Hometown ChaChaCha 갯마을 차차차 [2021]

[mademoiselle]

Shin Min Ah & Seon Ho's reaction watching the drama

 

[mademoiselle]

@abs-oluteM

 

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B-cut photoshoot BTS → https://www.instagram.com/p/CTZUWpdF1ez/?utm_medium=copy_link

Alternate link

 

[abs-oluteM]

Aww so nice @mademoiselle...

This @im0202 posting all these shippy translations on her twitter ...hmmm ...making me feels all sorts of things. I should just go back to ogling at AHS's body in Red Sky instead. 

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@bairama this post is so funny ...I laughed ...JaeOn will haunt us forever. 

 

[stroppyse]

I still think Seon Ho is probably crushing on Min Ah in RL. Look at how he's looking at her in this pic that @mademoiselle posted. If only she weren't publicly dating KWB, this would be such an easy ship to root for. LOL

 

 

[abs-oluteM]

@stroppyseeven when I was watching Tomorrow With You with Lee Je Hoon, I followed their film making closely , and oh boy he too had such a crush on Shin Min Ah. I was also somewhat on board that ship.    It is hard not to fall for SMA...she's so pretty. 

 

Preview

Oooo look at Mr Dimples surfing 

 

[abs-oluteM]

Someone just stop me from watching from all this BTS

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Okay some cute spoilers for eps 3

The old folks being sweet ( OCD me can't take it though. ) And DS making sure she doesn't offend them so stuffs it in her mouth.

Trope reversal

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Yup someone is whipped. The smile at the end!

And I understand from @LaLa that he found the other side of her heels. 

[movingwheel]

@abs-oluteM did you know that SJK too has or probably had a crush on Shin Min Ah??? Park Bo Young spilled it during promotional event of A Werewolf Boy.

 

Now coming to the episode , Our Du-Sik got it bad... I am liking how they are growing gradually....just wondering why is he in front of Urology Clinic??? What's his connection.... Maybe a teensy bit I am expecting him to turn out a  chaebol who left everything behind for quite life in Countryside ??? 

[im0202]

There is so much convenient plot in this story but I don’t care KSH and SMA are killing it 

 

@abs-oluteM Same here I will try to stay away from too much of their off-screen interviews and stuff because I’m going into dangerous territory 😂 I’ll just ship their characters in the drama~

Besides the epilogue part, I loved the scene in the car where Hyejin was driving them both back to Gongjin and they were going back and forth with the comparisons between what’s great in Seoul vs Gongjin. Such opposites in what they like, but they say opposites attract, so... 

Their smiles, really!! 

 

[Chocolate]

58 minutes ago, movingwheel said:

Now coming to the episode , Our Du-Sik got it bad... I am liking how they are growing gradually....just wondering why is he in front of Urology Clinic??? What's his connection.... Maybe a teensy bit I am expecting him to turn out a  chaebol who left everything behind for quite life in Countryside ??? 

 

When I saw that urology sign, it reminded me of that drama with the title “You Raise Me Up” 😂. But there was another specialty on that nameplate though - Psychiatrist. And when Hye Jin asked him why he didn’t keep the hedgehog, he said he didn’t keep “live things”...

 

I too think that he is highly likely to have been successful before his return to the village 5 years ago. Maybe someone in Hye Jin’s group of friends will recognise him from the photo.

 

So Dusik didn’t keep the other shoe from ep1. He fished it up during ep3 😂 and secretly placed it in Hye Jin’s shoe cabinet. She was so happy and the whole house lit up when she wore it. It’s so corny and just short of a Alice in Wonderland skip and tap 😂

Will let the rest rave about the rest of the episode haha.

 

Edited September 4, 2021 by Chocolate

[stroppyse]

Honestly, what struck me most about episode 3 is when HJ says that Gam Ri-shi was selfish for suffering in pain just to save some money, that the best thing that parents could do for their children was to be healthy and by their children's sides for a long, long time rather than trying to leave a little extra money to their kids after their death.

