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I found a nice analysis of the drama so far smile.png

It breaks down the car scene quite well

Assuming that everyone has watched the first two episodes ;) 

 

 

The link to this blog post: https://breathlesssurvival.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/embracing-the-sweet-sexy-secret-romance/

 

I watched the first two episodes of My Secret Romance back-to-back…and I love it!!!It’s amazing what great chemistry can make up for and I’ll share four moments in the hasty-but-sexy tumble-in-the-car scene that won my heart instantly. The drama is refreshingly unpolished, cheesy but well-done cheesy, peppered with lovely, swoony moments of sincerity and vulnerablility. Even a little slapstick humour can’t and won’t deter me from this cute, charming little gem. Sung Hoon I always never minded, but I really like Song Ji Eun. There’s a sweet, spunky, relatable warmth to her that reminds me of Kim Ji Won. I find her watchable and she has an effortless, easy rapport with Sung Hoon. I like this newbie gal. Check this drama out if you are yearning for somethin’ fluffy yet enjoyable.

Before I go on about what I absolutely adored about the car scene, I would like to say I already like the two lead characters : Jin Wook and Yoo Mi. Jin Wook isn’t your predictable standard, uncaring asshole chaebol heir who forces his way with the female lead. Yoo Mi isn’t your usual annoying, starched Candy Girl who jumps a mile into the sky and gets affronted by the tiniest of touch by the male lead. The OTP is spontaneous, wonderfully hot-blooded and plain likeable. Both have touchy parental issues, but there is a unfiltered openess about the way they interact that I really appreciate.

So the OTP meet under cheesy circumstances and comical disaster strikes each time they meet. Somehow, they end up stranded on the beach with a bottle of wine and a really convenient convertible. Car is out of gas so they can’t head back. Yoo Mi grumpily muses nothing ever goes right for her no matter how hard she tries and confesses she was bizarrely touched and even cried when Jin Wook asked whether she was all right. Jin Wook, on the other hand, is fascinated by her artless honesty and admits that it isn’t the first time he has made a girl cry, but it is the first time he has asked a girl whether she was all right. Also, it is the first time he has thought a total stranger pretty before.

Rattled by his directness and growing interest in her, Yoo Mi tries to escape and slips. Jin Wook catches her in time and swoops in to kiss her with a knowing grin… AND this is where I really love the PD and writer. The sprinkling fairy dust of emotional connection and unpractised spontaneity is precious between the characters. And makes the scene so much more enjoyable and stirring.

 

 

Moment #1

Yoo Mi shoves Jin Wook away and he is stunned by her rejection – I’m guessing he has never been rejected by a female before. Insecurity flares and he gazes at Yoo Mi with a dash of vulnerability [lovely acting by Sung Hoon here]… but Yoo Mi makes up her mind on the spot to go with the flow, grabs his coat, and pulls him in… and Jin Wook takes charge immediately, diving in to kiss her. GAH.

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Moment #2

Jin Wook smothers Yoo Mi with kisses and tosses away his overcoat. It hits Yoo Mi what is coming next and she halts again, undecided. Jin Wook stops immediately and I LOVE how he stares at her, urgent and beseeching, but obviously waiting for her permission to go ahead. I sincerely believe he would have stopped altogether if she had wanted to. That pregnant pause of unguarded indecision was utterly sweet, and Yoo Mi finally nods dazedly, but again, she has made up her mind to follow through. Jin Wook heaves a sigh of relief – so cute! – and resumes heatedly and while Yoo Mi is untutored, she more than makes up for it with her guileless enthusiasm. Her reaction is so believable and plausible.

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Moment #3

Jin Wook struggles to shed his shirt and Yoo Mi takes it as her cue to start undressing too, shrugging out of her jacket hastily, a little bewildered but determined to keep the momentum. Oh man, I was laughing yet I saluted her for being quick on the uptake and not shying away. I mean this must be the first time I have seen a female lead as proactive as the male lead, but in a really adorable manner. Jin Wook yanks her jacket off and Yoo Mi is genuinely amazed how much Jin Wook seems to want her. He fumbles with his shirt, and Yoo Mi, bless her practical soul, helps him to pop the buttons. I love these unwarranted, spontaneous little touches. I think Song Ji Eun was bashfully wonderful here – I could sense Yoo Mi’s anxiety but excitement at once at what lay ahead.

