Fluttering Alert: Heart-fluttering Moments, Ep 4

Now that the Dating Contract has been signed and sealed, I’ll be keeping track of the these “heart-fluttering” moments to ensure that WooHyun and YooJung perform, execute, and conform to the terms of the contract.

Here are the scenes that I love. Feel free to add to the list.

Post-Dating Contract Day 1

1. Not nagging him

I was frankly quite surprised when she backed off when he said that he didn’t want to try on more clothes. She didn’t pressure him. And when he asked, “If you’re going with the first ones I tried on, why did you make me try all those other clothes?” she patiently explained, “We found out what kind of clothes suit you the best because we tried on all those clothes. This was a meaningful struggle.”


2. Opening her car door

lol. I don’t know if you noticed it in Episode 1, but her ex-boyfriend didn’t open her car door. Grrr…

3. Him pretending to be an actor

Kudos to the actor here. I wouldn’t be able to wrap my head around this scene if I were in his shoes. He was pretending that he didn’t know how to act lovey-dovey when in reality, he knew how to act lovey-dovey even when he wasn’t feeling lovey-dovey because that was his job.

lol.

I like how she was taking the lead, telling WH, “Make a facial expression as if you’re helplessly in love with me. And smile as you look at me.” Then she poked the sides of his lips to make them go up. She made the awkward situation comfortable for them both.

Also, she DID sound like she was hypnotizing him when she prompted him, “She’s pretty…I’ve fallen for her…she’s lovely…Yoon YooJung is the prettiest girl in the whole world…lovely.”

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4. Pinkies.

Gifs are worth a hundred words. Thanks, Jemrie.

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lol. Only kdrama viewers can appreciate this romantic moment. Some of my girlfriends wouldn’t be impressed unless “50 Shades of Grey” level of intimacy/sadism.

5. The “sorry” letter

I already noted this in an earlier post.

5. Being supportive of her job

When she explained that she had to go on a diet to prepare for a role, he didn’t denigrate her chosen profession. He showed his support by offering to cook her noncaloric meal.

Hurray for men supportive of career women! I’m lucky to have been married to one.

6. Taking the slow train

They both thought that a backhug was too soon for a six-month old relationship.

lol. Yes…but they’re going to kiss in the hospital soon, right? (unless we’re getting trolled and it’s only a dream sequence, lol.)

Fangirls’ Priorities:
Backhug after 6 months: Too early!
Kiss after less than 5 dates (or 6 episodes): Unqualified success!

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7. He understood!

When she called him by her ex’s name, she unwittingly exposed her misery.

But he didn’t make it about him. He didn’t get mad at her for confusing him with another man. He didn’t make a fuss because he understood that this moment was all about her. He felt sorry because he realized belatedly that she was having a hard time with her memories of that house. He felt sorry that she had been putting up a happy front when she must have been feeling miserable. That’s why he called for the “staged dating” to be halted. He dealt with it quietly to save her face. Bravo!

She wondered what was wrong with HIM because “he seems to be feeling down suddenly” while HE didn’t have to wonder what was wrong with HER for suddenly wanting a cup of water.

For him NOT being a cretin: +100

7. He actually listens to her

Although I found it cheesy that he used his wardrobe struggles as a metaphor to her dating woes, I appreciate the fact that he was ACTIVELY listening to her when she said it.

WH: You said this before. You find out the first outfit you put on is the better one after you put on the next one. It was a meaningful hardship. Now you’ve gained the discernment to see a good guy due to Hwang Jae Min. Think of it as a meaningful bad encounter and shake it off.

One Good Guy spotted! 

Post-Dating Contract Day 2

1. The phone call.

Ex: You must have met with my fiancee, right? What the hell did you tell her that she wants to break off the engagement? Yeah, I was two-timing. So what? Am I the only liar? You’re lying right now about dating Cha Woo Hyun, aren’t you? You’re conning the entire country just to fuck with me? Hey I don’t die alone. I’m going to crush you.
WH: Why are you trying to stay the loser? Next time come to me if you’ve got something to say.
Ex: Who are you? Put Yoon YooJung on the phone.
WH: Yoo Yoo Jung is my person now. Don’t you dare say her name so thoughtlessly. And if you call her like this one more time, you will have to deal with the consequences.

I’d cry too if I were in her shoes. She finally found herself a hero and a defender.

2. When he asked her what she wanted to do at the glamping site

Glamping = GLamorous + cAMPING

This is so like my husband. Weekends are our retreat and he doesn’t mind driving, hiking, flying or sailing away with me. A few summers ago, I was into collecting antique wooden and wire bird cages and he ungrudgingly drove me up and down the coast every weekend to hunt for them. Poor guy! If I believed in reincarnation, he’d definitely be reborn as a king for having to put with this evil queen in this lifetime.

3. Strolling

I like how they bumped shoulders. I mentioned this elsewhere: she clings to him like a koala. I would have thought that he’d be uptight about this sort of skinship because of the way he hesitated to hold hands with her. But he seemed to enjoy HER wrapping her hands around his arm like this BETTER than holding hands. It’s probably because she was snuggling up to him.