 

I suppose I feel that way as well, that people should try to be healthy and that way, stay with their loved ones for as long and as healthily as possible. I know that we all have to go sooner or later, but suffering in unnecessary pain seems so pointless and counterproductive. I'm glad the grandmother decided to get her teeth implants.

 

The rest of the episode was cute. DS and HJ are slowly developing an interest in each other, but more importantly seem to be affecting each other and even causing some small changes in the way they think and view things. That's a lovely romance.

 

The dental assistant and the police officer made me totally laugh though, especially when she's able to understand what he's saying with his mouth wide open. He was clearly amazed by that, but I think experienced dental assistants learn to be able to understand what their patients say even with their mouths open or full of gauze or whatever. The dental assistant's assertion that the policeman was cute, looked great in uniform, and was 4 years younger than her, and that was enough for her to be interested just made me giggle a bit.

 

Cute how DS rescues HJ's other shoe and then figures out how to dry it off so that it's wearable. Not sure I totally believe it since water damage to shoes is really hard to repair, but it's a drama, and I'm happy to accept all sorts of coincidences. Anyway, DS and HJ's interactions are always fun.

 

4 hours ago, movingwheel said:

Maybe a teensy bit I am expecting him to turn out a  chaebol who left everything behind for quite life in Countryside ??? 

 

It wouldn't surprise me to find out that DS went to Seoul to become successful but then gave it up for some secret reason, or possibly is actually the son of a chaebol. The latter would give it even more DDSSLLS vibes.

 

Part of me kind of wishes that DS is exactly as he presents himself to be, but this is a k-drama and there has to be some more secrets to be revealed.

 

Shin Min Ah is really very pretty. I've thought so ever since "My Girlfriend is a Gumiho" when she made her ridiculous character so appealing, attractive, and sympathetic.

[abs-oluteM]

Mid-way watching ....Hmm I was disappointed at her final outfit for the Seoul trip. Some of the ones she tried earlier were better. LOL

 

Pre-released...looks like she is bonding with the young girl

Who is this in the pre-release? Some celebrity that was her patient?

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https://i.imgur.com/WClUjJU.png

 

[JenL]

Haven't watched the third ep yet (waiting for the sky to get dark) , but found a subbing for the reaction video 

 

 

 

[SilverMoonTea]

The book he read I think about minimalist & environmentalism, and she order 100 boxes shopping online 

 

[abs-oluteM]

17 hours ago, movingwheel said:

@abs-oluteM did you know that SJK too has or probably had a crush on Shin Min Ah??? Park Bo Young spilled it during promotional event of A Werewolf Boy.

 

I can definitely imagine that anyone who partnered with her would find her very attractive.

 

As @Chocolate mentioned there were other clinics. Looks like the entire building are specialist clinics for various types of docs. Is he ill? Someone said maybe he was in the medical field before. Or perhaps like @movingwheel said he could be chaebol, and that whole building is his?  Who knows ...it is a kdrama after all. Everything is possible. But I hope that he is just a normal person ...it'd be nice if the the ML isn't a chaebol/ CEO/ celebrity for once. 

 

12 hours ago, stroppyse said:

Honestly, what struck me most about episode 3 is when HJ says that Gam Ri-shi was selfish for suffering in pain just to save some money, that the best thing that parents could do for their children was to be healthy and by their children's sides for a long, long time rather than trying to leave a little extra money to their kids after their death.

Same here. I love the scene of her and the grandma. It was sweet that HJ went to see the old lady and convinced her to do the implants. 

 

I agreed with her that DS was somewhat out of line when he took a ride with the 3 old ladies in her car, though I know he had good reason and did explain himself. (Them eating in her new car and dropping food all over ....gosh....ahahah OCD me could not take it.)Anyhow , I have to say that what I really like about the episode is that it does feel like it has settled down - as in the interactions between them feels less tropey . I get the convenience of having DS as the handyman & jack of all trades. Since they aren't using the cohabitation trope , it provides a lot of opportunities for them to meet or for him to go over since he is pretty much the guy who does everything here. 

