Trot Lovers Episode 16

Trot Lovers Episode 16
"Originally posted on Joonni.com by Joonni"

Outside the restaurant where the future in-laws are supposed to have their first meeting, MS has finally caught up with the woman he has been looking for. MS tries to drag HS to the police but HS begs on her knees. She asks MS to stop, for her son, JH; he is a singer and can’t have his mom in and out of the police station. CH overhears the whole conversation. Inside the restaurant, JH waits, wondering why CH is coming back.

It’s nighttime now. JH calls CH, but CH isn’t picking up. She ignores his calls as she sits in front of her house, remembering her mom- her mom not being able to talk, people making fun of her mom, mom looking longingly at a trot singer on TV. CH finally picks up JH’s call. She lies that her dad suddenly became ill and they just decided to come home, but he is fine now. JH asks if her dad is okay, concerned, and CH tells him that dad is fine. She will call him back later.

HS comes home, drunk, and tells JH that she can’t allow the marriage, explaining that she doesn’t want JH to have to take care of CH’s whole family.

JH meets CH the next day at a cafe. He tells CH not to worry about his mom, he will convince her. Then JH asks about her dad- is he not feeling well? Her expression isn’t good. CH just quietly suggests that they go on vacation somewhere.

TS is watching JH pack for his trip and is jealous. He offers to give JH a few pointers. When a woman and a man go on vacation together, make sure to share beer late at night. The woman will become more drunk and start looking expectantly at the man. Right then, all the man has to do is- TS licks his lips in demonstration. The woman won’t be able to hold back and jump the man. That is what that woman did. JH asks which woman did that. TS realizes his slip.

JH and CH go back to their stream. They enjoy the day together and later at night, they cook dinner by the campfire. After  dinner, JH plays the guitar and sings CH a song. CH looks on happily. Later, they huddle under a blanket together. CH quietly says to JH that she asked to come here because she had something to discuss with him. They sit face-to-face, holding both hands. JH asks if it is something serious, and CH confirms. CH starts telling him that on the day of the in-law meeting, she saw MS and HS fight. JH asks if their parents knew each from long ago. CH replies yes. He asks what they fought about. CH says she doesn’t really understand what happened but she thinks JH should know about what happened that day. CH has trouble continuing, which JH notices. JH asks if it is something difficult for her to say. CH tears up and says yes. JH offers to find out for himself then. CH nods, a little relieved. JH cups her face gently.

JH enters his building. Yang is waiting for him. She confronts JH, saying he deceived them. JH corrects her- she and SI are the ones who deceived him. Yang blames JH for making SI like this. JH says it is Yang’s fault that SI is that way. Yang claims she did this all for SI, living only for her daughter. She starts saying bad things about CH and JH tells her to stop, CH is the woman he is marrying. Yang scoffs and says they can’t marry. She tells him that CH’s mom was hit by HS. JH doesn’t believe her, though, and tells her to watch her mouth. Yang tells him to go ask his mom then.

JH storms into his house. He asks HS if she knows CH’s parents. She lies no. JH asks her to tell  him the truth- did she do something bad to CH’s mom? Did she hit CH’s mom with the car? HS starts stuttering, saying it wasn’t like that, that she wanted to take SJ to the hospital. JH can’t believe what he just heard and storms out of his house.

JH has arrived in front of CH’s house. He starts typing, “Are you sleeping?”, but he deletes it and just texts, “Shall we meet tomorrow?”

Next day, CH and JH sit together at a cafe. Before CH can say anything, JH says to her, “Shall we take some time off to think?” CHS is surprised. JH explains, “I heard from mom yesterday. In this situation, we won’t be happy even if we are together.” Tears fill CH’s eyes. JH continues, “This is hard to say. You must have had a difficult time.” He tells her, “Don’t try so hard. I will do all the difficult things. Leave it to me.” JH leaves, and CH cries silently.

