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Choi Moosung’s (Taek’s Dad) Starnews Interview
http://entertain.naver.com/ranking/read?oid=108&aid=0002484551
About the husband:
Since I’m Taekie’s dad, I want Taek and Deoksun to end up together. But Junghwan is good too. Honestly, I want Deoksun to be with the guy she likes.”About Park Bogum and Ryu Joonyeol:
“Bogummie and Junyeolie both get into character well. Bogummie’s like that because of his character, but in real life, he’s really cheerful. He calls me ‘Dad’ - it’s cute. I think Bogum and Junyeol are both good hoobaes and actors. If the chance arises, I want to do another project with the both of them. Even when Bogummie stands still, he has the charisma to convey his emotions, and Junghwanie is strong and doesn’t get pushed aside. If I was a director, I’d cast the both of them too.About who he’d want as a daughter-in-law in real life of the four female characters:
I like Deoksunie - it’s enjoyable to watch her. She smiles often and the way she talks is so pleasant. In my home, that kind of character would fit right in. I don’t think Bora, Mi Ok or Jahyun’s personalities are weird either though - they’d all make good daughter-in-law.To the viewers:
“I wish people wouldn’t get caught up in just finding Deoksun’s husband. It’s important to find her husband, but I hope people watch over the other characters as well. Aren’t you curious about how things pan out for Jungbong, Dongryong and Noeul in the future? For me, I’ll be curious about whether Jungbongie gets accepted to university until the moment his story ends.Translation credit [x]
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omg, good idea. Those who are up to it should throw out their predictions. It might be kinda fun! I mean, what's the point of being on an uncertain ship if we can't laugh a little? It'll be interesting to see which of our predictions came true!
OKAY, here are my predictions for ep. 13-14:
- something really big (and possibly traumatic) is going to happen at the end of episode 14. Something that'll justify a sudden 5-year time jump. It may be something so bad that the characters are left picking up the pieces, and the story cannot reconvene until the year 1994.
- Taek will find out about JH-DS
- It'll be revealed that Taek knew about DS's crush on SW
- A kiss between JH-DS ... maybe even between TK-DS?
- Ssangmun-dong neighborhood possibly uprooted at the end of episode 14, with some families moving away.
- BR-SW relationship troubles; a possible (temporary) breakup?
- Bwahaha, someone already mentioned this -- but DR and TK going to the army together?! How amazing would that be?
- another flashback scene for TK & DS
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*IF* all the water symbolism (lol, remember the fish guys? And 'Taek' 沢 has a radical for "water" built into the hanja) is intentional on the part of the PD/writer, then we've got a nice message here: water changes form over time and over seasons, but it is without beginning and end, and is thus eternal.
The following comes from the delulu side of my fangirl brain:
Closeup of "The Picture". I'm pretty sure the production team just used a random picture as a stand in to avoid giving clues ... but to my eyes, doesn't the grayish/white color palette look interesting? We KNOW that the event has to have happened Jan. 1989. IF the picture isn't a random stand-in, we know it's not either of the on screen "official" JH/DS TK/DS pictures; both have strong color backgrounds (one deep blue, one bright red).
LOL but you know what else happened Jan. 1989? The beach scene, chingus!
Isn't the color scheme pretty close to that picture Lee Mi Yeon is holding? LOL I'm kicking myself here, because they didn't have a camera with them, and there's no indication how a picture could have been taken.
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@mustardmaimai Your analysis is so beautifully written I can't even--
As a fellow twenty-something looking back at the teens, your post made me nostalgic and happy in the best way possible. I'm going to be disgustingly cheesy and quote Wordsworth: "Though nothing can bring back the hour of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower; We will grieve not, rather find strength in what remains behind; In the primal sympathy which having been must ever be; [...] In the faith that looks through death, In years that bring the philosophic mind."
Your "philosophic mind" when you analyze both JH and TK has a kind of insightfulness made luminous by experience-- and a generosity made gentle by retrospection. It's so lovely to read; I'm feeling a case of sniffles :')
Quote"It is a love that is so deep it appears almost invisible. "
^^^ Someone hold me while I cry.
