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Run On Ep 12 - one begins, one ends

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    What an awesome line. Loving Seon Gyeom!   So episode 12 continues to make the show so good and enjoyable! They focused more on Dan Ah and Yeong Hwa and how they finally start dating officially. On the other hand, Seon Gyeom and Mi Joo had super little screen time together as a couple this episode. And while the episode had its heartwarming, happy moments (mostly between Dan Ah and Yeong Hwa, but Yeong Hwa putting the contact lens on for Seon Gyeom was hilariously enjoyable too), it had its heartwrenching moments that made me cry with Seon Gyeom and Mi Joo - Seon Gyeom's pained expression as Mi Joo cried in front of him, Mi Joo wanting a break up... It was so painful, so intense. Let's just end this post with a clip from Episode 12 that showed Yeong Hwa's reaction to Dan Ah kissing him at the end of Episode 11 - so hilarious, so new, so amusing. Traditionally, or conventionally, I would expect him to be giddy in love and so happy she is confessing her love like that, ...

My Current K-Watch: Run On

I am presently following 2 Korean drama serials - Run On and True Beauty. Both air 2 episodes a week on Wednesday and Thursday nights. I started with True Beauty, then became even MORE engaged in Run On. I am LOVING Run On. My MOST FAVOURITE bit of the show so far is the ending of Episode 8 (the beginning of Episode 9). I think it is even better than the usual confession of love and kiss that we usually see at the end of Episode 8 in many other Korean drama serials! If you can, GO WATCH IT. (The context is that the lead actress, Mi Joo, is an orphan. She had meningitis when she was young. In the hospital, she was surrounded by other sick children who had mothers by their side to hold their hand and to call out to. Mi Joo developed the habit of calling out for her mother when she became sick just to fit in with the crowd. Now, the lead actor, Seon Gyeom, is telling her to call his name instead of "Mum" when she is sick or struggling because he can be that "someone who can...