At coach’s restaurant, PN finds TS’s phone by chance, and curious, calls the contact titled “Oh My Goddess.” She thinks that ID is referring to her, except the call goes to coach’s phone. PN also finds out her number is saved under the ID “Bucket of Nonsense.” PN calls TS over and tries to choke him in anger. She gets a call, however, from an agency that wants to sign TS and PN. TS is happy, saying things have been going well for him since he met PN. PN demands to know why he calls her “Bucket of Nonsense,” then.

GW and Jo  (GW’s dad) talk. Jo says he met with Congressman Pyo, Yang will have to watch out now. Jo brings up the fact that CH made it to the final round of “Voice of Trot.” GW informs him that Shine Star decided to sponsor the show’s concert. Jo teases GW, asking if GW is doing that to get CH’s attention. GW replies no, it wouldn’t work on CH anyway. He just thought it would be good for Shine Star. Jo laughs. GW says more seriously, “The problem these days is Jang Joon Hyun.”

TS is on the phone, apologizing for JH canceling his appearance again. “He is sick,” TS explains. It looks like JH is really sick, in the heart, because he just keeps playing his guitar and singing, “I’m going crazy.” TS pleas with JH to get a hold of himself.

CH comes home and sees that her dad is sleeping. She sits next to him and tells him that tomorrow is the final round of the audition show. She is nervous, and at times like this, JH was always there. She asks for dad to cheer her on tomorrow. “But dad…what can I do? I really miss JH.” Dad is actually awake and he has heard everything she said.

Next day at the recording of the final round of “Voice of Trot,” CH sings the song “Life.” She has picked the song because there has been many happy, sad, joyful, and difficult moments in her life after starting to sing trot. The song expresses all of that.  CH sing the song beautifully.

JH and TS listen to the radio in their car. TS thinks it is someone who sounds like CH, but JH can recognize it is CH. He smiles to himself.

The results of the final round are out. The final winner of the “Voice of Trot” is MJ! CH wins! The radio host reveals to the listeners that MJ is actually CH. CH thanks the viewers. She promises to continue to work hard. The host also reads listeners’ support message for CH and they are from people that helped her or was helped by her in the past with her trot song. JH continues to listen in his car with a smile on his face.

CH runs into the composer from before, the one who had the wife with Alzheimer’s. He encourages her and CH is grateful. CH asks about his wife and he tells her that his wife has been doing better after she met with CH. The composer gives a gift to CH because he is grateful. CH accepts happily. She sits on the bus and hears on the radio news about her winning the survival audition show and how the song she sang is being replayed over and over again. CH can’t contain her happiness.

People have come to CH’s house with gifts. They are her fans, here to support her. They are all ahjusshis and ahjummas. They are really sweet to CH, and CH sings for them happily. JH watches her from afar. She sees him and they share a look. JH leaves. CH lets him go.

Farther away, JH says to himself, “CH, you are living your life the way you want. I will try to do that for myself too.” He is proud that CH succeed by herself, in her own way.

At home, JH suggest to HS that they go back to America together. A major label had asked before to work with him.

MS sits with Jo. MS informs Jo that he meet HS. Jo says he should have investigated into SJ’s accident properly at that time. He regrets not doing so. He has been wondering these day if there is more to that story than they know. He tells MS all about what Yang did to CH.

Yang yells at Wang (finally we see him!) for not being able to find SI.  They need to find her before the police do. Wang asks they can call any of SI’s close friends- who are they? Yang, realizing she doesn’t know any or know if SI has anyone like that, replies that she doesn’t know. Wang is surprised. Then, they need to file a missing person’s report with the police but Yang doesn’t want that. Wang asks if Yang has checked SI’s credit card records. Nope, Yang didn’t.

SI is somewhere, alone, relaxing and enjoying the summer night. She texts GW to ask if he has time tomorrow.

