This was so much fun over the weekend.

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Jealous Tae-min is my favorite Tae-min, and Bae In-hyuk is nailing the physical comedy of this role

You mean Tae-Ha?

At the end of episode, I again went "NOOOOOOO, I WANT THE NEXT EPISODE NOW!!!!

I like Tae-Min's friendship with the mourning dress. It's like he's beginning to discover he too, can have a friend who cares for him.

Tae-Ha is hilarious, all his little jealousy hisses and fits. His secretary is awesome too.

Sa Wol is laugh out loud almost every scene she's in.

I'm beginning to get suspicious of the grandfather though.

Favorite scene: Jealous, petty Tae-min destroying Yeon-woo's belief in the Moon Rabbit. That little "got you" smirk he made at the end was everything.

This show has a simple and straightforward premise, but it's those little moments that make me love it. Well, that and the chemistry between the leads. Considering it, and the fact that Tae-min clearly now believes that Yeon-woo time traveled, I'm surprised he hasn't asked about their actual marriage. For all he knows, they were together for years. Isn't he curious as to what type of marriage they had and if it ended, how?

I was initially very confused as to why all of the co-workers didn't know right away that Yeo-woo was Tae-min's wife. Jealous Secretary clearly did, and they all had seen the story about her supposedly looking weird near the convenience store, so I was lost in those scenes at the company dinner where everyone seemed to be trying to set her up with Chef John (I can't remember his character's name in this one, lol).

I also am perplexed by Tae-min's grandfather. He seems like a good guy who wants Tae-min to be happy, but he's also staring at that painting a bit too menacingly, pushing Tae-min to face his childhood trauma a bit too aggressively, and trying to send Youn-woo off to Italy a bit too nonsensically (I know he wants to protect her, but he was the one who pushed them to marry so quickly--why send her away immediately after the wedding?). I'm not sure I trust him.

Also, I could do without the stepbrother, or maybe it's just his styling that I despise.

I continue to love So Wal and her burgeoning relationship with the adoring secretary. Her giving him homework was both adorable and bad ass.

@daebakgrits Thanks for another hilarious recap.

This drama is solely dependent on the leads' charms (that water sprinkler scene was hands down the best kdrama rain-bonding) and their romance because whenever the screen is occupied with the inheritance nonsense, I zone out. The minimal scenes between the secretary and Sa Wol are also cute, but setting up the granpa as an ambiguous guy in an already predictable mystery is just tiresome to watch.

The interactions between the boss of Midam and Yeon Woo was sweet and I genuinely liked the younger brother when he helped Yeon Woo gather ideas, but all the nice moments are in meagre amount compared to the torture they are serving to the audience with unlikeable side characters like that one girl who goes above and beyond her job description to make Tae Ha notice her.

Please, please drama, if you were to say the anatgonists were all killed by a mysterious butterfly, I would believe it because I do not care for cohesive story and want only 6 hours of uninterupted OTP interaction.

P.S: Lee Se Young's styling is really gorgeous like Kim Yoo Jung in "My Demon". Love both these FL's wardrobe.

The couple is very cute and I like their interactions. The petty and jealous ML always is a nice trope when he's not completely mean. BIH is cute in this role.

I'm not really interested in the rest of the story, compagny shenigans or arsenic use...

I wished they didn't write Yeon-Woo as modern as she is. I was a little bit surprised to see her wearing shorts or having her hair in a normal length for a modern woman but short for a Joseon noble. She looked very confortable to live with a man alone too. The same for Sa Wol, it looks like the actress completely forgot her origins.

What's keeping me from liking this one is the character of Tae-ha. I agree that Bae In-hyuk is doing a good job in portraying the character, so its not his acting, its the way his character is written. Here, I have to disagree slightly with @daebakgrits and it seems like every other one above. Jealousy would have been funny, if he had at all been even a bit pleasant to Yeon-woo before those scenes (Here I agree with the recap that the transition from contemptuous disregard to love was too quick and not set up well.)

