It feels like Pretty Boy is the drama that drama-watchers have forgotten about. I rarely hear anyone still watching it and its abysmal ratings isn’t balanced out by a rabid online fanbase that other lowly rated dramas in the past such as Playful Kiss or even Jang Geun Seok‘s own Love Rain had. On the flip side is that no one is complaining about how awful it is, and when I left off at episode 6 the drama was still quirky and charming and way better that its ratings would indicate. I’m just on vacation for the last few weeks so have pared down my drama watching considerably hence PB is on the backburner but I’m sad that the drama is going to whimper to a finish next week and disappear into the ether. Despite Jang Geun Seok sporting a variety of interesting but not very attractive hairstyles, with a cut that managed to evoke comparisons to a furry mushroom or upside down duster, in the latest stills he appears to have turned back the clock a few years to the You’re Beautiful days. Awful wardrobe that only he can pull off, a hairstyle that is funky but strangely attractive on him, and lots of charisma evident even in stills alone. I actually thought IU was the standout in this drama despite the title being about the male lead and it was the story that didn’t allow their characters to fully develop strong chemistry. They were really cute together and I quite like their interactions, with IU not being annoying or creepy stalkerish in the least and Jang Geun Seok turning his character’s narcissism into both an asset and something to overcome. In these latest stills, the two leads are off on an ice-skating rink date and reminds me of a similar sweet scene in Mary Stayed Out All Night. I think Jang Geun Seok + ice-skating is always going to bring a smile to my face. If anyone is still watching PB please share some updates and maybe it’ll induce more folks to jump in now. I’m planning to keep on marathoning the latest episode soon.
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Ep 13 was intense… that Iron lady could cry, too, apparently. I’m proud to see MaTe’s improvement… yes, he started out as a ‘trash’ and look at what he has been achieving. another big blow comes to him… hope that he could go through this other ‘storm’. and his ‘relationship’ with Botong is so sweet… no need a lot of skinships to show how much they care about each other :) . I don’t have any grunge towards Choi David and I see him as a fair man… I hope they don’t turn him into a bad guy… I actually love his teaming up with MaTe and Botong … they are like the three musketeers :) . Now we ave only three more episodes… I’m curious to see how the story will end but at the same time sad because it’ll be hard to say goodbye to this drama. indeed a good drama :)
i love this drama so much and i was was so wrong about it , At first I thought this drama was lame but when i continued watching,, i mean OMG I totally changed my mind this drama is really funny IU's acting is so sweet and her character is so original not like the rest of dramas when the lead actress is so innocent, hiding her feelings and playing hard to get besides the story is getting more interesting with all the unpredictable twists !! can't wait to watch the next episode and i love botong with mate and i hate david
Im still watching and its actually not bad! But I am second lead shipping like mad..lee jang woo and IU are too cute together and I dont want david to get his heart broken after all he has gone through.
However one plot that I don't like is (SPOILERS!) how there are TWO illegitimate sons..dok go ma te and choi david. Other than that the drama is quite watchable and certainly deserves better ratings than it has.
mate is not david brother , he is the iron lady son . it was on ep 13
i thot they are half brothers…same father, but different mothers. Also, dogko ma te seems to be the only legitimate son, i think. Otherwise, why would his mom try to ruin his older brother??…also, didn't his father say that ma te took after him as a playboy in his younger days??
@lizzie, it is confirmed that David and Ma Te are not blood related at all. At the end of ep 13, the iron lady told Ma Te that he was her son. About she ruined her brother? Fight for MG throne perhaps? As her parents own MG, not her hubby's.
But I expect to see more twist in ep 14. Who knows that the mastermind behind all these fight for thrones is her hubby? As his intention to ruin his wife's brothers was to be the chairman of MG and leave it to his two sons later, Park Moon Soo and David Choi?
Regarding your last question, when he heard his butler told him that Ma Te was having a scandal with Myomi, he said: a fruit will never fall far from the tree. He was referring to his wife, not himself. As we know, his wife, the iron lady, also had scandal in NY, thus she had Ma Te. Though he must mirror himself for having 2 illegitimate sons also, before he laughed at Ma Te and his wife.
Now the question is: how could Ma Te end up at Kim Min Sook's hand? the woman who raised him and he regarded as his beloved mom? we know that Kim Min Sook was close to the chairman (david's father). Did the chairman stole baby Ma Te from the nanny appointed by the iron lady? Did the chairman told Kim min Sook that he would not harm Ma Te as long as Ma Te never revealed himself to the iron lady or anything related to MG?
About the clock, in ep 12, we see that the MG cared more about the watch than Ma Te. What did he want to do with the clock if Ma Te gave it to him? to destroy evidence?
I just love this drama!
no mate father is not david father , david and mate are not half brothers or brothers at all , he was the iron lady son who was taken away from her when he is young , david is moon seo brother
and yes miss kola you should keep watching it gets alot more interesting after ep 6 and take a hole new side and omg JGS is gorgeous with his new looks every single ep ep 11.12.13. and IU is soo adorable and not like any other drama i have watched its has its own unique world and seriously unexcpeacted and if you think their is no chemistry between the lead you are wrong! its just they dont have many romantic scenes and the story is not foucsing about their love but about the growth of mate botong and david so plz keep watching :)
sad to say that i had to refrain myself from getting tired of it. I guess i just need to push a marathoning thingy just like what i did with Love Rain.
The first few episodes were neither here nor there. It gets my attention yet it doesnt get me excited enough to look forward for the following episodes that i eventually settle more for other series that leaves me craving for more.
OK, i'll find time to watch it. Maybe i might find episode 6 onwards engaging enough…
im still watching this i love jang geun seok iu and lee jang woo
I can't wait for tomorrow's episode to know how the secret will be perceived by everyone. I love this drama. I love Bo Tong and David togetherness. Bo Tongis good to both guys. I think she has more chemistry with David than with Ma Te
Agree. IU has more chemistry with Lee Jang Woo. Not the intense passionate kind, but the very warm, fuzzy, in-sync kind. The writer hasn't really given me enough time spent on Bo Tong and Ma Te for me to really even ship them as endgame since Ma Te's out on his own mission. For David? I could name several.
It's sad because Bo Tong/David shenanigans should really just be the subplot while Ma Te is "conquering" women and unlocking the password/mystery but frankly, the shining moments are spent when we genuinely see two very alike people fall in love. And i find Bo Tong to be way more likable with david anyways.
i watch YTBLSS and i know every stills that coming out from that drama. KBS once release a stills like this before only with different feel. same color of OTP outfit (mint green) and same hug. the ironic is IU staring in both drama.
Miss Koala, thanks for posting this article. However, I would like to inform you that it's not true that only few people watch this drama. As per drama fever article, our of all 2013 dramas, this drama ranks no. 2 though it's not ended yet. International drama viewers love this drama, they watch it online, thus not contributing to korean rating.
The fact is that neither your blog or dramabeans do the recap for it. Dramabeans did to the recap for the first ep, and the response were great. 200+++ comments for it, most of it are favorable. Allkpop also barely promoted this drama, allkpop is only amazingly motivated when they talked about the low rating, or the OST, nothing more.
The soompi forum for this drama is quite hot, many viewers like it. I start to visit there now :)
typo. revised: As per drama fever article, out* of all 2013 MOST WATCHED drama, this drama ranks no. 2
I'm in love with this drama too. It is actually more fun and smarter than it looks. Hope what you said about its relative popularity is true. I feel that good dramas with solid plot like this should be supported. There's already too many bad dramas with stars/hot cast but no plot.
omg IU is sooooooooooooooo lucky JGS is fu*ing gorgeous XDXDXDX