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Author: browneyes88
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First of all, thank you for letting me share my thoughts on such a beautifully done and written yet utterly heartbreaking episode.
In a nutshell, this episode is where all conflicts, emotional and otherwise, begin. Joon finally finds out that his father’s first love is none other than Ha Na’s mom. And as the reality of how complicated their situation is sinks in, he makes the hardest decision he ever had to make in his life thus far — to give up on Ha Na. This is the moment I have dreaded for since Episode 5! Poor Ha Na! Imagine her shock upon hearing the words!
They go into a nearby café and Ha Na pleads for the reason why they have to part when they have barely just started. Joon avoids her gaze as he knew he couldn’t stand seeing her that way or he may never be able to do what he had to. When he finally does look at her, he tells her to wait for Sun Ho, and then gets up to leave. She reaches out and holds on to his arm, once again asking him to make her understand. Tears well up in Joon’s eyes and ignoring the lump in his throat, shrugs her hands off and leaves. Then in solitude, he stops under a street light, leans on its post as if for support, and finally allows the tears to come… the lamp post an inanimate witness to his agony, and somehow a symbolism of an “end” to something so real and so beautiful in his life. (A few minutes into the episode and my heart was completely torn to pieces!) Later, Ha Na walks with Sun Ho in the same direction Joon did. She stops right before she reaches the same lamp post that bore witness to Joon’s pain and turns back, unwilling to accept that this is, indeed, the end of it all.
Wallowing in his misery and the realization that their love just may never be, for his father is certainly not going to give up Yoon Hee this time around, Joon is confronted by Sun Ho. Joon tells him that it’s the only logical thing he could think of to protect Ha Na from getting hurt when she finds out (He really loves her that much!) , and that he was just playing with her anyway so it’s no big deal. He removes the ring Ha Na gave him, a symbol of their love for each other, throws it on the table but it ends up on the floor.
I feel deeply for Joon ‘cause when he has finally found the one meant for him, his first love at that, circumstances play tricks on him… on them. I can see the turmoil and frustration inside him, the pain of having to let go of someone so precious. For the first time in his life, he is (was) actually happy. Why? Why does it have to be this way? Why them? This is driving me crazy! PD Yoon and the scriptwriter sure know how to toy with emotions.
To cope, Joon pretends to go back to his old self to mask his feelings hoping that it would give Ha Na reason to hate him. Yet this is a futile attempt for surely, he has become a different person, albeit, a better person, because of Ha Na and his love for her. He tries to avoid her but because they live and work in the same place, not seeing each other is totally impossible. As hard as Joon tries to avoid Ha Na this time around, she on the other hand, goes out of her way to seek him out. Twice she does, and twice she gets rejected and has to face a hostile and indifferent Joon, pretty much how he was before he met Ha Na. (It breaks my heart to see the hurt, the struggle, frustration, misery, and confusion in him each time he rejects her. His eyes always give him away… they just couldn’t hide what he truly feels.)
The final straw is when Joon comes home drunk. His heavy footsteps wake Ha Na up and as she opens the door, he stumbles into her. Upon seeing the helpless expression on her face, he could not help himself. Momentarily forgetting everything, he reaches out and hugs her so tightly, allowing himself the pleasure of holding her again, if only for the last time… and then he breaks down. But it would prove to be but for a very brief moment. Reality once again sets in and with the best smile he could muster, he pulls back and tells her he doesn’t feel anything at all. Ha Na, unwilling to give him up just yet, embraces him again, and in disbelief, asks him if he indeed doesn’t have any feelings for her. Caught between what his heart wants to say and what his head tells him to do, he painfully tells her that they should just put an end to whatever it is they started. And with all the strength left in him, he removes her arms from around his neck. (My heart completely sank! I really love the way his face and chin fit perfectly on her shoulders! ) Finally realizing that her attempts for reconciliation are hopeless, Ha Na forces herself to accept it as it is and turns to leave. Joon, whose arm blocks the doorway, stares at her with longing eyes, his heart telling him to hold on but his head tells him otherwise. Hesitantly, he slowly removes his arm to let Ha Na pass. And in deep frustration, he agonizingly stares at her retreating back. (Reality does bite… and hard! Darn!)
Unaware of their children’s budding romance, In Ha and Yoon Hee begin to see each other again. I cannot blame them and I perfectly understand. I would probably do the same if I were in their shoes. Theirs is a love lost and found, and they have been given a second chance at it. I’m afraid though that it will be at the expense of their children’s happiness. (Seems Love and Fate are playing tricks on these four people. It is so unfair!)
Tae Sung, on the other hand, couldn’t have picked a worse time to be true to himself. Coming to terms with his feelings for Ha Na, he breaks off his engagement and confesses to her. To which Ha Na could not respond to because she was thinking of Joon the whole time.
