went all footage, zero commentary, but that was actually super boring.
javabeans: They’re not very funny. I guess this is why superstars like Kang Ho-dong and Yoo Jae-seok are so good.
girlfriday: Well yeah. But at least this way (now with a studio of just MCs watching and commenting) there’s some running commentary along with the footage, which if you’ve ever tried to watch this show without, makes a world of difference. It’s weird.
javabeans: I guess you need somebody stringing along a narrative. So Jang-woo nags Eunjung about the messy house, and she reminds them of some tea they made three months ago for their 100 day anniversary. She wants him to bring it to her, and I guess it’s kind of funny how he’s the harried house-husband, and she’s the glam star in her makeup bossing him around.
girlfriday: It’s adorable how he keeps asking her not to hang up ‘cause he’s so lonely at home. Ha.
javabeans: I kinda wish they didn’t call each other yeobo so much because it feels super fake. Like they’re in a stage play or something. Although I do like how he asks her how to wash the blankets and she stutters for an answer before telling him to go online.
girlfriday: I love that she doesn’t know either, but when he complains about how bored he is, she yells at him that housewives do this every day, and to just turn on the tv while he cleans.
javabeans: Do the producers just give them a list of what to do every episode? Because obviously they wouldn’t really need to wash the comforter.
girlfriday: They do something couply in each episode, whether it’s meeting in-laws (their real moms) or going on a trip, or doing everyday household chores.
javabeans: I think it’s this construct — the obvious staged nature of everything — that messes with my enjoyment of the coupledom.
girlfriday: It’s sort of because it’s so obvious that I think people just see the construct and go with it. It’s weirder I think in shows that try to mask the conceit in some way. Here it’s an understood and accepted thing.
javabeans: Is Jang-woo trying to give his blanket a bubble bath? He just keeps pouring detergent into the bath, over and over…
girlfriday: Wait, he didn’t strip the cover off of the stuffing?
javabeans: Nope. He’s sleeping on the couch tonight.
girlfriday: Okay, this is hilarious. You can see that this guy has never washed a single thing in his life.
javabeans: I’m wondering if he’s going by stuff he’s seen in dramas. He wonders, all tired, “How do women all do this?” In unison, the commentators declare, “Women DON’T do that!”
girlfriday: HA.
javabeans: And then he takes the sopping wet blanket, which is still dripping onto the floor, and drapes it on the drying rack. In the middle of his living room. This is like watching a monkey trying to figure out how to get the banana in the laboratory cage test.
girlfriday: Oh my god, it’s dripping wet! I love that they show the perfectly suited balcony, all empty and unused.
javabeans: And then he puts a bucket under the dripping corner, like it’s a leaky roof?
girlfriday: And then he calls Mom, ‘cause he doesn’t know how to fix it.
javabeans: Oh man, Jang-woo’s Mom trying to help him figure out what to do is like me trying to tell my mom how to Facebook.
girlfriday: Pfft, she has to explain how to operate the washer-dryer like he’s a child. He really IS new.
javabeans: My question: If he breaks the drying machine, will his management pay for a new one?
girlfriday: Beats me. It looks like we’re about to find out. Is he really shoving that sopping wet blanket into the tiny dryer?
javabeans: He can’t close the dryer door on the overstuffed machine, so he wonders, “Can I run it with the door open?” What?!
girlfriday: Hahahaha.
javabeans: Good lord, he finally heads to the phone to call for help. TO A CLEANING SERVICE. Is he just going to outsource the problem?
girlfriday: He’s actually panicking by now. This is crazy.
javabeans: Especially since they won’t take it, since it’s already wet and technically washed.
girlfriday: He finally trudges back to the machine, wrings out a little more water, and then sits there, foot on dryer door, to keep it shut. Pwaha. He feels safe with that running for a while, and heads to the kitchen to work on the fruit tea. He’s gotta get it out of the jar somehow, and reaches for a giant soup ladle that’s way too big to fit in the opening, and I don’t know why, but that one thing puts me over the edge. He really IS like a monkey in a lab. I’m dying.
javabeans: It must have to do with his personality type or his way of solving problems, because he’s definitely the Try First, Read Instructions Later type.
girlfriday: It’s hilarious.
javabeans: A commentator says it’s like watching somebody stranded on a desert island. He takes out the blanket from the machine (tugs it out violently, more like) and puts it on the drying rack. Except… it’s still wet and drippy. Jang-woo takes out his phone, but instead of calling for help he takes a sel-ca photo with the blanket, like he’s given up on trying to fix this one.
girlfriday: I guess that’s his limit. He just figures, to hell with it, and drags the thing into the bedroom. Everyone guesses that he’s finally figured out he should leave it on the balcony… and he just leaves it dripping in the bedroom.
javabeans: If I can’t see it….
girlfriday: Right? And then he heads out, not caring that by the time he gets back, his bedroom will have a pond in it.
javabeans: And HE was the one complaining about HER mess.
girlfriday: I think it’s safe to say he left the apartment in worse shape than it was in before. He heads back to the club and brings Eunjung the tea he made, and she catches him staring slackjawed at one of her groupmates dancing.
javabeans: At least he’s equally slackjawed to watch her doing her close-ups… until he’s tapped on the shoulder by her groupmates and taken aside. The commentators wonder if this is going to tick off Eunjung when she finds he’s gone, but the girls (Jiyeon I recognize, the other I don’t) are here to give him advice on how to do better with Eunjung, since they figure he needs a few pointers on what makes her upset and what’ll make her happy.
girlfriday: They know she’s particularly upset about his kiss scene with Park Min-young and coach him on how to talk his way out of being in the doghouse.
javabeans: Is this one of those fake-upsets, manufactured for the purposes of this storyline? I can see how little jealousies can crop up in a cute way, but that seems like a stretch.
girlfriday: It’s a common thing for them to have little tiffs about, but it’s never serious. ‘Cause they’re all actors.
javabeans: Heh, so Eunjung finishes her take and wonders where Jang-woo went, and finds him talking to the girls. She catches the drift of the conversation nods approvingly, with the girls pointing out things he needs to do better. That’s cute. Then Jiyeon leads him in role-playing an argument about the kiss scene, so he can practice smoothing things over. Their suggestions are actually really good, like how the response to “I saw you kissing on TV” should be, “Oh, that? Her lips were so dry, that’s all I could think about.” The commentators point out that girls know that this kind of flattery is white lies but it’s nice to hear anyway.
girlfriday: He promises to try harder on their winter trip, and Eunjung comes out, sending him hiding in mortification.
javabeans: Haha, he’s so embarrassed I love it. It makes it that much harder for him to actually try those lines out on her later.
girlfriday: I can’t imagine he’d actually say any of those things anyway. He’s such a dude.
