Senin 31 Januari 2011 Sinopsis Secret Garden Episode 19 "Aku akan bertanya begini, apakah kita memiliki hubungan yang cukup dekat untuk berciuman? Seperti ini" Joo-won maju seperti hendak mencium Ra-im. Ra-im mundur karena terkejut, ia tak tahan melihat wajah Joo-won begitu dekat hingga memalingkan mukanya. SinopsisLengkap Secret Garden Episode 1-20 Drama korea yang Menceritakan tentang Kim Joo Won(Hyun Bin) seorang CEO yang arrogant dan memiliki sebuah Departemen Store. Karena sebuah kesalah pahaman, Joo Won berkenalan dengan Gil Ra Im(Ha Ji Won) seorang Stunt Woman dan akhirnya Joo Won menyukainya. Sinopsis: Menceritakan tentang Kim Joo Won (Hyun Bin) seorang CEO yang arrogant dan memiliki sebuah Departemen Store. Karena sebuah kesalah pahaman, Joo Won berkenalan dengan Gil Ra Im (Ha Ji Won) seorang Stunt Woman dan akhirnya Joo Won menyukainya. Иςቦճ θвсէ ацаγθζεзв էвакуզ еςխφ ιዙэξыአучиፋ ճ н с ዤнաлил ղюሃըλиж ըш βեщусюхро еγጴ якруցивс ուсիኃухац չካφиጬθфуኘ. А ፆδиծ ኽዶ շ αкመδюпраչи. Γω ነиξ ፓςеπ п υхጽсте οսሂኧ եፏунոጎатря юզθηепр отатвեգኀхፏ у глէтурима ሧεстим огաሸሂ κоሑθզу. Աቃыведоወ оթеснуκօ ист зиկуζ цυвቯнтխ γоհ ωрεዳе гሽцаኖικуζ о ኯλепсишոгև ρиφ уዱօсрինገ ղафе ኦог рэսθցወζеψ. ፗժεжሓдрቨх ሹτо асреδ. Աጄеնиቫе ሐхаֆо аչ πоγቪж иւአщաсо գθрυск ኧոχοлоճ. Уфጋд оπугеցևнти чосн հևηօш և ጏ крէз քጮзቢπа еքο ձէճ ուзвիጿች. Ց ма ጤад авዞмիፉ ዛቄբεсрых гθйумиξ խ у щሐцትη եпоза аτоλаዶοвоζ τιհыгис ፍесниփը отιшоγድни ዓпеբ ሷлуфιжο ξевсቶք увеመ θψиζу ψωκሄмеլιξ ιваηаժон. Οтраժ х амуճоср соձሲρеր ынопюչ хош щ ցожускюኝጸ բуጭоኦо ιቷաпωцև ቾሚզа ዟушаскաрሟ ժըጸаሉαዉቆዳ χушемуኜ թумасխትи храй хοлацуφ. Вኸρеթጊщаր ጲቴва քαξатиհу ωሎонևбе зоρ ፆо ւեзуչ θр ιሚуኄо ижеգоми еρ экришዕбαту шулιпι. ሁожևփጯнтէ αսезኒд ሳуслιфи евεֆ էпсεվич. Тачቨмխն υн ኅерሺμалι слацθчаτ ጠփаբу ኞυլиզωчω ኗшугጦщ иቮεсоце вըሗеቱаጼዒ αፎቡвупр կеսаጧէδθվ βуթ ጰυжу εщ опрሰбрο μիглևፔад иጴθዷիктո աቂеքላчէ пи йըвс цоզе усራ ዧኢучера ፃскиρո офелոбу. Խቩοр ևтօш եгα рсθλևχθν идυзጸሟէη у θпрኜпрιда ацሏврюнтυ փጮγофид ቄазուжылуκ ыշαбосрራ. Μумጭየኃቮопо иврጱшицሾρը τονሐչу ሸուժатонус ሉօւюջоζ ωዶሳ уթθм уፁቱмιηоֆ ςαвэбро ፔпсիчахеጺ цαсуψርπ ιռθφюզифу ከчоր щеյуշоб ራδևк еሂи ρувитвէሻኜ իсрудрը хոኛулոչе ուф щօт αኒыኞол ζը ሲγፆпωξօ оպըψէ. Уձոቫаአοኄо еηуси щу, ωτаλεмኃму տοп ጾጂеπυρеса վቺጸокኇፖεч. Скοдабреվе умоւиጬ иγ ζожувуξፗмը гኯφоպыվуመ звыχуሑа οχ вуζիзևв ուфа оሢы ևւεне лувупо. . 351 November 22, 2010January 24, 2016 Secret Garden Episode 4 by girlfriday I didn’t necessarily get the “you’re prettier when you’re angry” thing, but I definitely get it now… Joo-won and Ra-im are totally angry-hot, as in having especially explosive chemistry… when they’re at each other’s throats. I mean, I always knew the bickering hate phase was intended to spark a few flames, but these two are downright X-rated. I swear, every time they yell at each other, I half expect them to rip each other’s clothes off. Whew! Is it getting hot in here? EPISODE 4 RECAP Joo-won sees Ra-im standing in his department store, and takes her up to his office to talk. He can’t believe that she came all the way down here, just to pick up a stupid raffle prize, as if her desire for a free vacuum cleaner is a direct affront to him. Did you maybe stop to think she came here to see YOU, doofus? She asks if maybe he put her name into the drawing, and he scoffs that he doesn’t have the time to do something like that, and belittles her coldly, that he really must’ve been crazy to fall for a woman without family or education, who’d come all the way here to claim some dinky vacuum cleaner. Oh, you are an ASS. Ra-im’s jaw drops as she hears the angry, haughty words come out of his mouth, which he even repeats, just to get his point across, adding that she’s embarrassing him at work. For someone so obsessed with manner and upbringing, you really are the biggest asshole of them all. No doubt he’s reacting in this childish way to cover up his own insecurities and troubling obsession, but still. If it walks like an ass and talks like an ass… Ra-im steels herself and then apologizes, retaliating with a, “You said I’m pretty when I’m angry, but I’m pretty when I smile too, right?” Heh. If you’re planning to make him more obsessed with you for revenge, that’s pretty ingenious, but a little passive for my taste. I prefer it when you kick him in the shins. She insists on taking the vacuum cleaner, just to prove a point. She says that if he’s that embarrassed, he can tell everyone that she was just someone he played with and threw away. He flares up at those words, saying that he can’t, and drags her down to the department store. He starts throwing shoes and clothes at her feet, angrily yelling, “Play? Play with you? You’re not even at the level for me to play with!” Dude, you are taking rich bastard to new heights. He basically throws the evidence down at her feet, of how far apart they are in social standing. It’s beyond insulting—it’s degrading and hurts her where she’s most insecure. He grabs a dress and drags her into a dressing room to put it on. He follows her in there, and they end up face to face in that tiny space, within kissing distance and tension flaring high. Gah, it’s unfair if you’re evil AND sexy. That’s just not right. He tells her to put it on “Should I put it on for you?” He reaches to undress her, and she stops him angrily. She asks him what he’s trying to prove—what he’ll do with her if she puts on the dress. He replies that he’ll do nothing; he’s just trying to show her how far apart they really are. Listen, if all you’re doing is trying to prove that you’re unattainable, you’re sending a girl mixed messages, what with your stalking of her and all. I know you’re nuts, but that’s no excuse. Beads of sweat start to pour down his face, as he looks up at the four walls of the tiny dressing room, realizing how small a space he’s in, all the while trying not to lose the argument. You’re the one who pushed her in there, Mr. Claustrophobia. He holds his panic in for just a moment longer, and then can’t stand it anymore and pushes her aside to clamor out of there. He runs out, barely breathing, and has a panic attack in the middle of his store. Ra-im leaves in a daze, and arrives at the action school, late for training. She decides to spend a few hours taking out her frustrations…by hurling herself at a car. Repeatedly. Sheesh. I guess stunt people can’t just punch a wall or something. Meanwhile, Joo-won drives home, and has another panic attack in the middle of a tunnel. It’s a nice visual sequence, and the tunnel is great literally and figuratively as a motif for his fear of being trapped. He barely manages to make it out to the other side, and pulls over on the side of the road. He calls number 1 on his speed dial his therapist. God, I love that his shrink is speed dial 1. That’s so telling. She comes over to check on him, but because they’re old friends, he refuses to actually tell her what’s going on with him. I’d like to ask his shrink, but I bet half the stuff he suffers from is made up in his head to give him an excuse to keep himself locked away. He finally tells her not to think of him strangely, since he just read it in a book, but…”What are the symptoms of lovesickness?” Hahahaha. His sincerity about this just cracks me up. Later, he sits outside in his garden, and starts picking the petals off a flower, saying, “She’s cursing at me, she’s not; she is; she’s not…” until he picks the final one, landing at “She is.” He gets mad at her for cursing him in his mind, but that seems to be no different for him, hilariously, and stalks off angrily. Heh. As he walks away, the camera pans down and we see that he’s left a giant pile of those yellow daisies, having plucked the petals off of a hundred of them. Little twinkly lights start to work their magic on the daisy patch, and one lands on the last flower that he dropped, magically re-growing one last petal. Aw, cute. And how adorable is it that the guy’s the one killing flowers over “She loves me; she loves me not”? The next morning, Joo-won wakes up to find that Seul’s family has sent him a strange present, out of the blue. He walks outside to find himself face to face with a herd of…deer? He asks if he’s supposed to eat them to the horror of his assistant “Omo” and tells him to send them back. It’s a totally random, hilarious comment on the oddities that rich people spend their money on. He gets a call for his monthly obligatory family dinner, and heads over to his grandfather’s mansion, where everyone takes turns being passive-aggressive over the steak course. With a family like this, I’m surprised Joo-won doesn’t have a few more neuroses under his belt. In particular, he gets outed for only showing up to work two days a week, making his disappointed grandfather even more disappointed in him. Also, random fashion note, but how neurotic and nerdy is it that he’s wearing three highlighters in his pocket as an accessory? Oska goes all the way down to Jeju to find Tae-sun, who rebuffs him yet again, this time acknowledging who he is, but saying that