The next day, SI meets up with GW and they go eat tteokbokki at a street vendor. GW notices that SI is really enjoying the food and she tells him that she never got to eat it while she was going to school but really wanted to. Lady comments that the two look like a couple. GW asks her if he and SI look good together. SI tells the lady that he is just her boss. GW is about to pay but the lady doesn’t take credit card so SI has to buy the tteokbokki.

Walking together, GW asks what SI did away from Seoul. SI said she did all that she wanted- sleep in, eat everything, read comics- but it only filled up two days. She is surprised that all the things she denied herself for so long only took two days- what has she been living for until now? GW replies that this is life.

SI tells GW that she will go herself now. GW offers to go with her. SI declines. GW says. “When you return, let’s eat tteokbokki together. I will buy this time.” SI nods and assuredly walks away.

Wang calls Yang to tell her that that he found SI’s credit card used for a hostel in Gangwondo. Right then, SI texts her mom to say she is turning herself in right now. Yang runs out to go to SI, but MS is there in front of her car, waiting, and he demands to know, “Were you there with HS in that car that day? You’re the one who left SJ there, right?!” Yang denies it at first but as MS pushes, she confesses. Yes, she is the one who left SJ there. She did it because, at that moment, she thought it would be good if SJ disappeared. She sang as much as SJ, but she was always behind her. It’s already been 20 years, and it’s not like SJ died. MS yells that taking the voice of singer is like murder. Yang pushes MS hard and he falls, in pain. Yang leaves MS on the floor, like the way she must have left CH’s mom.

Yang is now at the police station and begs SI to stop, to say her mom did it. SI gently clasps her mom’s hand and says, “It’s all over now.” SI goes off with the police.

JH goes to CH’s waiting room at TV station. People around them say something about them being couple, teases them, asks them to take picture. They just calmly along.

It’s the day of the concert for “Voice of Trot.” CH is in the waiting room getting ready when JH walks in. He is there to perform as a guest at the concert. Other people there tease them about being a couple and asks for the to take a picture together. They oblige, even though things are a little awkward between them right now.

Right before the concert starts, CH gets a call from the hospital saying that her dad need to go into surgery now. CH starts running and JH chases after her.

CH and JH arrive at the hospital. MS asks CH why she is here, her concert is today. A few minutes later, the nurse says MS will go into surgery soon. CH starts apologizing. She has to leave right now to perform and can’t see him go into surgery later. MS tells her to go. She asks, “Since you are a strong person, you will be able to endure this well, right?” She makes him promise to not give up till the end, as she will perform well till the very end.

Coach, TS, and PN come in. CH asks coach to take care of her dad. TS and PN says they will be here, too, and encourages CH to focus on her singing. JH tells CH to go first, he will see MS go into surgery. Since JH is only the guest singer at the concert, he has time till he has to perform.

On her way back to the TV station, CH has to transfer from a taxi to motorcycle because there is horrible traffic. She arrives just in time. Meanwhile, the loan sharks, now her “uncles,” have been trying to get the concert people to understand that CH’s dad was rushed to the hospital. CH rushes in and goes on stage. CH introduces herself to the audience. CH sings the same song from before, “Life.”

As CH sings, everyone else is at the hospital, waiting in front of surgery room.  We see flashbacks of CH’s eventful life as we hear CH sing her heart out. When she finishes, the crowd gives her a standing ovations.

CH rushes back to the hospital. Her dad is out of surgery, awake and recovering. CH cries, thanking him for surviving.

Yang visits SI in jail. Yang tells her not to lose hope, she will make sure SI gets out of here. SI looks at her mom softly. She says, “I thought till now that you had ruined my life, but it wasn’t that. I think I ruined your life. I am not 14 years old anymore and needed to take care of my issues on my own. I made your life difficult. Im sorry.” Yang cries along with her daughter.

Yang walks out the prison and Wang is there waiting for her. He informs her that Congressman Pyo is suing her for defamation. There will also be investigation into all of Yang’s wrongdoings. Yangs says weakly that those things aren’t important to her now, her daughter is in jail. Police approach Yang with a warrant.