javabeans: I guess that’s all for this couple today. Next we open on a cafe, where four Super Junior dudes sit on one side of a table. (From left to right: Kyuhyun, Donghae, Eunhyuk, Sungmin.) Are they on a group blind date?
girlfriday: Oh it must be time for their sogaeting. So backstory: Sora asked these four Suju members for some favors during their last concert, to do things for Leeteuk that she wanted to do but couldn’t, like wiping his forehead or giving him massages and things, and in return, they made her promise to set them up on blind dates with her pretty actress friends.
javabeans: How cute. This I like, because you can see they’re actually nervous and excited about the blind date (even though they point out how weird it is do be on a date in the morning, haha). Apparently Donghae was so excited he couldn’t sleep, and both he and Kyuhyun say they’re going to treat today as real, without thinking of the cameras.
girlfriday: He’s like, “I’m here to meet my Fate!” So cute.
javabeans: They point out that it’s the ladies who get to pick their favorites in these group dates — so if they’re interested in one girl in particular, it’s up to them to make their interest known before picking time.
girlfriday: I love how serious they are, all, “Are we gonna fight over one girl?”
javabeans: Sungmin seems prepared to, although they’re like, “Well, not on camera. We’ll go outside.” Haha.
girlfriday: Leeteuk and Sora arrive first, holding hands and ignoring them, which they seem severely offended by. Or maybe just annoyed, since they’re yet to be coupled. Heh.
javabeans: Whoa, Leeteuk is 30? (I guess Korean age-wise.)
girlfriday: Dude, he’s gotta go to army soon, yeah?
javabeans: Sora explains that she asked about each member’s “ideal woman” type, and the boys say in fake-surprise, “Oh, is the date today? I hadn’t even prepared!”
girlfriday: Leeteuk’s like, “Oh, should we cancel it then?” Ha.
javabeans: Sora outlines their preferences: Sungmin likes a girl who fits right into his arms, and he smiles so bashfully that I figure it’s true. Eunhyuk and Donghae both like girls with pale complexions and large eyes. Kyuhyun likes a girl with a pretty forehead.
girlfriday: They’re so excited and embarrassed. It’s adorable. They decide on a signal, for if they like a girl at first sight. The sign is to smooth their sideburns.
javabeans: Sungmin: “What if we all do that at the same time?” HAHAHA. The visual cracks me up.
girlfriday: The door opens and the first girl comes up the stairs. Everyone freezes. Aw, their anticipation is so real.
javabeans: Ha, I love how they’re sitting up in anticipation, and the moment they recognize her, Donghae immediately claims dibs by smoothing his hair. Eunhyuk follows, but he’s a split-second slower.
girlfriday: Bachelorette Number 1 is Sohn Eun-seo, from Flames of Ambition. The boys are giddy and speechless. Eunhyuk pipes up that they’ve met before — apparently they did a show together a year back or something. But right now he can barely look at her, he’s so beside himself.
javabeans: The second bachelorette arrives, and this time Eunhyuk is first to reach for the sideburns. She’s Lee Se-na from Tree With Deep Roots, who played a court lady there and is here to fulfill the huge eye quota. The third arrives, and is Eunhyuk just gonna be greedy and claim everybody right away? Wow, his face is visibly red.
girlfriday: He’s totally trying to claim all the girls!
javabeans: She’s Shin So-yool, who I just saw in Penny Pinching Romance. She was also in Tree, as another of the court ladies.
girlfriday: She’s got a Shin Mina-esque thing about her. Maybe her eyes?
javabeans: I was thinking Bae Doo-na. The last one is someone I don’t recognize, Jung Yeon-joo, and she’s one of Sora’s co-stars in Dream High 2. Oh, Kyuhyun likes her. And Eunhyuk goes for the sideburns yet again, haha.
girlfriday: So the girls start introducing themselves, and maybe this is a good time for us to explain what a sogaeting is, since it might seem like a weird thing for people who don’t know.
javabeans: Oh. Haha. I guess I just take that for granted. It’s basically a group blind date, but with a certain structure in place which I think probably helps moves things along, to help you over your shyness or first-date jitters. Usually it’ll be set up by friends like Sora and Leeteuk, or sometimes one of the leaders on each side will be the coordinators.
girlfriday: It’s most common among college students, and you just match the numbers on each side — yunno, five guys, five girls — and then you play a series of icebreaker type games.
javabeans: Toward the end the ladies “choose” the guy she’s interested in, either by literally just picking the partner or sometimes by game or random draw.
girlfriday: Yeah sometimes it’s lottery, and you get paired off by chance. Other times only couples where each chooses the other is considered a “successful” match.
javabeans: Then the couples are free to continue the date in that pairing, maybe go off into another round, or — if you don’t like your match — diligently try to make the date speed by so you can be free. It’s interesting that the date is both very straightforward — such as the girl literally saying which guy she wants — but also a minefield of social cues, reading people’s behaviors, and inferring. Hence the sideburn code.
girlfriday: Right. And it’s more complicated if there’s an age hierarchy on top of it, ‘cause if the hyung wants dibs or whatever, that screws with the program.
javabeans: Or if somehow the expected script doesn’t play out. Say there’s a jjang amongst the crowd who expects all the attention, and doesn’t get it. That’s the scenario you see in Queen of Housewives, when Kim Nam-joo gets pissy that ONE guy out of the whole group prefers the ugly duckling, so she goes out of her way to claim him when she didn’t even want him in the first place. Of course, that’s a drama, but still, those social cues apply.
girlfriday: It’s less complicated here because only the guys’ side are friends, so it’s going to be less of an issue.
javabeans: Sohn Eun-seo is first to introduce herself, and there’s nothing particularly unusual about her liking movies and music and chatting with friends… until she gets to the part about enjoying kickboxing, and somehow that startles the boys. Gender stereotypes and all, since she looks so sweet and demure. Pffft. The boys are given the chance to ask her questions, but they can only stutter and stare, which is endearing. Eunhyuk starts to ask the question, “Which of us…” but then the boys all crack up in mortification, unable to see the rest of that question through. Sora buries her face in her arms, all, “I can’t watch this.”
girlfriday: He finally asks if one of the guys here matches her ideal type of guy, and she says yes. That slays the room. I think the guys spend half the time with their faces buried. Se-na says she likes guys who smile, and Eunhyuk smiles on cue. He’s so transparent, it’s funny.
javabeans: I love that the guys get in digs at each other whenever they can. It’s their teeny attempt at rivalry. Example: Eunhyuk asks if Se-na’s name is spelled Sae-na or Se-na, and the others retort, “Of course it’s Se-na. Isn’t that a given? He doesn’t even know the basics [of spelling]” trying to embarrass him.
girlfriday: They meekly ask her age, and she says she’s thirty, and everyone’s jaws drop. She really doesn’t look it. Leeteuk happily greets her as a friend, but she says she’s an 82er, and he immediately switches to a bow, calling her noona.
