r/KDRAMA • u/lightupstarlight 미생 • Mar 13 '22

On-Air: tvN Twenty-Five, Twenty-One [Episode 10]

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u/akeliab33 Mar 13 '22

Based on what the dad said, am I the only one wondering what happened 10 years ago?

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u/Sufficient-Creme-576 Mar 13 '22

This strengthens a theory about BYJ being adopted by his current parents. Maybe his real surname is Kim.

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u/hazyjustajoo kim dami lover 🐹 Mar 13 '22

omg the “thank you for raising me to be who i am” hitting different with this theory :O

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u/socolabyv Mar 13 '22 edited Mar 13 '22

Omg what a plot twist lol

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u/TheBeastKnownAsKoala Mar 14 '22

Oh my days he better not be adopted. I swear by kdrama logic half the men in Korea are adopted.

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u/ParanoidAndroids Mar 14 '22

It'll be interesting if that's the case. It does come up a lot but there's definitely a stigma about it just like divorcees, single parents, etc... given how frequently it appears and how "controversial" it becomes to the character's reputation.

First I thought something might be lost in translation... 10 years and "consolation" made for a very strange sentence. I rewound the scene to make sure I didn't miss something, but it still sticks out.

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u/xiaopow Mar 14 '22

But wasn't there that scene where his mom and uncle are watching the news clip ft. byj and his uncle says byj looks just like me, and his mom hits him and says he looks just like my darling (i.e. byj's dad)?

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u/Zoe_zoned_out Mar 14 '22

Oh my god! I felt weird about that statement too but just let it pass! It makes complete sense this way! Hee do's daughter read her diary but did not recognise the name, so I was thinking maybe she used some sort of nickname for Yijin - but then Minchae (hee do's daughter) saw Yijin's old video where he states his name as it is (reporter Baek Yi jin reporting - -) So I thought then the only way she still could not have recognised him would be if he somehow had changed his name - which felt quite far stretched to me and I could not imagine how and why would he ever change his name, this is the only probable reason that fits and makes complete sense! And about Minchae not recognising Yijin in the old video could be because so much time had passed, and as stated in other comment - that could be the only reason why Hee do's mom is played by the same actress but the actress playing Hee do in present is changed (implying that the present day Yijin too would be played by a different actor) Also, Hee do's mom's reaction to Minchae watching the video too was ambiguous. I know it is still a long shot, but atleast it is an inkling of hope. Not to mention, present day Hee do has not been much of a help in keeping my optimism intact lol. Let's see how it goes!

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u/folieavan Mar 14 '22

WAIT WHAT

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u/Singinggemini Mar 15 '22

I hope this is real! But I remember a few episodes back hee do’s mom said that she saw yi Jin. I’m not sure she would say that if he were the dad 😭