Sh**ting Stars, episode 11

First impression:

It’s interesting to see Sh**ting Stars display what celebrities sometimes go through because they are in the public eye. It’s rough how this anti-fan wants to make Tae-Sung’s life miserable. I’m glad that Yoo-Sung caught him, but what creeps me out is how he actually works at the company. It affects his health.

Lets get on with some positive things.

Tae-Sung and Han-Byeol are extremely cute. Those soft and short kisses. Its sweet how Han-Byeol is always worried someone will walk in on them even though everyone at work know they are in a relationship.  

Why am I falling more and more in love with this new pairing of Ki-Bbeum and Soo-Hyeok? I like their dynamic and I think she’s a better fit for him than Han-Byeol. And he stayed after 6pm for her!!! I hope we get to see more of his brother, but I think it’s unlikely, because we already have a huge cast. Maybe he will make some short appearances.

Sh**ting Stars, episode 10

First impression:

The housekeeper creeps me out. Who I thought would be an obsessed fan was not her. I actually thought it would be Da-Hye. And her housekeeper did it to revenge him for not accepting her presents. It worries me what she will do.

Sh**ting Stars, episode 9

First impression:

Han-Byeol must’ve been afraid of acting on her feelings and multiple times been faced with the reality that Tae-Sung is a celebrity who can’t go out without being noticed. He’s the national boyfriend and lover. Everyone adores him and some of his fans won’t be happy if he dates and that will affect Han-Byeol. Their first kiss was sweet and I love it was Han-Byeol who made the first move.

What I found interesting is that I think See-Hyeok will have a romantic relationship with Ki-Bbeum after their short interview. He has found his match.  

Sh**ting Stars, episode 8

First impression:

I understand why Han-Byeol went into total shock mode after Tae-Sung confessed his true feelings for her. She buried her feelings a long time ago - probably because she didn’t think he felt the same way and it would complicate their work. Another layer to this is his status in the public. He’s famous - a celebrity - and everything he does is for everyone to judge.    

It seems like he has a complicated relationship with his mother. We got a small glimpse of it in his nightmare. She’s an actor too and lived a famous lifestyle where he often was forgotten and felt abandoned. She was never by his side and the movie he watched when he met Han-Byeol for the first time was his mothers. In the movie she has a sick son and cares for him. Something Tae-Sung has never experienced.

Sh**ting Stars, episode 7

First impression:

I wish Tae-Sung would be more upfront with his feelings, because he does a lot for her that she isn’t aware of and shows affection but she doesn’t seem to see it. It made me glad that he put his thoughts to words in a handwritten letter, but it was bad timing. I kind of wanted to see how she would’ve reacted and what he had written in his letter. He probably would’ve gotten a chance to say more than what he did when he confessed his feelings face to face. One thing I want Tae-sung to learn is to control his jealousy, because it doesn’t suit him.   

Sh**ting Stars, episode 6

First impression:

This episode finally touched their feelings for each other, which I needed, because we only get 16 episodes. Tae-Sung realized after his conversation with his manager that he sees her more romantically than he realized, because he thinks of her constantly. It also shocked me that Jung-Yeol has a girlfriend because I 100 % thought that him and Bo-In would date - we must wait and see who his girlfriend is. It was also nice to see Tae-Sung being considerate of his manager, because from what I’ve seen he hasn’t been to his other managers. I also find it extremely weird that Yoo-Sung got Dae-Hye the female role when she’s clearly a massive fan of Tae-Sung and obsessed with him and she must be thrilled to be in a dating scandal with him.

The two last scenes got me. His sentimental eyes and honesty. He asked her what she thought of him, because she never touches on what her opinions are about him. Tae-Sung wants to know because I think he’s unsure if she even likes him. I also like to see these flashbacks because we get to know them more. Han-Byeol has feelings form him, but I think she’s afraid of letting herself admit that and therefore puts up a barrier between them. She knows how hard it took on her last time he dated someone and she doesn’t want to get that close to him again, because it will hurt her feelings.       

