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Have you ever watched a K-Drama, movie, or music video and felt like the whole world needs to experience it and simply be obsessed with it just like you are? If that sounds like you, we relate! Welcome to Kpopmap's brand new series called "Underrated Scene of the Week" where we pick some amazing scenes from even more amazing K-Dramas, films, music videos & more and appreciate them for the brilliant work of art they are!
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This week's underrated scene comes from one of the most highly-awaited K-Dramas airing at the moment, "Link: Eat, Love, Kill", starring childhood friends Yeo JinGoo and Mun KaYoung.
Spoiler Alert!
The drama tells the story of a young, rich, and famous chef, Eun GyeHoon, played by Yeo JinGoo, who moves to his hometown, where his little sister disappeared, to open up a bistronomy restaurant. This decision is brought on by erratic bouts of emotional excess that seem to be linked to someone else. However, this isn't a novel experience for GyeHoon. As a child, he could feel his twin sister's emotions until she went missing, and he eventually felt a disconnection, indicating to him that she had passed away. 18 years later, the phenomenon starts again, putting him in quite the fix, especially since he's often in the public eye. To get away from the chaos, he moves back home to the strange town of Jihwa-dong, only to be met with even more trouble.
It is implied from the very first episode that GyeHoon has been experiencing the emotions of a woman named Noh DaHyun. By episode 3, GyeHoon and DaHyun have made a pact to not fall for each other, lest she turns out to be his long-lost twin. After the fatal attack on her by JinGeun, a co-worker, DaHyun grows increasingly anxious, especially since her family murdered him and hid his body in GyeHoon's refrigerator. However, when she finds out that the body has vanished, her mental condition worsens by the day. Insomnia takes over and DaHyun has to resort to sneaking out soju from her family's restaurant to recuperate. With GyeHoon suffering from a similar torment, as his emotional state is linked to DaHyun's, he does the same with a bottle of wine from his restaurant. As the two cross paths that night, GyeHoon offers to make her some late-night snacks.
Seeking comfort in his food, DaHyun comes around every sleepless night to GyeHoon's kitchen, and the two gradually start to build a bond. On one such particularly snowy night, GyeHoon and DaHyun share a cup of tea as they watch the snow fall around them. Out of curiosity, DaHyun asks GyeHoon why he has been so kind to her. GyeHoon responds calmly, explaining that he is just testing out the items on his menu, but he also just wants to get a good night's sleep. Unable to catch on to the nuance of his words, DaHyun continues her questioning, this time wondering why he doesn't want her to fall for him.
To give her a clear answer, GyeHoon recalls a significant moment in his life. In a letter written to him by his sister, Eun GyeYoung (played by Ahn SeBin), before she went missing, she asked him to cook ramyun for her 5 times and bring an umbrella to her when it was raining. As he wasn't able to fulfil that wish for his sister, he decided to do it for DaHyun, in her stead. While it may not have been apparent to him at the time, GyeHoon was actually healing and forgiving himself in the process of treating DaHyun like she was his sister. At the end of the day, food opens up the way to their hearts and it doesn't get more wholesome than this. The montage is beautifully constructed, and both Yeo JinGoo and Mun KaYoung do such an amazing job at imbuing their characters with innocence, sincerity, and honesty that you cannot help but root for them. "Link: Eat, Love, Kill" is turning out to be an excellently refreshing narrative and we cannot wait for more.
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