sandy
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Post by sandy on Apr 17, 2005 23:37:58 GMT -5
Now that this drama is ending, moving far too quickly, I wonder what the motive is for Min-sup to display Jin-soo's paintings in an exhibit. In one way, I see Min-sup as being a real mentor for Jin-soo, bringing out his challenged personality as being pure and wholesome. His efforts might give Jin-soo some income for life.
On the other hand, Min-sup may be using Jin-soo to promote his own paintings as well. Perhaps he's realizing that, when his mother is no longer alive, he'll need to find work since he'll have no one to care for at home.
It irritates me to see how Min-sup treats his wife, almost shouting and growling at her when she's been the support for the family. It's very apparent that he's a very good son to his mother and a good father to his daughter, but not very kind to his wife. Yet, he's been very involved with Jin-soo, so I'd like to think that he basically has a good heart.
It's just confusing because he treats others very well, but not his wife. Could it be that he's always been jealous of her success?
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Post by kathleen34 on Apr 18, 2005 11:02:10 GMT -5
Actually, in the beginning I thought Min-sup was a real lackluster wierdo. I've done a complete 180 on him. It never crossed my mind that he had an ulterior motive to show Jin-soo's work. He has been such a help to Jin-soo ... not just in his painting but in his confidence level. He doesn't treat him like a poor little puppy like his parents are prone to do. As for his approach with his wife ... I think that's just the way they are. Part of his charm and it makes me smile when they exchange comments. Jealous of her success? I cannot imagine that. He's actually been a very stabalizing character. He and his wife really compliment each other.
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Post by Lucy on Apr 18, 2005 11:10:06 GMT -5
No, I don't think it is possible that Min-sup is using Jin-soo. He's being a really good friend and mentor to him, and he's doing it to help Jin-soo get some recognition and develop his talent, IMO. I agree with Sandy in that I think that Min-sup and Sung-ae's relationship is not good. I just don't like the way he treats her, even if she tolerates it. It's not respectful. I think that, rather than her being happy with the way he treats her, she just doesn't put any effort into her marriage or her home life and doesn't care enough to change things. Work is all that matters to her. I mean, yes, she's a good and nice woman and she obviously loves Jee-hae, but when did she ever sacrifice any bit of her career to take care of her daughter? And this is not a feminist-backlash kind of comment, I hasten to clarify. I'm as much a feminist as anyone; but I also believe in parents being there for their children, and I think that everyone, sometime, somehow, has to make time to, oh, say for example, give up a lecture in order to show up at the hospital when their daughter has major surgery or is in a coma. Just f'rinstance.
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Post by hachiue on Apr 18, 2005 11:14:08 GMT -5
I think that the most recent episode shed a little light on Minsup's relationship with his wife. She called and gave an excuse for why she wouldn't be able to be at the opening and he said to the other passengers in the car "that darn office, she always finds an excuse not to come at times like this" (or something to that effect). I think that it's definitely true that she's let her home life go and I think that's part of the reason why Minsup treats her like he does.
It reminds me of that saying that cobbler's families go without shoes and doctor's families die early.
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Post by BAE on Apr 18, 2005 18:11:42 GMT -5
think that it's definitely true that she's let her home life go and I think that's part of the reason why Minsup treats her like he does. yeah. i would have to surely agree with you there. I mean, she always says: "let's have dinner!" to her co-workers, and forgets about her family. but the same could be true for minsup as well. he would rather go to that hopi-cheepae. ;D it takes two to tango!
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Post by panther on Apr 18, 2005 19:50:27 GMT -5
that scene when min sups wife cancels on him is kinda sad. he looked really dissapointed. i think he hollars and uses a ruff demaner with her to cover his hurt. she's always gone and the whole jae-hae and the hospital scenerio was crazy. another woman should not be more concerned than u r about ur own child. i just couldent understand how cool she was throughout the whole thing. im not saying she doesent love her husband or her daughter but i think she is emotionally removed from them, so not being around just dosent faze her anymore.
