Tae Ho
In the shining galaxy of A.N.JELL, Bangtan Sonyeondan & CNBLUE
i was surprised to see the scenes when agent K talked freely on the phone with his informant about his real mission when there are literally agency people not too far from him. i thought he was aware of that, just like the scene in ep. 1 when he already saw a person coming from his behind from his DSLR camera when he was taking paparazzi photos of the VIP actor, but here we were given no indication that he was made aware of her presence when he talked on the phone. those scenes felt very unnatural and out of place.but the whole scene when he took the VIP out of the car when they got stuck at the traffic jam, and got on the subway with him while maintaining his safety all the while, and therefore winning his favour after that (he trended favourably on the local search site) was so cute! haha. their bromance scenes are gonna get better, i just know it yassss!but i really wanted to say the ending scene when he had to chase over the VIP actor who's about to get to a car accident because someone sabotaged the car, and stopped the car from falling off a cliff. this is why i love action genre. that scene blew me away. must be very difficult to shoot that one. thank you action stunt director-nim for giving us such a great and suspenseful action scene and having filmed it safely for our actors.
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first up, holy hell. i didn't expect to be so drawn into this drama within just 1 minute of running time. fckin incredible. Park Hae Jin...!!! OMG he looks so damn handsome in this. i have seen him in Bad Guys, Doctor Stranger, 7 First Kisses and Cheese in the Trap and now i know all he needed was the best fitting hairstyle, flattering clothes and beautiful, beautiful smile that really suits him and bam! we get to see one of the most good-looking Korean actors ever. i realise that i am very easily distracted and amused by flashy things LOL and this first episode was executed nothing short of a movie quality, damn. i was so awestruck by it. especially the first 20 minutes, and they shot so many difficult and extravagant scenes for his secret agent missions in Hungary.i really wanna go along to know what's the negative reviews are all about. so far it seemed like i'm really gonna enjoy this LOL.
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Gosh the way i was so disappointed with JKS cameo. He played Keun Suk-san instead of Hwang Tae Kyung, maybe because the Japanese version also used the name A.N.JELL for the band sighh. That kinda ruined his cameo appearance for me, because coming over to the show as Hwang Tae Kyung would've been so fckin legendary.
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the scene when they shove gimbap on each other's mouth in front of the reporters to die down the rumours that their marriage is falling apart was so funny LOL! also the scene when he went to the theme park because it's her birthday and she wanted to go with her friends but instead of finding her, he got chased around by fans LMAO.
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doesn't make sense that the two people who stole money from her (from her bank account) and fabricated her signature to sold off her parents house are her childhood friends. i thought the guy is her younger brother, and even then i don't think someone blood related can simply withdraw money from someone's bank account like that. it doesn't make sense at all and yet i read comments that she will forgive these people still later on. damn. makes my blood boil just thinking about it.on the other hand, we can see how she literally doesn't care and doesn't allow herself to be pushed around by a person who's also a top star LOL. it's very refreshing that when he tries to force onto her something excessively, she would resort to violence and in this episode, by pulling his hair when he forced her to move at a time when she got sick, kekekeke!
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She's a total gangster LOL. She's so small compared to him but she smacked him on the eye with her head when he's rude to her kekeke. Anyway i like this scene. she's on high heels so usually the female would just shove the male lead's legs with the pointy part of the high heels which is also painful but she uses a slightly different method haha! so creative. XD
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gosh she looked supremely gorgeous in that wedding dress. it's cute and fitted so well because FL don't wear wedding dress with a skirt design very often in dramas yet she rocked it so well because she's petite. also the scene during honeymoon night when they fought over sleeping on the spacious bed. she laid next to him because he challenged her and then they criss-cross legs with each other for revenge. and then to steer her away from his bed he pretended to want to kiss her, and and she lifted her chin and made her eyes really big so he can't do it HAHAHAHA! so funny. also the scene when he told her he got her a new thing to ride and she thought it was a sports car, but actually a bicycle parked right next to it kekekeke! so freaking funny. they are total enemies LOL.
