Here we recap and discuss episode 3 of Love Rain. Caution, spoilers below. Don’t read if you don’t want to know what happens.
As In Ha finishes his song “Love Rain”, the others applaud his performance, unaware of its inspiration. Dong Wook immediately guesses that it’s the girl that In Ha fell in love with in 3 seconds and thinks that that’s what In Ha will announce. However, they’re taking by surprise when In Ha instead says that he’s joining the army. I guess that’s one way to avoid dealing with your best friend moving in on your girl.
Yoon Hee rightfully suspects that she’s the reason that he’s going to the army early and goes for a walk. In Ha finished arguing with his friends and goes in search of her. They meet on the wooden pathway over the water and Yoon Hee asks him if he’s really going because of her and Dong Wook. In Ha denies it, saying that he really wanted to go because everything was too complicated. He then finally admits that he was painting her and not just including her in the scenery. He apologizes for telling her so late and then we have a voiceover of him regretting not being able to tell her how much he actually liked her and how much it hurt to leave her. I would like to feel sympathetic to him, but he started this whole mess so that’s on him.
They’re back home now and In Ha has decided to stop by the cafe where Dong Wook is working. He seems his friend come in and dedicates the last song to him. As In Ha sits down, Chang Mo mentions to him that Dong Wook really seems mad at him. After everyone else leaves, In Ha tells his two male friends that he’s leaving tomorrow because his parents want him to come home before he goes to the military. Chang Mo asks him what he’s going to do about the radio show and In Ha says that they should be fine just practicing a little bit before they actually had to go on. Oh, I guess their little trip was just to celebrate then. Dong Wook gets pissed at him because he knows that In Ha has a reason for doing this and storms out.
We’re now at In Ha’s dorm where we see him packing up his belongings when he finds Yoon Hee’s diary, which of course he never gathered the courage to return to her. You hear her entry about how love isn’t always about being happy and this segues to Yoon Hee studying at the library. As she leaves, Dong Wook is there to meet her. He asks her out on a date and she hesitates in answering. Dong Wook then guilts her into agreeing by saying that tomorrow is normally a sad day for him so he wants to go out with her to make it a happy day.
The next day, In Ha is walking by a jewelry store where he sees some watches in the window and remembers Yoon Hee’s story about her mother’s watch. We then cut to him putting his paintings away at school where he has Yoon Hee’s diary and a “mysterious” small box in his hand. The box, of course, has a watch which Yoon Hee gets from the teacher that In Ha dropped it off with. He includes a note saying that he wishes for her to be happy no matter where he is. Really, guy? If you’re going to sabotage your friend’s relationship with the girl you like and who clearly likes you, at least stay around to collect the prize.
As Yoon Hee walks out of the teacher’s office, Hye Jung and In Sook happen to be talking outside and they tell her that In Ha is going back home after the art club’s sketching trip today and that he won’t be back until before his military service. Hye Jung convinced something has happened to him, but doesn’t know the reason. In Sook, on the other hand, is more concerned about what will happen to the radio show because she wants Chang Mo to do well in life so that she can be taken care of when they get married. Hah, the girl is forthright about her intentions, gotta give her that.
While in class, Yoon Hee thinks things over while gazing at the watch. She decides to go see In Ha and walks out of class, surprising both Hye Jung and In Sook. As she leaves though, she drops In Ha’s note on the ground but doesn’t notice. Doesn’t take a genius to see how that’s going to come into play later. She quick finds out where the art club is going and goes in search of him. Meanwhile, In Ha is walking by a movie theatre and he remembers his promise to see “Love Story” with Yoon Hee if he can find a place that still shows it in the countryside.