 

Think the writer is trying to go for role reversal here . Usually in many Asian rom-coms, the guy is the more tsundere character or plays the typical jerk with the heart of gold. Here Hye Jin is somewhat taking on that prickly city girl but with a warm heart. So far I think we have seen a lot more of her perspective & her growth. And I look forward to seeing DS's side of the story. 

36 minutes ago, SilverMoonTea said:

The book he read I think about minimalist & environmentalism, and she order 100 boxes shopping online 

But his room also looked like it had a lot of books & keepsakes....maybe they both need to have a session with Marie Kondo!

[bai]

20 hours ago, abs-oluteM said:

@bairama this post is so funny ...I laughed ...JaeOn will haunt us forever. 

oooh iconic Jaeon yeah, it makes me remember I haven't write my final sentences in Nevertheless thread   

 

just on my way to watch ep 3 now 

 

bookmarking this tweet bcs I do really find the seaside village is interesting:

 

[SilverMoonTea]

@TRaNzI watched ep 1, then forgot to continue. I was not super motivated with it, but the ep 2 & 3 surprisingly quite fun to watch. 

 

@JenLI agree with you, she can worded her thought nicer, so people wouldn't get hurt. But sometimes hurtful word does the job more efficient, for people to realized where they got stuck. I guess she really need someone like Mr. Hong to balance her out. 

 

@abs-oluteMAll dramas must have the tropey that the ML have psychological trauma 😅. His word quite striking to me, that he doesn't want to keep anything alive with him. He can do everything, but not keeping a 🦔. I think it's the only time he reject request. 

 

And yes to the role reversal, it's so funny when she's the one raise her hand in the car to protect him from getting hurt 

[TRaNz]

11 minutes ago, SilverMoonTea said:

@TRaNzI watched ep 1, then forgot to continue. I was not super motivated with it, but the ep 2 & 3 surprisingly quite fun to watch. 

 

Yeap, I got ep 3 here. I'll give it a watch later if I have time or tomorrow.

 

I hear this show has already hit the 10% mark for viewership or something...incredible! 

[stroppyse]

3 hours ago, abs-oluteM said:

Pre-released...looks like she is bonding with the young girl

Who is this in the pre-release? Some celebrity that was her patient?

 

Yes, they're bonding over being fan girls of the guy in the picture, who had been a patient of HJ's. Ju Ri keeps calling him "Jun-ie Oppa" and asking questions about him to which HJ answers some of them, since others require patient confidentiality.

 

From the published cast list, he's probably "Jun, main rapper of idol group DOS" who we haven't seen yet since we also haven't seen the second lead Lee Sang Yi yet who is a PD and works with DOS.

[mademoiselle]

More Elle Interview - ASK ME ANYTHING

 

More for you to ship secretly @abs-oluteM

[abs-oluteM]

25 minutes ago, TRaNz said:

 

Yeap, I got ep 3 here. I'll give it a watch later if I have time or tomorrow.

 

I hear this show has already hit the 10% mark for viewership or something...incredible! 

They had a nationwide average ratings ot 8.7% ( the peak rating did surpass 10%). Some fans are optimistic it may go double digit. But I think it will be fantastic to maintain it at this rate since most rom-coms these days barely go past 5% .

 

Oooo thanks @stroppyse. I wonder now when Lee Sang Yi will appear- I bet just as he (DS)  has fallen very deep for her.

 

8 minutes ago, mademoiselle said:

More for you to ship secretly @abs-oluteM

.....but I am not the only one okay...see @im0202 translating all these critical scenes. 

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[Alice Wonderland]

I just love ep 3 even better. The ending was really sweet. I don't know how could that expensive shoe still in its perfect condition after several days in sea water and no severe scratch on it. Well, looking fine. If this is really a branded one, then they really make a good cf for it. I just love it when he gave it back to her. Aww.. their coincidences are quite many but I just like them. Actually the story moves pretty slow but good thing I spend almost more than an hour with joy thanks to this. 

