This is not good. I keep repeating the newest song off the Bride of the Century OST Choa‘s “Words I Couldn’t Say Yet” while staring pictures of Lee Hong Ki as Kang Joo. I thought my addiction to BotC was at manageable levels but might actually be one of those silent killers that will render me completely devoid of ability to do anything constructive until Friday arrives and I get another fix. Thankfully the written preview for episode 9 is out, and coupled with the video preview at the end of episode 8, I’ve got a lot to mull over from now until Friday. I agree with some folks who have brought up Doo Rim even saying she misses Kang Joo when she’s still pretending to be Yi Kyung, thereby rendering her honest feelings devoid of a truthful basis. But I don’t think her uncontrollable utterance in the hospital was trying to salvage the engagement for Yi Kyung, in that moment she was Doo Rim, she missed Kang Joo, he was sitting beside her at the hospital, and she was telling him how she felt as herself and not as Yi Kyung. I think when Kang Joo finds out he won’t be upset for too long, since the net result of the substitution is that he met Doo Rim and fell in love. Otherwise he’s stuck between bitch Yi Kyung and bitch Roo Mi, talk about an unpalatable double whammy right there. The written preview did throw me for a doozy because it’s not what I expected. Let’s just say things between the OTP seem to shift into overdrive, much like the turbo zoom proposal from Yi Hyun in the last episode. I don’t mind if Kang Joo and Doo Rim skip over a lot of dating and decide to make a go for it, it’s rather hard to just be a normal happy couple when there is a family curse to break, a family ghost popping up now, and plenty of evil mom and grandmother scheming to fill three separate K-dramas worth of plot. Friday cannot come fast enough.
Written preview for episode 9:
Doo Rim tries to bring back Kang Joo’s heart and asks – if the future doesn’t have what is longed for, can there be confidence in not regretting the decision now? Kang Joo sees Doo Rim’s courage and true love in the face of danger and death and he starts to waver. In the end Kang Joo makes a decision, he puts the necklace on Doo Rim and asks her to marry him. They promise to have a secret wedding with just the two of them. But that night the family ghost appears before Doo Rim and she’s stunned to see that it’s the girl who committed suicide at the beach who Doo Rim saved. The girl who gave Doo Rim the bracelet and then disappeared is the family ghost! Doo Rim cannot contain her shock but the family ghosts asks Doo Rim “Even if you will lose your life, you still want to marry that man?”
Preview for episode 9:
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Oh my...Doo Rim confession time is coming
Ooh, I would like the girl to be honest and confess first. That supports my image of a strong and courageous protagonist.
Unfortunately, the girl never gets to confess first in Dramaland--invariably, she's found out at the worst possible time, in the worst possible way. But wow, how I would cheer if BotC somehow manages to subvert that expectation! (yet I really don't think that will happen)
She confuses as DR or YK??? Wah...getting a secret wedding...is it possible? Or he means to just registered their marriage....oh dear...I have so many questions.....Friday come quickly :(
Secret wedding?...registering their marriage?...DR as what...YK? Not possible unless DR first confesses that she's not YK.
I think they'll just plan to have a secret wedding service/make their vows. Registering the marriage will definitely not happen right away. (it wouldn't matter anyway, to the ghost; she just cares about the wedded wife, not the registered wife)
With Ghost Lady asking Doo Rim does she care about dying, will this be the moment that Kang Ju finally learns the truth? Hmm his father's first wife didn't care if she died since she was marrying the man she loved, will Doo Rim's answer be the same?
This drama is going to be the death of me
Most likely KJ won't be there when the ghost visits. :D 'Cause that would be too easy, no?
I think Doo Rim will freak out at first, rightfully so, because she didn't believe in the curse, but now she'll see that the family does in fact have a resident ghost and that the curse might be real after all. Of course, in true lovelorn, self-sacrificing heroine fashion, she will ultimately choose to risk it all for love anyway.
I do wonder though... who will stop the wedding? I mean, the drama won't REALLY let DR and KJ get married already, right?
i dont mind at all if kang joo and doo rim to have a secret wedding just the two of them, as long as kang joo already knew about doorim's true identity ( but i dont see it's coming ). as much as i root for DR&KJ but it make me uncomfortable to see doo rim is still pretending to be YK eventhough she's using her own heart whenever she's with KJ..
or maybe doo rim's identity will be revealed, that's why they promised to have a secret wedding.arghhhhhh..i cant wait for friday..btw thank you for video and written preview for ep 9
I completely agree with you! I understand that Doo Rim has, by now, fallen so hard that she can only act as herself when she's with KJ, without thinking of her YK persona. But it's so wrong that he still calls her by another girl's name! She really has to tell him the truth right now, before things advance further. Definitely before she marries him!
Koala Dear Did you post all this so the rest of us can join you in going crazy waiting on the next episode. LOL
What an enabler! LOL.
Couldn't have said it better myself. Double lol. :D
This puts me on tenterhooks. Friday can't come soon enough!
I do think that the ghost is testing Doo Rim. She wants to know if she truly loves KJ. Recall that she appeared again to KJ when he confessed at the altar that he has already given his heart. Methinks she just wants to make sure that KJ and DR really love each other before she paves the way for them to be together.
I do think so. The ghost cares a lot about kang jo
I think ghost will help their love too (Dramabliss), that's why DR was given the bracelet, I bet it protects their love. Otherwise whats the point of having the ghost!! I am on tenderhooks waiting for the next installment of the drama.
Koala
After The Heirs i thought my addiction with Kdrama is over lol...the endless waiting for your recaps so i can have a quick fix of the drama since i can't understand korean. When i learned about Lee Hong Ki having a drama i was eagerly waiting for it. But now i think i'm regretting it lol i can't wait for the new ep to come out luckily i checked out your site and very thankful that you're doing the recaps. Now i can truly say that i'm addicted to BOTC it takes 2 days for the eng subs to come out but it's worth the wait....Thank you so much for the recaps.......
WE NEED OVERDRIVE, Koala!!
I am not addicted. It is normal to watch the same scenes overandoverandover so it appears that they are kissing all the time.
I wish they were kissing all the time.
It is very normal, heck thats exactly what i've been doing XD i just hope that after they rounded up those three kisses in the first 4 eps they won't be mean and tease us with having to wait for another (passionate please!) kiss til the end of the series.
Hhhhhhhhhhh...he should've kissed her goodbye both at the rooftop and the hospital, but then again if he did ... the agonizing wait for friday would be too much to handle.
Hi koala
may i ask why you knew the story line for chapter 9? cos the preview doesn't shown all this details? i reali enjoy reading your web. Thumb up
Oh, i manage to know why you know the storyline... thanks anyway
Oy... what kind of written preview is that? The ghost came? What's girl supposed to do.
You guessed it. I am another new convert after you started recapping darn it. I absolutely hate it that the only 2 dramas I am watching are both on Fridays. It plays hell on my weekdays all week.