To the Beautiful You

To the Beautiful You: Episode 1

Have you ever experienced the excruciating pain to stay away from a 9 minute preview? And how satisfying it is to see the premiere in its entirety? We were promised lots of pretty and heartwarming moments, and we got those. But we also got some disjointed and jarring ones as well. I'd attribute this to two distinctive styles that haven't fully meshed together yet but I'm holding out that they find a nice middle ground.

And this song rocks my socks off. It's right up my alley.

EPISODE 1 RECAP 

 At the 2010 Youth Olympics high jump finals, competitor and our hero, KANG TAE-JOON (Min-ho) takes a deep breath before his third and final jump attempt. Should he succeed, he'll set a world record and clinch the gold.

He sets off with a look of stern determination as he approaches the bar. He jumps, soars into the sky, and clears it with ease. Tae-joon punches into the air in victory with a huge smile on his face.

Our heroine, GU JAE-HEE (Sulli) watches the screen with a focused but solemn face. At Tae-joon's victory, a single tear falls from her eyes.

Some time later, we catch up with Jae-hee, a pair of scissors dangerously close to her precious locks. At her friend's insistence that she doesn't have to go this far, Jae-hee firmly responds, "I gotta do this."

Snip snip.

Jae-hee arrives at Incheon Airport sporting her shorter 'do and stops to smile at a poster of Tae-joon. Decked out in glorious angelic wings, he's pretty much god (or maybe idol) status in the athletic world.