I think tvN Wed-Thurs drama Encounter (Boyfriend) is going to run the entire gamut of classic K-drama tropes with the second to last week of episodes setting everything up, but with a twist that I hope continues into the finale. The motherly opposition now comes from the kind Jin Hyuk’s mom, not because Soo Hyun isn’t good enough like the rich moms typically object but because she’s too lofty for her son to bring into their lives without broader ripple effects. Jin Hyuk as the gender reversed Candy male lead hits it out of the park in his commitment and wise beyond his years gravitas, even getting Soo Hyun’s dad’s approval, but they have so much to weather and the drama is only teasing the surface. This week’s episode spent a lot of time on OTP interactions but I take these two for granted now that they are really compatible so I just want the drama to resolve more issues so that they can either be together or break up understandably. My gut is that the latter will happen in episode 15 before the former delivers a happy ending in the final episode.
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I cried when i watch song hye kyo confession and crying scene in front of jimin..she really nailed the part..n the ending of epi 14 so heartbreaking.#jinsoohappyendingpls#weddingbellincuba.i will forever hat the writer if the ending is sad
*hate
That scene made me cry too.
Me too.. cried a river during that scene. Poor girl just wanna love & be loved.
The ratings doesn't matter anymore since those who love the leads and the story continued watching this drama. While those merely curious about the drama already dropped it after episode 2. The ratings had been quite steady at 7-8% range (national) which is already good for a cable melodrama about a divorced woman finding love again.
true, do not mind the ratings ad long ad you love the lead and the story.
The last two eps were so heartbreaking I couldn't stop crying. Praises for SHK for doing such an amazing job here. And now all I want is a happy ending for JH and SH. At first I thought I was gonna be ok not getting one for the OTP but I changed my mind. There's no way these two can't end up with each other. I think a wedding in Cuba would be a perfect closure for this beautiful drama. Let's not disappoint me, writer-nim.
Do u think they gonna breakup for while.. M way too emotionally invested in this drama.. I really really want a happy ending..lol and btw jh mom should have atleast talk with jh dad before doing such thing.
I agree. At least he could've knocked some sense into her lol.
I don't think they'll break up but I could be wrong here.
Just boring and predictable I'm happy this drama will end up soon. I hope her husband drama will better script, story, full action and full romance than this one. And don't need doing so many flashbacks with song joong ki, jang dong gun, kim ji won childhood it's will be boring for sure. I am eager to see hot steamy kissing between sjk and kim ji won because song-song shipper will be jealous for sure compared kjw with shk!!???. Just hope my prediction was wrong, sjk can recover after failure battleship island cause his acting was bad and same old yo shi jin performance. Don't need to use too much media playing and promotion!! If drama was good rating will be higher for sure.
Boring and predictable? Did you just describe your own comment? Thanks for dropping by and boosting the comments sect.btw! :)
Like candycane saying song hye kyo just sitting in bedroom, office, eating in restaurant, hugging, kissing in Cuba that's why this drama decrease in every episode. Even supporting role character more interesting than shk and pbg. With all media playing this drama just got 7% rating feel bad for all staff bond factory better drama next time. I know encounter staff doing very hard working writing good comments and vote in naver. With all shk fans defend her bad acting I don't think her acting will improve in future. Like I said before that Asadal chronicle drama will be huge flop like this cause no want writter will get successful and higher drama rating unless Queen Kim Eun Sook!! All big name actor and actress need good story and direction.
????Song song getting married must have traumatized her to the extent that she recycling same comments on every post.
@Blazingflame It's getting so ridiculous that I don't even get mad anymore. ?
well u just came here and wrote this long comment just to hate lol. i dont like either of the leads but this drama is beautiful.
Thank you for watching this so called boring and predictable drama. You even leave a negative comment here without fail every time there's a post written about Encounter. Surely you have other better things to do. How about promoting whatever drama you like for a change?
M-I'm recommend you to watching the crowned clown that historical drama was better than encounter. And yeo jin-go was best young actor than park bo gum for sure. Park bo gum also decline in acting, viewer didn't notice this before cause he has handsome face.
@valentinazara i also watch the crowned clown and its really good but its completely different genre from encounter so u cant compare.
@valentinazara Thanks for the recommendation. I already watched The Crowned Clown's first two episodes and left a comment before with regards to its top notch acting. Unfortunately I very rarely watch historical or period drama. But I did check the first two episodes because I like both leads.
Crowned Clown is excellent. Both leads act so well, they are young and very talented. LSY is so beautiful :-)
Well i am songsong shipper and I am excited to see kin jiwon and sjk kiss scene . Sadly you are going to fail miserably again when response to them will be complete opposite to your comments.
@valentinazara R u from Indonesia? I think a lot of people can guess who you are by now so u better watch your mouth and get some English lessons
am emotionally invested..I cry whenever Shk cry...please pdnim/writernim, give us the happy everafter ending.
the preempted week hurt the momentum but the rating is good for a melodrama. Don't care about the rating anymore as the drama will be on the last two episode Love this wonderful drama and its amazing main lead.Hopefully it will end with a happy ending with a wedding of Jin Hyuk and Soo Hyun. No sad or open ending please.
PBG’s acting is so bad. SHK is saving this drama
Can you specify which episode and which particular scene PBG's acting is so bad? Because I don't seem to recall any bad acting. When you criticize a performance why not back it up by singling out a certain scene to prove your point.
Agree PBG acting is definitely very bad in this drama but SHK is not better either, she is so bland her expressions are always the same.
I've never understood the hype.
this drama is so good, park bo gum and song hye kyo are killing it with their character portrayal.looking forward to the last 2 episodes and hopefully a happy ending.
I can't believe Encounter is ending ! Nothing happened . All I will remember is PBG's toothy smiles and aegyo and SHK playing it safe as usual and looking constipated . My first PBG drama. I think he was miscast. His face is too boyish ...he looks 17 instead of 30 and his coquettish smiles made it worse. He doesn't have that x factor ( in other words sexy aura) to romance older women.
Instead of the fire breathing mothers , it turns out the soft spoken gentle mother is against the relationship for reasons that don't make any sense.
PBG and SHK sure have star power to make such fluff get high ratings. I hope to see hot restaurant ajushhi in other dramas.
How true. I just watched it as a long beautiful MV.
Agreed with miscast thing, but isnt PBG the first one who get offered for this drama? and when PBG give positive review, they try to cast SHK too. Suprisingly SHK said YES. but because the age gap is never main issued in this drama, they tried to make PBG's character older, but they forget to change the script. I think this is the problem, if I comparing kim Jinhyuk in early episode to last episode he's totally looks like different person. He suddenly look like 30 in the last episode. but about x factor (sexy aura?) sorry he's really killed it for me. He looks like impatient younger boyfriend (aww that hot kiss). and even without showing his abs I found his body is perfect.
The story is just simple but the execution is so good. Pbg is a good actor his eye acting is outstanding but his character jin hyuk is really same on how he is in real life. As per his variety appearance he is exactly jinhyuk so some people are saying he is not really acting at all. So i suggest in his nxt proj choose a char. that is diff from his real life persona. As for shk she has good dramatic and comedic skills. In encounter most of her emotional scenes doesnt have a dialogue but she delivers well i hope next time she will choose a solid script. Just like writer's No heekyung's worlds within my fave shk's drama. Encounter is saved by Pbg Shk and the pd as for the writer she's ok her story is simple but not predictable she needs to thank shk and pbg they carried the show so hard.