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Moment #4

Jin Wook is practically straining to keep his self-control in check as they feverishly make out. He starts to unbutton Yoo Mi’s shirt and this is when shrewd, thoughtful directing kicks in. The way Jin Wook gently unbuttons Yoo Mi’s shirt despite his urgency is totally opposite of the way he earlier rips off his own. I love the contrast and the underlying nuances of it. He hits the button to close up the hood of the car and in a pure gift of fan-service swoon, Jin Wook lifts Yoo Mi and rolls over so that she ends up being on top of him. Again, I sighed at how he tenderly brushes back her hair back and cups her nape. They break apart at that and damn the raw, super sweet charged moment between Sung Hoon and Song Ji Eun. I don’t know they did it but I LOVE it to bits. And the scene fades away as we see Sung Hoon’s back muscles bunching up while holding Song Ji Eun… and the hood slides close.

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I LOVE IT. I love how tastefully the scene was done, with the right amount of ardour expected. There was a lot of fumbling around but it felt realistic yet delivered the heat and swoon. Sung Hoon and Song Ji Eun were just perfect, banking on their natural chemistry to keep the scene sincere and steamy. Sung Hoon can kiss, all right. That roll-over move was executed with faultless precision.

So the story goes on. Yoo Mi sneaks away the morning after, leaving a bunch of nosey ajummahs to misinterpet that she ran away because Jin Wook wasn’t well-endowed enough down there. HAHAHAHAHAHA. And it is the humiliation of this that Jin Wook carries with him for the next three years. Hehehe. The two meet againn when she gets a job at his company as a nutritionist, and is unwittingly put in charge of preparing his meals. Jin Wook finds out who she is before she does and decides to dish out payback by throwing out all her meals. And… he finally reveals himself to her at the end of Episode 2.

The drama has definitely hooked me in all the right places. Casting is spot on, and since I already expected the drama to be cheesy, I found myself more invested in whether the couple could generate enough rapport to convince me that their one-night stand was significant to both of them. They convinced me so here I am. Gushing and raving.

Thank you, OCN.

 
 

 

This break down of that scene points out everything that I loved about that scene. It's quite refreshing to see all those elements in kdrama world. Just seeing it all in episode 1 made it all the more unexpected.

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MV of OST part 3:

 

 

 

 

Just watched the 4th ep and omg I love this drama so much. Can't watch it without squealing while also dying of laughter hahaha. Love the epilogues too!

Are you perhaps already watch with subs? so lucky rlytearpls.png

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Episode 4 preview from Weibo.

 

 

That was adorable ahmagahplz.png

 

One Hallyu keeps going down and I couldn't even make a review yesterday unsure.png

So, I will just leave some comments now before it goes down again, and hopefully I can make another review later when I watch episode 4.

 

 

I loved the episode! There is something great about Yumi and Jin Wook's chemistry that makes all their scenes really entertaing. I was surprised when she lost her temper with him, but I loved it, shows that she can standing up to herself and also shows that he cares about her enough to change right away. Actually, all his efforts to get her attention were adorable, even though he is a bit over the top sometimes, I can't help but like his childish ways.

As for our female second lead (who is gorgeous, but a total brat laugh.png ), I don't like her that much, but I do like how she affects the main couple's, she will end up helping them to get together, even if she is not aware of it imstupid.png

I don't see a love triangle actually happening anytime soon, Yumi's friend just doesn't seem like proper competion to JW, I like him just fine, but I don't feel like he can act as a love rival. Maybe he could get together with that cute girl from the kitchen staff, or something.

I do fell bad about Yumi and her mother, they have quite a difficult relationship. I saw some people going over about how Yumi should just "grow up" and be proud and confident like her mom, but I think it's a lot more complicated than that. Yumi went though a lot because of her mom, of couse I don't want to judge the woman badly because it was just her job, but doesn't change the fact that it made her daughter suffer for years (we just saw two small scenes, but I can imagine all sort of bad stuff happening to a kid in her position) and she doesn't seem to care at all about how her actions affect Yumi even now, I mean, didn't she just burst into Yumi's house with a child out of nowhere apparently only because she was bored living by the sea? idontthinksobetchplz.png

Anyway, I hope they can make up eventually. I also hope that we learn about her dad soon, same goes for Jin Wook's mom.

 

 

 

EDIT: I started "Tunnel" and after watching 3 episodes I'm really liking it, thank you guys for the recommendation!

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That was adorable ahmagahplz.png

 

One Hallyu keeps going down and I couldn't even make a review yesterday unsure.png

So, I will just leave some comments now before it goes down again, and hopefully I can make another review later when I watch episode 4.

