Trot Lovers Episode 9

Is a song for Choon Hee in the works? Or a song about Choon Hee? Sometimes longing, heart-break, and love can only be expressed in a song- rhythm matching your beating heart, lyrics the poetry of unspoken emotion.
Trot Lovers Episode 9

JH walks out of CH’s house with his suitcase and gives it one final look back.

CH is done with the radio show and she runs out into the hallway. Hard as she looks, she doesn’t see JH waiting for her.CH rushes home but JH is not there either. All his stuff is gone too.

JH is at TS’s house and makes fried rice (out of the onigiri). He places down two extra spoons out of habit and he realizes this with sadness.

CH has also made fried rice for dinner. Byul asks where JH is, wanting to show off her perfect test score, and CH replies that he isn’t coming anymore- he has gone back to his original place.

CH sees and clutches the hair pin that JH had secretly bought for her.

Inside his suitcase, JH finds the note CH wrote for him at the instrument experience exhibition- “Your guitar- I will bring it back to you.”

SI’s mom tells SI about the deal GW made regarding CH and the photos and tells her to stop liking GW- he is a man who likes someone like CH.

At TS’s house, JH is restless, pacing back and forth and strumming his guitar and singing. He gets a call from SI and he goes to see her. SI asks for a song from JH again. JH says he gave her an answer before but SI reminds him in a thinly veiled threat he is no longer CH’s manager; if he produces her album, his near scandal with CH can be completely covered. JH asks how SI knows about that, but she doesn’t answer. She just says she will think JH has agreed.

CH is at the radio station and she hears JH’s voice and imagines him encouraging her.

PN has come to coach’s restaurant, and coach thinks PN is TS’s girlfriend. She says TS has been acting very happy these days. Coach promises to support PN.

PN and TS go shopping together for TS’s ideal type- TS describes that person as a goddess and PN thinks he is talking about her.

TV department head sits down for coffee with CH. He tells her about what JH did so her TV ban could be lifted- stalking him and getting hot coffee spilled on himself.

CH is waiting for JH outside TS’ house. She has learned about JH’s whereabouts from TS. JH is happy to see her but pretends not to be. CH asks why he left without a word and why he hasn’t called since then. JH asks coldly why should he call. CH replies because they are friends. JH counters they are not; they just worked together. He is busy since he needs to prepare his own album. CH stops him from leaving to say she heard how and why JH got hurt. JH coldly explains it is not because of her that he got hurt so don’t come see him again. He pushes her into her car and walks away. CH gets out of the car and calls out to him, but JH angrily yells back, “Go!” CH, upset by JH’s harshness, leaves.

Someone is taking photographs again but JH catches him this time. JH takes out the memory card and warns him not to do it again.

Lying in bed, JH thinks about SI’s offer.

Next day, JH agrees to help SI on her album. The two run into CH, but JH doesn’t say anything to her. SI tells CH that JH is producing her album. She asks if it will be uncomfortable for CH that JH, once CH’s manager, is now working on her album. JH says why, they are professionals.

CH is at coach’s restaurant. TS hears that JH is producing SI’s album. CH mutters bitterly that JH said he was working on his album. She learns from TS that SI is JH’s first love. CH is visibly upset as she  chugs water.

Coach asks CH outside the restaurant, “Do you like JH?” CH denies it, but coach says third parties usually notice this type of thing faster.

CH has come home and GW is also there with groceries to get more dinner off of CH.

GW makes steak dinner. GW is concerned about the cupboard door which almost fell on CH before, and Byul mistakenly slips that JH, calling him “our ahjusshi,” fixed the door. CH gives Byul a look at GW stands there in uncomfortable silence.

They are sitting down to dinner and Byul is eating well. She lets it slip again that JH taught her that medium rare steak was better. Again, GW looks a little disappointed. GW tries to drink from JH’s cup, but CH stops him, giving the excuse that the cup has a crack.

GW sits outside in his car, moping. His dad creeps up to the car window, scaring him. Hehe, like father, like son. They talk and Dad lets him know that he knows GW likes CH. Dad advices him, “You’ve never waited for anything so learn how to wait at this chance. If you wait, an opportunity will come.” GW shrugs him off, saying he is going to work hard at his job.

