My Lovable Girl Episode 3 Recap

I thought this episode was better than the last two but more on that later. Recap, go!

The last episode ended with Se Na asking Wook if he likes her. Wook says that he is trying to get his investment back after paying off her debt. He just wants to make music with Se Na and does not see her as a woman. She wonders if she is a man then and gets on the bus where she receives a call from the loan sharks who want to say good bye and congratulate her on finding a kindhearted man. Se Na goes back to Joo Hong's house where she is reunited with her guitar.

I know that her name is Hae Yoon but she will now be known as "Woman who won't get Wook" or WWWGW for short. That is what I call her in my notes and it suits her, don't you think? Anyway. WWWGW came to Wook's house to take him to work because she is nervous that he won't show up on his own. Before WWWGW came in Wook thought she was Se Na. Wook tells Se Na that he can't leave Dal Bong alone so she offers to send her maid over to watch him and proceeded to eat Dol Bong's food. Poor WWWGW. 

Everyone is in a meeting discussing who should be the president of ANA and this guy is on a rant about how nobody but Jae Young can fill the role. President Lee is present through video without this guy's knowledge and says that Wook is qualified too. Just the sound of President Lee's voice made the guy jump. When Wook walked in he asked everyone to fill in the gaps he'll make since he won't be working hard and will only be at ANA for two months. 

Se Na arrives for her appointment at ANA and is surprised when she is told to go the president's office. What is even more surprising is that Wook is in the president's office. When Se Na asks why Wook didn't tell her he said it is because he was a bum until yesterday. To fulfill her contract Se Na has to write a 20,000,000 Won song in two months or repay the debt that Wook covered. When asked if he'll regret it Wook says he doesn't have 20,000,000 Won regrets. 

When Wook introduced Se Na to Jae Young he was a total jerk telling Se Na that she wouldn't amount to anything and dismissing her influence on Infinite Power's title song because he listens to and gets inspired by 100s of songs daily. Wook mentions that he must have heard something in Se Na's song, however, because he actually used it. Since Se Na didn't audition like all the other trainees it is decided that she will remain on a monthly trial basis. WWWGW wants to know why Wook invested in Se Na and if she is really that talented and Wook says his gut tells him that she is. Se Na has a week to come up with a song for the monthly review.

Wook has an adorable half sister named Min Ah! She is a trainee at ANA and Wook is concerned. He isn't sure if this is what Min Ah wants or her mother and tells Min Ah's mom that Min Ah has to know she can succeed to do well in the business. When Wook went to the hospital to see why his dad is letting Min Ah be a trainee at ANA President Lee is flirting with the nurses. President Lee asks where else he would send his daughter. YG or Cube? President Lee tells Wook to stick Min Ah in a girl group and leave her alone. Wook wants to know if his father is trying to run his life again and President Lee tells him to work hard so that Pres Lee won't have to. He also says that he won't interfere in Wook's love life anymore but Wook says he will never love anyone until the day he does (uh huh) and informs his father that he has not forgiven Pres Lee.

When asked by Se Na if Wook wrote all of his songs about the same question he avoids answering and tells Se Na to call him president not mister. Infinite Power is discussing their contract with Wook when Shi Woo comes in late because Rae Hoon didn't tell him about the meeting. They make it sound like Shi Woo drove separately because he enjoys driving. Wook conratulates Shi Woo on becoming a singer and Shi Woo asks if Wook will be building a funeral mound as promised. Apparently Wook didn't have a lot of faith in Shi Woo becoming a singer. I don't know if that is the case or if Wook was pushing Shi Woo to become better. As they're leaving Shi Woo and Rae Hoon argue about Rae Hoon's poor leadership skills.

Shi Woo finds Se Na sitting with her guitar in a practice room and sneaks up on her. He proceeds to go over the code of trainees and how everything Se Na uses at ANA is bought with money he earned for the company but Se Na doesn't comply. She tells Shi Woo that she knows why Ra Eum rejected him. Ouch! Right after she said that, though, a manager came in to tell Se Na that she is on cleaning duty. Kind of hurts your cause doesn't it Se Na? 

