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Question of the Day: What city would you visit in Korea?

Just when we thought IU and Bogum's relationship was done being tested they were caught in Busan and sent back to Jeju Island and somehow things get even heavier.. 💔 We also discover what sport it is that Bogum is so good at and who the mysterious IU from 1993 really is!! 👀🤔

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katreen

I was waiting for this, thank you familia💜

Kim

is this ep 2 or 3? got confused btw thanks for this familiaa🫶🏻

Serendipityinthesea

YAYYYYYY i look forward to my Fridays and Saturdays thanks to you guys love you familia 💜

Bulletproof Girl

Familia, elope means to run away secretly. Just another word for escape. Lol. It doesn't mean what you said. Although they did it that night in Busan. haha.

iTanasia

i think gwansiks mom was 100% in the right to be worried about her jewelry and want it back

bub

this episode was so cute<33 excited for ep 4 tonight!

승민 정

I’ve shortened it a lot, but it’s still really long. Sorry about that ( '﹃' * ) I hope this helps you enjoy the drama. The line “These punks with their heads full of crap need to be sent to Namsan” is not meant literally (i.e., to send someone to the mountain Namsan in Seoul). In modern Korean history, “Namsan” isn’t just a tourist spot — it was the site of the former Central Intelligence Agency (now the National Intelligence Service). From the 1960s through the 1980s, saying someone would be “taken to Namsan” meant they would be abducted for interrogation and often tortured; it implied being sent to a frightening, punitive place. So in the drama’s context, “we should send them to Namsan” is a metaphorical threat — roughly, “we can’t leave those people alone; they need to be severely punished, intimidated, or gotten rid of.” In Korea, people eat tofu on the day they are released from prison. The white color of tofu is associated with purity and a fresh start. It serves as a metaphor for washing away one’s sins and beginning life anew. While it is not a mandatory tradition, it has been part of Korean cultural practice for a long time. It can occasionally be seen in Korean films and dramas. In Korean culture, brides traditionally receive paemul (jewelry or precious items) as part of their marriage trousseau, symbolizing family honor and status. when Gwan-sik’s mother asks about the golden frog, it’s not just about losing a jewel—it reflects concern for family reputation and the symbolic value of the item. But I also thought it would have been better if Gwan-sik’s mother had asked first whether he was okay, rather than worrying about the jewelry lol. In Korean dramas, there’s a common cliché where a cheating husband or wife secretly steals jewelry, or someone sells treasured family jewelry to raise money for their family. In 1998, during South Korea’s financial crisis (IMF), the government launched a gold collection campaign, and many citizens donated their wedding jewelry. In Korean society at the time, family honor and social reputation were highly important. Ae-soon and Gwan-sik’s elopement was considered an act that damaged the family’s reputation, so both families strongly opposed it. They were underage, and because Ae-soon was a girl, she was expelled from school. The incident was reported in the newspapers, and the whole village would have known about it. Gwan-sik’s grandmother valued Jeju traditions, family customs, and the authority of the household, and she judged that Ae-soon’s background and character were not suitable for the family’s honor. Traditionally, marriage was regarded not as a personal choice but as a family affair, and defying parental authority was seen as a challenge to their authority. Thus, Ae-soon and Gwan-sik’s love was not just a personal matter—it involved a complex conflict intertwined with tradition, social norms, and family honor. The drama realistically portrays the social values and conflicts of the time. Additionally, in the latter part of Episode 2, Gwan-sik’s grandmother mentions Ae-soon’s mother, Gwang-rye, saying her spirit “wanders in the afterlife”, which conveys that unresolved family conflicts can disturb even the peace of the soul. In my view, this early mention of Gwang-rye also signals that Gwan-sik’s family was never welcoming toward Ae-soon, and that their time together would not be smooth. It is said that when filming the scene where Ae-soon throws Gwan-sik’s ring and they talk, both actors cried so much that they were completely drained. IU plays two roles in the drama. she portrays Ae-soon in her youth and Ae-soon’s daughter, Geum-myeong.

eucalyptus

i don't know if you guys caught this, but when gwansik jumped off the boat (nobody pushed him lol), it was thought that he had ended his life in that moment because of how heartbroken they were, so it seemed like a very devastating moment. that's what the aunties were talking about, talking about whether "a broken heart takes a life" and why his grandma fell to the ground in shock. it just turned out that gwansik was a good enough swimmer to go safely to aesun. they thought he died. if i remember correctly, they said this was one of the most tiring scenes to film and that it was so cold that day, but it turned out as such a powerful scene.

MexineseFamily

😂😂 thats so funny, good to know 😅 thank you familia

Monica Pino

Thank you for this explanation 💜

Monica Pino

This is wonderful. I was about to give up on them. I am so happy! Thank you familia! 💜💜💜

승민 정

I'm glad I could help!!