 

 

I loved the episode! There is something great about Yumi and Jin Wook's chemistry that makes all their scenes really entertaing. I was surprised when she lost her temper with him, but I loved it, shows that she can standing up to herself and also shows that he cares about her enough to change right away. Actually, all his efforts to get her attention were adorable, even though he is a bit over the top sometimes, I can't help but like his childish ways.

As for our female second lead (who is gorgeous, but a total brat laugh.png ), I don't like her that much, but I do like how she affects the main couple's, she will end up helping them to get together, even if she is not aware of it imstupid.png

I don't see a love triangle actually happening anytime soon, Yumi's friend just doesn't seem like proper competion to JW, I like him just fine, but I don't feel like he can act as a love rival. Maybe he could get together with that cute girl from the kitchen staff, or something.

I do fell bad about Yumi and her mother, they have quite a difficult relationship. I saw some people going over about how Yumi should just "grow up" and be proud and confident like her mom, but I think it's a lot more complicated than that. Yumi went though a lot because of her mom, of couse I don't want to judge the woman badly because it was just her job, but doesn't change the fact that it made her daughter suffer for years (we just saw two small scenes, but I can imagine all sort of bad stuff happening to a kid in her position) and she doesn't seem to care at all about how her actions affect Yumi even now, I mean, didn't she just burst into Yumi's house with a child out of nowhere apparently only because she was bored living by the sea? idontthinksobetchplz.png

Anyway, I hope they can make up eventually. I also hope that we learn about her dad soon, same goes for Jin Wook's mom.

 

 

 

EDIT: I started "Tunnel" and after watching 3 episodes I'm really liking it, thank you guys for the recommendation!

 

OH apparently got sick laugh.png

 

anyway im off to watch Ep.4 rn loool

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That was adorable ahmagahplz.png

 

One Hallyu keeps going down and I couldn't even make a review yesterday unsure.png

So, I will just leave some comments now before it goes down again, and hopefully I can make another review later when I watch episode 4.

 

 

I loved the episode! There is something great about Yumi and Jin Wook's chemistry that makes all their scenes really entertaing. I was surprised when she lost her temper with him, but I loved it, shows that she can standing up to herself and also shows that he cares about her enough to change right away. Actually, all his efforts to get her attention were adorable, even though he is a bit over the top sometimes, I can't help but like his childish ways.

As for our female second lead (who is gorgeous, but a total brat laugh.png ), I don't like her that much, but I do like how she affects the main couple's, she will end up helping them to get together, even if she is not aware of it imstupid.png

I don't see a love triangle actually happening anytime soon, Yumi's friend just doesn't seem like proper competion to JW, I like him just fine, but I don't feel like he can act as a love rival. Maybe he could get together with that cute girl from the kitchen staff, or something.

I do fell bad about Yumi and her mother, they have quite a difficult relationship. I saw some people going over about how Yumi should just "grow up" and be proud and confident like her mom, but I think it's a lot more complicated than that. Yumi went though a lot because of her mom, of couse I don't want to judge the woman badly because it was just her job, but doesn't change the fact that it made her daughter suffer for years (we just saw two small scenes, but I can imagine all sort of bad stuff happening to a kid in her position) and she doesn't seem to care at all about how her actions affect Yumi even now, I mean, didn't she just burst into Yumi's house with a child out of nowhere apparently only because she was bored living by the sea? idontthinksobetchplz.png

Anyway, I hope they can make up eventually. I also hope that we learn about her dad soon, same goes for Jin Wook's mom.

 

 

I loved the fact that JW had no chill in using all the little reminders of what happened 3 years ago and how the second lead is really just going to be speeding things along for the main couple. 

I also love the sassy cook, she's always a little bit extra but just right, similar to Emily Blunt's character TDWP. 

I'm looking forward to going home to watch ep. 4. I hope JW meets the brother and thinks it's his lol. 

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Just watched episode 4.

 

 

Oh my god, their convo in the end of the episode was so hilarious laugh.png
His reaction to her food was super adorable, deep down he just wants her to care about him.
After today's episode I don't think there will be any doubts regarding the kid being Yumi's son, afterall Yumi doesn't act like a mom at all, more like a clumsy sister -- wich is what she actually is.
The episode went by so fast that I barely noticed it, was a great one.

 

 

 

is this really good? im nervous lol

Well, if you like simples stories with a couple with good chemistry, you should try. It's funny and easy to watch.