Ra Eum is talking with WWWGW about coming to the company for President Lee but WWWGW calls her out. WWWGW knows why Ra Eum is really there and tells her to break things of with Rae Hoon. WWWGW also tells Ra Eum to change her hair color and when Ra Eum protests saying her color is popular WWWGW disagrees and tells her that she is not a fashionista even though she wants to be. 

Ra Eum wants to know what Shi Woo wants for his birthday but he doesn't really answer her. He pulls the "I want to kiss you but I'm just reaching behind you to push a button" move and tells Ra Eum he isn't interested in her anymore. Ra Eum agrees that they should be friends since they are family now but Shi Woo doesn't even want that kind of relationship with her. Wook has to go to a difficult meeting despite his earlier protest and Se Na has to organize Shi Woo's gifts. While organizing the gifts the manager sees Wook leaving with WWWGW and points out that WWWGW probably already called dibs on him.

Wook is at the difficult meeting and it turns out the reason is that the investor has women troubles. He wants to see Ra Eum or he won't invest so Wook says he'll let the investor see her. WWWGW is not happy with that idea because the investor may want more but Wook says that is for Ra Eum to decide.

It is Shi Woo's birthday party! Shi Woo has something special planned for his fans because he loves them. What fangirl doesn't want to hear that? They all swoon but Rae Hoon has a video he prepared for everyone to watch first. At the end of the video it shows Shi Woo being smacked by Se Na. Shi Woo brushes it off as a mistake so that his fans don't get upset then goes outside to talk to Rae Hoon. Rae Hon is upset because Shi Woo replaced Joong Do and feels like Shi Woo is not talented enough. Shi Woo said he didn't ask to replace Joong Do and the boys get into a fight. After Se Na breaks up their fight and Rae Hoon leaves Se Na apologizes for everything but Shi Woo told her not to say sorry because he wants to be cruel to her.

When Ra Eum showed up to the meeting she almost ripped up her contract because she thought Wook wanted her to do inappropriate things with the investor. That wasn't the case, though, because Wook actually invited the investor's wife to the meeting so that the investor wouldn't do anything to Ra Eum. WWWGW was so relieved and happy afterwards because she had been afraid that Wook changed. There is a meeting about what happened at Shi Woo's party and the ranting guy from earlier wants to know who Se Na is and why she is in their company. Wook said it is the manager's fault for not monitoring Rae Hoon's activities. Jae Young still insists that it is Se Na's fault the investment was lost. When Se Na meets Wook on the roof and apologizes he tells her how disappointed she is and how much he regrets his investment because she isn't working hard enough to write a song.

WWWGW had a meeting with the media who were at Shi Woo's party and they have audio of the events but no video. If Rae Hoon will MC for them they won't leak the audio. Jae Young is still upset about Wook's presence and tells WWWGW that he doesn't like Wook because WWWGW has feelings for Wook and if she isn't careful she may lose him not as a man but a producer. Wook is watching Se Na practice and almost walks in when he remembers Se Na asking if he likes her. WWWGW walks up and asks if Se Na is really talented and Wook says it doesn't matter if Se Na doesn't rise to the occasion. Just as they're walking away Se Na begins to play the keyboard and Wook is mesmerized.

It is thirty minutes before Se Na's turn to be evaluated and Jae Young asks her to go to the studio to pick up an mp3. He says Se Na doesn't have to worry about the evaluation because she doesn't need it. During the evaluation nobody is good enough and Jae Young criticizes everyone harshly but Min Ah. She was the worst but got praised. Wook got anxious when the song that was playing during his accident played and he had to leave the room. The file wasn't ready when Se Na arrived at the studio so she didn't get to the evaluation until everyone had finished. Wook let her sing and everyone was moved by her song even the ranting guy from earlier. Wook said it lacked the basics of songwriting but it was charming.

