Romance Is A Bonus Book

March 20, 2019 March 20, 2019 Romance is a Bonus Book: Episode 16 (Final) byNot unlike a good book, I feel bittersweet about reaching the end of the journey with our publishing heroes. We’ve faced great highs and hard lows together, and I will miss everyone, from sweet Dan-yi and Eun-ho to bickering Hae-rin and Seo-joon, and even spoiled Ji-yul and poor Hoon. But also like the best books, we get an excellent conclusion and the reassurance that our heroes stories will continue, even if we can’t see it all in this volume.EPISODE 16The day has arrived: Dan-yi is headed back to Gyeoroo, and she’s even got a trench coat on to flap in the breeze as she makes her return. Ji-yul and Hoon await her at the elevators, party favors in hand, but the first out of the elevator is Director Ko, not Dan-yi, and they carefully pick the pieces of ribbon out of her hair.

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Second is Jae-min, who they nearly deafen with their party favor, and by the time Dan-yi finally pops her head out of the door, they’re all out of party favors. Dan-yi quietly heads through the doors, but then immediately runs back and jumps and hugs her friends.At Dan-yi’s new desk with the marketing team, Yeong-ah has brought her flowers, they’ve found the sturdiest chair, and the guys have assembled her desk. Even Song-yi has picked up a gift: a cute cactus humidifier, and then after some prompting, also an apology for falsely accusing Dan-yi of making the contract mistake when it was actually her own. Dan-yi graciously smiles and accepts the apology.Jae-min arrives, wearing the same celebratory headband as Ji-yul and Hoon, while Director Ko quietly mouths, “good job” to Dan-yi from a distance.

As the welcoming starts to break up, Director Ko saves Jae-min from Ji-hong’s request to practice his tango lessons with him. Now that the room has cleared, Dan-yi receives a text from Eun-ho: “Look at me.”Dan-yi looks around the room, until she spots finger hearts coming from behind a shelf. Eun-ho emerges and delivers additional hearts with his hands and above head head. Dan-yi delivers a return heart, and then Eun-ho saunters to the other side of the room, book in hand as if to play it cool, but he bumps his head on a shelf as she turns to watch Dan-yi, and wanders back to the other side of the room for more hearts directed at Dan-yi.

She sends a kissy face back. It’s adorable.Meanwhile, Ji-yul broods in the break cafe about the Heroes manuscript.

She wonders if Hae-rin has stolen it so that she can work on it herself, and as Ji-hong arrives to make himself a coffee, Ji-yul decides that she’s got to stand up for herself.The next thing you know, Kang superfan Ji-hong is at Hae-rin’s desk, Ji-yul hovering behind, demanding to see the manuscript. He’s heard that Eun-ho has it, but Hae-rin reports that Eun-ho is at a meeting with Seo-joon. Ji-hong knows Hae-rin better than that, and asks her to make him a copy of the copy she made for herself.

Hae-rin gives in and digs out the manuscript just as Jae-min enters the room.Hae-rin surrenders her copy of the manuscript to Jae-min in his office. Jae-min recalls the moment that Eun-ho offered to deliver all of Author Kang’s rights to Gyeoroo, and how Eun-ho had told him that he was Author Kang’s son. But there’s more to this scene, as Jae-min recalls that he immediately questioned this family status, since Author Kang was known to have never married. And here Eun-ho responds that he promised the author that he would be his son, and that he needs Jae-min’s help to find a caregiver for him. When Jae-min asks for proof, Eun-ho offers Author Kang’s journals.Dan-yi lingers outside Jae-min’s office, and then she glances to Eun-ho’s empty office chair. We return to the scene of Eun-ho and Seo-joon at a bar.

Eun-ho first proffers a manuscript by an author that Seo-joon really likes to work on, and then he pulls out the Heroes manuscript, since Eun-ho knows he’s also a fan of Author Kang.Seo-joon plays dumb at first, but Eun-ho quickly lets him know that not only does he know that this manuscript came from Seo-joon, but also that Seo-joon is the son Author Kang mentioned in one of his journals. Eun-ho knows that Seo-joon’s birthday is the same as Author Kang’s final book, and Seo-joon asks what Author Kang’s explanation was for the title.And then Eun-ho says that Author Kang was not in a state to answer that question. Instead of explaining, Eun-ho hands over a bag filled with the author’s journals.Seo-joon returns home, but he finds himself struggling to enter his birthdate into his door lock. Through his father’s notes and journals, he discovers his father was sick with Alzheimer’s and that it was never that his father didn’t try to find him, but that he had forgotten that he’d even met his son.Seo-joon flashes back to when he confronted his father back in 2008. He announced his mother’s name and his birthdate, and delivered the news that his mother was sick. He promises to tell no one that he’s the author’s son, and asks if he could just send money to help with the hospital expenses.