Sh**ting Stars, episode 5

First impression:

I had hoped that we would have seen their (Han-Byeol & Tae-Sung) relationship evolve more than it did in this episode. But what a strange way to try and prevent Soo-Hyeok from asking Han-Byeol out. Gripping her shoulder tight and whispering into her ear and then “threaten” her to come to his shoot because you want to see her. This isn’t the way. It was also funny how every time he did a cool or badass scene, he looked in her direction where she was doing something else. He wants her attention and in secret he always protects her and it made my heart flutter when he admitted she has a vital part in his life.   

Sh**ting Stars, episode 4

First impression:

It’s fun to see how they act when they are by themselves or surrounded by others - especially when it comes to their feelings. Han-Byeol worries about Tae-Sung’s health after seeing his test results, because they are extremely high and she has seen him suffer - shake, sweat, and dizziness.

It was nice to see at the end that Tae-Sung actually helped her when she fell in front of the press. That shows he cares. As much as I like the lawyer and he’s probably good for her I want Tae-Sung to acknowledge his feelings, pursue her and stop being childish.     

I have some questions:

Who is this mysterious lady? The female who got divorced to a French man.

Do you guys think Jung-Yeol and Bo-In’s friendship will turn into something more?

Sh**ting Stars, episode 3

First impression: 

It was nice to see Tae-Sung finally ask Han-Byeol why she never called or texted him when he was in Africa - he needs to know that, because it bothers him. She gave an answer that he would’ve expected because of their dynamic, but not what he hoped for. Tae-Sung clearly has feelings for her but has a hard time accepting and expressing it to her and therefore puts up a “persona”/” facade” of someone who finds her irritating and only sees her as an employee - the same goes for Han-Byeol. I also think that Tae-Sung isn’t sure if she also finds him interesting in a romantic way.

I also wonder if there will be a love-triangle after Soo-Hyeok and Han-Byeol’s little encounter in the parking lot. It seemed like he found her interesting. That scenario would be interesting because I think it would push Tae-Sung to be more honest with himself and his feelings if he felt “threatened” - I don’t know if that’s the right word, but afraid he would loose her or the chance to be with her romantically.

And oh god I love all the employees at this company. I would definitely have done the same thing if I worked under/for Han-Byeol. A group chat is a perfect way to - out of sight - gossip at your workplace. And Tae-Sung’s manager is the cutest and purest person.  

Sh**ting Stars, episode 2

First impression: 

I love this obliviousness to their own feelings. They obviously still have feelings for each other (we now know they dated in University) but hide it by always bickering and annoying each other. Tae-Sung uses the incident from 6 years ago as an excuse to annoy her - in reality to see her. It’s clear for me that she’s his comfort when he isn’t feeling great or not comfortable with his surrounding, because they know each other very well. But why does he have to keep tormenting her when she’s working. He comes off as annoying, controlling and a jerk. But on the other hand, I kind of get why he has a grudge, but it’s still 6 years ago. Move on.    

Han-Byeol genuinely and deep down believes in him and his work, where I think he sometimes doubts himself. It also seems like he hasn’t acted for a while and maybe he’s unsure of himself and his abilities. She supports him even though she 98 % of the time thinks he’s annoying. It worries me that it’s a huge fan of his, who is also and actress, who got the female lead in hi upcoming drama. I think it will create some problems later on. I do not hope they’ll take the obsessed/crazy female route.

Sh**ting Stars, episode 1

First impression: 

I think it’s a quite interesting storyline and something that really intrigues me - entertainment companies. Han-Byeol is a strong female character who has this leader role which I like. She has a pretty stressful job, where she doesn’t have any time to herself which I find sad. She handles a big handful of celebrities and therefore doesn’t have a personal life and can’t even go on a date without it interfering.

We didn’t get much Han-Byeol and Tae-Sung interacting in this episode because he does volunteer work in Africa, but its clear to me that they both have a crush on each other or romantic feelings involved. Han-Byeol tries to pretend like she doesn’t like him and everything with her name on it, but in reality, its different. Tae-Sung has a picture of her in his house in Africa and he thought of her when his “manager” (I don’t really know who he is) asked him if he was looking forward to seeing someone at home.    