Jae Young wonders why Wook only evaluated Se Na and Wook says he did it because the others were Jae Young's kids. He agrees to evaluate them and tells the girl group if their concept is sexy Jae Young needs to help them fulfill it, tells the solo girl she practices too much and needs to go to the hospital before she collapses, questions why everyone praised Min Ah when she doesn't know basics of singing, and tells the solo guy he needs to be his own person. 

Jae Young wants to know if Wook thinks that Se Na is the best and Wook wants to know if Jae Young doesn't want to admit it or can't see it: that music is an art. Wook said it would be embarrassing if the nation's best songwriter couldn't see that. Jae Young took this as a challenge and proposed a battle between himself and Se Na. If the song he writes wins Se Na will leave the company and if Se Na's song wins Jae Young will leave. As they're leaving some of the trainees think that Wook was too harsh while some think he offered constructive criticism and wonder what his relationship with Se Na is. The manager tells Se Na that she is lucky to have such a great backer and apologizes for making Se Na work so hard.

Min Ah is not happy about what her brother said and is crying in the car. Her mom is upset too and tells Wook that he should help Min Ah because she has endured seventeen years (I'm guessing in his family) and she will make Min Ah a singer no matter what. Wook finds Se Na outside looking at a balloon and wonders why she isn't working on her song. Se Na said she wanted to stay at ANA a long time but Wook ruined it and she wonders why he did that. Wook tells her that there could be a miracle and she is special to him because it has been a long time since his heart beat while listening to someone's song. 

There you have it! Episode three! I hope ya'll don't mind all of the WWWGWs. That is her character name in my head. It makes me feel bad for her but that girl needs to wake up! I liked her character more during this episode. She was adorable when she was so happy that Wook hadn't changed and didn't sell out Ra Eum. 

I'm really appreciating Se Na's sassy ways, especially when they backfire on her. I don't she'll ever be able to make good on her threat to Shi Woo. Speaking of Shi Woo. Am I the only one shipping Shi Woo and Se Na? I mean, don't get me wrong, I really like Wook but I'm not feeling anything between him and Se Na. I think Shi Woo and Se Na have a lot more chemistry. I rarely go for the second lead couple ship but this time I'm feeling it. Maybe it will slowly build up between Se Na and Wook. We're only on episode three after all.

I'm still not sure about this show. Something keeps pulling in despite it being so basic and predictable. I guess I'm getting attached to the characters. Especially Shi Woo. I think that Shi Woo is very interesting. It seems like he is putting on a tough guy act because he is defensive about replacing a member of Infinite Power. He knows the members don't care for him so he feels like he needs to be a tough guy. 

I almost feel like I'm watching for the side characters because I think I know what will happen between Wook and Se Na. They'll start to fall in love, she'll find out he dated her sister, drama, and back together more in love than before. We'll see, though! I could be surprised.

What do you guys think of My Lovable Girl so far? How about one last picture of Shi Woo's smile? I was definitely swooning too much over him during this episode. Be well, everyone!

My Lovable Girl Episode 1 Recap

My Lovable Girl. This is my first recap all by myself so forgive me for my mistakes. I'll improve as I go. Well, that is the plan anyway. I'll give my opinion after the recap. Let's get started!

We did not get a happy beginning. Hyun Wook and his girlfriend Yoon So Eun were on the way to Hyun Wook's father's and were arguing. So Eun wanted to break up with Wook because she believed that he had slept with a singer whose song he produced. Hearing that she wanted to break up Wook got upset and pulled over. He got out of the car and there was a car accident. So Eun was killed leaving Wook holding her while crying and apologizing.

We fast forward three years and Hyun Wook's neighbor is trying to get herself a man. Hyun Wook cooks for her and she invites him to her place for some "wine". Uh huh. We all see through you lady. Hyun Wook lets her down saying he has a 1983 woman despite the neighbor not seeing him with a woman since he has lived there. Shin Hae Yoon then entered and  the neighbor assumed this was Wook's woman and left. She wasn't too happy. Can you blame her?

Here we are with Hae Yoon. She has known Wook for twelve years so she is automatically in line for his love right? That also means she gets to boss him around and tell him to come back to Seoul because she found him after all. Wook tells Hae Yoon that he won't do it because of music and love and then she kisses him but Wook does not return her feelings. Sorry girl. You're not getting this one. It would be better for you to accept that now but you won't.