Young Seo-joon dashes away, leaving Author Kang with just his notes to try to piece things together.Author Kang begs himself not to forget this important information, that he has a son, and he crosses out the title of his current manuscript and writes in April 23.In the present, Hae-rin arrives in Seo-joon’s neighborhood. While Seo-joon discovers how Eun-ho came to be Author Kang’s “son” in his mind, Hae-rin stands vigil outside his door. It isn’t long before Eun-ho runs to Seo-joon’s apartment as well, but his worries are eased when he sees that Hae-rin has beaten him to it.Hae-rin comes down to talk with Eun-ho, and Eun-ho says that Seo-joon is lucky to have someone like Hae-rin looking out for him. Hae-rin returns the compliment that Dan-yi is lucky to have a guy like Eun-ho, and they smile at one another.In the night, Eun-ho wakes up to a phone call from Kapyong, and he picks up Seo-joon on the way as he hurries to be by Author Kang’s side. Seo-joon is worried, and Eun-ho tries to comfort him, telling him that they’ve had several scares and that Author Kang will be fine.Jae-min is already there when they arrive, but it’s too late, and Author Kang has passed away.

Eun-ho drops to his knees at the man’s bedside, and then reaches up to place Seo-joon’s hand on his father’s as well.The scene dissolves to Eun-ho and Seo-joon, dressed in black, standing together looking up at a hill by a river. Seo-joon admits that he thought that Author Kang had ignored him, and that he had wanted to prove to the man that he was still his son by writing The Heroes. Eun-ho tells him that in the end the manuscript did exactly what Seo-joon had wanted, since discovering it was what helped Eun-ho make the connections and unite Seo-joon with his father at last. Eun-ho sighs that it seems as though Author Kang waited a long time to be able to say goodbye to Seo-joon.Seo-joon says that April 23 was his last hope, and Eun-ho confirms that it was indeed Author Kang’s last message for his son, that he hadn’t forgotten him.Back at Gyeoroo, Song-yi appears at Dan-yi’s desk, hopeful to work with her on her first book proposal in the 10 People series that won Dan-yi her job back. But Ji-yul is also vying to work with Dan-yi, and she arrives with research. Song-yi can’t compete with that, and Dan-yi and Ji-yul pick out their first mentor for the series, a botanist.And in other publishing news, Gyeoroo releases a new edition of April 23.

Readers flock to the bookstores, where they discover the author’s official chronology, as well as photos sharing the truth about his illness, Eun-ho’s involvement in his life, and the secret of his son.We return to the moment when Eun-ho and Seo-joon stood together following Author Kang’s memorial, and the doctor delivered a letter left for his son. Eun-ho passes it to Seo-joon, who passes it back, and the doctor suggests that it’s for the both of them.It begins, “To Eun-ho, my beloved son,” and in this possibly last moment of clarity, Author Kang says that he’s no longer afraid of the world knowing about the full story of his life. He was afraid of being remembered as an old, sick man, but that now he accepts that as part of his story.We quickly flash to the readers with the new edition, who spot a medical certificate indicating his diagnosis and clearing all the rumors that he disappeared. There’s also a photo with Eun-ho standing beside Author Kang in his wheelchair.

At Gyeoroo, Ji-hong and Yeong-ah read through the new supplemental material, and Dan-yi reads her own copy, and then gazes up, contemplative.In the past, Eun-ho sits to write the chronology of Author Kang, the words from the letter still fresh in his mind. “I want my life to become a story that people can read.”The letter’s narration continues, as scenes of a young child who reads a book on the floor and two students help an older woman up some stairs roll. “I don’t believe that a single book is capable of changing the world. However, I still would like to tell you to become someone who’s like a book.”A woman begins to tear up as she reads the new edition supplement, and then we see a flashback of Eun-ho walking alongside Author Kang. Ji-hong and Yeong-ah squabble over dinner with their son, and Jae-min covers Director Ko with a blanket when he finds her asleep at her desk.

When Director Ko wakes up and finds a note from Jae-min reminding her that her work will never love her back, she’s in his office in an instant and convinces him to play hooky from work and go to the beach. Hae-rin drops a manuscript on Ji-yul’s desk, and everyone cheers as Ji-yul realizes she’s finally passed her mentor’s inspection.“Eun-ho,” the letter continues, “I want you to become a book that can console others like you did for me.” Seo-joon finds Hae-rin at his apartment, a packed lunch in her hands. And in his apartment, Eun-ho stands at his bookshelf, while Dan-yi embraces him from behind, her head on his back in tender support.“A single book might not be able to change the world or change a person’s life. But a good book is bound to be read by everyone. And then, little by little, it will warm people’s hearts I pray that you’ll also be able to be consoled by meeting a person who’s like a book.”At Seo-joon’s, he asks if Hae-rin cooked all this food for him, but she reassures him that it’s her mother’s cooking. Seo-joon jokes that he heard a woman who starts stealing from her mom’s fridge is a woman who has started dating. Hae-rin flushes and asks who she would be dating, and Seo-joon just shrugs and grins.Seo-joon takes a photo of his food, but he’s included Hae-rin in the frame as well, and promises to share the photo with her.

Seo-joon mentions that he heard from Eun-ho how Hae-rin remained outside his apartment for him, and he thanks her for worrying about him. “But Eun-ho is still your number one guy,” and Hae-rin quickly squashes this, saying that he’s just her chief editor.Hae-rin leans back and takes a look at Seo-joon’s former writing lair. She suggests that he write a new novel with his real name. Seo-joon demurs, but she tells him that she read The Heroes several times through and loved the writing, and will wait patiently for him as his editor.At Gyeoroo, Ji-yul and Dan-yi have their edited copies of their first manuscript by that biologist, Inner Thoughts of Plants.

