‘To the Beautiful You’ (Episode 15-16)

Official Synopsis:

This drama draws on Hisaya Nakajo‘s manga series “Hana Kimi“ that was published by Hakusensha from 1996 to 2004. The Korean interpretation centers on Goo Jae Hee (Sulli), a Korean girl who live in the States, but transfers to an all-boys school in Korea.

Jae Hee decides on the transfer after watching a track and field competition on TV, and becomes inspired by high-jump athlete, Kang Tae Joon (Minho). She begins to idolize the 젊은 athlete and eventually transfers to Korea 에 가서 the 같은 학교 after he experiences an injury that 할 수 있습니다potentially 종료 his athletic career.

However, as Tae Joon attends an all-boys high school, Jae Hee must disguise herself as a boy to enter.

Ratings:

Episode 15 of MBC‘s ‘Arang and the Magistrate‘ (starring Lee Jun Ki and Shin Min Ah) rose nearly a full point in viewer ratings from 12.5% to 13.3%, while episode 16 dropped back a little to 12.9%.

Meanwhile, episode 7 of KBS‘s ‘Nice Guy‘ (starring Song Joong Ki, Moon Chae Won, and Park Si Yeon) rose more than a whole point, but episode 8 saw a dramatic drop of over two points to 15.1%.

Episode 15 of SBS‘s ‘To the Beautiful You‘ (starring SHINee‘s Minho and f(x)‘s Sulli) dropped to its lowest rating ever, from 4.8% to 4.1%. Episode 16 rose 1 점을 to 5.2%. The premiere episode remains the highest rated for the series at 7.3%, and the 쇼가 received an average of 5.1% throughout the series, consistently ranking 마지막.

Recap of Eps. 15-16:

It’s the final two episodes of ‘To the Beautiful You‘. How did everyone end up, and did the show manage to redeem itself?

Seung Ri outright confesses to Han Na. He 있다고 if she does반환하지 his 감정을, he두고 갈 게요 her alone, but he can't stand by and 하게 her quit rehabilitation. She continues to mock him, but seems to be warming up to him. A year 후, Eun Gyeol describes Seung Ri as Han Na’s “slave”, and says that they might be in a secret relationship.

Teacher Lee gets jealous of Coach Baek when she sees him carrying an armload of things forReporter Yang. She tries to make him jealous with Dr. Jang, and it works. Before he leaves for 큰competition, she brings him a bunch 음식 and warns him 먹고 something 이 아닌 다른 ramen 한 번. A년 후, they’re engaged.

We don’t learn much about Dr. Jang – he left the school and went into fashion design, and no one’s heard from him since. Absolutely no word on what Jong Min‘s up to.

Hyeon Jae is everybody’s friend now. He clears his jump at the competition, beating Lee Yun Ho (this new high jumper who we never see, but we’re told we’re supposed to be scared of him) and tying Tae Joon‘s old record. No word on if he made the Olympic team or not, whether he gets a sponsor or not, or what’s up with his family.

Eun Gyeol asks Jae Heeto give him a chance – he 알고 how she feels about Tae Joon, but asks her to really think about it. After spending an 하루 together, she officially rejects his confession, apologizing. It takes him a few days, but they eventually go back 가되고 friends.

Tae Joon falls completely head-over-heels for Jae Hee, to the point where he tells her to 유지 at least a meter 거리에 from him 항상 in the dorm, 있기 때문에 he 제어 할 수 himself 그녀의 주위에.

Jae Hee passes 후에 practice 하기 때문에 her binding is 너무 작아, and 면서 her teammates loosen her tie and unbutton her 셔츠, they realize that she's a girl. Seung Ri convinces 사람들을 to keep it 조용하고, but she decides 떠날 anyway. Eun Gyeol pleads with her 직진, but she's made up 그녀의 마음. As she가는 중이 라구요 to the airport, Eun Gyeol calls Tae Joon to let him know that Jae Hee's 떠나, and Tae Joon almost leaves the competition. However, he finds aa drawing Jae Hee 않은 of him winning the competition and decides 있어야. He clears his 231cm jump, breaking 자신의 record, 되기 전에accosted by cameras. “Jae Hee, did you 볼?” he shouts. ““Wait, I간다!” Jae Hee watches on a cell phone 동안 her bus ride to the airport, crying 의 눈물을 joy. Quite the contrast to her emotionless 하나의 tear from the first time we saw her 보고 him jump, 다시 before she came to S. Korea.