MS sits with CH and tells her he has something to say, “What happened in your mom’s and my generation is in the past. I think the happiness of you guys, living in the present, is more important.” MS says he should have told her this before but he was only human and couldn’t. He apologizes. He says he thought about this as he was going into surgery. CH takes his hand.

MS returns to his hospital room with CH. HS is there. She gets on her knees. She apologizes, “I did something terrible to you and SJ. Thank you for surviving. I’m sorry.” She cries hard. MS walks over to her and gently puts his hand on her shoulder.

CH walks out of the room and sees JH sitting in the hallway. He gets up and asks if she has been doing well. She nods and asks the same of him. JH replies of course. He came with his mom because she was scared. CH says it is good that those two, HS and MS, resolved their issue now. JH holds his breath before he says, “Between us, I suppose we need more time.” JH tells CH that he is going to the US. CH is surprised- how long? JH says casually, “I don’t know, might just live there.” CH asks worriedly, “Why, because of me?” JH says with a mocking tone, “I am the music god! Lots of major labels want to work with me.” JH warns CH to work hard- in order to date the “Music god,” she at least needs to be the “Queen of Trot.” “You’re not the one waiting for me, I am the one waiting for you. You gum patch.” They smile together.

A year later. PN and TS’ CD has come out. It seems the loan sharks are their managers now. TS is now PN’s husband? We find out that PN is expecting.

GW and CH shop for food at the market. He is still as strange as ever, a grown made riding the shopping cart. In the parking lot of the market, GW thanks CH for helping him shop. He promises to send a gift to the homeless center in return for her help.

Byul and MS see on the news that JH has returned, successfully debuting in the US market. We heard the reporter saying there are rumors of a relationship between JH and his female manager. Right then, the doorbell rings. MS opens the door and is surprised to see who it is. We don’t see that person.

CH finds SI waiting for her in the ready room at the station. SI asks if CH has been doing well. CH offers her hand but SI doesn’t it take it. She says she really didn’t like CH before, and truthfully, still doesn’t like her that much right now. CHis about to drop her hand in disappointment when SI grabs it. She says, “However, I admit that I really did terrible things. I am sorry.” She asks CH to also forgive Yang. She will apologize in her stead. SI tells CH that she will start from the beginning again and work hard to become CH’s rival. CH says she will wait. They both wish each other hwaiting.

JH has come to GW’s office and JH is acting all coy, saying he will have to see what Shine Star will offer to sign with them again. GW reminds JH that he owes him. He asks JH to go someplace with him.

Byul and CH play the story telling relay game again. Byul gives her line- “And Dad became all better.” CH tries to explain that Dad is not all better, but Byul interrupts her, saying her story will come true. Byul adds another line- “The ahjusshi who went to the US came back home again!” CH’s face turns serious as she sighs. By herself in the bathroom, she softly complains, “Jang Joon Hyun, how could you not call for a year?”

Loan sharks and coach are serving the food to the homeless. CM asks coach if coach met her old first love that he found for her before. She says no. He asks if she will soon. Coach says, maybe, depending on what CM does. CM is ecstatic to hear this and works even harder serving the people.

CH continues the story telling game by herself-  “And Jang Joon Hyun returned.” Right then, JH comes up and hugs her from the back. “I’m back,” he whispers. CH turns around quickly in surprise. Tears fill her eyes as she looks at JH in disbelief.  JH smiles and CH does the same. He cups her face, a familiar gesture of this couple that he hasn’t been to do for a year. They stand, CH’s arms around his waist, his hands caressing her face, happy, whole, and complete.

GW and Byul are outside the room, behind the door, smiling. GW leaves with a smile and cool wave. Byul ends the fairytale, “And like this, Dad, unnie, Ahjusshi, and Byul all lived happily ever after.”