They are so excited to present it at the next executive meeting, except that when they get there, the group overwhelmingly approves Hoon and Song-hi’s thriller instead. They try to ask when their book will be published, and everyone filing out of the room tells them to wait, while Yeong-ah tells them that means it will never be published. Dan-yi and Ji-yul watch the group congratulate Hoon and Song-yi, while the two of them mutter about invasive species and plants (haha, they’re still deeply immersed in their botany book!)But then they realize that Eun-ho wasn’t at the meeting, so they find him after his lecture and try to get an answer from him.

But even Eun-ho tells them to wait while he thinks about it a while.Seo-joon and Hae-rin have returned to that cafe where they first watched the snow fall together. This time they’re back to arguing over the details of a book design. They both stick to their stubborn stances, until Hae-rin answers a call briefly from her mother, who has set her up on a blind date. Seo-joon’s face falls, and he whimpers that he thought the two of them would eat dinner together. And then he takes a bolder approach, and asks Hae-rin to not go on the date, and instead to eat dinner with him. Seo-joon tells her, “my father once said that I should be someone who is like a book. I want to be a book for you.”Hae-rin asks if he means a book about nagging and morality (ha!) but Seo-joon is quick to answer that he wants to be a romance novel.Dan-yi sits in bed as she searches for an apartment of her own.

Her six months at Eun-ho’s have come to an end (has it really only been six months?) and she’s looking for something nearby. Eun-ho joins her, and while he doesn’t voice his disappointment, his mood seems to dampen at the prospects of Dan-yi finding another place to live.Eun-ho tags along as Dan-yi goes to see her prospective new apartment (wearing quite a jacket).

It’s clean and roomy and a good price, and she is ready to sign a lease. But Eun-ho protests that it’s not big enough to fit him too, so she’ll have to pass. As they leave the apartment, Eun-ho says that he won’t stop her from finding a new place, but the deal is that wherever she goes, he goes too. Dan-yi asks why she would leave his place if that’s the case, and Eun-ho’s response is, “Exactly.” Dan-yi worries about what it will mean when her daughter returns home after graduation, but Eun-ho tells her they can worry about that then.Another day at Gyeoroo: Hae-rin shares the skincare products she’s received as a gift from an author (sharing with everyone except Ji-hong, ha). Dan-yi approaches Eun-ho about the botany book, but he says he’s still thinking. Eun-ho gets a call, and then announces to the room that the poetry book Ji-hong supported is ready for its fifth printing.

Additionally, Hoon and Song-yi’s thriller has become a bestseller and will begin its third imprint. With that news, Jae-min announces that he’s treating everyone to bbq.At the restaurant, everyone is thrilled, except maybe Dan-yi and Ji-yul, who are letdown by the lack of enthusiasm around their book.

Jae-min gives a speech congratulating everyone on the sales, and then announces that because those books have done well, they can now publish Inner Thoughts of Plants as well. He says that they sell bestsellers like Hoon and Song-yi’s book so that they can afford to publish books like Dan-yi and Ji-yul’s, ones that won’t sell well but are worth sharing with the world and the smaller audience that will treasure them.And there’s one final announcement to be made, this time by Director Ko. She announces, with a nod in Dan-yi’s direction, that Gyeoroo will now have a blind recruitment process for new hires, where they will only consider the applicants’ talents. The servers notice how happy the group is and ask what they do, and the group all yells, “We make books!”Everyone heads outside. Eun-ho can’t help but take Dan-yi’s hand, and he holds it high overhead to announce to their colleagues their official status. And they aren’t the only couple with news, as Jae-min drags Director Ko’s reluctant hand into the air as well.

Everyone laughs and runs, until Eun-ho and Dan-yi find themselves alone under a clearing covered by tree branches.Dan-yi gasps that everyone knows now, and Eun-ho responds that he doesn’t care, because he wants the entire world to know that he loves her. They kiss under the canopy of trees, and Dan-yi thinks to herself how Eun-ho is like an old familiar book, one she opened up again to read anew. “I find new sentences in this book everyday. It’s a book that stayed with me the longest.”EPILOGUEJi-yul finds her blind date interrupted by Hoon. They try to yell at each other, but then Ji-yul kisses Hoon instead, and the two run out together.Together for a meal, Jae-min feeds Director Ko the food he’s prepared for just the two of them.At Gyeoroo, Yeong-ah walks Ji-hong and their son to the elevator. Ji-hong has his son for the weekend, and they’ve got plans to goof off together.And finally, all the remaining new hires walk out of the doors of Gyeoroo together, leaving us with a long final shot of the empty workspace where they’ve made so many books together.COMMENTSAnd now we must leave Gyeoroo and its staff behind, though their stories will never leave our hearts. I know I’m being a little saccharine and sentimental, but I can’t help but feel warm and fuzzy as this show draws to a gentle close.