And I need to add this line: “I won’t let you go when I get back”. That made my heart skip a beat and I’m excited to see what he meant by that.

New drama

Shooting Stars starring Lee Sung-Kyung and Kim Young-Dae.

Air date: April 22th.

Plot synsopsis:

Oh Han-Byeol (Lee Sung-Kyung) is the PR team leader of a management company. She has excellent skills in speech and crisis management.

Gong Tae-Sung (Kim Young-Dae) is the top actor of the management company where Oh Han-Byeol works. He is loved by people due to his image of a kind and polite person. But, Gong Tae-Sung has a different side. He has a strong desire to win and a hot temper.

Oh Han-Byeol and Gong Tae-Sung bicker over pretty much everything, but their relationship develops romantically.

My thougts: I'm drawn to this plot synsopsis and from what I've seen on YouTube. I fell in love with Kim Young-Dae when he was on The Penthouse and I was looking forward to see him as the main lead and in a different role than what he played on The Penthouse.

Twenty-Five, Twenty-One, episode 16

Final episode!!

First impression:

It’s bittersweet to say goodbye to Twenty-Five, Twenty-One. But what a final episode!

I knew Yi-Jin and Hee-Do would eventually break up, but it felt like a knife to my chest where their words kept twisting it into my heart. I truly believe that they are each other’s soulmates, but it wasn’t the right time for them and they wanted different things with their lives. It was an episode filled with sad and emotional emotions, but Ji-Woong and Yu-Rim taking off their matching couple beanie when Hee-Do told them that her and Yi-Jin had broken up was such comic relief and just what I needed after their “first” breakup.

It was right for Yi-Jin to finally tell Hee-Do how he has suffered mentally while reporting about 9/11. She needed to know that he didn’t want to be burden her, but at the same time I think it would have done him some good to have someone he could tell how he felt about everything. He became lonely. One thing that made me cry was when Hee-Do said this: “We are lovers only during the good times, and a burden to each other in the bad times”. They have different perspectives on how to be in a relationship. Yi-Jin didn’t want to burden her with sad and miserable feelings, but she wanted to share it with him, because that’s - by her definition - what a relationship is and that’s what left them to break up.  

Yi-Jin reading her diary was tough for me emotionally. It didn’t seem like before that he understood how she must have felt while he was gone and drifting more and more away. This gives him his answers and maybe it will help him understand why she made the decision to break up. I think I cried just as much as Hee-Do and Yi-Jin when they finally said their goodbyes and broke up on a good note. It was difficult.

Nam Joo-hyuk and Kim Taeri did an amazing job with this drama. I loved their acting and definitely think this is my favorite drama with Nam Joo-Hyuk.

Twenty-Five, Twenty-One, episode 15

First impression:

Final episode tomorrow and I still have no indication of what will happen. Will it be a good ending, where Yi-Jin and Hee-Do are still together or a sad ending where something happens that splits them apart. It was beautiful to see them being a couple, but not perfect. They still have things to learn and I’m glad that Hee-Do made it clear at the very beginning to Yi-Jin, that they have to share how they feel with each other, because they’ll become lonely otherwise. And what a sentimental moment with Hee-Do’s mom watching her win gold. It was nice to see her be visually proud of her daughter. She also asked some serious questions to Hee-Do after Yi-Jin didn’t come to their family dinner. I think she can see that Hee-Do loves him, but she also knows how it can effect close-ones such as family, friends, and partners, when your job demands a lot. I’m afraid that Yi-Jin will end up disappointing her which will lead to them breaking up and we saw some trouble at the end of this episode. I hope they’ll figure it out.

One last thing.

I find it extremely heartwarming that Ji-Woong flew all the way to Russia to see Yu-Rim, but I genuinely think it will hurt him in the end and I don’t see them continuing being together - even though I like them together.