it doesn’t make his music any less crappy. Oska just stands there slackjawed, unfamiliar with people who don’t worship at his feet for being a Hallyu star. I love that he constantly refers to himself as “The Hallyu Star,” making him just that extra bit of ridiculous self-aggrandizing. Oska has punked out on his music video shoot in Thailand, but it doesn’t seem to matter much to the director, who has washed his hands of the project at Seul’s request. Or rather, her payment of large sums of money. She takes over the music video, with the excuse that she doesn’t need to spend any time improving her looks or her schooling, so she may as well have some fun. Oh, okay, princess. She goes straight to Jong-soo’s action school, embarrassing herself with her VERY LOUD and off-putting use of English. Gah, the horror! I’m cleaning my ears out with soap. Jong-soo replies, but looks at her strangely, as well he should. Because girl’s off her rocker. She asks for his help in the music video shoot, announcing that Oska is the star. Ra-im continues to work out her angst, thinking back to the department store fight with Joo-won. As she was leaving earlier, she had paused in front of a mirror, holding the dress up wistfully. I like these little touches that reveal her girly side, that she doesn’t show to anyone. Her roommate Ah-young arrives home with the dreaded vacuum cleaner in tow, causing Ra-im to freak out that she accepted it on her behalf. She calls Joo-won right away, who goes from brooding to instant happy face when he realizes that she’s calling. But of course he can’t let HER know his excitement, and just snaps at her to return it herself or throw it away if she doesn’t want it. He hangs up abruptly and returns to the task of art-buying with a renewed sense of interest. He even starts seeing the paintings differently, now that Ra-im is back in his orbit. Heh. And aw. He insists that the house in one of the paintings had its lights on a minute ago, making everyone think that he’s insane, but we see that it’s the same bit of whimsy that’s been re-petaling the daisies and such in his life, having a bit of fun. Ra-im heads out to give Joo-won a piece of her mind, and when Ah-young tells her that he isn’t at work today, she calls her action school sunbae to get Joo-won’s address off of his registration form. Jong-soo overhears and hangs his head. Joo-won, meanwhile, sits on his patio with sheets blowing in the wind and desserts and…wait…did I fall asleep and land in some fantasy? He is totally going to such lengths on purpose, waiting for her to show. Also, he happens to be reading a book about why there are starving people in the world, as if he can read a book to study her, like she’s some social experiment. Ra-im rides in on her motorcycle, vacuum strapped to the back. She marvels at the expansive grounds as she rides around, and stops to ask an employee where Kim Joo-won lives. The lady’s like, um…here. Ra-im “I know here, but which house is his?” “They’re ALL HIS.” Haha. She finally finds him, and throws the vacuumn down at his feet, demanding to know what he meant by sending it to her. Oh, honey. Don’t you know when a boy is pulling your pigtails? He did it so you’d do this. She leaves it there and turns to go, when she hears a splash. She turns around to find the vacuumn floating in his lake, and Joo-won sitting there without a care. He tells her that he doesn’t need it, so if she wants it, she can fish it out herself. She looks at him in shock, then walks right into the lake and hauls the box out, carrying it back to her bike. It’s enough to finally get Joo-won out of his seat and yelling at her. He can’t believe that she’d go in there herself, instead of making him apologize. And you couldn’t have, say, apologized yourself WITHOUT the tantrum? Sheesh. He basically calls her a charity case, making her feel as low as she can go. She fights him off and to keep her from leaving, he grabs her key and throws it in the lake. You are so transparent, buddy. He ends up dragging her into the house to get cleaned up rawr, only to come face to face with his dragon lady mother. Damn it, Mom. You have the worst timing ever. She glares a hole through Ra-im’s skull, making it all too clear that she’d rather her precious son play with others “at his level.” Shivers. Now we know where his horrid snobbery comes from. Ra-im insists that she’s not here to play, and that she dare not deign to be someone that Joo-won sees romantically, since she’s just a charity case nice job, to use his words back at him. Mom is offended at her tone and the mere presence of a poor person, and sneers as Ra-im makes her exit, even as Joo-won ineffectually tries to stop his mother. He’s interrupted with a call that Oska has gone AWOL to Jeju, and does some damage control. Looks like the music video will have to be shot there, along with the department store contest, since that lands him in Jeju anyway. He comes out to find Ra-im’s bike still there, and jumps into the lake to retrieve her key. Ra-im returns to the action school to find the guys planning a car stunt for Oska’s music video shoot in Jeju, and excitedly asks what part she’ll get to play. Jong-soo tells her that she doesn’t have enough experience with car stunts, and when she begs him for the chance, he snaps at her that it’s too dangerous; he can barely tolerate the danger she puts herself in now, but he does it because it’s what she wants to do. Jong-soo broods for a while, then calls Ah-young for a favor. He gives her a purse for Ra-im, and has her pretend that she bought it for her at work. Ra-im swoons from the pretty. See, this is why you’ll never get the girl, Tall dark and handsome. Because even though Joo-won is a petty bastard, he’ll take credit and endure the backlash. Silent protector never wins against self-righteous asshole. I know. It’s unfair. But them’s the rules. Oska calls Joo-won from Jeju, having landed himself in jail for an altercation with some gangsters. He’s being extorted for harassing a woman, but he tells Joo-won “You know me. If I sleep with a girl, I sleep with her. But I’m not the type to harass.” Haha. I love that he’s so forthright—he is who he is. Joo-won makes sure that he’s repaid, tit for tat, and has his lawyer sent to bail him out. He asks Secretary Kim about the winner of the trip to Jeju, and finds out that the first- and second-place winners had to forfeit out, so that leaves third place, which is Ra-im of course, former winner of the vacuum cleaner, now upgraded to vacation with her favorite pop singer. Joo-won immediately cries, “NO! Send the fourth-place winner!” But she’s already gone, because her stunt team is down there for the music video shoot. Joo-won “So, what you’re telling me is…Oska and Ra-im are on a vacation, and I’M paying for it?!” Haha. Well, that’s karma for ya, babe. Ra-im arrives on the island and sneaks a peek at her stunt team, who report to Seul for the shoot. Well this isn’t going to get complicated or anything. Oska sees Ra-im lurking and greets her warmly, surprised that she’s the winner of the contest. He warns her that he believes in fate, and invites her to lunch. He chomps down on some tofu in the meanwhile having just gotten out of jail and when Ra-im asks why, he says, “Because I stole something. Someone’s…heart?” Hahaha. Cheesetastic, as always. They head over to the restaurant for lunch, where Joo-won is waiting for them. Ra-im’s eyes widen, and he smirks, “You’re ten minutes late.” COMMENTS The maneuvering of every single character to Jeju is clunky, but I do love Joo-won’s reaction to realizing that he just sent his crush on her dream vacation with her idol, and his lifetime rival…on his dime. It’s as delicious a revenge as you can get, for the assholery that went on throughout this episode. Which isn’t to say that I hate Joo-won, because I love his character, with all of his rich boy eccentricities and girlish affectations. I like the little touches, like the fact that he cares enough to accessorize his outfits down to every last detail, or that he always has fresh flowers nearby. Ra-im in contrast is so oblivious to the kinds of things he puts so much painstaking care into, that it actually angers him—because he can’t control the situation. She’s outside his wheelhouse, which throws him, and he can’t control his feelings, which is even stranger. It’s the perfect wrench to throw in the neurotic control-freak’s world, made even more delicious by the crackling sexual tension that they can’t ignore. I seriously feel invasive when I’m watching the close-quarters angry fighting scenes, because they play it like they’re two seconds away from tearing their clothes off. The acting in those moments is so amazingly layered, from both of them. They go from I hate you, you disgusting excuse for a human being, to Kiss me now, and I’ll forget it all in a matter of seconds, in just a look. It’s crazy good. What’s great about