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The Review Geek
4 days ago
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Second Shot at Love Episode 10 Preview: Release Date, Time & Where To Watch
Second Shot at Love Episode 10 Second Shot at Love is another exciting K-drama from tvN which is known for fun rom-coms like Lovely Runner, What's Wrong with Secretary Kim and True Beauty. Said to be a wholesome rom-com, it has everything from small-town chaos and drunken mistakes to first love and comedy. The K-drama follows Han Geum-ju, a genius mechanic and bubbly woman who loves drinking. But after her engagement falls apart, she loses her job and her apartment, her mother tries to get her to stop drinking. As she is forced to move back to her home town, she struggles to come to terms with her alcoholism and the need to get sober. It doesn't help that her former best friend and first love, Dr. Seo Ui-joon hates alcohol and constantly preaches the treatment of alcohol abuse. Despite having a successful practice in Seoul, he moves back to their home town and is more than happy to ignore Geum-ju, much to her annoyance. The cast includes Choi Soo-young, Gong Myung, Jo Yoon-hee, Kang Hyung-suk, Kim Sung-ryung and Kim Sang-ho among others. It is created by writer Myung Soo-hyun who is known for comedies like Monthly Magazine Home and Drinking Solo. If you've been following this K-drama, you may be curious to find out when the episodes are releasing. Well, wonder no more! Here is everything you need to know about Second Shot at Love Episode 10, including the release date, time and where you can watch this show. Where Can I Watch Second Shot at Love? Second Shot at Love Season 1 will be shown on the tvN channel and airs at 8.50pm (KST). It is also available to stream on Viki for international fans. Second Shot at Love Episode 10 Release Date Second Shot at Love Episode 10 will release on Tuesday 10th June at approximately 11.50am (GMT) / 7.50am (ET). English subtitles will be released immediately. The episodes are expected to be roughly 1 hour long each, which is consistent with the time frame for the usual tvN dramas. How Many Episodes Will Second Shot at Love Have? Second Shot at Love is a 12-episode show. With 2 episodes dropping every Monday and Tuesday, it will run its course till 17th June. Is There A Trailer For Second Shot at Love? There is indeed! You can find an exciting trailer for Second Shot at Love below. What Happens in the Previous Episodes? We've covered the entire episodes with a lengthy recap that touched on all major plot points and discusses the chapter with an accompanying review. You can find that link below. Read More: Second Shot at Love Episode 7 Recap & Review What Happens in the Next Episodes? In next week's teaser, Hyeon-ju and Seon-wook head to the beach for their next date. They run into Geum-ju and Ui-joon and have a group hangout. Geum-ju doesn't seem happy that Hyeon-ju and Seon-wook may be a thing. Hyeon-ju calls her out. Geum-ju is on the verge of liver failure and a transplant doesn't seem possible. Ui-joon comforts Geum-ju. What do you hope to see as the series progresses? What's been your favourite moment of Second Shot at Love so far? Let us know in the comments below!
The Review Geek
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Review Geek
Second Shot at Love – K-drama Episode 2 Recap & Review
Episode 2 Episode 2 of Second Shot at Love begins with Geum-ju running away from home. Miss Nosy spots Geum-ju heading to the river. In the morning, Geum-ju's clothes and shoes are strewn around the riverbank, suggesting that she has drowned. A flashback shows Geum-ju taking off her clothes as she stinks. She steps on dog poop and loses her shoes while trying to wash them in the river. She then jumps in front of Ui-joon's car and he crashes and breaks his leg as he swerves. He is irritated by the whole thing as he carries her home. In the morning, she is embarrassed and offers financial compensation. Right then, he gets a harrowing call that everyone is looking for Geum-ju's corpse. She runs over and her family is relieved to see her alive. Tired of her antics, her mom, Gwang-ok tries to drown herself. Seon-wook and Ui-joon discuss how Geum-ju broke Ui-joon's leg and crashed his car. Of course, Miss Nosy overhears and as expected, the news spreads like wildfire. Everyone scolds Geum-ju and to redeem herself, they order her to look after Ui-joon. It cuts to a montage of her driving him around and doing chores he would otherwise do for his patients. She is curious as to why he left Seoul and he deflects by asking about her job. A flashback shows her experiencing sexism at her workplace. As revenge, she decides to take all of her PTO leaves. She is unfairly fired because of this. At