It seems you can't just move into a place without some sort of rules or guidelines. And they've got to eat at some point, too, right? Having that infamous "first meal" as a married couple is special. It tells you a bit of what the person likes/dislikes, their types of taste, etc. It looks like episode 3 begins moving in that direction. (Pardon me if I miss any details. I am trying to give an overview. And I watched this almost two months ago, so my apologies.)
Hong Ki and Mina
To start off their period of wedded bliss, Hong Ki has listed a few things that he thought Mina should know about him. He called it the "How to Handle Hong Ki Manual". In it he asked that she would "love him more than he loves himself", he welcomed "skin ship" from her first (meaning touching. Not groping! But holding hands and hugging, all the G rated stuff.) and to not be too surprised when she sees how hairy he is. (Hong Ki is extremely shy about his hairy legs and doesn't like to show them very often.)
When it is Mina's turn, she tells him she prefers the hairless male, especially with no facial hair and that she hopes he will be the first to initiate skin to skin contact. Whoops! Sorry HK! She went on to say that she likes "plain" things (I think she meant simple, as in with no adornment. Non-flashy.). This pretty interesting because Hong Ki is known for his flamboyant attire. Mina loves to read so she also suggested that he read an entire book at least once a week. (Hmm..this sounds familiar. YongSeo couple ring any bells??)
Later they attempt to have their first meal together. Since Hong Ki lost a game earlier, he got to make dinner. As he is prepping to make Korean style spaghetti, Mina pointed out that she still needs to tell him her wish. Hong Ki let her have anything she wished so she requested that he sing a song for her. A special song. To this, Hong Ki agreed and points out that he is a very good at singing. (Hmm...someone bragging again?)
When the "spaghetti" is done, Mina comments that it isn't spaghetti, but ramyun. LOL. Much to Hong Ki's chagrin. He re-collects a little bit of his cool by showing Mina how to fold the lid of the ramyun cup into a little bowl that you can eat ramyun noodles from. Mina jokingly says that they are really a newlywed couple now, and it feels like they're poor. Again, much to Hong Ki's embarassment.
Mina wishes that they would be comfortable enough to call each other by nicknames and they decided to make up nicknames for each other. Hong Ki suggested "ramji", the 2nd part of the Korean name for squirrel (daramji). Umm..no, Hong Ki, she wasn't having it. I mean really, would you want your husband to call you a squirrel?? She suggested a romantic one, something like "yeobo". Hong Ki didn't seem to like that one. Guys, so picky when it comes to endearments! Since they are in a younger man-older woman relationship, he remarks that he should be calling her "nuna" and Mina seemed accepting to that. Especially if he says it "winningly". However, Hong Ki isn't the type to call older women that, but he still tried it out. Eventually they settled on "Hongchan" for Hong Ki and "Nuna" for Mina.
As Mina is unpacking the suitcases, Hong Ki decorates their room. Once it is ready, he asks Mina to change and he brings her into the room with his hand held against her eyes so she wouldn't be able to see. At the unveiling, she gasps out loud, in front of her is a fairytale like campsite with two billowy tents, bedrolls and stuffed animals all in white. They fall asleep across each other under the "stars".
Cut to the next day and they are at the market. Here, they are shopping for all of their essentials for the house. Hong Ki has Mina trying different types of food like "duck". As they shopped around, they proclaim to everyone that could hear that they are "married". This was a little like bragging since they seemed to like each other so much. Hong Ki confessed it was nice to hear people say to him that they thought "his nuna" was pretty.
They look around some more and Hong Ki found....a squirrel! Of all things, a squirrel in a market?? Hong Ki leaves Mina for a little bit to "use the restroom". Ha! He in fact circles back around and buys the squirrel for Mina as a little present. I couldn't read Mina's expression here. She looked happy, but she also looked like she didn't want it? Maybe it was the personal reference??
Regardless of how she felt, she accepts Hong Ki's present and they shop around for a TV. The come across the Samsung Smart TV, which to me, looks like a humongous Wii. They fool around on it a little while and Hong Ki ends up purchasing the TV. But as he is paying, he asks if he can split up the bill into monthly payments. LOL, it looks like even idols have to be mindful of how much things are!
Taecyeon and Gui Gui
While Hong Ki and Mina are enjoying their new home, Taecyeon and Gui Gui are settling into theirs. They pull out their individual Ten Commandments and share them with each other.
They go through their commandments and almost instantly hit a snag. Gui Gui is a morning person and wanted Taecyeon to have breakfast with her. However, Taecyeon isn't having it. He'd much rather sleep in than eat breakfast, especially if he has a busy schedule. (I'm totally with him on that one!) Despite Gui Gui's pleading, he didn't budge and they agree to not agree.
After a fiasco with Taecyeon's robot models, Taecyeon shares a pair of couple mugs with Gui Gui. The mugs are supposed to help the couple share their feelings with each other. They have a pair of mugs for different expressions: happy, sad, mad. Taecyeon, I must admit, did a pretty good job with his. I think he must have watched a lot of anime when he was younger and must be pretty artistic because he drew pretty well. I couldn't tell what the heck Gui Gui was drawing. It was a pretty far stretch.
Later that evening, they unveil their ingredients for their first dinner together and Gui Gui unveils her...chicken! (She waved it very happily in front of Taecyeon.) She would be making chicken soup. And despite the fact that she bought the chicken, she didn't seem to know how to make it. She had trouble cutting the chicken so Taecyeon kindly stepped in to butcher it. When they are done, Taecyeon reveals a nicely presented platter of kim chee fried rice complete with a fried egg on top. Gui Gui, on the other hand, is still cooking and had asked Taecyeon to taste her food. And this is how bad it must be, he instantly made a face and walked away saying that she wasn't "good at cooking". He adds a bit of seasoning to her soup, and finally they are ready to partake in their first meal as newlyweds together.
I can't even describe the hilarity when they start to eat each other's food. You will have to search for the We Got Married Global channel and see part 2 of this episode. Poor Taecyeon! It's like he's being tortured! He changes between the feeling mugs so quickly as Gui Gui tries to poison him, I mean feed him. LOL!
After dinner, they both bring out presents for each other that they brought to the house. Taecyeon unveiled his present....the shoes that Gui Gui wanted from the Shoe Cafe! And she called him a "scrooge". She was extremely happy! So happy, she calls him "yeobo". LOLOL! You don't call a guy that unless you are extremely comfortable with them or they are actually yours. Taecyeon was caught off guard! He exclaims, "where does she learn this??" Umm...Korean dramas dear...
She gives him her present and it is pajamas of her favorite character from Toy Story. Don't ask me to remember what it was called. But I have never seen adult pajamas like those before. =P Poor Taecyeon, whose so used to being so masculine, watches as his masculinity is stripped away as she donned the pajamas on him. They took a photo to capture the moment. LOL! End!
Oh yea... My thoughts: I loved this episode. I think there could be a whole discussion on skin ship in different cultures. Whether it would be as accepted if it were the girl who wouldn't mind being the first one to make contact.
I really feel bad for Taecyeon. I feel he's gotten the short end of the stick. Gui Gui is gradually stripping any amount of masculinity away with each of her antics. But he's such a nice guy, he lets her. It's almost like a parent trying to entertain a child at times. It will be interesting to see how long he will last.
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