 

One thing that make me uneasy, they seems to hint a melodrama twist in our chief's life. Don't tell me he is terminally ill and it's why his last lover left him and he stays in the hometown since then. Like he mentioned to HJ that he feel sick living in the city and hometown is much peaceful and wonderful. Hmm... I hope I am wrong. 

Edited September 5, 2021 by Alice Wonderland

[JenL]

On 8/29/2021 at 6:13 PM, SilverMoonTea said:

So far Doo Shik can surfing, speak Russian, make coffee, lead auction, do real estate, repair car, work in sauna. His time management is . 

 

Damn, where can I learn his skills? 

 

On 8/29/2021 at 6:25 PM, im0202 said:

And HyeJin’s reaction LOL the girl doesn’t want to know your house passcode (yet)! 

 

He's knows that she will want to in the future   Confidence level   percent!

 

On 8/29/2021 at 6:25 PM, Jane said:

And gosh this drama is so aesthetically pleasing! I loved the opening sequence as they transitioned back and forth between Seoul and Gongjin. Especially that shot when the sea was mirrored in the building! And of course, the beautiful beautiful leads!

 

I'm loving all the sea views. Every time there is a drive, I'm so charmed. Between this and DDSSLLS, I think I've got a few seaside towns to visit the next time I get to visit Korea post covid! 

 

On 8/29/2021 at 6:26 PM, abs-oluteM said:

I believe he chose this alternate lifestyle instead of being bound to a fixed one so that he could have his freedom to do as he pleases. I like that it challenges social norms of what we think is an acceptable career or way of life . 

 

Yep, I think this paints a good picture of DS - he's not someone who is chained to the material or commercial objects. He's riding a bike rather than a care, isn't dressed fashionably and only buy things to help other (stuff to fix things for the village). He seems to value his freedom and time a lot more, so the freelance/ jack of all trades lifestyle seems to work more for him. 

 

On 8/29/2021 at 7:03 PM, Warm Paws said:

I remember a trip I went to on a small town recently. A lot of shops open late and close early, some are like only 10am to 4pm? Something like that. Majority are even closed on Wednesdays or are open maybe 4-5 days a week? 😄 Felt like a super laid back town to what I'm used to and you'll be forced to rest. I imagine people there can work multiple places full time. 

 

Hahaha this sounds like New Zealand. I went on a 2 week road trip there once and all the little towns close at 4 or 5pm. And people just seem to rest and enjoy nature. It's nice to know there's still lots of little pockets of the world that are more relaxed 

 

On 8/29/2021 at 7:57 PM, mademoiselle said:

OMG I have trouble keeping up with the chats!

 

Me too, especially as someone who likes to read everything  

 

 

[JenL]

On 8/29/2021 at 10:32 PM, bairama said:

while waiting new eps 🌊

excerpt of ep 1 with The Kooks - Seaside 💙

 

OMG Thanks for sharing @bairama. I've always loved The Kooks. This is a cute mash up of my favourite type of music and K-dramas 

 

On 8/29/2021 at 11:34 PM, abs-oluteM said:

 Sobs my Han Ji Pyeong heart. But the silver lining is that the drama really catapult him to stardom. In his last lead role - Catch the Ghost , the buzz wasn't like this. 

 

Hahaha, I liked Han Ji Pyeong and even though his story was sad, I was actually ok with him not needing a romance and being strong as his own person. Anyway, Dal Mi was not good enough for him  I'm approving of this character pairing in HTCCC much more!

 

On 8/29/2021 at 11:42 PM, mademoiselle said:

LOL, this is random but @abs-oluteM that "catapult" you used got me thinking about Plant vs Zombie game cabbage catapult 

 

That cabbage was so cute 

 

On 8/29/2021 at 11:47 PM, abs-oluteM said:

Are you talking about Jasper and Puff???? I didn't even watch it but see I can remember it ! LOL

 

Hahaha...I will always ship Jasper and Puff and yeah, have to admit though I did not approve of the cheating drama, I approved of the hot heavy chemistry between those two  

 

But actually I liked them before the controversial drama...the one who went crazy over the cheating drama that they were both in was  @SilverMoonTea  

 

On 8/29/2021 at 11:49 PM, SilverMoonTea said:

 

@JenLfor this drama I promise to behave myself and only ship within drama 

 

Sure, sure. I feel like you or @abs-oluteM will be most likely to open shipping thread even though you know full well she is taken irl!  

