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The Review Geek
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Review Geek
Spring of Youth – K-drama Episode 10 Recap, Review & Ending Explained
Episode 10 Episode 10 of Spring of Youth begins with Tae-yang rushing towards Sa Gye and stopping him from touching the mic while singing. However, Tae-yang touches the mic himself in the process and passes out. He is rushed to the hospital as Sa Gye realises he knew the truth about his father. Secretary Kang runs up and tells Sang-heon and Min-cheol what happened. Min-cheol arrives at the hospital in a panic but the doctor tells him that Tae-yang will recover. Bom realises Sa Gye knows something about Min-cheol but he doesn't tell her the truth. Instead, he runs out and calls Detective Min, the detective he's been talking to. He asks him to come to the broadcast station and find proof that this wasn't an accident. As the detective searches the site, he finds that the electricity went out for a few minutes. Sa Gye tells him that the mics must have been switched at that time. Meanwhile, Seung-su stops Secretary Kang from leaving and calls the police as well. Sa Gye even speaks to Reporter Han, who confesses that he's been working on a secret piece on Seo Min-cheol. It details how Min-cheol let an old woman die at the hospital in order to favour a politician's surgery. At the hospital, Tae-yang's vitals are good but he doesn't wake up. Sang-heon visits Min-cheol and when Min-cheol returns to the hospital room, he finds the bed empty. At home, Ja-young tells Bom and the others about a security guard who made her delete the photos in her camera when he caught her taking pictures. The man was none other than Secretary Kang. Luckily, she later took a video of him going into the security office. The next thing we know, Kang is arrested and the police arrive at Jo & Jo to arrest Sang-heon as well. Min-cheol realises Tae-yang is going to his mother's grave and heads over there. He finds Tae-yang standing at the edge of a cliff. Tae-yang calls his father cruel and says he's ashamed of his life. Min-cheol begs him not to and Tae-yang says he'll step down if Min-cheol confesses the truth. Bom goes to the police station with the video Ja-young recorded. She and Sa Gye go inside, where Sang-heon and Secretary Kang are being interrogated. The accident comes up as well but suddenly, Ji-na and Secretary Kang turn things around and blame Sa Gye and Bom of having a grudge against Sang-heon. However, Min-cheol arrives and offers a full confession. Now, Bom learns the truth about her mother's murder. The whole thing comes out and Min-cheol even has a recording of Sang-heon that implicates him. Bom is naturally distraught. She's even angry at Sa Gye for not telling her the truth sooner and tells him she doesn't want to see him. Sa Gye also realises he should have told her the truth sooner. The public learns about it as well but Bom spends her days shut up in her room. One day, Sa Gye suddenly finds her room empty. A letter from Bom says she will be gone for a while to look for what makes her happy. Soon after that, we learn that Sa Gye disappeared as well. The scene shifts to two years later. We see Bom arrive in South Korea and leave the airport. Tae-yang comes out as well and we learn he's been volunteering to help sick people. Bom gets a warm welcome at home from Ja-young, Gyu-ri and Jin-gu. Bom thanks Gyu-ri for sending her food in the US but Gyu-ri claims it wasn't her. Ja-young brings up Sa Gye and says she hasn't heard from him since he got discharged from the military. Gyu-ri quickly changes the topic and talks about how Bom has sold her songs to top artists. Meanwhile, Sa Gye is with his mother at her old salon. Although she's quite bad at haircuts and has resorted to selling side dishes instead. Bom and Sa Gye both keep thinking about each other. Sa Gye buys a bagel from the shop they had gone to but ends up giving it to a girl instead. She recognises him and posts a picture on social media, which finds its way to Bom. Bom then brings out the fox toy she won at his concert and remembers that he had promised the winner a date. That night, Bom, Gyu-ri, and Jin-gu head out for dinner and come across Tae-yang. Bom goes after him and tells him to be at peace, since none of it was his fault. She even thanks him for being there for her and promises to see him again. Sometime later, Tae-yang finds Sa Gye outside his house. Sa Gye knows he's been working with a non-profit and tells him to pursue his talents instead. He then gives Tae-yang an envelope that contains a flash drive. It's got a video of the group's early days as a band, which makes Tae-yang tear up. Sa Gye then meets with Seung-su, who has started his own entertainment company and brought The Crown back. But Sunder (the lead singer) is unwell and Seung-su wants Sa Gye to fill in for him. Sa Gye sings and plays the guitar from behind a curtain. Meanwhile, Jin-gu calls his father and begs him to meet his girlfriend. He then texts Sa Gye through his anonymous account Game Money and tells him to get the guitar to Hanju University (because he knows Bom is going there). Gyu-ri enters his room and the two are messing around when they fall over each other. Bom officially drops out of the university to focus on her songwriting career. She comes across Sa Gye at the same place they'd first met on campus. He returns her necklace and admits he's been a mess. Bom admits she was waiting for him and asks why he never called. She knows he was the one sending her food. She then reminds him of all the promises he made, pulling out the fox toy as well, to which Sa Gye finally relents and embraces her. He promises to never leave again. Spring of Youth Episode 10 ends with Two Sa Gye back together, playing Bom's song. The Episode Review Episode 10 brings Spring of Youth to a close and the finale is a mixed bag. It wraps up the Sang-heon and Min-cheol case quite quickly in the first half. Tae-yang uses his life to bargain with his father and it works; his confession brings everything down. The second half then dawdles, stretching out Bom's grieving process while not actually letting us in on it. While I understand her need to get away and process everything, the story might have had more impact had she found out the truth earlier. That way, we could have seen her grieve and also watch her relationship with Sa Gye grow. But, as per what seems to be a tradition in K-dramas, the main couple is forced apart into a long, drawn-out separation. A quick time jump later, their wounds have healed and they reunite. But the audience misses out on the road that got them there. It's still a happy ending in the end, though and as the final scenes suggest, Tae-yang gets back with the gang. A few minor things but it would have been nice for everyone to find out about Jin-gu's background and some closure on his relationship with Gyu-ri would have rounded everything off. Still, these characters are endearing enough that leaving them feels bittersweet. Previous Episode Expect A Full Season Write-Up When This Season Concludes!
