Yoon Jae finally mans up and kisses Hae Joon! (oops! A spoiler!) It was so hard to watch Yoon Jae dragging this relationship, but finally, after Yoon Jae sees Hae Joon being not so sure about this relationship, he steps in. MAN UP ALREADY!
Let’s highlight the key recap points from episodes 17 and 18 of “It’s Beautiful Now”.
Episodes 17 & 18 “It’s Beautiful Now” Recap
- Hyun Jae Almost Said it!
Hae Joon and Hyun Jae were having lunch when Mi Rae visited the office. She casually said hi to both of them when Hyun Jae gave a little smirk to Mi Rae and said, “Yyou don’t mind me telling Hae Joon, right?” Then Mi Rae interrupted and told Hyun Jae to please keep it a secret. Hyun Jae follows Mi Rae and tells her that they should address each other differently rather than using honorifics to each other.
- Soo Jae is Irritated
When the trailer from last week tricked us by leading us to think that Yu Na had revealed the truth about the whole fake wedding, Kyung Ae actually believed that Yu Na cried because Soo Jae was treating her poorly. Kyung Ae made Soo Jae apologize to Yu Na, leaving both Yu Na and Soo Jae confused. Kyung Ae shows deep concern to Soo Jae about how she is worried about Yu Na and that she might be too young to get married. (Which is not the actual concern for both Soo Jae and Yu Na…) Soo Jae goes to Yu Na and tells her their plan was almost ruined, but they are both firm to still continue to move on with their plan.
- Yoon Jae is Bit Feeling Different
Yoon Jae feels a bit weird after continuing this “situationship” with Hae Joon. Yoon Jae feels weird about the fact that Hae Joon is growing on him. They both started this relationship due to Hae Joon really liking Yoon Jae, but now Yoon Jae feels like he likes her more. No one knows about their “situationship” except Yu Na and Soo Jae after this couple visited Yu Na’s restaurant for dinner, Hae Joon continues to keep this a secret. However, after Mi Rae told Hyun Jae that Hae Joon is seeing someone, Hyun Jae asks Hae Joon inquisitively. While Hyun Jae continues guessing who the person might be, one of the clients barges in and suggests that both of them join a couple matching program. Hyun Jae strongly refuses and tells everyone that he has a girlfriend.
- Hyun Jae Prepares a Surprise Event
Hyun Jae Takes Mi Rae to a café and sings a romantic song for her. Coincidently, one of his clients walks in. We all know by now this client likes Hyun Jae and she tells herself this is fate. Mi Rae and Hyun Jae look at each other and it seems like they both confirm their feelings with each other once more.
- Mi Rae Visits Her Brother’s Restaurant with Hyun Jae
Mi Rae visits her brother’s restaurant with Hyun Jae. Mi Rae introduces Hyun Jae to Jung Hoo, and it suddenly becomes awkward. Hyun Jae shakes hands with Jung Hoo, and Jung Hoo grabs Hyun Jae’s hand real firmly.
- Hae Joon Calls if Off
Yoon Jae takes Hae Joon to a rather fancy restaurant and they have a good dinner together. Little did they know, Yoon Jae’s long time ago blind date partner barges into the restaurant and spots them. Yoon Jae is startled and doesn’t know what to do. Hae Joon is ticked off about the fact that Yoon Jae has been to this restaurant before with another woman, and she leaves. Yoon Jae follows her, tells her he cannot let go of her, and kisses her!
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Watching the trailer made me sad a little bit due to the issue Hyun Jae brought to the table about his father being an adoptee. I don’t see any problem with this at all, but Mi Rae’s mother Soo Jung seems to dislike this situation strongly.
“It’s Beautiful Now” Episode 19 Trailer Breakdown:
After the abrupt kiss between Yoon Jae and Hae Joon, their relationship grew faster.
Hae Joon even visits Yoon Jae’s office to give him a quick visit and to give him a massage, but they get caught by a writer who once was about to persuade Yoon Jae to join her on a matching couple show.
Hae Joon, who was the one who told the writer that Yoon Jae had a promiscuous past to prevent him from going on the show, is now caught by the writer and now the writer knows the reason why Hae Joon lied to her after all.
Hae Joon tries to tell Yoon Jae the truth.
Jung Hoo expresses his feelings toward Yu Na, and Soo Jae watches this and intervenes on them.
Mi Rae started calling Hyun Jae “oppa” and since Hyun Jae feels like their relationship has developed, he talks about his family’s history and that his father is an adoptee.
When Mi Rae’s mother Soo Jung finds out that Hyun Jae’s father was an adoptee just like her, Soo Jung strongly tells Mi Rae to stop seeing Hyun Jae.
What do you guys think will happen in episode 19? Stay tuned on KOCOWA for the next episodes, and meanwhile, watch episodes 17 & 18 of “It’s Beautiful Now,” with both English and Portuguese subtitles, only on KOCOWA!