javabeans: I think I like Bachelorette #3 best, So-yool, because she’s all assertive and sassy. I know I’m not here for the date, but given that the Korean expectation still falls toward the quietly laughing, demure girl with long straight hair, she’s a breath of fresh air. Even the way she clunked up the stairs in the beginning.
girlfriday: Me too! She seems like the coolest to hang out with. Maybe Eun-seo would be too, if she let her kickboxing side show through a little more.
javabeans: I’m picturing her with someone younger, to boss around. HAHA. Like Kyuhyun, maybe? Then it’s time for the boys to intro themselves.
girlfriday: How is Sungmin 28?? He looks twelve.
javabeans: How are they so awkward at this, when they are by far the more experienced half of this table? You can strut your stuff onstage in leather and colored afros, but you can’t say hello to a pretty girl?
girlfriday: But Leeteuk was hilariously awkward when he started on this show too. It was so strange. I’ve only ever seen him as an MC, so I never knew he had this shy awkward side, but he literally spent weeks and weeks of episodes just staring slackjawed at Sora and unable to say words. It was really cute.
javabeans: Donghae introduces himself, and it’s almost painful to watch. Also entertaining. But also a little painful. He stutters about how he’s not good at dating, then asks for questions without even saying anything about himself.
girlfriday: The commentators point out that he seems like he’s here to find a wife. Like for reals.
javabeans: Sohn Eun-seo asks Kyuhyun what he’d do if he got together with a girlfriend, and he answers, “Publicly, or s-s-secretly?” Hahaha. I know what he means — as in, he’s a celeb so there’s a different between a public date and a quiet one — but it’s just so hilarious, said like that.
girlfriday: And also so revealing about how seriously they’re taking this. It’s cracking me up. Leeteuk tries to explain for him, but it just earns him an evil eye from Sora. Ha.
javabeans: Now that intros are done, it’s time for the men to show off a little, as in personal skills and the like. The boys are startled at the speed of the proceedings, and they fumble a bit to decide who goes first, but Sungmin steps up and says he’ll go first. He picks up a guitar from the corner, and in so doing a pair of nunchaku fall to the ground. HAHA.
girlfriday: Well that’s just a weird combo of skills.
javabeans: I like that he rolls with it, and decides to show that off first then, saying, “Since I should be able to protect my woman.”
girlfriday: And then he sings and plays guitar, which goes considerably better than the display of nunchuck-whipping.
javabeans: I thought the nunchaku were pretty cool. HAHA. Maybe he’s less your style than mine. (He’s totally not my style, btw.)
girlfriday: The acoustic guitar playing is totally my style, but not much else.
javabeans: But they’re singers by profession, so it’s a leetle less impressive to me. (Plus I’m hearing the original song in my head, which is better. LOL.)
girlfriday: Well, they’re idol stars, so I’m still pretty impressed when any of them can actually play instruments and sing.
javabeans: Eunhyuk just got back to Korea so he says he didn’t have time to prepare a demonstration, but he does have a present. Only for one, though, which means he’s ready to single out a lady based on first impressions. Donghae shoots him a look and mutters, while the caption reads, “Breaking the rules already.”
girlfriday: Haha, he’s messing with the program already! This is totally what we meant by the sogaeting rules and social cues.
javabeans: Right? You may get a step closer to the girl, but you cause a rift with your bros.
girlfriday: He chooses Eun-seo, who opens the cake box, to find… a cell phone? Huh? At first you think he’s going to throw her some line to get her number or something, but then he plugs it into speakers to play a song to dance to. What? Then what’s with the fakeout present?
javabeans: Was it to win points with his girl? Because otherwise it’s just a dance?
girlfriday: Even a cupcake would’ve been better.
javabeans: But I think it mitigates the rule-breaking aspect that it was a fake-gift (while earning brownie points with Eun-seo for singling her out), because then he hasn’t really outdone his bros. I think a cupcake would’ve been too serious.
girlfriday: True. Ha. So he dances and bravely goes over to Eun-seo to dance with her, but just as she gets up to join him, the music cuts out. Aw, too bad.
javabeans: It’s cute enough that she was all ready to do the shuffle with him, even if she only got one step in. Then it’s Kyuhyun’s turn to serenade with one of those popular romantic ballads, “Because I Love You.”
girlfriday: Sungmin plays guitar for him, which is nice, but then he messes up, and the boys accuse him of doing it on purpose. HA.
javabeans: Haha, that’s priceless. Because it’s right when Kyuhyun sings the word “stupid.” Aw, it’s sweet of Se-na to speak up for him, telling Sungmin he’s messing Kyuhyun up.
girlfriday: Omg, he starts up again, but this time Eunhyuk slyly slurps his drink in the middle of the song! Their pettiness is hilarious.
javabeans: That may be my favorite thing. The boys are too shy to say much to the ladies, but they take all their chances at embarrassing their friends.
girlfriday: Kyuhyun follows it up with a magic trick — he makes So-yool’s ring disappear, and when she asks for it back, he says he’ll give it to her when they’re done. Hee. I love all their little tricks to get more attention or facetime.
javabeans: I like how the commentator points out that Donghae seems a little miffed that Kyuhyun’s taking up the limelight, and while he doesn’t seem actually upset, I think there’s a teeny bit of truth there. Hee. Well, Donghae could just talk more then.
girlfriday: It’s finally Donghae’s turn, but he’s so awkward that I can barely watch. I’m cringing for him.
javabeans: Eunhyuk says that Donghae prepared at least 100 things, and this reminds me of the Strong Heart episode where Siwon outed him for preparing stories all freaking year long.
girlfriday: He must really be that guy.
javabeans: He just Cares Too Much. It’s both endearing and, as you say, so awkward you can’t bear to watch.
girlfriday: He’s prepared this elaborate song with signs and roses… and somehow it just gets away from him. Like he prepared it to be super romantic, and now it’s falling apart before our eyes.
javabeans: Oh man, Donghae. It’s a good thing you’re so pretty.
girlfriday: He looks like he’s about to cry.
javabeans: He’s the guy who says “I love you” on the first date. He’s Ted Mosby!
girlfriday: Omg! He’s TED!
javabeans: Alternately poignant and mortifying? Where’s that blue trumpet when you need it? Eunhyuk first steals the spotlight by doing the act better, and then points out that Donghae messed up with the flowers. Aw. On the upside, the girls seem to feel sorry for Donghae. He didn’t show them what he wanted to (cool and impressive), but they like the side they see anyway (bumbling and sweet).
girlfriday: Yeah I think the cool ship has sailed. But girls prefer the uncool real side anyway. And I think Eunhyuk in turn lost some points for being mean while Donghae was down.
javabeans: Yes, totally. Eunhyuk totally scored variety points for the funny, but lost on impressing the girls. I like that the mood has loosened up enough now, though, that they’re starting to have a little fun instead of being awkward balls of nervous energy.
girlfriday: It’s time for the girls to choose their favorite from the talent portion, and both So-yool and Se-na pick Sungmin. Uh-oh, things are already starting to skew one way.
javabeans: Eun-seo picks Donghae, which I think just made Donghae’s year. (I had a feeling he liked her most.)
girlfriday: Yeah I think he nearly had a heart attack when she came up the stairs. Eunhyuk’s particularly sad about her choice, since he singled her out first.
javabeans: Maknae actress Yeon-joo also likes Donghae, which leaves Eunhyuk and Kyuhyun sad. But this is only the first round! In this case they’re not necessarily picking the guy they wanna date, so they’ll have another episode to get to know each other. There’s bowling and dancing and… tears?
girlfriday: I guess this sogaeting gets real for everyone, and not just the boys?
