The group is joined by Actress Seo Hyo-rim who is the daughter-in-law of Soo-min. The two actresses catch up with their respective managers. Inside Tae-oh’s office, he talks to Soo-min about a project where she plays the mother-in-law’s character. Meanwhile, Hyo-rim is also ecstatic when Jung-don gives her the script for an upcoming drama.

The actresses are discussing their upcoming roles in a new drama and how they will be leaving the office at the same time. While leaving the cabins, it is discovered that both actresses were given the same script and that much like in real life, Soo-mi will be playing Hyo-rim’s mother-in-law.

Tae-oh and Jung-don had a group meeting with the two actresses in order to try and figure out why one of their scripts was messed up. Tae-oh said that the writer didn’t mind having both actresses in the same drama, but Jung-don was the one who caused the problem. After bidding farewell to the actresses, Jung-don confronted Tae-oh about purposely lying to Soo-mi. ..

The two managers determine that they weren’t able to tell each other about the show for confidentiality reasons. Tae-oh states that the duo will have to set aside their differences if they wished to save the company. Meanwhile, Tae-oh is talking to a friend to have them hire Hyun-joo and Hyung-joo herself is looking at different job postings. She gets a couple of texts from Eun-gyul asking for them to meet up and talk but she ignores him.

Eun-soo is curious about the envelope and tries to open it but Hyun-joo and the other employees arrive from their break. Hyun-too opens the envelope to read a VIP invite from Tae-oh. Jin-hyeok tells Jung-don that one of the writers was contacting them to get in touch with an Actress Kim Hee-sun that was working with them.

Jung-don calls the company to clarify that Wee-sun is not an actress with the agency and calls the audition off. Hee-sun asks Jung-don to let her audition once because she really wants to be an actress but the manager declines the request saying that she was a receptionist at the company so it was impossible for her to be taken on as a client since she can’t act.

Jung-don assumes that Hee-sun acted out of anger and starts yelling at her in the office. He takes her to the copy room and tries to calm her down. Hee-sun is really heartbroken and designated but leaves the room, handing him a ticket to her upcoming play.

She tells him that she sees him act before making a judgement about her talent and leaves the room. Jung-don gets a call from Hyo-rim who tells him that she does not want to work in the drama anymore. Hyun-too is at the agency where she looks at the VIP invite she got from Tae-oh. Eun-soo has a conversation with the new employee and confronts her about her relationship with Tae-oh for him to hand out VIP tickets to her.

Hyun-too blurts out that he was her father. Hyun-too continues to lie saying that she is the illegitimate child of a famous actor and wanted to keep the thing a secret from everyone in the office. Eun-soo wonders if Hyun-joo’s father was one of their clients but she points to actor So Ji-sub.

Eun-soo concludes that since Hyun-joo had the same last name as the actor, she was his child. Jane walks into the office and spots a rather attractive male, Lee Sang-uk. She asks Jong-don about him and he reveals that Sang-uk was an employee of the National Tax Evasions office claiming that Late President Wang Tae-ja was trying to evade taxes when he was alive which is now being looked into. ..

Jane takes Sang-uk to an office she has just vacated and asks him if he needed anything. Sang-uk tells her that he had no intention of using the space, but Jane insists that he take it. Sang-uk thanks her before leaving.

Method Entertainment’s four managers are concerned about a sudden tax bill and Tae-oh reveals that he knew Tae-ja used some of the company’s money for himself. Jane promises to look into it by befriending Sang-uk. She finds him struggling with the coffee maker and helps him out by flirting with him. ..

Actresses Soo-mi and Hyo-rim are in the elevator of the Method Entertainment office where it can see how Hyo-rim does not like it when her mother-in-law nags her about her outfits. She is overwhelmed by their ride on the elevator itself and asks Jung-don to have a meeting with her as soon as she arrives.

The manager in question is discussing how Soo-mi is monitoring her daughter’s every move, and why she is not happy about it. Hyo-rim claims that she cannot do this anymore, but Jung-don claims that Soo-mi will be hurt if she finds out that Hyo-rim wanted to get away from her mother-in-law.

Jin-hyeok overhears their conversation and states that the only way out of this mess is for Soo-mi to quit the drama. Hyo-rim talks to the writers of the drama and throws a tantrum by saying she would only use items from luxury brands for her role. The writers agree to comply with her requests and she leaves the room in confusion. ..

Soo-mi has a chat with the writers where the mother-in-law tries to show that she is mentally unwell due to her age. Tae-oh drags Soo-mi out of the room and confronts her. She claims that she just did not like the role and did not want to turn it down thinking it would hurt Hyo-rim so she turned the act on to be taken out of the show.