Wang brings papers for GW to sign, confirming JH becoming the producer of SI’s album. GW doesn’t sign in quickly and carelessly like he usually does, saying he will look at it thoroughly, and Wang is surprised by this change in behavior. Wang tells GW about a lot of people sending mail and videos to Shine Star wanting to be the “Next CH” and this gives GW an idea. He gives Wang a big hug and declares he is going to start a project to find the “Next CH.” This was not what Wang expected either.

PN is getting in trouble by the producer for fighting with the other backup singers, but CH comes to say hi to PN and the producer immediately forgives PN. PN is not grateful, though, thinking CH is just showing off and looking down on her.

GW asks CH to become a judge to pick the “Next CH.” She is the only one with trot knowledge at the agency.

Loan shark CM, the older one, comes to coach’s restaurant. He has come with a gift for her. TS sees this- he has also come with a gift but it is noticeably smaller. Suddenly younger loan shark, YM, barges in, disrupting the mood. He was looking for CM and they leave in a hurry.

TS can’t bring himself to give his gift to coach. He ends up just giving it to PN who has also come to restaurant wondering when he was going to give the gift to her.

GW and CH are driving somewhere to find the “Next CH” – trot prodigy Seo Yoo Mi.

JH and SI find out about this trip from Wang. SI yells at JH for not doing anything about CH when he likes her.

GW and CH have come to a school in search of Seo Yoo Mi. They find her singing alone in a hidden corner of the school. They approach her after hearing her sing. Girl says her dad won’t allow it because he is ashamed of her. She shows them her scar on the side of his face.

GW and CH find Seo Yoo Mi’s dad. He refuses to let his daughter become a singer. CH asks cautiously if it because he is ashamed of his daughter and her scar. He becomes really angry. CH tries again later to show Yoo Mi’s dad a video of his daughter singing, explaining Yoo Mi looks so happy singing. But dad refuses to see it and leaves. GW points out that CH really doesn’t stop once she starts.

GW and CH go back to where his car is parked, but it isn’t there. It’s been towed, but that place is closed too. They go to take the train station and GW lies the train is coming soon so CH starts running. She yells at GW who can’t keep up, calling him a broom.

Some ahjummas recognize CH and ask for her autograph and think GW is her boyfriend. GW doesn’t deny it. They give her some snacks to eat.

GW and CH eat the dried squid snack. GW tells her that he once at cooked and ate the squid while he was living in New York. People reported him to the police since it smelled so much. CH asks if he didn’t eat squid after that. GW replies, “Me?! I ate it even more.” A boy sitting on the next bench over starts crying for his mom. GW asks if they should run away since kids don’t stop crying once they start. CH ignores him and goes over to the boy.

CH and GW bring the boy to the police station- his mom is coming to pick him up. They get up to leave since their train is coming soon but the boy cries again, not wanting CH to go. So GW and CH stay, and CH sings to comfort the boy. GW watches and smiles.

GW and CH end up missing their train, which was the last train of the day.

JH is coach’s restaurant and finds out CH has missed the last train.

JH waits in front of CH’s house. GW’s dad is there too and JH tells him that CH and GW are together, not coming home. JH calls GW an ultra slime bag to his father and the dad reminds JH that he is GW’s dad after all. JH wonders if GW’s dad can’t do anything about GW- how did he raise his son? GW’s dad agrees- he can’t do anything about his son. There are some things in this world that he can’t do anything about it.

GW and CH wait for the first train at the train station. CH wonders if she overstepped her boundaries before with Yoo Mi’s dad. Her dad didn’t want CH to do marathon either. CH wonders if Yoo Mi’s dad didn’t want his daughter to get hurt by people because of the scar. CH wanted to Yoo Mi to sing even though she might get hurt but parents might feel different. GW says everyone is different and that is he on CH’s side, though.

It’s dawn and JH has spent all night waiting in front of CH’s house. He hides when he see GW and CH. CH goes in and GW starts to leave when JH comes out to block GW’s taxi. JH confronts GW, asking him if he is the CEO- didn’t he tell JH to leave because scandals can happen? What about a scandal between CH and GW? GW replies it doesn’t matter to him because he has the ability to stop scandal reports, JH can’t.