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51 Lisa
January 23, 2012 at 11:30 PM
I love Kim Hyun Joong and HwangBo. They were the cutest couple for me. They were the most realistic towards each other. Although... KHJ's kiss with the lead of Playful Kiss was fiery!!!!
The significance of the Lettuce couple was how Kim Hyun Joong saw things ( I love what a unique idol he is). HwangBo being older but the episodes got better when HwangBo started being playful like KHJ. I love the episode where they go to a theme park and KHJ tries to play off that they are the Ant couple. FREAKIN HILARIOUS!
I also watched the specials with KHJ and HwangBo...those are great too
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52 mariolawpanda
January 23, 2012 at 11:31 PM
As an avid fan of the series, (I watched every single episode with English subs I can possibly find, I searched every single fansite of the show, and scoured all throughout the internet-dom for even a single English clip of the show when I found out about it) I recommend to watch the earlier ones. The Ssangchu couple (Kim Hyun Joong and Hwangbo) is definitely the best documented one.
I actually started watching the show with the Kangin-Yoonji couple which led me to start finding all the first ones. The older ones are actually a lot more believable, even with the mission setups than it is now. Before, they really try to become a regular married couple and not the were stars and were married angle they do now.
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53 Eliza Bennet
January 23, 2012 at 11:44 PM
This show is just too weird for me. They have tried it in my country too but it only aired for one season. (They couldn't get any remotely famous names to agree to participate)
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54 asea
January 23, 2012 at 11:48 PM
My first & favorite couple is the Lettuce Couple :D
From the current season, I enjoy woojung couple. I adore jang-woo, his laugh is contagious!! Love it how he doesn't hide that he's a pervert. The delusional fangirl in me thinks that they like each other for real, or at least from jang-woo side :P
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55 Cynthia
January 24, 2012 at 12:05 AM
I love JB's puzzled reaction to this show. It's kind of like how I imagine if aliens got ahold of that satellite probe that NASA sent into space years ago, filled with Earth 'stuff' including tv shows. Can't you just picture it? Aliens watching 'Happy Days' with a big WTF on their (if they have one) faces. JB's reaction is kinda like that. WGM devotees totally get the attraction - just explaining it is difficult.
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56 LL
January 24, 2012 at 12:15 AM
Girls, I must say that I love you more now for the HIMYM reference lol.
I stopped watching WGM when the Adam couple left. But I loved the 1st season. My fave were the Ssangchu couple. In my opinion, I think they were the best couple in WGM history. Their competitiveness was hilarious. Not to mention KHJ's 4D-ness and HB going along with it was a hoot.
Then came along the Adam couple which was also hilarious. Gain was so chic and JK was being his JK self. I won't forget how JK danced Abracadabra in a mascot suit lol!
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57 Jen
January 24, 2012 at 12:16 AM
I think the thing that makes We Got Married so enticing to watch is that, even though the relationship and dates are a setup, the potential for the couple to fall for each other is still present. It's entertaining to notice the sidelong glances, the special little moments that aren't scripted, the comedy, the awkwardness, and the progression of the couples.
I honestly believe some of the past couples developed genuine feelings for one another. Although I haven't watched WGM for a while now, I think the concept of it is a bit addictive once you get started. It's way more entertaining to see a couple from day one. Over time, you get to see how the couple interact and learn how to be comfortable with one another. They start to open up more with each other, and then the line between reality and a scripted show eventually blurs.
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58 Alice
January 24, 2012 at 12:48 AM
Well since ipods and smart phones r popular itd be cool ifu guys improved the mobile version a bit
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59 apple
January 24, 2012 at 1:19 AM
Finallly WGM at dramabeans!!!
My all time favourite Couple is the YongSeo Couple!!!
They were the greatest and the realest :)
Then comes the Lettuce Couple and WooJung Couple ;)
I would love to see Kyuhyun with the third actress, that would be interesting and hilarious?! :)
How about making some reviews on the old Couples or your fav. ones?! :))
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60 Aya
January 24, 2012 at 1:20 AM
ah, memories.
Bachelor is extremely sexist though, for all of WGM's fake-ness it's at least upfront about it's premise... even when some audience seem to be not able to differentiate between reality and edited fiction very well.
sadly, scripted Variety Show's have been flooded with idols in recent years, it's missing the diversity and dynamics with people who aren't trained to the T to behave in certain situations in certain ways.
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61 yammy
January 24, 2012 at 1:21 AM
ooooo another lettuce couple fan here!! :D .>). One of the reasons why i refuse to watch and secretly hate BOF although it has a SS501 member in it.
Secondly, just like Ani who posted earlier, I was (and still) kind of a tomboy when i started watching, and could connect so much with Hwangbo. My personality is basically a copy of Hwangbo's: all tomboyishly-tough and loud at the front but really girly-ish sensitive really inside. I could also connect to her lower and louder-than-the-average-girl's voice and laughter. Her frank, and i-don't-care-if-don't-come-off-as-a-giggling-and-blushing-innocent-girl really let me connect to her. To me, WGM Lettuce Couple was a proof for me that a tomboy girl like me could be loved (or at least respected/liked) by not only a cute guy like KHJ, but more importantly, by the general public. Hwangbo was/is one of my sources of confidence. Thirdly, because they were so cute and funny.
Ok enough of writing a life essay on WGM. Although i owe a lot of WGM season 1 in a lot of different ways, i stopped watching regularly after lettuce couple left, partially because i was so disappointed, but also because i didn't like the changes. I feel like today it has become another idol-infested show(not that i have anything against suju: i actually watched some parts that the other members of suju come out, mostly for kyuhyun and eunhyuk cuz they are adorable). Which one do i recommend watching? Season 1! Some episodes are in mysoju.com or you can look for fan blogs/pages (the ones for Lettuce Couple is still going strong !) of the specific couples. Hey, maybe your life can also change like mine! :DD
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yammy
January 24, 2012 at 1:25 AM
yikes my comment got cut. " One of the reasons why i refuse to watch and secretly hate BOF although it has a SS501 member in it." was supposed to be the comment on KHJ actually having a personality.
but too lazy to type it all out again :D
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62 Kirsty
January 24, 2012 at 1:22 AM
Javabeans and Girlfriday - not-so-secret ELFs. hehehe
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63 biankoy
January 24, 2012 at 1:23 AM
Aw, Kyu Hyun!!! I'll vote for you! I need to watch this.