And then Wun Ho, Chang Mo’s nephew, comes into the picture. He takes an interest in Ha Na when he sees her breaking down while he was singing in a street performance. He assumes that she is so much affected by his song that he thinks she is his soulmate. Funny, ain’t it? I think Wun Ho and Chang Mo’s scenes are the only breathers in this tear-jerking episode.
Then Mi Ho (who sort of reminds me of the young Hye Jung), irritated at being left out of what’s happening, lurks around Sun Ho’s clinic. She sees the doctor’s notes on the relationship between In Ha, Joon, Yoon Hee, and Ha Na and finally figures it out.
Meanwhile, Hye Jung and the selfish b**** that she is (sorry, I couldn’t find a better word. And even that, to me, is an understatement in itself!) would stop at nothing to break In Ha and Yoon Hee apart. She finds a way to have Yoon Hee fired from her work at the resort. What more, she personally confronts her about it and tells her (not ask) to give him up again and let them be. She will never allow In Ha and Yoon Hee to be happy, even if it’s the last thing she ever does in this world. If she cannot have him then nobody else will! (Ah, this woman, she is really getting into my nerves! It’s one thing to really love someone more than yourself, it’s another thing to be obsessively and possessively in love when you clearly know that he can never be yours. She is bordering on downright crazy! Oh well, sometimes you got to believe what you got to believe.)
Then Ha Na gets an opportunity to work in a photoshoot with Joon. The jeweler who took an interest in Ha Na wants another series of photos taken and despite Joon’s protests she agrees to be the model. One last time, she wants to see for herself and confirm if indeed what he’s saying is true – that he doesn’t have any feelings for her. The shoot takes place by the beach and as it turns out, it is the same beach that In Ha and Yoon Hee went to during their date in the 70s. I pity Ha Na as Joon gives her the cold shoulder treatment. She gets lashed at, even insulted, a number of times yet she takes it all in stride. At the end of the shoot, she invites Joon to stay overnight with her at the beach but he refuses. However, as his car pulls away and he sees Ha Na’s turned back slowly disappearing from his view; he could not just bear it any longer. He gets off the car and eagerly runs back to her. Meanwhile, a bus pulls over on the opposite side of the road. A man and woman get off it, and as it pulls away, reveal In Ha and Yoon Hee standing on the sidewalk. What a coincidence, what timing!
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I know Seo Joon and Ha Na’s happiness may only be but for a while because of the unusual circumstances they are in. It is inevitable and yet, for the life of me, I just cannot accept it. I never expected things to take a sudden turn so soon. Not in the 12th episode!!! Seriously, this episode has left my heart torn to pieces. Yes, there were light and happy occasions, but the heart-wrenching moments between Seo Joon and Ha Na were just more than I can take. I am not one to cry over dramas, and this is no exception, but one thing’s for sure… it totally broke my heart!
From the ultimate emotional high of the last episode, it now comes down to this. Nature has taken its course. I have nothing against In Ha and Yoon Hee and I am really happy for them, but I feel so torn and frustrated that Seo Joon and Ha Na’s love may never stand a chance because of them. They may be exact opposites of each other ~ mother-daughter, father-son ~ but the parallelism in their lives is undeniable. I just hope that Joon and Ha Na will never have the same fate as In Ha and Yoon Hee. Well, somebody’s got to give in order for that happen. And I’m really hoping they would.
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Hmm… I wish it’s a happy ending for both couples. Is that something that is possible?
just remove Hye Jung, hee hee~!
i wish it could be! but morally, i guess it is not acceptable. the relationship among them would really be too complicated if that happens. LOL! but agree with aphrael, removing Hye Jung would be one less problem to deal with. hehe!
Waaah!!!! I felt the same way!!! I am actually in the process of writing my thoughts (which I call rants and reviews) on this episode. But knowing PD Yoon, his stories are all tragic.. will it be the same way for Love Rain?!?! Andwae!!!! Nooo!!! I just hope that the son and daughter would be happy as the father and mother. It’s more and more heart-breaking as the end gets nearer and nearer!!! Waaah! :'(
Reading your thoughts, I’m wondering what happiness should be prioritized. If we have someone special, we naturally want to put his/her happiness over mine. I believe it’s LOVE. But LOVE isn’t so simple. There are many types of LOVE such as family love, human love and love between a man and a woman… Blood relationship is always stronger than others?? There are many idea about love. I wanna share here the key theme of my favorite Japanese movie “ぐるりのこと(Gururi-no-koto; All Around Us)” with you. It’s “めんどうくさいけど、いとおしい。いろいろあるけど、一緒にいたい。” It means, “You’re troublesome, but you’re my treasure. There’re a lot of things we have to overcome, but I never want us to part.” Even if it’s hard for both Jun and Ha Na, and In Ha and Yoon Hee, but I don’t want them to give up their own happiness. We may give up our own happiness for our beloved one, but if he/she wants to accept our difficulties and overcome them together, I believe, I want to believe, God will give them happiness eventually.
