I’m on the edge of my seat every time Woo Hak gets close to Ki Ho’s father in case he gets caught. I mean he’s a former cop and Woo Hak is the worst tail in the world. How the ex cop doesn’t catch on to him is a mystery. It was so stupid to B&E his house, given he is clearly a violent psychopath.

So here’s something I am really struggling with. I was under the impression Ki Ho lived alone with his dad when he met Mok Ha. So if he has been living with his new family after one of them lost his memory, then when did he report his father for abuse and run away from him? I’m sure you can tell I am a little confused about the timelines.

Thank you for your recap @quirkycase.
Rather than cower, Ki-ho stands up to his father who then hits him over the head. He was knocked unconscious and woke up in the hospital as Woo-hak
The father picked up the chair to hit Ki-ho, but his brother came in the middle so the one who hurt and woke up in the hospital was Chae-ho, thus Bo-gyeol is Ki-ho.
It's what I understood. Am I wrong?

I was hesitant to start watching this because i absolutely hated Start-up (i loved Pinocchio and While you were sleeping though). but im glad i did, it doesnt reinvent the wheel but it balances most of its elements well, the mystery, suspense, the family drama and the little bits of comedy as well.

Park Eun-bins consistency and versatility is her greatest strength as an actress, i hope it the drama can stick its landing

I'm obsessed with this drama. I know that the story and writing have flaws, but I don't even care. I do think that the writing is overall very good, though; I love how each episode has this overarching "theme" that relates back to the characters and story. I also love Bo-geol in all of his tsundere glory, and I enjoyed how Mok-ha called him out this week. It's painful to see how they're all gaslighting her, and I wish they could just tell her the truth and let her deal with it like an adult. At least she doesn't buy the lie about Ki-ho. I like how in this show, the characters are smart and figure things out pretty quickly.

I'm trying to figure out what Bo-geol's plan is. Is MH going to sing as herself? Is MH going to sing as RJ and then reveal herself after? Is RJ going to sing for herself? The psychological block to singing makes way more sense than nodes, but it feels like RJ isn't even trying. When Lea Salonga was struggling with the original run of Miss Saigon, she hit up a vocal coach and nipped it in the bud. RJ needs to study under a voice teacher, not see an ENT doctor (I assume that was an ENT doctor).

A lot people on Reddit didn't like the new diva (I only remember her initials so I'll call her MG), but I think Ran-joo was rude to her and it makes sense that she eventually "broke bad." I actually really love RJ's character, she is flawed in such a realistic way.

I still don't like WH, but at least his actions were understandable. But, he thinks he's so clever when really he's just falling into the dad's trap. As I put on Reddit: "WH is playing checks while the dad is playing chess."

Less convinced that the CEO is going to get a redemption arc after the latest eps, but we'll see.

I was planning on writing down some thoughts and somehow it ended up as a 1700-word mess of an essay. Please let me know if this is too long, and I need to post this on my fanwall instead :D
I. Apparently, people here do not like the drama and are dropping it, I've been reading the posts but I still don't understand what's the problem. I still love it, but each to their own I guess.
Episode 5 was a bit bloated and I find WH hero complex annoying, but it sticks to the episodic theme pretty well and WH's action did move the plot along, so it wasn't that bad.
Episode 6 on the other hand is excellent, answering questions, solving problems, and introducing new stakes. It's all very exciting!
1. Who is KH?
Well, if you have been paying attention, this isn't really a question, but I'm glad it was made clear in episode 6.
2. Why is KH's father way more hung up with him than his Mom and brother?
Because he was always the more defiant one, he was the one who successfully ran away and cost him his job. Dad seems to insist on his family being grateful and obedient to him, so KH's attitude would trigger him more.
3. Why is BG so set on having to hide away? He's big and strong now, surely he can't be scared of his 60-year-old father?
Yes, he can, because abused victims do not magically grow out of their fears as they grow older and stronger. But the writer really up the stakes by showing Dad attempting murder on a big and strong 30-year-old man, making it clear how dangerous that man is. Knowing his father, of course, BG/KH would try to stay hidden as much as he could.
4. KH's mom's quote is not that unique.
She used exactly the same logic to deflect MH's question!
5. How did KH and his family get their new identities?
Because they stole the identities of a dead family. Identity theft is a serious crime, BG did not lie when he told MH that KH may have become a criminal. He really is one. Makes sense he doesn't want MH to know, so at least when everything falls apart, MH will not be blamed as an accomplice.
6. How are the divas gonna get out of the lipsyncing mess?
Easy, confessing their wrong-doings right away, coming clean is the best way to overcome this potential PR disaster. Also, letting MH have her debut stage is a nice bonus. It is unsure if the public will react to MH positively or negatively, but she sure will get public attention. She would get so many eyeballs on her, that the abusive dad would have to think twice if he wanted to harm her. KH's coming through with his original plan of making her so famous no one can touch her, my guy has been working his whole life preparing for this day.
7. How are they gonna get out of the identity theft mess?
I don’t know, but for some reason, I don’t think they will, someone is going to have to pay the price.