In fact, I'm not that excited by the OTP, because what reason does the dynamic and charming woman who quickly adapted from the Joseon era to become a creative success have for staying with him? He's not very bright, he's a terrible vice CEO who she's saved 3 times now from business disaster without any gratitude from him, and not only does he have a heart condition which will hospitalize him soon, he's troubled by a mother trauma so severe it paralyzes him. So he's an physically unhealthy and mentally ill, unpleasantly cold character who is irrationally jealous and then announces their marriage without her permission!

No wonder she wants to go back to the Joseon era where she had no rights and will once again be drowned in the well. And speaking of that, why does she want so badly to go back to Joseon era, after she's been murdered and had her husband die of poisoning, especially having achieved some gratifying success in a much more prosperous and healthy era?

I'm sticking with this drama because I do find Yeon-woo enormously appealing. I just wish that they could have made Bae In-hyuk's character worthy of her!

For someone who is supposedly very into fashion in her Joseon life, we are finally getting some decent wardrobe for her! I like all her work clothes. I saw in another forum that most people like the purple one she wore at the press conference, but I really like the black and white number she did on the first day of work and the full black chiffon piece.

I LOVE the embroidery she did on Tae-Ha's shirt. I would totally buy a white shirt like this for myself. The placement of the embroidery is perfect.

Glad Taemin is not as irritating as before, he may be growing on me. He is protective of her, and I hope this doesn't turn into a love triangle. He could just be a good ally to both Yeon Woo and Tae-Ha, though I really don't need the company succession shenanigans. It's the only part of the show that's (somewhat) boring for me.

Finally I like that scene at the top with Yeon Woo looking over his shoulder at what Tae Ha is preparing for his meeting. It's a very domesticated, realistic scene, something I would totally do at home with my partner.

I had trouble with this week’s episodes. In Ep. 5, both leads showed worrying signs of being Too Stupid To Live: the FL runs off into dark woods, first alone, then with a companion but after the ML specifically told her it’s dangerous; she also unquestioningly follows Evil Stepmom's secretary despite being warned to stay away from her. Then the ML, who has a known heart condition and is having some kind of cardiac crisis, won’t see a doctor until after several unscheduled events that are out of his control occur. Ep. 6 was a tonally jarring WTF-fest of witless farce alternating with heavy-handed chaebol makjang. I couldn’t care less about corporate scheming, stalking, poisoning, or side characters. I might be out.

Also, LSY looks ridiculous in that ep. 5 outfit with the little-girly blouse, denim vest, cut-off hanbok skirt (OK, that part was pretty) and the giant shoes and socks. And that’s when she decides she's a fashion designer? No thanks, I’d rather be dressed by Barbie.

My favorite moment is Taeha backing up into the couch because Yeonwoo storms in angrily

I am here for the cute dimples!

Glad it has finally been freed.

OMG SQUEEEEEEEEEEE, they are so adorable together. I love how all their fights are about inconveniencing each other. Tae Ha's insanely obvious crush on Yeon Won is so cute. As for the second leads, they are equally as adorable to me as well. How will they overcome the timelines?

So both the poison theories AND Tae Ha being eternally cursed with heart issues are apparently right. Aight.

Some fun reading about Silver detecting Arsenic if anyone cares: https://journals.le.ac.uk/ojs1/index.php/jist/article/download/4320/3679

part of me really wanted that last week's episodes meant 2023 taeha would go back to joseon and we would see some type of tiem travel plot lol now I'm sad it wont happen and I can only blame myself for this

I was not assumed by Taeha's jealously. I'm usually not when a character hasn't made their romantic feelings known to the other person yet. I do like how he smiles around Yeonwoo, that without thinking he walked to her desk, and how happy he was to see her at work to the point that he had to be stopped from approaching her in public. That I find sweet. The jealousy is more possessive to me and I don't like that at all.

I really do not understand why half brother Tae-Min was so nice and repeatedly helped Yeon-woo or Tae-Ha. I can accept why for a bubbling love, he would go against his mother. But what is his reason to diffuse the attention from Tae-Ha to him during the Team Dinner when jealous-boy was about to scold the teammate shipping Yeon-woo & Chef John ? Is Tae-Min a good guy now ?
Good use of the misunderstanding of "what she always does when she's drunk".