Credits roll as we see CH and JH sing trot together in front of the homeless. It is our CH-JH trot duet. They sing the last line of the song, “With the person I love, I want to live a hundred years.”

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Trot Lovers Episode 15

Soo-in’s mother isn’t ready to give up on her plans for her daughter, though Soo-in wallows in defeat (or does she?). Luckily, pretty much everyone is onto them, though there are still things that threaten to break up the happy couple. At least we still get plenty of cuteness and skinship between Joon-hyun and Chun-hee to balance out the drama, giving us hope that they can weather the approaching storm.

Trot Lovers Episode 15
"Originally posted on Joonni.com by Joonni"

SI is at the stage where JH’s accident happened, waiting, and she gets back CH’s response to her message- CH had responded, “Of course I remember. Let’s go back when all this is finished.” SI finds out that CH and JH were pretending in front of her.

Right then, JH walks out to the stage saying, “You came.” He grabs the “MJ” necklace off SI and says, “This isn’t yours.” Soo In tries to explain, that JH misunderstood, it isn’t her! But JH won’t take her lies anymore and points out that their eyes met that day. JH asks why SI became this way, she wasn’t like this before. SI explains she wasn’t trying to hurt JH. JH demands to know if it was CH. Is it because of GW? SI screams it wasn’t. It just seemed like CH was stealing everything from her!

JH calmly confessed that he liked her from a long time ago because he liked how she was always working diligently and patiently all those years while she was training. She was the type that didn’t know how to cheat. JH gently holds SI’s shoulders and asks her to turn herself him. Although regretful tears fall from her eyes, SI throws off JH’s hands. She can’t turn herself in. She worked so hard to get here, ever since she was 14. She endured a lot of pain to stand on the stage so there is no way she will walk off it on her own. Disappointed, JH says, “You made your choice.”

JH leaves the auditorium and SI chases after him, asking if he is going to the police. SI then begs for time, she will turn herself in soon. JH takes out a recorder. He has recorded what she said on stage. He gives her three days.

SI sits waiting for CH inside a cafe. JH had told her to apologize to CH, sincerely. CH comes in, surprised. She did not expect SI to be here. JH had set this meeting up between CH and SI.

SI apologizes to CH. She confesses to CH that she caused the accident. She was blinded by jealousy and wanted to get rid of CH. CH grows cold with anger at the fact that JH got hurt because SI tried to harm her. SI gets on her knees to beg but CH won’t forgive SI- JH almost died then! SI claims she will turn herself in but she needs time. CH has a dad, right? She has a mom that she needs take care of first. If she goes to the police like this right now, her mom might faint.

SI stands in front of the bathroom mirror, wiping off her tears and re-applying lipstick. She repeats, “I just need time.” Coldy, Soo In continues, “Time to take care of things.” Uh-oh.

JH takes CH home and CH asks why JH didn’t tell her about SI, taking on that burden all by himself. JH explains that CH, with her temper, wouldn’t have waited and he doesn’t know how the other side might have retaliated then. He didn’t have evidence against them except his word. CH cups his face and compliments him. JH does the same to CH, thanking her for believing and waiting patiently.

Next day. Dad quickly hides the medicine he is taking when CH comes out of room. CH is going to sing to the homeless again. Dad asks,”Isn’t it tiring?” CH explains that things have worked out too easily for her, because famous quickly. Comparing this to a marathon, she’s only just run the first kilometer. Even if things start to go well for her again,  she wants to continue volunteering. She feels happy to see the homeless happy and she learns a lot through the experience. CH leaves. Dad (MS) gets a call.

Yang hands MS an envelope. MS slides it back, saying CH isn’t the type of person who would do that, referring to Yang’s lie about CH causing JH’s accident. He trusts his daughter. Yang insists she saw the CCTV recording but MS says Yang must have been mistaken or the recording was tampered with.

