MY LOVELY GIRL, EPISODE 7

RECAP

Hyun Wook and Se Na leave the club. Back at the venue, Hae Yoon gets super jealous as both our heroine and hero are nowhere to be seen. After being sent the music that his former boy band is using for their comeback, Shi Woo demands a different song for his own comeback. Hyun Wook tries to smooth things over with Investor Jang, but gets the runaround from Jang's lackeys. Meanwhile, Hyun Wook's father wines and dines his current wife, who has been trying (and failing) to gather evidence of his infidelity. At ANA, the trainees continue to bully Se Na until they are driven off by Shi Woo. Under the guise of a doctor's visit, Hyun Wook's father goes and meets another woman. A private eye snaps pics of this.


Se Na sleeping on Hyun Wook's shoulder

More and more tender moments are spent with Hyun Wook as the episode progresses. Se Na seems accepting, Hyun Wook is conflicted, Hae Yoon gets more and more jealous. Se Na gets some guitar lessons from Hyun Wook, which incenses Hae Yoon when she sees this. Back at the company, Hae Yoon tells her that her actions toward Hyun Wook are inappropriate and she needs to act like a trainee. She walks off, but hears Se Na playing her deceased sister's song. When she confronts Se Na, she finally puts it all together -- Se Na is So Eun's sister, the deceased fiancee that Hyun Wook was so devoted to. Hae Yoon tries to talk about this with Hyun Wook, but she can't bring herself to do this over the phone.

On the train and at the retreat, Se Na addresses Hyun Wook differently and tells him in the neighborhood he's "Ahjussi;" at the company he is "CEO." Shi Woo drops by with a gift, but she refuses to accept it. Hyun Wook sends Shi Woo, who is not supposed to be there, back to Seoul. Hae Yoon tells him he seemed jealous, but he brushes her off. Later that night, Se Na runs into Hyun Wook and he warns her not to date anyone while she's at ANA. She asks him if that includes him and a muscle dances in his cheek...


Hyun Wook's dad, serenading his wife

MY TAKE

Is there anything sweeter than a budding romance? And the more Hyun Wook agonizes over it, the more he is drawn to Se Na. She is more than willing to run into his embrace and spend time with him. Never underestimate the power of a determined woman. My question could be turned around, too, where Hae Yoon is concerned: Is there anything more bitter than seeing the object of your affection turn his eye toward someone else? I'm still concerned about her association with Jae Young, the rogue producer who left to form his own company. He is certainly the snake in the Garden of Eden, and it worries me that Hae Yoon's jealousy will tempt her to switch sides and team up with Jae Young, maybe even convincing herself she had the best of intentions. Like the old saying goes, "never underestimate the fury," and all that.

Everyone seems to think that Se Na is Hyun Wook's pet project. And sometimes, it seems like she is. His protests that he sees something in her fall on deaf ears, including mine. I think she stirs something in him, and it's not just her music. I know it bugs him -- he says as much. But he doesn't really turn her out. Instead he takes her in. He walks with her, talks with her, teaches her chords, pushes her songs at ANA. I dunno if it's the way it's filmed or what -- but Hyun Wook and Se Na make a good couple. Far be it for me to push Shi Woo out into the cold, but this episode in particular seemed to pretty well define Hyun Wook and Se Na's relationship; all business at work, personal during days off.


Teaching Se Na some chords

We don't get to see many Shi Woo/Se Na scenes this episode. There's a bit, but we really get more insight into his character through his interactions with Hyun Wook. Hyun Wook's reaction to him at the retreat was intriguing -- does he view Shi Woo as a threat to his relationship with Se Na? Shi Woo keeps making his intentions known, which just forms one more corner of the love triangle.


Shi Woo:  "If you don't accept this I'm throwing it away."

I can't wait for the next one to get subbed. This is fantastic stuff. Will Hae Yoon succeed in driving a wedge between Se Na and Hyun Wook? Will Shi Woo continue to try to break out of the friend zone? Will he gain the confidence that he needs to debut as a solo artist? Will Hyun Wook be able to run the company the way he wants and still succeed? What are your thoughts?

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