Tae Ha suddenly changed from showing his dimples a lot one episode to petty and jealous in the next episode! When will he accept his feelings for his fake bride?
I agree, Bae In Hyuk is shining in this show. He also does jealousy really well. I almost want to wipe his petty smirk off his face when he crushed Yeon Woo's belief that the jade rabbit lives on the moon!
Yeon Woo is smart so hopefully she gets to solve how to return to Joseon. If she is really meant to return to Joseon.
I am enjoying the scenes between Secretary Hong and Sa Wol. Sa Wol's especially as she tasked herself to cultivate the romance between her agasshi and young master.

I like where this show is going! or maybe I just know where I want it to go? I don't know, I'm just enjoying the ride!

1. Yeon Woo.
First of all, I'm so happy Yeon Woo met the reincarnation of her mom? doppelganger? wtv, and had a nice moment with her. It was so sweet!

And I LOVE that a woman that shares her mother's face is the one pushing her to make her dream come true. I'm so happy Yeon Woo is going to show her clothes to the world and get the appreciation she deserves.

2. The kids.
The main leads shared so many cute moments this week. 🥰
We had first kiss, first fight, first misunderstanding, first jelly husband moment and a work-couple reveal!

Tae Ha made me feel major second hand embarrassment and he made me feel worried for the future of the company 😂 but I don't care. I don't even want him to get the company at the end, so wtv.
It was painful watching him act all jealous and lost at the office and the dinner. 😆 Yeon Woo didn't know what was happening. She was probably the only one feeling actually comfortable in that table. LOL

Tae Ha acting petty was soooooooooo funny.
"The Moon is just rocks" 😆 DUDE, LEAVE HER ALONE. And then Yeon Woo's reaction made it even better. The fight was cute. And I like that they resolved the misunderstanding about the kiss. But what I actually loved was Yeon Woo's second reaction, in the room. She knows what's happening. 😉 The flirting has officially started Sa Wol.

3. The Parents.
Sa Wol and Secretary Cho are GOLD. The homeworks, the A Moment to Remember parady, the chicken, everything! I just love every single scene with those two. And I love that they aren't wasting time. If it wasn't for the aunt, they would be a couple right now.

4. The chaebol fight.
Maybe I missed important signs last week, because I didn't know the real bad guy was the haraboji.

This man is using someone else's daughters to marry his kids and then throw them away like they're nothing? After Min CEO worked hard for the company, now he wants Tae Ha to just "put the spoon", right?

After pressuring Tae Ha to get married, now he wants him to get rid of Yeon Woo, right? She needs (grand)daughters in law just in title. He can't actually stand them. If you tell me he's the one that killed Tae Ha's mom, I wouldn't be surprised.

If you tell me he send someone to hurt Tae Ha and make it look like it was Min CEO, I wouldn't be surprised either.

I should've known he was the real bad guy after watching him treat Tae Min like dirt. That kid seems creepy, but he's actually harmless??? I'm starting to think the problem is the acting and not the character.

He literally defend and protected Yeon Woo during the whole two episodes. From the three of them, he was the only one that didn't make it extremely obvious that Yeon Woo was Tae Ha's wife.
Min CEO and Tae Ha practically made an announcement about it. Their behavior was so freaking obvious, LMAO.

Anyway, this...

Am I falling for the leads too fast? I was wondering just a bit when the feeling would fade. I really like the OTP. Their chemistry and the details in this drama work for me.

The laundry sheet scene is typical, but it was still sweet. The added "rain" shower worked well because it was a genuinely new experience for Yeon Woo and Sa Wol was actually the one who engineered it instead of it being a fated sprinkler timing thing (lol). Then Tae Ha was mesmerized by her awe and joy and he also sincerely laughed with her.

Bae In Hyuk and Lee Se Young are eye-opening in these roles. I haven't seen enough of their work so I don't know how they have been in other romances. They are both stellar here.

Living for Sa Wol and Sung Pyo's scenes too! It's great that they have their own strong loveline. I love their similar, cheeky energy.

I'm starting to be suspicious of Grandpa. He could be a compelling antagonist. We never saw him in Joseon, right?

I guess I'm bracing myself for frustrating plots, but it hasn't happened. Maybe the stakes aren't high enough or I'm not sensing the danger yet. There are hints of bad things to come. The ominous black-clad person is probably not one of Hye Sook's minions.

