Jung So Min's Stand By Episode 2 Recaps!

Minnies here are the recaps for the Stand By Episode 2!

Of course I was laughing while watching the episode 2 

but after reading the recap I realized the situations were really funny! 

And even it has plot devices the show is well made! 

Thanks again Snoopy's Twinkie!

Below are the recaps for Stand By Episode 2!

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Standby: Episode 2 Recap / Summary

by Snoopy's Twinkie

Pre-Recap Thoughts: If episode 1 gave us a close-up view of Ryu Jin–fully clothed–episode 2 utilizes the second half of the handsome Ryu brothers pairing to give us an eyeful of Ki Woo–half-clothed. LOL

Recap: Episode 2 picks up from the hair-pulling that concluded episode 1. Jin Haeng stands firm in his conviction to marry his girlfriend, causing  his father to issue an ultimatum: Jin Haeng either breaks up with the woman, or he leaves his father’s house. Of course, Jin Haeng decides to leave the house rather than give up on love.

As he storms out of the house, the father tells Ki Woo that the father refuses to let Jin Haeng enter into a disadvantageous marriage. At this, Ki Woo attempts to let his father know that it’s the other way around: Jin Haeng will be earning money since his step-son will save him the trouble of spending all that money for prep-classes and tutorials. LOL. Ironically, how true! He then advises his father to accept the relationship since his brother loves the woman. Incensed, the father gets up from the armchair to slap some “sense” into his second son, only to have Ki Woo jump in the air and neatly avoid the swat. LOL. He then taunts his father, telling him that he should have drunk some milk as a kid so that he, too, can be tall. O-M-G! This guy is hilarious! I love this visual gag, which is soon becoming a running gag where Ki Woo is concerned.

At the studio, Joon Geum rants and raves about how Jin Haeng used the broadcast as his own forum to propose to his girlfriend. As she continues to vent, she receives a phone call from the executives congratulating her on the high ratings and making sure to keep Jin Haeng on the show. Apparently, the ratings went through the roof when he proposed and had his hair yanked at by his father.

When Jin Haeng shows up to the studio to pack up his possessions, the staff tells him the good news that he’s not getting fired. Thrilled, Jin Haeng decides to make the studio staff’s conference room his own bedroom for the time being until he can find a place and tells the studio team that he plans on marrying quickly so that his father can relent in his objections after seeing him living happily together with his future wife. 

Meanwhile, Soo Hyun drinks away her sorrows over Jin Haeng’s upcoming marriage while neat-freak Jin Haeng cleans his new “bedroom.” As she drinks, she reflects upon her past encounters with him, starting from the first time she saw him give a lecture at her college. In her drunken state, she stumbles home and, seeing her younger brother’s computer opened to the studio’s website, leaves a disgruntled comment about how Jin Haeng and his new girlfriend don’t seem well suited when all the other comments are to the contrary.

The next morning, Jin Haeng’s father drags Ki Woo first thing in the morning to Si Wan’s apartment in order to try to scare off Si Wan’s mother from the marriage. Si Wan meets them outside and tells him that his mother has already left for work and refuses to tell him the work address. As he calmly explains that he’s not that thrilled with Jin Haeng either but has decided to give him a chance because of his public proposal to his mother; he’s just going to watch and see. Ki Woo applauds the son’s decision, much to the father’s dismay.

At Soo Hyun’s apartment, her brother wakes her up with the horrifying news that he thinks someone has hacked into his account because someone used his online ID to leave a negative comment on the studio website. At this rate, he fears for his bank accounts, his video game accounts, etc. LOL. It never enters his mind that his sister may have used the account. 

Outside a restaurant, So Min throws a bucket-full of dirty water onto the streets…only Ki Woo walks by just at that time and…

Splash! A face-full of dirty water. Ewwww…Since she doesn’t want to spend the money to get his clothes laundered for him, she suggests washing it for him directly, hence the cover picture with Ki Woo in an apron. LOL. The women patrons of the coffee shop they use go wild for him, snapping pictures while Ki Woo nonchalantly tells them he knows he’s handsome but for them to not get too excited. LOL…why so cute, Ki Woo?

Unfortunately, as So Min washes his clothes, she receives a phone call from her boss, who is furious that her employee left the restaurant unattended and with pots on the stove. She fires So Min immediately and uses whatever paycheck So Min would have received to cover the expenses for the damages of the unpaid customers who left while she was absent from the store.

Belatedly, So Min remembers that she left the wet clothes in the bathroom and rushes over to the coffee shop but to no avail; the bathroom is empty and his clothes are nowhere to be seen. Ki Woo had realized that So Min had “rushed” off again somewhere and taken his clothes.