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64 Aigoopi
January 24, 2012 at 2:38 AM
Gahhh ... I loved the Yongseo couple so much! And from the first season ... Alex and Shinae were great, as were the Kangin/Yoonji couple ... makes me want to rewatch them all over again. :)
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65 Jae Ji
January 24, 2012 at 3:16 AM
thanks for the recap ... if you didn't recap this i think i had no way to know what happened ç_ç well ahaha i liked the suju part lee teuk is really sweet but i love also dong hae attitude because he tries to be so cool but in the end he is a shy romantic guy so lovely >w<
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66 matinsoleil
January 24, 2012 at 3:42 AM
I started to watch WGM with Lettuce couple and so far no comparison!! They were so fun and cute together. I really discovered Kim Hyun Joon there! I gave up YongSeo couple after 3 or 4 episodes. It seemed like Jung Yong-hwa was always trying his best but no answer on the other side. I guess Seohyun was too shy and maybe I should have hold on. Anyway I really like the new couple Woojung (Jangwoo and Eunjung). They’re really look natural and fun!! I support them!
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67 SkyOfLov3
January 24, 2012 at 3:47 AM
OMO, what got me excited is the song of the day 'walkin' is my favourite song in super junior fifth album ! (:
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68 MsScorpion
January 24, 2012 at 3:56 AM
WOOOOWWWWWWW our wishes are coming true this fast after the "Giveaway Question"
We're getting translated interviews, variety roulette is back and WGM of all things.....
That's just too much JB & GF thank you thank you thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
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MsScorpion
January 24, 2012 at 4:47 AM
After getting this out of my system here's how i see WGM couples:
Season 1:
Was the best season ever, because everyone was really being themselves without having all the restrictions from their agencies in the back of their head, if they wanted to do or say something in the middle of the show they just do it. (at least that's how I felt while watching S1 as I watched S2&3 first)
Alex and Sinea: The romantic/awkward/taking it slow.
Andy and Solbi: The upfront/outgoing/sincere (I still remember solbi's face in one of the episodes when she said "This show is scary")
Crown J and In Young: The fashionista/loud/crazy/more american-like mind set.
HwangBo and Kin Hyun Joong: Awkward/4D/funny/competitive.
The other S1 couples are not as entertaining or interesting as the others.
S2 interesting couples:
Jo Kwon and Gain: Crazy/funny/hilarious (if u know Jo Kwon, that pretty much describes this couple)
Young Hwa and Seo Hyun: Awkward/shy/slow progress.
Nichkhun and Victoria: Romantic/more skinship (specially in the later half)/caring.
S3 couples:
Eunjung and Jang Woo: Cute/handsy (JW)/natural
Won Joon and So Hyun: 18 yrs friendship/natural/older (wanted to say mature but I don't think they are)/realistic
Lee Teuk and Sora: (So Far they are) Awkward/shy/cute/romantic
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Alvina
January 24, 2012 at 8:58 AM
I love you for including Solbi's comment.
I still think that's one of the most touching K-tv show moments because in a variety show land so fake, despite KNOWING that it's fake, despite scoffing at fans who match earrings-necklaces-shirts-etc, I was so taken aback and moved by that line.
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Cynthia
January 24, 2012 at 10:46 AM
I've often thought that of all the celebs on WGM, Solbi was one who should have NEVER done the show - it was just too hard seeing her emotions laid out for all to see, week after week. She came into WGM stating that Andy was her romantic ideal. Considering her young age and open personality, that pairing was an emotional disaster. She couldn't handle her feelings for him (remember how distraught she was when she lost her couple ring?), plus, I always found Andy to be emotionally removed when dealing with her. I think she scared him with her intensity.
Their final show was excruciating to watch where they decided not to continue - everyone on set was crying for her. This was a perfect example of 'fake/scripted' jumping the tracks. Frankly, I always thought that what happened to Solbi made the PDs hyper-aware of couple contact and why they now pull the plug when they see feelings between the couples becoming real.
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Celest
January 24, 2012 at 3:38 PM
I remember this. It was so obvious that Solbi developed romantic feelings towards Andy pretty early on I think and their farewell was so heartbreaking. I really hoped for her sake that Andy felt the same way but I guess in the long run, he only cared about her as a good friend.
"Frankly, I always thought that what happened to Solbi made the PDs hyper-aware of couple contact and why they now pull the plug when they see feelings between the couples becoming real."
Wow. This actually makes sense. And are you serious? The PDs pull the plug on the couples if they're getting too serious? But isn't the Woojung couple a real couple now?
Cynthia
January 24, 2012 at 5:35 PM
Yes, the PDs do 'pull the plug' when WGM couples start to blur the lines. Khuntoria is a prime example - their skinship was becoming more obvious, particularly on Nichkhun's side. Sleeping together, backhugs, lots of playful touching, etc., spelled WGM doom for them. Great for us, difficult for the PDs.
As far as the Woojung couple, they're in the odd position of being the only 'old' young couple left. I think they're getting more leeway because the show is in a formatting transition - WGM can't boot everyone at once, but I'd bet they're the next to go once the new couples are on board.
Do I think Woojung is real? No. Good friends, yes. Romantic? No.
:)
Hipployta
January 24, 2012 at 10:50 PM
Though Solbi showed her emotions I can't help but think of that WGM Come To Play where she explained how she wouldn't take their relationship further then because she needed to continue making her money LOL.
That episode was so awesome that I rewatched it recently AND the WGM Come To Play with Adam and Hwang Jung Eun
MsScorpion
January 25, 2012 at 4:47 AM
Yes, I think she really did fall for Andy, and it was very hard and confusing for her, their last episode is a total tear-jerker.
I think up till now no one on WGM was as confused as her, even the Gundam couple when they wanted to date for real stopped the show, she was the only one who hoped the show could be real for both her and Andy.
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howforwardsale
January 24, 2012 at 2:47 PM
I cried that episode. I think Andy came to like her but not the way she wanted him to. I think Andy treated her like a sister, taking care of her, humoring her and getting close to her parents. The end of their relationship broke my heart and I had to take a break from watching WGM.
Good thing Hwanee showed up! I didn't like his concept but I couldn't look away from him and Hwayobi (Dog Poopie couple).