It was honestly everything that I wanted it to be: a poignant but also adorable love story, an office comedy, and even the mystery finally impacted me in the way I wanted it to, so that I felt for Author Kang and the sons he left behind.We’ve been wondering for a while whether or not Eun-ho was truly Author Kang’s son or just an enthusiastic student of the man, and now that we know the answer, nothing has diminished in their relationship. He promised to be Author Kang’s son, and he upheld that promise until the very end. I am so relieved that Seo-joon never saw Eun-ho as a replacement or unwelcome member of the family, and instead saw how his father, even with his declining health, could want to hold tightly to the memory of Seo-joon but still falter. Even though Author Kang’s memories were mixed up and confused, his feelings held tightly to him, and he transferred them to Eun-ho.

I’m glad that Seo-joon was able to find his closure at last, and to even find a “brother” he could trust.The show has done an amazing job of honoring both the publishing industry and what it does and the people who work in that environment, and Author Kang’s parting sentiments bring these two loves together as one, with people and books both existing to touch the lives of others. It draws out the idea that every person has a story of their own, just like a book, and while an individual cannot change the entire world, it is still significant in the way that others feel comforted by it when they bring it into their lives. Just like Inner Thoughts of Plants wasn’t necessarily a bestseller, it was still a work that deserved the chance to touch the hearts of others.

And I really like the final sentiment, that it couldn’t necessarily do it on its own, but with the help of others, our botany book will make it.Eun-ho couldn’t solve Dan-yi’s problems, nor did he too often make the mistake of trying to. Instead he was there to comfort, to hold her hand, and to make her smile. For others, like Director Ko, sometimes we forget that stories (and people) are important, and instead dive into other pursuits like work. But in the end, everyone at Gyeoroo grows and thrives, even as their stories change.Author Kang also reminds us that a story needs a beginning and an end, even if the ending is not the one we had hoped for. In perhaps his final moment of clarity, Author Kang realized the importance of recording his whole life, not just the beginning, and how that life and its story impacted others. Because even though many struggled through the end of his tale, in the end when the truth was revealed, he brought people together who were able to console one another.Let it not go unnoticed that the final shot is not of our romantic couples however, but of Gyeoroo. A place of cherished work, where all of these characters came together to make stories for others, and to make their own along the way.And so, the show leaves us with one final message at the end of the credits: the moon is beautiful.RELATED POSTS.Tags:,.

I actually liked Director Ko's many facets. I think she deep-down needs friends, companions, and joy in her life, but was too wrapped up in her work - which had to be #1 over all else because of the sacrifices she made in her personal life to keep and preserve it. I think she appeared cold and rules-oriented because her work and its rules were the one thing she allowed to give her life meaning and comfort, yet at the same time her real personality and emotional needs could not help but manifest themselves, and in some pretty spectacular ways. I looked forward the weekends so I could watch this drama.

It was one of those dramas which made me feel warm and cozy. Yes, it had its flaws and was far from perfect, but it was perfect enough for me.In the end, it was all about the books. The life of books. Everything else was a bonus. My love for books only grew as I watched the drama.May be someday I can open and watch this drama again and read those sentences in a new light.The moon is indeed beautiful (p.s.

Today is first day of Spring and a full moon!). 'In the end, it was all about the books. The life of books. Everything else was a bonus. My love for books only grew as I watched the drama.' The name of the drama was actually perfect - romance is a bonus book.My favorite part of the entire drama was the love letter Author Kang wrote to Eun-ho in one of his last moments of mental clarity. I figured out in the first few minutes of the episode after we first see author Kang that Eun-ho wasn't his biological son, and I worried that this would become an issue.

But it was so clear that author Kang truly loved and appreciated Eun-ho as a son, and that Eun-ho saw him as a father, just as much as if they had that biological relationship. I loved how author Kang acknowledged his love for Eun-ho, and the way he expressed his hopes for Eun-ho's future, with the metaphor of a beloved, well-written book that brought comfort and joy to the world.Lovely ending. And I am committing to buying more books, instead of getting everything on kindle. It was obviously designer wear - I'm actually surprised it wasn't a bit pricier - but that doesn't make it attractive!With his background in runway modeling, I wonder how much say LJS has in the clothing choices for his character in a drama like this, where he plays a well-to-do professional in an arty field.

I'm still swooning over that raspberry- colored, soft wool (possibly cashmere or angora?) sweater he was wearing when the mad ex GF threw a glass of water on him. He looks good in everything. 👏👏👏 and thank you to everyone in RIABB!Even reading the recap I'm teary-eyed 😭 Thank you! And yes, it was very fitting to have Gyeoroo as the parting shot.The drama is truly healing, making one feel and think of a whole lot of different things and emotions.

Truly and absolutely, a pleasant roller-coaster ride.I think we really needed a few more episodes to really get into Writer Kang's story. But even then, his letter, EH and SJ's scenes (I felt for SJ), and how they showed how people reacted to the new edition, still made me teary-eyed.I will really miss the Eun❤️Dan couple!!! (I'm already starting to rewatching from the start and find myself grinning, smiling, heart aching (for EH), heart fluttering.).I will also miss Gyeoroo, the office dynamics, their passion for books and the whole gang!IF ONLY LJS is still available, I would've loved a special 'a year after' episode to see how everyone is doing!And lastly, how EH 'announced' he and DY were a couple was SOOOOO simple for kdramland standards but is also the absolute CUTEST!!! This is the BEST drama I’ve seen since the start of this year.

