This drama actually gives every individual character an actual development unlike some other drama I know (gives side eyes at THAT drama with the weakest FL). Joon-ah, come back after a time jump and woo your damsel once again. I’m sure she’s waiting for you, with the piano and her collection of squee-worthy family/support group.

I’m waiting for Joon’s mom to join the TWD ladies and be the first one out of them to actually divorce the husband and marry the thug boy. Cuz their to-be-romance would be AWESOME. I can’t hate her for some reason, her character is loud and hilarious and would actually support Joon, I’m sure. Because she just wants her kid back safe and sound, she doesn’t hate him, or does she?

Jaemin in ADORABLE. He went from nonexistent to full on squee mode. I love all the piano pieces in this drama, but the top has to be the Rara-Joon duet. The sexual tension whenever their fingers touched were SIZZLING. But Jaemin is a prodigy and he plays so amazingly.

Is thug boy gonna fall for Hae Young’s mom? Cuz that’s gonna be such a love triangle, since she likes Dr. Cha. (Is it a love square if you put in Joon’s mom too?) This drama is on crack sometimes but I’m still loving every moment of it. Every. Moment.

Unlike Start-Up. Hmph.

When Jae-wook came out as the young haraboji, the visuals almost killed me! Now I want him to act in this setting!

It's amazing how easily I got into the timeline despite the short screen time. It was wonderfully done and the acting between GA & LJW was *thumbs up*.

I actually cannot see the end game and what the show wants but I'm enjoying each episode which is important rather than feeling bored as I watch it.

This whole situation is moving so fast im actually prefer this way. I dont know... maybe its the right thing for Joon to going back home but is it the best for him to dragged to seoul with his parents atm? When he finally feel warmth that he longed for :(((
I do understand Joon's frustration about his parents. They are not listening to him. His mom didnt even ask if he is okay after run away for months. His mom paid a thug to find him secretly because she was afraid people know tht his son is run away. And i dont even wanna talk about his dad

Thank you, @missvictrix, for the weecap(?)! This is the first time Go Ara has moved me in a drama - her silence while Jun is being manhandled into a car. The drama gave me the warm fuzzies when the ahjummas designated who will be in charge of what for Jae-min. I so hope Jun reconciles with his family and somebody reveal who the actual 'twinkle star' is for Ra-ra.

I never was really invested in the main love story and the plot with the stalker.

But I love Ha-Young and Seung-Ki! They form a really good duo together. I think I like them more because they actually act like their age. The actors are good, we can't see the 7 years difference of age.

Just like missvictrix has said, I was sweating through my eyes watching the scenes of little Jae-min got his arm dislocated, sweating but pretending to be fine, and ultimately trying to play the piano with his left hand alone. My eyes were sweating so hard they used a couple of tissue paper to wipe it all out. The sweating process then started again when he tried to explain to Ra-ra that he didn't want her to be sorry because she had been extremely good to him; and it broke me into pieces hearing that she would still love him no matter what. Those scenes stand out the most for me during these two eps. I LOVE them -and by them I mean the whole Eunpo crew.

What I found unsettling are some scenes that highlight how young Jun is. I understand many Beanies not having trouble with the age thing, but the age is just so evident in random scenes like the scene he collapsed because he was traumatised by what he accidentally did to the stalker guy. How the mother told him that he was still a minor too. I think there are many ways to resolve this issue, but I really think that it shouldn't have been introduced to the story in the first place. He is still so young, period.

I love dr.Cha. His acting is so good and I'm happy that he got to live, well at least a little bit longer in the story, longer than when he was trying to become a CEO himself (looking at you Start-Up) lol. Please make him live to the end and I'm happy like as a clam.

Adorability is everywhere in this show. 💕

I got scared for a few seconds there în episode 10,I thought the stalker was really dead. I don't mind the separation, it's better to get it out of the way early and given that Joon is a high schoolar this is the first drama where I'm looking forward to the time skip. Lee Jae Wook as the young haraboji shoe peddler was quite handsome, the look suited him.

Mais, mais pourquoi... *sighs*

Well, you should not be annoyed, @missvictrix that Joon didn’t get a chance to tell Lala the truth himself, because this is Dramaland after all, and for a hero or a heroine to tell his/her other self "the truth" is a non-trope and writers need to follow the typical trope, in order to create more tension, bla bla bla... then they need to create the separation, a misunderstanding, an almost fatal accident or a trip, and the characters failing tho meet art the airport, instead of calling on the phone...
Or calling on the phone but alas! The battery is dead! 😂😂😂😂
You get my point for sure...
You just can't avoid the dramatic moment, when even they used to live practically together and in all those days and nights together they couldn't talk, because you know talking at home is anticlimatic... 😒😒😒😒😒

Arggggghhhh! It is so frustrating!