We catch up with Jae Hee a year 후에, back in California. She gets a 동영상 메시지 from Eun Gyeol, who있었 busy 연중 with national soccer 팀 stuff. He updates her on 모든 사람의 lives, ending by 말하는Tae Joon is on vacation on Jeju Island. Just as she's mumbling that she wishes he'd said 에 대한 자세한 내용을 Tae Joon, she looks up 볼 Tae Joon 옆에 서 her. “I told you I'd come 보고 you, 지금??” he says. They 미소 and hug, and 쇼 ends.

contagion’s Thoughts:

[ Note : This post reflects the opinions of the author, not necessarily those of allkpop ]

Well that was… anticlimactic. And it leaves me with 많은 질문 – did Tae Joon의 아버지는 go to the competition now that they're on 좋은 terms? Did Tae Joon have any 생각이나 residual 감정 about 그의 어머니's death since this is 처음으로 big competition he's 뛰어 since she died? Did Tae Joon and Hyeon Jae make the Olympic 팀을? Did Hyeon Jae get a sponsor? How is 그의 가족? What 한 Jae Hee’s 금발 friend, Daniel, and Johnnyhave to 에 대해 뭐라고 Jae Hee returning just a 몇 주 into 학년? Did 그녀의 부모 ever find out what she was up to? What was 의 요점 Reporter Yang bullying Tae Joon에 that exclusive interview? Why did Seung Ri put 목을 on the line for Jae Hee 때 they don't even seem to have 많은 of a friendship? Why does Hyeon Jae act like he knows that Tae Joon and Jae Hee like each other when he doesn't even 알고 she's a girl? Why does Sangchusuddenly 싫어하지 Eun Gyeol? Did Jae Hee ever actually visit Han 구명 in the hospital? Did Jong Min just vanish 허공으로 (he's not even there when 전체 athletic 팀이 says goodbye to Jae Hee)?

I was really disappointed with how 약간의 weight was 에 부여 the final 높은 jump competition. This was the 큰 행사 that 전체 show 되어 leading up to, and it went by in a blink. Hyeon Jae was 조금 더 than Tae Joon's cheerleader. Tae Joon의 관계 with his father was a complete non-문제 by 최종 episode, even though it was one of the major plot 포인트 of the series. Everything that있었 important in this series was swept 아래에 the rug to get our 주인공 together.

Speaking of disappointing 가지, I have 진짜 문제 a 쇼 that is perfectly fine with showing an attempted rape (episode 3), a violent 싸움 scene (also episode 3), and attempted murder (episode 13, with the flower pot- it may have 만 been an attempt to injure, but it's obvious that if the plant had 이 실제로landed on him 목과 skull would 된 crushed), but 를 거부 believable hugs and kisses 사람들 사이 who 실제로 want to hug and kiss 서로 . What 정확히 are they 말하고 their 젊은 audience by 제공 assault and violence the 녹색 light (don't forget- the 남자가 who 하려고 rape Jae Hee 도망 갔어요, and everyone 즉시 forgave Hyeon Jae for 그가 한 일), 중에 treating totally 정상적인, innocent 일 like hugging and kissing the 사람 you're dating like mature content?

As I've said before, this 쇼가 is 만 concerned with Tae Joon and Jae Hee ending up 함께- 어느 they do, but 다음엔? She 갑니다 back to the States, and he visits her a 일년 후, but he's going to have to 으로 돌아갈 S. Korea 훈련. Unless she transfers to Serin 또는 something, they're not going to 만날 수 much서로 for the next three years – 그리고 then, they'll mostly see each other in 수업 and in the dorms, so they'll still have 시간이 to be together. The ending was 있어야 cute and 행복, but 날 떠 on a downer 노트 over 없다는 사실 there's no way it's going 운동 for the two 그들 중.

I stand by what I said in my first review – Sulli, Minho, Lee Hyun Woo, and 의 나머지 부분 the cast are 은 꽤 good actors, but I feel that the material failed 가. You might be be the best actor in the world, but there's only 너무 can do with so-so 서면. Goodbye, 'To the 아름다운 You'- I can't 미안하다는 말을to see 당신이 가서.