Being a book lover myself, I like the concept behind ROMANCE IS A BONUS BOOK, that life is indeed like a book that you open and read; leave behind and rediscover later, to appreciate and see what you’ve not seen before. 🙂It is also very heartwarming that there are no unnecessary angst and bickering among the characters, making ROMANCE IS A BONUS BOOK a warm and cozy drama to watch at the end of a difficult day at work. 😀It also presented the world of book publishing in a most realistic way and depicts the struggles of people to get a job and hold on to it. How Dan-yi had to “downscale” her abilities and talents and hide her credentials to get a job after a seven-year gap, applies not only in book publishing but in the work world as a whole. 😂The relationship between Eun-ho and author Kang, the main mystery in the drama, was also handled well and kept us hooked to the end.

How Eun-ho and Seo-joon became “brothers” or the sons of author Kang was a great revelation. 🤓I will savor this drama again along with other dramas of LEE JEONG-SUK who is now doing public service duties until he makes a comeback. This was a superb last drama for him till we see him again.😍It is my first time to watch LEE NA-YOUNG and I will be watching out for her next project. 'It is my first time to watch LEE NA-YOUNG and I will be watching out for her next project.' I had never seen her either, and I've also never seen her husband in a drama, although he is certainly alluded to frequently in dramas, as the paradigm of handsome Korean men.I checked out a few photos of Won Bin on line, and even in his 40s, he is a beautiful man!

Although he has made a living through modeling and endorsements (for which, inexplicably, his 'fans' have criticized him. I will never understand the harsh, intolerant, and personally intrusive manner in which so many Korean 'fans' treat their idols), there have been recent rumors of him making a comeback. It would be awesome if he and Lee Na-young did a drama together.

Until this episode, I never shipped Seo-joon and Hae-rin because he clearly could not stand her before. However, in one episode, they became the only couple in this show to make my heart flutter. When Hae-rin said, 'I'm number one in line (as your editor),' I wish Seo-joon answered, 'Me too' as a reference to his 'But Cha Eun-ho is still your number one.' As Seo-joon was not at lunch to hold Hae-rin's hand and announce their relationship in front of Gyeoroo, I was so disappointed their couple did not appear in the epilogue. I fully expected Park Hoon to grab Ji-yul's hand like Team Leader Bong with Team Leader Seo's, but unfortunately, Ji-yul was not running with them.As Dan-yi's daughter Jae-hee ended up as a cameo, I am going to assume the only reason Lee Ji-won was cast was because of her popularity from SKY Castle. At least Dan-yi did not forget she had a daughter because Jae-hee got a mention in the finale: 'Jae-hee will come back to Korea once she graduates.' Speaking of forgotten daughters, where were CEO Kim's two daughters?

I loved when CEO Kim asked, 'Girls, how do you feel about Eun-ho samchon being your new stepmom?' In episode 4. The love line between CEO Kim and Director Ko felt forced.How did Author Kang know Seo-joon was not scamming him out of his money since Seo-joon promised to never show up again or tell anyone he was Author Kang's son? I hope Gyeoroo publishes Seo-joon's The Heroes. The show letting Song-yi off the hook for 'framing' Dan-yi is reminiscent of Director Ko 'stealing' Dan-yi's blurb.

Are we supposed to forgive Song-yi because she bought Dan-yi a humidifier even when she shamelessly destroyed evidence like we were supposed to believe Director Ko came up with the exact same blurb? If only this whole show had been as strong and poignant as the first and last episodes were! This goes down as a rare drama where the ending satisfied me more than much of the middle. There were too many dangling plot points—details that didn’t need to be there or didn’t serve enough purpose to count (missing daughter, weird other publishing co; even author kang felt underdeveloped to me), but overall this was mostly a sweet watch. Gyeoroo has my heart forever—for publishing poetry and books about plants and celebrating it. The characters were.exquisitely. done—flawed and realistic and so so loveable.

(park hoon and joyful i miss you already. Hae-rin you are marvelous. Kim, i’m rooting for you.) i loved this final episode so so much. This drama has kept its promise that it would give us a heart-warming and fun office drama! Gonna miss this drama a lot.I love this drama didn't spend too much time on angst and jealousy. Everything about it is pretty 'reasonable', from Director Ko's being jealous to Dan-yi and is willing to fire her (but she didn't at last), or Son-yi who blamed Dan-yi about the document she had misplaced. Everything resolved nicely.

She apologised, Dan-yi forgave her, and they became friend again.Similar with Hae-rin. I love this drama doesn't take most route kdrama used for the second lead. She couldn't hate Dan-yi and Eun-ho because she likes them so much!I love this book is about the people who just LOVE to make book.This drama is a good send-off the LJS to the Army. Looking forward to see him again in two years! The last two episodes were perfect.

