This episode begins right where the next one left off (which I find really irritating; 90% of the so-called "cliffhangers" at the end of K-drama episodes are resolved in about a minute in the next episode). Chanyeol comes downstairs, butting into their Romantic Moment. (BTW, why is there a skateboard stuck to the bottom of the stairs?)
In order to avoid invoking Chanyeol's wrath plus a very embarrassing situation, D.O. pretends like they're practicing lines. Chanyeol tells Yeonhee to get back to work, and sends her off with a glare. He similarly sends D.O. off to bed, because he (D.O.) apparently stayed up all night. Sitting on the couch and hugging a giant stuffed bunny, Yeonhee thinks that she's now become D.O.'s "permanent acting partner", which is a perfect job for her, because of all her "religious drama watching." Every fangirl's dream, I guess.
And about the acting in K-dramas--most of it--at least the girls' acting--seems pretty formulaic. They're a little bit sassy/plucky/positive (especially at the beginning), they get REALLY REALLY mad when the guy does anything, they flail, whine, and ruffle their hair, they stuff their cheeks with food, they get drunk *quite* often and stumble around, slurring their speech and spilling secrets. So...yeah, if you watch a lot of dramas, you probably will be able to portray most of the female characters pretty well.
Meanwhile, Chanyeol is in his room, playing an upbeat song on his guitar. Cut to a flashback of Little Yeonhee crying on a playground. *sigh* So here's where their backstory comes in--it seems that most K-drama couples have met before and had some sort of past history/past relationship. Because meeting each other and getting to know each other for the first time is boring and takes too long. Or something.
Little Chanyeol asks her why she's crying (someone took her teddy bear), and Little Chanyeol says he'll get it back if she stops crying and being a baby. As he walks away, Little Yeonhee blushes. Ah...for goodness' sakes...they're just KIDS...do kids like each other like that?? Little Yeonhee gives him an ugly picture she drew as a thank-you, and blushes again.
Cut back to the present, where Chanyeol looks at the picture and asks his grandpa if Yeonhee knows him or if she's just pretending to be "dense." Chanyeol remembers the times he hinted that he was someone other than EXO's Chanyeol, and does the Irritated Korean Click. He looks at a picture of himself and his grandpa (taken in the room with the record player and the other grandpa stuff) and muses that he doesn't know where it was taken. Oooh, I forsee this becoming a Very Important Plot Point later on.
The next day in the living room, Yeonhee's dusting while D.O. sits on the couch. He thinks to himself that they should discuss what happened yesterday (his confession, not when Sehun clogged up the toilet with a sock). Yeonhee is prepared to rehearse. D.O. comes up behind her and she screams "Don't come close!" (one of the lines she practiced with him). She apologizes, and Chanyeol calls her up to his room in his foghorn voice.
Chanyeol sits his desk and complains that it's dusty. Even though I'm not that dirty-minded at all, I can't help but imagine this turning into a scene where he punishes her for not dusting well enough...in a kinky way, of course. (Now Baekhyun's statement about watching rather than participating takes on a whole new meaning...) Chanyeol hints again that they used to know each other, saying he's been allergic to dust since he was six (is Real Chanyeol tho?), he used to sing H.O.T.'s Candy when he was six, and he put trash in the trash can since he was six (good boy!). He goes on to explain his six-year-old self's wardrobe and favorite games.
Yeonhee starts, surprised that he was always such a good boy, and continues to be utterly clueless about their past relationship. Chanyeol, naturally, gets upset and slams his hand in front of the door as she tries to leave. I TOLD YOU THIS WAS GETTING KINKY!! I swear, this piddly half-parody of a webdrama has more sexually charged moments/sexual tension than several actual dramas I've seen. Chanyeol says that she's dense, and the scene ends. Um, hello? Why did they have to cut at that moment??
In the next scene, Yeonhee paces her room, remembering that Kai called her dense as well. W8, wut?? So Kai knows? Gaeun eyes Yeonhee disparagingly as she paces, also saying Yeonhee's "denser than concrete." Well, no argument there. Gaeun explains that the reason why Chanyeol is acting the way he is is because he wants Yeonhee to join his fan club and become an EXO-L. According to Gaeun, Yeonhee has "insulted" EXO by meeting them and not joining their fanclub. I might try to join if the application process/questions were in English, but I guess I don't love EXO enough to try to wade through confusing pages of Korean.
In Gwangsu's tent, Sehun flips through a book while Gwangsu sits cross-legged, holds nunchucks, and meditates. Or something. A picture falls out of the book.
Ooh, Sehun and Gwangsu are going to figure out the Secret of Yeonhee and Chanyeol's relationship, aren't they? Sehun says that Gwangsu was "a cute boy" (ㅋㅋㅋ).The other kids in the picture are Yeonhee and Chanyeol. Sehun recognizes Chanyeol, and asks to borrow the picture for a while. He shows it to D.O. (who gives the obligatory mention that Yeonhee was a cute kid), and they both realize that Chanyeol and Yeonhee must have known each other as kids. Cut to Chanyeol Korean Ruffling his hair. Cut to Yeonhee back in her house, eating and laughing at something on TV. The episode ends there.
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