OMG. So many happenings, guys! I loved witnessing the first few days of their dating honeymoon. That giddy, awkward feeling is akin to being high, I believe. LOL. And I love that this is an adult relationship that involves skinship, despite the introvert leads.

I hate that their relationship has so many obstacles early on. And Min Seong and Hyun Ho are such hypocrites to say that they should be able to control their feelings. Joon Young and Song Ah are already dating each other, so MOVE ON.

I love that last sentence btw, @missvictrix! Thanks for the recap!

This relationship is still in the baby stages and must be protected at all costs! Their communication, despite being advanced than some, still needs work though. I hope they overcome the challenge and gain confidence by proving their love.

Oh, the angst.. it has started. We all know it is coming though, but I am confident the OTP can overcome these challenges, as long as they hold on to each other. I think there are enough episodes left to see further growth in their characters,, and yes, I think there may even be room for growth for HH and MS, too.

Well said and thank you for the recap @missvictrix! Working through ups and downs while in a relationship makes it a solid one! Im learning from SA and JY, honestly 😅
Waiting for another week with the brahmsie beanies, fighting!

Rewatching episode 10 again, I found Song Ah's visit to Joon Young's home a reflection of where each of them are at right now with regard to their relationship. JY's home is a big metaphor for his internal world, which SA wishes to discover and be a part of.

SA asks to visit, remembering that Jung Kyung had already done so. JY is pleasantly surprised and excited, and wants to leave a good impression by tidying up - JY only wants to show SA his good sides. SA comments on how the Kyunghoo building can be seen so clearly from his window and that it must be too bright at night, to which JY resignedly says yes - the foundation has weighed down on him his whole life and he could never escape it.

A cup drops and its pieces are strewn all over the floor. SA rushes to help him because she's scared his hands would get hurt - SA wants to embrace his past trauma and pain and comfort him. She finds JK's handkerchief in the process - JY's friendship with JK (and Hyun Ho) is still very much part of his life (understandably), though it doesn't take centre stage anymore.

SA tells JY to stand back and let her clean the broken shards because she views his hands as more precious than her own, but JY takes the wet wipes from her and insists on doing it on his own; she's a violinst and she might get hurt too - JY is used to dealing with problems on his own, because he doesn't want people he loves to get hurt. But SA is saddened by this, and further doubts her role in his life. She says it's late and that she's leaving, but rain pours. She asks JY for an umbrella - her exit from his internal world makes it rain in hers, but she reaches out to JY to shield and protect her.

The impact on other people was so well illustrated in episode nine. We talk of the relationship of the two people but this really reminded us that other people are also involved- it can never be just about the new couple because their new relationship changes all of their other relationships.

I still find myself smiling at our couple, but I also feel the pain that they and others are experiencing.

So Beanies, how'd we all cope this week?

Here are some of my Ep. 9 highlights~~ (note that these are my thoughts/fangirl moments having not seen Ep. 10)
1. Conversation between our leads after their adorable kiss: Once again, they prove to us they're capable of good communication! It's very refreshing to see an on-screen couple actually talk things out to clear any misunderstandings, I love it and fully support it. Also, I'm proud of SA for turning down JY's offer to play the piano for her. She's doing what she feels is right in her heart. Go you SA! (I still want to see them play together though, I hope it happens~)
2. Min Seong's very relatable reaction: I loved how she screamed XD
3. 'It's not a false rumour': it's admirable that JY is proud and unashamed to tell others he's dating SA
4. Handkerchief scene: First of all, obedient JY sitting like that is adorable (and would've only distracted SA from practicing honestly hahaha) But yay to JY for getting a new handkerchief~~ also, their subtle change in expression as the music faded out was amazing, you could actually feel the tension amongst the silence as JY was about to lean in.. aND then the alarm went off hahaha they really played with us here
5. Ms. Cha: she's the best honestly I'm so thankful for her :)
6. Icecream date 2.0: from the very beginning when they waved to each other shyly, I died. Then JY basically confessing to SA a second time, I died again ^-^ Then SA giving JY a kiss first, I died once more. And thENN JY going no, I need to kiss you back, this very moment I became one with the icecream, melting away on the floor (〃▽〃)
7. Jealous JY: his subtle smirks and pouting face gaahh how adorable
8. Park Min Jae's emotional acting: the part where he's furiously hitting the piano and breathing heavily >-< those raw emotions really hit me hard, I just wish there was someone there to hug him (SA, you are that someone!)