I like the direction of Yeon Woo using her design & embroidery skills for now. (Not gonna get too ahead and think about a possible ending.) I like the fashion aspect and I have been liking her outfits for the various settings - cute, cozy, dressy, girly, etc.

I can't decide if this show is a near-miss or a near-hit for me. The OTP have chemistry, but it is a bit like watching teenagers or preteens circling each other. I wish dramas that are not about teenagers would be a little less childish about romance between grown adults because it's a little cringey to me when they resort to cliches like panic about near kisses or just physical closeness.

I actually like the Tae Min, the stepbrother. He's very confusing and unpredictable in all aspects--his look and his actions. It's interesting to have a character who's maybe scheming with the evil stepmother but at the same time seems genuinely kind and helpful to Yeon Woo. I don't know what to make of him, and I like that because that's rare to have a 2nd lead (if that is what he is) who isn't easily pigeonholed into being evil or being the angel friend. I also can't make heads or tails of his look--a genuine headscratcher every time he appears on screen. But I find that I am enjoying my confusion about him.

As to the fashion, I like some of the modern hanbok variations that Yeon Woo wears. It reminded me of Goong where Chae Kyung had some really beautiful hanbok inspired outfits. I am looking forward to see what designs Yeon Woo comes up with.

I'm on the same page as you @daebakgrits, jealous and petty Tae-ha is the best and I'm simultaneously glad that short episode count means fast pacing but also means not that many eps left :(

I 'warmed up' to Tae-min much more this week, so much so that I'm willing to overlook just how quickly he did fall for Yeon-woo because at least that means it's bringing out his less unhinged, more helpful sides. I'm not entirely sure what's going on with grandpa anymore, he's giving off sus vibes though but whatever because I'm too in love with the OTP to really care about the politics and what not. THEY'RE SO CUTEEE 😍. What a power couple, and I love that Tae-ha is so supportive of her finding her own 'career' foothold, and Yeon-woo isn't taking the opportunity lightly. I'd be in love with her too, so I don't blame Tae-min, the designer guy or Tae-ha for that matter.

Jealous marketing team member who's name I'm blanking on, is kind of making my eye twitch because okay I get being a little upset when you discover your one-sided crush actually is married but why is she acting like she's got some sort of right over Tae-ha that Yeon-woo has 'taken' away from her?! Pls stop sulking girl & grow up a little.

Anyways back to 💕 ❤️ 🥰 for our leading couple, I'm going to go watch the sprinker-rainbow scene for the umpteenth time and make heart eyes at Bae In-hyuk's dimples 😍

Episode 6 was way better than the fifth, or at least I found it more entertaining. Maybe because I loved the jealous Tae-ha, who brought the funniest scenes. Now I'm realizing that Bae In Hyuk is quite good in comedy and his way of playing Tae-ha gives me butterflies. It's easy to believe he is in love.

I love the secondary couple too. As this is a twelve episodes drama, their love story is going fast!

I am rooting for YW and TH and equally for Seong-Pyo+Sa-Wol. Evil step-mom's little back story was a nice addition and Tae Min was definitely more bearable this week. I loved when YW came to her own as a designer in new Joseon. Just want them all to live in the current time happily ever after.
On the whole, this drama is proving to be unexpectedly fun!

For those of us who are enjoying this drama and any other Beanies who like Crepe Myrtles: https://jeonjucity.kr/crape-myrtle-flowers-blooming-jeonju-hanok-village/

The tree is called (배롱나무) (Paerong tree). The above page has wonderful pics and info. I couldn’t ascertain what the flower is called which the page refers to as “baekilong”. For instance, one ‘fact’ states that “The tree is also called ‘ticklish tree’ because the leaves seem to move when people scratch the tree trunk”. Could a Beanie with a Crepe Myrtle tree test this myth and report?🥰

I love Yeon-woo's outfits!!

Charming and funny. It reminds me a bit of the kdrama rom-coms from a decade ago. The yawn-inducing corporate/board-room scenes, the cute heroine, the ceo ML, and the writing sometimes making them do some dumb, eye-brow raising things (hmm, Taeha, you needed heart surgery like yesterday...and how is being dead better than losing the CEO position...?). But at least, we still get a charming OTP.