present, the neighbouring ladies hound Gwang-ok. In response, she berates them for selling alcohol to her family and puts a ban in place. All the alcohol sellers are forced to listen as she handles the town's quick loans. Flashbacks show that Hyeon-ju gets pregnant, married and divorced because she drinks. She also drinks as being a single mother is tiring. As for Jeong-su, he loses his junkyard, restaurant and almost loses the house because he drinks. At present, everyone refuses to sell the Hans alcohol. Geum-ju is annoyed and it doesn't help as Ui-joon claims that the town is trying to help her. She calls him a hypocrite as he is a drinker as well. Later, Seon-wook reveals that Ui-joon quit so he could look after his patients. He also left Seoul and opened a clinic in Bochun as it lacked basic medical care. Young-woong doesn't buy this and does a little digging. An alumni post suggests that Ui-joon unfairly lost his tenure and his fiancée left him for someone else. He quit the hospital and became an alcoholic for a while. Now he rejects major offers from Seoul hospitals. Geum-ju finds Ui-joon sulking at a river spot. A flashback shows her introducing it to him to cheer him up after his grandmother dies. At present, Geum-ju tries to forget about Ui-joon but she realises that she would have liked some support when she broke up with Ju-yeop. She decides to cheer up Ui-joon by making him a lavish meal and giving him pep talks. While he is confused, his nurse warns Geum-ju not to flirt with him. Right then, Ui-joon rejects a major offer. Exasperated, Geum-ju reveals that she knows about his past and urges him to take the offer. Suddenly, her friends alert her that the alumni post isn't about Ui-joon. Elsewhere, Hyeon-ju hangs out while her twins take their taekwondo class with Seon-wook. She jokes around with him and we learn that he likes her. Once she leaves, her friend sadly comments on how she could have been a star. Seon-wook is irked as she is still a star to him. Back to our leads, Ui-joon quickly masks his amusement and tells Geum-ju not to meddle in his life. She is hurt and agrees that she has crossed a line. A flashback shows them at an airport. She tries to stop him and he says that she has crossed the line. At present, she scolds herself for not respecting Ui-joon's boundaries. However, he thinks of her all night. The next morning, she decides to go back to acting as his driver. However, she begs Seon-wook to replace her when she gets a notification. Turns out, it is Ju-yeop's birthday and she had ordered a cake in advance. It cuts to a dramatic chase to Seoul to stop the delivery. However, she runs into Ju-yeop in the elevator. He finally explains that the affair began because he was drunk. Upset by his hypocrisy, she orders him to get it together for his kid's sake. He tells her not to cross a line and that she should solve her issues first. Ui-joon had said the same thing and Geum-ju is upset. After flinging the cake at Ju-yeop, she gets drunk. Back home, Ui-joon worries about her. He finds a drunk Geum-ju who is babbling about a cake to Seon-wook. Ui-joon misunderstands and thinks she abandoned him to get drunk at a party. Seon-wook reveals that she is hurting Ui-joon and that she needs to become a decent person. As they leave, she cries. Angry, Ui-joon drinks at home as well. He suddenly sees a comment on the alumni post and is shocked. It says that Ui-joon has killed someone. In the Second Shot at Love Episode 2 epilogue, Ui-joon and Geum-ju are having a drinking competition in 2011. She is a sore loser and he carries her home. He wants to win in everything so he can take care of her. The Episode Review Having set up the drama of Geum-ju's drinking and how it affects her and those around her, Second Shot at Love Episode 2 goes back to the usual K-drama formula of misunderstandings, miscommunication and mayhem. Not to compare, but we have seen something like this in recent rom-coms like Welcome to Samdalri and Love Next Door. The female protagonist refuses to tell the male protagonist the truth, viewers are left in the dark about what happened between the couple, and the atmosphere is quite vague and frustrating. This takes away from Geum-ju's alcoholism and tense family dynamic which are quite sensitive plotlines and need a sensitive treatment. While there is potential for Second Shot at Love to do something good with its ambitious undertaking, we have a feeling that all of that may be sidelined for a tumultuous will-they-won't-they romance that may take up the majority of the runtime. It's a pity since Episode 1 exceeded expectations. But maybe next week can assuage our fears of the direction this show may take. Previous Episode Next Episode Expect A Full Season Write-Up When This Season Concludes!