Where are the Divas?

1. Am I supposed to root for the girl that after giving an idol the "I'll only acknowledge your talent after hearing you sing live" speech, she was planning to make her artist lip sync? Does Mo Ka even heard Mo Rae's sing before? And why should Mo Rae prove anything to Mo Ka? LOL

And am I supposed to root for the woman that treated a kid like trash for no reason? Mo Rae is a replacement? A money cow? Excuse me?
That "you can be a star only if you don't shine brighter than me" mentality is horrible. Ran Joo and Mo Ka acting like Mo Rae owes them something is ridiculous. Mo Ka reminds me to those kpop fans that act like their oppas are the best and the rest of the world is trash.

Here artist and fan are equally toxic. Perfect for each other.

Am I supposed to feel proud or happy if they win against Mo Rae? I'm sorry but I'm more interested in how Mo Rae survived those 15years of bullying than anything related to the other two.

2. The boys... There's Ki Ho, the Start Up boy 2.0. I don't like him just like the Start Up boy. And his communication skills... Maybe that's hereditary? because watching the mom trying to make Mo Ka give up on being a singer instead of just telling her what's going on was painful.

They keep talking about protecting people, but... *Sigh* I'm pretty sure that Mo Ka wouldn't go around talking about Ki Ho here and there if they just told her "Ki Ho is right next to you. Now stop talking about him with other people because his dad wants to kill us". Same with Woo Hak. Since they always lie to him, now he's doing things on his own, in secret.

I liked Woo Hak, but now that he's going full on Pinocchio on the abusive jerk, I'm bored. I liked it better when he acted like the maknae of the house and was full of energy and positivity. I liked his dynamic with his dad, but thanks for ruining that too show.

3. The CEO... Yes, he's a jerk, nothing surprising or new or interesting. Instead of making this a revenge show against the bad CEO, maybe they could've focused more on the music or something.

I'm not even sure I understood the characters.

Mo Ka wants to be a singer but she is the ghostsinger for the artists she's managing?.
Ran Joo doesn't want to leave the stage but she didn't even go to the doctor until now?
And she wants to lead the agency but she doesn't even know if she's making profit or not? Oh, and she doesn't like other people being more famous than her.
LMAO

...

Well, I think I got everything out of my system. I'm happy I don't have to think about this show again. LOL
Bye, and good luck.
See ya in other recaps, beanies. ✌️

So now, unless they pull a fast one on us, it’s clear that Woo-hak is indeed Ki-ho What? It was quite the opposite for me.

They were still a family when the accident happened. On the island, the father didn't where was the mother. So I think, the father left with Ki-Ho and then Ki-Ho escaped. But it's not really clear because when Woo-Hak woke up they invented a family, a father and his brother was there... So it's confusing.

But clearly, Bo-Gyeol gave Woo-Hak the UBS key with her MV, how Woo-Hak could still have it after forgetting so long about it. Woo-Hak doesn't have the personality of Ki-Ho when Bo-Gyeol chose a job where is behind the camera.

The mystery is the pond and how they got new names. I think the fact there is a drougth will let the pond showing its secret aka a dark think like a body. It would explain why they can't get their idendity back, because they did an illegal thing.

For Ran-Jo and Mok-Ha, it's funny how they see only what Ran-Jo suffered and not the rest. Neither of them can't see the bigger picture. They cheated everytime Mok-Ha sang, they weren't nice to Mo-Rae who suffered the same as Ran-Jo. I was happy that Bo-Gyeol put a stop to the situation.

I really like BG and MH's scenes. They are cute together! I need more of them.

