I guess we all were right in saying that a relationship in present time wouldn’t last long without them confronting the root of the issue, and I’m glad that the show did delve into that somewhat instead of glazing over it with a rose tint. I'm with you 100% on your take on the ending @solstices. It l like a bit of a rushed and undercooked ‘and then they lived happily ever after’ to say the least but I guess it’s expected for the genre, and at least there’s the suggestion that they did work on themselves and on the relationship off screen. Or at least that’s what I’m imagining to make the story work.

I mentioned last week that I went from watching this as a pure rom-com to using as a medium for introspection on relationships, including my own past, and from that angle this week didn’t disappoint. There were many moments within Hyeonseo and Soho’s new dynamic that hit home hard this week - like how small Hyeonseo felt next to Suho, the ghosts of the past that seemed to be lurking unsaid throughout their second chance, the fact that she felt like she couldn’t really share her troubles or burdens with him, and her eventual realisation that she didn’t know how to love herself. That last point is such an important yet understated and overlooked factor in relationships I think - things start to breakdown when you don’t have a good relationship with yourself, and it gets worse if you try to fill that space with the other person to make up for it or twist the love you receive deepen your own self loathing.

I was holding my breath when she stormed out of the cafe, but I’m glad she learned to vocalise her feeling and Suho was rational enough to point out that they needed some time to come to a proper decision instead of running off or going cold turkey. That shows growth, as did the scene after of Hyeonseo reflecting on herself. I think it makes a very valuable point about how relationships and break ups alike are moments for us to self-reflect, grow and develop - regardless of whether you’re in the ‘right’ or ‘wrong, do reveal a lot about you as a person. Although their second try was rough and bumpy you could see that both Suho and Hyeonseo had matured considerably since their last relationship, and I appreciated the raw and realistic in the way it was portrayed - uncomfortableness, awkward silences, things left unsaid and all...

I don't understand why the show didn't end in episode 5.

Episode 6 told us AGAIN "they're not supposed to be together", "Hyeon Seo needs to find herself", "Su Ho will never let go the past". And then at the last minute they just forget all that and go back to episode's 5 finale?

1. I don't understand why the show made it seem like HS is the problem in their relationship. They're too different, they don't work. That was it. No need to make it seem like HS was the problem itself and everything was going to be magically fixed if she changed. Especially since SH has shown zero intentions of understanding her.

I can't believe this guy is still thinking that they broke up because of money. Did he ever listen to what she was saying? And how shameless can you be that you do something YOU KNOW the other person will hate, and then act like they're crazy for not saying "thanks" and tries to make her feel bad with his "oh, so I'm the bad guy again. I'm always the problem". YES, YOU ARE.
This guy... Heol.

Hyeon Seo is just the villain of his story that motivated him to be "better" or wtv. He doesn't care of anything else besides that. It's all about him and his pain and his success.

I'm sorry, but even if their differences weren't the problem, episode 6 made me not want her to be with that guy ever again.

2. Hyeon Seo talked about not being able to enjoy and praise what she loves, she talked about not being able to love herself. She wanted to know what was "the right tteokboki flavor" for her.

I was expecting her to go on a journey to understand herself, her needs and desires.
The letter was a goodbye. She was thankful for the love she received from SH, the love she hasn't been able to give to herself, and she was also sorry for hurting him. So she wrote that letter to give him a proper closure this time and move on. She needed to find and love herself before starting anything else (a relationship, a restaurant).

So what the hell was that ending? That second when I saw him on the airport I felt so betrayed and everything felt so pointless. If they just wanted the bad cliché love story why didn't they end the show in episode 5.

But wtv, at least it was short.

If a drama ever needed a time skip and the separation of a couple for a relationship to work, this was it. When Hyun Seo left behind everything, her business, her ex, her piano, to find herself and her own flavor, the show should have let her. To have Su Ho crash her trip made no sense as they hadn't resolved their issues--her insecurity and inability to accept help without feeling indebted and his inability to understand without trying to fix everything for her or show off to her that he was no longer poor. Maybe him asking her if she wanted help with the bag and her letting him was symbolic of the change, but it actually felt a little sad and pathetic. (If she was going backpacking, she surely would need another bag, as her bag broke, and it seemed highly likely that Su Ho would buy her that bag.) Also, I wish the drama had given a reason why Santiago--I knowshe once said she wanted to go there and that's why Su Ho planned the trip the first time, but if she was going to find herself, it would be nice if the show explained why it had interested her in the first place. The show made her so downtrodden and opaque--at least give her a little backstory or something that showed what made her happy or lit her up. The only thing the drama showed that made her happy was when she was playing with K and that is also how it ended. Special K, I guess.

K, even though he stepped graciously aside, did things that built Hyun Seo up and were sensitive to her rather than push through his own agenda. K reignited her love and confidence about music. K and Hyun Seo had more honest conversations about their feelings and their relationship than Hyun Seo and Su Ho did. In contrast, Su Ho learned more about Hyun Seo through eavesdropping like at her house the morning after and through video than through in person conversations. Also, when he paid for her rent, he admitted doing these things because he thought they broke up because he was poor and he wanted to show her he now wasn't. The expensive dinners always felt off because it wasn't clear that was her taste or what she was comfortable with. She really wanted to be equal in the relationship; he always wanted to flex his monetary success. Sure they loved each other and the attraction was strong, but the show gave them no growth in the relationship.