Quite agree with you. Love is bittersweet and is full of sacrifices. Anybody who loves will give up anything and everything, or would rather sacrifice themselves, for the person they love
It is in Yoon Hee and Ha Na’s characters to sacrifice their own happiness for the other’s. With In Ha, I am not too sure coz he seems willing to sacrifice everything except Yoon Hee. As for Joon, we already know he can sacrifice anything to protect Ha Na. So I’m really in the dark as to what’s gonna happen next. Argh! I am looking forward to seeing Ha Na’s reaction and what she would do when she finds out that Professor Seo is Joon’s father.
Browneyes, yours is the most beautifully written recap and I feel almost as if I am reading a novel! You even depict the inner emotions of Seo Joon so vividly. If Keun Suk could have read your writings, he will say that you are his “zhi ying” – literary translated “a listener who truly understands his music” and feel really proud of himself having perfectly portrayed the struggles within Seo Joon.
Somehow, after reading your recap I feel consoled. I was also totally broken hearted after seeing Seo Joon (in particular) and Hana in ep 12, but it feels good to know that I am not alone. Thanks!
Why, thank you so much!!! For me, the episode is much too beautiful (despite the heartaches) that I can’t help but re-capture it that way. I was actually afraid that I was not able to give it the justice it so deserves and your words are a sweet consolation that I was somehow able to. Thank you! 🙂
Sukkie really did a splendid job in making Seo Joon come to life. He literally “owned” the character which makes us totally feel and relate to it. 🙂
Also want to add that, contrary to common belief I do think that it is not only possible but also perfectly logical for InHa/Yoon Hee and Seo Joon/Hana to form two beautiful couples. As long as one’s heart is true and honestly does no harm to anyone, social norms are superficial. Friends and family members who sincerely love these people will understand and accept the foursome as they are. Opinions of other people who do not agree really do not matter (just don’t see them!). Why sacrifice the all the love and happiness that one could have just for the sake and worry of being looked down or criticised by the unrelated man in the street?
I just wonder why it is morally unaccepted for both couples to be together. Hana and Joon are not physically blood-related in any way, so why can’t they be together even if their parents are together too? I see no reason other than it is a big deal for the sake of the plot. But I agree, it’s heart breaking. It’s a beautiful drama, so perfectly acted and directed. Oh, please let it end with a happy end.
Exactly! If I were friends with InHa (father), Yoon Hee (mother), Seo Joon (son) and Hana (daughter), I will totally applaud their unions and happy for them having each found the loves of their lives. Afterall, Seo Joon will call Yoon Hee “mother” as her son-in-law and Hana will call InHa “father” as his daughter in law. So in terms of titles, there are really no differences under normal or the foursome’s relatively unusual circumstances.
Me, too! I was thinking if it is at all possible for the two couples to have their happy endings. But then it will not be acceptable per social and moral standards for if their parents marry, it would mean they would become siblings even if they are not related by blood. 🙁
Sis Kim, thanks so much for your great recap. This episode is a heartbreaker for me too. I cried bucket on this episode. Superb acting skills to all the cast, especially our Sukkie who acts sorrowful and heartbroken scenes so naturally and beautifully.
This drama has become more and more complicated. Jun’s situation is so simple and yet complicated, it’s like “dang if he does, and dang if he doesn’t”. No matter what Jun’s decision would be, it’s still breaking someone’s hearts. Your insight thoughts about the parallelism of the ill fated love the 70’s and 2012’s make me worry….aishhh NO…. history might repeat itself!!!
Even though, it might be typical and boring ending like in almost all dramas… I still wish Love Rain will have a happy ending. Ms writer and PD yoon, please please… produce a happy ending.
Did you notice that he has a trademark as Jun just like he has with HTK in YAB. With HTK it’s the lips but with Jun he’ll shake his head to the left and right. He’s sooooo cute. Very talented actor.
Suddenly I remembered the situation in 1970s. I wonder if Yoon Hee hadn’t suffered from leukemia, In Ha and Yoon Hee would have got together. At that time, Hey Jung accepted the fact In Ha loved Yoon Hee, not her. And Dong Wook was already on their side… Only Yoon Hee couldn’t accept the sickness and left not saying the truth which she thought made In Ha more worried. If Dong Wook had kept his promise with Yoon Hee, In Ha wouldn’t have known why she left from him all of a sudden. Only Yoon Hee ran away from the obstacles In Ha and Yoon Hee had to overcome. In Ha didn’t…even though he had to do military service for a couple of years.
