Recap Korean Drama "Sh**ting Stars" Episode 10

Episode 10 of Shooting Stars starts as Oh Han-byeol rushes to Gong Tae-sung’s apartment upon Manager Kang Yu-sung’s request but bumps into Tae-sung’s maid, Kwon Myung-hee, who is on her way out of the building. Han-byeol is caught off-guard as the maid takes a closer look at her necklace, a gift to her from Tae-sung.

As she waits for her car, Myung-hee recalls seeing the necklace in Tae-sung’s wardrobe and figures out Tae-sung is dating Han-byeol. Back at Tae-sung’s apartment, Han-byeol asks the actor if he is okay after his encounter with his mother, Si-woo and Tae-sung says that he wasn’t. The couple embraces each other. 

Driving her home, manager Yu-sung confronts Eun Si-woo about startling Tae-sung by showing up at his house stating that he would not help her if she acted out like this going forth. Yu-sung talks about Si-woo attacking maid Myung-hee but the actress narrates the sinister incident involving the maid at the store stating that the house-help was not an ordinary woman.

A concerned Yu-sung recalls Tae-sung thinking that Myung-hee could have dementia as he complained about his food tasting too salty. Back at the Starforce Headquarters, Yu-sung starts looking up Myung-hee’s resume as he calls Dae-soo, who recommended the maid for some intel about her past. 

At Tae-sung’s apartment, Han-byeol is comforting the actor who is still in shock as he narrates Si-woo’s actions to his girlfriend. Han-byeol comforts him with a hug by patting his back and Tae-sung states that she reminds him of his grandmother who followed the same approach with him when he had a hard time.

Han-byeol is touched but tries to lighten the mood by asking him not to expect any more affectionate duties from her as she walks away but Tae-sung brings her back to her seat with him and the two start making out. 

The article interviewing lawyer Do Soo-hyuk is gaining a lot of traction online which leads reporter Jo Ki-ppeum to bag a lot of praise from her boss. Her colleagues ask Ki-ppeum about the lawyer and she starts singing his praises, stating how he promised to sue anyone that spread false rumors about him.

She sends a quick message to Lawyer Do who responds immediately by praising her for the article promising her a 50% discount for her legal cases in the future and the two virtually flirt.

Tae-sung is taking the stairs again to win his battle against Lawyer Do but Manager Byeon Jung-yeol seems to be too close to giving up. Lawyer Do Soo-hyuk finally states he would be taking the elevator from now on ending the challenge with a win for Tae-sung.

The girlfriend gang, Han-byeol, manager Park Ho-young and Ki-ppeum gather again for drinks as Ki-ppeum celebrates her viral article. Ho-young then talks about her crush on manager Yu-sung, including how she’s letting the band-aid rot on her hand because he gave it to her.

Ho-young then asks Han-byeol about her meal with Lawyer Do and the team leader informs the group that she turned him down. Back in his apartment, Do Soo-hyuk reflects on the recent turn of events in his life as he gets on a call with his mother and clarifies the dating rumors again.

Back at her house, Han-byeol looks at the recent article about Si-woo and recalls the one time when she secretly sat in the theatre watching Tae-sung get emotional watching a movie featuring his mother.

The next day, Tae-sung was at a cologne advertisement shoot but managers Yu-sung and Han-byeol discussed how the actor had been sick all night and still did not cancel the shoot, acting professionally. Back to the present time, Han-byeol wonders if Tae-sung was doing okay.

On the shoot the next day, Manager Yu-sung asks Deo-soo if he has any information about the maid but he states that there was nothing yet.

Kang Min-kyu joins the two and states that actors Yoon Jae-hyun and Jin Yuna were now completely ignoring each other only for the two to be sending flirty texts with straight faces. 

Meanwhile, Myung-hee rings Manager Yu-sung stating that she would be taking the next week off. She believes she hasn’t got caught yet, unbeknownst that Yu-sung is already doubtful of her. She then logs into a Tae-sung hate club and reads the comments from the new dating rumor posted by an anonymous writer from the night before. Myung-hee leaves a comment on the post stating that she knows the female in the photo with Tae-sung.

At the office, Han-byeol recalls the weird reaction from Myung-hee about her necklace. PR manager Kim Mi-nyeo tells her that the necklace was from the brand Tiffany’s which is very rare and pricey.

On the office terrace, Han-byeol talks to manager Yu-sung about her relationship with Tae-sung while expressing her concern about Myung-hee. 

Back at the shoot location of ‘World of Star’, Jae-hyun distributes ice-cream cups sent over by his fans. Tae-sung’s co-star and fangirl, Baek Da-hye is shocked to see Tae-sung take the mint-chocolate flavor.

Tae-sung sends Han-byeol a photo of himself eating the ice-cream and later another photo of himself eating tangsuyuk her way by dipping it in sauce rather than drenching it. Han-byeol on the other hand treats her team to a meal of tangsuyuk drenched in sauce.