@quirkycase I rewatched the flash back scene and it was actually woo-hak ( Chae-ho) who shielded bo-guel (ki-ho) from the attack. You can see he jumped in to cover his brother. So BG is actually ki-ho. What makes this even stronger is when mok-ha said he couldn’t possibly be her friend he got really defensive. Let’s just hope they clear it up soon!

Bogeol is definitely Kiho. They showed Woohak stepping in front of him and getting hit by the chair. And when he woke up from the coma it was not the actor who plays young Kiho but young Woohak in the hospital.

Thanks for the recap! However, I think Ep 6 proved that Bogeol is Kiho, not Woohak.

It makes the timeline less confusing. Kiho had been saving money to run away since they lived in Seoul. His father found out and angrily raised the chair at him, but ended up hitting his hyung (Chaeho=Woohak). Woohak was hospitalized and lost his memories while Kiho and his dad went to Chunsam Island, where he met Mokha. Kiho was able to escape his dad after Mokha got missing, and finally reunited with his mum and brother (remember Woohak said that he met Bogeol sometime after he regained his memory). They assumed the identities of the Kang family (cue: lake mystery?)

It seems like the most logical hypothesis, as Bogeol behaves more like Kiho than Woohak. Present day Kiho has always know that he is Kiho, but Woohak lost his memories. It explains why Ranju felt Bogeol was familiar as he had met her before, why he searched islands for Mokha and regularly visited their meeting spot, why he remembers his friends from middle school. It's consistent with Kiho's character: the banter with Mokha, his casual hand-in-his-pocket posture, his editing skills, the way he looks at her, his silent acts of service, how he reacted hearing Mokha say he wasn't like Kiho, and how he's working behind the scenes to achieve Mokha's dream.

The show has set up Bogeol to be the main lead with childhood connection from the get-go, so this isn't a Start Up situation. I think the writer learned from her mistakes. I would also say that Woohak is more than just a SML who doesn't end up with the girl. This is more of his self-discovery story and less of a love triangle. I guess Woohak knows he stands no chance with Mokha since childhood connection runs deep, and would likely want Bogeol to be happy with her after everything. When he finds out that Bogeol likes Mokha, he'd take a step back.

In ep 6, I think Woohak was just sad and apologetic after finding out all his family went through and how they tried to protect him. He's trying to figure out who he is (and was). His offhandish behaviour in earlier eps might die down as he matures, and he might step up to protect his family from evil dad

As I said elsewhere, the takeaway from these episodes is that Bo-gyeol is Ki-ho (he's not the one who woke up in that hospital, and the one who woke up in the hospital is the one without a memory. Therefore, Woo-hak = Chae-ho and Bo-gyeol = Ki-ho, which is what the show seems to have been suggesting all along with a few red herrings thrown in along the way). More than that, I think Mok-ha knows BG is Ki-ho, or at least strongly suspects he is, and that was one twist that made me immediately like her much more. She's savvy and smart, but so much of the writing so far has shown her to be more like a loyal puppy instead and that's a shame.

I like the burgeoning romance between BG and MH, and especially appreciated the way he took charge of the lip syncing situation as a way to encourage MH not to abandon her dream of becoming a singer. However, I think it's a little odd that the show has suggested from the start that the only guy for Mok Ha is Ki-ho. They met when they were in middle school, and although if they had remained together things might have turned romantic in time, it's odd to me--in a drama filled with odd things like the FL living on an island for 15 years, lol--that a) until WH said it, nobody had considered the fact that this guy in his 30s could now be married or dating someone and b) that MH couldn't at this point just fall in love with any random guy--why does her romantic partner have to be him?

The lurking dad stuff makes me very nervous, especially since Woo-hak seems determined to be a hero here. But a guy who taps phones and releases hornets to cause a crash is a psychopath, so that confrontation could never go well. At the same time, I'm not sure what Evil Dad wants here. Why is he so obsessed with finding Ki-ho but not his other son? What does he expect will happen when he does find him? Ki-ho's an adult now and Evil Dad is no longer a police officer, either. So I'm not sure what he thinks he's going to do to or against him.

Finally, I wish former manager guy wasn't so nakedly mercenary and gleeful over his supposed sabotage of Rin Joo. In previous episodes I got the vibe that he had been in love with her, and that maybe they even had dated at some point. But now he's just a straight-up corporate antagonist.

Oh, and do boars attack people? They seem to do so in a lot of kdramas but is that accurate?