I'm still confused as to how the evil stepmom even became stepmom. How did the mom get imprisoned in the annex?

Tae-ha's incredulous/jealous expressions are hilarious. Sometimes, the male lead getting jealous while at the same time rejecting the FL is annoying. Like dude, you could have had your chance! Stop effing sulking. But I think Bae In-hyuk injects a cute anxiety and just a teensy bit of awareness that he's the one with the problem. His expression when he blurted out about the kiss - assuming that's the thing she does when she's drunk- was adorable.

I'm loving that while our leads aren't officially in love yet, they care about each other, listen to each other, and try to help each other. There is a sincerity in the way they face each other. I'm still on Team Joseon Tae-ha, but I'm warming up to New Joseon Tae-ha.

Sa-wol and secretary are just flirting like crazy. LOL! At this point, I feel like they're going to have their first night before the leads.

Tae-min is becoming actually useful. And he is weirdly not at odds with his coworkers. Was totally expecting him to be a total ass.

And that one girl who has a crush on the CEO. So creepy, especially when she persists in the delusion that she could still get him even though he's married.

Thanks for the recap.
Episode 6 was Bae In-hyuk's showcase. He was funny and goofy and made me remember he also played Josean Tae Ha who was so sweet and enduring. I think he will benefit from the Lee Se Young effect.

Love all the side characters.

I appreciate that Yeon Woo has always been aware that Tae ha and her Tae Ha are different people. Her story has always been about getting back to Josean. I'm glad they didn't make her fall for him yet as she has deep affection for her husband. Those parallel scenes are so heartbreaking.
I liked the reveal on why she was sent here. I'm not smart enough to figure out how she is going to untangle the knot of repeated fate but I think the only way is to not marry Tae Ha in the first place. Can't wait to see what happens next, I hope they make use of the fantasy element to bring this lovely pair back together if they separate. It would be awesome if Taeha was not a reincarnation but the same person. The mysterious lady is the moon rabbit?

Thanks DaebakGrits for the recap and pointing out Chef John is in the house, woo hoo, I didn't even recognise him.
Sal wol is the bomb.
I wish we could see more of her interacting with the FL lead adjusting to their new circumstances instead of all the family politics which is boring to be honest.
There would've of been enough material for 12 episodes along with the leads romance plot line, Sal wols's flirtation with the secretary, whether they wanted to go back to the Joseon era and showing comparisons of a females life/options in both eras .
The leads have great chemistry and should have more screen time.
A few open, honest conversations/ interactions as adults so we can see their relationship develop more organically would elevate this show, which shines when it focuses on the OTP.
Sometimes the scenes cut and jump over the place too much.
A missed opportunity for example was when Sal wol made the OTP a lovely meal in the hope this would've lead to them consumating their relationship. It was a great scene, getting rid of the secretary who seemed a bit dense but instead of watching them sharing a meal together the scene ended too quickly and switched to another plot line.
We need more of Bae In-hyuk's dimples. 😀

Great couple of episodes, especially because we are able to see Tae Ha and Yeon Woo bond and get closer, especially Tae-Ha who is not used to being that open and happy. He believes her, he likes her, and she is able to spread her wings and do what she wants, be a designer in the new Joseon.
- Contrary to most, I am not enjoying Sa Wol and the secretary's relationship and for now, I am not sure why. I think Sa Wol is written a bit too modern, we never saw her adjustment to the New Joseon.
- I am tired of one-sided villains and Ms. Min and her friends are just that. It's tiring and boring. Same with one -dimensional girl with a crush on Tae-ha who bullies Yeon-Woo. So redundant, tired and done. Tired of the portrayal of women always up against each other for the "attention" of men.
- I am also not sure what they intend to do with the grandpa, but it doesn't make sense to me that he would suddenly hate Yeon Woo.
- A lot of the inheritance plot doesn't make a lot of sense and I wish they would focus more on the fate/Joseon part.
- I don' t care for Ms. Min and whatever redemption they plan for her: she literally watched as Tae Ha's screamed for help for his mother and probably was an accessory to the death (murder?) of Tae Ha's mother (also, Jin Kyung needs to stop playing those roles). So, I don't agree that she genuinely cared for Tae-Ha's Dad. I did not see that at all.