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Also, while in my heart I root for Taeksun, I'm completely with you in regards to Jung Hwan's family. Their interactions encapsulate all the worst and best parts of being a family, and they are a joy to watch on screen. I know in previous posts I've groused about JH or JH-DS being undeveloped. But I have not been fair. When it comes to his relationship with his family, JH is just as fleshed out as DS and TK. If DS marries JH, my biggest comfort is knowing that she'll be part of that wonderful family.
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Anyone read Korean? Someone kindly posted these links on the main thread:
http://gall.dcinside.com/board/view/?id=reply1988&no=269057&page=2&serVal=4:33&s_type=all&ser_pos=
There's some kind of conspiracy theory involving all the 4:33 clocks in Taekie appa's shop. LOL. Someone said it's because PD Shin admires 4-3-3 soccer formation.
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@gerimisore Darling, I can't believe your native language isn't English. You write so, so well! May I ask where you are currently? I sit before my laptop in St. Louis, USA.
Also, I just checked out your art. (+!!!) Your talent is truly marvelous. I love that your drawings are not direct copies of existing pics-- you take a character, capture their essence and spirit, all while showing your own unique style.
please draw some DS/TK art if you ever have the time!!
[omg, and your photography. It's hurts to look at it ... that's how beautiful they are :')]
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@hafunohane OMG your post about episode 0!!!!
I worship you. The end.
Edited to add:
Also, when I watched episode 0, I was struck by the character introductions and how Taek is the ONLY character not mentioned to have a relationship with DS. This was the sequence:
1. DS
2. SW - we are told he and DS *may* become first loves
3. JH - we are told he and DS have a 'charged' bickering relationship
4. DR - we are told he and DS are derp soulmates *insert dance scenes*
5. TK - we are told how hard PBG prepared for his role. No mentions of his relationship with DS ... EVEN THOUGH now we know they have the deepest childhood bond of all.
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Do I smell a twist? Oh yes, indeed!
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@mustardmaimai Omg, welcome!! Though this thread was started by @hafunohane only 9 days ago, I think it's no small accomplishment on our part to have drawn so many different voices and opinions so quickly. I hope people keep jumping onboard! Someone here mentioned that we're humble. It's true. Someone mentioned that we are comfortable laughing at ourselves, and at our at times adorably hopeful theories. I think that's true too. Because Taek was so late in entering the "otp race", I think many of us aren't obsessed with "OMG HE MUST BE THE HUSBAND. OR ELSE.", rather like @mustardmaimai @liteulkwin and many others wrote, we are bound by our love for Taek, Taek's characterization, DS as an individual, TK-DS and their natural bond/chemistry, and by our appreciation of the show itself.
Thank you EVERYONE for your wonderful posts. The theories, the analytical 'essays' :), the jokes, the anxious worries… everything! You girls make my day every day. No really. As soon as I wake up, I grab my tablet and start reading all the new comments.
@mustardmaimai makes a good point … 'otp'-hood is only a corner of the human existence. I personally would never be happy with a romantic relationship that compromised family, friends, and sense of self. My problem with conventional kdramas is that OTP is presented as the 'end all be all', when my experience as a dating 20-something tells me that is totally unrealistic and ridiculous. The strength and charm of AM 1988 so far is that OTP is not front stage and center. My love of Taek stems from the fact that we learn just as much about his life as we do about his love for DS. And like @mustardmaimai wrote, the many relationships presented in the show (the parents' marriages, BR-SW, Taekie appa-sunwoo omma) are just as relatable and moving. So long as the writer keeps on developing Taek as a character, and provide him with a full & rewarding life, I'll be okay if JH-DS turns out to be the 'main otp' after all.
And here we arrive at the crux of the problem (for me personally): the idea of a "main otp'.
I like JH as a character. And I especially adore his family. But I do wish the JH-DS line wasn't so anxious about delivering all the "skinship" fans could possibly want, and focused instead on believable developments we can wrap our emotions around.
We see this over and over again in kdramas, and, to an extent, in the JH-DS line: two people who've previous not shown interest in each other are brought together by a strange conspiracy of 'god knows what' forces. Oops! why are we squished together by accident even though the alley has more than enough space for us to spread out? Oops! why did our basement floor crack just so we can live together? Oops! did i really actually rip your shirt on the bus? Oops! how come I never knock just so I can catch you half naked! Oops! I need to pee and somehow sleepwalk into your bed too?