I knew that this week, DoSolLa went into darkest world with storms of... saddest moments, tears, no romances, no laughs, multiple stalkers and of course, the Episode 10 epic cliffhanger? What really happened if Lala will be kidnap by multiple stalkers to moving her by them into Seoul? If it's true, then I will be disappointed and I potentially looked forward for next wicked episodes up to final episode this month with "missing Lala" storylines. If it's not true, then it will bringing back to the funny and romantic world of Lala and Joon so that I knew it will be happily ever after when DoSolLa will end.

I knew that Heo Dong-won was originally cast, but unfortunately, he never made it because he had Covid-19 but since he recovered already so he never had new dramas yef. I prayed for his comeback on other K-dramas soon.

"The sweetness nearly killed me"

Truth❤ and so needed during these times.

A great recap, tqvm. I had sweat in my eyes too when Jae Min winced in pain as he tried to play the piano. I'm glad that the kidnap plot wasn't dragged too long and we get to see Joon in his hero-element was so satisfying.
I can imagine how shocked Lala was when she learnt about Joon. If I was 24 & found out that the guy I love and relied upon is an 18-year old schoolboy, I'd probably freak out. Lala must have felt that she had to be the adult and "returned" Joon to his parents, both of whom really need to go for a crash course on Parenting 101.
I am looking forward to seeing the efforts Joon will be putting to prove Lala that he's a keeper. I love, love, love the part Joon and Lala act out haraboji’s romance. I am so much in love in this drama already, and to be given another romance plot felt like I had received a raise and a bonus too.

I am one of those watchers that never had much of a problem with the age difference between Joon and Rara; she may be 6 years older physically but in terms of maturity they are both in the same space or with Joon a bit ahead. I think the scenes where Seung-gi- and Ha-young look back on their meetings with Joon to look for signs that he was their age - and they don't find any. He may be in their cohort, but his life experiences have made him look and behave well beyond a high schooler.
Rara is a bit behind the maturity curve because she was protected from the world her entire life and never given any responsibility. This put her at the same phase of life as Joon: trying to find her place in the world, trying to find her people and a way to support herself, support her family, and make her world a better place. Both of them were slowly finding the answers, making their family, figuring out what they want to do with their lives and how they want to do it. The fallout from the stalker means that they are going to have to continue this path as best they can without each other, and I think the plot needed a jolt like these two episodes to make it happen.
We always knew that somehow or other Joon would have to return and fulfill his legal obligations as a child of his parents (and Rara knew it, too), but he also has the strength and maturity, I think, to not stay on the path his parents have set for him. Once he is legally able I think he will be off to recapture the world he discovered with Rara and his Eunpo family.

I agree that there is just so much warmth and sweetness to this drama. And the sweetness isn't focused on just our OTP - it's all the secondary and side characters as well. I love Ra-ra and Ha-yeong's relationship. It could have been adversarial since Ha-yeong had a crush on Joon, but they really like and admire each other, and Ha-yeong could be jealous without going annoying psycho.

It's a simple rom-com drama, but there is some great effort and work going into make sure the shots sweep you away - like the piano scenes and the celebratory dinner. Things that can get sort of boring and static to watch, but have captured me here.

I love Director Chu (head henchman) and Ra-ra's scenes. Every time they're in the same space, I start cracking up. Now that Joon is found, he's done with this job. I hope he stays in Eunpo to recover. As for whether he will find romance himself, looks like he has 2 potential ladies!

Best scene of the week has got to be when Ra-ra stood up and did the bravo thing for Jae-min. Ra-ra's dad could not have imagined that the gesture he made back then would ultimately help a little boy almost 20 years down the line in a different town.

How adorable was LJW in the 50’s costume! I loved that sequence of the old school budding romance.

Joon’s mom makes me laugh. I think she is just prickly on the outside but will end up accepting the couple once the time is right. It was so funny that the ‘scary’ chaebol thought his wife was seeing another man.

I do enjoy all the salon ajhumma’s. It’s always fun to see their reactions

Ok now. Can Joon please finish his school, join a college please. He is rebelling against his dad and ruining his own future. I hope there isn’t too much angst and our Eunpo family ( grandpa , salon ajhummas and our high school ‘couple’) will find a way to bring our love birds together. I trust them!

Harabeoji: "Why on earth is this happening?"

My reaction to this whole drama.

Ha-young: "He's seriously so hot. Like crazy hot. He's so freaking handsome."

The only reason I'm still watching.

Mr. Kim and Jae-min are the cutest and sweetest characters in this drama. I know this drama isn’t deep but I love it for that fact. Everyone needs fluff in their lives!!

Jae Min crying + the whole gang telling him that it was okay, and that he was great made me cry like a baby.