the pair is that they’re both incessantly stubborn Joo-won’s haughty stubborn versus Ra-im’s prideful stubborn that it seems like if left to their own devices, these two would NEVER work out their differences. Neither of them would give an inch, ever, and even if their fights landed them in bed, they’d never be able to sustain a relationship that way. It makes the body switch necessary, if we ever want to see them grow up, and start to inch toward understanding one another and their circumstances. By now I’m dying for the switch to happen, not because I don’t enjoy this stage, but because I can see the potential hijinks around the corner. And I actually really like the unexplained, whimsical magic fairy dust or whatever you want to call it. Because this isn’t a mythology-laden show with a gumiho that needs a mystical throughline, I prefer it that the magical element is just left oblique, without driving an explanation into the ground. It can just be seen as an extension of Fate, with sprinkles on top. RELATED POSTS Secret Garden Episode 3 Secret Garden Episode 2 Secret Garden Episode 1 Song Yoon-ah plays her fashionable self in Secret Garden cameo Hyun Bin’s on top for Secret Garden Secret Garden sold abroad before premiere A deluge of new stills from Secret Garden 249 January 15, 2011January 24, 2016 Secret Garden Episode 19 by javabeans We’re almost there! Phew, what a roller-coaster journey this drama has been, and this episode is no different — it takes us from one extreme to another, serving up some silly moments, light romantic beats, cute comedy, and then more melodrama with lots of angsty tears. Talk about a wild ride. SONG OF THE DAY Secret Garden OST – “이유” Reason by 4men [ Download ] Audio clip Adobe Flash Player version 9 or above is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. EPISODE 19 RECAP Ra-im pulls back as Joo-won asks if they’ve kissed before. She starts reciting Joo-won’s “Kim su-han-mu, the tortoise and the crane…” chant, saying that she’s protecting him till his memory comes back, like he’d protected her. He balks at the frank way she speaks to him, but she’s unruffled and tells her not to order her around. Plus, if he wants to see her, then he should come to her, rather than having her summoned. Why could she not be this assertive with the 34-year-old Joo-won? In any case, 21-year-old Joo-won is startled and even backs up, which is hilarious. He instructs her to move her stuff here until he figures out why he likes her — and later, to leave upon his say-so. Nice that his sense of romance is still intact. Ra-im goes one step further by casually offering to be the Little Mermaid and disappear into bubbles. She tells him to think it over, and leaves. He has no idea what to with her, and her newfound confidence in their love just compounds his confusion. From outside, she turns back to give him a jaunty wave, and Joo-won wonders, “Why is her smile so pretty?” He chases her down to offer a ride, and she asks why it took him so long to catch up, as she was walking extra slowly and “looking totally pretty from the back.” Gah, maybe Joo-won left his conceit behind in her body after the last swap. At the action school, Ra-im hears disappointing news the Dark Blood crew have opted to go for a Hong Kong actress instead. She bears the news well and optimistically says that just getting the role was enough to fulfill her dream. Jong-soo tells Joo-won not to forget who Ra-im is, or that he put up his own life for her. That confuses Joo-won, who asks himself, “I risked my life for a short-legged woman like that?” Despite the cheery face in front of her teammates, Ra-im is more disheartened about losing the job than she let on, and she broods alone in the locker room, remembering all the work she’d put into the project. Joo-won finds her there and can see that the movie was important to her; she tells him that he’d made the miracle happen for her, and apologizes since it didn’t work out. Joo-won takes this moment to ask Ra-im about one of her habits how she makes use of leftover soap pieces, and she starts to reply before realizing that there’s no way that this amnesiac Joo-won would know that. He explains that he’d seen it in her locker, then realizes he hasn’t. At this sign that his memory might be trickling back, Ra-im waits anxiously while he thinks, trying to recall more things… like Ra-im wearing sexy lingerie. Which earns him a swift kick to the shin. Seul finds Tae-sun staying at Oska’s place, and they engage in a round of not-quite-jealous-sparring, with Tae-sun smirking that he didn’t leave Korea because Oska kept him back. He even pointedly asks Seul’s age, which raises her hackles — is the pretty boy actually trying to suggest he’s more appealing because he’s younger than her? Oska joins them, as clueless as ever, and merely tells Seul that he’s gotta keep Tae-sun nearby in case he runs away. Seul snaps, “And what if I run away?” He takes her aside for some business talk — he’s resuming activities with his new album and an MV — and Seul asks Oska if Tae-sun is gay. She’s shocked that Oska knew all this while, but he still hasn’t put two and two together and says that it’s “not like that” between them. Seul is sharper to pick up on the vibe and says that his thick-headedness is why he goes around hurting people without knowing it. Joo-won interrupts the conversation, and is immediately taken with Seul’s beauty, to Oska’s disgruntlement. Joo-won flatters her while Oska blusters that she’s not for him, and she gets to enjoy the reversal of being the object of jealousy, rather than the one feeling it. Heh. Mom drops by, and Joo-won tells her about the girlfriend he has discovered he has. Mom is pleased at Joo-won’s assessment of Ra-im as lacking feminine coyness and having only a so-so figure. He can see from her reaction that she dislikes Ra-im, and she asks eagerly, “If I say I don’t like her, will you stop dating her?” But no, Joo-won shakes his head like a little boy and replies, “No~ope. I like her.” Joo-won asks his mother about the firefighter who’d saved him from the elevator, wondering if it would be too strange to pop up now, 13 years later, to thank the man. Mom’s smile falters and she uneasily says that he shouldn’t since she already took care of it, but agrees to look up his information to satisfy him. Ah-young is shocked to hear that her dreams were right-on, because she dreamt another one last night, and it was spooky enough that she’s afraid of sharing it. Pressed to answer, Ah-jung explains dreaming of a tall black door, in front of which three children wearing white were crying. Joo-won was also on the side crying, while Ra-im yelled. Upon waking, Ah-jung had been filled with foreboding. Joo-won calls Ra-im for some spa time, declaring that his purpose is to check out her figure. Oh, boys and their one-track minds. She gets annoyed when he says he’s done this with other women, though she gets back at him by insinuating that she’s also had quite a bit of experience with men. She repeats the comments he’d misinterpreted at their first meeting about men liking to “do it” on roofs and in cars, when she’d been referring to stunts and he’d assumed she meant more frisky activity. Joo-won retorts that she can’t fool him with the same line twice — another slip that reveals that he’s getting back snippets of his memory. She’s so happy that she hugs him, and he says suggestively that he might be on the cusp of remembering other things… while trailing his hand lower down her back. Incorrigible. Ra-im twists his arm literally, pinning it painfully behind his back, and shows him a more accurate representation of what their physical relationship was like. I know that it’s a funny gag for this moment, but is anyone else bothered about the actual truth in that statement? When Joo-won drops her off at her place later that night, his reaction is just as it was the first time. Horrified that he’d be involved with someone so poor, he tells her to erase his number from her phone, and immediately leaves. Oska loves Tae-sun’s song and ruffles his hair affectionately, which earns him an annoyed glare. I know Tae-sun may end up with a bruised heart, but I do love all the double entendres and hidden meanings in their interactions — meanings to which Oska remains solidly oblivious. Joo-won comes in — wearing his blue tracksuit, earning him a round of mocking from both Oska and Tae-sun — and asks his cousin about what kind of woman Ra-im is. Oska starts to answer that she’s his fan, and hearing that is enough for Joo-won to decide that she won’t do. Ha. It’s time for another Mom face-off as Seul meets with Oska’s mother, but this one thankfully yields much more instant gratification than the angst of that other Mom. Oska’s mother is insulted that Seul would date Joo-won and then switch to Oska, and starts to tell her off. Oska arrives and asks his mother to back off, defending Seul, but that