Twenty-Five, Twenty-One, episode 14

I think this episode has to be my favorite so far. It left me with a lot of questions that I hope will get answered. But let us get on with my first impression of episode 14.

First impression:

What’s with that tension in 2009? And why did they present Yu-Rim as Julia Ko from Russia in 2001? Two questions, where only one will be answered in this episode. 25 21 is amazing at balancing between unhappy and happy emotions. This episode made me both cry and laugh.

One thing that made me laugh was how bad Yi-Jin is at drinking-games. It was fun to see him suffer and being forced to take shot after shot. Then they invade his place to further drinking. And then they all just started crying. What a mess.

What made me extremely sad was how Yu-Rim’s father ended in a car accident where he’s now in need of money for a settlement. Why does she always end in these kinds of situations. But why does she always take it on her shoulders? I know her family is poor, but she shouldn’t have to move to another country for money. On the other-hand I understand her fully and I would’ve done the same for my parents, but it’s just sad.

I also want to add how honorable that Yu-Rim chose to break up with Ji-Woong when she can’t promise him anything. He has to know that if he meets someone else that he likes that he should pursue it. And what a romantic scene with Ji-Woong at the airport and her saying she has a boyfriend in Russian. I was touched by everything they said to each other, but I’m worried that it will fade over time.

I also want to say that Yi-Jin is slowly turning into Hee-Do’s mom, where news reporting becomes more important than anything else. I can see in his eyes how it kills him, but why does he do it then? He does it because he wants to reunite his family and pay their debt. And his job as a reporter pays well, but that doesn’t mean it burns him from inside.

WEDDING WITH WHO!!!???

Twenty-Five, Twenty-One, episode 13

First impression: 

This episode was a rollercoaster of emotions. It hurt me to see Hee-Do become insecure after their first kiss. She must have felt rejected in some type of way after he shifted topic. It probably wasn’t what she had imagined because he had said before that he loved her. But it ended beautifully when they kissed at the end of the episode. I thought for a second that he wouldn’t walk through the door and that he would just leave her feeling rejected and miserable, because she was afraid that she had lost him forever. But he turned back around and kissed her passionately.

This episode was a lot of fun. First when Yi-Jin thought Hee-Do leaned in for a kiss and therefore he stuffed his mouth with that bun-thing. Hee-Do’s reaction was gold-tier. She can’t handle embarrassing situations. Then Yi-Jin being jealous and aggressively twisting that sunshade around. But also, how Ji-Woong teased him after his drunk-call.

Twenty-Five, Twenty-One, episode 12

First impression:

Another beautiful episode.

Seung-Wan is a character I haven’t paid much attention to before this episode. She came off as a nice addition to the friend-group, but not much more than that - for me. That has now changed! As much as I adore Yu-Rim and Ji-Woong together, am I beginning to see a deeper connection between Seung-Wan and Ji-Woong. They are best friends, but I think it could develop into something more. Yu-Rim is his first crush and love, but not more than that. We don’t know much about Ji-Woong and Seung-Wan’s future self, but I kind of hope they’ve developed a more romantic relationship - we’ll see. Seung-Wan has always been there for him and it touched me how she stepped in when their teacher treated him unfairly and harshly. A teacher should not be allowed to hit a student and she had every right to call the police. You could also hear in Ji-Woong’s voice how much he cares for her, because he didn’t want her to go with the principle, teacher, and the police alone. He was probably worried if they would punish her and he would never want her to experience what he has gone through.

It was extremely hard for me to watch her tell Ji-Woong that she’s going to quit school, because it was clear that he felt an enormous guilt. Seung-Wan didn’t want to just stand by and that’s honorable. I also want to add how much I love her mom. She supports her daughter fully and she knows her daughter is doing the right thing, but that doesn’t mean she’ll do anything in her power to make that teacher bow down and kiss her toes. He has to feel the consequences and admit his wrong-doings. She doesn’t want it to affect her daughter or Ji-Woong. It sadly didn’t change anything.

I hope we get to see more of their friendship even if it doesn’t develop into something more - which I wish, but I adore their friendship more.