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69 bluegirl
January 24, 2012 at 4:12 AM
Season 1: Hwangbo Couple
Season 2: Adam Couple
Season 3: Woojung Couple
I like them because they are the funny ones, awkward and seems not care about the camera
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70 Yiting
January 24, 2012 at 4:25 AM
My favourite couple is TeukSo! I practically became a hardcore ELF and Teuk also became my bias in SJ after watching the first ep of WGM. And especially the 'air plane episode'
Oh gosh, don't say Leeteuk was too exaggerating during the X'Mas special, like standing up and stuff.
I guess if you were to watch other variety shows that he is on, he always does that. I meant, he is too experience. He does that just for show I supposed (Or really, he was too happy by certain things that Sora does).
But when he is with just sora alone, he IS NOT FAKE AT ALL. See how happy he is when sora held his hand!
So show TeukSo couple lots of love ^^
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71 shahirashera
January 24, 2012 at 4:28 AM
I still like HwanYobi the best. Or maybe I just have this taste for underrate stuff.
They werent the most real, /I even know yobi dated that untouchable guy during her WGM days/ but the friendship turn couple situation was interesting to watch.
Not to mention Shiyoung. Really kickass unlike your typical girl.
And I have to agree about your selection for So Yool. She is the cool type & I would love to see more of her.
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72 Hipployta
January 24, 2012 at 5:02 AM
I don't want it to become SuJu Got Married but Fighting Junior + Kang Sora is pretty epic...I just tolerate Teukie because he is SO VARIETY ALL THE DAMN TIME.
I love WooJung. The Baidu bar are detectives on their scenes. You know how Jangwoo sent a selca with the blanket to Eunjung. They caught the screen of his phone and translated their personal texts from outside WGM. Ninjas I tell you.
Jangwoo and Eunjung relationship is pretty interesting in that they just react honestly to everything. The previous episode was a good example of their petty jealous. Even though both are actors they still argue over things like kiss scenes. They actually did go to a club in one episode since Jangwoo was trying to get Eunjung to forget about a fake kiss scene in Hwanhee's music video. You probably would have found the first episodes where they went camping a lot funny. They had a RV before they got this apartment.
The Christmas Special was funny because they were in their own little world on the show. Considering they brought both Moms on the show and fans have caught them wearing couple items, that were never filmed, outside of WGM many people are suspicious of them. I'm just enjoying the ride since the couples I ship have yet to publicly date.
The way they just ended SoWon/Brave Couple has everyone worried for WooJung. Since we're all expecting SoWon to actually date we're not too worried there.
The second season with Adam (Jo Kwon/Ga In), Khuntoria (Nichkhun/Victoria), and Yongseo (Yonghwa/Seohyun) was pretty good...but I found Yongseo boring LOL. I still stan for Adam and Khuntoria though...combined with my love of WooJung I watched the entire MBC Gayo live since they were hosting.
The first season...ah my AnSol. Andy and Solbi forever LOL. The Ant Couple (Crown J and Seo In Young) was hilarious. In Young later admitted she didn't want to do the show so they told her to show her bad side but then she enjoyed it. Alex...I love Alex but the fact she got married right after leads me to be side eye that couple LOL. Their Come To Play special with the Lettuce Couple was pretty funny. Our leader Hyun Joong seriously stayed true to his personality on WGM LOL. I even watched Kangin-Yoon Ji.
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Hipployta
January 24, 2012 at 11:19 AM
I forgot to mention that Si Young and JunJin DID date...but it was like for 6 months and then he went to the Army.
Of course Hwang Jung Eum and Kim Yong Joon were real from the beginning...their Come To Play episode with Adam was awesome.
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Hipployta
January 24, 2012 at 11:20 AM
I forgot to mention that Si Young and JunJin DID date...but it was like for 6 months and then he went to the Army.
Of course Hwang Jung Eum and Kim Yong Joon were real from the beginning...their Come To Play episode with Adam was awesome.
I still rewatch AnSol, Adam, and Khuntoria episodes.
To me Andy and Solbi should have happened...my first of many WGM shipping fails
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73 stella 21cl
January 24, 2012 at 5:06 AM
Reli Thx you for the "we got married" recap.. and i always wanted this kind of recaps for this show in this dramabean, and now it already completed... thx you very much.... ;)
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74 ThePerisher
January 24, 2012 at 5:30 AM
OMG Donghae did a Mosby!
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75 Mama J
January 24, 2012 at 6:11 AM
I'm so glad you talked about this show because I just really don't get the concept....
Are they supposed to start liking each other for real? Is that the hope? Or are they just supposed to ACT like they like each other to get fans squealing? and they just do it until one or the other has a scheduling conflict and has to back out?
Has any couple ever hated each other by the end? Has any couple ever gone on to date in real life?
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Cynthia
January 24, 2012 at 11:01 AM
What?!
Are you saying that you've never watched our shared (well, in your case, sneaky trysting) husband during his WGM days?! I am speechless.
:)
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Mama J
January 24, 2012 at 12:49 PM
I've seen a couple minutes - her birthday picnic, some stuff at a water park, but it wasn't subbed and I really don't understand the concept.
Are they put together in the hopes that they will start to like each other in these manufactured settings, or is it all fake from beginning to end, and if it's ALL FAKE, why not just watch a drama? I can't wrap my head around it. There are no set number of episodes for them to be a couple and then done? It just goes on, indefinitely, until one of them wants out? Don't feelings get hurt?
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Cynthia
January 24, 2012 at 5:46 PM
Okay, you should watch the Lettuce Couple subbed episodes (#1 comment has a subbed link to use) - my favorite 'best' episodes are the Amusement Park and the Young Master's Blind Date (with the Wonder Girls) - beyond funny.
We all know it's not real, but we just don't care - that's how good it is.
:)
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76 YOnghyunforever
January 24, 2012 at 6:21 AM
i love this show and have to say i love YOngseo the most till now. everycouple has their own charm. But YOngseo stuck in my heart and head like forever.
They are super akward but super cute and lovely.they are all real with their feeling.and because both are so unexperience that made them even more adorable. if u expected some skinship then YS is not the couple to watch but if u watch for the first love feeling then YS is all the way:-)
and now Teukso couple is cool as well. i also like Adam couple with a lot of fun. but i still love YOngseo the most:-)
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77 angle0880
January 24, 2012 at 6:35 AM
Ssangchu couple is number one for me. I like Ssangchu couple & I love hwangbo very much!
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78 Fa
January 24, 2012 at 7:01 AM
I was so into Ssangchu-JoongBo couple, they were really cute and funny to watch, but one day I met YongSeo and OMG! I can´t stop loving them since then ... all the couples have their own charm but for me, YongSeo is the best couple ever! ... I also like WooJung couple from season 3. =)
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79 Lily
January 24, 2012 at 7:06 AM
Donghae Ted Mosby? Made my day! x)
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80 ToTheSky
January 24, 2012 at 7:07 AM
@YOnghuynforever:
I'm also a fan of YongSeo.
