Hope Springs Anew in ‘Happy Merry Ending’ Episodes 3 to 4

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2023-05-05
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Last week, we were introduced to Lee Seung Jun, the wedding singer who experienced past trauma, and Song Jae Hyun, an extroverted full-time café owner, and part-time pianist. Let’s find out if their relationship progressed in ‘Happy Merry Ending’ episodes 3 and 4.

Episode 3: What should I do?

The scene was left off from last week of Seung Jun breaking down and taking his meds. His friend, Ho Yeon, saw him and they talk for a bit, which calmed Seung Jun down. He talked about how he got triggered when Jae Hyun touched him, but not because he didn’t particularly like it, but because he remembered his jerk of an ex.

The next day, Seung Jun meets his new student, Kim Chan Woo, who is a member of a famous idol group. Of course, he has no idea who he is, but he treats him like a regular student. After the vocal lesson, Seung Jun walks his famous student out, but then just right outside, is Jae Hyun. Chan Woo waves goodbye, although Seung Jun was hesitant to be alone with Jae Hyun, but he said that someone from the company was fetching him after class, which turned out to be his company CEO… and Seung Jun’s ex, the same one who gave him trauma.

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Unbeknownst to that fact, however, Seung Jun agrees to walk with Jae Hyun to the park. There, Jae Hyun apologized to Seung Jun if he acted over the line. Seung Jun admitted that he did find it bothersome, but Jae Hyun still asks if he is available the next day. Seung Jun initially wanted to turn him down, but he reminded him of his promise from the last time when he walked him home. And so, although hesitant, Seung Jun agreed to make do with his promise of giving Jae Hyun vocal lessons. After their talk, Jae Hyun waited with him until he got on a bus and enthusiastically waved him goodbye. Seung Jun smiled and thought that even though he was not made for relationships, they could be friends.

Everything was going well… that is until Seung Jun gets a call from Chan Woo, where his incredibly annoying ex, steals the phone from him and tells Seung Jun he has been looking for him for a long time.

Episode 4: Should I try again?

Learning that his new idol student’s CEO is his ex, Seung Jun’s happiness thanks to Jae Hyun, abruptly came to a stop. Thanks to the d*ckhead, Seung Jun remembered some memories from his past. He was a high school student who loved busking and is an idol trainee. He has an incredibly questionable relationship with Joo Won, a higher-up person in an entertainment company and a whole-grown adult. One night, he sees Joo Won kissing another man. But instead of apologizing for his cheating ways, he brushed it off and talked to Seung Jun as if nothing happened. Seung Jun tried to forget the issue, too, however, Joo Won seemingly intentionally treated him so badly that it affected his situation as an idol trainee, too. After giving up on his dream of being an idol, he moved in with his best friend, Ho Yeon, who was incidentally waiting for him at his home, too. He told him to not sleep at his place, not giving any explanation why.

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The next day, Jae Hyun comes over Seung Jun’s house for the plans they made the day before. Seung Jun was surprised that he came over and closed his gate in shock. They did the vocal lesson in Seung Jun’s house, instead, because today was supposedly his day off work. While doing the vocal lesson, Seung Jun tried opening his window after feeling a bit embarrassed, but when Jae Hyun tried to help him, they both fell down, creating an adorable moment together, where both quickly felt embarrassed.

After the lesson, they decided to drink beer together just outside of Seung Jun’s house, where they decided to talk comfortably to each other. Seung Jun immediately feels comfortable with Jae Hyun, especially after a few drinks together. He asks Jae Hyun why he wanted to learn how to sing, to which he said that he wanted to sing in front of his special someone, although he doesn’t know who this person is yet. On the other hand, Jae Hyun asks Seung Jun why he didn’t become an idol singer when he could have been great at it. He said that there is no idol singer who sings wearing sunglasses (there is, actually), but it showed Seung Jun’s insecurity. Thus, Jae Hyun tells Seung Jun to imagine singing with only him in the crowd, this way he would no longer be embarrassed thinking of a huge crowd. But as they were having fun teasing each other, Ho Yeon suddenly arrived… which is probably an indication that this could be a love triangle.

What we think

Not only do we learn that Seung Jun’s ex is a cheating asshole who gave him trauma, he is an actual predator. Seung Jun definitely deserve to have a good ending with a green-flag man, whose name is Song Jae Hyun. But of course, we won’t know the ending yet, especially with Ho Yeon, his best friend, who quite possibly has feelings for Seung Jun, too.

Let’s find out in next week’s episodes of ‘Happy Merry Ending‘! It airs every Tuesday and Wednesday, midnight KST.

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