THIS is how I want conflict to be resolved and ends to be tied into bows without all of the excess, neatly and warmly.- All the relationships worked for me in this show, friendships especially.- Great women.- The mystery never took over too much, but remained interesting.- Any conflict never really threatened the main couple because their romantic relationship was simply an extension of a preexisting strong friendship built on mutual trust, love and communication.- Also books.Perfect. Indeed, it was a calm ending:) thank you, Team Gyeoroo, for showing us what true joy, passion and conviction for work looks like. Also, what a way for them to pay tribute to author Kang.also, am glad that EH/DI's 'relationship reveal' happened as such, and not as some messy, dramatic trope in between. Really kept to the vibe of the show! Happy also for HR/SJ:)thanks all for following the show till the end!locations:kiss under the branches: The Botanical Garden BCJ -helping a grandma: Ilsan Cultural Park. On this episode1. Songyi should be fired, or censured for her terrible lie at blaming Danyi for her mistake.

It's a character flaw, NOT a competence issue, and no amount of cute smiles and cactus humidifiers will resolve that.2. Director Ko - I like that she's not perfect, and she gets a background storyline with CEO Jaemin, even though we don't see it.

I could completely imagine a full kdrama just spinning their story - this story - from their point of view.3. Jihong and Yeongah - while I'm not a fan of divorce, I'm so glad that you guys did not get back together because something definitely broke in your marriage, and unless Jihong retreads his life and places his wife and family first, nothing's going to change. Kudos to Yeongah for moving on and making the move work for everyone.4. Danyi and Jiyul, and the publication process - sad but true fact - make money so that the company can afford to print books which need to be printed. I love how the company loves books, but understands the economics which need to be addressed. #Realism #ftw (insofar as kdrama is realistic hahaa!)5. Seojoon and Haerin - hwaiting!

I'm waiting for your romance novel to come out. On the whole dramaI'm a bit bummed. While I love LJS, I just wasn't really sold on the chemistry and the romance. It's not an age thing; I think we needed more scenes where they actually connected over their past. I get that LNY and LJS were trying hard, and maybe I'm spoilt on other high-squee romances which are showing right now, but I was really hoping for a deep-rooted romance which demonstrated how long-term deep friendships and love develops.

We had glimpses of it with Eunho's exes, and how he told Danyi that he had girlfriends but always broke up because they weren't her and he knew it, but. I don't know, I kind of wanted more.Besides the romance angle, I really loved this little snippet into the publishing industry, and how every side-character felt very well lived-in.

The acting was pretty good all around, and the ensemble-writing was one of my favourite parts of the script. Ugh, you articulate it brilliantly!

Age is just a number. I could ship Park Seo Joon and Uhm Jung Hwa in Witch's Romance (20 years gap) so I'm convinced that the problem lies deeper beneath their age gap.Maybe this show needs more 'show don't tell' moments, isn't it? If we witness firsthand how conflicted or depressed Eun Ho was before meeting Dan i again, we would probably able to feel more of their relationship. Also, we rarely ever get a glimpse of how Dan i truly feel of Eun Ho before they dated.

I think it's quite suspicious that Dan i never even question attraction toward Eun Ho despite her considering Eun Ho as a little brother. We're humans, after all.They're not even related.Until the last episodes, there's not much substances to their relationship. Yes, we know that they have an unbeatable bond and connection that no one could ever match. Instead of portraying that, often their scenes are comprises of collection of advertisements (honestly!). Those scenes of Eun Ho hiding behind bookshelves, making cute poses and finger hearts, while their theme song playing justify it! XDAt least I got to witness Seo Joon and Hae Rin blossoming friendmanceship on the last episode.

I can't say this drama ended with a whimper or badly but it was far from satisfactory for me. I can only describe that finale as incomplete. Families have been totally excluded form all the romantic relationships which is so unrealistic for Korea.The scenes I missed:- Dan Yi's daughter's reaction to her mother's young boyfriend- Hae Rin's parents' joy at discovering her new successful good looking boyfriend (I loved them so much that I am cross they didn't show up at all this week!)- Ji Yul's mum's face when she realizes her daughter really likes and is dating Hoon- Director Ko interacting with President's daughters. Bravissimo What a wonderful recap and review. You had my heart with your Comments.I love how the show has continued the imagery of people and relationships being like books which have been apt and inspiring.The show has done an amazing job of honoring both the publishing industry and what it does and the people who work in that environment, and Author Kang’s parting sentiments bring these two loves together as one, with people and books both existing to touch the lives of others.

It draws out the idea that every person has a story of their own, just like a book, and while an individual cannot change the entire world, it is still significant in the way that others feel comforted by it when they bring it into their lives. Just like Inner Thoughts of Plants wasn’t necessarily a bestseller. (and) it couldn’t necessarily do it on its own, but with the help of others, our botany book will make it.This is really all the show says but it is a great truth, and the way it was related was heart-felt and warm.Kudos to the production team who were unafraid to stick to making a simple story, and to making it beautiful to see, hear and read.' The moon is beautiful', indeed! For a lot of dramas and western tv shows, I found that the penultimate episode was the best, but this time the last episode was the one I liked the most. It was touching and I didn't expect it, I got choked up.I liked the messages of the whole story, and the final declaration.There are a lot of things about this show that I liked (like the fact that the story was really choral, or the sweet Hae-Rin), and just as many I didn't like (as the missing daughter or the fact that I didn't feel committed to the main love story), but I'm glad I watched it, and it's a solid 7/10 for me.I will miss its warmth. I loved this drama.

