Yu-sung is in love with his manager, Jae-hyun. He’s not sure what a pounding heart means, but he recalls filming a kissing scene with his co-star, Yu-na, and he thinks it might mean something. But Yu-sung is confused.
Management Team 1 is analyzing the photos Tae-sung took with his fans the night before. Han-byeol enters and informs them that Tae-sung was met with a bus of international fans and had an unscheduled fan meet-and-greet on the street. Management Team 1 asks the PR team to send a report about the photos calling it fan service. ..
Manager Byeon Jung-yeol and Tae-sung discuss the last night while Jung-yeol expresses his concern about Tae-sung risking his safety to meet Han-byeol. Tae-sung clarifies that Han-byeol never actually showed up. Tae-sung recalls being mobbed by fans only for Manager Kang Yu-sung to rush to save him after receiving a heads up from a fan via Instagram.
Han-byeol sees a new advertisement for a movie starring Gong Tae-sung and Jung-yeol on the same street. She recalls filming the commercial when the director asked her to gaze into the camera as if it was her lover.
Han-byeol, the camera operator, stands behind Tae-sung as he films a commercial. Tae-sung’s fans take photos of him and Han-byeol looks back on the night when she called Manager Yu-sung to help Tae-sung with his fans. ..
The actors on set of a noodle commercial start to feel infatuated with one another. Jae-hyun and Yu-na are not able to deliver the scene so the director gives the set a short break. Jae-hyun rushes to his green room and Yu-na follows as she confesses her feelings for him. The two then start making out. ..
Manager Yu-sung wonders why Jae-hyun was late and calls to check on him. The managers rush to check on them and Dae-soo calls out Yu-na’s name shocking the couple out of their make-out session. Yu-na grabs Jae-hyun’s hair trying to imply that they were fighting and Jae-hyun follows suit.
The day came to an end with the girlfriends Han-byeol, Ho-young, and Reporter Ki-ppeum getting together for a drink. They discussed Ho-young’s one-sided love for Manager Yu-sung as they found out how she fell for him when he offered her a band-aid. ..
The three lawyers discuss how to propose to Han-byeol and give her some advice on what to do if she accepts. They advise that Soo-hyuk should try and be genuine in his proposal, make sure he is a good listener, and make sure he is not too flashy or overbearing in his behavior. Han-byeol is just about to leave for her date with Soo-hyuk, but Do says that he would like to ask her out on a second date.
After a long conversation, Han-byeol tells Ki-ppeum that she is thinking about her first love, Gong Tae-sung. She was heartbroken when he was dating his co-star years ago. Ki-ppeum surprises Han-byeol by mentioning Gong Tae-sung and Han-byeol tells her that she was heartbroken when he was dating her co-star years ago.
Han-byeol tells Ki-ppeum that she is sad because Tae-sung is like a star in the sky and that she hates the idea of being rejected another time. Ki-ppeum tells Han-byeol that people are bound to hurt one another.
Han-byeol never showed up to the movie theatre, and Tae-sung is still waiting for her.
Back at home, Tae-sung receives a message from Han-byeol who asks him to stop sending her the movie tickets. A second text from Han-byeol states that she is outside his apartment as Tae-sung rushes to get the door for her. Han-byeol invites herself into his apartment and scolds Tae-sung for spending so much money as they argue.
Tae-sung blurts out that he wanted to watch a movie with her. Han-byeol, overwhelmed by his confession, suddenly kisses Tae-sung but tries to get away from him immediately after. He pulls her back, stopping her from running away from him again and kisses her. ..
Tae-sung rushes back to Han-byeol asking her to wait for him for a week as he leaves for work. After Manager Jung-yeol rings the bell, Tae-sung finally remembers that he would be on an overseas shoot for a week and sends his manager away. Han-byeol agrees to wait for Tae-sung, but is sad when he leaves. ..
Han-byeol and Tae-sung appear to be in a much better mood than usual as they head to work. The two managers, Yu-sung and Dae-soo, discuss how it would be better for Jae-hyun and Yu-na if they fought since if they got along and broke up, it would only cause them trouble in the future. ..
