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[Finished Airing] Mnet 2015 Drama 19+ "The Lover" Official Thread [ENG SUBS in the OP]


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I don’t watch many dramas but I like the omnibus style of The Lover. I haven’t watched every part of every episode but I’ve kept up to date with 709. They billed it as a ‘Dangerous Bromance’ and while a couple of the humorous scenes have played the ‘misunderstanding’ joke, the way this drama keeps taking every moment that could be an opportunity to shut down a real romance and instead affirms it…I’m surprised every time. 


 


Dicks as a turn-on instead of a deterrent. Surprised. Confirming actual feelings without fuss or denial. Surprised. JoonJae cautious but determined to make his feelings known. Surprised. The only real question now is whether or not Takuya will reciprocate, and the drama has actually made it seem viable. Those knowing looks. The way he doesn’t question JoonJae’s obvious jealousy or his preference for Takuya over his girlfriend. The way he just allowed JoonJae to move in for a kiss. The way he slid down the wall when JoonJae left him hanging. All these things are necessary for the ‘Dangerous Bromance’ joke, but they’re simultaneously humorous and serious. It’s a blend that fits in well with the tone of the entire show, and I think they’ve set themselves up perfectly for a satisfying conclusion if they have the guts to go there (and I think they might).  


 


Every time I think, they wouldn’t go there…would they? But every episode they let the natural momentum build even with such little screen time. And now there are four episodes left? JoonJae, I'm also curious what the end of your relationship will look like.


 


Next episode is almost here! If anyone is curious, in the preview JoonJae is reading the Korean translation of a book called Positive Psychological Assessment. I wonder if he’s reading the chapter on romantic love?  :hurr:


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Yup, I agree :D I decided to keep an eye on this drama before it aired to see if it was one of those kdrama with guy/guy interactions where they act couple-y but everyone just calls it "bromance"  :wth: I absolutely loved watching the show from week one and it slowly surpassed every expectation I had about their relationship as it slowly grew  :stare:

 

I absolutely love that the joke-y Brokeback Mountain music slowly dissapeared around... ep 4(?) as it got more serious  :hurr:

 

I hope so :D He can read it as he lies on the couch in the evening since he now feels awkwards sharing a bed with Takuya because of his growing, apparently one-sided affection. Or something like that. I imagine. (then Takuya goes there to ask why, and check what he's reading as he grabs Joonjae's hand. Joonjae sits up in pure frustration.) don't ask me what I'm writing I have a lot of scenarios in my head

 

Sorry I did a new post instead of editing, but it just got too long.

 

It's hard not to make up scenarios when there are so many previews that we haven't seen play out. In my head, 709 ends with JoonJae going to Japan with Takuya. Wasn't Takuya supposed to shake up JoonJae's shut-in life and get him out into the world? Right now it seems JoonJae would rather just stay inside with Takuya  :hurr:

 

Thank you for joining uuuuuus :chu: sorry I won't write a lot in this reply, it's really late and I kinda wrote this twice lol, but I'll try and welcome you properly the next time we talk xD Very nice text, I enjoyed reading it!! You summerized the points really nicely and made sense of the thing Mnet, the director, has been doing with them. If you're still interested, I could get into detail tomorrow, if not, talk to you again~ Pls stick around :chu:

 

Thank you for the welcome~ Please, go into all the details you want! I have so many thoughts and feelings about this drama, seriously... I'll be sticking around here till the end to talk about it. I want to hear everyone's thoughts !

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@Indiiea There are some really good fan videos on YouTube. They're good to tide me over :D

 

I love how much fun everyone seems to be having on set.  :derp:

 

I don't mind the short amount of screen time for 709 because they get straight to the point and say what they need to say. I usually can't watch more than a few episodes of a drama without getting bored since they take such a long and tedious route for such little payoff. This drama always leaves me eager for the next episode. Thanks, The Lover  :hoplz:

And the preview looks gooooood.

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Nah but look at this, someone instagrammed Takujae's preview parts for episode 10 already:

 

https://instagram.com/p/3jH4e-qWIY/

:omg:

 

Takuya asks Joonjae why he likes him, and while Joonjae is rubbing that stuff on Takuya's back he says, "because you're pretty..." (really Joonjae?) but he says it so quietly that Takuya doesn't hear. So Joonjae dismisses it as nothing but in frustration he goes to the bathroom and yells, "I said 'because you're pretty', idiot!"

Apparently. I guess that's speculation but it fits pretty well.

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I have to say, my feelings about this drama have been amplified in light of the ban on the pride parade in Seoul.

 

Not just South Korea but the whole world needs more homosexual love stories that end happily. I know that this is just a drama (one fourth of a drama...actually, less) but it will be such a sweet thing if this little story ends well.

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That moment when you are about to take the leap and confess your feelings and the phone rings.