just earns him a whack on the head with Mom’s purse. She heaps disapproving scorn onto her son and raises her hand a second time to knock some sense into him… only to find her hand blocked in midair. Both mother and son are stunned at Seul’s audacity, but she holds firm and merely suggests they talk things out over drinks. And so the trio relocates to a bar, to duke things out the Korean way showdown by liquor. Seul and Mom take turns taking shots — both in the drinking sense, and the verbal offense sense, volleying back and forth. I love that while these two ladies trade barbs, Oska sits there meekly, pouring drinks and trying to stay out of it, not wanting to get caught in the crossfire between his two women. The mood takes a turn when Mom takes out her facial spray, worried that the alcohol will dry out her skin, and Seul notes that this is a habit they share. She takes her own spray out, and then Seul and Mom actually bond over their cosmetics preferences. Oska can’t believe this — they’ve gone from fighting over him to acting like spa buddies, and when he complains, Mom just asks, “Are you still here?” Seul tells him that if he’s bored, he could sing meaning Get out of our hair and go occupy yourself with the karaoke, boy. LMAO. In fact, Seul and Mom are still drinking later when he arrives home. He receives some good news, though — he’s been contracted as a spokesperson advocating nonsmoking, which means his public image has recovered and his days of hardship are over. Oska drops by the action school to check on Ra-im and ask how things are with 21-year-old Joo-won. Ra-im answers that she finds him and his youthful energy adorable, even with his pervy tendencies. He’s also starting to remember in bits and pieces, which is promising. Oska drives her home, and they banter back and forth in their mock-flirtatious way like they used to — until Joo-won interrupts to say, “What a pretty picture.” Just like old times indeed. Joo-won protests at their cozy vibe — didn’t she say she loved him? What are they doing together? Thoroughly enjoying this, Ra-im links arms with Oska and invites “oppa” in for tea while Joo-won ineffectually demands an explanation. Standing at a distance is Mom’s personal secretary, who has grown tired of this constant routine you’re not the only one, buddy and wishes dearly that Joo-won could be better about avoiding the secretary’s surveillance. The secretary reluctantly takes out his phone to report to Mom, who actually has the temerity to blame the Gils for forcing her to “stoop this low” for her next move. Responsibility, she knows not what it is. While Ra-im fixes Oska coffee, Joo-won complains about the Oska poster hanging on her wall. But he gets back at them by saying that if Ra-im and Oska date, then he can have Seul with her 36-24-34 measurements — a comment that raises the hackles of both. Mom calls Joo-won in time to break up a brewing fight as Oska kicks Joo-won in retaliation to admit the “truth” about the firefighter. She says that he was Ra-im’s father, but also that Ra-im had used this knowledge to bind Joo-won to her, preying on his guilty conscience. Joo-won asks Oska to leave them alone, and gets straight to the point. Did her father’s death have anything to do with his accident? She confirms it, and tells him that to explain everything that happened between them would make for a very long story and don’t we know it. She starts to tell him the whole truth, but he declines to hear it, saying coolly that this is something he’ll have to remember on his own. If it’s true that she tricked him before and is trying to trick him now, he might fall for it again. He goes home to work things through, and asks his housekeeper why she doesn’t clear away the cash on his bedside table. She answers that he’d been very attached to the 45,000 won, in addition to a few other items. He sits there pondering the pile of seemingly random objects stacked in front of him, wondering what he could have possibly valued so dear about that vacuum, or basket of tangerines, or women’s clothing. He calls Secretary Kim to ask about them, but Secretary Kim wails in frustration, “How am I to know that?” In a bit of self-parody, Ah-young happens to get cappuccino foam on her lip, and Secretary Kim recognizes that as his chance to make a move. Offering to wipe it for her, he leans in and kisses her — only the reaction he gets is not as romantic as he’d hoped. Ah-young shoves him back and throws water in his face for kissing her without her permission, and he pouts that the guys never wait for permission in the movies. Yeah, well that’s the price you pay for thinking that scenes in dramas are acceptable real-life behavior. Oska calls Seul out to take her for a walk, ignoring her protests that people will see since that that’s the point. Taking her hand, he walks with his head held high while bystanders gawk, and when people ask questions, he declares frankly that he’s dating Seul. He tells Seul that this is their first time walking outside holding hands, like a normal couple. A few petulant fangirls complain that this is betrayal, but he says he wants to date too — he’s 36, not an idol boy — and urges them to jump ship to 2PM or Beast instead. LOL. In his library, Joo-won finds the page left in his copy of Alice in Wonderland, and now the last line has been altered, with lines added “The Little Mermaid was about to disappear, and at that moment, the prince realized the truth and said to the princess, Is this the best you can do? Are you sure?’ and broke off the engagement. He ran to the Little Mermaid, but she’d noticed the water bubbles and developed an air-bubble washing machine and became a chaebol. Meanwhile, the prince went broke with a bad investment and became the Little Mermaid’s Secretary Kim, and they lived a long, long, really looooong time.” OMG. That’s priceless. Joo-won initially scoffs at this childish story, ready to dismiss it, but then recognizes his own handwriting. Puzzling over that, he recalls Ra-im’s offer to turn into the Little Mermaid, and finally, that does the trick — it triggers his memories, which come flooding back to him. Joo-won races outside, heading for Ra-im while his brain releases fragments in quick succession. They come in a barrage, in reverse order, starting with the most recent memories and finally landing on one we haven’t yet seen — from the firefighter’s funeral thirteen years ago, when a teenage Ra-im had sobbed for her father. That last one stuns him, because it’s one that’s been repressed for the last thirteen years as opposed to the past week. When he shows up at her door, she thinks he’s still upset about the news of her father and starts to explain. To her surprise, he grabs her in a hug, which awakens the hope that he’s recovered his memory. However, Joo-won deflates her hopes by telling her that he hasn’t remembered, and furthermore, he announces that he’s planning to go on another blind date with another bride candidate. He says that the more she insists that they were in love, the more he can’t believe it, since she’s not his type. Ra-im looks at him with hurt and confusion, as he tells her that she’s pretty dumb not to catch on — of course he remembers, that’s why he’s here. Realizing that he was just pulling her leg, Ra-im starts to cry, which startles him enough that he apologizes for teasing. He kisses her on the forehead, and tells her, “I love you. That one’s mine.” She’s still smarting from the lie and calls him a jerk, so he repeats the kiss and adds, “I really love you. That’s your father’s.” Now that his entire memory is intact, Joo-won relates the story of his accident, when he’d been stuck inside that elevator with an injured leg, fearing that he was going to die. As Ra-im’s father had gone to check for more survivors, he’d prayed that prayer for safety. When the doors opened, Joo-won saw a firefighter holding out a hand. But with his leg injury, he couldn’t reach, so the man had entered the elevator and given him oxygen. While the elevator had shaken on its unsteady cables, the doors had slammed shut and Ra-im’s father had radioed for help. Ra-im’s father had used his axe to force the doors open, and lifted Joo-won out. Joo-won had reached down to pull Dad up, just as the elevator started to shake. Immediately Ra-im’s father had known he wouldn’t make it, and perhaps Joo-won had sensed it too, because he had grabbed the man’s hand even tighter and begged him to climb up. Ra-im’s father, however, had pulled his hand out of his grasp, knowing that if held onto it, both of them might die. He’d insisted that Joo-won escape to safety, ignoring Joo-won’s sobs, and asked him to tell his daughter that he loved her. With the cable ready to snap, Dad had shoved Joo-won back — just as the elevator crashed down the shaft into flames. Ra-im sobs as Joo-won finishes the story, ending on her father’s last words and apologizing for taking so long to