It's charming when people are given a *chance* to be together by a mysterious working of fate. But for it to be convincing and carry narrative power, it can only happen once or twice, and cannot be the driving motivation behind a relationship. When the plot keeps on throwing out all these convenient excuses to bring otp together, then we traverse into fan-servicing and lazy writing. It takes on the appearance of an elementary school theatre production …. in which the stars and sun move across the stage dangled by visible threads. Or, in other words, the dreaded 'deus ex machina'.
I also super agree with everything @mustardmaimai wrote about Taek as a character. I love that, despite some consistencies (his kindness, his adoration of his friends, the tenderness with which he treats DS), he is essentially a body of contradictions as well. I find that SUCH good writing. What is 'personal identity' anyway? I mean most of us commit to a set of beliefs ('I want to be a good person', 'I am hardworking and ambitious'), but outside of these commitments we are so complicated and varied as *people*. Who of us isn't everything all at once? Someone good at math may be directionally challenged. Someone who is generous and a good father may be cheating on his wife. A shy wallflower may be outspoken and eloquent amongst friends. In this sense, Taek is marvelously captivating and believable to me. You can never *pin* him on a single description. Or, as Walt Whitman wrote, "Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself, I am large, I contain multitudes."
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1 hour ago, mangachickava said:
I just realized the necklace in titanic was blue....damn we should have known ~~~~~~my heart will go oooonn~~~~~~
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I love this thread T.T my exam is tomorrow and im getting so many laughs
DUDE the color theory is so fun, funny, and whacked up.
Today I took a shower, looked down, noticed my towel is YELLOW and my soap GREEN. My immediate thought: "OH GOD. IT MUST BE ANOTHER CLUE. WHAT DOES IT MEAN?"
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Also, guys don't worry about that article. If we encounter an iceberg, it won't be because of that thing. The article is either
a. fake (notice the wording: "In a post of that seems to have been written by a staff member of “Reply 1988,” the writer compliments Park Bo Gum...")
b. planted by the production to troll audiences
c.written by a staff member who of course has no access to the future script.
But seriously though, for something as important as Who is the Husband, I very very very much doubt that the drama writer would leak it out to the production staff. It's supposed to be a tightly guarded secret anyway to keep people guessing, keep ratings high, and build suspense/momentum.
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As for whether Taek is going to be Chilbong no. 2 .... my thought is a big no.
I never watched 1994, so many thanks to @hafunohane for summing up the catastrophe that is Chilbongie. Like hot dayum, dude's trajectory was brutal. I felt uncomfortable and sad just reading about it alone. It's disappointing that the writer created a character just to service the main OTP and play with the audience's (ultimately misplaced) hopes.
TK/Chilbong are alike in this regard:
- Famous / well-regarded
- fairskinned, handsome (JH is too, but I guess he's supposed to be "scary looking" in the story)
- sad backstory
But to me, isn't it clear that similarities between Taek and Chilbong is only skin deep? I mean look at all the ways the writer is already changing our perceptions of Taek:
- Taek's sad backstory is kind of not exceptional, in that Sunwoo also lost his dad. Although Taek lost his mom, but we find out that his relationship with Dad is awesomesauce and oh-so-cute. When the show first began, TK & dad were shown to be quiet and almost awkward, so a lot of people assumed they have a dysfunctional relationship (or that dad resents TK for some reason related to Mom!). The writer clearly built on this for the purpose of a reversal, because the heart of episode 7 was all about TK & Dad's warm, absolutely-not-dysfunctional relationship. Compare this with Chilbong's entirely sad relationship with his parents.
- Taek was initially presented as an outsider, much like Chilbong. BUT! then we find out he's like an improv comedy crew with everybody, and the entire neighborhood looooves him. Compare this with Chilbong spending his birthday alone. I'm confident no one would ever forget Taek's birthday.
- Taek is so going to get a new family. And cuddle with Sunwoo every night.
- Taek's relationship with DS is nothing like CB's with NJ. Hell, in their romantic styles, JH is closer to CB than Taek. Our baduk boy has a balanced life and he is not pushy with his feelings.
So it seems to me that every episode, the writer the showing/enriching Taek's connections to everyone in the neighborhood, and fleshing out his life as a complex character. Even if he doesn't marry DS, I'm pretty sure he'll live a good life and won't be "chilbonged".