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Mary Stayed Out All Night Episode 16
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gahh, the finale! the episode opened with Moo Gyul asking Mary at the hospital whether she wanted to stay by Jung In's side or come to him already. she couldn't answer so he accepted it as her answer that she has chosen the other person instead of him. he went back home to pack up Mary's belongings when Mary finally returned to him for good after Jung In has woken up. they reconciled.Jung In asked his father whether he can be more understanding and let Mary go because she clearly loves someone else. his father refused so Jung In finally decided to 'get on' with the wedding. on the day of the wedding, Moo Gyul happened to hear about it and rushed to it to see for himself, and he left before he could see the couple walking down the altar and away from the ceremony LOL. Mary heard that Moo Gyul found out about the wedding so she rushed to wait for him at the park that they promised to meet on the day. Moo Gyul upon hearing this, reconciled again and said he's sorry for doubting her. more like he was doubting himself*.Jung In who cancelled the wedding in front of everyone and humiliated his father was reprimanded, and he left the house to stay with Moo Gyul temporarily LOL. Moo Gyul who heard that Jung In is in trouble, let him stay and also agreed to keep his contract with J.I. Entertainment so the company can stay afloat. after a while the drama Wonderful Day that was pre-produced was accepted for a broadcast and now everyone can breathe a sigh of relief.Mary-Jung In's divorce proceeding finally got approved by the court and Mary can now date Moo Gyul freely. relationship between Moo Gyul and Jung In has now also improved, there's no more animosity between them rather two men who actually need know that they can both rely on each other and i find that to be so endearing auwhhh.at the very end of the episode, Mary was tryna interview a couple about their POV on marriage for her drama scriptwriting, and they ended up fighting LOL. she then have a little monologue that she and Moo Gyul too are about the same, they have broken up 12 times and this is the 13th times dating (same person) LOL!the finale finally ends with a scene of them two walking in the middle of a busy market being all cosy with each other. END.//*first, i think when Moo Gyul said after finding out that the wedding ceremony was actually cancelled, he apologized for not trusting her is when i believe he can finally put all his fear and insecurities about Mary's loyalty to rest. i mean, loyalty is such a piercing theme in this drama. and we can see even in the previous episode when Moo Gyul went amok after seeing Mary tolerating Jung In who was backhugging her, when his mother asked him about Mary later on, he still defended her and told her that Mary is not an unloyal person. so i understood that more than loyalty, it's actually the person's trust in one another that really binds loyalty between people. loyalty in and by itself probably doesn't mean much without proper two-way trust.second, by the end of this drama i find Moo Gyul-Jung In way more shippable than the lead couple LOL. i mean her confession at the end that they've broken up 12 times without outside interference solidifies it. do dating couple still do this and get back together? lmaoooo. Mary seems like a harmonious person in their relationship so not sure where the 12 times break-up comes from. doesn't seem like a long time has passed too. that was so random.all in all, i think this is the kind of couple that's really bound to last. it's the kind of drama that i feel has quite successfully build the case for a realistically well-matched couple, such that the drama ended not exactly at a fairytale romanticized ending but one that realistically say, "yes they are different, yes they still have issues that lead to childish breakups but as they mature more, they will also love each other better and that's how they'll survive this relationship until old age". ENDS:')
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Mary Stayed Out All Night Episode 15
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so the episode opened with Moo Gyul walking out of Jung In house after returning the engagement ring in full-blown anger after seeing them back hugging.the way he got so mad, his face really scares the hell out of me LOL. he literally looked like someone who can 'kill' a person out of jealousy when he's mad angry.later on we get the scene of how he pushed her away despite knowing Mary waited for him all day to celebrate the Christmas and his birthday together. understandably in that situation, all party mode is off right away LOL.and then we got another scene when Moo Gyul was playing the electric guitar like crazy, and then Jung In came to take off the electrical cord because he didn't show up for a schedule. and then Jung In gave him the ultimatum that if continues to break his promises (work schedule), then he can't give Mary away to him.anyhow, there was a company workshop that Mary joined in with her colleagues. Jung In followed Mary to the forest and then they got lost together tryna find their way back to their nest. Seo Jun called