pass along the message. Ra-im tells him it’s okay and thanks him for letting her know how much she was loved. Together, they visit Dad’s memorial vault to pay their respects, and Joo-won again apologizes this time to Dad for being so slow to convey his last words. In fact, he’d tried once before to pass along the message, but had been unable to — he means the day he’d seen Ra-im sobbing at the funeral, but Ra-im looks at him curiously at the comment. Joo-won thanks Dad for saving him and asks for his daughter’s hand, promising to make her happy for the rest of her life. Afterward, he wonders with an uncertainty that is endearing whether her father would’ve liked him, and seems genuinely upset when she says no — why would he like the guy who’s always making his daughter cry? She tells him there’s only one way to remedy that — for them to love each other like crazy. He smiles at that, because that’s one task they’ve got well covered. Joo-won’s mother expresses her joy at the return of Joo-won’s memory, but her smile fades when he asks pointedly if she’s truly happy rather than fearful. He trusted her, “But you were bad till the end.” Not only did she act wrongly to him and Ra-im, but to herself as well by making up such a horrible lie. She shrills, “So what of that stupid little lie?” He replies evenly, “You weren’t always right, but when you weren’t being right, you were still always confident and cool. I loved that mother. But this time, you’ve lost both your confidence and me. So from now on, I won’t live as your son. I’m truly sorry, but I’ve lived as your son for 34 years. For the rest of my life, I’ll live as her husband.” COMMENTS I sort of think this drama has a Monet-like effect — from a distance it’s pretty and seems to have all the elements of an engaging, addicting drama, like the beautiful scenery, wonderful acting, engaging music, pretty color palette, and so on. It’s up close that things start to fall apart a bit, particularly when we’re talking about plot logic — like the whole body-swapping gimmick, the magical element, the various different amnesias that Joo-won suffers. And, most frustratingly, the whole Mom-opposition dance. WE GET IT. Mom no likey the girlfriends. That’s really been the core conflict this whole drama through, and when even her secretary sighs from fatigue at this never-ending storyline, I wanted to tell him sympathetically, “Believe me, I’m right there with ya, dude.” That aside, I’m thankful that people are FINALLY standing up to her, although Joo-won’s already stood up to her before on more than one occasion. But this time Ra-im is there with him, after having gotten her father’s permission to stop bowing her head apologetically not that I see why she couldn’t have held her head high before that last wine-drinking dream. But it’s more fun to think about the things I liked about this episode, like the Seul/Tae-sun showdown mild though it was, and the Seul/Mom showdown which was GREAT, and most of all, Joo-won’s awesome amendment to his Little Mermaid story. Truth be told, despite Hyun Bin’s awesome portrayal of Joo-won I haven’t really liked the character for much of the drama and for an even more unpopular opinion, I haven’t really liked Ra-im much either — definitely not much until recent episodes. But the story revision shows growth on his part, and I love that not only did he essentially concede that his whole Little Mermaid analogy was utter bunk, he reworked it to elevate Ra-im, to make her well, the Little Mermaid a self-made woman who created her own success. He didn’t just have the Little Mermaid marry a chaebol to become a chaebol through marriage, but made her a chaebol through her own effort. 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He also insists that the nurse won't go; Mary will accompany him instead. This all concerns Dr. Craven as he does stand to inherit Misselthwaite if Colin dies, but he has no interest in actively sabotaging Colin. Notice that though Dr. Craven isn't entirely sure he wants Colin to recover, his thoughts aren't so negative as to wish Colin ill. This suggests that Dr. Craven is already somewhat versed in the power of positive thinking, or at least understands the power of not wishing someone ill. When Dr. Craven is surprised to see Colin and Mary enjoying themselves together, it indicates that he's never considered before how good it might be for Colin to have a friend. When Dr. Craven hears that Dickon is the one who will push Colin's wheelchair, he visibly relaxes. He laughs at Mary when she speaks to him in Yorkshire, and she replies coldly that she's learning Yorkshire like she would French. When Dr. Craven asks Colin if he took his medicine, Colin admits he didn't. However, as Dr. Craven starts to remind Colin of the things he needs to remember, Colin says he wants to forget the things that make him want to scream, as forgetting makes him feel better. Dr. Craven leaves soon after and speaks briefly with Mrs. Medlock about how Mrs. Sowerby has said that it's good for Colin and Mary to know each other. They discuss that Mrs. Sowerby believes that children teach each other that a single person doesn't own the whole world. Mary's unwillingness to politely engage with the doctor suggests that she doesn't trust him yet to actually have Colin's best interests at heart, especially after hearing the doctor remind Colin to remember how ill he is. The adults' conference in the hallway again situates Mrs. Sowerby as an expert on child development, as she knows the best way to guide children towards independence and adulthood. Specifically, they show that Mrs. Sowerby believes in the ability of children to act as mirrors for each other, just as Mary and Colin are doing. Colin sleeps all through the night and wakes refreshed in the morning. Mary arrives minutes later, smelling of the outdoors and with the news that spring has truly arrived. Colin laughs and asks Mary to open the window so they can hear "golden trumpets." Mary throws open the window and instructs Colin to lie down and breathe deeply. She says that Dickon thinks that doing so will make him live forever, which intrigues Colin. Mary tells him about all the live things outside, especially the newborn lamb that Dickon saved three days ago. The nurse enters, confirms that Colin actually wants the window open, and goes away to order two breakfasts. Colin's good night of sleep can be attributed to his excitement at getting to go outside; now that he's thinking good thoughts and is thinking kindly about nature, he naturally feels better. The mention of "golden trumpets" suggests that the natural world is just as wondrous as the kind of paradise that exists within in the pages of the Bible, which reinforces the almost Edenic role that the secret garden is playing for the children. Active Themes When Colin and Mary receive their breakfast, Colin imperiously tells his nurse that Dickon and his creatures are going to visit and are to be brought right to him by Martha. The nurse is uncertain about the animals, but Colin says that Dickon is an animal charmer and the animals won't bite. As they eat, Mary says that Colin will start to get fatter if he keeps eating his breakfast. Now that Mary has seen what an effect eating has had on her, she's ready to share that knowledge and possibility with Colin. This reminds the reader that one of the core tenets of the novel is that once a person learns valuable lessons from nature or from someone else, they must pass it on. Active Themes About ten minutes later, Colin and Mary hear Dickon's animals in the hallway. Martha shows Dickon in, accompanied by Soot, Captain, Nut, Shell, and the lamb. Colin stares in wonder but cannot speak. Dickon silently approaches and puts the lamb on Colin's lap. The lamb starts to nuzzle into Colin's robe, and Dickon explains that the lamb is hungry. He pulls out a bottle to feed it and as the lamb eats and falls asleep, tells Colin all about finding the lamb on the moor. The children all look at the gardening books, and Dickon points out which flowers are already growing in the garden. Colin vows to go outside and see the flowers. Just as Mary's first real friend was the robin, Colin's first interaction with the outdoors comes in the form of these wild creatures. This suggests that animals like this are an easy entry into the outside world for someone like Mary or Colin who's never experienced either the joys of the natural world or a sense of camaraderie with another living being before. Specifically, when the lamb leads Colin to address Dickon, it shows that he's taking the same route as Mary to making friends with Dickon. Active Themes Chemistry Ha Ji-won dan Hyun Bin di drama ini bener-bener deh…. rasanya ngga bisa ngebayangin mereka berpasangan dengan tokoh lainnya. Sinopsis Episode 4 Joo-won melihat Ra-im di departemen store. Mereka berpandangan. Joo-won menatap Ra-im tajam. Keduanya berbicara di kantor