As for Soo Hyun, she runs into her brother and his friends at a coffee shop as they discuss who the hacker might be. After discussing multiple–very ludicrous–options, they conclude that the hacker was none other than the brother, who probably left the disgruntled comment in his sleep. O-M-G! And like the fool that he is, he accepts that option. Later, Soo Hyun hugs him in comfort as her brother wails in horror at what he’s done in his sleep and silently apologizes to him as well as thanks him for being a dumb brother. Oh dear…

Meanwhile, neat-freak, Jin Haeng can’t stand simply washing up in the studio bathroom and sneaks back home to take a shower. Of course, he gets caught by his father and rushes out half-dressed. Running into Ki Woo, he asks him to block their father, something his faithful little brother does so well.

The next scene is the wedding ceremony, and Jin Haeng greets his guests. As various guests come, he tries to encourage them to marry soon as well, ultimately providing a possible loveline between Joon Geum and his sunbae. Back at home, Ki Woo tries to get his father to attend the ceremony. Jin Haeng has always been the dutiful son, especially since their mother passed away. The father agrees and states that that is why this betrayal is all the more painful.

At the wedding ceremony, Si Wan asks after his mother, who should have already arrived at the location. Jin Haeng, Ki Woo, and Si Wan learn that there was an accident coming to the reception and that the bride was in the accident!

Post-Recap Thoughts: Ah…and so this is the plot device. I wondered about the pacing of the story to have Jin Haeng get married so quickly. In typical kdrama, clichéd fashion (not to diminish the horror of the event in any way), the bride dies on the way to the wedding, leaving her groom still free to develop a loveline with his secret admirer, Soo Hyun. This also sets up the premise for him to take responsibility of Si Wan and “adopt” him into his household. 

I’m curious to see what episode 3 holds; however, I probably won’t get to that recap until The King 2 Hearts episode 7 is recapped, so stay tuned! Hope you enjoy the recap of Standby!

Jung So Min's Stand By Episode 1 Recaps!

Hi Minnies! I know that its already been a week 

since MinMn's sitom Stand By has been airing

And unfortunately the episodes has not been sub yet that's why before 

I wanted to have someone to recap the show so the recap will help 

us to understand what's happening to the show!

So luckily we do have someone who recaps Stand By! 

And that is Snooopy's Twinkie!

Many thanks to Snoopy's Twinkie and the blog koreandramareviews.com!

Below is the Recap for Episode 1! ^_^

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Standby: Episode 1 Recap / Summary

by Snoopy's Twinkie

Pre-Recap Thoughts: For a first episode, Standby wasn’t bad. What was funny was that I was visually–yes, visually–quite impressed by the show’s opening segment. LOL. The show is definitely planning on utilizing its beautiful/handsome cast of men–OK, make that just two men–in luring the female audience. Heh…that’s one way to use Ryu Jin and Lee Ki Woo.

Recap: The episode opens with dramatic close-up shots (with rock music) of Ryu Jin Haeng ( Ryu Jin) getting ready for his upcoming broadcast…in the bathroom! LOL. The toilet flushing sound is hilarious in direct juxtaposition with Jin Haeng’s seriousness. Unfortunately, he gets startled when a staff member comes to remind him that he’s set to go on air anytime now, and down fall his cue cards. Obvious plot device, but still…oh-no! As he fumbles to collect his cards, he misses one that’s fallen down on the corner of the bathroom sink. Of course, in his rush, he doesn’t bother to check that all his cue cards are in order and hurries to assume his position as a segment announcer. 

The filming commences and the two MCs, Park Joon Geum and Ha Suk Jin, welcome the audience to another episode and comment on how they are looking forward to their 300th episode next week. They then quickly introduce Jin Haeng’s corner, world news, but are rudely shocked when Jin Haeng starts to read nonsense; he starts off reporting about politicians but end up talking about how seals dive deep in the ocean. 

Chaos ensues as the two MCs attempt to do damage control with smiles plastered on their faces. Once off camera, however, the veteran Park Joon Geum lays into Jin Haeng, demanding to know if television broadcasting is a joke. Well, Jin Haeng hasn’t earned himself the title of our beloved, fumbling announcer for nothing, a title which in and of itself is an oxymoron since Korean announcers are anything but that.

Kim Soo Hyun, a producer and college hoobae of Jin Haeng (and NOT to be confused with the KIM SOO HYUN of The Moon That Embraces the Sun and Dream High), encourages and comforts him and walks back home with him since they live right across from each other. When they return home, we get a glimpse of their home life: Soo Hyun lives with a younger brother who finds delight in Jin Haeng’s bumbled broadcast while Jin Haeng lives with a father, who is trying to marrying him off for better business connections, and a younger brother Ryu Ki Woo, who is “as tall as a lamp post” yet still continues to drink milk because he “plans on trying out for the NBA.” LOL. Of course, Ki Woo jokes. He’s just tall and loves to drink milk. 