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Post by hachiue on Apr 19, 2005 12:46:01 GMT -5
I would assume that, for her work, she has to be able to remove herself from personal problems (both hers and theirs) in order to reasonably come up with a solution. She probably doesn't realize that she carries this over to her home life and keeps herself at a remove from her family.
It's pretty sad actually. And I understand why Jeehae grew up to be a daddy's girl too now. And I'm assuming that grandma was unhappy with Sungae's treatment of Minsup too, which might be why she kept calling her a wicked woman (aside from the craziness).
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sandy
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Post by sandy on Apr 19, 2005 23:33:10 GMT -5
It's interesting because Jee-hae wants to become a professional, much like her mother. She really doesn't seem interested in becoming a stay at home Mom for Jee-min now that she has a film career looming.
Min-sup should really appreciate the fact that his wife is working since he isn't working. Sung-ae is the "bread-winner" that keeps that family afloat. With his vague artistic career, he wouldn't have the time to pursue his career if his wife just stayed at home to look after Grandma. I like Min-sup, but he might be working as a parking valet like Hee-soo's father.
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Post by bettyboop on Apr 20, 2005 21:50:43 GMT -5
i've been wondering about their weird relationship (min-sup & jung-ae) just like many of you have. i think it'd be interesting to see how they both got together in the first place, unless it was an arranged marriage of some sort. but it doesnt look like the writers are gonna improve their relationship since MPC is pretty close to ending...
the idea that min-sup just may be using jin-soo to help himself never really crossed my mind. he doesn't seem like the person who would do something like this. he's very committed to the people in his life so i doubt he's capable of anything... but since it's MPC, who knows? ;D
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Post by galacticchick on Apr 21, 2005 9:24:31 GMT -5
It's interesting because Jee-hae wants to become a professional, much like her mother. She really doesn't seem interested in becoming a stay at home Mom for Jee-min now that she has a film career looming. She's just as bad as her mom. When do you ever see her holding her baby or anything like that. It's one thing for her MIL to help raise her baby, quite another to pretty much just take her of him all by herself. And that's what she's always done. I think that baby is going to grow up w/some issues. I'd feel sort of rejected if my grandma took better care of me than my own mom.
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Post by hachiue on Apr 21, 2005 11:53:00 GMT -5
Yeah but it was their deal - the MIL wasn't just going to help raise the baby, she was going to do all the raising, leaving Jeehae free to have a career. I assume they made that deal b/c they thought that Jeehae wouldn't be able to resist taking care of the baby after she got it, but (oops) they were wrong apparently.
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Post by galacticchick on Apr 21, 2005 12:32:14 GMT -5
Yeah but it was their deal - the MIL wasn't just going to help raise the baby, she was going to do all the raising, leaving Jeehae free to have a career. You're right, but if I were a grown up Jeemin, that explanation just wouldn't be sufficient.
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Post by hachiue on Apr 21, 2005 14:51:00 GMT -5
True. I wonder if the family has considered this at all, or if Jaemin's mother considered that when she made the offer (or if she just thought of her own desire to be a grandmother).
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Post by TheBo on Apr 21, 2005 15:42:56 GMT -5
By the way, I've always wondered what happened to the little girl Mrs Jaemin-mother rescued--wasn't she called "Mimi"? Did the child's father clean up his act or something? It seems that Mrs J-M has been looking for a child to raise the whole time, as a break from FeedmeDad no doubt.
Bo
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Post by Lovely on Apr 21, 2005 18:22:16 GMT -5
Yeah, what did happen to Mimi? I guess that's just another story that goes into the pile of "Mysterious Plot Lines" along with the Bandaid story and especially the "Who sent that text message 'Do you know that your husband is with another woman right now?'" to Hee-soo the time where Jin-kook was having dinner with Young-lan.
Jee-hae's mother-in-law is wonderful. I didn't like the woman at first because she seemed so annoying with all her fainting and whatnot. But now she's a sweet woman who adores her precious grandson, Jee-min. Jee-hae is lucky to have a MIL that would raise JM on her own while letting Jee-hae pursue her acting career.
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