Also, here's a random list of all the issues/topics that still have to be dealt with in the next 6 episodes:

1. MS's lost of trust in SA and their friendship
2. Likewise, HH and JY's broken friendship
3. SA's inferiority complex, particularly her low self-esteem and self-confidence in playing the violin, along with where she stands between JY and JK
4. SA's future - whether she'll go to graduate school (just to end up being taken advantage of by Professor Lee) or choose another pathway (Kyunghoo ^^)
5. JY repressing his true feelings accumulated over the many years of playing the piano, especially leading up to the next competition
6. JY and his management in Korea, also linked to what JY does about his career after the competition
7. JK and JY's relationship - JK still choosing to wait for JY, JY's prior feelings towards JK (putting things away in a suitcase still doesn't feel like closure for some reason)
8. JY's issues with money and relationship with parents (curious to know the backstory behind JY's father)
9. What JK and HH individually do about their future careers
10. DY and MS's relationship (not sure if they'll actually do anything about these two, but where they left off was quite toxic)
11. Drama between professors and their chamber orchestras (honestly, I couldn't care less about their foolish rivalry what not for the sake of their reputation)
12. JY and his professor's relationship (was touched on a bit in Ep 10)
13. Simon butting in between JY and SA (preview says it all gosh -___-)
14. Anything related to Hae Na (whenever she appears, she's always adding fuel to the fire ¬_¬)
15. Whether or not friendship trios (SA, MS, DY and JY, JK, HH) actually make up

I probably missed some, but gosh, there's a lot more than I thought...

I wonder if Song-ah really understands what she's doing re: Professor Lee. I.e. does she realise that she's in effect paying for Prof Lee's support, or has she been subtly manipulated into organising the chamber group? Even the kind and understanding Cha Young-in seems to believe that Song-ah knew from the start but did it anyway cos she wanted to join the postgrad programme so much. I don't know, but with all the crappy things Prof Lee is making her do, like informing the members to buy more tickets and pay for their own lunch, I hope Song-ah extricates herself from this mess asap.

I really enjoyed episode 9, and I appreciate the balance between the giddy honeymoon of their newly confirmed relationship and the thoughtful conversations they have. They simply find pleasure in each other's company - no montages of exciting dates and activities, just two people who are content to be together, weather sitting on a wall or in a practice studio.

I feel like episode 10 was a little weaker, if I'm honest. I liked the idea of SA visiting JY's home, stepping more into his world - but I did find the handkerchief thing a bit cliché. I know every drama has, well, drama to keep the story going, but I would sincerely prefer that the drama from here on out is something more relating to their music and dreams then the tried-and-true love triangle stuff - especially considering we've already spent so much time on that (in a more interesting way than usual) up to this point.

I'm personally still holding out for JK getting some positive character development. It's crazy, but I would love to see her finding happiness in teaching, and I'd be so interested in seeing a relationship of sorts develop between her and SA. One of my favorite scenes thus far remains that master class.

As we move into the home stretch soon, I'm still not entirely sure where DYLB is going to take us - and I love that so much. What a wonderful surprise this entire piece has turned out to be thus far!

The 9th episode was fun to watch, the 10th was heavier but inevitable.

For the love triangle, both have burst. I think it's interesting how Song-A and JY are in the same situation. Both kept their feeling to themselves to protect their friendship but it didn't work.

Song-A is so happy to make music, she doesn't see what is happening around her with her teacher, the orchestra, etc. I really want her to open her eyes that she won't suffer too much in the future.

Park Sung-Jae wants so much to gain money by using JY, it's really frustrting to see him talking to everybody without asking JY before... I need someone to smash his head for me!

Everybody is using our cute heroes for their own interests...

I knew that Song-ah and Joon-young will be happily ever after during the final episode. I really wanted to end and ruin Song-ah's friendship with Jung-kyung and Min-sung so that she will be stay away from both of them and I hope Jung-kyung and Min-sung will be kick out of the classical music university if both will threaten Song-ah and Joon-young's romances again. If my prediction will be correct, then in my opinion, Song-ah and Joon-young will be now a classical music lovers and I think they both the winners.

I finally watched episode 10 with the tough schedule I had and my birthday and I’m just... how to put this... I’m conflicted.

Obviously our couple are going to have some stormy nights and rough couple of days but I’m confident that they’re gonna work through them together just like how a piano and violin work together. Although there are swoony moments between them and I just want to swoon along and only scream for my baby (Kim Min Jae, duh) I want to be an adult and talk about the rest of the cast.

