Interesting scenes restored to morning's broadcast

[JadeEyes]

How many of you saw the re-broadcast of last night's ep. which aired this morning? A sequence of scenes that were cut from the ep. were put back in this morning. Some of them were quite interesting, though I admit they didn't advance the plot too much.

We see how Ja-young passes her lonely, painful evening after walking out of the restaurant when Young-joon confronted her about the pix. It was almost heart-breaking. She sat through a movie that looked like maybe a Western, tears streaming down her face, while others in the audience were smiling and laughing. Next we see her at that same bar she went w/ her co-workers where she's singing into a mike that appears to be attached to a TV monitor...this seems to be a popular form of entertainment in Seoul. But there's no joy in the scene. She seems to be going through the motions w/ quiet tears.

Meanwhile, we see Young-joon at home, quietly tying one on at his kitchenette table. Looks like a bottle of Jim Beam. He tries JY on his cell phone, but her phone must be turned off. She's singing away at the bar w/ the mike. In the end, she returns home just in time to catch the tail-end of Grandma's instructions to Tae-young about the protocol of marriage tradition in Korea. Next, we see a very curious scene---a steamed up bathroom mirror w/ the reflection of someone standing in an uncurtained shower stall w/ clothes on, water pouring down over her. The camera pans across the small room to reveal Ja-young standing in the stall, wearing what looks like a long T-shirt and her hair still tied back, shower water running over her, drenching her. She's not washing at all...just getting soaked. Very strange.

Grandma's instrux too about marriage customs was odd as well. She told Tae-young a married male friend of his must deliver the bride's wooden chest 10 days before the wedding at sundown...that's why a lantern is required (ok...good to know!) Tae-young asks if it would be ok for him to deliver the chest himself. He explains none of his male friends are married and if he recruited one of them anyway, he'd have to haggle w/ them over a fee. Mi-ryung's family would have to prepare more food, too. Grandma admits this is true, and sadly and wearily concedes that if there's no other way, tradition will have to be modified this once and allow Tae-young to deliver the chest. Na-young learns Grandma turned down Han-soon's offer of money for the dowry in favor of outfits Han-soon would pick out for all of them and which Na-young might not like. Na-young is very disappointed, but Grandma can't be concerned in the least. A few more things are needed for Mi-ryung from the groom's family, and Ja-young promises to pick up the remaining items the next day.

One thing I enjoy so much about YH is this window to another culture, w/ such different traditions and customs...though I must admit some of them seem extremely odd and foreign. But I guess that's probably how many of our traditions and customs seem to Asians.

On a different subject...does anyone know why Tae-young and Mi-ryung have to make airline reservations for their honeymoon trip? I thought Young-joon already booked a round-trip flight for the newlyweds. Young-joon's question to Ja-young about that before she fled the restaurant seemed like it may have been a blooper...or maybe a glitch in the translation.

And on yet another subject...where is everyone? Did everyone but me go off on vacation or something? Seems like almost no one is posting anymore. This is very discouraging.

Come on Yellow Handkerchief fans! Wake up and sound off! I want to talk about the show w/ someone! Wah!! < >

Jade Eyes

[Soju]

I figured everyone's out enjoying the nice weather we're (finally) having.

I find it an interesting exercise to understand Korean wedding customs from watching these shows. In a previously aired one ('So this is Love'?) the man's maried older brother arives at the Bride's house, with a group (and lantern), shouting, "We have a wedding chest! Does anyon want to buy a wedding chest?" The Brides brother or father then came out and haggled a (nominal) price for delivery.

Then there's the dowry. Gift, or cash? Grandma says "It's the thought that counts", but Na-young says, "Show me the money". And then there's the gifts to the extended family. Remember the grief this caused in "To Be With You"? (Hint: don't just give socks to everybody!)

And today, when Sun-joo wants to know what to give the couple, (What??!! You mean there's more than one department store in Seoul?), she calls Mi-ryung, creating an awkward moment.

Much as I find the idea of greed lists/ gift registeries at Crate and Barrel or Marshall Field's sort of crass, they DO have a purpose.

[mikey]

Sorry, Jade Eyes (and everyone else). I haven't been saying much because L.A. is a few weeks ahead of you and I've been barely able to hold back because I don't want to be a spoiler.

But, let me just say . . . come episode 91, everything will become topsy-turvy! Whoa, no joke, folks! It will hit you like a two-by-four!

Hope I got your interest up!

Mikey

[yobo]

First of all, I can probably speak for everyone in that this show is still the greatest, and lack of posted messages doesn't imply lack of interest. Several of the previous daily dramas, IMO, got to a point where they really bogged down in terms of suspense and "juiciness" (though by no means all of them). Just when it may seem that YH is may be losing some of its savor, I find myself declaring "I love this show" and "this is the best" over and over. As for the spoilers, we have reached the point where we now all know the wedding is coming up indeed, whether we read Soju's preview report or not. I obviously did, in keeping with my habit of reading EVERYTHING on YH and the General boards. I kind of regretted it, though, but I guess it could have been worse. We all pretty much expected it to come to pass like this anyhow (see poll on Sun-joo's future). Thanks for not spilling the beans, Mikey, it must be tempting, just like it's tempting for us to read it. As for the report on the missing segments, thanks, Jade Eyes. I had pretty much given up on recording the morning show as it had been cut down in length just like the evening show. I did record Monday's, to no avail, and sure enough, when I stopped, they came up with a bunch of new scenes for Tuesday's. Last night's (Tues.) was a bit longer. You'd think if they can make some of them longer they'd be able to do it every night. The JY scenes of her misery raise some questions. Is she feeling bad for herself and her lonely future, or is she feeling bad for YJ? Unusually enough, one wants to see her and YJ be more selfish, whereas the contrast with the other splitting couple is stunning! SM and MJ have never given any indication of being anything but selfish! SM seems to be possibly learning about his foolishness, though. I think JY will have to have something happen to YJ before she'll realize her love for him, as opposed to her guilt and sympathy for him. I hope he doesn't get driven to try suicide, as that would only reinforce her guilt rather than make her realize she loves him. Right now she's too preoccupied with guilt and the problems presented by the baby to be in touch with her own feelings.