Looking back to the situation in 2012, Yoon Hee still has suffered some sickness (we suppose it’s related to eyesight). At first she rejected In Ha. I’m not sure it’s because of the sickness, but she finally admitted her inner feeling and accepted him. So now both In Ha and Yoon Hee aren’t afraid of anything at all. Their lost love has finally come in reality. For them, Hey Jung isn’t an obstacle at all. As Yoon Hee said to Hey Jung, she admitted she couldn’t give up him for her friend. It’s their first restart which ended before starting in 1970s.
I think Jun’s behavior has some similarity with Yoon Hee’s in 1970s. Only he knew the fact and he suffered badly from the complicated situations, and he ran away because he thought it was the only way less hurt Ha Na logically. But according to the trailer of episode 13, Jun seems to tell the fact Jun and Ha Na can’t ignore.
I believe if Yoon Hee had told In Ha about her sickness in 1970s, In Ha wouldn’t have run away from her sickness and tried to overcome it together. So as about Ha Na, I believe even if Jun tells Ha Na about the obstacles they have to face, Ha Na won’t run away from them and try to overcome them together… She did her best to get Jun’s love back in various way and didn’t hesitate to express her inner feeling, so I hope she’ll lead Jun to overcome this situation.
Well, in actual fact, both the couples has got no blood relation. So, I’m just wishing that the ending will be, Jun-Hana as real couple, getting married and be together, since they are the younger couple and will have lots of future together. Then, Inha-Yoon Hee will remains couple, caring for each others and being together. As long as together, nothing matters, since they still have their children to care.
Well, this is just my wish. If this happens, then eels heart will not be So pain. Hahaha…
I was already heartbroken when he knew who Hana’s mum was during ep 11-that scene was so…..T.T And he had to take the pain ALL BY HIMSELF…
after he broke up w Hana and met up w his dad-it was so sad!!! coz In Ha came to ask him to approve him and yoon Hee without knowing his son has just made the hardest decision of his life-the agony when he shouted BOTH OF YOU SHOULD JUST BREAK UP TOO! (provided that the Chinese translation was correct)-OMG, when I heard that I almost wanted to cry….but I think in ha was just thinking about his issue to really catch what his son was saying..T.T
Hana’s attempts to make Joon reconsider was very heart aching too…especially when she hugged him tightly again and asked if he really didn’t feel anything at all? OMG-I m sure his heart just shattered into a million pieces…for a gal to try to that extent-I feel so sad….
And did any of you notice that throughout ep12-joon has never said SORRY at all to Hana though he pretended to be a jerk? It’s really “love need not say sorry”…..T.T
I think the pace of the drama is good and I cant wait for ep 13 to see Hana’s reaction to the truth…
All your comment are so good. When Joon meet with Sun Ho at the hotel after he move out, Sun Ho ask him what about Hana? He said the best solution for Hana is he has to end/break up with Hana quickly so that Hana can get over him because he thinks that he’s the one who always go after her. He think that Hana only just develop her feeling for him so she will get over him immediately just as Hana get over her feeling to her Sunbea. He doesn’t know or guest that Hana really really fall deeply in love with him and that her feeling for her Sunbea in only respect (she actually mistaken this for love because she never fall in love before, never has a boyfriend before, never been kiss before). He is really the first one for her that’s why she so in love with him and he also are very very deeply in love with her. This make him more in conflict and hurt because she keep chasing him after the breakup. He does not want to hurt her, he want her to move on. With him, his feeling/hurting doesn’t matter because he use to being hurt all his life but he want his love one to be happy, I really want a happy ending with wedding scene. They have to have a beautiful wedding, they are a beautiful couple.
Love what you said about Seo Joon – his strongest motivation for breaking up with Hana was so as to protect and spare her from any pain which she could have suffered knowing the truth about their parents. Joon in fact is a very sensitive and thoughtful guy, capable of sacrifices for those he loves including his dad, mom and Hana.
Yes, and that’s why he deserves to be happy with his loved one. BTW, have you noticed that the more in love he was the more he behaved like his father?…
as for the fast developement in EP12, I hope is a good sign that it won’t be a rushed ending. Also both couple can be togather as neither are blood related. Hye Jung totally belongs to a sanitarium.
from the story line so far ( i haven’t watched EP12 yet. I hope to do so today….why am I so Busy???) Hye Jung could be the one who spread the rumours that Yoon Hee die to other friends[->drunken Dong Woo where Sun Ho makes the connection + the audio In Ho send to Yoon Hee.] Resulting In Ho not looking for Yoon Hee after his military service and married Hye Jung.
While the groups realise the relationship blooming (70’s), I still do don’t understand why they failed to see Hye Jung need psychological attention. It’s so not healthy to ruin the love of your life…….
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