There were some conscious and unconscious cruelty, times when people did cruel things and knew they were doing cruel things, and other times when folks truly didn't know how much the other person was suffering. And there is a heck of a lot of adjustment to life, and tons of forgiving. Usually in kdramas, people forgive people who have wounded them only in the finale. But throughout this, there was learning to accept and deal with people the way you find them. Everything in my heart wanted two certain women in that office to not have a happy ending because of their cruelty but in the end i had to accept that even mean bosses, insensitive ex-husbands, and petty coworkers should get love and a chance for a happy life.

Thank you for wonderfully encapsulating everything beautiful about this show in your recap,! After a roller coaster episode 15 which I felt tried to cover so many things, I tried to keep my expectations low for the last episode.

Should have trusted the writer, director and the cast fully, because the final episode exceeded my expectations. This is also one of the dramas that changed my whole perspective of how kdramas should be. I was ready to accept this show as a show that would just be “ok” given the fact that I didn’t really like the other works of the writer which had a lot of unnecessary angst and past baggage and 3 cornered love stories which broke hearts. That is why I was totally surprised my how beautifully warm this show has been.

And I think others share the same sentiments judging from the comments everywhere on the internet.My heart is full and content with the ending of this show. Sad of course, I will truly miss the Gyeoroo family.My fav moments that left me teary in the final episode were definitely:1. Author Kang’s parting letter to Eun Ho2. Seo Joon’s reconciliation with his father3. The frame where Eun Ho and Dani ran into the tree shades, with the music playing in the background (it was a total parallel of the wedding runaway scene and music in the first episode, which brought back all the feelings)4. The closing shot of Gyeoroo’s empty office5. The final message to viewers: The moon is beautiful.To the whole production team and cast esp LJS and LNY, I want to say “The Moon Is Beautiful” to all of them too!

Grateful for such a poignant, meaningful and lesson-filled journey with these people. It wasn’t just a show to fulfill fan’s expectations, nor to entertain mindlessly. It was thoughtful through and through, even till the very last minute of the show.This show isn’t without its flaws, but no books, nor humans are without flaws. If we can accept that we are flawed, then we can accept that a show is flawed too but tries its level best to be that “one book” that will touch a group of people’s lives. It wasn’t a kdrama hit by any means (though I wish that it was, it deserved to!), but it is that one book that all of us who loved it will cherish in our hearts for a long long time, and reread (rewatch) again and discover newfound beauty in its poetic script.This was also the best parting gift LJS could give his fans for 2 years, and it further solidifies the fact that he is thoughtful in his choice of projects and has great eye in picking out quality scripts.

I’m truly going to miss his absence during this period. Can’t wait to see what he returns with in 2 years time!!All in all, Romance is a Bonus Book isn’t a bestseller, but it has definitely been one that impacted me deeply, and one that I will remember for a long long time - alluding to the words of Author Kang and President Kim.It’s been a wonderful journey with everyone here!

I too didn't like the other works of the writer so was pleasantly surprised.' This was also the best parting gift LJS could give his fans for 2 years, and it further solidifies the fact that he is thoughtful in his choice of projects and has great eye in picking out quality scripts.' 👍Really admire this young man for being so passionate about his craft. I posted (on my fan wall) an IG link to one of the BTS which includes the cast's message.It is nice to see the cast loved the drama as much as the audience. Thank you for your thoughtful review Kdfanz, I do love to find the hidden gems in a show like the parallel runaway scene you mentioned.

Thanks for highlighting it.Indeed this show had a good deal more to offer than just a story of a couple or a woman or of the publishing business. It covered all these but gave us many little life lessons and reminders in how to appreciate people and relationships and different aspects of life as precious books to dip into, to learn from, and to enjoy repeatedly. A true gem of a book/show.

Agree with all that you guys said! It took me awhile to get used to LJS acting in such a drama. I must admit, that he’d been in so many high profile, buzzworthy dramas that I was worried this drama would be the so called “dip” in his repertoire.I guess actual ratings and buzz wise, it probably was less stellar than I hoped it would be, but I’ve also come to realize that it’s part of him maturing as an actor and he doesn’t always have to be the IT boy or the unstoppable Hallyu Star like his Pinocchio and W days.RIABB was a pure gem through and through, and lived up to the vision of the production team in wanting to make this a warm-hearted drama.

Every character served to teach us a lesson in life, and I’m glad they stuck to their storytelling philosophy and didn’t pander to the pressure of churning out crowd-pleasing plots and scenes. I love books as much as anyone, but really this was a story about love relationships. I really like where we are at the end. It might have been nice to see more but it was not necessary.Song Hae-rin and Ji Seo-joon are still one the road to romance, but they will get there. They are just like-minded enough to understand each other, but also different enough to bring strengths to each other.Danyi and Eunho are finally official- but so are Jae-min and Director KO- and with the last two the only question one can ask is ‘What took you guys so long?’.Ji-hong and Yeong-ah were probably as like minded as Eunho and Dan-yi in the beginning- yet there is no hope of their getting back together unless Ji-hong can change.

