"Sh**ting Stars" episodes 5 & 6 Discussion Post
Drama: Shooting Stars / Sh**ting Stars
Director: Lee Soo-Hyun
Writer: Choi Young-Woo
Network: tvN
Episodes: 16
Release Date: April 22 - June 11, 2022
Runtime: Friday & Saturday 22:40
Genre: Romantic-Comedy
CAST: Lee Sung Kyung (Oh Han Byul), Kim Young Dae (Gong Tae Sung), Yoon Jong Hoon (Kang Yoo Sung), Kim Yoon Hye (Park Ho Yeong), Park So Jin (Jo Ki Peum), Lee Jung Shin (Do Soo Hyuk)
PLOT: As one of the nation’s most beloved stars, Gong Tae Sung (Kim Young Dae) is used to living his life in the spotlight. With the eyes of the world constantly on him, Tae Sung does his best to keep a smile on his face and his temper in check. Seen by the people as a kind and polite young man, the only people who don’t buy into his whole good guy personna are those working for his management company.
As the head of that company’s PR team, Oh Han Byeol (Lee Sung Kyung) knows exactly what Tae Sung is really like. Well aware of his strong desire to win and his hot temper, Han Byeol has had to employ her excellent speech and crisis management skills on a number of occasions, in order to keep Tae Sung’s reputation as spotless as it seems. Constantly bickering, there isn’t anyone in the world better suited to the role of natural enemies than Han Byeol and Tae Sung.
Forever at odds with each other, Tae Sung and Han Byeol seem destined to hate each other forever. But could the time they’re forced to spend together change those feelings or will their mutual loathing last for all eternity?
Episode 5 "Rumors. What You Want to Believe": Tae Sung sees Han Byeol with Soo Hyuk and he gets jealous. He tells Han Byeol to come to the set of “The World of Stars” every time there’s a shooting. An absurd rumor about Tae Sung breaks out, and Han Byeol does her best to prove it false. Later, Han Byeol visits her alma mater to give a lecture, and she learns of what Tae Sung did when a malicious rumor about her spread back in college.
Episode 6 "Dramatic": Han Byeol's heart beats a little faster at Tae Sung talking in his sleep. Nevertheless, she brushes off any feelings for the top star actor. Later, a photo causes a love scandal involving Tae Sung and Da Hye. Meanwhile, Soo Hyuk tries to get closer to Han Byeol, and after the premiere of "The World of Stars", Tae Sung tells Han Byeol about the feelings he has inside.
SOURCE: Image and drama information from Asianwiki and Viki
WHERE TO WATCH? You can watch on VIU
Again, the secondary characters and side stories are equally entertaining as the main plot. And I enjoy getting to know more about our leads past and their feelings for each other.