Tired from spending the night out, CH can’t get up even though Byul is trying to tell her about a family cooking competition at her school. Byul just leaves for school.

CH finally makes it to Shine Star and SI acts all friendly, saying she wants to buy CH food as an apology for before. They enter the restaurant and see JH who has been waiting for SI.

JH has already ordered food for SI, knowing what she like, and this pricks CH just a little. JH doesn’t really look at CH and he and SI talk about her album. SI asks why JH didn’t give a song to CH and he replies he doesn’t give a song to just anyone.

In front of CH, JH and SI act really close, in a way that shows how much JH knows about SI, and with JH acting with SI like he acted with CH.

After lunch, CH bitterly changes JH’s name on her phone to “Bad Guy.”

Byul peers into coach’s restaurant, not going in. JH has come to get keys from TS and runs into Byul in the front. He finds out Byul is worried about a family cooking competition at her school since coach and her sister can’t go.

Byul sits alone at school on the day of the competition. The teacher tells Byul she can be her partner but JH shows up in a wig and surprises Byul. They partner up for the competition and it is incredibly sweet and cute. Byul and JH win the competition! The prize is a ukulele.

Suddenly a kid calls that JH is not Byul’s family since Byul only has a sister and dad. JH calls out that he is family, although not related. With other parents protesting, the teacher takes away Byul’s prize saying they will re-evalute the results. JH gets mad but Byul calms him down.

Outside the school, Byul comforts JH and JH says she is just like CH. Byul asks him why he came and he replies, “We are family.” JH tells Byul to keep this a secret from CH. They kick the wall in sync together in disappointment.

At night, CH sees the notice for the competition in Byul’s schoolbag. She gets a call from Byul’s teacher saying Byul won the competition. CH asks Byul who came.

CH finds out it was JH. She is at the agency and sees JH’s notebook with a song title “To MJ” and CH wonders who MJ is- it’s not Soo In so who? JH comes in and grabs the notebook from her, telling her not to touch his things. Right then GW comes to the room and CH leaves, a little upset and embarrassed as she apologizes to JH.

GW warns JH that while keeping his distance from CH is good, he shouldn’t be rude to CH. JH just tells GW to watch what he is doing. SI overhears this.

SI searches for the pictures of JH and CH sleeping. SI calls CH over to tell her about the pictures and the deal JH made.

CH searches for JH and calls him. He can’t hear because he is recording a song. She goes into the recording studio coincidently and sees JH’s phone ringing. On the caller ID, it says “MJ” is calling- MJ the initials for Medal Jinsangnyeo, (jingsangnyeo basically a unlikeable woman), which is CH because of the way they first met at the marathon.

CH stands outside the recording studio hearing JH’s song for her. She finally approaches him saying, “I heard everything. You left the house because of me. To protect me.” JH replies he did it for himself, for his comeback album- he didn’t want a scandal like that. CH asks if what he is saying is true. JH says CH is misunderstanding something; she is nothing to him, he wants to get rid of all memories of her. CH takes off the hair pin he got her, asking what about this, why did you buy me this? JH pretends it is nothing, saying he wants to forget everything about her, the time with her was the worse time of his life. “Don’t block me. Don’t talk to me. Leave.” Tears fill CH’s house as JH keeps yelling, “Get out!” CH isn’t leaving, her feet glued to the ground in her shock and pain from JH’s words, so JH storms out.

JH runs into another room and cries as he whispers sorry.

CH slowly leaves Shine Star, clutching the hairpin.

JH is at TS’s home, strumming his guitar, feeling like he is suffocating. He gets a call from YS asking if he knows where CH is. She has been weird lately, and she isn’t picking up her phone. JH yells at YS for nothing do his job as manager.

JH runs around searching for CH. He can’t find her in the usual places. He remembers CH and the hairpin so he goes to to music exhibition place in Gangwondo. CH is there, but JH just misses her as she leaves.

JH goes to the tree where he took her before. He sees her sitting there listening and singing to Shim Soo Bong’s “I Only Know Love.” He approaches her slowly but she doesn’t see him because her eyes are close. He bends down in front of her and gently kisses her.

