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I am blown away at the difference in Khaotung in this show as compared to his other roles, particularly in TonhonChonlatee. I love him playing a bad boy! Other than that, I'm a little confused on the plot. Is this paranormal? (the curse) Wtf is going on? Why are the prefects at this highschool taking their jobs so seriously? (They are hs, right? I'm figuring they are from the shorts.)

It has 12 episodes. And a special ep.

A lot of it is the directing. Like, can't the director see how bad the scene looks? Why doesn't he have them redo it? Why doesn't he catch the errors, like the THREE resignations?

I think the ones that were worst I couldn't keep watching. There's something about this series, I have to admit, that keeps me here. I am not completely disconnected from the characters. But the director dropped the ball...a lot. Did you notice that Daonuea signed his resignation THREE TIMES? Sometimes it feels like the director never watched the scenes he filmed. While ep 10's scene with Nine telling Dao he can't live without him and also the boat scene were pretty darn good, the one in the studio from a couple weeks ago where Tee pushed Nine to the ground was downright laughable. The director should have made them redo it!

Question: Was the first Nine/Dao meeting, when Nine worked at the theme park, back in college? Why in the heck would this incident stick so firmly in Dao's mind over the years?

Oh my God, I had the same thoughts about Oab and Tee. It really seems like Tee is switching roles.

Yes.

If you're loving this show, the following synopsis is not for you.
Episode 10 begins with an out-of-the-blue scene of a kid possibly being kidnapped. So now we know why that kid is shown in the intro, but not who he's supposed to be or anything else, and it isn't mentioned again. There are quite a few other people shown in the intro that we haven't see yet. Edit: Someone told me the mother calls the kid Daonuea, so we do know who it is. But why, all of a sudden, is he thinking about something like that? What does it have to do with anything? Is it going to come back to bite him? I'm concerned about the driving-in-the-rain scene I've seen--maybe from the trailer?
The show then launches back into NIne and Daonuea's argument from last week. D is sullking but finally lets Nine into his apartment. Nine apologizes, and Chahub gives a good performance as Nine, telling Daonuea that he can't live without him. It's one of the few touching scenes in the show that didn't seem overdone.
Following some truly boring flashbacks at the office while Tee contemplates what's to be done about Nine, Daonuea and Nine show up so Nine can apologize to everyone for putting money into the company behind their backs. Then D and N have a conversation outside, after which D walks away and Nine pulls out a box with two rings in it. Before doing this, Nine spoke of "forever" with Daonuea, to which D said something like "there's no such thing as forever." Is this foreshadowing?
For some reason, now that Boat is dating Candy, he's started "dressing nicely," which is wearing a white T shirt and leather jacket with some old jeans while everyone else in the office has on slacks and button-downs. After Candy and Boat promote a vacation app and some snacks, they leave, and Ice bemoans the fact he doesn't have a love like that. Then he spots Tee out on the balcony sulking and sniffling over losing Daonuea. Ice gives him some great advice--forget D by finding someone else--and uses a surprisingly apt metaphor about a pen and a lamp to underline his point. Ice makes it pretty clear that he's interested in Tee without being too pushy or creepy about it, saying something like, "I would stand in line to date you." But, alas. Tee doesn't pick up on the hint.
Nine takes Daonuea home and says he doesn't want Daonuea to go up to his apartment alone, even though he let D go up alone sh*t-faced drunk just the other night. Daonuea goes inside. While on the computer, working on getting a new job, he gets an urgent text from Candy that she needs help. He reads it, then goes back to working. (Gee, let's hope she's not dying.) She calls, says to come meet her right now, and hangs up.
Guess where she wants to meet? The same Irish Pub they got bombed at recently. There, D finds his booze buddy slurping down what looks like whiskey because of something Boat's done. Flashback of Candy and Boat dancing, drinks in hand, in what looks like the same pub, only dimmer and with loud music playing. There is an attractive woman dancing by herself nearby that the camera keeps going to. Calling Boat "babe" for the dozenth time this episode, Candy tells him she has to pee. When she returns, Boat is rushing off with the attractive woman, who is wailing in pain . It's pretty obvious he's taking her to the hospital or something, but Candy can't figure this out and Boat can't take the time to say anything to her except they'd talk later. It's obvious it's just the girl's ankle she hurt, but Boat treats it like the direst of emergencies.
Daonuea gives Candy a whispered idea of how to break up with Boat, which evidently includes dressing up like a hooker and reaming him out, because that's what she does the next day when she shows up at the office.
But first Ice takes profile dating app pics of a tense-looking Tee. (Note: The outside of this building doesn't look anything like the way it's set up inside. All the balconies are tiny from the outside, but from the inside the balcony looks huge, like a deck.)
Unbothered that his gf got angry and blocked him on her phone and social accts the night before, Boat is obliviously bopping to tunes on his earbuds looking as empty headed as I think he is, while D and Nine are busy being cutesy at Nine's desk. Wardrobe seems to have run out of clean clothes for Best because Daonuea is wearing a sweater with the actor's real name on it. When Candy comes in and shouts at Boat, telling him not to call her "babe," Nine explains what she is the ONLY one who doesn't know--that Boat is an idiot. (No, sorry, that's me talking.) That Boat had taken the girl to the hospital the night before and didn't rush off for some s*x like she'd thought.
Flashback: the girl dancing alone in her high heels falls and twists her ankle and Boat catches her. Wow, so that's how it happened.
Daonuea says he and Nine know about this already because Boat had SENT HIM A PICTURE. (Of what? The girl at the hospital? The girl crying? The girl when she fell?)
Shocked, Candy is apologetic and immediately starts calling Boat "Darling."
After Daonuea signs a THIRD resignation letter, he and Tee share a hug that gets Nine jealous. So, Nine takes Daonuea out to an expensive lunch. Daonuea seems really concerned about the company being short-handed, but not concerned enough to offer to work out a notice.
When Daonuea agrees to start fresh with Nine, Nine whips out a blindfold and puts it on D, then leads him onto a boat and out to the middle of the river. There, he takes off the blindfold, gives him a huge bouquet of flowers, and puts a ring on his finger. He's also bought one for Daonuea to put on him, but he makes it clear this isn't an engagement, just a boyfriend thing.
That's the boat driver's cue to pour some champagne. Daonuea seems extremely impressed with the view--Nine keeps having to pull his attention away from it--this time, to share another spectacular Only-fans worthy NC kiss. (Ha, ha. More like grandparents-worthy.)
Then Nine and Daonuea do the prerequisite cheesey-as-hell Titanic pose at the stern of the boat. The boat must be literally crawling for the two of them not to spill their drinks while doing all this. It's not a big boat.
While Nine and D are on the longest lunch hour ever, Ice is helping Tee with his dating app. Tee gets a hit on it and offers to pay Ice to go on the date with them as moral support. Ice does, sitting in the corner of the cafe wearing sunglasses and giving Tee encouraging thumbs-up signs while Tee waits for the date to arrive.
The date is...mmm, really cute. He's much taller than Tee, too. Just saying. They look cute together. If the writer wanted us to want Ice and Tee together, this was a really dumb move on their part because I'm ready to throw Ice out for Oab.
Ice has to leave when he gets a call from a Love Contestant thing he's signed up for. (Huh?) and, as Tee and Oab say goodbye outside the restaurant, they share an intimate kiss with the sun shining between them. Of course, Ice returns just in time to witness it. (Bet he's sorry he didn't have his camera with him. And why has Tee/Daonuea turned into Oab/Tee? If you know what I mean.) It's unclear if the small smile on Ice's face is happiness that Tee now has someone or wistfulness that he just gave away the guy he wants for himself.
Nine drives D home (why does he never ask D to his place? He has a pool, and let's face it--Daonuea lives in a box. He has to eat at the foot of his bed on the floor) He talks about the good weather and Dao answers, saying he might watch a TV series (not sure what one has to do with the other)--he doesn't like the series but says he is for some inexplicable reason watching it until the end. (Hmm. I can relate. Is the series called Check Out?)
While Nine takes a shower, Daonuea is thinking about them moving in together, even though a few minutes before this, Nine could barely get an invitation inside his place, and D has certainly never been to Nine's. When Nine comes out wearing only a towel wrapped around his waist, Daonuea becomes flustered...and I don't blame him. Hot as hell Nine with that sexy tat up his side could drive the thoughts from anyone's head.
D, although he's done it with Nine several times, is embarrassed by Nine's lack of clothing. He indicates Nine should go home even though he's already invited Nine inside and Nine has taken a shower. The couple share a luke-warm kiss.
End of episode. Yep. End.
No explanation at all about the first scene with the kid. Had Daonuea been sitting there thinking about it rather than how mad he was a Nine?
Even though this show is pretty bad, I am worried about what happens next. (Due to a spoiler preview and the foreshadowing in this episode. But the preview could have been an edited flashback and the foreshadowing just bad writing). I hope it ends happily.
***I forgot to mention Tee's flashback of college with Nine that seemed to indicate that Nine wanted Daonuea and Tee made sure that didn't happen. Was this added to make us feel less sorry for Tee and better for Nine? I swear, these episodes read like they are written on the fly soley based on viewers' reactions--which is impossible. I also think it feels like things are thrown in, like the scene at the beginning of this episode. Like they thought they'd better prepare us before some scene near the end of the series. Those of us who are still watching deserve a medal.

