After the gut-wrenching premiere that exposed the ache behind the glamour of idol life, to the unhappy moments that haunted the narrative through the second week, “IDOL I” episodes 5 and 6 have lastly given us some moments that made hearts skip a beat. From Do Ra Ik (Kim Jae Yeong) being too clingy and sickly candy to Maeng Se Na (Lady’s Technology’s Sooyoung), to him attempting to guard her each probability he will get, listed here are 4 occasions Sooyoung and Kim Jae Yeong grew nearer.
Warning: spoilers forward!
The automotive accident that introduced them nearer
Episode 5 kicks off with Maeng Se Na and Do Ra Ik’s automotive dropping management and flying within the air as a result of a malfunction, and when the scene lastly modifications, our leads are already nearer than earlier than. Whereas Maeng Se Na mumbles incoherent phrases on the hospital mattress, Do Ra Ik holds her hand. Even after she wakes up, he rushes to tell the nurse. His urge to look after Maeng Se Na doesn’t cease after she’s discharged, as he insists on carrying her into the home as a result of she have to be feeling too weak.
Past all of Do Ra Ik’s antics that give viewers butterflies, one factor is obvious: he’s lastly softening as much as Maeng Se Na. As a result of what else may clarify the normally closed-off Do Ra Ik going above and past to maintain his lawyer?
The story behind the smelly nickname
Whereas this second second could not have the identical heart-stopping influence as the primary, it’s no much less potent in exhibiting how shortly Do Ra Ik’s affection for Maeng Se Na has grown.
Within the earlier episode, Do Ra Ik sees Maeng Se Na speaking with the lawyer Byeong Gyun (Jung Jae Kwang), which he errors for romantic banter. He suspects they’re relationship, have dated, or may sooner or later, all as a result of the lawyer calls Maeng Se Na “Nemse Na” (nemse means “scent” in Korean). However when Maeng Se Na explains that the lawyer went to the identical college and implies she was mistreated, one thing clicks. Do Ra Ik will get offended on her behalf, noting that the lawyer’s personal title actually means “germs,” so he has no proper to tease another person’s title.
This scene feels additional heartwarming as a result of Do Ra Ik comes off as a child, throwing infantile insults to guard a good friend. It’s nearly endearing to see him momentarily neglect the cruel realities round him, performing adolescent and caring for the one who protects him in his personal small methods.
The not-so-nonchalant and completely clingy Do Ra Ik
Do Ra Ik is a grown man, but at occasions it’s exhausting to not see him as a small duckling imprinted on Maeng Se Na, working after her for consideration, or maybe a damsel in misery falling for his knight in shining armor.
Off-screen, Do Ra Ik asks Maeng Se Na to work in the lounge, however he turns into irritated when she really works as a substitute of speaking to him. The second he says, “I’m not invisible,” made audiences swoon. There’s one thing a few male lead unafraid to point out his clinginess that hits excellent with viewers.
His chalance doesn’t finish there. The following day, seeing Maeng Se Na speaking with Chung Jae (Kim Hyun Jin), he spies on them to determine why they’re sitting aspect by aspect within the morning.
How the roles of idol and fan have switched!
But this second shortly turns emotional as Do Ra Ik hears Maeng Se Na say she trusts him one hundred pc and refuses to entertain any hypothesis about her consumer. On the finish of the day, an individual wants nothing however one particular person to belief him. This second really exhibits why Do Ra Ik is drawn to Maeng Se Na: in a world labeling him a killer, she is the one one who believes in him fully.
The sappy tickle tree
Nothing is extra intimate than sharing a cherished reminiscence, and that is precisely what Maeng Se Na does. When Do Ra Ik doubts himself once more, she shares the magic of the tickle tree, one thing beforehand shared solely between her and her father.
In a flashback, her father tells her that in case you maintain the tickle tree and lie, it shakes its branches; whether or not or not the magic is actual, she chooses to imagine. Sharing one thing so private is particular. Do Ra Ik doesn’t ridicule her perception; he chooses to embrace it too. And when his ex-girlfriend (Choi Hee Jin) asks him to dwell together with her, he declares this place is the place he belongs.
For the primary time, he chooses Maeng Se Na not out of necessity however as a result of he feels at house. Although he might be secure elsewhere, he is aware of he can’t replicate that sense of house with out her.
Past exhibiting the rising bond between Maeng Se Na and Do Ra Ik, “IDOL I” episodes 5 and 6 spotlight the layers of each character. Initially, the CEO of Goldie Leisure appeared cartoonishly evil, however latest episodes have fleshed him out. Whereas removed from angelic, he nonetheless chooses to assist Do Ra Ik, stunning each the character and the viewers. Equally, the opposing lawyer, as soon as a bully, isn’t completely corrupt, exhibiting complexity in reconciling his actions. Hopefully, “IDOL I” will proceed exploring not solely the protagonists but in addition the morally gray antagonists because it strikes towards the finale with every passing episode.
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Javeria is a binge-watching specialist who loves devouring complete Ok-dramas in a single sitting. Good screenwriting, stunning cinematography, and an absence of clichés are the best way to her coronary heart. As a music fanatic, she listens to a number of artists throughout completely different genres and stans the self-producing idol group SEVENTEEN. You may discuss to her on Instagram @javeriayousufs.
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