 

On 8/30/2021 at 1:44 AM, stroppyse said:

Just thinking that the relationship with a halmoni is such a trope in k-drama-land. 

 

Hahaha, I think it is such a trope with Kim Seon Ho. That man is a grandma magnet  His chemistry with the elderly folks warms my heart

 

On 8/30/2021 at 12:15 AM, ktcjdrama said:

I can never understand people in kdramas with their shoe choices. Especially a female detective or police officer who needs to be on the ready to give chase but they are often wearing dress shoes. 

 

SO TRUE. I understand work and fashion and professionalism, etc. But at least wear comfortable flats 

 

On 8/30/2021 at 6:28 AM, Warm Paws said:

I do believe that most of Hye-Jin's words and actions during the party were more of her being frank rather than being rude. People do have things they like and dislike, the town folk just misunderstood her reactions.  Her friend/assistant did know that those are things Hye-Jin didn't like so it's more of her personal quirks rather than being someone new from the city.

 

I think there's sort of a cultural difference between what is polite and not between village people and city folk, young people and old people. Eg. HJ accepting the food but not eating the food from the grandma would be considered a polite way of rejecting something in the city. But in the village with elderly folk, it was still considered a slight. My take on it was at first, she was not aware of these differences when she arrived and kept trampling the line, but now in episode 3, being more settled in, she's getting better at knowing what is more acceptable to say and do. Also she's no longer a stranger, so there's less of an us v them mentality with the villagers too 

On 8/30/2021 at 6:28 AM, Warm Paws said:

Do we keep all the points @stroppyse mentioned to keep it authentic or do we address them with the power of technology to make it comfortable? 😆😆 I assume though that at this point, a lot of small towns have already addressed them. Especially ones that are in city-folk's radars.

 

Hahaha, if we build a Janghaven seaside village, we will fix up the points @stroppyse mentioned. I, for one, cannot do outhouses 

Edited September 5, 2021 by JenL

[JenL]

On 8/30/2021 at 2:39 PM, ktcjdrama said:

One thing I notice about Hye Jin is that she is rather anti-social, especially with the elderlies it seems. From ep.1 when she met the next door neighbour in the lift, she was clearly uncomfortable and politely refusing to engage further.

 

I think it's a mixture of things - her personality maybe, but also young city folk tend to keep to themselves more than older villager folk. So geography, lifestyle, age group and probably level of familiarity...I feel shy around new people sometimes, but then chatty when I know people 

 

On 8/30/2021 at 4:21 PM, ktcjdrama said:

O gosh, I feel so bad for Hye Jin when everyone heard what she said over the PA system... she should've promptly apologised to Woo Yoon no matter how awkward it is. Thankfully DS helped to mediate among her and the villagers. They turned out to be quite easy to please actually, haha, just shove them with food/snacks.

 

Yeah that was so cringeeeee...I would have just apologised straight away. It wasn't her fault the mic was on and it was her private thoughts, but I'm always paranoid so I found it so weird she would have a conversation at the scene....girl save those chats for another time. Or text!  

 

On 8/30/2021 at 5:39 PM, mademoiselle said:

 

I am not going to be able to read all these posts!

 

** Too used to the slow pace in my not-very-popular-drama-threads

 

Me tooooooo  Here I am playing catch up! 

 

On 8/30/2021 at 6:16 PM, Alice Wonderland said:

I just love with the people in the hometown, they are sometimes could be a little petty when they think that someone belittle them but they easily forgive once someone is sincerely apologized. 

 

Hehe, I think you've summarised the behaviours of small town folk well. They can be easily slighted, but also more warm and forgiving than any other people too!  