The Review Geek
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Review Geek
Second Shot at Love – K-drama Episode 1 Recap & Review
Episode 1 Episode 1 of Second Shot at Love begins with Dr. Seo Ui-joon giving a seminar on Prevention and Treatment of Alcoholism. He talks about how South Korea is too tolerant about alcoholism. He mentions that anyone can be an alcoholic, even a smart and hard-working person. It cuts to Han Geum-ju, a brilliant senior engineer at an automobile repair shop. She is an alcoholic and one night, she makes a fool of herself in public. The next morning, Ju-yeop, her fiancé gives her an ultimatum. She chooses alcohol over him and breaks their engagement. Her mom, Gwang-ok berates her for it. However, Geum-ju points out that Ju-yeop dated her because she was a party animal and only started nagging once they decided to marry. She sees no issue with social drinking and believes it is needed to keep up relationships at the workplace. Unfortunately, she loses her job and is unable to pay the rent. Her mother takes her home and spins the narrative so it seems that they broke the engagement because the mother-in-law is a diva. As they arrive in their hometown, Bochun, they pass by Ui-joon who heads out to treat his elderly patients. He is patient and friendly, ensuring that the elders are taken care of. He even does the fieldwork for an old woman and entertains the rest of the ladies. He is a natural farmer and we learn that he used to help his grandmother. At the Hans', Geum-ju arrives to her father, Jeong-su and her older, divorced sister, Hyeon-ju day drinking. Gwang-ok scolds them and we learn that they are responsible for introducing alcohol to Geum-ju and normalising drinking. Gwang-ok declares that there will be no more drinking. Hyeon-ju's twins love Geum-ju and she takes them to the town park. As they play around, she rants to her friend about Ju-yeop. Unfortunately, one of the neighbouring ladies overhears and soon the truth of her canceled engagement spreads like wildfire. While some pity her, many look down upon her. She runs into an old friend, Seon-wook who scolds her as well. They visit Young-woong, a mechanic friend who struggles with a car. Geum-ju thinks out of the box and fixes it. But she is annoyed to learn that it is Ui-joon's car. We learn that they were close but something happened between them. He was a hotshot doctor in Seoul and was welcomed with fanfare when he recently opened a clinic in Bochun. A flashback to 2007 shows Geum-ju running into Ui-joon who is a transfer student. His cycle is broken and she offers to fix it. She is chatty and flexes that she is the town genius. He is shy but watches her with awe. At present, she runs into him. He is cordial but she lashes out at him. Her grocery bag tears but she refuses his help. He plays along and runs off which annoys her. Once his face turns away from her, he looks sad. Meanwhile, Gwang-ok overhears her friends gleefully gossiping about how both her daughters are a mess. She is further upset when she goes home and finds her husband and daughters secretly drinking. She calls Geum-ju selfish and Geum-ju is upset that no one understands her. A flashback shows Ju-yeop having an affair. The mistress is pregnant and he vows to break off the engagement. It is why Geum-ju gets drunk at the beginning of the episode. She breaks off the engagement first because she wants to have control and save face. The next morning, Gwang-ok drags Geum-ju on a hike to a temple and tries to donate 1 million won to stop her drinking. Upset, Geum-ju steals her phone and runs off. Ui-joon finds Gwang-ok running after her daughter. She asks for his help but he reasons that the first step to quitting is to be aware that one has a problem. That night, Seon-wook and Young-woong set up a surprise reunion for Ui-joon and Geum-ju. Ui-joon arrives first and the three men talk about her alcoholism. Ui-joon had wished that when they met again, she would be a much better person. Having just arrived, Geum-ju overhears and runs off. She drinks and wishes she was a better person. At home, it is her grandfather's memorial service. The extended family is present and Gwang-ok refuses to serve alcohol, blaming the family for ruining Geum-ju. But she believes in Geum-ju and is sure she will come to her senses. Unfortunately, Geum-ju arrives drunk and makes a scene. A makgeolli bottle falls at Gwang-ok's feet. She explodes and tries to beat Geum-ju up while the rest try to separate them. The next morning, Geum-ju wakes up and Ui-joon approaches her. Her top is missing and she is scandalised. He begs her to stop drinking. In the Second Shot at Love Episode 1's epilogue, Geum-ju promises to fix Ui-joon's cycle in 3 minutes. It cuts to nightfall and he teases her. She sulks and he wipes the grease off her face. They are flustered and he tries to get her to leave. She refuses as she wants to prove herself. She finally fixes it but her scooter runs out of power. He takes her home on his cycle. The Episode Review Second Shot at Love Episode 1 introduces a sensitive topic but in a lighthearted manner. Which means this show can go either way. Given that alcoholism is a prevalent issue all over, but especially in South Korea, the K-drama has a responsibility to tread carefully. It is still too early to judge it but it seems that they are trying. We get the perspectives of both parties and how they are affected by Geum-ju's alcoholism. While the first episode hashes out how it affects the people around her, particularly her mother and very likely her first love, it also explains why Geum-ju does what she does. It is clear that her father and her sister are her enablers and it has been an issue way before her fiancé cheated on her. However, it also shows Ju-yeop's hypocrisy with how he enables her drinking and then nags her for it to ensure that he gets a docile wife. While all the subtext and nuances can create a heavy atmosphere, so far, Second Shot at Love has done a good job of balancing it out with the comedy. Even the difficult and toxic scenes like Gwang-ok beating Geum-ju during the memorial are followed by funny moments like Geum-ju finding herself at Ui-joon's place. The cast keeps it light and portrays likeable characters even though they are flawed and messy. We really do hope that the show is able to do justice to the story and its characters. Next Episode Expect A Full Season Write-Up When This Season Concludes!