Our lovely leads on Self On Kode, they are very cute. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuA5nYlAF2U

I am late starting this and boy do I love it! This is what I needed! I was hesitant because Lee se-young is just not my favorite actress but this show she is SHINING! Its perfect (kind of gives me The Legend of the Blus Sea vibes comedy) and I am so not wanting it to end and its only epsiode 3 coming up for me! Ok. That's all for now my fellow beanies!

Glad to see I’m not the only one having fun with this one. It’s so rare to have one of these nostalgic dramas these days that does the tropes right while still feeling fresh and captivating.

This week’s episodes made me giddy for the next. While I’ve been enjoying the show immensely, I really had felt that special spark in the first episode especially. I instantly fell for the lead’s past dynamic and chemistry — I loved that it was an arranged marriage between a secretly smitten ML and very forward FL who was also falling fast herself. They were so lovely that I’ve found myself rewatching that episode a few times (excluding the ending of course) and wishing I could watch more of their marriage unfold before going to the future.

I was so endeared to the Tae-ha of the past that it took me a while to settle into the whole “there’s no way this can be my Dear Husband because he’s such a jerk” route the show was going for, even though I appreciated why they were doing it. Even though I enjoyed all the fish-out-of-water hijinks and how the show made an intent to still give some interesting glimpses and insight into the past, I was definitely waiting for what these episodes brought to the table, with our grumpy Tae-ha of the future displaying more and more of that sweetness that endeared me to the Tae-ha of the past so much, while still retaining his own adorable tsundere qualities.

I should confess that I’m not much of a reincarnation/doppelganger fan, mainly because I tend to find them all-over-the-place in the romantic department. Like they can’t decide whether to invest me in the modern romance in its own right or to rely on hackneyed past-life flashbacks to build the romantic connection and in the end I’m left feeling nothing. This drama, however, even though it has had to move at such a brisk place, still actually took the time in that first episode to let the moments between the lead’s breath and it really helped in establishing a connection to their story and investing me in their romance and happiness. I think combining the reincarnation of one lead with the time-traveling of another really helped to bolster that investment. While it took some time to warm to modern Tae-ha, I appreciate why there had to be some distiction on the surface between his past and present versions.

I love that the show didn’t just flip a switch when he glimpsed his past memories, but that their burgeoning connection continues to grow in the present in its own right, with the tinges of the past just adding a bittersweet weight to their romance as it unfolds. It allows for a satisfying transition as Tae-ha gradually reveals himself to be much more like his past self than he originally seemed. Rather than having the reincarnated character just remembering his past self and his past feelings, this is much more gratifying + means much more adorable pettiness for us!

I absolutely love Yeon-woo. While she has fascination for the innovation of the modern world, she has a genuine love for the world she knows at heart and still longs for and honors those things. Unlike some others here, I actually think this drama did a great job not forgetting that she is a Joseon girl at heart despite her more modern values that have her so quickly adapting to the changes in society. Everything, from her continued love for traditional garb even as she’s excited to discover different fashions from across the world to her feelings for Yoon Ahm, whom could not freely succeed in painting during their time, show how she has not taken these changes for granted. All this paired with those beautiful sweeping instrumentals contributes to the magical whimsy this drama has.

Best of all, though, is the changed relationship she gets to have with her mom as a business partner in modern times now that her mom doesn’t, for the sake of survival, have to stifle her daughter’s dreams. I cannot say enough how much I love this trajectory, it is even redeeming some of the corporate shenanigans for me. Not only did we get her mom praising her for her talent instead of reprimanding her, but getting to see them collaborate together as well is just wonderful. Through her wishful imagination, it’s clear to see that Yeon-woo longs for the impossible, a version of the past where her mom could have supported her just like this.

Sa-wol and the secretary were my other favorite thing about these episodes, but they deserve their own comment in due time. I’m can’t wait for more of them.

Chef John!

If this hadn’t been such a short-lived, imaginary triangle and turned into a real one, I might have ended up rooting for him. It’s a tiny part but I’m so happy to see this actor here.