Moo Gyul to let him know about it and he rushed over to find Mary.true enough he found both of them luckily. Jung In got unconscious because he fell down from protecting Mary who was about to slip off, and has remained unconscious in the hospital for days. Mary didn't leave the side of his hospital bed knowing he got injured because he was tryna save her.Moo Gyul kept observing this from the side and the way he was totally abandoned by Mary for Jung In really started to hurt him deeper and deeper. finally he went to the hospital to tell her that what she has done is enough, and now she needs to choose already whether it's between him or Jung In.she asked for his understanding to let her stay by Jung In's side until he wakes up but Moo Gyul refused. so Mary couldn't answer him anymore and Moo Gyul took it as an answer that she now chooses the other guy. phew~//honestly, this episode really pains me. i have a huge bias for Kang Moo Gyul from the start simply because it's Jang Keun Suk who plays him. i am not sure if i'd feel the same if it's played by someone else.what interest me about this episode was how Moo Gyul was portrayed as a very visual person. he literally can't shake off the image of Jung In back-hugging Mary and how she stayed still (permission) and that tortured him like crazy. when he confronted her about it, he said that "i am not sure anymore. i feel like the Mary i know is very different to the woman i saw today who felt like a stranger". the way he says it is just so heartbreaking. it's his truth and it's perfectly okay for him to feel that, the way it hurt him was mad serious and definitely hinted that Mary needs to be at a very serious juncture to try and convince him again, or maybe only time will tell.from the get-go Moo Gyul has always been the one with 'lower hands'. the girl he is in a relationship is legally married to another guy because of her father, and the only response he's received from the father are disapprovals time and again. so it's obviously right for him to be extra sensitive about any little signs showing that Mary's heart is swaying to the other direction.also, one can also say that Moo Gyul did something similar when he stood still and letting Seo Jun kissed him on the lips for a goodbye, by which Mary happened to see. but here the difference is that the way it ticks them off are different.we only saw a scene when Mary got super upset after seeing 'intimate photos' of Seo Jun and Moo Gyul at her house, and not about the goodbye kiss itself so we can say that she tolerate another person's skinship on her partner a lot better than Moo Gyul ever could.Moo Gyul comes across as really obsessive-possessive in this episode (not that he hasn't) but we can see how much that really hurts him. honestly i pity Moo Gyul a lot and though it may sound sexist, his reaction to this especially as a man is totally understandable for me, given his situation.gahh, Moo Gyul. seeing you get all sad literally broke me. :(
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Mary Stayed Out All Night Episode 14
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the scene during the showcase when Moo Gyul was late to the performance because he got kidnapped and 'saved' by Mary.and then he confessed on stage saying, "your warmth melts my heart that was ice-cold". *stopped because it sounded cheesy* then said, "Merry Christmas-su, saranghanda!"LOOOOOL! AND THAT PERFORMANCE DAMN HE'S A HOT MF. I'LL PROBABLY DREAM ABOUT THIS SCENE IN MY SLEEP, NO JOKE. XDalso the scene at the end when Moo Gyul earned enough money from his showcases and went to buy back Mary's engagement ring that was pawned by his mother, but saw Jung In hugging her from the back, and how she stayed still.i mean, isn't this why we watch dramas? the director-nim can literally time his walk-in at exactly the duration when they were still hugging kyaaaa~~~
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Mary Stayed Out All Night Episode 13
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the scenes when Moo Gyul produced a kind of ballad song for the drama OST and made his bandmates furious about it because they thought he was drifting away from indie/rock music, LOL.and then they made up over a drink because Seo Joon called all of them out, kekeke.i like his bandmates ever since they did the prank on him and Mary with the handcuffs on ep. 8 and they performed a song for an audition with it haha!Moo Gyul is loyal to his bandmates though they are aware he can make it big on his own. true enough he's a loyal person, i just didn't think it hard enough before. and not just he's compromising his style of music but also his identity as an indie rock singer to someone who can go mainstream because he now has a purpose to prove to Mary's father that he is worthy of her.auwhhh. go Moo Gyul!
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Mary Stayed Out All Night Episode 12
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the scene when Moo Gyul and Jung In took turns to make each others jealous of their text messaging and phone calls with Mary is so funny LOL.when they are not being obsessive over a girl, the duo is kinda funny. i feel like my heart won't break as much if i decide to just ship them instead, kekeke.