At the end, I felt about the show how I felt about the song, Da Capo. Sure it was pleasant enough, but the song, especially the piano part, felt a little simple and undeveloped. But in all, it was a nice little watch and easy on the eyes and ears.

They really shouldn't have had them break up again, especially when Hyun-seo went and told her friend everything instead of talking to Soo-ho. I agree that the resolution felt very rushed. Also, I wanted more closure about Hyun-seo's career. Looks like she went back to piano? And neither learned about the Parfumerie style YouTube chat friendship?

That's exactly what I felt @solstices. SuHo had no business turning up at the airport. And it made no sense that HyunSeo was so happy to see him. In the end, nothing was really resolved.

I am plugging To My Star 2 again here. That show told the same story in the most satisfying way. This show has its bright moments but eventually leaves you dissatisfied.

At least the kisses were nice!!!

I enjoyed it until that last bit at the end. It made me wonder if they had taken a long story, and just filmed a couple of hours of it and added an ending. I think there was enough there to take it to 10 episodes at least. K could have come back and added some second lead tension now that they had broken up for the second time...Hyonseo had to deal with paying back S (for the rent) as well as saving for her Santiago trip, so there would have been a lot more music because her streaming channel with K would have taken off...Could have been great.

Unresolved Conflicts is the key word here. They can kiss and snuggle in each other's arms all they want but as long as they don't address the root cause for the breakup, everything will come crashing again.
I can sympathize with Hyun-seo's reluctance to accept help from others but the big problem is her lack of honesty. She didn't tell Su-ho about the surgery and all those years the guy thought she broke up with him because of money and it hit a blow to his self-confidence.
He is not blameless either. He can come quite pushy at times, unsolicited help can feel like a burden and the gap was huge. And I wish he was there to just support Hyun-seo as she works through her life without going too far as to pay rent.
I am not happy with the conclusion either. Those two needed to grow up as individuals first and then decide what to do with their relationship. It is one of those dramas where the happily ever after seems unrealistic and just for the audience pleasure.

Ditto to what everyone else has mentioned.
It's a shame as everything else was pretty good overall.

The second season was a little bit less disapointing than the first one but still...

First, they should stop using music as main theme if they won't really invest the time and the money to make it right.

I missed the part when we know what happaned to the FL in the past. The operation didn't well? And then she had to give up music school? Nothing was clear.

K raving about her music was quite lame because she didn't play so much and her accompaniment of his song was not really incredible neither.

But it was nice to see her happy to play.

They were two very different characters and I understood both of them. He was generous and didn't make a difference between him and her, his money was for their happiness together. She needed to find her own happiness and own way to be steady. So, I think being apart was a better idea than being a couple at the end but :

They didn't really mention his health issue... love healed him? At least, a journey could help him with that. So it wasn't a total bad idea to go with her.

She will take break and see the world around. He will take a break to let his ear to heal.

My biggest issue with the ending is all growth happens off screen. So a letter and trip together is enough to solve their problem? So what made her to choose Piano and Su ho again? What exactly they gained in their second try that made their third try successful?

The problem with that ending could literally have been solved with one small tweak - Soo-ho comes to the airport to pick up Hyun-seo after her trip from Santiago. That way, she gets her long-awaited trip of self-actualization and doesn’t rob her of her agency as a result. There’s no reason for Soo-ho to go to Santiago; this is not his trip to go to. Dude really needs to figure out his own shit and forge his own identity away from his lingering insecurities from the first breakup. The narrative liked to dump the lion’s share of the couple’s problems on Hyun-seo, but Soo-ho’s behaviour was equally to blame the first time around and the main reason the second time. His inability to just be supportive without trying to “generously” fix things would be a huge problem in any relationship, much less one where the other person is struggling financially. We see Hyun-seo realize her issues, Hyun-seo try to deal with them, Hyun-seo take steps for self-improvement - but never Soo-ho. He’s still the same guy who’s infatuated with his ex-girlfriend who doesn’t get why she doesn’t just let him railroad all over her life. Once again, it’s the woman needing to do the emotional labour to keep up a dying relationship. And what about her career? Hyun-seo quitting music was a key focus of the plot and instead of spending any time on that, it just disappeared into the footnotes? So, Soo-ho can be a very-dubiously-wealthy big-shot CEO (I’m thinking it’s a money laundering front), but can’t even find out why she’s playing music again?

I’d been genuinely enjoying the show up until that point and this is how they chose to (not) resolve their root problems? Hyun-seo needs to walk hand-in-hand out of the airport and straight to a couple’s therapy session. I’m not convinced Soo-ho won’t try to do something monumentally stupid the minute they sand in Santiago as a gesture of love or whatever. Even with that jawline, a third time’s not the charm if you, as the man, refuse to mature your ways and let your partner have her space.

While getting ex-es back together is not necessarily a good idea. The drama seemed to be doing a well enough job of it. Making us like the couple and their interactions but the last minute turning on a dime gave us whiplash. Another breakup and another reconciliation just seemed manipulated not earned. It just left a bitter-sweet taste in the mouth and made me question my drama choices. Wae, mwo?? I love dramas with musicians and was naturally inclined to like it. 🤷‍♀️ Le sigh.