Here is So Eun's sister Se Na after she left her job because loan sharks were chasing after her. She works part time jobs and seems to be into music if the guitar is an indication of that. Unfortunately since So Eun passed away Se Na is all alone and doesn't have anyone to lean on. She called her sister's old cell phone which actually rang and Wook answered silently. Why she kept talking I don't know but that phone call tore Wook up because Se Na is so lonely. Se Na went to her friend's house to stay and asked to borrow her friend's name so that she can avoid the loan sharks. Se Na manages to find a job at a hotel where she is able to comfort a crying little girl by playing Twinkle Little Star on drinking glasses.

Wook decides that he needs to hire someone to find Se Na because of that phone call. He wants to help her out because she is all alone but doesn't know where to begin looking for her and that is why he was enlisting help. You can tell that So Eun's death still pains him and that he feels responsible for it. When Wook meets his friend for drinks the friend tries to convince Wook not to find the girl because the friend feels like there is no point but Wook won't listen. The song that was playing during the accident that killed So Eun started to play and Wook had a panic attack and had to leave the bar.

Wook is taking his dog on a walk around the hotel grounds when his dog gets off of the leash. Of course the dog runs to Se Na who proceeds to sing to the dog to cheer him up because he looks so tired. Wook tells her that the song sounds good and Se Na asks what the dog's name is. When she says the dog's name, Dal Bong, the dog jumps on her and we get the classic guy catches the girl before she falls sequence. Oh the cheese. I keep coming back, though! The next day Wook calls Se Na to ask her to watch Dal Bong because Dal Bong has fallen for her.

Oh, look! It is the lady who wants the man but won't get him. She still thinks that she will because she apparently does not catch on quickly. Anyway, she came to pick Wook up for lunch and when Se Na came to watch Dal Bong she got all smug because Wook said he was waiting for another woman and obviously he would not go for someone who works at a hotel. She even tipped Se Na. Oh you poor girl. 

While Se Na is watching Dal Bong she is concerned because he isn't eating anything. She decides that she must be the one who is hungry so she starts to snack on a sausage and then gives the whole thing to Dal Bong. I mean, wouldn't we all? I can't resist sad dog eyes. Dal Bong collapsed and was taken to the veterinarian where he was diagnosed with cancer. Poor Wook. To make Dal Bong's last days happy Wook tells Se Na that she will be Dal Bong's caretaker and proceeds to give her an elaborate list of what Dal Bong can and can not eat things like organic food and local chicken with no additives. She often has to redo and make changes to Dal Bong's food if it doesn't meet Wook's satisfaction and her coworkers who once envied her begin to feel bad for her. Wook does not let Se Na know that Dal Bong has cancer.

Se Na is into music! I neglected to mention that Hae Yoon is at the hotel because she works for ANA which is the company that manages a group called Infinite Power. Infinite Power is going to do a concert at the hotel and Se Na is trying to record a song that she wrote so that she can share her demo with an ANA representative. It doesn't start out well, however, because she can't stop thinking about Wook and the crazy demands he has concerning Dal Bong's care. The night of the concert Se Na asks a coworker to trade places and watch Dal Bong for a bit while she tries to get her demo to someone from ANA. Wook is at Se Na's place after getting a phone call that she is living with her friend there and is still unaware that Se Na is So Eun's sister. Se Na's friend even denies knowing her.

Hae Yoon calls Wook back to the hotel because she has something urgent to tell him. Why can't you tell him over the phone if it is that urgent? If it is urgent you should tell the person right away. I really don't get it when they do things like that. Anyway, Wook's dad is there and Wook is less than thrilled to see him. Wook and his dad treat each other coldly talking about Wook's decision to be on his own and then Wook gets up to leave. Hae Yoon goes after him and tells him to make up with his father because his father is sick but then there is an announcement that Dal Bong is missing and Wook goes to the front desk to find out what is going on.