[JadeEyes]

I think you raise an interesting point, yobo, when you note that the station does seem to have some flexibility in how much time they can allot for an ep. (at least in the evening). If that's the case, the next question then becomes, what would it take to get the whole ep. aired every time?

I emailed this question a few weeks ago to Michael Khan, who is or was the site manager for this web page. He wrote me that he was passing on my question to the station manager and would let me know what the response was, if any. I haven't heard anything further as of yet, but I remain hopeful perhaps the station will consider our request and can do something about it.

I think you're right, too, yobo, about the contrast between the two couples...the contrast between selfishness and selflessness. W/ JY and YJ, each are ready to sacrifice for the other. Ironically, the sacrifice JY is ready to make will bring unspeakable pain and heartbreak to the man she loves. I know she believes she'll be sparing YJ the terrible fate of permanent estrangement from his grandmother, which JY obviously sees as the "greater evil" of the choices before them. I understand this stems from JY's life-long principles founded in the fundamental importance of tradition and traditional Korean values that places loyalty to family above all else, and honor and integrity. Even so, I have to wonder where she's coming from. She's a college-educated woman who has a career and is ready to raise a child as an unmarried mother. Certainly not the tradition there. Does she really believe YJ's relationship w/ his grandmother is more important than him making a life w/ a woman he loves and w/ who he can have a family?

Given the choice, how many healthy men YJ's age would prefer to sacriifice a life w/ a woman he loves who will be his partner and co-parent and lifelong companion than to displease his grandmother (if it can't be avoided)? YJ has made it clear to JY that although it hurts him to go against Grandma Sohn's wishes and directive and to marry w/o her blessing, he's ready to do that if that's what it takes. He's made it clear he loves JY w/ all his heart and wants nothing more than a life w/ her. He's an intelligent and rational man who has undeniably thought it all through and considered both sides of the issue exhaustively. He is not acting rashly or impetuously. Shouldn't she respect him enough to trust his judgment in this matter and to honor his wishes for his life (and hers) when they parallel her own?

I guess I was wrong about JY seizing the opportunity to let YJ believe she and SM are re-involved as a way to force a break up....although we find out by her unspoken thoughts she did consider this and wished she could have gone along w/ it. So my track record for prediction is nothing spectacular. Even so, I'm going to make another. I think she will go to Choonchun in secret, but I don't believe for a minute YJ will accept that as the final statement. I think he would turn over every stone in Seoul to find a clue as to where she went and will go there. I don't know what will happen if and when he turns up on her doorstep, but I believe w/ all my heart he won't rest until he tracks her down.

Btw...I loved 2 things about Mon. and Tue. eps.: the way YJ told off MJ, and the way Woon-kyu chewed out the same person. No doubt it won't make a dent in that depraved head of hers, but she needs to hear it anyway. I just love the way these 2 guys are so direct w/ everyone. I also liked the brief scene of SM in the car w/ his dad on the way home from seeing the Dragon Lady and he asks him if he wants to stop for a drink, which of course his dad did. LOL! Now that the cat is out of the bag, I guess SM didn't mind seeking a little company for his misery, and probably figured his dad would appreciate drowning his pain as much as SM would. Cute but poignant scene.

I just think Yellow Handkerchief is the best! It's my favorite thing on TV right now and is leagues better than the US daytime dramas I've seen, as well as 97% of the primetime US dramas we have currently. I can't say enough good things about it! ;D

Jade Eyes

[sasami]

Posted by: JadeEyes
I just think Yellow Handkerchief is the best! It's my favorite thing on TV right now and is leagues better than the US daytime dramas I've seen, as well as 97% of the primetime US dramas we have currently. I can't say enough good things about it!

I have to agree with you. I think one of the factors of it being better is that you know eventually it will come to an end but the whole time you are wondering how is it going to end, who will end up with who, and so. With US dramas especially daytime ones, you know its not going to have an ending. It keeps going on and on and sometimes storylines go on so long and drawn out that you can't figure out if it actually ended or if its still going on. For instance, ABC has a soap called Port Charles, it was going on like all the other soaps until ratings nearly hit the bottom, then they decided to do story arcs where there would be a main story with a theme which would have an ending and end up to be like chapters in one large story. Unfortunately, critics and the industry snubbed it and got it cancelled. Even the actors asked some of their viewers to write in and voice their feelings to keep the soap going but that fell on deaf ears.

I think the daytimes dramas are stuck in a pit of going nowhere and next works don't want to take a chance by doing dramas like we see in other countries unless many more like us voice our opinions to change that.

But I definitely agree, at the present moment YH is the best! I just wish it was on longer.

[Soju]

mikey said:

But, let me just say . . . come episode 91, everything will become topsy-turvy! Whoa, no joke, folks! It will hit you like a two-by-four!

Hope I got your interest up!

Mikey

Hmm, I wonder if this may be related to a picture I wish I hadn't seen on KBS's Web site. . . or a different picture I can't understand on KBS's Web site. . . or maybe neither one.

I've stopped checking out the Photos section of the YH area on KBS's site - I feel like a little kid playing with matches, and I'm just going to burn my fingers!

Or worse.

[candy]

;D i so know what you mean, i too am tempted to look for info about YH, but then it does take a little of the emotion when we actually watch it.