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@ninaanin @.crestfallen. THANK YOU for your posts. I'm so happy people feel welcome and comfortable here!!
Let's channel Taek's kind spirit and keep making this forum a safe, lovely space where everyone can chime in. It doesn't matter if you're "neutral", think Deoksun should commit polygamy, ship TK/DS but don't think he's the husband, ship JH/DS but love TK anyway, want to enjoy the Taektanic but don't want to drown with it, etc etc etc... As someone mentioned, we're the underdogs with literally nothing to lose. So let us at least have a massively fun party on our luxurious cruise-liner After all, the Taektanic is supposed to be one hell of a big ship; there's space for everyone and their college roommate here. -
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I love you guys. The posts here are so funny, big-hearted, and cute. It's like we're the most open-minded underdogs ever. Here we're just like "LOL YOLO I REGRET NOTHING. STAYING ON THE TAEKTANIC." Because of you lovely girls, I am now emotionally prepared for the worst possible scenario; even if the writer decided to stick to the previous formulas and chilbong Taek, I know I'll be able to taek it because of our sweet forum.
So a lot of what I feared came to pass in the latest episodes (JH's noble idiocy, more JH/DS 'otp-ish' scenes) . But you know what? I don't give a rat's butt. These episodes have solidified my love for Taek as a character, and for the SunTaek pairing. I don't even care if they are or are not "end game". In my opinion, a brilliantly crafted character like Taek should be celebrated and loved, regardless of whether he is the "Designated Male Hero Whose Purpose is to Romance the Girl". I will shout out my Taek appreciation from roof tops. Even if Taektanic sinks, I'll be the string quartet on deck:
Has anyone noticed how Taek has fantastic chemistry with literally every character on the show? In this sense, he is the 'heart' of the story for me. I mean, look at all these connections (I'm leaving out his dad, DS, & JH because these are the more "obvious relationships):
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Sunwoo. Their "bed talk" was so magical, haha. Love Taek's gleeful smile when he calls SW a "crazy bastard." Also, doesn't it seem like Taek is super happy to have discovered Sunwoo's little secret (will be talking about this in a separate post)?
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Dongryung. If they were both gay, I'd seriously ship them together. Chemistry off the charts. It also cracks me up that little Taekie was excited to watch the smutty tape, and actually tried to wrestle DS from reporting their "illicit" activity. The look on his face when the tape turned out to be a concert was pure LOL.
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Sunwoo's mom. Okay, it was a simple scene. But god, was I moved when he walked in, glowing like the bundle of goodness that he is, and Sunwoo's mom just realized that this wunderkind might become her son.
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JH's mom. I'm just amazed that though Taek is supposed to be oblivious, like in the case with Papa Sung's mother's death, he's again the only neighborhood kid who worried after JH's mom during JB's surgery.
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Papa Sung. Notice Papa Sung was the first to say that Taek's 'all grown up', he also defends Taek when the parents were saying Taek knows nothing of the real world.
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Even scary noona Bora. Their odd-couple chemistry is pure comedy.
- Also, it's cute when Jung Bong sent that post card to Starry Night radio wishing Taek good luck. And notice that Noeul is always up-to-date on Taek's baduk career.
Even though Taek is the most mild mannered and least talkative of the lot, if you put him in a room with any of the show's characters, the scene just kind of writes itself… I find that the hallmark of a layered, deeply interesting character. It's like he's so 3-dimensional and lively, the narrative can't even contain him.
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And can we talk about Deoksun-Taek for a long moment? Now that our homegirl's chasing down JH with the same determination she had for Sunwoo, it's like Taek's the last frontier. Only in scenes with him (and Dongryung) is Deok Sun still our funny, capable, quirky Deok Sun.
It's so important that Deok Sun as a character shines at her brightest whenever she's with Taek. We all loved her capable side in China. But look at this latest episode. Taek was the one with her at a moment that was both a high and a low-- he witnessed her bravery and sass, comforted her when she broke down, and protected her in a moment she could have been truly scared & alone (notice she was too embarrassed to tell anyone else about her flasher encounter). I actually love that he didn't cover her eyes or punch the flasher like a typical kdrama alpha-male, because it is through this scene that I remembered why I love DS so much as an individual as well.