GW tells JH that it seems Yang is the one who stole the theater recording and also ordered the photos of JH and CH in her house together. JH asks to meet the paparazzi reporter who took the photos.

SI is with HS (JH’s mom) shopping. SI asks for help, it’s not just CH but JH too. He has his eyes on CH.  There is evidence showing  those two cheated in his room. HS agrees to help, although she says her son is not the type of person to do that.

HS digs through JH’s room, which JH catches her doing from behind the door.

GW and his dad (Jo) eat watermelon together and GW asks Jo how far he thinks SI and Yang will go. Dad explains that he had one principle he kept while running his business. To properly recognize the hard work and talent of people, even if their thoughts are bad and actions mistaken. He believes that if he and GW properly recognized the work and talent of those two people, things would not have come this far. GW whines, “This is hard. I hate complicated things. This job is totally not for me!”

At the TV station, JH walks past his juniors without really giving them a glance even when they bow deeply to him. This changes when he spots CH among the crowd.. He awkwardly says hi and goes into his room. He finds out from TS that CH is there to be an attention diverting opening act before the official recording. JH wants CH to come in so she can rest but TS warms him he can’t only invite CH. So JH tells everyone to come it. Unfortunately, CH is called away, and only the other singers go into room, which makes JH mad. When one of them tries to drink the tea CH makes for JH, JH yells at them to leave and they curse him outside in the hallway. CH overhears this.

Later in his waiting room, CH asks JH to be nicer to people, for her. It hurts her to hear other people cursing at JH.

HS has sent something to SI. It’s the mic that recorded SI and JH’s conversation onstage before. SI listens and there is an extra recording of the paparazzi confessing that Yang hired him to take photos of CH secretly.

SI secretly enters JH’s house and searches. She also finds the CCTV recording of the stage accident. JH comes into his room and informs SI that he already secured everything and shows her his phone. He has sent an email with all the files of the audio and video recording. He asks SI again to turn herself in before this story hits the broadcast.

In a daze of despair, SI walks past a café and sees GW inside, working. Teary-eyed, she continues on. GW notices her and chases after. He grabs her back  as she walks into a busy street full of cars. SI screams that it’s over and GW shakes her and yells, telling her to get a hold of herself. Finally, GW gets SI to calm down. SI anxiously asks if she will be able to sing again. GW smiles. He responds, “Let’s go.”

At a park, GW seems to be busy playing a game and ignoring SI. But a band starts playing in the back and GW takes her closer to them. GW and SI enjoy the live music. They really a sweet time together, and SI, looking around at the smiling people band, tears up.

After the performance, GW asks how it was. SI replies she only heard about this stuff. This is the first time she has watched a performance like this. It was good. GW asks if SI was every happy like that band when she was singing. It seems she lost it and lost things should be found. SI smiles. GW tells her not to misunderstand, he is saying this as Shine Star’s head. He doesn’t like SI these days. He liked her better when she brought him a lot of money. She needs to go back to who she was before. He wants to make money, GW half jokes. He says, “I will wait.”

CM (the older loan shark) hands coach a note, telling her he found the first love she was searching for. CM says sadly, “I don’t know if this person was your first love, but you are my last. Please be happy.” CM runs out of the restaurant in tea

CH is in the practice room with other rookie singers. JH comes in with chocolate, saying it is leftovers from a commercial he filmed; they should eat it. CH smiles at this gesture. One of the young singers asks JH for an autograph, and JH, looking at CH, agrees. He allows them to take pictures, too, and CH frowns a little when the other girls hugs JH. Outside in the hallway, CH gives him a little snap on the head for going too far with this being nice thing. JH is left all confused.

JH asks TV producer guy to let CH on a show. Guy agrees to do this if only JH agrees to be a one-day DJ.

SI’s manager tells Yang that she can’t find SI. Yang asks the manager if something happened between JH and SI, but the manager doesn’t know.