Jin Haeng’s father tells him that he would like Jin Haeng to meet the daughter of a potential business contact on a blind date. Although Jin Haeng tries to tell him that he can’t, the father railroads him into setting a date with the girl. Hmmm…I see the dynamics of this father-son relationship already.

The next day at the television studio, Soo Hyun learns that her crush Jin Haeng will be fired soon and that the next episode will be his last. When she demands to know if they can so easily fire him after one tiny mistake, Park Joon Geum reminds her of Jin Haeng’ previous mistakes: 1) having stayed up all night to practice for his first news anchor broadcast, Jin Haeng oversleeps and barely makes it to the news desk in time but can barely speak…and since then, he’s never sat down at the news desk 2) giving a bloody-nose to a guest as he interviews him on the streets of Korea. The studio had to negotiate to prevent the guest from filing a law suit 3) reporting during a World Cup game against Argentina and excitedly yelling “Goal!” only to realize that it was Argentina that scored the goal…against Korea! Poor Jin Haeng…As Soo Hyun tries to convince Joon Geum to give Jin Haeng a second chance, the veteran MC wonders why Soo Hyun, so usually professional about everything, is always looking after Jin Haeng. Is it because….? As Si Wan gulps in nervousness that her secret crush will be revealed, Joon Geum finishes, “he’s your sunbae from college?” Whew~her secret is still safe. 

Meanwhile, Jin Haeng, unaware of the situation at work, goes on the blind date as requested by his father. He then later meets his girlfriend and her high school senior son. Today is a momentous day since he’ll be meeting the son, Si Wan, for the first time. When the son asks how the two met, Jin Haeng recounts the tale of their elevator meeting…because both of them were bothered by a piece of thread on a fellow elevator passenger, indicating that they are both neat-freaks. Despite the son’s good manners, he acts coldly towards Jin Haeng when his mother vacates her seat to answer a phone call. The reason for his uncharacteristic coolness? Because he works part-time as a waiter, he witnessed Jin Haeng meeting that younger woman on a blind date just hours before meeting his mother. Owww….He tells Jin Haeng to leave his mother alone; she doesn’t need to be toyed with like this.

Later that night, Ki Woo eats some ramyun at a convenience store and steps out a bit to answer a phone call. Enter Jung So Min, who works at the convenience store and anywhere else she can find some work. Seeing the almost brand new cup of ramyun and thinking that the owner left without throwing it away, she happily starts to gobble  down the noodles. Unfortunately, Ki Woo walks in on her in mid-bite, noodles streaming down from her mouth. He comments that she must have been in an awful rush/hungry to eat someone else’s food. LOL She quickly apologizes and offers to buy him another bowl, but he politely declines.

The next day, she falls asleep on the bus and wakes up barely in time to get off her stop. However, as she tries to exit the bus, she realizes that Ki Woo–Mr. Ramyun Man–is seated next to her. Embarrassed from the previous encounter and not wanting to wake him up, she attempts to quietly step over his long legs (her comments, not mine) but ends up sitting on them instead when the bus abruptly stops. Of course, he awakes, recognizes her, and comments that she must have been in a “rush” again. Heh…I get the feeling her nickname is going to be “Rush Girl” or something.

Meanwhile, Jin Haeng tries to score some points with Si Wan by meeting with him separately and giving him an autograph from SNSD. As Jin Haeng tries to get on his good side and wonders if Si Wan doesn’t approve of him because Jin Haeng isn’t a successful announcer, Si Wan finally reveals that he witnessed Jin Haeng’s secret blind date with another woman at the restaurant where he works. He demands to know if Jin  Haeng’s keeping his relationship with the mother a secret because he’s ashamed of them.

During Jin Haeng’s last broadcast, he bids his farewell to Soo Hyun and invites Si Wan and his mother to watch him film his segment.  Unbeknownst to him, though, his father has also invited his blind date and her father. As Jin Haeng prepares to say his thanks and farewell to his audience, he belatedly notices his father…and the two unwelcomed guests. Stunned, he momentarily loses his composure but manages to regain it at the last moment to get what he needs said. He announces before the entire audience that he loves a woman and wants to marry her. Then in dramatic fashion, he proposes to her on the air!

The reaction?

Stunned happiness from his girlfriend while his father walks up to Jin Haeng and proceeds to pull at his son’s hair. O-M-G!

Post-Recap Thoughts: There are a lot of visual gags and puns (Jin Haeng’s name meaning “advance” or “progress”), but I don’t mind them…after all,  this a sitcom. 

For a first episode, it wasn’t bad. The show set up a solid premise, and the audience has a clear idea of the main characters, each of whom have some odd hang-ups, but those are what make characters loveable, so I’m looking forward to seeing how this group of people develop.

I’ll try to have episode 2 up soon. I hope you enjoyed reading the recap. I’m going to try this format (all prose and little/no pictures) for a while; otherwise, I’m afraid I may burn out before the series ends.