And this is why I ship Deok Sun and Taek. A potential romance would not *define* who they are as individuals. Their interactions bring out interesting sides of their personalities, and they have such a natural unbreakable bond that is beyond misunderstandings, beyond secrets, and beyond petty conflict. Notice how Deok Sun never yelled at Taek for smoking, and how after China he doesn't even hide this habit from her (even though you can argue that he'd want to "show his best side" to the girl he likes). Notice how Deok Sun didn't carry her anger over to the next episode after Taek gave her that double nosebleed (LOL). Notice how she can cry in front of him, and how Taek readily tells her there's no shame in crying. Their connection runs so deep it's like a second skin, a second nature to them both.
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Well ... only a little longer until touch down hour. Hugs and kisses to all the lovely people here. Thank you for making my week with your insightful, funny, and adorable posts.
No matter what happens we will be strong. Here's to Taek & Deok Sun's continued progress, transformation, and transcendence! The Taektanic is one helluva ship-- I'll party under water if I have to.
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@liteulkwin Oh gosh, I agree with you completely. The mind is powerful at justifying about everything under the sun. So while I hold a small glimmer of hope for TK-DS, I've long prepared myself for JH being end game.
Your comment about the husband promise ("we'll make it really obvious this time") is really interesting! This is exactly how I've kinda interpreted the romance all along until today (LOL ... too much photographing = delusions galore?). Because JH looks, acts, and speaks like the modern-day hubby, I thought from ep. 1 that there wouldn't even be a husband hunt, because the resemblance is so similar it's like a joke (they even wear the same gray shirt - black pants outfit!)
When Taek entered the running in ep. 6, I was only mildly surprised (the milk scene in ep. 2 kinda hinted to me that he'd have a crush). But I was mostly sad at that point, because I was afraid his awesome characterization would be reduced to hopeless second lead (i.e. the 3rd reiteration of Taewoong and Chilbong). By that point, Taek had become my fav character. I play a little baduk myself, and felt kinda mad they'd reduce such an awesome baduk master into sad second lead.
I approached ep 7 with a mindset of "too bad Taek is going to get chilbonged, but there's no way I'm going to fall for their husband game antics." But somehow, between ep 7 and 10, Taek's character became way more interesting and developed than I'd ever hoped for, .... and so I got roped in. *SIGH*
On a meta level, there are two ways to interpret the current setup:
- The 1988 team really means it when they say they'll make it obvious this time. 1997 & 1994 were such ratings successes that they won't mess with the formula. They'll try to improve it, but the fundamental structure will not change. You know that game JH's dad played with Miran? The finger in mouth thing? He did it exactly THREE times. Same with DS and TK at the beach. One can interpret this as, "are you fangirls so stupid as to fall for it over and over? I told you it was obvious!"
- The 1988 team is too smart to rely on the same formula the third time, and not expect it to be tired/cliched/predictable. No one answers when you call wolf for the third time. Taek's very limited screen time in the first episodes is a strategic choice. The writer purposefully introduces a sheep in wolf's clothing-- Taek may seem like Chilbong/Taewoong at first, but he evolves into the lead. That smoking scene was pure subversion.
It'd be pretty cool if the latter happened. I'm not holding too much hope, simply because well ... kdramas aren't really subversive and surprising; what they do well is dress up the same old tropes in ever more shiny veneers. BUT if it does happen, AM 1988 will be forever badass in my book for dismantling a whole decade worth of kdrama plot infrastructure (you know, that ridiculous 4-player team with the OTP flanked by annoying triangles).
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2 hours ago, dramaluv3r101 said:
credit: 응답하라 1988 덕선이.SWF
sdjfhlsjadhfl
my mind just broke.
Get married! Get married! Taek responsibility
LOL smooth, real smooth Bogummy. This is why Hyeri calls him "Bogum oppa" and refers to Ryu Junyeol as "ajusshi"
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I'm "Yvian" on Dramabeans, and this whole time I've been commenting the same thing-- that in my mind JH is 100% the husband, though my heart belongs to Taek. Jung Hwan being the husband almost seems *too obvious*, and so I didn't want to be that delulu fangirl hoping Taek-ah is end game only to get Chilbonged hard.