CH runs happily into JH’s practice room to tell him that she is going on a radio show. Yang catches CH coming out of room and she seethes. She gets a message from SI: “Don’t look for me for a while.”

HY and CH wait in the radio recording studio. HY looks a little uncomfortable and nervous. In comes JH as the one-day DJ. Both HY and CH are surprised. HY noticeably asks nicer to JH, even calling him hyung.

For the show, CH reads a story sent in by a listener. It’s about a girl who is caught between two men- a temperamental neighborhood oppa and a handsome and skilled cafe owner. HY has to act the part of the cafe owner and JH gets jealous because HY doesn’t just read the lines, but acts them out too.

In the hallway, HY begs for forgiveness. He thinks JH is mad because of the time he told JH to clean his shoes. But JH is mad because HY, before at the radio show, looked like he was really going to kiss CH. HY begs continuously, saying he can’t have any feelings for CH since she isn’t pretty. He asks JH to help him go on more radio shows again. Now JH is mad that HY just called CH ugly. “WHAT’S WRONG WITH OUR CHOON HEE?!”

Walking home, CH thanks JH, knowing that he is the one that put her on the show. She tells him not to do that in the future. She will rise again on her own. Still she is grateful so JH asks for a pat on the head. CH tippy-toes to kiss him on the cheek instead when JH turns to make it into mouth-to-mouth kiss.  Smiling, CH goes into  her house. Outside, JH sees CH’s dad coming home.

JH urges MS to get surgery by MS says he doesn’t want to be separated from his daughters by staying in the hospital. He asks JH to keep his illness a secret. He also asks JH to continue to be with CH. JH replies of course. MS elaborates. He wants to see JH and CH live together in one house (in other words, marry) before he dies. JH tells him to not talk about dying, but MS asks for this favor.

Coach, PN, and TS sit crying at coach’s restaurant. JH and CH come in and find out that TS failed to enter the radio survival audition show, “Voice of Trot.” JH can barely contain his laughter. TS asks JH to tell him truthfully if he really has no potential. JH can’t tell the truth as CH, PN, and coach both look at him meaningfully. He lies that he thinks TS has potential. TS exclaims, “Really? I was going to stop. I’m trying again because of you.”

JH films TS and PN for a demo tape. They perform as a Trot pair.

CH and Byul listen to the “Voice of Trot” radio show. It is running a “blind” audition for trot singers. CH calls into this show as “MJ” and sings her heart out. After she finishes singing, the emcee asks why MJ auditioned for the show. CH replies that is is because she became a singer too easily and wants to return to her roots. GW hears this broadcast while driving in his car.

GW walks past CH at Shine Star and calls her MJ. CH finds out that GW heard her on that show. She asks GW to keep her auditioning as a secret. She needs to pass this “blind” audition round in order to go on to the final. GW sees JH coming and he deliberately says to CH, “I will keep the secret,” with a mischievous smile on his face. JH hears this and gets jealous. He wants to know what the secret is.

JH follows GW into a café. JH starts to say that Shine Star has earned a lot of money because of him. GW admits, “Yes,” but elaborates, “Very little,” and tells JH to just ask. JH asks what is the secret between him and CH. GW teases him that CH didn’t tell him. JH is about to walk away but GW calls him back, saying he will tell the secret if JH wins the game.

Two grown met sit in café playing a rowdy game of “Cham Cham Cham”- the goal of which is to get the person to turn their head the same direction as the pointing finger. JH keeps losing.

Yang is at TV station talking to the news documentary reporters that CH caused JH’s accident out of jealousy of JH and SI’s relationship. They ask for evidence and Yang hands them the footage of JH and CH together at the stream, saying it is evidence that CH and JH cheated on SI.

The drama doesn’t show it, but it seems Yang went on the show to say that CH caused JH’s accident. We only see JH and CH sit with MS, and MS affirms to CH that he doesn’t believe what Yang said. JH says Yang doesn’t seem to know that JH has the evidence.

