9 End 2 Outs Synopsis (from DramaWiki)
The drama is about love of singles in their 30s. Hong Nan Hee is an ordinary worker at a publishing firm, she's a girl who always falls in and out of love since she was young until one day when she meets an old classmate, Byun Hyung Tae, who is a team leader of an advertising company again. Hyung Tae may seem to be a good catch in the eyes of many women but he's only a cowardly boy to Nan Hee whom he has grown up with. '9 End 2 Outs' is using the baseball theme to compare to the fates and lives of the people in love.
Cast:
Lee Jung Jin as Byun Hyung Tae
Soo Ae as Hong Nan Hee
Lee Tae Sung as Kim Jung Joo
Hwang Ji Hyun as Yoon Sung Ah
My comments:
A K-drama with unmarried women in their 30’s again? Haha…since the success of My Name Is Kim Sam Soon, I can name tons of dramas with similar theme. However, I think 9 End 2 Outs is less fairytale-ish compared to others. It actually explores an interesting question: 'Can a man and a woman be just friends only without love involved?' Well, this is a drama afterall, so our main characters' relationship will change from friends to lovers. But that process was interesting, difficult and twisty. They “chose” to be friends as an excuse to stay with each other since they can’t bear to lose each other. It’s understandable that they don’t want to jeopardize their 30 years friendship. It showed us that since their school days that they had some feelings for each other but most of the time, it was wrong timing as something prevented to them to leap beyond that friendship line. It’s a relief to see them together at the end; they might not love each other the most but they are the most comfortable with each other.
This drama didn’t have too many ups and downs but it wasn’t boring. The funny moments are roll-on-the-floor hilarious. This drama is saying a lot and I don’t think I was attentive enough so maybe a rewatch is necessary. I was especially stricken by one scene with Nan Hee sitting in front of a square shaped table drinking soju and pointing each side, saying something like: “my detainment is sitting here, my sadness is sitting here and my fears are sitting there. Also my youth that is sitting so far away. Cheers, my friends” (okay I suck in doing scene recap, watch the first episode if you’re interested). Seeing a desperate and helpless Nan Hee, I wonder if I’ll be like her 5 years later when I’ll turn 30… Beside the main story, another highlight of the drama is Hyung Tae and Nan Hee’s friendship with their other 4-5 friends. It’s written in a very heartwarming and touching way and I’m envious of that kind of friendship.
Lee Jung Jin and Soo Ae have great chemistry as a bickering pair, I guess they should since it’s the second time that they collaborate (they worked together in April Kiss but I didn’t see that, maybe I should dig it…hehe). Both look so different from the last time I saw them. It’s nice to see Lee Jung Jin back in action after completing his military duties (= looking better) and glad to see Soo Ae in a less dramatic and teary role. I just saw Lee Tae Sung in Time of Dog and Wolf as Lee Jun Ki’s ruthless rival and here, he’s all mushy and sweet, quite a drastic change!
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