Jang Joon Hyun (JH), Choi Choon Hee (CH), Park Soo In (SI), Jo Geun Woo (GW), Choi Byul (CB), Choi Myung Shik (MS), Yang Joo Hee (JH), Na Pil Nyeo (PN),Shin Ho Yeol (HY).

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Trot Lovers Episode 5.

Trot Lovers Episode 5.

At the market. JH finally arrives with the one ball. Wang tries to stop him, saying they don’t know where the ball came from. But the market person takes the ball and puts into container. GW announces CH’s success- 1000 balls! CH and JH hug, swirling around.

Back outside CH’s house, JH tries to go in, but CH stops him, reminding JH he sleeps outside. JH points out she never said thank you for the ball. CH cheekily says thank you but she still doesn’t let JH in. JH mutters underneath his breath, “The evil girl.”

Inside, CH happily tells a sleeping Byul happily that she successfully passed her first test.

CH gets a call from Heo. She forgot to give back her stage outfit. Outside, she doesn’t see JH on the table sleeping like she expected.

At the noraebang of the nightclub, JH is still singing. He enters room where he sees his rival HY. JH runs out to get a mask before HY sees. He plays with the mask on in front of HY. HY’s friend notes that the masked guy plays guitar like JH. HY gets mad that the masked guy is playing like JH. He gives the mask guy money to take off the mask. Before HY can force it off him, JH runs out of room, but HY catches up to him and pulls off mask. HY starts making fun of JH, saying JH should be his manager. CH has arrived at the nightclub and overhears.

HY pours beer on JH. JH makes a fist, angry. HY taunts JH to hit him, but before JH can, Heo stops him. HY throws dry cleaning money at JH. HY leaves.

Heo gets mad at JH- “Did I say to do this? You’re the one who said you would to pay back CH’s debt.” CH now finds out what JH has been doing.

HY is in room drinking. CH hits him upside the head, pretending she mistook him for someone else. HJ says leave. CH then hits him again. HY can’t hit her back even if he wants too. CH warns him that he won’t be famous forever. She saw what he did to JH and she couldn’t just let it slide.  HY asks if CH is JH’s girlfriend, did he tell her to bring back money. CH gives her money to get her to leave. Right at that time a picture is taken. CH throws money back. She leaves.

CH comes home. JH is outside sleeping on the table. She looks at him sadly.

Next morning, Byul wakes up JH to come inside the house and eat. JH is happy with the breakfast. He asks CH were his suitcase is; he can’t see it  in the living room where he left it.

CH has put the suitcase in her dad’s room. He can stay inside the house. CH says she repaid her debt, JH asks what does she mean. CH doesn’t explain. Nevertheless, JH is really happy.

CH finds that JH has made a mess in the bathroom and used all the toothpaste, so she gives him a list of rules to follow- use towels, toothpaste, water, toilet paper sparingly. Only six sheets max for number two. They will also take turns doing dishes. JH can’t believe she is making him dishes with hands that play the guitar. Still, JH does what he is told.

SI is practicing dancing. Smiles at memory of GW taking her side against mom. PN comes into room to note SI smiling. Thinks it is because of her appearance on the program “Survival Hit Songs.” GW calls to say he is picking her up to take her to the  TV station. SI gets excited, puts on makeup.

SI,GW, and Wang having meeting with TV station department head guy. Head guy praises SI. Another guy comes into to say another singer had to drop out of the show. GW offers a replacement- CH, a trainee in his company. TV guys are hesitant. GW shows video of CH singing. Lower guy doesn’t think CH fits but head guy likes CH. CH is in.

Outside in the hallway, Wang complains- CH is still too green and it looks like she is being tagged on with SI. GW says it is good for label-mates to help each other out.

Someone calls Wang- shows pictures of HY giving money to CH. The reporter has already negotiated with the HY’s agency, Midas. What is Shine Star going to do?

CH is stretching in the practice room. JH brings her a fan or tiny A/C. Wang comes in to say that CH is going on the TV show. JH and CH is happy.