Tae-oh claims that if she leaves the show, Hyo-rim will also be taken out of the show since it was a deal for the two to be signed on together. Jin-hyeok tells Jung-don about Soo-mi’s lie and how she is adamant about not working with Hyo-rim either.

Jung-don rushes to tell the writers that Hyo-rim’s tantrum was a lie in order to be taken out of the show. He reveals the truth to the writer and claims that she deserves a second chance. At the office, Jung-don confronts Tae-oh and discusses their situation with both actresses. ..

Jane and Sang-uk meet again and Jane asks him about the dismissal. Sang-uk reveals that he was the one who dismissed her because she was too busy dating other people.

Jane is shocked to learn who he truly was and tries to sway him by casually flirting with Sang-uk. He blows her off and asks her to leave his office. The next day, the director chats up with the two actresses, Soo-mi and Hyo-rim. The actresses start arguing and end up reconciling their differences all in front of the writer.

Hyo-rim, the daughter-in-law of the family, claims that she is afraid she can’t live up to the expectations of Soo-mi and the mother-in-law. The two managers, Jung-don and Tae-oh do not intervene in the conversation but the writer does. Soo-mi gets angry when the writer insinuates that she was jealous of Hyo-rim and starts pulling her hair. ..

Eventually, the two actresses gather at Tae-oh’s office with Jung-don. Soo-mi clarifies that Hyo-rim was not the reason why she backed out of the show but that the role did not match her interest. Soo-mi promises to apologise to the writer and states that she only said yes in the first place because Tae-oh claimed that if she backs out, Hyo-rim will be removed from the show.

After finally reconciling with each other, the actresses leave in a huff after taunting Tae-oh for not listening to him when he wanted to stop them from working together. In the elevator, the mother and daughter-in-law have a heartfelt conversation with each other.

Hyun-joo is on a video call with her mother and is picking a dress for her VIP event the following day. At the screening, Hyun-joo runs into Eun-gyul. He asks her what she was doing at the screening and she lies that she was there with Jane. Eun-gyul hands her a drink and tells her that he will wait for her to come back to him. Later that night, Hyun-joo goes to a club with Jane. They dance and drink until they are both very drunk. Hyun-joo goes to the bathroom and when she comes out, Eun-gyul is waiting for her. He takes her back to his apartment and they have sex. ..

Hyun-joo spots Tae-oh with Play Entertainment’s Baek Gang-ho. She leaves the two to converse and she is confused. Gang-ho talks to Hyun-joo about hiring her but she claims that she was happy at her present job. When she tries to get away from him, he grabs her insinuating that Tae-oh sought after him to get her a job.

In a screening of a new movie, Gang-ho tries to touch Hyung-joo inappropriately and Hyun-joo throws her drink at him before running away from the screening. Tae-oh follows her around and asks why she acted out. Hyun-joo states that since no agency will now hire her, she is going to keep her job at Method Entertainment.

Eun-gyul overhears the conversation between Jane and Sang-uk and decides to leave the company. Jane tells Eun-gyul that if he wanted to never see her again, he should leave the company instead. Eun-gyul listens to Jane and leaves the company. Jung-don sees Jane there and asks to catch up with her but she leaves claiming that she had other plans.

Jung-don finds the tickets to Hee-sun’s play and decides to go watch it. He is initially bored by the play but when Hee-sun performs her monologue, Jung-don is moved. He looks at her in awe and starts to tear up during an emotional scene. ..

At the screening, he also spots Soo-mi and the two chat for a while. The veteran actress claims that she will now be trying to get a romance project because she wanted to experience what it is like being in love before she dies. Soo-mi envisions herself in a romantic play as he dances on stage. ..

Jung-don, a fan of Hee-sun’s acting, waits outside the theatre after her performance to compliment her. He praises her work and mentions that he would like to help manage her career. The two go for dinner together afterwards. ..

Cho Gi-bong, the head of Star Media Entertainment, offers Tae-oh a position with the condition that she brings all her clients from Method Entertainment into Star Media.

The Episode Review

The show seems to try and point out the chaos in the Entertainment industry by featuring a lot of drama between actors and their managers. The episodes seem to drag on for a long time, which makes it difficult to follow. In comparison, other similar K-dramas like the recently released, Sh**ting Stars, seem to be much more action-packed.

In this episode, Hyun-joo’s secret is probably the only thing that was interesting. I’m pretty sure Tae-oh is her father, and this possibility makes me grateful that she and Eun-gyul did not kiss in the last episode because the entire show would become incestuous and unpleasant to watch.

The sexual tension between Jan and Sang-uk is palpable and I am sure the two will share some intimate scenes as their relationship progresses. Jin-hyeok’s character is hilarious and a treat to the eye but I wish for him to have a fun romantic interest in the show if his character is actually homosexual.