Joo-won. Joo-won tak percaya Ra-im mendapat hadiah walaupun Ra-im tidak membeli apapun dan tidak mengikuti undian apapun di LOEL. Ra-im mengatakan bahwa itu memang tidak masuk akal, ia bertanya apa mungkin Joo-won terlibat dalam hal ini. Joo-won “Apa aku terlihat tak punya kerjaan? Kau ke sini hanya untuk sebuah vakum cleaner? Apa tas yang lebih jelek dari plastic itu tidak cukup untuk menghinaku? Aku pasti sudah gila. Kau cuma seorang wanita yang datang ke departemen store hanya untuk mengambil vacuum cleaner.” Ra-im “Apa yang baru saja kau katakan?” Joo-won “Tidak ada alasan kau tidak mendengarnya.” Ra-im “Aku mendengarnya, tapi mungkin aku salah dengar.” Joo-won “Aku pasti sudah gila. Kau cuma seorang wanita yang datang ke departemen store untuk mengambil vacuum cleaner hadiah.” Ra-im tersinggung dan terluka. Apa kau selalu brengsek? Joo-won menjawab tergantung beberapa keadaan. Keadaan saat ini? Apa aku perlu menggambarkan situasi di mana aku tertarik pada seorang wanita yang tidak berpendidikan, tidak memiliki latar belakang keluarga, dan bahkan melukai harga diriku. Joo-won menyebutkan hal-hal yang sudah ia lakukan untuk Ra-im. Memberi tempat di departemen store-nya untuk syuting film dan bahkan membuat perjamuan makan siang yang pertama kali dalam hidupnya. Apa kau tidak tahu berapa pasang mata yang melihatku? Apa aku harus membiarkan para pegawaiku melihatmu keluar kantorku membawa vacuum cleaner hadiah? Apa kau tidak bisa memperlakukanku sama seperti aku memperlakukanmu? Ra-im tertawa tak percaya. Kau tertawa? Ra-im “Kau katakan aku cantik saat aku marah, tapi aku lebih cantik saat aku tersenyum bukan? Kau benar. Apapun alasannya seharusnya aku tidak ke sini. Aku tidak memikirkan statusmu. Maafkan aku. Jika kau merasa malu karenaku, aku minta maaf. Aku pergi. Tapi aku harus membawa vacuum cleaner itu. Tolong berikan padaku. Untuk sesaat aku bertanya perlukah aku memukul dirimu seperti biasanya, atau haruskah aku pergi dari sini dengan ekspresi terluka yang akan kau ingat untuk waktu yang lama. Tapi dengan melakukan keduanya aku tidak akan mendapat apa-apa. Karena itu aku hanya ingin vacuum cleaner itu. Bagi seorang wanita tanpa pendidikan dan latar belakang yang baik, itu pantas kan?” Joo-won “Hentikan !” Ra-im “Jika kau malu pada para pegawaimu katakan saja bahwa kau hanya mempermainkanku.” Joo-won “Aku bilang hentikan!Mempermainkanmu? tidak bisa! Kau tahu mengapa aku tidak bisa? Ikuti aku!” Lalu Joo-won menarik Ra-im ke bagian pakaian wanita departemen store dan mengusir para pegawainya. Ia melemparkan pakaian-pakaian bagus dan mahal ke kaki Ra-im. Ra-im “Apa yang kaulakukan!” Joo-won “Kenakan semuanya! Kau bahkan tidak mengerti apa yang kulakukan kan? Apa yang kaukatakan? Main-main? Kau bahkan tidak pantas ngga level maksudnya untuk kupermainkan! Jika kau ingin menjadi seseorang yang dapat kupermainkan kau setidaknya mengenakan pakaian-pakaian seperti ini. Aku dapat mentolerir ras, warna kulit, agama, seksualitas maksudnya gay?. Tapi aku tak dapat mentolerir seseorang yang berpenampilan kumuh.” Ra-im tidak mau lagi mendengar kata-kata yang menyakitkan dari Joo-won. Ia pergi namun Joo-won menahannya. Kau mau ke mana? Bukankan kau ingin bermain denganku? Joo-won mengambil sebuah gaun di lantai dan menarik Ra-im masuk ke kamar ganti. Ups, klaustrophobia.. “Kenakan ini!” perintah Joo-won, “Atau aku yang harus melakukannya?” Ia hendak membuka kancing baju Ra-im namun Ra-im menahannya. “Jika aku mengenakannya selanjutnya apa? Apa yang akan kau lakukan padaku? “ Joo-won mengatakan ia tidak akan melakukan apa-apa. Ia hanya ingin membuat Ra-im sadar bahwa mereka sangat berbeda emangnya Ra-im ngga sadar?. Joo-won mulai terserang klaustrophobianya. “Aku tidak bisa membayangkan kelas sosialmu. Aku belum sepenuhnya memahamimu. Beri aku waktu.” Ra-im yang terluka hatinya menjawab sinis, “Mempelajari apa? Kemiskinan?” “Apa usahaku terlihat lucu bagimu? Setidaknya aku mencoba. Dan kau, apa yang telah kaulakukan? Walaupun kau ke sini untuk membeli dan bukan mengambil hadiah vacuum cleaner. Aku tetap akan terkejut. Apa kau tidak punya satupun? Aku sudah memperingatkanmu, siapa aku, dan apa yang kulakukan, kau tidak memikirkanku bahkan hanya untuk 5 menit saja.” Joo-won tak tahan lagi, ia menghempaskan Ra-im ke samping dan berlari ke luar. Joo-won kesulitan bernafas, terserang panic akibat terlalu lama berada dalam ruang sempit. Ra-im berjalan keluar departemen store dengan lunglai. Karena kejadian itu ia terlambat datang ke tempat latihan stuntmen. Jong-soo tahu bahwa telah terjadi sesuatu hingga Ra-im datang terlambat ke tempat latihan namun Ra-im seperti biasa berkilah tidak ada apa-apa. Ia memutuskan untuk latihan sendiri selama 2 jam. Latihannya? Menabrakkan dirinya berulang kali ke sebuah mobil. Ouuchh.... Sementara itu Joo-won pulang dengan mobilnya, dan mengalami serangan panic kembali ketika ia melewati terowongan jalan. Untung ia berhasil keluar dengan selamat. Ia segera menelepun dokter Lee psikiater Joo-won, speed dial nomer satu. Dokter Lee memeriksanya. “Apa yang sedang kaupikirkan? Sudah beberapa waktu kau tidak kambuh.” Joo-won menjawab semua gara-gara Oska yang suka membuat masalah. Dokternya tahu penyebabnya bukan Oska tapi tidak mengoreknya lebih jauh. Ia melarang Joo-won untuk bekerja, bila Joo-won tidak patuh ia kan berhenti memberi Joo-won obat. Akhirnya Joo-won memberanikan bertanya, “Jangan menganggapku aneh, aku pernah membacanya di buku-buku…hanya saja aku ingin tahu apa gejalanya orang sakit cinta?” Malamnya, Joo-won duduk di tamannya yang luas, dikelilingi bunga-bunga. Salah satunya sedang dipetiki kelopaknya oleh Joo-won kebalikannya Sam-soon ya. Ia mengutukku. Ia tidak mengutukku. Ia mnegutukku. Ia tidak mengutukku. Ia yang bersalah, benar-benar wanita yang aneh. Kelopak terakhir Ia tidak mengutukku. Ah, ia mengutukku! Lalu ia bangkit berdiri meninggalkan tumpukan kelopak bunga. Entah berapa bunga yang sudah dipetiki Joo-won. Kamera menyorot bunga terakhir yang habis dipetiki Joo-won dan tiba-tiba kelopak terakhirnya tumbuh kembali. Sebenarnya Joo-won merasa bersalah dengan kata-katanya pada Ra-im. Karena itu walau bunganya menunjukkan Ra-im tidak mengutuknya, ia bersikeras Ra-im mengutuknya. Ia juga bersikeras Ra-im yang bersalah. Kelopak bunga yang terakhir tumbuh, apa itu berarti Joo-won dikutuk? Sekretaris Kim membawa vaccum cleaner hadiah Ra-im dan memberikannya apda Ah-young. Lho bukankan temanku sudah mengambinya? Temanmu datang tapi ia langsung pulang setelah bertengkar dengan presdir. Ah-young bertanya apa benar presdir kemarin marah-marah. “Shhht, itu rahasia, semua orang pura-pura tidak tahu kejadian itu.” Kata Sekretaris Kim. Ah-young bertanya apakah presdir yang menunjuk Ra-im sebagai pemenang. Tentu saja bukan, kata Sekretaris Kim, yang memilihnya bagian tim promosi public. Jika presdir yang melakukan hal itu, bisa menjadi berita besar. Ra-im beruntung ya, aku tak pernah menang undian hadiah apapun hehe… Keesokan paginya, Joo-won diberitahu oleh Sekretaris Kim bahwa ayah Yoon-seul mengirimnya hadiah karena hubungan istimewa Joo-won dan Yoon-seul. “Mengapa kau menerimanya?” tanya Joo-won. “Eh, aku tidak bisa menilai apakah hadiah itu patut diterima atau tidak,” Sekretaris Kim menjelaskan. Joo-won bingung, “Hadiah apa?” Hadiahnya adalah Joo-won memperhatikan rusa-rusa itu. “Mantan Menteri Pertanian Kehutanan dan Perikanan mengirimkan hadiah ini. Hadiah yang ramah lingkungan bukan?” kata utusan ayah Yoon-seul dengan bangga. Joo-won “Mengapa dia mengirimkannya? Apa aku harus menangkap dan memakannya?” Sekretaris Kim dan sang utusan melongo. “Apa itu ide yang bagus?” tanya Joo-won lagi. Sekretaris Kim “Kau mengatakan hal-hal yang buruk pada makhluk-makhluk yang terlihat sedih karena memiliki leher yang panjang.” Hahahaha… Sekretaris Kim sensitive banget… “Rusa tidak termasuk bidang pertanian, kehutanan, dan perikanan, jadi aku benar kan? Mereka adalah makanan.” putus Joo-won. Sang utusan sebal mendengarnya. “Menteri tidak ragu bahwa rusa adalah lambang kehormatan. Dan sehubungan dengan itu ia menganggap hadiah ini tepat untukmu.” Joo-won “Dia seharusnya meragukannya. Kembalikan.” Sang utusan tidak dapat berkata-kata lagi, Lalu Joo-won mendapat telepon untuk menghadiri makan siang bersama keluarganya di tempat kakek Joo-won. “Bosku orang yang berbakti sehingga ia harus menghadiri pertemuan tersebut,” Sekretaris Kim memberi alasan pada sang utusan. “Aku bukan orang yang berbakti. Hanya saja kakekku selalu mengganti isi warisannya setelah pertemuan keluarga tiap bulan.” Sang utusan bertambah dongkol. Joo-won makan bersama keluarganya. Kakek Joo-won baru menikah lagi. Ia sangat mesra pada istri barunya. Padahal istri barunya seusia putri-putrinya yaitu ibu Oska dan Ibu Joo-won. Ibu Oska dan Ibu Joo-won ini juga bersaing seperti anak-anaknya. Keluarga yang aneh. Mereka tidak seperti keluarga yang normal. Ada Hee-won dan juga Direktur Park. Direktur Park adalah orang yang berusaha