Other trainees tell PN about CH going on show- GW put her in. PN gets call. Wang offers PN a chance; if she does it what he wants her to do well, she might get a chance to appear on the show.

Late at night, PN is on the computer, uploading something onto Shine Star’s website board.

Next day, a trainee sees the post that a shine star trainee is working at a nightclub, singing in the rooms. There are blurred images of HY and CY, but most of the trainees can guess it is CY. Of course, PN pretends she just saw these photos.

In GW’s office. Wang is putting the pictures on the table like he just saw them. I HATE HIM. CH explains she was at the nightclub to give back outfit. Wang can’t believe she used to work there. The past is the past, but is she still working there when she is a trainee for Shine Star. CH can’t explain why she is getting the money from HY because she has to protect JH. GW wants CH to tell the truth, but CH can’t.

JH and CH are outside. JH asks if CH really did sing at the nightclub like the post said. When CH can’t respond, JH starts yelling at her, angry she would do something like that; did she want money that bad? Is she a real singer?! CH in return gets mad that JH would think she would do that. She won’t explain because he isn’t going to believe her anyway. She knows he is disappointed in her but she is disappointed in him too. JH yells as disappearing CH, “Who said I didn’t believe you?”

JH storms in GW’s room, asking why GW can’t do anything to help CH. JH knows CH isn’t the type of person to do other things while she is training here. GW responds JH should learn the facts before speculating about CH singing in the nightclub. It isn’t helpful to speculate when the person isn’t saying anything. JH blinks rapidly in confusion.

CH is with her coach, wondering if she should have just told the truth. But she couldn’t then because she saw that someone’s pride would be hurt. But Coach says if she first thought she shouldn’t, then its the right decision. Stick with that decision. It is most like CH.

JH goes to see HY. HY starts dissing CH, calling her JH’s girlfriend, she doesn’t have a good body, a country girl. JH punches him.  JH finds out that CH came to HY because of him.

CH sits in front of all the board members of Shine Star. GW is giving her a chance to say something, but CH wont’ say anything. Before CH gets thrown out, JH rushes in to tell the truth of why CH was there. Wang and SI’s mom laugh to learn that JH sang at the nightclub. 

PN gets kicked out by Wang, saying she needs to take responsibility for uploading the photos. He says she may get a chance again to come back to Shine Star.

Walking home, JH nags CH, half grateful, half upset that CH did that to HY and didn’t say anything. He grabs her shoulder, makes her promise not to do something like that again and to call him if something happens. CH is a little flustered by his sincerity.

CH and JH happily go up the stairs making fun of HY. GW’s dad sees, wonders if something is going on between the two.

Inside the house, JH find the best cup and claims it as his own. CH has to change the ceiling lights. Asks JH to hold the stool while she climbs it to change the lights. He gulps at her bare legs right in front of her face. CH loses balance. Falls on top of JH. Both are embarrassed. JH holds his beating heart, wondering why it is so fast.

SI is practicing singing. GW comes in. Says SI has grown thin. SI asks why GW suggested CH for the tv show. GW wonders if SI feels it is unfair. SI says she is just wonders why someone who doesn’t have the basics down should go on the show, why GW thinks of CH specially. GW says he doesn’t. He just finds her interesting. And  CH has something special, the ability to move people’s hearts. SI and CH are different. CH has that ability to move people’s hearts. SI simply has people admire her. This upsets SI.

At the show recording. It is just like the actual “Immortal Songs” show on KBS.  Singer picks random balls to decide their turns. CH picks 2nd, SI picks 1st, which makes them competitors in the first round.

SI’s mom goes to GW, saying it is not good that same agency people compete against each other. “Make sure this doesn’t happen again.” GW asks if she is saying this as SI’s mom or as Shine Star employee. This upsets SI’s mom.

CH is practicing. JH wants to sleep, how long has CH been practicing?! He says CH doesn’t know when to stop. He is about to go to sleep when loan sharks show up. Scolds JH for making CH stop.  Loan sharks, CH, and JH practice together.

TS has come to Heo, saying he wants money back he gave to Heo to make him a star. But Heo won’t give back the money, throws TS out of his office. TS bemoans this happened because he betrayed JH. He sees PN go see Heo. TS wonders if he should help her, knowing Heo is a scammer.

