sal09

He is Jung woo (ML friend) kid that passed away before Jung woo died.

On the tving social media counts they say in the preview for next week episode is ep. 5. So I belive we can safely go with 1 hour episode is one episode. :)

Writer really knows how to make us think we know how he gonna react, but then bam boy could not hold back hearing a heartfelt confession. I am sure his heart meltet.

Here is a comment from production staff about the second half of the drama. :D
“From the love triangle to the truth behind Gongjin’s three mysteries, the second half of ‘Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha’ will show upgraded excitement, humor, and warmth. As the emotions of the characters get deeper, please look forward to the equally deepening romance.”
https://www.soompi.com/article/1490184wpp/3-key-storylines-to-keep-an-eye-on-in-second-half-of-hometown-cha-cha-cha

In the opening scene in ep 1 he said very clearly to the female client that going further would be illegal, so it is very clear where he drawing lines in what service he those.

I see some people are putting the blame on either DS or HJ for the fall out after the kiss. But I think they both are dense putting up their defense mechanism being afraid from their own past trauma. And they have yet to really realize their own feelings for each other, so gonna be fun seeing them not manage to hold back as their feelings grow stronger.

Agree. but based on the conversation he and Kyung Eun had when they ate lunch, it sound like they got meet again a year ago and something happened between them. I feel Boo Jung knows and therefor is cold toward her husband.

My heart. When one cake is all you need to feel warm on your birthday.

I got whiplash when they said Wataru and Anna was dating after a time skip as he never showed to have any feelings for her more than a friend.... But he always talking about Izumi with love in his voice in front of her, and I think Anna already knows where his heart lays. Anyway it is great seeing him becoming more confident in his skills.

I was sad seeing Izumi was back to her old habits and denying her feelings for Wataru. Poor girl seems to have lost all her motivation... At least it was great she finally said what she feel about Wataru to Miusi but then he had to confess to her right after... I get that she want Watarru to grow and she just want to watch him on the sideline, so understand her rejection first time.

I feel we are in for some denial between Wataru and Izumi trying to date the "right" people before they finally find back to each other.

In my country a new law came in 2014 that said mandatory military service is gender neutral so now girls born in 1997 and later also have to do military service. After getting summoned they goes true a screening before getting selected, and they also take in count motivation.

From experience so far they say it have a very positive impact in the environment and dynamics as it also force people to be more open minded.

I genuinely is worried for Yi Cheng mental stated as he had to grow up fast and take care of his sibling and even his dad. I think the scene after their mother passed away and all the neighbor was their bidding farewell we could se he was holding his feelings inside and only later burst into tears in his aunt arms. To me this show that he suddenly had to be dad figure for his siblings even attending teacher meetings. So he clearly always have to take take of other and therefor never learned how to take taker of himself or check his mental wellbeing. So I guess he therefor fall for girls that he think he have to care for, and the girl he married kinda have similar personality to his dad.... Like the saying girl tend to find partner that is similar to their dad.

He never open up to his siblings or other about his feelings or his troubles as he always tend to other and nobody really checked in on him, so I hope he find someone that he can learn how to open up and that care for him.

I personally find it hard to think NB and JE would have a nutrition relationship. We never saw them having a natural conversation that lead them to understand each other, as they always fighting and dancing around stuff that if they just talked true thing could easy been resolved. In the end their relationship was exhausting to watch.

NB and JE communication is just very bad, so they both make each other miserable. DH is very clear in his communication and never plays any game, but just honest and non filtered about his feelings. He have allot of inner strength. You can see that NB is drawn toward his strength, clarity and openness. This make her share her worries and even admit to being dropped out of the exchange program witch she did not share with JE. The umbrella metaphor says it all, she walks home all safe and dry protected by DH umbrella. Once she meet JE the umbrella is knocked to the ground as she get very wet from the rain.

So I think a reason why Shin woo and Tae Kyung gonna be the end game is the fact that compared to Da on Shin woo already gone true his own trauma in the past, and is now mentally ready to start a relationship after initially not knowing what to do with what he felt for Tae Kyung. His priority is Tae Kyung wellbeing and therefor in the right headspace to be there for him. It is sad what Da on is going true and I think he needs to just focus on figuring himself out learning it is okay to not be okay.

I do not see him being obsessed about NB. if he was, he would have found her long time ago, but they just randomly meet on the bus ride. So then those old feelings came to the surface. He still being careful in my eyes as he reconnect with her not being in a hurry pushing her into relationship. still he express his feelings for her and even in the preview for ep.7 he even tell others that she is his first love. To me he is trying to give a shoot but also respect her boundary. In the end it is NB choice if she reciprocate his feelings. at least he can live with no regret and move on if it those not work with NB.

I do not see any problem that he have not been in a relationship before. Many people like that who still have no relationship experience even if they are in their 20, or even in their 30. It is not anything wrong with them, just the western mindset being too sexulized that they are shaming people for being virgin... Beside DK is the only character in this drama that is mature compared to his age and not afraid to express himself. The other character could learn allot from him.

She always feel inferior around JE though as he can not figuring out what he feel for her and do not want a committed relationship. I do not see how that can be called love when he can not be honest about what he want.

The difference between JE and DK becomes very apparent this episode. NB and DK just going around taking picture and relaxing together. He even let her sleep in the van while he sleeps outside. He clearly care for her and make her comfortable and know his own feelings. She should just have meet him after that bad experience with that first boyfriend. I can not remember she being happy with JE like this.

Got you :) I suppose they mean that consider there is more time to explore the plot, the drama can tells things that the movie did not have time to explore. But I do agree with you that is seems to be a flimsy comment.

I was reading an insider comment in an article last year about webtoon, novel, movies adaption into dramas is done because it takes time for a writer to make a story from scratch (make sense to me) , so they therefor also looks after already made storys to make into dramas. If they can make their own story out of it like 18 again I do not mind this. Saying that there is also original drama storys coming too, like; police academy, The road: tragedy off one, No longer human, Reflection of you, Dal ri and gamjatang, Only one person, Return (Hong sister always make original dramas). Just to name some of them. So do not think there is not anything to worry about not getting original storys anymore.