3. offering to clean up and telling her to rest = music to my ears!

Young ladies, you’ll understand this when you’re older….

Only married women and women in a relationship would considered this prime-time heart-fluttering (or even heart-attack inducing) moment.

I swear whenever a guy TALKS DIRTY to me, that is,

he offers to take out the trash, to change the oil of my car, to empty the dishwasher, to pick-up the dry-cleaning, to clean the fridge…

I view it as one of the most swoon-worthy things ever said in the history of mankind.

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So there you. My list. Did I miss anything?

14 Comments On “Fluttering Alert: Heart-fluttering Moments, Ep 4”

  1. All are beautiful moments but my favorite is when they are in the car, they look so cute. Thanks again.
    Postscript: The ex-boyfriend is a Miserable.

  2. The ex is a miserable git.
    hahaha. Or twat. Arsehole. I’m glad that this blog doesn’t screen the occasional pejorative words.
    And I’m glad that WH heard him in action because YJ isn’t the type to tattle.
    Yes, I like the car scene. He looked awkward and embarrassed as if it was his first time being in a car with a girlfriend.
    Again, when he teased her that she was really a pro at acting lovey-dovey, he didn’t mean it in a derogatory way. He was admiring her instead of insulting her.

  3. Thumbs up on this list girlfriend!!! 👍 🙂

    Just to add on the phone call with the ex, where i watch it said “YJ is my girl now”. I wish all the subs are the same hehehe

    Also, I really thought the car scene was cute, I can still see the actress in her while WH is trying hard to be an actor too 😀 But the way it came across was that even when you see them, it didn’t feel uncomfortable 🙂

    And yes, I thought too that for someone who pretty much minds his own business and all he was all go once he said yes to the fake relationship. A very much willing participant 😉

    I’m once again 🤣 because of that last gift! You got that right! Whoever offers to wash the dishes for me is an angel!!!! 😍

  4. Was it you who lived in Australia?

    I remember writing at the weirdest hours during our Rewatch bec one of the Royal Ladies lived Down Under.

    The unnie/CEO of YJ’s company approved of them dating each other. She was adamant that the ex was a bad one for YJ, but she liked WH enough to relax her dating rules. I wonder which of his qualities made him a “good” match for her?

    At first, I thought it was his resume that she approved of. 32 years old. Grad of Seoul National University. Dermatologist. Studied in the USA.

    In real world, a lot of actresses would consider him an ideal. 👍🤪 But this unnie was also looking for a good man for YJ. What characteristics did she approve of? She thought he could be bribed with money.

    What do you think?

  5. Yes, I live down under 😉 You have such great memory! I wish I can say the same to mine. 😒 I can’t even remember the other Royal Ladies who re-watched with us 🙁 But those were sooo much fun times, re-watching W&C 🙂

    Hmmm, I think the CEO first had a good impression of WH when they all went to his villa. Remember the car park scene? There was Unnie, the reporter and her newly army out brother? That was when YJ finally introduced herself properly to WH. I think from there is where she actually thought he was actually a good guy. Followed by the fact that he is willing to do everything in the contract for the ‘fake couple’ BUT notwithstanding his patients. He showed that he really cares for them. Then followed by the fact that he cannot be bribed with money.

    If I think about it, there’s more time now for dating than his patients hahaha

  6. Thank you so much for your posts, @packmule3! Dramabeans isn’t recapping Fluttering Alert (beyond the first episode) so I was cheered to discover your hilarious and thoughtful posts. I agree with ALL of your fluttery moments listed above and wanted to add one more observation.

    It’s rare to see kdrama rom-com couples laugh—even if the audience is cracking up. I adore all the little smiles, chuckles, and laughter shared between our OTP. In Ep 4, their shared laughter over their awkward first date was so heartwarming as was Woo Hyun guffaw at Yoo Jung’s desire to do everything once they arrived at their glamping site.

    Regarding Yoo Jung’s propensity for writing, I hope Yoo Jung writes Woo Hyun a letter or card in every episode. And you know he’ll save *every* single thing she writes.

  7. It’s a labor of love. 😂 I only write about things I love (or in the case of crappy kdramas — things I’d LOVE to give a good whacking).

    Are you sure DB’s not recapping? Maybe they’re still looking for a writer. I try not to visit that site because often the comments aggravate me. The recap is awesome but the comments are ?? Pedestrian is probably the kinder word here. 😞 The comments only skim the surface.

    But I love your suggestion about the letter writing. That’s a novel idea! I don’t think I’ve seen that done before in a kdrama. 👍👍 She can find an excuse to write him and he can read them whenever she’s away.

    Besides, I like the idea of letters as a gift. She’d given her ex an expensive timepiece as a gift for their 100 day anniversary. I’d rather that for WH, she’d give him a piece of herself in writing throughout their contracted dating period of three months (10 days shy of 100). Notes are inexpensive but, as you pointed out, worth keeping every song time.