I quite agree with you. Most people feel bored when they watch first episodes coz YongSeo are very awkward especially Huyn and then they give up watching next episodes. It's regrettable( in my opinion :D). Right, they don't have many skinships like other couples but the way they become close really touches my heart. The gifts they tried to make by themselves to give each other, the letters they exchanged...All are very very sincere and heartfelt.
Of course, all of us (fan of yongseo) hope they can date for real after leaving WGM. We know it's very difficult because they are still very young and on account of many other reasons such as their career, pressure
from fans, so on... but we still hope and hope... At times I realize I 'm very delusional about them :D. however, I continue to be like that ( I can't explain why by myself :D)
OMG, I must stop writing. sorry for my talking too much :D.
I only want express my feelings.
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81 ninji
January 24, 2012 at 7:30 AM
I would love Park Min Young and Lee Min Ho to be in this (and I know they're a real couple, but still) Pretty please.
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Cynthia
January 24, 2012 at 10:19 PM
They announced their break-up today.
The world is a bit dimmer.
But, he's back on the market, ladies!!
:( or :) ? I don't know.
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Hipployta
January 24, 2012 at 10:55 PM
Now on NATE it was announced it's a false rumor with no confirmation from any agency
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Cynthia
January 25, 2012 at 8:38 AM
Soompi ran the post from PMY's agency statement again today.
Sad, I am.
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82 chahaya
January 24, 2012 at 7:58 AM
I always like how GF has to explain those variety show's concept since she's the one who always watching while JB is not really into variety show :)
Lettuce couple is the most memorable couple for me while YongSeo I believe, really change awkward Seohyun to become a little bit comfortable around guys. I also like Hwayobi couple because they lived in a trad Korean house and for their drama concept photo before separating
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83 leonardswench
January 24, 2012 at 8:04 AM
Not having an hour to read all the comments, I'll just say this:
I loved WGM's first season and about 1/3 of season 2, but with the format change came too much forced uncomfortableness, I have found, for my palate, and now, even things that might be funny leave me feeling sorry for the couple involved since paramount to our amusement is usually some demeaning embarrassment on their part. The show has totally lost its edge and gone too far into in-authenticity while piling on the cringe factor. I'm out.
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Mama J
January 24, 2012 at 12:50 PM
Wench! Havent seen you in a dog's age! Hope you're doing well :)
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84 Ami
January 24, 2012 at 8:26 AM
How come there's no one talking about the Kunthoria Couple?
I personally loved them!
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85 p3rk3le
January 24, 2012 at 8:46 AM
"I hate real reality dating shows. Because I don’t care about the people." THIS sums up all my feelings really :p
and aaaw~ kyu baby!!!
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86 Jas
January 24, 2012 at 8:49 AM
I just love that you mentioned Ted Mosby! That just made my day :)
I didn't think that How I Met Your Mother and Korean dramas/variety shows could exist in the same realm of the internet!!
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87 djeedjes
January 24, 2012 at 8:55 AM
Why no one, NO ONE, talks about Hwang Jung Eum and her boyfriend here? They're the one and only real couple ever in WGM...
and NO ONE, too, talks about Uee and her actor couple?
Am I the only hardcore WGM fan, who remember all the couples? Kim Shinyoung, Lee Hwijae, anybody? :D :D
( oh, not so hardcore, i guess, since I forgot the couple's names..and too lazy to Google. )
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Alvina
January 24, 2012 at 9:04 AM
people DO talk about it, but as the "low point" of WGM.
That's when the direction shifted in efforts to gather ratings, and when the MCs were ousted which was a really really bad idea.
I mean, what's the point of anticipating and watching a show about a fake-relationship-that-CAN-turn-real (and I'm telling you it can because I have *this* and *this* and *this* evidance) if the relationship IS REAL from the start?
It kind of takes away the comfort zone of being a "viewer of a relationship, but itsok since it's fake anyway" to "this is too personal".
It's interesting because, I think, in America they WANT to think it's reality, despite deep deep deep down knowing that most reality is also a set-up.
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Mama J
January 24, 2012 at 12:54 PM
oh wait...so that IS the draw, the hope that the couples will actually start to like each other.
In which case, I'd be more on board. I loathe the Bachelor and things like that which make you compete with others for the attention of someone you may or may not like...
but this is kind of like, an extended blind date at home. That would be fun to watch. Two single people get together with the thought that maybe they will click, and go through various simulated situations of a married couple while getting to know each other and possibly emotionally attached.
While I would feel for the person who had a one-sided attraction and was rejected so publicly, on the other hand I wouldn't feel too badly knowing that they agreed to do it and that both parties, theoretically, came into it with the honest hope that they would grow closer. If not romantically, at least as friends.
Thats a show I could watch.
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88 Sunmi
January 24, 2012 at 9:00 AM
Eh...guess I'm the odd man...woman out? I don't get this show. Like at all. At all. Everytime I watch all I can think is what sort of tomf*ckery is this? Is it real? Fake? Fake-realness? Real fakeness? WTF, mate? And it's the not getting it that makes me dislike it.
That being said, I do enjoy it whenever I can sit still long enough to get through an episode. I would say a good 90% is gloriously fluffy filler that helps me get through p-sets and the like. Then there's the 10%. The 10% that literally has me reaching for my psychology textbooks. The 10% that has me really wondering who was smart/sick enough to come up with a show that is as blatantly ambiguous as this one? Obviously someone who's smart and evil enough to want to eff w/ people's heads, right? Right.
It's that freaky 10% that has me wondering if these people really DO like e/o. I know it's fake but over time, it's possible to really start liking/caring about someone that you've been pretending to like/care about. And there are only a few couples that really trigger this for me.
I've literally watched the TeukSo couple episodes 2 or 3x trying to figure out where the line between real and fake starts. The awkwardness is real--no doubt there. The premise is fake--again no doubt. But the little things...the tiny things they do for each other and then Kang Sora...this chick confuses me? I mean I know she's an actress and a pretty good one but either she's a freaking genius who's able to sell any role (even that of a fake wife) or she may actually like him? WTF? And then there's Leeteuk who literally is the polar opposite of his MC role that I can't help but wonder if its real?
Gosh I'm so confused I need a cookie now.
On a totally random note, I'm 60% sure Leeteuk (as you can see, TeukSo is my current psych-obsession) likes Kang Sora. Initially, I think it was purely hormone-anxiety driven. He's turning 30, army duty's looming over his pretty-boy head and then there's the fact that he probably hasn't held a girl in a good year if not more. Fact is, this dude's fired up and ready for some lovin'. (:3) But gradually, I think this physical attraction has developed into pseudo-real affection. That, or, Teuk is just latching onto the only female comfort that he's had in a while...and probbaly will be getting for a long while.