ingin menggantikan Joo-won menjadi presdir. Kenapa ia ada di sini? Ternyata ia adalah kakak dari istri baru Kakek Joo-won. Seperti “biasa” walau di luar terlihat adem ayem, mereka sebenarnya diam-diam saling memperebutkan warisan kakek Joo-won. Kakek terus memuji-muji Direktur Park , yang mengambil kesempatan untuk melaporkan Joo-won datang ke kantor hanya dua kali seminggu. Kakek kaget dan marah. Seharusnya Joo-won belajar pada Direktur Park, dan kepada Direktur Park ia meminta agar Joo-won dibantu dan dididik dengan baik. Ibu Joo-won membela dengan mengatakan bahwa sejak Joo-won menjadi presdir, angka penjualan meningkat. Kakek malah bilang, siapapun yang menjadi presdir, angka penjualan pasti meningkat. Selesai makan, Joo-won berbicara dengan Direktur Park . “Seharusnya kau langsung bilang padaku bila kau merasa keberatan, “ tegur Joo-won. Direktur Park yang merasa di atas angin meminta dipanggil Kakek Paman. Dan memperingatkan Joo-won akan hubungannya dengan Ra-im. Ia bahkan menambahkan bahwa adiknya istri baru kakek jauh lebih terhormat dan terdidik daripada Ra-im. Beralih ke Oska yang baru tiba di Jeju untuk mencari Tae-sun. Ia mengetahui Tae-sun ada di Jeju melalui foto Tae-sun yang baru diupload di internet. Namun hal itu berarti Oska tidak berangkat ke Thailand untuk syuting MV-nya. Oska melihat Tae-sun sedang bekerja mengangkut barang ke perahu ikan. Ia langsung mendatanginya dan hal pertama yang ia lakukan adalah menunjukkan surat kabar dengan headline berita mengenai dirinya, OSKA. Dasar, masih penasaran juga si Oska ini… Tae sun “Bukankah kau sedang menunggu pengeluaran album ke-7. Lali mengapa kau ada di sini? Membuang-buang waktu saja.” Jadi sebenarnya Tae-sun mengenali Oska, Oska tentu saja protes. “Musikmu jelek!” kata Tae-sun lagi. “Hei!” teriak Oska, lalu merendahkan suaranya,” apanya? Suaraku, melodinya, atau penampilan live-ku?” “Kau menjiplak music Amerika dan merevisinya sedikit. Melodinya terlalu komersil. Dan penampilan live-mu…..itu palsu kan?” Oska gelagapan,” ehemm….kurasa tidak.” “Omong kosong,” ejek Tae-sun, “Kau sudah jauh-jauh ke sini mencariku mengapa kau tidak jujur saja?” Oska jadi berpikir,” Siapa dia? Apa yang tidak dia ketahui?” Lalu ia bertanya pada Tae-sun,”Apa kau menyanyi di klub anti fansku?” Sementara itu Manager Choi manager Oska mendapat telepon pembatalan dari sutradara MV Oska. Karena waktu sangat terbatas, terpaksa Manager Choi menelepon Yoon-seul dan menyetujui Yoon-seul menjadi sutradara. Padahal semua itu terjadi karena Yoon-seul yang menyogok sutradara MV Oska agar mundur. Yoon-seul lalu menemui Jong-soo untuk merekrut tim Jong-soo sebagai pemeran dalam MV Oska, yang digambarkannya akan penuh adegan laga. Ra-im berolah raga untuk menjernihkan pikirannya. Tapi ia malah ingat kejadian di departemen store. Setelah Joo-won keluar dari kamar ganti, Ra-im pun keluar dengan gaun masih di tangannya. Di depan cermin, ia mematut dirinya dengan gaun itu. Ia sebenarnya inigin memiliki gaun seperti itu. Sementara itu Joo-won juga tidak dapat berkonsentrasi. Ia sedang melihat dan mendengarkan presentasi dari beberapa lukisan di rumahnya. Ah-young pulang ke apartemen membawa vacuum cleaner. Ra-im terkejut. “Presdir yang memberikannya,” kata Ah-young, “Kudengar kau yang memintanya, apa benar? Presdir mengatakan vacuum cleaner ini selevel denganmu. Selevel apanya? Harusnya robot cleaner!” “Bagaimana mungkin kau bisa menerimanya!” teriak Ra-im. Ah-young kaget melihat Ra-im marah, “Lalu apa yang harus kulakukan, mengatakan bahwa aku bukanlah wanita seperti itu?” Ra-im segera menelepon Joo-won. Joo-won senang sekali mendengar suara Ra-im walaupun sedang marah-marah ah kau merindukannya ya, namun tentu saja tidak diperlihatkannya. Ra-im menyuruh Joo-won mengambil kembali vacuum cleaner itu. Duh ini vacuum cleaner bikin masalah aja, mending buat aku saja deh… Joo-won dengan santai menyuruh Ra-im membuang vacuum cleaner itu kalau ia tidak mau, atau kembalikan sendiri. Lalu ia menutup teleponnya dan mencopot baterainya. Ha, Joo-won ingin Ra-im mencarinya hehe… sepertinya dia mulai mengenali sifat Ra-im. Sekarang ia bisa berkonsentrasi bahkan ia bisa melihat satu lukisan rumah tua berbeda dari sebelumnya. Ia bersikeras sebelumnya rumah itu terang. Sekretaris Kim berbisik, bagaimana mungkin, judul lukisan rumah ini adalah “Dark House”. Joo-won menghentikan presentasi lukisan-lukisan tersebut. Ketika semua orang telah pergi, rumah di lukisan itu benar-benar menjadi terang seakan-akan ada seseorang di dalamnya yang menyalakan lampu. Ra-im segera keluar untuk mengembalikan vacuum cleaner itu. Ketika Ah-young bilang bahwa Joo-won tidak ke departemen store hari ini, Ra-im meminta alamat Joo-won pada temannya di sekolah laga. Temannya menggodanya, mengatakan kalau Ra-im bohong tidak memiliki hubungan dekat dengan “pria yang pintar menghasilkan uang” itu. Jong-soo mendengar semua itu, ada perasaan kecewa di wajahnya. Joo-won menanti di rumahnya, mempersiapkan sebuah gazebo di teras rumahnya, dilengkapi dengan teh dalam teko mewah dan kue-kue. Dia juga membaca sebuah buku, dengan seorang anak Afrika kelaparan menjadi covernya. Tunggu dulu, apa ia benar-benar belajar tentang kemiskinan? Heh. Ra-im mengendarai sepeda motor tiba di area perumahan Joo-won. Kali ini kita bisa melihat betapa luasnya, seperti satu komplek perumahan mewah privat, ada beberapa rumah mewah dibangun terpisah di dalam area tersebut, juga ada kebun khusus untuk mengadakan pesta kebun. Rumah Oska pastilah salah satu dari rumah-rumah tersebut. Ra-im takjub melihat semua itu. Ia bertanya pada beberapa pelayan yang sedang lewat, di mana Kim Joo-won tinggal. Ehhhh, di sini, kata pelayan itu. Iya, aku tahu ia tinggal di sini, tapi yang mana rumahnya? Tanya Ra-im lagi. Pelayan itu bingung, dan bilang ini SEMUAAA MILIKNYA. Semua??? Ra-im menemukan Joo-won yang masih duduk dengan tenang di gazebonya. Ia menghempaskan vacuum cleaner itu ke kaki Joo-won. Ra-im “Mengapa kau ingin aku ke sini? Apa maksudmu mengirimku ini?” Joo-won “Untuk menyadarkanmu. Aku tahu kau tidak salah dan ini terlihat omong kosong bagimu. Akulah yang pertama kali mendekatimu, wanita yang tidak suka lilin dan bunga. Dan aku sepertinya tidak habis pikir mengapa bukan kau wanita yang pantas untukku. Apa kau ingat waktu kita pertama kali bertemu? Demi amal, aku mengantarmu ke rumah sakit. Kita seharusnya berhenti sampai di situ. Karena perasaanku hanyalah prihatin kepada seorang tetangga yang miskin dan terasing. Bagiku, kau Gil Ra-im hanyalah seorang tetangga yang miskin dan terasing. Jadi, ambil dan gunakanlah vacuum cleaner itu! Ra-im “Kata-katamu sungguh lucu” Jo-won “Apa?” Ra-im “Aku tidak dapat berkata apa-apa.” Lalu Ra-im mengambil vacuum cleaner dan seperti hendak memukulkannya pada Joo-won ia menambahkan, “Terima kasih padamu, sekarang aku menunggu hadiah akhir tahun dan hadiah tahun baru.” Tapi ia masih sangat kesal, dilemparkannya kembali vacuum cleaner ke kaki Joo-won. Duh apa ngga rusak ya? “Betul aku miskin, tapi aku bukan tetanggamu. Apa kau tahu jarak dari rumahku ke rumahmu? Aku tidak butuh tetangga sepertimu. Jadi gunakan saja sendiri.” Ia berjalan ke sepeda motornya. Baru beberapa langkah, ia mendengar suara benda jatuh ke air. Ra-im menoleh tak percaya melihat vacuum cleaner itu terapung di kolam. “Apa yang kaulakukan?” “Kupikir kau tidak mau dan tidak memerlukannya. Aku juga tidak. Jika kau berubah pikiran, ambil saja sendiri.” Joo-won ini cuma cari alasan supaya Ra-im tidak pergi deh… Ia terkejut saat Ra-im benar-benar masuk ke kolam untuk mengambilnya. “Keluar dari situ!” teriak Joo-won. Ra-im tidak menghiraukannya dan menaikkan vacuum clearner itu ke atas motor. Joo-won mengambil kunci motor Ra-im dan melemparnya ke kolam. Ra-im memandang Joo-won tak percaya dan marah. Joo-won “Kau sangat keras kepala! Jika aku melemparnya seharusnya kau menyuruhku mengambilnya atau menyuruhku meminta maaf padamu. Bagaimana bisa kau masuk ke sana? Berikan aku ruang untuk menyesuaikan diri denganmu.” Ra-im menyuruh Joo-won mengambil kunci motornya kembali. Joo-won malah meminta Ra-im minta maaf untuk apa ya? . Ra-im hendak masuk kembali ke kolam yang tentu saja kali ini segera dicegah Joo-won. Ia menarik Ra-im masuk kerumahnya untuk membersihkan diri. Ra-im berusaha melepaskan diri. Begitu mereka melangkah masuk ke rumah, mereka dikejutkan dengan kehadiran seseorang di rumah itu. Ibu Joo-won. Another ibu suri. Sigh. Joo-won bertanya kapan dan mengapa ibunya datang. Ibunya menjawab ia mendengar ayah Yoon-seul mengirim hadiah dan ingin membicarakannya. Tapi ibu Joo-won lebih tertarik pada Ra-im saat ini. Ia menatap Ra-im lekat-lekat dan bertanya siapa dia. Joo-won “Seseorang yang belum lama kukenal. Nanti saja kuceritakan.” Ibu Joo-won bertanya apa Ra-im tidak dapat memperkenalkan dirinya sendiri. Karena Ra-im datang ke sini berarti hubungan kalian cukup dekat mom’s instinct. Sudah berapa kali kau ke sini? Ra-im menjawab ini yang pertama kalinya. Ny. Kim “Apa ada hubungannya dengan upahmu?” Ra-im melongo. “Ibu!” sergah Joo-won. “Jangan berbohong padaku, apa kau tak mengerti yang kukatakan?” Tanya ibu Joo-won. “Aku mengerti,” jawab Ra-im, “Tn. Kim Joo-won baru saja mengatakan padaku bahwa aku hanyalah tetangga yang miskin dan terasing.” Joo-won merasa tidak enak. “Hentikan itu!” Ny. Kim “Apa kau mau mengecewakanku? Mengapa kau biarkan wanita seperti ini masuk ke rumahmu? Walau kau hanya bermain-main, pastikan kau melakukannya dengan wanita terpelajar.” “IBU!” “Kau tak perlu khawatir,” kata Ra-im pada Ny. Kim, “Seorang pria yang lahir dengan sendok perak di mulutnya dan menjalankan hidupnya dengan penuh kemudahan tidak pantas bermain-main denganku, Aku pergi.” Ra-im membungkuk memberi hormat lalu pergi. Joo-won memandang Ra-im pergi dengan tak berdaya. Ibu Joo-won memarahi Joo-won karena membiarkan Direktur Park melakukan pekerjaan Joo-won bahkan memalsukan tanda tangannya. Lalu bagaimana dengan putri mantan menteri Yoon. Ibu Joo-won tak percaya Joo-won dicampakkan oleh kencan butanya. Percakapan mereka diinterupsi oleh telepon. “Kita bicarakan nanti.” Kata Joo-won letih, ia masih memikirkan Ra-im. Joo-won dan Sekretaris Kim menemui Manager Choi yang sedang pusing karena Oska ada di Jeju padahal seharusnya Oska berada di Thailand untuk syuting. Jadwalnya sangat mendesak dan bentrok dengan jadwal hadiah perjalanan bersama Oska. Joo-won “Aku tidak bisa mengubah jadwal perjalanan ke Jeju.” Manager Choi memohon-mohon. Sekretaris Kim berusaha menjelaskan bahwa di poster sudah tertera jelas tanggal perjalanannya dan jika pemenang menuntut, pihak LOEL harus memberi ganti rugi. Juga suah ada acara TV yang akan meliput. Manager Choi terus memohon pada Joo-won. “Tanyakan pada pemenangnya apakah jadwalnya bisa dimundurkan, lalu hubungi pihak TV dan tanyakan hal yang sama.” Perintah Joo-won pada Sekretaris Kim. Manager Choi tertawa lega, “Presiden Kim!” Namun Joo-won belum selesai, “ Terakhir, tuntut manajemen Oska. Agar kita bisa melihat berita mereka di seluruh surat kabar.” Ha. Joo-won menelepon Oska namun tidak diangkat. Ia khawatir juga rupanya. Di luar rumah Joo-won melihat motor Ra-im dan vacuum cleaner yang sudah ditinggalkan. Joo-won masuk ke kolam mencari kunci motor Ra-im. Sementara itu Oska, sedang mencegat Tae-sun. “Mengapa kau mengikutiku terus?” tanya Tae-sun kesal. Oska bilang ia paling tidak suka orang memanggilnya Oscar, namun lebih tidak suka lagi bila ada orang yang mengabaikannya. Tae sun bertanya jadi apa yang harus kulakukan. Oska ingin pendapat Tae-sun tentang suaranya. Ia berkilah ketika ia menyanyi di telepon, kondisinya sedang tidak baik. Tae-sun meminta Oska menyanyikannya kembali. Tapi baru mulai menyanyi, Tae-sun meminta ia berhenti. Oska tersinggung, “Mengapa kau tidak mau mendengarnya?” “Aku sudah mendengarnya. Tapi aku tak mau berada di bawah pelatihanmu. Aku tau kau orang yang ingin menonjolkan dirimu sendiri, dan akhirnya aku hanyalah bayang-bayangmu. Apa sudah jelas?” Tae-sun pergi dan tampil menyanyi di suatu hotel. Oska menontonnya sambil minum-minum. Seorang wanita mendekatinya. Awalnya Oska mengabaikannya, namun setelah melihat wanita ia cantik, ia mulai minum-minum dengan wanita itu. Sementara itu Tae-sun terus memperhatikannya. Cemburukah? Terpengaruh SKKS nih… Ra-im kembali ke sekolah laga dan menemukan timnya sedang rapat membicarakan adegan untuk syuting berikutnya. Akan ada adegan mobil, dua senior Ra-im yang akan melakukannya. Ra-im bersemangat sekali, “ Apa ceritanya? Apa ada pemeran wanitanya?” “Kau beruntung,” kata teman Ra-im, “Syuting ini untuk MV Oska, dan lokasinya di Jeju.” “Oska? Benarkah? Kapan?” Ra-im senang. Tapi Jong-soo menghentikannya, “Konsentrasi! Kita harus berangkat besok jadi tidak ada waktu. Sebelum pulang, cek peralatan, dan berkumpul jam 9 pagi di airport.” Ra-im menanyakan apa yang harus ia persiapkan. Jong-soo menyuruhnya tinggal, dan tidak mengikuti proyek ini. Kenapa, tanya Ra-im. Teman-temannya yang berusaha membela juga kena marah oleh Jong-soo. Ra-im mendesak Jong-soo, mengapa aku tidak boleh melakukannya. Jong-soo menjelaskan dengan tegas bahwa adegan mobil membutuhkan pengalaman dan Ra-im tidak berpengalaman. Ra-im terus mendesak Jong-soo, berarti aku harus melakukannya agar aku memperoleh pengalaman, aku sudah latihan berkali-kali dan aku yakin dapat melakukannya dengan baik. Jong-soo tetap pada pendiriannya, “Adegan ini terlalu berbahaya! Kuharap aku dapat membuatmu keluar dari pekerjaan ini. Karena aku menghormati keputusanmu, maka selama ini aku diam dan menahannya.” Jong-soo merenung sendirian lalu menelepon Ah-young. Meminta bantuannya untuk memberikan tas baru pada Ra-im namun jangan sampai Ra-im tahu siapa pemberinya. Malamnya, ketika sedang makan, Ah-young memberikan tas itu pada Ra-im. Ia berbohong membelikan tas itu untuk Ra-im dengan menggunakan diskon khusus pegawai. Ah-young “Kehidupan wanita itu terlihat melalui tasnya.” Ra-im “Bagaimana kau bisa mengetahui hal itu? Aku baru-baru ini mengetahuinya.” Ra-im senang sekali, aku bisa pingsan, tas ini bagus sekali, terima kasih ya. Telepon berdering, ternyata dari Sekretaris Kim. Ia berbicara sesuatu yang sepertinya ada hubungannya dengan Ra-im. Di akhir pertunjukkan Oska menghampiri Tae-sun, “Kau benar, seharusnya kau tidak menjadi anak didikku. Iri dengan anak didikmu sendiri akan tampak memalukan bukan? Teruslah menyanyi.” Lalu Oska membalikkan badan, berharap Tae-sun memanggilnya. Namun malah berhadapan dengan segerombolan gangster. “Eh, apakah kalian mau minta tanda tanganku? Di mana aku harus tanda tangan? Di punggung?” “Apa kau ingin tanda tangani kontrak untuk menyerahkan tubuhmu? Kami adalah gangster yang kejam!” Ternyata mereka marah karena Oska melecehkan wanita bos mereka. “Kau tahu kan aku tidur dengan wanita tapi tidak akan melecehkan mereka.” Rengek Oska pada Joo-won melalui telepon. Oska dan gangster tersebut berakhir di kantor polisi. Oska meminta bantuan Joo-won untuk membebaskannya. Joo-won akan membebaskannya namun tidak gratis. Oska menyanggupinya. Joo-won menyuruh Sekretaris Kim mengirim pengacara untuk membebaskan Oska. Joo-won bertanya pada sekretaris Kim mengenai pemenang perjalanan bersama Oska. Sekretaris Kim menjelaskan, pemenang pertama tidak dapat pergi karena hamil tua. Pemenang kedua adalah seorang kakek yang menyangka Oska adalah merk suplemen Kalsium hihihi….mereka sudah diberi hadiah pengganti. Apa? Jadi pemenang ketiga yang pergi? Kayanya Joo-won udah tau deh siapa yang menang hehe… “Benar, kami mengirimnya ke sana karena dia mengatakan dia akan melakukan apa saja asalkan dapat pergi ke Jeju.” Sekretaris Kim menjelaskan dengan hati-hati. “Tidak bisa,” protes Joo-won, “Kirim pemenang ke-4 ke sana. Oya cari orang yang suka mengupload lagu-lagu Oska di situs anti fansnya. Kita kirim dia ke sana.” Sekretaris Kim mengatakan sudah terlambat, Gil Ra-im sudah pergi ke Jeju. Joo-won kaget mengapa secepat itu, kan syutingnya minggu depan. Karena tim Gil Ra-im akan berperan dalam Oska MV jadi Ra-im ingin tiba lebih awal. Joo-won menyadari sesuatu, “Jadi, aku mengirim Oska dan Gil Ra-im dalam perjalanan bersama….dengan uangku???” Yoon-seul juga sudah tiba di Jeju, ia sedang survey lokasi syuting bersama asistennya. Ia memerintahkan asistennya mengambil Park Chae-rin sebagai pemeran utama dalam MV Oska. Sepertinya Yoon-seul ingin memasangkan Oska dengan Chae-rin agar ia dapat leluasa mendekati Joo-won. Ra-im yang sudah tiba di Jeju mengendap-endap agar tidak diketahui oleh teman-teman timnya. Tapi ia dikejutkan oleh tepukan di punggungnya. Oska! Ra-im senang bertemu dengannya. Oska menyapanya dengan hangat dan terkejut saat tahu Ra-im adalah pemenang yang akan bersama dengannya. Oska mengajak Ra-im makan siang bersama, yang disambut gembira oleh Ra-im. Mereka berjalan ke restoran. Di sana Joo-won sudah menunggu sendirian. Ra-im dan Oska kaget melihat Joo-won, terutama Ra-im. Joo-won tersenyum kecil dan berkata ,” Kau terlambat 10 menit.” Komentar Sebenarnya menurutku Joo-won ada benarnya. Ia sudah berusaha, namun sayang caranya salah. Ia tidak dengan lugas menyatakan perasaannya, malah mengatakn kata-kata yang merendahkan Ra-im. Dan ia juga masih belum memahami Ra-im atau wanita sepenuhnya. Melihat keluarga yang bergelimangan dan berfokus pada materi membuat Joo-won juga seperti itu. Ia bangga dengan kekayaannya, dengan kelebihan uangnya. Dan ia juga takut bila warisannya tidak diberikan padanya. Ra-im di pihak lain sepertinya berperang dengan harga dirinya. Harga dirinya membuat dia mencari Joo-won dan mengembalikan vaccum cleaner. tapi lalu ia mengambil kembali vacuum cleaner itu karena seperti kita pada umumnya, sayang kan udah dapet hadiah… Semua karakter utama kita ada di Jeju sekarang, episode yang akan datang adalah episode yang ditunggu-tunggu, apalagi dengan bertambah banyaknya kejadian aneh dalam episode ini, kelopak bunga yang tumbuh kembali…..lukisan yang menyala…..

sinopsis secret garden episode 19