I thought DO DO was going along fine until theses two episodes. I think writer-nim seriously dropped the ball especially in episode 9.
The entire Jae-min portion from the time he steps out his house through his performance, meal and hospital visit annoyed me and I didn't buy it. Here are some of my gripes:
1. I can't believe that that child dressed himself in that suit. I am not sure of Jae-min's age but I am guessing 6-8. Somebody helped dress him, presumably his dad. Why is dad not involved in this episode at all?;
2.My biggest gripe. We have an attempted kidnapping where the child victim is seriously injured. What does writer-nim do? She makes Jae-min into a child noble idiot. Now "Noble Idiocy" has to be a dramatic device it can't be an ingrained trait in South Koreans.
I believe children's emotions are close to the surface. The way I see it as soon as Ra Ra arrived Jae-min would have burst out crying saying,
"My arm hurts. Some man tried to take me away and pulled my arm!".
At this point, Ra Ra (maybe with her hearing the voice of Cher say Ra Ra, Snap Out of It! first should have pulled out her phone and called the police to report an attempted child abduction. Told the police the child is injured and is going to the hospital. Meet us there.
Second ask Jae-min where his father is. Third call our resident orthopedist Dr. Cha and tell him the situation and ask him to come to the hospital. Fourth call Joon and fill him in. Fifth take Jae-min to the hospital.
Of course this requires a total rewrite. There is no competition and no meal. Also no putting on a cast on the child without his guardian being present. No kidnapping of Ra Ra because Jae-min would have identified Ahn Joong-ho as his assailant and this foolish character could have been eliminated from the story; and
3. Why was the father-son relationship not pursued. Other than getting the OK for the competition under a somewhat dubious premise (our OTP were married) Jae-min's father doesn't exist. I don't see where he was included at all. Was he even invited to his son's concert or the meal afterwards. I personally would have preferred less time spent on the beauty salon ajumma's shtick and maybe more time spent on Jae-min's relationship with his father.
That is enough of a rant for now.
With the age reveal made in episode 10 writer-nim still has six episodes. After these two episodes I am concerned.
PS Little Song Min-jae who plays Jae-min is wonderful. As his part was written in episode 9 he played it beautiful I just didn't care for how it was written.

Jae-minnnnn
Poor sweet boy!!!
My heart broke watching that scene, I do wish the adults reacted sooner, instead of clapping in the audience.
Hoping we get a time skip soon and jun can come back to the family at la la land.

Grandpa's love story, my goodness how is LJW so talented, adorable!
I do want Jun's mother to join the TDW, she just needs to get rid of that pesky husband 😂😂😂 I also ship the gangster and his life saver.
I do think Jun needs to go back and finish school, at least until he is an adult. I just wish he could explain to RaRa first

These episodes ended with the inevitable separation that we all knew was coming. For once the separation was not idiotic nor noble. It was simply inevitable. Yet it felt so wrong.

When Joon has knocked out the kidnapper and suddenly went from superhero to traumatized kid it served as a reminder that, even though he is (just barely) a legal adult he is still not fully grown up. But that in turn highlights the fact that in most ways he is already more grown up than many men ten years older than he is. Yet, his act of running away from home to rebel against his dad was fundamentally immature even if he had otherwise functioned very well after doing it. So what we now have in Joon is a boy who is very close to being not just an adult but an amazing man in full, someone who simply needs to learn a few more things before he develops the judgment and full understanding that will make him a very serious man indeed.

I sincerely hope that his mom and dad will appreciate what Joon has become.

Jae-min is such a delight- and has the perfect teacher in Ra-ra. I hope his story continues.

My other hope is that Joon being sent back to Seoul will result in justice for Ra-ra and her late father who had his company stolen from him.

And I am quite certain that Joon and Ra-ra will be together again. How can they not?

When Lala stand up for that poor little kids during the contest, I just can stop my tears.

I knew that will be parted someday but I didn't know that it would be like this :(
and maybe just like everyone wish, until Joon become adult and graduate from high school, so you know, that it will become less awkward since Joon is already adult.

In I hear Your Voice, they separate by 1 year, until Park Sooha become an adult, even though he doesn't manage to graduate from high school, cause of memory loss (I hope this show wouldn't go with memory loss)

When Joon turned from the Hulk to frightened teenage boy - it really showed his age! He's been appearing so mature all this time we forget he's really 19. So of course when he thought he killed a man, he freaked out. Mature and calm Joon is human after all.

Thanks missvictrix for recapping this so succinctly!

This drama is my happy pill every week. I did not expect to be so interested and invested in this drama but Rara is soooo lovable and Jun so swoon worthy, so how can i not? Please drama gods let them have a happy ending with their Eunpo family;)