YONG PAL | Episodes 7-8 | Discussion

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Cast: Joo Won, Kim Tae Hee, Jo Hyun Jae, Chae Jung Ahn, Jeong Wung In

Plot: Kim Tae Hyeon (Joo Won) is a talented surgeon. Desperate for money to pay his sister's medical bills, he adopts the code name Yong Pal and offers his medical skills to those in need of medical attention but who cannot do so publicly, dealing with gangsters and corrupt plutocrats. It is while making such a house call that Tae Hyeon rescues "sleeping beauty" Han Yeo Jin (Kim Tae Hee), a chaebol heiress, from a medically-induced coma, leading to unintended consequences.

Other: 20 episodes / Medical, Action, Romance, Revenge, Chaebol / Wed. & Thurs. / SBS / 2015

Where to watch: Drama.net / DramaBay / DramaFever / GoodDrama / MyAsianTV / Viki

Teasers/trailers: 1 / 2 / 3

OST: The One - "To My Love" / JunHyung(BEAST)&GaYoon(4Minute) - "Nightmare"

Next week's preview: None.

Resources: Drama.net, Youtube/SBSNow, Youtube/DramaSBS, AsianWiki

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RIP beloved human doll keeper Nurse Hwang :'( Not a fan of saying goodbye to the some of fun female characters. I *AM* a fan of everything else YONG PAL chooses to be! It continues to have refreshing and unexpected twists. I like the pacing... I like Tae Hyun and Yeo Jin establishing what they mean to each other this early on. I like that all the shady characters are actually fun and dangerous-- I can feel the stakes. The big-baddies don't seem to be an afterthought like the chaebol inheritance drama/childhood switcheroo nonsense that could ruin a drama *coughKillMeHealMecough*. IDK I really appreciate the slower, quieter lovely focus on the two leads that manages to feel ominous at the same time.

Comments

[revertigo.livejournal.com]

ooh what plagiarism scandal?

[imienazwisko.livejournal.com]

writer copied a webtoon and prolly the reason last two episodes dragged is because they stopped copying. idk really, that webtoon was supposed to be turned into a drama starring human trash khj but it got scrapped.

http://netizenbuzz.blogspot.com/2015/08/tv-yongpal-denies-plagiarism.html
http://www.soompi.com/2015/08/29/yong-pal-producers-respond-to-plagiarism-allegations/

[revertigo.livejournal.com]

they read completely different to me based on the summaries and i usually take the comments of netizens with a grain of salt. (i also don't necessarily agree that last week's eps dragged because the plot was definitely moving despite there being no flashy stunts and there was a reason for it). thanks though.