 

They did a nice parallel with 610 with Mangoo and Takuya both asking the same question. Mangoo keeps getting disappointed with Youngjoon because he won't say what she wants to hear, which happens to be Joonjae's reply to Takuya. (Because you're pretty).

 

One thing's for sure, 709 is the romance of the series.

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My friend translated part of their scene for me real quick she had to leave before she could do the bathroom bit though  :rlytearpls:  (She's not a native speaker and I don't speak Korean, so I have no idea how accurate this is, but here it is lol)

 

 

Takuya Joonjae

 

Joonjae why do you like me?

 

What?

 

No, what was good about me that you'd live together with me?

Hm? Hmmm?

*Asks again*

 

Just because...

 

No, just because why?

Why won't you say the reason?

Why am I good/why do you like me? *strokes cheek*

Hmm?

*Whispers* you had a reason, right?

Hmm?

 

Because you were pretty.

 

What?

 

 

 

 

......Takuya why are you like this  :omg:

 

 

 

Also this means Joonjae was crushing from the beginning, right?  :omg:

 

I need an adult preferably one that speaks Korean  :rlytearpls:

 

 

 

 

 

Also with this episode I'm back to thinking Takuya doesn't know, since it seems like he asked as a joke and then got an answer he wasn't expecting. That "what" definitely wasn't an "I didn't hear you" kind of what.

 

 

I'm not a native speaker but I'm pretty sure Joonjae doesn't use the past tense. He says 예ë»ì„œ because you're pretty. Which does sound like 예뻤어 you were pretty, but I think it's the first case. I could be wrong.

 

This tumblr has gifs with most of the translations.

 

Takuya did seem oblivious. Where are they going with this? I'm really curious because they've driven Joonjae into a corner. Two episodes left...predictions anyone?

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:smile: let them kiss mnet

 

Yes, please.

 

My honest prediction is we'll get a satisfying ending in the sense that they'll stay living together. I think in the first episode after Takuya pays 3 months rent he mentions he could decide to stay longer. I don't think Takuya is just going to leave (without Joonjae anyway).

 

(Someone better write an epic multi-chapter fanfiction. And send it to me. Somebody. Anybody. Please? Thank you~)

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the trans for the 709 scene in the episode...wow so much :smile: so cute :smile: why Mnet

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source

 

 

Yes, Joonjae! Tell him!

 

Ugh, we get so little screentime but the screentime we get is so perfect. Why must it be this way?

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Last day of filming T^T

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They look so good! 

 

Y'know gay movies always end up bad in SK... I'm anticipating, I believe we'll see Takuya say "bye" to Joonjae with a kiss leaving for Japan...

 

At least this one won't end in a tragic death. Probably.  :smile: 

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Plot twist, on his way home to Japan Takuya trips over the skeletons of the TakuJae fans who died waiting for something to happen and breaks his neck, and nobody ever finds out if he knew or not  :rlytearpls:

 

:cry:

 

This is not the fanfic I wanted so I wrote a short AU fic about next week's episode:

 

 

When Joonjae and Takuya woke up on the dull, grey Thursday our story starts, there was nothing about the cloudy sky outside to suggest that strange and mysterious things would soon be happening all over the country. Joonjae hummed as he picked out his most boring tie for work and Takuya gossiped away happily as he kabe-doned Joonjae to fix the tie properly.

Neither of them noticed a large television camera flutter past the window.

At half-past eight, Joonjae picked up his briefcase, tried kissing Takuya goodbye but missed, because Takuya was now running to the kitchen after the microwave beeped to retrieve his giant bowl of eggs, knocking over a dick-shaped pile of egg shells on his way. ‘I wanted to keep that,’ mourned Joonjae as he left the apartment. He got on his bicycle and rode out of the apartment complex.

It was only that evening when they had just finished watching the latest episode of The Lover that they noticed the first sign of something peculiar. For a second, Joonjae didn't realise what he had seen — then he rewound the TV to watch again.

 

Takujae got more than five minutes of screen time, and no one had hit or emotionally manipulated their partner.

 

The And

 

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LMAO what did Joonjae say? I think I'll watch the full ep this time as soon as it gets done

this was such a royal mess lmfao

 

I think (I think...) he denies the condoms being his by saying "Takuya and I aren't ready yet..."

Agh, I need subs!

 

Btw, the preview 

looks bad for everyone. Joonjae is alone and at the end we see Takuya with his suitcase at what I believe is a bus stop to the airport, Joonjae walking away and we hear Takuya say sayonara. Though with it being the last episode, I doubt it's going to end miserably for everyone.

 

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I'm anticipating how they are going to transform the misery of the preview into a satisfying ending. I keep getting surprised, mnet, so don't stop now. I want a happy ending for everyone. It's going to be upsetting if any of the couples break up  :cry:

 

Also Jae Joon's acting   :ilove:

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