I'm always questioning these reality shows. They are never as real as they are projected to be, unfortunately. Part of that might be because reality tends to be dull!

I have an account on iqiyi. Ep 7 is up for vips. But it seems some are finding it in other places. Maybe dramacool?

That's what I was thinking as an alternative! Interesting.

Is this some kind of paranormal plot?

I just edited what I said. I think it shows both Changmin and Seon-yul with Hyeok-jun. Changmin comes up the stairs. But then they cut and show Seaon-yul with his back to the camera talking to Hyeok-jun. Then they cut to show Changmin sitting. They're doing it on purpose to confuse us. Their jackets are even similiar.

But it shows Changmin's face. Looking at it over again, I think they are editing it. I think you are write and Seongyul is with Hyeuk jun and then they cut and show Changmin.

I don't think I would recognize one voice over they other. I just saw that they were showing Heyuk -jun. Who would Seon-yul be saying that to?

Speaking of hair, I with they had done something with Kim's for this years later part. Everyone else somehow managed to look older.

Ah, okay. Because I was doing it the other direction for some reason.

It's cute and sweet but not something I'd rewatch. As happens in many Japanese bl's that I've seen, there isn't much of a relationship payoff in the end. Their lips barely touch.

If you didn't watch past the credits, you need to go back.

I think the fact they are real makes it even better. It appears from the previews and a post about the outfits that Changmin goes on the date with Jeong-hyun, then later meets up with Heok-jun and explains to him that he's conflicted. And Heok-jun says, "Good, I hope you feel conflicted because of me."