 

On 8/30/2021 at 7:29 PM, 40somethingahjumma said:

It's still early days to be sure but I am not as impressed as I hoped to be. All I can say in all honesty is that I'm watching this for the leads (especially Kim Seon-ho) who are doing a fine job of transcending a fairly ordinary script. The limitations of the script are particularly glaring as it comes hot on the heels of the wonderful Racket Boys which covers similar sorts of territory with more panache and far less awkwardness. What Racket Boys did well was to subvert our expectations of the locals and create a more congenial atmosphere from the first.

 

I think having watch episode 3 now, I'm more charmed than I was with the first 2 episodes. Like you, I love the feel of a warm and communal town more than anything. Racket Boys was one of the nicest series I've seen this year  

 

But to be fair to this series, I think it did show a more realistic feeling often when one first moves somewhere completely different than my favourite dramas with the lovely villages...you have all these hopes and dreams that it'll be more fun and you'll like your neighbours, but often there's a huge teething period where you're not use to things and you may think you regret your decisions While I don't generally like to see cringe-worthy, awkward or prickly scenes, I also felt this drama gave a good reality check for what it's like to make a big move and to have sub-cultural and generational differences.... I actually think the villagers were more prickly when I tried to watch the first episode of Camelia. I think the characters will warm up eventually as shown in episode 3 

 

On 8/30/2021 at 8:15 PM, mademoiselle said:

Why did Halmoni-deul all became quiet and stare at Doo Shik when he said the sports attire Hye Jin wear is the trend, others wear it too? Were they finding it weird that he's siding her or they thought he was looking at some naughty sites hence he knows?

 

LOL a bit of both, I think 

 

On 8/30/2021 at 8:15 PM, mademoiselle said:

I feel for Hye Jin. Although I understand from the villagers' perspective but I also understand Hye Jin's pet peeves. I feel exactly out of place too when I visited our distant relatives. It is just very different in the village/foreign country. It's not easy getting used to their ways so it is normal to encounter some friction. Soon I'm sure Hye Jin will adapt, and vice versa. I love that Doo Shik looks out for her but also makes sure he lets her know the problems. He doesn't sugar coat or spoil her just because he likes her.

 

Totally agree - I think she's a well rounded character in that she has some good points and some bad points and is relatable. And part of that is because we've all been in her shoes before when we didn't fit in somewhere. And yeah, elderly uncles or aunties can be nosy also - like asking about your personal life or commenting on your looks etc even though they mean well. 

 

I love what you said about DS - he's not rude, he just gives her feedback, but also looks out for her  

[JenL]

On 8/31/2021 at 12:50 PM, abs-oluteM said:

Watching eps 2 midway, and I felt a bit sorry for Hye Jin. I empathise with her - hahaahah I am OCD about cleanliness so I am not fond of people giving me food with their bare hands . Especially if they have licked their fingers. 

 

I think everyone is a bit ugh about that with covid these days 

 

On 8/31/2021 at 12:50 PM, abs-oluteM said:

Perhaps she was a little too honest with some of her comments but it was a bit unfair that her conversation got caught on the microphone . She wasn't saying those things to the village folks and was just complaining to her friend privately -something we would all do in her situation especially if you feel like a fish out of water. The truth is the judgement here go both ways.

 

The mic situation = just bad luck and a little silly for complaining at the event (haha you need to be away from the people you're complaining about) . But in terms of frankness, I always think people make it hard for themselves if they choose to speak without thinking first.  I think it's always worth listening first or asking other people questions ( deflecting their nosiness with your own) to see what people like/ think and then responding, especially if you feel awkward! 

 

On 8/31/2021 at 1:46 PM, Tofu said:

I cannot have another repeat of MMH. That will damage my heart. 

 

Hahaha poor @Tofu...one too many bad endings for you already this year!

 

On 8/31/2021 at 4:03 PM, Chocolate said:

 

@NetflixKR

Is there a man in charge of everything in the village? Yes, I will be the Hongbanjang.

 

I love that people are keeping a job count for DS