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is this really good? im nervous lol

it's started off well, so I hope it finishes things off well. The fact that it's 12 episodes gives me hope that it will. It has loads of cliches and cheesy plot lines, but there are imo done well. The chemistry between the two leads is also really good, you can't ask for much from them.

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Just watched episode 4.

 

 

Oh my god, their convo in the end of the episode was so hilarious laugh.png
His reaction to her food was super adorable, deep down he just wants her to care about him.
After today's episode I don't think there will be any doubts regarding the kid being Yumi's son, afterall Yumi doesn't act like a mom at all, more like a clumsy sister -- wich is what she actually is.
The episode went by so fast that I barely noticed it, was a great one.

 

 

 

I haven't watched it yet, but it sounds like their relationship is going to continue being the oposite of "senpai notice me"

 

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That was adorable ahmagahplz.png

 

One Hallyu keeps going down and I couldn't even make a review yesterday unsure.png

So, I will just leave some comments now before it goes down again, and hopefully I can make another review later when I watch episode 4.

 

 

I loved the episode! There is something great about Yumi and Jin Wook's chemistry that makes all their scenes really entertaing. I was surprised when she lost her temper with him, but I loved it, shows that she can standing up to herself and also shows that he cares about her enough to change right away. Actually, all his efforts to get her attention were adorable, even though he is a bit over the top sometimes, I can't help but like his childish ways.

As for our female second lead (who is gorgeous, but a total brat laugh.png ), I don't like her that much, but I do like how she affects the main couple's, she will end up helping them to get together, even if she is not aware of it imstupid.png

I don't see a love triangle actually happening anytime soon, Yumi's friend just doesn't seem like proper competion to JW, I like him just fine, but I don't feel like he can act as a love rival. Maybe he could get together with that cute girl from the kitchen staff, or something.

I do fell bad about Yumi and her mother, they have quite a difficult relationship. I saw some people going over about how Yumi should just "grow up" and be proud and confident like her mom, but I think it's a lot more complicated than that. Yumi went though a lot because of her mom, of couse I don't want to judge the woman badly because it was just her job, but doesn't change the fact that it made her daughter suffer for years (we just saw two small scenes, but I can imagine all sort of bad stuff happening to a kid in her position) and she doesn't seem to care at all about how her actions affect Yumi even now, I mean, didn't she just burst into Yumi's house with a child out of nowhere apparently only because she was bored living by the sea? idontthinksobetchplz.png

Anyway, I hope they can make up eventually. I also hope that we learn about her dad soon, same goes for Jin Wook's mom.

 

 

 

EDIT: I started "Tunnel" and after watching 3 episodes I'm really liking it, thank you guys for the recommendation!

 

Yes, after watching this week's episode the love triangle won't be starting much until next week....

My episode 4 thoughts:

 

 

The drama is now at a pace where things are starting to move along where both of them are having misunderstandings from each others actions and words. :hurr: From the restaurant scene where he reiterates YM's line that they were only 'a one night stand' but he is still cares for her when she is about to walk into the doors (she is still clumsy af XD). Following that we have JW finally open the jewellery box where he stores YM's breast insert that she left on that day and the flashback to where he was screaming that he was 'great' is hilarious. (So glad they showed this scene at the beach) It's funny that he still says he is not a pervert for still keeping the breast insert but it really shows how he has felt about YM in the past 3 years and that he developed some feelings for her.

 

The scene where YM and HT are with each other shows such a cute friendship but it isn't since HT definitely feelings for YM when the girl comes up for HT's number. When he says that YM is prettier then the girl then YM refutes it by saying that he is lying then the awkward laugh comes after (Why are all the second leads so nice to the lead girl... the struggle).

 

The phone call to YM when her YM"s half brother answers 'umma' was cute.. I wonder if he suspects that it is his kid... but it didn't look like it. Followed by YM and DG (Its been so long since I have seen cute children in kdramas in a while) entering house and it really shows the true extent of JW's loneliness where everything is empty besides his office room and the lounge room. YM discovers the jewellery box after DG causes it to drop and doesn't bother to open it and leaves. JW arrives thinking that YM will be still at his house bringing 2 coffee cups for the both of them to be disappointed with a sticky note, looking quite down eating the food alone and he finds his coat.

As always the director makes me despise the second lead Hyeri.... She tries so hard to make JW notice her and fails badly like she can't even cook according to YM's cameo in her cooking show? and JW's father's reaction to her lunch box. The comparison to YM's cute character lunch to JW is funny tbh XD

 

The kitchen crew are bonding and are getting closer which is a good sign after the whole executive people coming in to eat and hanging out at the club.