JH holds a press conference. He turns on the recording of SI admitting she caused the accident. The reporters asks why JH is only revealing this now. JH informs them that he had lost his memories because of the accident. He loves CH, not SI. He doesn’t want the person he loves to get hurt.

Reporters hound Yang at Shine Star and she escapes into her office. She finds HS in the room, however, mad that SI did that to her son. Yang warns HS to be careful. HS is not in the position to be so confident in front of her.

“Voice of Trot” is going on. Judges are blindfolded and three contestants, including CH, go into the room to sing. The senior trot singer who rejected CH before due to Yang’s favor is there. CH sings her heart out. The judges look pleased. During commercial break, CH and the contestants leave the room. The judges can now take off their blindfold.

That senior singer gives her remarks saying she can tell just from the voice a person’s life and attitude. Contestant number three (which is Choon Hee) has a great voice and sings sincerely. The trot veteran names CH the winner of the blind audition. CH comes in and surprises the senior singer.

Outside, the senior singer pouts and tells CH this is just the beginning, don’t be too full of it just because she was praised today. CH thanks her brightly and loudly and the senior singer smiles as she walks away.

JH brings CH a list of things he wants to do as boyfriend and girlfriend. 1.  Date in the streets holding hands. CH and JH date wearing matching shirts, sunglasses, and hat. 2. Eat street food. CH and JH eagerly enjoy the food. 3. Watch a movie together. JH and CH sit in the theater. They sit really close together, eating popcorn and drinks. JH explains the movie isn’t important in places like this, it is skinship!

Byul is walking home with snacks. GW’s dad (Jo) surprises her and says they can play badminton together. Byul replies she is going to play with her dad now and Jo finds out that MS is back.

JH and CH sit in a field at night, eating chicken and JH doesn’t like that this is the romantic mood he expected. There is some teasing from CH. Later, JH sings his song for CH, the one that he composed for MJ. CH adds the harmony, making it a duet. CH compliments the song and JH says of course, he made it for that special someone. CH thanks him. JH asks her to give him something in return. CH says, “Anything.” JH replies, “Let’s marry.” He thought about it, but no one else will do. He puts the MJ necklace on CH, saying, “The necklace finally found its owner.” He tells her not to lose it. They kiss in happiness.

HS worries, thinking about what Yang said, that if HS keeps her mouth shut, there won’t be any problems.

JH tells mom that he wants to marry CH, and mom calls him crazy- now? There are so many other things giving her a headache! JH asks, “When you married David, did you ask my permission?”

MS tells CH that he recently saw the person who hit her mom with the car. That person was someone who used to sing with SJ before. To resolve this issue with her is the first thing he wants to do. Second is to marry CH off. CH asks if dad is going somewhere, he is talking like he is leaving and she is getting nervous. Dad simply replies that he just wants to see her happy.

JH, HS, and CH wait for MS at a restaurant for he first meeting of future in-laws. HS starts talking about dowry, and JH is embarrassed and tries to get her to stop. Peeved, mom goes to bathroom. Alone, JH tells CH not to worry. Outside, mom complains that she doesn’t like anything about CH. She runs in MS. Shocked and rapidly connecting the dots, MS asks, “Is JH your son?”

CH wonders where her dad is and goes to look for him.

MS and HS are outside and MS is angry, demanding to know why HS did that to SJ (CH’s mom), hitting her and running away to America. HS says it was her car, but she didn’t cause the accident. The car was stolen from her. It was give to her by Congressman Park and she didn’t want a scandal. That is why she ran away to America then. MS won’t believe HS, saying SJ could have saved her voice if she was taken to the hospital quickly. CH overhears all this.

MS tries to drag HS to the police but HS begs on her knees. She asks MS to stop, for her son, JH; he is a singer and can’t have his mom in and out of the police station.

Watch Trot Lovers Episode 16 online at dramanice.com

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