The Review Geek
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Review Geek
Spring of Youth – K-drama Episode 8 Recap & Review
Episode 8 Episode 8 of Spring of Youth begins with Bom coming across Tae-yang in a mall, surrounded by his fans. When she gets knocked down, he helps her up and even gives her some medicine. Later, Bom and the others head out for another gig. This one is at Seoul National University, where Two Sa Gye is performing as a surprise guest. When they're gone, Seung-su breaks into the house and steals the money he had given Sa Gye. Sa Gye and the others find out when they are back but Sa Gye reveals that he had set up a secret camera to record the thief — it was a trap. He's shocked to learn that it's Seung-su and goes to confront him. He then reveals that he and his mother lied to Seung-su when Sa Gye lost his sight. Seung-su was the one practising with Sa Gye when he got injured and they didn't want him to feel guilty. Now, Sa Gye tells Seung-su the truth, which crushes him. After the confrontation, Sa Gye buys some flowers and visits the columbarium where Bom's mother's remains are. Unbeknownst to him, Bom follows and watches him in secret. Meanwhile, Ji-na tells Tae-yang that he will soon be selected as the brand ambassador for H, a renowned clothing brand. She reveals that Min-cheol pulled a few strings to make it happen. Seung-su, having had a change of heart, goes to the office and adds the photograph of Min-cheol and little Tae-yang standing by the SUV to one of the news articles about Tae-yang (he had earlier removed this to hide the SUV). He then heads back to see Sa Gye and tries to atone by telling him about the car. Paired with the flashes from his dreams, Sa Gye realises Min-cheol was involved in the accident. The next morning, Sa Gye confronts Min-cheol about this as he's leaving for work. His reaction confirms the truth. Tae-yang intervenes and tells Sa Gye to leave his father alone. Min-cheol makes Tae-yang go to work, where he has received an invitation to visit Hanju University as part of his press lineup. Tae-yang asks Ji-na to organize that visit before everything else. Back home, Ja-young has an argument with Jin-gu and refuses to serve him fish. Gyu-ri takes some upstairs for him in secret and the two share a moment. When Sa Gye returns to the house, Bom tells him she knows he's hiding something but he brushes it off. At the hospital, things get worse for Min-cheol as a reporter has been looking into the death of the old woman whose surgery Min-cheol postponed. He then gets a call from the police station. Turns out, Sa Gye has given a report about witnessing a car accident from six years ago involving Min-cheol's car. Now, the detective asks Min-cheol to come in for questioning. Meanwhile, Ji-na tries to ask Tae-yang to go out for dinner with her but he is more focused on his visit to Hanju University. At university, Bom learns that Tae-yang is visiting and even planning on donating new equipment to their band. At the police station, the detective questions Seo Min-cheol. His lawyer soon gets him out and Min-cheol immediately meets with Jo Sang-heon. Sang-heon is livid when he realises Min-cheol gave the photo of the car to the reporter. They play the blame game and Min-cheol brings up his investment in Jo's company, ordering him to take care of the situation. Back at university, Bom convinces the others to be part of Tae-yang's visit to the college. Sa Gye hates the idea but ultimately caves in. As Bom walks through the town, the Christmas lights remind her of a memory with her mother. She reaches home and finds a postcard for Sa Gye from his mother, in which she mentions his loss of sight. At the end of Spring of Youth Episode 8, Bom realises that he received her mother's eyes in a transplant. Inside, Sa Gye has done up the whole place in Christmas lights. She reveals that she knows the truth and is happy that it was him. The Episode Review Spring of Youth Episode 8 keeps things moving! Seung-su's character has definitely become more fascinating in the last two episodes as he walks a moral grey area. His final confrontation with Sa Gye reveals that despite his actions, he does care about him. These events also offer a nice lead-up to Sa Gye learning that Min-cheol was involved in Bom's mother's death. Sa Gye's decision to tell the police that he witnessed the whole thing feels a tad reckless. But like with the secret camera and the suitcase, I'm hoping he has a plan up his sleeve. His relationship with Bom also takes a big step. She finally realises the truth about the organ transplant and it's done quite well. The emotional beats hit the spot, particularly with all those pretty Christmas lights around them. It is a shame we don't see the band perform more, though. It would also be nice to know if they have other songs apart from 'See You Later'. Overall, this one is a well-written, engaging episode that gears things up for the K-drama's final stretch! Previous Episode Next Episode Expect A Full Season Write-Up When This Season Concludes!
