Episodes 7 and eight of “My Girlfriend Is the Man!” delivered loads of heart-fluttering moments, laugh-out-loud antics, and surprising developments that had viewers delivery Ji Hoon (Yoo Jung Hoo) and Min Joo (Chuu) much more. Whereas the drama hasn’t explicitly leaned into shifting romantic dynamics, followers can’t assist however hope for Ji Hoon to finish up with Min Joo. From transferring day mishaps to late-night encounters, listed here are 5 standout Ji Hoon and Min Joo scenes that had everybody buzzing.
Warning: spoilers forward!
Ji Hoon serving to Min Joo transfer in
The episode opens on a lighthearted notice as Yoon Jae (ASTRO’s Yoon San Ha), nonetheless reeling from hurting Ji Hoon within the earlier episode, tries to redeem himself with some borrowed attraction. Impressed by his father, who woos his mom with a teddy bear balloon and a headscarf dance, Yoon Jae makes an attempt to recreate the second. However his plans are rapidly interrupted when Min Joo arrives, packing containers in tow, asserting that she is transferring into the exact same constructing as Ji Hoon.
Naturally, she calls on her reliable Yoon Jae oppa to assist with the heavy lifting, however issues don’t go as deliberate. Yoon Jae struggles to maintain up as Ji Hoon swoops in to do the heavy work. From effortlessly carrying a desk with one hand to dusting cabinets neither Min Joo nor Yoon Jae can attain, Ji Hoon unintentionally steals the highlight, regardless that all she needed was to forestall Yoon Jae and Min Joo from staying too shut.
Regardless of Min Joo’s playful nagging, the entire sequence feels straight out of a rom-com montage, with Ji Hoon exhibiting off her power in probably the most unsuspecting manner. Viewers couldn’t assist however level out how a lot it resembled somebody attempting to impress a crush.
Ji Hoon being momentarily mesmerized
As soon as the mud settles after the transfer, Min Joo takes a second to rehydrate. And right here is the place the present slips in a scene followers can’t cease dissecting. With Chuu’s pure attraction radiating by means of her function as Min Joo, her easy act of ingesting water turns right into a second the place each Yoon Jae and Ji Hoon pause to admire her. The anomaly is pleasant. Are each important leads genuinely shocked by her magnificence, or is Ji Hoon merely shocked at Min Joo’s boldness?
For shippers, the reply is clear. For informal viewers, it provides one other layer of rigidity between the three. The digital camera doesn’t resolve the query. As an alternative, it lingers simply sufficient to let the viewers select their interpretation.
Below the highlight on the Hanok Village Autumn Pageant
If the sooner moments have been delicate teases, the Hanok Village Autumn Pageant is the place Ji Hoon and Min Joo’s dynamic actually steps into the highlight. Hours earlier than the pageant, Min Joo stumbles upon a discarded job poster tossed out by Ji Hoon. Later, she calls him to the occasion and surprises him with a part-time alternative. When Ji Hoon asks why she didn’t name Yoon Jae as an alternative, Min Joo cheekily responds that they wanted somebody “extra chiseled” and that in contrast to Ji Hoon, Yoon Jae is “a tender white tofu.”
Whereas the scene is wrapped in humor, followers couldn’t ignore the underlying care. Did Min Joo actually solely name him as a result of she thought Ji Hoon match the job completely, or was it her manner of quietly supporting him after noticing he was on the lookout for a part-time job? The drama doesn’t spell it out, however the implication is sufficient to make the Ji Hoon and Min Joo ship really feel much less like a fantasy and extra like a chance.
Ji Hoon to the rescue
Earlier within the sequence, Ji Hoon tried to avenge Yu Ri, a second that made followers ship the perfect buddy duo, and this week the identical factor occurred with Min Joo and Ji Hoon. Min Joo’s junior, who initially appeared innocent, crosses the road from crush to stalker. After mendacity a few group challenge to get Min Joo alone, he escalates his obsession by following her to her new residence and even making an attempt to abduct her when she rejects his advances.
Cue Ji Hoon’s well timed arrival. Armed with nothing however a bubble wand, she manages to fend off the stalker and defend Min Joo, giving followers the satisfying hero second they’d been ready for.
The parallels weren’t misplaced on viewers, as followers identified the irony. Min Joo as soon as crossed boundaries herself when pursuing Yoon Jae, even dressing up as Ji Eun to get near him. This confrontation could be the mirror she must mirror on her previous errors.
A close to romantic second
The climax of the episode, and maybe probably the most talked-about scene, comes when Ji Hoon falls unwell with a fever. Min Joo finds her sitting weakly on the steps and brings her inside to relaxation. As Ji Hoon drifts out and in of sleep, she clings to Min Joo’s hand and begins to cry, weak in a manner hardly ever seen from her. Min Joo, torn between leaving and comforting her, finally settles beside Ji Hoon, holding her hand till she herself falls asleep.
If this have been some other Ok-drama, the second would virtually scream romance. Two characters, exhausted but tender, falling asleep in one another’s arms is the textbook “realization of affection” scene. Whereas the sequence will probably finish with Ji Hoon turning again into her previous self and reuniting with Yoon Jae, the framing, the softness, and the unstated intimacy left followers eager for an alternate ending.
Whereas episodes 7 and eight highlighted Min Joo and Ji Hoon’s evolving relationship, one other standout second got here when Ji Hoon was inspired to enter a writing competitors. With this push, she might lastly rediscover her misplaced ardour and channel it towards discovering stability in her in any other case unsettled life.
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