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 athlete and eventually transfers to Korea the after he experiences an injury that potentially 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 to 5.2%. The premiere episode remains the highest rated for the series at 7.3%, and the received an average of 5.1% throughout the series, consistently ranking .
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 if she does his , he her alone, but he can't stand by and her quit rehabilitation. She continues to mock him, but seems to be warming up to him. A year 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 competition, she brings him a bunch and warns him something ramen . A, 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 how she feels about Tae Joon, but asks her to really think about it. After spending an together, she officially rejects his confession, apologizing. It takes him a few days, but they eventually go back friends.
Tae Joon falls completely head-over-heels for Jae Hee, to the point where he tells her to at least a meter from him in the dorm, he himself .
Jae Hee passes practice her binding is , and her teammates loosen her tie and unbutton her , they realize that she's a girl. Seung Ri convinces to keep it , but she decides anyway. Eun Gyeol pleads with her , but she's made up . As she to the airport, Eun Gyeol calls Tae Joon to let him know that Jae Hee's , and Tae Joon almost leaves the competition. However, he finds aa drawing Jae Hee of him winning the competition and decides . He clears his 231cm jump, breaking record, accosted by cameras. “Jae Hee, did you ?” he shouts. ““Wait, I!” Jae Hee watches on a cell phone her bus ride to the airport, crying joy. Quite the contrast to her emotionless tear from the first time we saw her him jump, before she came to S. Korea.
We catch up with Jae Hee a year , back in California. She gets a from Eun Gyeol, who busy with national soccer stuff. He updates her on lives, ending by Tae Joon is on vacation on Jeju Island. Just as she's mumbling that she wishes he'd said Tae Joon, she looks up Tae Joon her. “I told you I'd come you, ??” he says. They and hug, and ends.
contagion’s Thoughts:
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Well that was… anticlimactic. And it leaves me with – did Tae Joon go to the competition now that they're on terms? Did Tae Joon have any residual about 's death since this is big competition he's since she died? Did Tae Joon and Hyeon Jae make the Olympic ? Did Hyeon Jae get a sponsor? How is ? What Jae Hee’s friend, Daniel, and Johnnyhave to Jae Hee returning just a into ? Did ever find out what she was up to? What was Reporter Yang bullying Tae Joon that exclusive interview? Why did Seung Ri put on the line for Jae Hee they don't even seem to have 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 she's a girl? Why does Sangchusuddenly Eun Gyeol? Did Jae Hee ever actually visit Han in the hospital? Did Jong Min just vanish (he's not even there when athletic says goodbye to Jae Hee)?
I was really disappointed with how weight was the final jump competition. This was the that show leading up to, and it went by in a blink. Hyeon Jae was than Tae Joon's cheerleader. Tae Joon with his father was a complete non- by episode, even though it was one of the major plot of the series. Everything that important in this series was swept the rug to get our together.
Speaking of disappointing , I have a that is perfectly fine with showing an attempted rape (episode 3), a violent scene (also episode 3), and attempted murder (episode 13, with the flower pot- it may have been an attempt to injure, but it's obvious that if the plant had landed on him skull would crushed), but believable hugs and kisses who want to hug and kiss . What are they their audience by assault and violence the light (don't forget- the who rape Jae Hee , and everyone forgave Hyeon Jae for ), treating totally , innocent like hugging and kissing the you're dating like mature content?
As I've said before, this is concerned with Tae Joon and Jae Hee ending up - they do, but ? She back to the States, and he visits her a , but he's going to have to S. Korea . Unless she transfers to Serin something, they're not going to much for the next three years – then, they'll mostly see each other in and in the dorms, so they'll still have to be together. The ending was cute and , but on a downer over there's no way it's going for the two .
I stand by what I said in my first review – Sulli, Minho, Lee Hyun Woo, and the cast are good actors, but I feel that the material failed . You might be be the best actor in the world, but there's only can do with so-so . Goodbye, 'To the You'- I can't to see .