But today, I had to spend 6+ hours photographing/cataloging artwork for work, and during this zen-like state of mind it occurred to me that Taek is not necessarily the "obvious" second lead. And that the whole set up thus far with JH is so scripted it almost seems like the writer/PD is purposefully setting us up.
BUT MAYBE NOT. We have to keep in mind that kdramas are conservative, repetitive, and derivative. JH would be a 3-peat in terms of the romance setup, but I wouldn't be surprised if the 1988 team chose to stay with what has been proven to bring in ratings.
Basically we're half way through the show. The next two episode will tells us for sure if Taek even has a chance.
For me to believe Taek could be the husband, the following CANNOT happen in the next two episodes:
- Noble idiocy from Jung Hwan
- A childhood flashback / back story for JH & DS
- Decreased character development and/or screentime for Taek
- DS continuing to treat TK like a baby/puppy/little brother, and seeming romantically disengaged.
^^^ If any of the above occurs, it's basically over. Taektanic will sink for sure.
For me to believe Taek could be the husband, the following should happen in the next two episodes:
- Taek is revealed to know about DS's crush on SW. Come on.. dude isn't oblivious. He WAS THERE during the pizza scene, when DS encouraged SW to confess during the first snow with those wide eager eyes. I mean, isn't that why Taek confessed during the first snow?!
- an umbrella scene between Taek & DS (not *necessary*, but definitely helpful)
- an indication that DS isn't indifferent to Taek, and possibly sees him as a man. A scene with some sexual tension would be greatly helpful, LOL.
- Taek not acting like some oblivious second lead chasing blindly after the girl.
- some further developments in Taek's character, to show that he's capable of speaking and acting like modern-day husband (who, to be honest, currently acts like JH's carbon copy).
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- Gesture(s) of care from Taek. So far it's been DS who's been protecting him. A reversal would be awesome. (credit: @liteulkwin )
- Taek discovering JH's feelings. Or Taek discovering DS's (possible) feelings for JH. And instead of acting like psychotic determined second lead, he'll back off and date other girls.
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okay my chingus, after episode 10, I was close to giving up on the show, and wanted to wait until the broadcast was over to catch up on the last 10 episodes. My reasoning was that if they were going to brutally Chilbong Taekie, I won't be around to hurt with him in live time. (i.e. 6 more weeks of painn, vs a couple days of marathoned pain). I was so sure after episode 10 that Taekie was going to get Chilbonged, and I became kinda pissed that the writer/PD would do this to us 3 freaking' times. Especially since in the beginning, they promised they wouldn't do the husband mind-f&ck anymore.
But! I've since then obsessed over this drama some more, and I believe not all hope is lost (yet).
Here's my list of why Taek could be the husband (some of these have already been pointed out by others):
- during Taek's confession scene in ep. 10, Jung Hwan said: "Hey, it's not like Taek is crazy. There are so many girls who like him." In the baduk club scene in ep. 8, they made sure to include girls in the line of people waiting just for a chance to shake his hand.
- Taek smokes. Hubby smokes. This also tells us two things: 1. if he is under emotional stress, he will seek distraction/release. 2. He has a dark, secretive side, and isn't necessarily afraid of adult behaviors. If DS is revealed to be interested in JH, it would not be out of character for Taek to date other girls.
- Taek is left handed. In all the scenes featuring him drinking and eating, he is using his left hand. The only time he uses his right hand is in the baduk scenes. We know the husband drinks his coffee with his left.
- Taek is getting wayyy too much screen time and development to be a believable second lead. It's like the official rule of kdramas that second leads are undeveloped. Because the second lead solely exists to woo the heroine, the plot has to be efficient with the second lead; screen time cannot be wasted on the second lead's character-- one can be sure that if the second lead appears in the show, BAM! he's chasing after the heroine. But so far the show has spent so much time on Taek's baduk career, his relationship with the 5 friends, his background story, and his relationship with his dad. A second lead would suddenly confess ep. 6 and by ep. 7 would be acting lovey dovey with DS at the movies. But that didn't happen! Instead we're presented with a more natural picture of Taekie *liking* DS but not necessarily in love with her (yet).