I haven’t told how wonderful everyone in the cast is. The fact that we hate them means that they’re really really good actors. Especially Hyeon Ho and Jung Kyung. I haven’t seen Park Ji Hyun in any other drama before and now I’m interested in seeing more from her. And Kim Seung Chul has always impressed me with his acting, granted I’ve only seen him in Prison Playbook. If you haven’t seen it, watch it. One of the best dramas ever in my honest opinion. And I’ve loved Kim Seung Chul ever since. He’s one of my favorite actors. And the fact that I absolutely hate Hyeon Ho means how well he has embraced his character and made everyone hate him for being so selfish and shallow.

Well to be honest I can’t call anyone shallow cuz their drama with our OTP is bigger than the Atlantic Ocean. To be honest if you take each character and think in their shoes, you would act like them too. For instance just imagine you’ve been dating this wonderful girl and had an amazing friendship with this silent guy. And then one day your girlfriend announces that she wants to break up with you because she loves your silent friend instead. What would you think? If it was me I would want to kill myself (if I loved her more than myself). It depends on a person’s personality. And even if that adds more drama to the drama (pfft) I think the reason DYLB is so popular even if it’s seemingly slow is how realistic the characters are to someone. You can basically look at someone and go “hey, that’s me!”.

Even if you take Jung Kyung: you’re dating this guy and yet something about his best friend (and yours, if I’m not mistaken) makes you happy. You just want to be with him instead. And yet that means you have to break up with your current boyfriend even if he has given you so much love. It’s hard to break up with him, because you’ve dated him for so long and breaking up with him means that he won’t be there for you any more. But you get butterflies seeing your other best friend. And you just want to see what would happen if you date him. And so you break up with your boyfriend (which is heartbreaking and you give yourself some time to cry for the sacrifice you made) and then when you look for your other best friend you see that he’s dating some newbie violinist who’s prettier than you (HEH! THATS WHAT YOU GET FOR MAKING SONG AH FEEL BAD, JUNG KYUNG) and you’re in for a shock. You don’t want to let go of him because you broke up with your ex to make space for this guy. And...

It’s so refreshing to have a couple that actually talks to each other. They kiss and then they talk about how they feel and what upsets them, even if they are so introverted and have been through crushes they kept in secret, so they are used not to talk about their romantic feelings.

I was really disappointed by HH and MS. They both claimed their friends were bad friends because they hid their feelings from them. And that altitude only shows that if both JY and SA has told them about their feelings they would have stopped their friendship with them, that’s how selfish they are. And for both JY and AS their friendship with HH and MS was more important that their crush. The fact that two long time friends can’t see that and can only see their “betrayal” was really infuriating. I don’t want them to “solve” their differences, JY and SA deserve better people in their lives.

Honestly, our leads are surrounded by not so kind people. Their teacher are really mean. Prof. Yoo is obviously jealous of JY talent. Prof. Lee is selfish and doesn’t care for SA at all and only needs a secretary, which is overwhelming. As hard as it was I liked that HaeNa told SA that prof. was using her.

Also, I know Mr. Park feels like he’s only doing things for his benefit, but I really think he is doing the best for JY career, although his methods are not the best. I’m curious about his visit to JY motherS I have the feeling he’s asked her not to contact JY anymore, and as much as I dislike him, that’s something that needed to be done.

I like how JY played the piano key to shush JK up nearing the end of ep 10. His expression just screamed "could you just stfu and start to rehearse" lol. I have a couple of ques to ask though.

1)I've noticed that JY tend to let out a sigh (?) after he's done with his piano piece. Is this a normal occurrence or is it due to him portraying exasperation for JY's character?

2)Why is it that JY doesn't want people to know that he's participating in Tchaikovsky Competition? Not sure if I have missed out the reason on the previous eps.

Thanks in advance!

This week was another roller coaster ride, after episode 9 full of fluff, I expected an angsty episode 10, and that was exactly what we got.

In the producer's interviews I read recently, they said that their intentions for the second half was to portray JY and SA's growing pains. So it made sense that the drama went all out on the angsts and conflicts. Understanding didn't make the experience easier to swallow though, episode 10 was tough. I really hope the drama can take the mature route and let the leads grow and fight obstacles together.

