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Based on what we know after watching up to episode 14:

1. Ah-rin's biological father is Kim Sang-beom, Yoon-jin's ex-husband who raped Jae-won after drinking session. Yoon-jin witnessed that and caused her to have a miscarriage (her own child with Sang-beom).

2. Soon-young was kidnapped by Yoon-jin with Tae-joo's help, but it was Yoon-jin's father, Kwon Young-ik, who killed him thereafter.

3. Yoon-jin and her father Young-ik are the ones who want to kill Jae-won, because she has quite a lot of information and evidence that can take them down.

Sorry, I am currently still watching up to episode 2. Is the coach separated from his wife or what? Strangely, the coach and his two kids moved to the small town without the mom, despite the mom coaching another team in the same small town.

The mom seems to be not close to the kids as well (except maybe when the daughter greeted her when she came to the house and revealed to be the coach's wife). She seems to be closer to the girls she coaches rather than to her own kids, unbelievable.

If you refer to the character played by Son Ho-jun, the answer is yes.

Have watched until episode 14. To be honest, it's a disturbing drama. Gives a stressful feeling just watching every episode. Just when we thought the FL would gain some advantage, another bad thing struck.

I don't know if I will watch the final two episodes.

Her best acting performances from what I have watched so far were in "Link: Eat, Love, Kill" as a kidnapped and murdered twin sister of the ML, "The Killer's Shopping List" as an abused daughter of the killer, "A Shop for Killers" as the young version of the FL who's being chased and targeted by killers, and "The First Responders 2" (episodes 5-6) where she was a daughter of a bad father who tried to poison her to death.

Most of her roles are mainly in dark (thriller, mystery, criminal) dramas portraying challenging/difficult roles but she can slay them well despite her young age. Kudos!

Thanks for the info!

Decided to continue watching and the end of episode 15 hit my heart badly. OMG, what an outstanding acting performance of all the casts, both the adults and the kids. Yeo Jin-goo (as Gye-hoon), Mun Ka-Young (as adult Da-hyun), Ahn Se-bin (as Gye-young) and Lee Seol-a (as young Da-hyun) managed to make me cry uncontrollably in the last 10-15 minutes of episode 15.

The scenes where:
- Both little girls were playing together during their captivity, and suddenly Gye-young sensed that her twin brother was crying;
- Gye-young asked Da-hyun (the young version) to pass the message to her twin brother, to tell him that it's not his fault;
- Da-hyun (adult) tried to pass the message to Gye-hoon before being pushed into the ambulance after she was stabbed; and
- especially the last scene when Gye-hoon hugs his imaginary younger twin sister at the end, while she smiles and tries to comfort her brother...

are particularly heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time. I can't control my emotions after watching the scene sequences.

I know this is just a drama but I find it very heartbreaking to know that the Gye-young character is being kidnapped and murdered -- and that she had a chance to survive but didn't because of the stupidity of the people in the neighbourhood.

I hate the people, especially the old ahjussi who drove the pickup car and met the little girl when she was trying to escape the killer. No matter how tired you are, you are not supposed to just leave a little girl in the middle of the night, especially after she specifically pleaded for help. OMG, it's really boiling my blood that I don't want to continue watching the drama anymore!!!!

It doesn't help that Ahn Sebin is one of my favourite actresses, and tbh I started watching this drama because of her. Seeing her character die in this drama breaks my heart.

Does anyone know exactly when will season 3 be released this year? I meant, which month?

Couldn't agree more. Very good first episode but felt dragged throughout the middle part.

She already is a star actress now imho. Check out Kill Boksoon and Sweet Home 2.

ending summary:

- the young FL was also kidnapped together with the ML's sister. the young FL managed to escape but the sister was killed.
- the link was because the sister asked the young FL to pass the message to the ML but was never delivered because the FL had amnesia after the incident.
- the message was for the ML not to feel guilty about his sister's death, that it's not his fault.
- the FL finally remembered but the killer also noticed and almost killed her before the ML came to the rescue.
- the FL passed the message to the ML, which caused the link to find its purpose and the link then disappeared.
- the police managed to get the killer to reveal the location of the sister's body and found the father's body at the same place - giving the ML and his mom closure.
- the ML and FL then get back together as a normal couple without the link anymore.

regarding the major question asked by many: what was the motive/reason why ML's sister was kidnapped and killed - it was never explained throughout the story.

but if you ask my personal opinion, I think the reason is quite obvious, on a case of kidnapping and murder of a young girl without any ransom request, usually the reason is sexual assault-related. furthermore, another girl (the FL when she was young) almost became a victim as well. I can't think of another possible reason based on the circumstances - they just decided not to make it explicit since that would make the drama even darker, since child sexual abuse is a sensitive and disturbing topic.

other than the fact that the sister was kidnapped and murdered, the exact reason was never explained. but i think it's quite obvious, on a such case of kidnapping and murder of a young girl without any ransom request, usually the reason is sexual assault related. furthermore, another girl (the FL when she was young) almost became victim as well. can't think of another possible reason based on the circumstances - they just decided not to make it explicit since that will make the drama even darker.

- some of the scenes are too gory and brutal for me, might not be everyone's cup of tea
- i found episode 2 is the best episode of all (kudos to the talented young actress ahn sebin for delivering an amazing performance)
- in overall, first half of the drama is good with tension being built up, but then it went downhill on the second half of the drama, with disappointment over the last episode

- a very confusing storyline with many flashbacks, many of them repetitive
- amazing action scenes -- this is the main good thing about this drama
- very open ending with the main villain (bale) not in the finale at all, disappointing to some viewers
- good acting performances by almost everyone (main and supporting cast)

not clear, she might be either died, or passed out and taken by pasin.

no connection except of the 2 actors featured in both dramas and from what i know, both dramas are based on novels written by the same author. that's all. no connection in term of storyline at all.

kidnapped and killed. that's all we know.

He might have fought Bale and killed him. It may be the timeline for season 2 (if there will be any).

Park Ji Bin is not the only actor who showed up in The Killer's Shopping List. Ahn Se-bin also was in the drama as Yul, the abused daughter of the killer.