Back at the Starforce Headquarters, Han-byeol gets a message from Tae-sung which causes her to fluster and she rushes to the break room. She is caught off-guard seeing Lawyer Do. Han-byeol politely rejects Do Soo-hyuk’s proposal but he asks her to keep things normal between them.
Later that night, Han-byeol contemplates calling Tae-sung but he calls her instead. The two share awkward silences because it is their first time talking on the phone after becoming a couple. Tae-sung asks Han-byeol about her date with Lawyer Do and Han-byeol states that she turned him down.
Han-byeol confronts Tae-sung for dating his co-star and breaking her heart, but Tae-sung clarifies that Han-byeol is the only one he likes. For the next few days, Tae-sung and Han-byeol are texting back and forth between his breaks – and in the middle of her work as a PR manager.
Manager Yu-sung is in love with Actor Yu-sung and he doesn’t know it.
On the last night of his overseas schedule, Tae-sung misses Han-byeol and shares a photo of himself with Han-byeol asking for her selfie in exchange. Han-byeol jokes that Tae-sung does not know how to take selfies snapping multiple photos of herself and accidentally sending them all to him leaving him flustered.
Han-byeol does not immediately respond to Tae-sung but eventually calls him hours later asking him to open the door for her. Tae-sung states that he drove all the way to see Han-byeol because he missed her a lot and the couple hug each other. Tae-sung gives her a necklace as a present but just as the two were about to kiss, Jung-yeol calls Tae-sung to check on his whereabouts. Tae-sung has to leave but not without giving Han-byeol a peck leaving her flustered. ..
The next morning, at work, Han-byeol gets a message about a dating rumor claiming that Tae-sung is dating Lawyer Do. Manager Choi Ji-hoon asks if the rumor is true and lawyer Do vehemently denies it. ..
Ki-ppeum is informed by her reporter friend that a press release will be out soon, but she’s not sure what to expect. She and lawyer Do meet up for an interview and immediately hit it off.
Manager Ji-hoon is recalling a younger Tae-sung asking him to help make him a bigger star than his mother. He recalls that the young Tae-sung asked him to help make him a better actor than his mother, and he has decided that he will do just that. Manager Ji-hoon is committed to making his protege a successful actor, and he looks forward to helping Tae-sung reach his potential.
Manager Yu-sung excuses himself from Ji-hoon’s question and rushes to Tae-sung’s house to stop Si-woo from startingle Tae-sung. Si-woo enters Tae-sung’s home forcibly, claiming to be there to talk. ..
Just as Si-woo was about to say something important, Tae-sung’s house help, Kwon Myung-hee arrives. Si-woo remembers who she is and grabs the maid by her hair. Tae-sung intervenes and rescues Myung-hee his mother while Yu-sung arrives just as the maid takes an exit.
In the elevator, Myung-hee laughs all by herself and fixes her hair stating she got caught. The episode ends with a person posting a photo of Tae-sung hugging a woman, anonymously spreading a dating rumor about the actor online.
The Episode Review
After eight long episodes of waiting, Tae-sung and Han-byeol finally get together. Fans of the show are excited to see how their dating journey goes and what the future may hold for them. ..
The show showed how the two were really in love and were taking it slow as they managed work and their private lives without revealing their relationship to the public.
The other two characters in the show, Yu-sung’s manager and Ho-young’s colleague, are going to cause a lot of heartache in the episodes to come. Yu-sung is in love with Manager Ho-young, while Manager Ho-young is in love with Yu-sung.
Reporter Ki-ppeum and Lawyer Do seem to be a perfect match. It would be amazing to see them date one another. ..
Newbies Yuna and Jae-hyun dating one another is a recipe for disaster. Their new romance seems like it will only cause more chaos for their managers. ..
With Tae-sung’s mother making a return into his life, it seems like the actor will be having a hard time dealing with his past trauma and will have to heal from the issues he had with his mother.
The maid, Myung-hee, seemed like a sinister character. While her actions – like purposely adding more salt to Tae-sung’s food and posing to be poor – are still a mystery, it seems like she is connected to his past and wants to ruin Tae-sung’s life. ..