A few things I would like to note:
- Love that JY took charge and asked SA for her handkerchief. He didn't need to address the issue with JK's handkerchief, just that one gesture was enough to assure SA. And he got the opportunity to offered it to her right after, this time she accepted it. Regarding the black handkerchief, though I would prefer JY to just burn it, I understand why he couldn't. JK for better or for worse, still one of his oldest friends, he couldn't let it go completely that easily, and I think SA needs to accept and make peace with that fact. Accepting it doesn't mean letting it take over. As the last shot of ep 10 (and the brown handkerchief literally standing between JK and JY) has indicated, although there might be long history between JY and JK, SA herself has found her way into his heart and the space for her there has been growing larger by the day. I hope she will realize this soon.

- I think they've been holding off JY hearing SA play on purpose. She seemed to be reluctant to play in front of him, which made sense, given her super low confidence. I do wonder when will we get to see that? When will they play together? May be when SA finally finds the confident to play her heart out? Professor Lee said that the violinist and their accompanist has to be in sync when they play together, having the same heartbeat or something. May be despite the gap in musical talent, our OTP will unexpectedly be in sync when they play together? Is it too much for me to hope for that?

It's been two days, I can't believe I'm still fuming mad over the so-called "friends" of JY and SA. Seriously, the hoes before bros energy is giving me migraines. And to think the leads spend a good chunk of their lives in misery in considerations for these assholes, only to have this kind of treatment thrown back at them.

1. If they have the audacity to chide the leads for not able to "stop" their feelings, then they should look back at themselves first to see how's that has been working out for them. What a bunch of hypocrytes.

2. Also, if you two have such high standard for your friends, please again look back at yourselves to see how good of a friend you two have been. I mean, for a decade long friendship, you would think these two would have 1) Known that SA and JY do not have one selfish bone in their body to ever hurt them on purpose or betray them behind their back; 2) Noticed on some level how miserable their friends have been; and 3) Stopped thinking about themselves for one second and thought about how painful it must have been for SA and JY. Failing on all of these points just proves how self-centered and entitled these two are.

3. I'm not trying to pin this on SA and JY, but they need to be selfish and put themselves first sometimes. Them being selfless like this only encourage the obnoxious entitlement.

4. When they were hanging their heads and apologized to these assholes, I wanted nothing more than jumping in there and tell them that it's not their fault, cause it seemed like they genuinely believe that it was their faults!? Is it what people called gas lighting?

5. I cannot believe JY let HH did this to him twice in the span of 2 episodes, not to mentioned the other times like in the classroom or when HH told JY to leave the country. I hate, hate, hate HH's attitude whenever he talked to JY. How could he cry and plead and beg JK so pathetically and then turn around and sneer and berate JY with that angry smirk on his face, acting like JY is the one had it out for him when in fact it was JK who ruined everything?? What the hell? Thank god SA had JY telling her to stop chasing MS for the time being to avoid this kind of conversation. It's really not worth it.

6. On the topic of friends, JK's shocked pikachu face when grandma told her she should have paid JY for being her accompanist was so funny. You would think out of everyone in his life, SHE would have been the first to realized how massive of a favor it was for JY to play for her for free. But she obviously didn't, until grandma reminded her, which really drives home my point about the obnoxious entitlement.

7. In conclusion, kids, you need new friends. If these people want to stay mad forever then let them, who cares? You have apologized more than enough, just drop them and go shop for better, healthier friends.

For some reason, I can empathise with all the "bad" guys in this show. It think that's the magic of this show. Nothing is black and white.

Min Seong and Hyun Ho have every right to be angry at Joon Young and Song Ah. JY and SA kept their feelings secret in an attempt to shield MS and HH from heartache, but ended up making MS and HH fools. The situation parallels how JY tried to keep the secret of MS and DY from SA in the earlier episode.

I appreciated Haena for being straight with SA. SA is doing everything she can in order to be in her professor's favour. The comment definitely came from a wrong place, but someone needed to open SA's eyes sooner than later.

Even with Simon, from an artist perspective, he's "evil." But as an agent who wants his artist to become successful, he is doing what he considered is best for the situation. Can an artist/musician only focus on their craft? In a sense, SY and JY are so naive to think that they can do with just music... IRL, you definitely got to do what you do not like in order to do what you like.

Thank you for the recap! I have already posted everything I can say on my wall lol But I still want to comment on how much I enjoyed this week’s journey.

Another beautiful week we have had. It may be tough to watch, the obstacles are necessary for all of our characters to grow and learn.

I don’t need to watch a drama where there’s only fluffiness and swoons. I want to see the pain, the mistakes, the sour, the ugly, the regrets, the weight in life, because I want to see these relatable characters living lives like we would. And how they become better with each other’s company. It gives the swoons so much more meaning.