Completely unaware that Dal Bong is missing Se Na is going about her business when these two come outside. Shi Woo is in Infinite Power and he has had his eyes on this girl since the after party started. Ra Eum, however, has not even looked at him and has been dancing with another guy (Rae Hoon) the whole time. Shi Woo grabbed Ra Eum and brought her outside telling her not to dance with Rae Hoon. Ra Eum informs him that they just had a fling and completely rejects him after he tells her that he likes her. Se Na witnessed all of this and while Shi Woo was checking her to make sure she didn't have a phone or camera to record him, he found her demo. This makes him angrier than he already is and he drags her into the party ready to embarrass her.

After playing the beginning of her CD, which is an introduction to a song about love at first sight, Se Na stops it. Shi Woo wants to know why she did that and Se Na tells him that she does not want her music introduced that way. He asks if she wanted to seduce someone and play it in their room and then bam! She slaps the dude AND calls him a piece of trash. Se Na apologizes for disrupting the party and leaves. Shi Woo follows her and Se Na tells him that she only wanted to meet an ANA representative, not lurk around celebrities. She says he must be embarrassed because she saw him being rejected. That set Shi Woo off but his manager came out just in time to take him away and avoid an incident.

Right after that Wook appears and is upset that Dal Bong is missing and she switched places with someone instead of watching Dal Bong herself. I can't say that I blame Wook for being upset. He trusted her to watch Dal Bong and she didn't do it. Don't get me wrong, I know Se Na wanted to give her demo to an ANA rep but that doesn't give her an excuse to leave Dal Bong to someone Wook doesn't know and trust. Wook caught her at a bad time, though, and Se Na questions why everyone is so upset with her and why everyone is taking their anger out on her. Dal Bong is found but Se Na still gets fired.

Right after Wook leaves Se Na he gets a call that Se Na is working under the name Joo Hong and works at the hotel Wook is staying at. He goes after Se Na and finds her at the bus stop. Wook calls the number that had called So Eun's sister and confirms that Se Na and Joo Hong are the same. Se Na and Wook meet eyes and the episode ends!

There you have it folks. My first recap! Now for my opinion. There are a lot of things that I'm enjoying about this show so far and some that I'm not. I really like that Se Na stands up for herself while being a warm person who enjoys taking care of others. I completely understand her drive to be a songwriter but I think she has to fulfill her current responsibilities even if they get in the way. There is a time and place for everything. She obviously has some growing up to do despite her otherwise mature appearance.

I thought that when we were introduced to Wook after the three year time period he was going to be a play boy but I'm glad he wasn't. It is sad that he is still having such a hard time getting over So Eun's death to the point that he even has anxiety attacks. I agree with his friend that he doesn't have to take responsibility for Se Na but I do understand why he wants to. He is obviously feeling guilty and wants to make up for Se Na's loss.

I'm looking forward to getting to know Shi Woo's character more. I know he came off like a jerk but I can understand why he got aggravated with Se Na. To him she was another person trying to use his celebrity to get into the  music business and he had just been rejected my the girl he likes. I don't get that girl. What is wrong with a guy saying he likes you? I liked it when the guy did that. I still like hearing it from my husband even though we've been married eleven years!

So far this is a drama that I could either really get into or get tired of because I know what is going to happen and I'm ready for it to come already. Ha ha! It all depends on how the characters progress and how attached I get to them. When I watched Mary Stayed Out All Night for example, I got attached to the characters and kept watching for them even though I knew what would happen. Plus Jang Keun Suk is just purdy. Rain and Shi Woo are purdy too. There are a lot of purdy people in this drama. That is nice. 

So what do you think? Are you enjoying My Lovable Girl so far? I'm curious about what happened before Wook and So Eun were going to meet his father and what happened after the accident. I know we'll get to know Shi Woo more but what about Ra Eum and Rae Hoon? Why are they acting like that? There has to be a reason right? There always is in drama land!

On another note, I can not get Rain's 30Sexy out of my head. Like it has been on repeat since I watched this episode so I thought I'd share the video. Enjoy!