The first rule of being a husband is simply this: Your wife is always number one. Even when you have kids she is still number one. It is as simple as that. He never figured this out and so his marriage died.Ji-yul and Hoon’s story also illustrates the truth that ‘like-mindedness’ is not always the basis of a solid love or even desirable: Were Ji-yul to marry a man like her that marriage would fly apart in 3 weeks. Ji-yul may have grown a lot but there will always be a strong element of ‘crazy’ to her- so instead someone as solid as Hoon is what she needs, while Hoon needs her craziness just as much if he is to avoid falling into total blandness. Hoon has grown too- to the point of marching right into the coffeeshop and hauling Ji-yul away from her blind date.Perhaps this is the lesson in the end: Not everyone needs the same kind of relationship, but whatever you need once you have it you must learn to grow together and change together. We have seen that sort of growth in most of the couples in this show.

I am a journalist fascinated by Korean drama and film. Since 2013, my stories on Korean media and culture have been published in the Los Angeles Review of Books, Kultscene, Macg Productions, The Independent, Bust, Hello Giggles and Mental Floss. For three years I worked as a writer and editor at KPopStarz, a popular K-pop and kdrama news site and appeared on three KCON panels discussing drama trends. Some of my drama blogs appear on the That Only Happens In Kdramas FB page.The author is a Forbes contributor.

The opinions expressed are those of the writer. The Korean remake of Younger has many similarities but also some significant differences.Translating the TV Land hit, which stars Sutton Foster, Nico Tortorella, Hilary Duff, and Debi Mazar, into a Korean drama was never going to be simple, but that’s the task taken on by the new drama, starring Lee Jong Suk and Lee Na Young.The original comedy-drama was created and produced by Darren Starr and is based on the novel by Pamela Redmond Satran. The k-drama version is produced by Studio Dragon for the Korean television station tvN and features Lee Na Young’s first drama appearance in nine years.So, how does it compare?

Some plot alterations have taken place to appeal to a Korean audience, but it remains a winning story. Spoilers ahead:The first hurdle a Korean version has to overcome is the fact that Foster’s character Lisa lies about her age. It’s a lot harder to avoid talking about your age in Korea since so much of the way people relate to each other or even speak to each other is based on their relative age. What’s different is that instead of lying about her age, Lee Na Young’s character Kang Dan Bi has to lie about her education and experience, ditching accomplishments rather than years.

What’s the same is that both women took time off from their careers to raise a child and that works against them when they apply for a job.What’s similar to both stories is that the main character lost her home due to her husband’s shortcomings. And in both cases, the financially insecure single mom has a daughter who attends an expensive school.

Both women are desperate for a job. What’s different is that Foster’s character has a quirky artist friend who is prepared to share her loft in trendy Williamsburg. Lee Na Young’s character has friends but no one offers her a couch, so she is secretly living in Lee Jong Suk’s house.

It’s a classic k-drama trope that a man and woman are forced to live together before they find out how well they fit together.Both women work for a publishing company. In Younger, Foster’s character Lisa wears a fun collection of funky secondhand clothes to her job. That might not work in a Korean office, so a fairy godmother of sorts gets her counterpart some designer clothes. In both cases the clothes make the character look younger than her years.The biggest difference between the original and the k-drama remake is that Lee Na Young’s character knows her future employer and he is obviously already in love with her. In this drama Lee Jong Suk, who recently played a doomed poet in, plays the editor-in-chief of the publishing company. His character is five years younger than Lee Na Young’s and they’ve been friends since childhood. In the American story, Younger, Foster’s character is actually the same age as her publisher, although pretending to be younger, but then is considerably older than the young tattoo artist she dates.In both versions a younger man is interested in an older woman, but given the ages that the characters are supposed to be, Lee Na Young’s character could wind up in a love triangle with two younger men.

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The other romantic possibility is the freelance book designer played by Wi Ha Joon, who is supposed to be eight years younger. By the end of the first episode he’s already charmed Lee Na Young’s character by finding her lost heels and slipping them on her feet, Cinderella style.The younger man character definitely got a makeover in the k-drama version. He’s far less edgy than Tortorella’s tattoo artist. Dating a tattoo artist gives Foster’s character an exciting new perspective, so it remains to be seen what Wi Ha Joon’s character will offer.Lee Jong Suk is a popular actor with a long string of successful k-dramas, including Pinocchio, Doctor Stranger, W and While You Were Sleeping, so this drama is likely to earn good ratings.

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Even if it veers from the original American story, both stories still offer an important lesson. Judging women negatively for interrupting a career to raise children is short sighted.

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Raising a child confers many practical skills that can help you succeed in the workplace. Both stories explain why employers should perhaps step beyond simple hiring prejudices and take a chance.Exactly reproducing Younger would have been impossible, but the k-drama’s compendium of romance, publishing and top stars, is likely to make Romance Is A Bonus Book a hit.