This is a drama that touches my soul, and I am delightfully waiting for the light at the end of the tunnel.

A talent in the right hands can turn into something amazing and continue growing when the person possessing it stays humble and hardworking. A talent which cross it's growing path with jealousy and constant criticism which feed on insecurities can switch off the power, turn off the fire which is still there but it needs lots of effort and some good dry logs to keep burning and make it big again.

You know a situation when you are walking on the street and there is a bunch of begging kids or homeless person asking for money and you can or can't resist to give them something. I think JY an SA are people who will be affected and whenever they'll go someone will sense their "week heart" and will profit from it. People like those professors and JK will go down the street and nobody will bother to ask them for anything, although I believe that JK will secretly drop some money "by accident".

I understand MS's reaction and why SA didn't tell her about her feelings, I've been there so many times in the past. I was glad that she decided to tell DY about it, just it wasn't the best moment for MS to learn the restraint feelings of her best friend. She feels betrayed and she will realize with time why SA didn't tell her about it. It will hurt but it must be herself to find SA and talk about it.

I love the suitcase - it became a box of memories, of the past, he doesn't need to throw it away. Why to throw the part of yourself so precious to you?! In the moment he put the black handkerchief in this suitcase of oblivion he got his feelings right and he let completely go his past. I would hope for him to do it with Rachmaninoff as well. All the time when depressed he challenges himself to those pieces of doom of desires. It's wonderful metaphor - Rachmaninoff music needs very skillful player to play his work but without feelings it doesn't sound right - it's like a russian soul which can't be dictated the order to keep itself sane and keep growing and flying but it needs a guide to not get overboard.

This couple is charming because it is such a old fashion courtship ( dating is too modern term for this ). From handkerchief to ice cream dates, I can't imagine even introverts do this now.

First love how happy they are together. Like vitamin for a tired soul getting a happy pill. <3
I feel for SA getting food for her insecurity the whole day. It clearly eating her up on the inside... Everyone that have been there knows that feeling how not being good enough for yourself. Just as much she loves playing violin. That feeling of not getting that desired level beside everyone says she is not a capable player. Have been there myself when people says you do not fit to do this... It do take a toll on self esteem. But I hope to see her finding a place where she do something that give her confidence and make her happy. Well we knows she have a supporter in JY that gonna cheer her on in whatever she want to do.
I also hope JY find his passion and becomes happy again with his piano.
All this obstacles can not mean other that it is gonna make them stronger as a couple and individually. :)

Can anyone help please on the background music being played during the first few minutes of Ep 9? , and also played again during the ice cream scene 2?

Oh My Gosh.. it's THEM who are dating, but I found myself blushing the whole two episodes.. :P

PS: I just hate Simon here... I hope Joon-young's talk with Christ goes well so this prick WON'T be JY's manager... I just dislike him going around to tell people that he's JY's manager even when the decision has not been made. Even more, I hate him controlling JY like he's a total jerk... every time Simon appears on my screen, I just want to slap him... grrrrrr...

PSS: I'm just wandering when they're going to drop to banmal.. I can't wait... :D

The only time I'll ever forgive precious ice cream being wasted 😘😘

Simon's problem isn't his ambition, but the way he goes about it. If you are a manager you need to both take care of your artist and push them. He hasn't figured out how to take care of his artist. He doesn't pretend to get to know JY, he just speaks "at" him instead of "to" him. A miserable pianist will not help you sir.

Idle thought -- @missvictrix's comment about getting married made me think about meeting the parents. I wonder if meeting JY will raise SA's status in the eyes of her career-focused mother and sister. I wonder if meeting SA will help Mom stop asking JY for money, since he'll have a family of his own.

Time to get married!

Proposed wedding present from Brahmsies: an upright freezer so our ice cream couple can do whatever they would like with their ample supply -eating, feeding, milkshaking, make-it-into-caking, tossing, smearing, licking, wiping with handkerchiefs or wetnaps.

Wouldn't they make a lovely married couple? Despite some of their personal struggles, I could see so much good coming from their union. JY will be able to have a partner he will fully trust to share his burden, SA will also gain confidence with the support of a partner who respects her. I am hoping all of these will be realized for us the viewers to bare witness to their beautiful relationship.

It is rather funny though that Dramaland has held us hostage for years administering miscommunication abuse and now we have a couple who talk to each other and are open about their feelings in their social circle, what else can we do but swoon?

Communication is too sexy for the average Dramaverse!