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Mama J
January 24, 2012 at 12:57 PM
That's exactly how I feel about it, only I haven't watched more than 10 or 15 minutes. I have read about it, it just never made sense to me.
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miwa201
January 24, 2012 at 3:56 PM
Re: Leeteuk, doubt it really. You have to remember that's it's all for show, and there have been many rumors that Leeteuk has been dating the same girl for the past two years. Where there's smoke, there's fire.
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89 olsen
January 24, 2012 at 9:17 AM
Thank you!
This sounds fun
Where can i get the show with eng subs?
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Cynthia
January 24, 2012 at 6:41 PM
Kshownow.net
:)
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olsen
January 25, 2012 at 4:05 AM
Thank you
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90 diana
January 24, 2012 at 10:04 AM
you're recapping we got married .. YAY!!! i love teuk-sora couple! lee teuk looks like he really likes her. but, Jo kwon- ga in couple (differrent season of WGM are still no. 1!)
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91 cati_21
January 24, 2012 at 10:05 AM
I liked Andy and Solbi and the Ant couple but the couple that got me hooked the most is Kim Hyun Joong and Hwangbo Hye Jung. Ssangcchu fans are still into it up to now because we were really affected with how they developed from total awkwardness to those tears in Mt. Halla. :) Personally, I was lucky enough to have met these two a couple of times already and whenever JoongBoers can, we let them know that we are still supporting them and their reactions are so overwhelming :) Segyero!
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92 skelly
January 24, 2012 at 10:09 AM
Count me as one of those people who just don't get this show. To me, it's all fake, all scripted, yet scripted so horribly - to appear real, I guess - that it is like a really dull drama. These are actors, forced together by the premise of the show, who must do some ad-libbing but all within these very narrow emotional and relationship confines...I just don't get it. And the trappings involved: the rings, the fake jealousy because if-it-was-real-perhaps-there-would-be-jealousy, the fake endearments, the parental visits displaying your co-star... only someone not married could find nuggets of "truth" in this set-up. It's all fanservice.
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Mikee
January 24, 2012 at 1:21 PM
Let me try to explain this show to you. I think whoever thought of this show must have studied psychology and liked the experiments in human behaviors.
The students and professors of Stanford University participated in a role playing scenario. The experiment was a bit extreme, but my point is when you are told to act out something with no script and you rely on your own thoughts, feelings and behavior, the end result is -- it confuses you and becomes real. It becomes not fake, I mean they start thinking that they really have feeling for their partners.
Just imagine yourself, a wife of "A" and you treat him as your husband -- wouldn't your mind think it is so after months of constantly being together, doing things together such a grocery shopping, being asked by people "where is your husband" and then of course family, friends and acquaintances teasing you.
This is really not an easy show. In a way it is a cruel show, for messing on their emotions, esp after the show ends for the couple. It is always sad.
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Nay Jack
January 24, 2012 at 9:33 PM
It was the prison role play right? But the prisoners were not allowed to go home and the guards were only allowed to leave for 8 hours. This heightened their sense of reality, right? I guess Idols' lack of sleep heightens that too? Maybe they follow the fan's comments and that makes it real too. Or at least that love story onscreen.
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93 Connie
January 24, 2012 at 10:10 AM
Wow yesterday I just posted that I wish yall would cover We Got Married! This commentary is so funny hehehe. People are staring at me as I giggle in the computer lab.
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94 Ayana
January 24, 2012 at 10:14 AM
Season 1 - Ssangchu couple (Kim Hyun Joong & Hwangbo)
Its changed everything...from HATE to LOVE.
I used to dislike KHJ but at that time I got Korean roommate(Uni's dorm),she was like laughing her head off over her laptop,and she go crazy over KHJ...I was so curious,so I give it a try.
I end up being Kim Hyun Joong's hardcore fan for more than 2 years now
He is 180 degree different from what I used to think he is.
I love his personality so much.
Unique,witty,frank,out-of-the-box way of thinking. The unique 4D ideed.
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95 waterfight
January 24, 2012 at 10:14 AM
I find a little funny because I just suggested doing more variety roulette in the other blog post. LOL!
I don't really get the premise of We Got Married too because I don't think they can do everything they do without having some feelings for each other. However, I guess that's how drama works too so maybe we should look at WGM as another acting gig?
I normally don't watch WGM but I couldn't pass up seeing the Super Junior members blushing and being so flustered in front of a group of girls so I watched the LeeTeuk & Sora segment of this episode. I thought it was definitely entertaining.
Also agreed that Shin So-yool reminds me a lot of Shin Mina and Bae Doo-na. I almost mistaken her for the latter when she came in.
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96 yourin
January 24, 2012 at 11:13 AM
Kyuhyun is the worst choice to boss around ^_^
Have u seen how he treat his Super Junior Hyung?
His nickname is magnae on top :)
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97 yourin
January 24, 2012 at 11:40 AM
Dong hae is just so sweet. Girl tend to fall for a sweet and romantic guy plus he's so cute.
Love how kyuhyun is very blunt. He didn't hide that he love wine, even when the 3rd girl said that she didn't like man who likes alchohol and smoke. When his hyung being super shy and stutter with words, he just smoothly talking.
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98 Maddy
January 24, 2012 at 12:23 PM
I cried along with Hwangbo on the lettuce couple's last episode. So bittersweet. I occasionally watch them again because their progression was by far the most realistic. I truly believe they had feelings for one another at some point. They bonded over their awkwardness and their competitiveness was a strong glue.
Honestly, this was what got me to like KHJ because at the beginning I thought Hwangbo was just too good for him. Hwangbo has my fangirl heart through and through.
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99 Mikee
January 24, 2012 at 12:37 PM
I don't get it . Everyone is saying how they love the
Ssangchu couple.
In season one, all couples acted out as a married couple successfully -- (that's why I love season one)
EXCEPT the ssangchu couple. They were awkward, HB was like his mom in that show. She was so careful with what his fans will think that she was always checking herself. If you compare the kind of easiness and natural skinship of ssangchu against ANY of season 1 couple-- they are very lacking. Yes, they were entertaining because of KHJ's 4Dness and HB's attempt to understand him but the show is called We Got Married not We are Dating .
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100 Anvesha
January 24, 2012 at 1:13 PM
Donghae tries too hard to be a variety person, which is probably Eunhyuk's area, but I love him for his earnestness!! He's such a sweet guy! I want to watch this epi just for him. But I also don't want to watch him embarras himself... I'm the type that fast forwards the embarrasing scenes in a drama.
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funnylittlefishy
January 25, 2012 at 2:46 AM
lol but this is why we love Donghae right? he is perfect in his inperfections and fails. And he's so good with Eunhyuk around, the dynamics in SJ are just... I hope Eunhae continues to do things together, because their friendship is downright magical.
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