- The picture with DS. We are presented with two mirror images: JH-DS, and TK-DS. Both come with a background story, and a 2015 modern-day follow up. The JH-DS picture has a pretty weak backstory- they went to a concert together because everyone else bailed (LOL). But the TK-DS picture is grounded in a moment of love. Like seriously, it captures the moment when TK's feelings transformed from like to love, when he realized how selflessly DS has been looking after him throughout the match tournament. In the 2015 commentary, grown-up DS does comment about "it's the best day of his life, right?"
- The relationship foundations. TK-DS is more like Yoon Jae - Shi Won in this regard. Before feelings came into play, childhood flashbacks told us how devoted Shi Won was to protecting Yoon Jae. The same is true here: DS is a m&therf&cking CHAMPION when it comes to looking after Taekie. The same dynamic isn't there for JH-DS (yet). Like he was a rude richard simmons to her (minus the small smile at the olympics), but then BAM! he got a boner when they squished together. And now he likes her.
- Taek's potentially sexy side. You know, smoking, telling off that reporter, "of course I'm a man, did you think I was a woman?", and "let's go upstairs Deok Sun" (nosebleed). If Taek was just a second lead, they wouldn't explore this side. He would be puppy all the time.
- The Taek - DS's dad drinking scene. I find it curious that even though PGB barely showed up in the first two episodes, when he did, it was so damn important. Like even though he's supposed to be "god of idiots", he is the ONLY boy in the neighborhood to have comforted DS's dad regarding the passing of his mother. It showed that Taek isn't as oblivious as he lets on: "I heard your mother passed away. I'm sorry I couldn't even visit." VISIT? That's so sweet and considerate. I'd like to think because of this, Taek and DS's dad shares a special bond.
- Taek's amazing selective memory when it comes to remembering everything about DS. Modern day husband: I know everything about you.
- The meta swoon of Hyeri wearing PGB's actual sweater. If theirs is only a secondary not-meant-to-be loveline, why go through the trouble of coordinating that detail and actually showing it on screen?
- It's been confirmed that starting ep 15, the timeline will jump to 1994, which means the characters will be 23/24. I find this decision super interesting, since most shows do time jumps in the last episodes. With five more episodes to go, this means that there will be a big focus on the characters in their twenties. To me, this is a disadvantage to the JH-DS line. Their relationship definitely benefits from living in the same house and both going to school. Taek is at a disadvantage because he's never home. If JH is end game, the story would stay in high school as long as possible, and then maybe focus on a 'campus romance' arch. But if they're jumping straight to 1994, it'll mean they completely skipped college! Good news for Taekie, since it's unlikely he'll be going to college.
- The first snow & memory. Taek's actions have been consistent with major episode themes. Even though both Taek and Jung Hwan witnessed how obsessed DS is with a first snow confession, only Taek stepped up to the plate. And then in the episode 'Memory', only Taek is revealed to have memories about DS (JH: "how old were you? Eight? Nine?" TK: "Nine." SW: "didn't you get four stitches?" TK: *holds up five fingers without hesitation*)
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I for one will be pretty frustrated if Jung Hwan is end game, simply because it would be like chugging stale milk:
Yoon Jae - Trash - Jung Hwan = Bicker, bicker, bicker
Yoon Jae's brother - Chilbong - Taek = famous dudes who are human obstacle courses to keep the otp apart
I really hope the writer will evolve this time, and won't rehash the same old cliches.
But PROBLEM IS (and I posted this question on the reply 1988 forum), aren't Kdramas pretty cut-and-dry when it comes to OTPs? Like the stated leads will always get together, without exception. In AM 1997, Jung Eunji & Seo In Guk were billed as the leads; and then in 1994, Go Ara & Jung Woo were also listed as leads and ended up married.
I'm asking because Taek is my favorite, and I think it'd be unexpected, brilliant writing to reveal him as the husband (plus dark!Taek is hot as hell). But at the present I think that's 100% wish fulfillment on my part, simply because Ryu Junyeol is listed on all the websites as the male lead (second name after Heyri's Deok Sun).
So isn't is guaranteed that Jung Hwan is end game? What's the point of the PD throwing a bunch of red herrings when the kdrama casting system never lends itself to any ambiguity? Has anyone ever seen a drama where the "official" listed second lead actually got the girl?!
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please draw some DS/TK art if you ever have the time!!
Park Bo Gum ❤ Girl's Day Hyeri aka REPLY 1988 TAEK x DEOKSUN
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Taekie has so many buddies