Later that night, Da-hye spots Tae-sung eat pizza with pineapple for Han-byeol knowing full well how much he dislikes it. 

Manager Yu-sung escorts Han-byeol to the building that Myung-hee had listed in her resume and the two discover that she had recently moved. The inhabitant of the flat then calls Myung-hee, reporting that she lied to them as she asked.

The next day, managers Yu-sung and Dae-soo are having a meal together when Yu-sung lies on a call seeking CCTV footage. Dae-soo reveals that he got some intel about Myung-hee.

Dae-soo reveals that the maid was recommended to his artists by a rich woman named Myung-hee, who owned a lot of properties in Gangnam city. Yu-sung rushes immediately while Han-byeol stalks Myung-hee online and discovers a photo of the house helper wearing the same Tiffany’s necklace as her.

Just at that moment, a delivery boy drops three copies of the same necklace for Team 1 members with a sinister note for Han-byeol stating that she is not any special but just as common as the necklace.

A shocked Han-byeol applies for the day off and leaves meanwhile Yu-sung tries calling Tae-sung. Tae-sung is greeted by Myung-hee who came back one last time to bid him farewell and leave him with a hug and a sinister message.

Yu-sung meets Myung-hee on her way out of the building and threatens her stating there will be consequences if she tries to harm Tae-sung. 

At his apartment, Tae-sung is petrified as he fears Myung-hee. Myung-hee drives back recalling the past when Tae-sung rejected her gifts, unlike the other male actors that boasted about her gifts on social media and treated her to meals.

Raged by Tae-sung’s rejection, Myung-hee decides to start working as his maid to make a lasting impact on him so that he could never forget her. Myung-hee then comes back to the present day as she recalls the words she just said to Tae-sung.

She tells Tae-sung that he should have just accepted her presents and that now, he would always remember her whenever he ate salty food. She then leaks a photo from Tae-sung’s house, the drawing Luca sent the actor from Africa as the image goes viral on social media. 

Han-byeol arrives at Tae-sung’s apartment just as manager Yu-sung is changing the password to the door. She tells him about the necklaces Myung-hee sent to her office and Yu-sung asks Han-byeol to stay with Tae-sung immediately leaving to meet with Lawyer Do. Do Soo-hyuk states that since Myung-hee did not do anything illegal with Tae-sung, they can only file a restraining order against her. 

Actor Yu-sung is getting ready for his first award show appearance as manager Ho-young comes to pick him up. Ho-young praises the actor for his outfit and claims that he looks very handsome. Actor Yu-sung tries to pat her on the head like Manager Yu-sung does but is caught off-guard when Ho-young doesn’t react in the same way. 

Later that night, manager Yu-sung is drinking some beers by himself at the office when Ho-young appears. They discuss actor Yu-sung for a while but Ho-young invites the manager to have some drinks with her.

As the two converse, manager Yu-sung tries to pat her on her head but Ha-young asks him to stop doing that as it gives her butterflies, indirectly confessing her feelings for him and rushing out hastily leaving Yu-sung in shock. 

Manager Choi Ji-hoon meets with Tae-sung’s mother Si-woo for a meal as the two catch up over dinner to discuss Tae-sung. Ji-hoon asks her why she was trying to hurt Tae-sung and Si-woo clarifies that she only misses her son.

Back at Tae-sung’s house, he wakes up to see Han-byeol sleeping by his bed. Tae-sung tells her how happy he is to see her and they both embrace. Tae-sung says that he dreamed of their deceased friend, Yoon-woo.

At Yoon-woo’s grave a suspicious man dressed in black states he will avenge Yoon-woo by making Gong Tae-sung pay. He logs into the same hate club as Myung-hee and posts a comment stating he would make leak something about the actor to the reporters.

Tae-sung and Han-byeol who are resting at his house are suddenly shocked as both their phones start buzzing at the same time.

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The Episode Review

This episode was centered around the house help, Myung-hee, and really told fans how the lives of celebrities are at risk if their management does not take proper care of artists. While the relationship between Tae-sung and his mother always seemed to bring him down, a new incident has traumatized the poor actor.

Oh Han-byeol is his saving grace and it will be interesting to see how the two manage the situation when their relationship gets revealed to the fans.

Manager Yu-sung really seems to be caring about Tae-sung but it seems like he is hiding something from the actor. Aside from the fact that he had been interacting with his mother, Si-woo, behind his back.

The new dynamic between Reporter Ki-ppeum and Lawyer Do is refreshing and a lot more modest. Formal flirting can be expected from the two in the episodes to come.

Ho-young and her Yu-sungs are a sight for sore eyes where the audience is conflicted between either of the two men. It does seem like manager Yu-sung will reject Ho-young, while actor Yu-sung will appear as a knight in shining armor.

The show is bound to get more sinister with the introduction of a suspicious man who has vowed to avenge Yoon-woo’s death and it seems like Tae-sung is somehow involved in the passing of the shining star – Yoon-woo.