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Man to Man: Episode 9  

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We sort of took the long way around, but now it’s finally time to acquire the second wood carving. Seol-woo enlists Do-ha and Woon-kwang in his Black Auction mission, and things get a little rocky for the new recruits. There’s a lot of money on the table and everything depends on their teamwork, but how can they trust each other when Seol-woo has lied to them before?

 

EPISODE 9 RECAP

 

 

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Do-ha and Woon-kwang press Seol-woo for details on her father’s situation because they can’t get in contact with Dong-hyun anymore (since he’s also being detained). Seol-woo almost pleads for more time and asks them to trust him, but Do-ha maintains a defensive stance and asks resentfully how they’re supposed to trust him now. Aww, for a moment, Seol-woo looks at her with guilt in his eyes and doesn’t reply. Woon-kwang cuts in to ask if Seol-woo has a plan and offers his services in any way, shape, or form. He mentions, in particular, his martial arts expertise.

Seol-woo comes up with one way that Woon-kwang can help, or rather, five million… dollars. Woon-kwang staggers at the number, certain that he’s misheard. The spy explains that the money was supposed to come from the NIS, but there’s been a problem. Without the money, they can’t complete their mission and clear Do-ha’s father’s name.

 

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They need the funds by noon tomorrow and not a moment later, or they’ll lose their opportunity. Woon-kwang tries to wrap his mind around the loss request, and Do-ha tells him to forget the whole thing, since Seol-woo can’t be trusted. Woon-kwang interrupts her to agree to finance the mission. She’s shocked, but Woon-kwang says that the reason he earned money is for situations like these. Do-ha and Woon-kwang meet later at his house, where she asks if he’s really okay forking over the cash. He insists that it’s not a problem for a big Hollywood star—… but then ends his sentence by asking Do-ha if it’ll be okay. He shakes it off and reframes the idea as a loan to his cherished brother… but then in an itty-bitty voice, he seeks reassurance from Do-ha that he’s doing the right thing.

Do-ha advises that they find some other way, since she knows Woon-kwang worked too hard to save all that money just to blow it on a “situation like this.†He takes issues with her dismissal and says that the money is being used for her, for their family, and for the country, so money isn’t important. These two are so great together. She thanks him, and he reiterates that it’s a loan and that Seol-woo wouldn’t scam him. But Do-ha applies her long experience with creditors and says that they need collateral from Seol-woo in exchange, because she believes that when money is involved, blind faith is worthless.

Later, Do-ha informs Seol-woo that Woon-kwang is graciously lending him money, and Seol-woo replies with a short, “Yes.†She’s offended by his ungrateful attitude, and Seol-woo replies simply that he already knew Woon-kwang would do it, since it’s for Do-ha. She calls him out on using another spy tactic on them, but he avoids the accusation and declares that her father will be freed soon. She lets his manipulation slide since she’s doesn’t have another choice before presenting her conditions: since Seol-woo’s “credit is the absolute worst†(haha), they’ll need something in return.

 

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Do-ha holds up a handwritten contract for Seol-woo to sign away his “body.†The contract outlines how Seol-woo will return to his Guard Kim identity and protect Woon-kwang from danger. And if he disappears like he did last time, then she’s going to post his photo online and blow his cover to the world. Well played. Seol-woo argues that he has a mission to complete in two days, so she says that while he’s away, he’ll need to report his every move to her, or he can kiss that five million dollars goodbye.

At home, Do-ha vaguely fills Song-yi in on the situation without going into too many details. Song-yi is surprised to hear that Seol-woo is back in the picture and wonders if Do-ha will be okay with him around. She doesn’t think it’s a good idea, and calls Seol-woo a bad boy-type. Do-ha corrects her friend and says he should be called a dangerous and evil bastard. She vows only to work and do nothing else.

 

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In his not-so-secret hideout, Seol-woo reviews his black auction plan before noticing Do-ha’s contract. He reads it over and smiles to himself as he hears Do-ha’s grumpy, shouty voice in his head.

 

Read more:: http://www.dramabeans.com/2017/05/man-to-man-episode-9/

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Chae Jung An wore SJYP Metal Long Dress _ Ivory â‚©218,000 (USD 195) in Man To Man Drama Episode 9. 

 

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Park Hae Jin wore JUNYA WATANABE COMME DES GARÇONS Solar Panel Charging Coat $2,482 in Man To Man Drama Episode 10.

 

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Man to Man: Episode 10  

 

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Who needs the NIS when you’ve got the Chewing team on your side? Seol-woo continues to be the only one moving the wood carving mission along, but thankfully, he’s not completely without support. Whether he admits it or not, he’s tied to his employers in a way that goes beyond money or contracts, and that’s definitely going to lead to some kind of existential crisis for our ghost agent in the near future, don’t you think?

 
EPISODE 10 RECAP

After Seol-woo takes off with the second wood carving, Ki-chul’s car explodes. Do-ha and Woon-kwang complete their roles by calmly leaving the hotel. As Seung-jae and Mi-eun watch the reports on TV about the car bomb, Seung-jae receives the news that Chairman Yamato failed to purchase the wood carving. He throws his wine glass against the wall in anger, but Mi-eun doesn’t even flinch; instead, she quietly comments that the NIS must take responsibility for a bombing at an international event. This catches Seung-jae’s attention. Assemblyman Baek receives bad news as well, as he’s told by one of his agents that Ghost Agent K killed Ki-chul and took the wood carving. To make matters worse, the agent says they assume it’s K behind it all—but they were unable to get his face clearly on any of the surveillance videos.