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Mary Stayed Out All Night Episode 11
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A: "Mu Gyul is not the kind of guy who any father can accept easily even in the real world if a girl takes a guy like him to meet their dad any father would totally flip.i totally love his hairstyle but his dressing are a big no for me though i understand his a musician".B: "About Kang Mu Gyul style of dressing here, have you seen rocker Steven Tyler of Aerosmith? He's the father of famous Hollywood actress Liv Tyler. I think he dress like Steven Tyler in this drama. I remember seeing Steven Tyler dressing like this when he was the judge in American Idol back then. Not quite sure if it was the same year this drama was film or not though. But the style was very similar... the accessories, the boots, the scarf, the long hair... etc are all similar to Steven Tyler."//well Moo Gyul is very temperamental. he's very quick to lash out his anger towards Mary and told her to just break up if she was going to see him as a pitiful guy with his mother's situation.it's bad enough that his mom stole Mary's ring and pawn it over to get money to pay off debt so she can go to Paris, but she even told Moo Gyul that Mary willingly gave the ring to her which caused their misunderstanding. holy sh*t the way his mother acted is so fckin despicable.she totally deserved it when Moo Gyul finally lost all his patience and told her to just piss off to Paris and to never return again. he's indeed so unlucky to be born with such a despicable 'mother'. i feel so sorry for him. :(honestly with the difference between how the men are behaving, if i am not blinded with love, Jung In would be winning so many points by now.but i can kinda respect that Mary sticks through Moo Gyul and always comes to him first (like in the skating rink because she saw that Moo Gyul took the red knitted sweater out and he's not home). she acts with him as if she can totally read her partner like an open book and she doesn't hold a grudge. she's such a good, harmonious person. wow, i can totally admire that in a woman.
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Mary Stayed Out All Night Episode 10
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the episode opened with Seo Jun the actress giving Moo Kyul a goodbye kiss.not only was it seen by Mary herself, but even a paparazzi caught it that forces her to admit to it in a press conference.Mary saw it on the news, and then went to ask Seo Joon to stop making public remarks like that about Moo Kyul. and then at her house, Mary saw their 'intimate' pictures of him hanging out at Seo Joon cooking, being cuddly and washing each other's hair.i gotta say that's not easy to deal with.i mean Mary's a true novice in relationships and Moo Kyul did have such a 'dark' past around him. if i were her, i would be so insecure about the true feelings of my boyfriend's heart too if he can't assure me enough.and in between Moo Kyul trying to reassure her heart, there's always Jung In walking in-between and tryna steal his chances LOL. this relationship really started on such a very fragile foundation to begin with, gosh.thankfully Mary is more level-headed than i expected. me in real life would have dragged it out and not to talk/meet my boyfriend until he comes to meet me and assure me first, but at the end of the episode she came to his house first and apologize for refusing to talk it out with him the night before. and got honest about having seen those pictures which really messed her up emotionally.WOW. THE WAY SHE TRULY SURPRISED/IMPRESSED ME. THEIR COMMUNICATION IS A+++. A RARE SIGHT IN A K-DRAMA.i am starting to think that these two matches each other perfectly when in the first half, i didn't like her at all. JUST WOW.
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Mary Stayed Out All Night Episode 9
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wow, this drama has really continued to get better in the second half!! first of all, i saw this comment on the streaming site which i agree with, "If we look on paper Jung In is the better guy to get married to and love would probably develop after a while. Mu Gyul is the boyfriend every girl wants: a bad boy with a soft heart. His lifestyle is fine for a musician who's trying to make it. If she was older she would probably play it safe with Jung In. But she's only 23 and she's looking for love not marriage".i honestly think this was such an outstanding episode. Moo Kyul's mother is deciding to move to Paris with her boyfriend leaving her son behind, and totally not caring about her son feels about it. there's a scene in the beginning where he was wrapping paper planes and his mom was there, and she said that whenever her son misses her, he would come over and fly over those paper planes. But we saw from the flashback that everytime he did that, his mom only looked out for him from the apartment window and asked him to go back immediately without meeting him in person or hugging him. then we get a fast forward scene when Moo Kyul was reminiscing on that and has teary eyes of pain, but he couldn't cry it out. i think that scene was so painful. you're so sad inside but it's almost like you've got no tears left to cry.also the scenes when he took Mary out to see sunrise at the beach but got off the wrong one, and got caught by her father, and had to listen to his disapproval again and again and again. then have Jung In came to him to threaten him with the fact that he's Mary's legal husband. and how he tried to confirm with his mother about her opinions of marriage and she responded saying she doesn't have the confidence to commit to someone ever. all of these really messes someone up. you can see immense struggle by Kang Moo Kyul to cope with his own emotional issues as well as trying to win over the war with other people who are involved and have a stake of interest in Mary's life. Jang Keun Suk portrays all these complex emotions so well, and yet so subtly because we can see he grew up with such vacuum of love that he's quite numb to expressing himself properly. HE REMINDS ME OF HOW SEO IN GUK PLAYS KIM MOO YOUNG IN THE SMILE HAS LEFT YOUR EYES AND I SAY THAT TO MEAN THAT HE'S SO FCKIN BRILLIANT IN THIS!
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