In the parking lot, Heo is trying to get PN in the car, saying she is going to do a photo shoot right now. He starts harassing her and TS sneaks around to help. Somehow PN and TS slam lips together as TS tries to save her, and he grabs her hand and runs.

Outside, PN falls in love with a very sweaty TS. TS tries to explain he didn’t mean to kiss her or hold her hand. He walks away. PN follows after him saying she wants to say thanks, what is his name?

CH is stretching in practice room. GW comes in, makes fun of her that she can’t stand up from that position. He pretends to help her up, but it is a prank and she slips. They have fun like this and SI sees from outside.

SI has trouble singing. SI takes pills. Doctor had said her vocal cords have strained (vocal cord nodules). Wang sees. He tells SI’s mom SI’s condition is not good. SI seems to have told him it was just a cold. SI’s mom doesn’t seem too concerned, saying a singer should be able to handle a bit of cold and strain.

CH is training with JH. CH doesn’t know the musical terms. He also finds out CH can’t read music. He tells her not to let anyone know she can’t read music, except Wang overhears. DARN.

At the show recording next day. CH gets the set list, but her song is wrong. JH argues with producer outside, saying how can her song be changed on the same day of the recording. Producer says CH’s song is being sung by no.5 singer, they told Shine Star about the change. JH says he never heard.

CH is forced to sing a new song. JH sings the new song for her since she can’t read music.

Before the stage, JH advises a nervous CH that the pitch and lyric is not important. It is important to sing with the heart.

While SI is singing her song, backstage JH is singing CH’s song to her so she can memorize. Looking into each other’s eyes, CH and JH share a significant moment. JH says CH can do it and gives her gesture CH likes to do.

CH sings at her turn. She imagines JH holding her hand, singing along with her and encouraging her. She gains more confidence.

CH sings her heart out. Gets standing ovation. GW’s dad is also in the audience, happy.

CH runs back to JH, happy. JH squeezes her cheeks, proud of her. “It was worth teaching you.”

It is now time to find out who got the most votes. During her turn to comment, CH says she has something to say. It is a message to her dad, asking him to call her as soon as he sees this broadcast.

135 vs 63 CH wins the audience vote. JH is very happy. But SI got more online/netizen votes, and the total of all votes makes SI the winner.

CH goes backstage, apologizes to JH. He just walks away without a word. He goes to producer to complain. How could SI win with that huge gap in the audience vote?

In car, SI’s mom thanks Wang. She is glad she listened to him.

SI in the bathroom  and overhears other singers say CH was pretty amazing, as expected of someone trained by JH. They also talk about how SI could have won when the audience vote was that high for CH- how high was the netizen vote? SI suspects something.

SI runs into JH in the hallway. SI asks JH to celebrate with her. JH thinks CH already left so he agrees.

It is raining outside. CH, who has no umbrella, sees JH, runs after him, but JH gets into CH’s car.

CH and JH are at café.

Byul tries to wake up CH for dinner by CH is feverish. Byul calls JH

SI asks JH to return to her, so he can make her next song.

SI’s mom takes out CH’s mom’s cd. She asks Wang to find out what CH’s dad is doing. (Reminder, she doesn’t know CH is their kid.)

GW calls CH to encourage her. But Byul tells him that CH is sick. GW rushes to CH’s place. Takes her to hospital.

JH thanks SI for the offer but they have different paths now. JH calls back Byul on his missed calls. He finds out about SI.

JH tries to grab taxi. SI offers him a ride to hospital.

Doctor tells GW and Byul that CH is suffering from exhaustion. CH is awake. Byul finds out GW is CH’s agency ceo. Byul asks with smile, is that it??? GW replies, for now.

  

JH rushes in. Sees GW. SI comes in, sees GW too.

Jang Joon Hyun (JH), Choi Choon Hee (CH), Park Soo In (SI), Jo Geun Woo (GW), Choi Byul (CB), Choi Myung Shik (MS), Yang Joo Hee (JH), Na Pil Nyeo (PN),Shin Ho Yeol (HY).

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