 

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On a darkened street, Seol-woo tells a still-kicking Ki-chul (I knew he wasn’t dead!) that he must keep his promise—once the last wood carving is found, he’ll have to stand trial for his crimes. Seol-woo tells Ki-chul to stay alive, and Ki-chul says that he will, looking grateful as he does. We see that the two ghost agents are standing across the street from a storefront, looking in on a woman with a young girl in a wheelchair: it’s Ki-chul’s family. Ki-chul says his wife never got a wedding and his daughter doesn’t even know who he is, but they are the reasons why he kept himself alive, doing whatever he had to do.

Seol-woo notes that the two are also the reasons why Ki-chul failed as a ghost agent. Ki-chul tells him not to be so cocky, saying, “It’s easy to fool a lie detector, but it isn’t easy to keep lying to yourself.†Ki-chul adds that he knows Seol-woo’s weakness, and Seol-woo has no comeback to that.

 

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Our main trio reunite at Seol-woo’s place, where Do-ha and Woon-kwang express skepticism about letting Ki-chul go free (and Do-ha keeps making pointed digs about “typical†ghost agent behavior). Seol-woo says he trusts Ki-chul because he showed Seol-woo his family—a secret that even the Baek Infantry doesn’t know about. He also says that the evidence Ki-chul handed over on Agent Yoon’s real killer checks out, so Myung-suk should go free soon.

As Do-ha thanks Woon-kwang for his role in freeing her father, Seol-woo fiddles with the carving and pops out its secret compartment, startling his two companions. They watch in awe as Seol-woo pulls out the key, and Seol-woo confirms that this is what they were after. He carefully lines up the second wood carving right next to the first when Do-ha lights up, slyly pointing out that there are two carvings.

Cut to: Woon-kwang lovingly polishing the carvings at his house as Do-ha explains that the statuettes will be held as collateral. Seol-woo asserts that Woon-kwang will recoup his money as soon as the NIS director returns, and Woon-kwang threateningly says that better be true.

 

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Before Seol-woo can make his exit, Do-ha stops him to take a photo, telling him that she’ll post his face everywhere if he disappears without paying Woon-kwang back. She goes on about her right to do this when Seol-woo interrupts her with a string of numbers: the access code to his place. She’s stunned that he’d share his code, but Seol-woo even adds that he’ll text her anytime he’s not with her to tell her where he’s going.

Seol-woo updates Department Head Jang on the deal he made with Ki-chul and gives him the evidence on Agent Yoon’s killer. When Seol-woo asks about the status of the third wood carving, he’s surprised to hear that the NIS director is on it. Department Head Jang says they’ll have the carving soon and tells Seol-woo to hang in there a bit longer.

Seol-woo’s serious about keeping Do-ha in the loop, as he texts her with the news that the evidence needed to free Myung-suk has been turned over to the NIS. Do-ha looks thrilled, and with the biggest smile on her face, she starts to text Seol-woo back. But she goes back and forth with her response, unsure of what to say, and eventually just sends back a simple, “Okay.â€

 

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Seol-woo looks almost disappointed at Do-ha’s curt response and tosses his phone aside. After examining the two keys recovered from the wood carvings (which fit together to make a master key), he looks at the evidence left by Ki-chul: A CCTV recording of the actual killer attacking Agent Yoon in his office. Seol-woo notices something on screen and zooms in on a shelf, which holds the three wood carvings—and below it, a box bearing the name of a company. When our ineffectual villains meet up to discuss what’s next, Seung-jae offers Assemblyman Baek a new plan: They should call the bomb a terrorist attack and get the NIS director fired. Of course, this idea was Mi-eun’s, and we see that during Seung-jae’s earlier conversation with her, Mi-eun had suggested that both the NIS and its director should bear responsibility for the bomb.

 

 

Seung-jae tells Assemblyman Baek that by taking over the NIS, the wood carvings will naturally be theirs. Assemblyman Baek says he’ll take care of it (but… when has he ever?) and calls one of his men to set up a press conference, then mentions Dong-hyun’s name. Dong-hyun is still stuck in the interrogation room, and it looks like his stay just got extended—a group of NIS agents present him with a brand new arrest warrant, charging him with espionage in connection with terrorism.

 

 

Sang-shik’s on Woon-kwang wakeup duty again, and ha, Woon-kwang’s taken to sleeping with his wood carvings. As expected, Woon-kwang rebuffs Sang-shik’s wakeup call and won’t even let him come near the carvings. At a catch-up session with Mi-eun, Sharon shares that Department Head Jang has been under a lot of stress lately. When Mi-eun probes a little bit, Sharon relays to her the question he’d asked her about choosing between money and honor. Sharon says if she were to choose, she’d pick the honorable Department Head Jang, saying that a man pursuing honor is sexier than a man with money.

 

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Do-ha waits outside the prison for her dad to be released, and Seol-woo brings her a cup of coffee. She warily asks what kind of tactic he’s trying this time, but Seol-woo tells her it’s just coffee. Do-ha says he must be trying a “sincerity tactic†and tells him (and probably herself) that she’s not falling for it. Still, she can’t help looking back at him as he gives her his best “I’m sincere†look.

 

Read more:: http://www.dramabeans.com/2017/05/man-to-man-episode-10/

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