 

The start of misunderstandings begin when she starts to apologise about the 'box' but it was about the coat. JW didn't look satisfied with her answer when she said that the coat looked expensive to something along the lines of 'I missed you or I wanted to return it to you' just something besides that. When JW discovers the jewellery box is damaged which he questions if YM saw her breast insert and even during his meeting which was a funny scene :har: He also found DG's bunny plushie...

The final ish scene where goes to question YM about the box thinking that she saw the contents of it compared to her thinking that it was a necklace was another comedic side where JW misunderstood most of her words trying not to think about the breast inserts.

 

The epilogue scenes are adorable especially the beach scene where he is yelling whilst holding YM's breast insert to the business lunch where thee secretary is spinning the lunch thingy to him adorably not being able to eat his lunch because how cute it looked by taking pictures.

 

 

 

Finally I guess the love triangle will begin sorta where HT introduces himself to JW according to the spoiler to the next episode. I think all of the sens of the 6 min spoiler have been aired and now the future scenes will be new ish besides picture still released from future episodes. I hope the sexy kitchen worker and the secretary have some type of dinner together because the secretary's reactions to her are soo cute!deepstareplz.png

 

 

Got to wait another week for episodes and its already at it's half way point by next week rlytearpls.png

8 episodes left omggggamgplz.png

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Just watched episode 4.

 

 

Oh my god, their convo in the end of the episode was so hilarious laugh.png
His reaction to her food was super adorable, deep down he just wants her to care about him.
After today's episode I don't think there will be any doubts regarding the kid being Yumi's son, afterall Yumi doesn't act like a mom at all, more like a clumsy sister -- wich is what she actually is.
The episode went by so fast that I barely noticed it, was a great one.

 

 

 

Well, if you like simples stories with a couple with good chemistry, you should try. It's funny and easy to watch.

 

Dear its kinda pity that this drama aint show any ratings, till now on, smh  ohdearplz.png  

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[HanCinema's Drama Review] "My Secret Romance" Episode 4


 


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In a mildly intriguing plot twist, we discover that Jin-wook's constant pestering of Yoo-mi is less schoolboy crush and more his acting out feelings of harsh resentment for the terrible lie Yoo-mi told him three years ago. You may be wondering what possible offensive lie Yoo-mi could have told Jin-wook in the context of a one night stand and, well, it's actually a pretty convincing one in terms of offending Jin-wook. Although Jin-wook does come off as rather petty for caring about it.


 


More notably, Jin-wook himself is aware of the fact that his obsession with the lie reflects badly on him as a person. I can't stop giggling at that mental image of him staring at the secret box fully aware of how completely insane it is for him to maintain this keepsake for so long. Alas, much like Jin-wook's coat that Yoo-mi accidentally pilfered, it's the kind of object that Jin-wook does not want yet cannot bear to throw away since it doesn't actually belong to him.


Unfortunately this particular plot point is the only one of real interest in "My Secret Romance", which moves surprisingly slowly considering how short the drama is supposed to be overall. For a sense of perspective, it's only at the cliffhanger Jin-wook even meets Hyeon-tae, his oddly disinterested rival. I find Hyeon-tae a somewhat intriguing character, in that he resists any effort to be romantically entangled with Yoo-mi for reasons that aren't clear.


 


It's almost as if Hyeon-tae is legitimately romantically uninterested in her. While that would be the obviously logical direction to go, the overall clichéd nature of "My Secret Romance" is such that I'm skeptical Hyeon-tae is hiding anything more interesting than an exceptionally well-hidden crush on Yoo-mi. Observe how the second female lead, Hye-ri, gets character development in the form of...we find out she's a bad cook. That's it.


 


In all fairness I'm mostly nitpicking "My Secret Romance" for not being great or exceptionally impressive. When taken for what it is, a fairly generic web-inspired romantic comedy, "My Secret Romance" is mildly diverting and generally inoffensive, so as casual fare, watching it is a generally pleasant experience. Although...what's the deal with the epilogues? As far as I can tell they're just deleted scenes which were deleted for good reason. They're not very good. If the production team wanted to pad for time, why not just put them in proper sequence?


 


 


cr:: http://www.hancinema.net/hancinema-s-drama-review-my-secret-romance-episode-4-105405.html


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  • love changed the title to OCN Drama "My Secret Romance" Thread Sung Hoon & Song Ji-Eun. ~The End~

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