    So yes, that’s a romantic idea.

    As for laughters, yes. I love that this couple shares a sense of humor. It’s obvious with YJ. After all, that’s the actress YEH’s forte, portraying funny and likable heroines.

    With WH, it isn’t apparent when he’s teasing her or not. But I do think he’s just as playful as she is. Take for instance that meeting outside the convenience store. He PRETENDED not to know her and asked her if she was a singer!! Lol. I know that idols aren’t as esteemed as actors in Korea so for a top star like YJ that must have been particularly galling.

    But he was only messing around with her. 😂 He knew who she was and he knew she was his patient at the hospital. I thought he was doing that deliberately to see her try hard to be recognized. YJ looked cute and gullible. Just like she was when they ate breakfast together at his place.

  8. Nonski was with us, too. 🙂 W&C was another drama largely ignored and panned by viewers. Who cares about the poor ratings? We had a blast discussing everything.

    And to those who laughed at our choice of drama to watch back then and even now, 🤷‍♀️.

    I don’t need validation for my taste in kdramas.

    If a kdrama only had 1% viewership, then it’s 99%-ers’ loss for failing to see a precious gem 💎 right in front of them.

    Besides, viewing a kdrama with an anonymous multitude feels like crowdbirthing to me. (Crowdbirthing = inviting family members to the delivery room.) 🤪 I need a modicum of privacy to savor a show. That’s why I often avoid forum discussions when there’s like a gazillion of followers. I just let them discuss among themselves. 🤫

    Anyway…

    I’m not yet fully convinced that the Unnie knows what a really good person WH is. She does see him as a “good catch” based on his resume.

    For YJ, she sees him as a “good person” but I’m not sure she sees him as a “good MAN.” She and WH has this conversation at breakfast. WH told her that she should start looking for a good PERSON first before dating the man.

    I think when she realizes that he’s a good MAN, she’ll begin to behave awkwardly with him. Like a cat on a hot tin roof. 😉

  9. Ahhhh thanks again for another writing of fluttering warning, I can’t wait for ep 5, to see progress in our OTP and been looking for new source to killing time… and tadaaaaa you give not one but two new post about FW.. thanks…

    My favorite is when he stood for her and answer his ex phone.. I’m sure I’ll melt instantly if someone did this for me… he somewhat just fake boyfriend but he did more than his ex bf ever done for her…

    Btw I’m sorry but what is W&C that you guys keep mention about? I’m so curious is it a good drama ?

  10. Oh yes. I liked that scene, too. I like it when the guy can’t stop a bad guy without resorting to fisticuffs. He just called him a “loser” (lol), told him to stop harassing HIS WOMAN, and challenged him to call YJ again knowing that he would him, WH, to deal with.

    I’m sorry. W&C is “Warm and Cozy” or Jejudo Gatsby. It’s a little known romcom (2015) written by the Hong sisters. I liked it and, as usual, when I like something I write a “wall of text.” I guess, that’s what I’m known for in some circles: I give out copious notes, like you’re attending a kdrama lecture or something. lol. It must have terrified some lurkers.

    I think somebody also archived my posts on Reply 1988 somewhere. I’m going to transfer them over here one of these days.

  11. Hello! Hello!

    I am here in between my addiction and my way of living hahaha

    I did try to look last night here on my phone but I couldn’t see my comment. I am not sure but it is there 🙂

    Anyway, so true that we do not need for people to say this is a bad/good drama, same with W&C, we enjoyed it big time! Oh and yes I do remember Nonski and Icemaid 🙂

    Oh I cannot wait till YJ sees WH as a Man hehehe! Definitely she will be awkward and I am wondering what she’ll say about that coming kiss (if it’s not a dream sequence). I LOVE that idea of her writing letters to him 😍

    I will be back, let me gather my thoughts as I see you have another post 🙂

    Good morning? 🙂

  12. It’s almost good night here in the east coast. We have a 16 hour difference. You’re ahead. I remember typing in the most ungodly hours for most rewatches (not only for W&C).
    Yes, it was Nonski and Icemaid!! Icemaid is the Kang Sora fan, isn’t she? We also had a maknae in the group. Was her name Tulip? Rose? Petunia? She has a floral name. (lol. Who names herself petunia nowadays??!!)

  13. It finally dawned on me when I saw the time of my posting hehehe

    I remember our set up, where everyone will ready their coffee etc and then we go!!! Those were ungodly hours! hahaha I think those were the only times that I actually stayed up for a kdrama 🙂

    LOL at Petunia! I had forgotten her name. I am trying to go back to W&C forum but Soompi is not helping me.

  14. Lol. Those were the fun days/nights at soompi. Re-watching as a group because we noticed things we didn’t see and finally understood some details put in by the writers. Hindsight is 20/20.

    I’ll check soompi tomorrow. I have to watch Mama Fairy and blog about it too. Lol. I’m dreading the husband hunt but it’s like a train wreck I can’t stop watching.

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