They Don't Kiss Until Episode 16

I needed a new drama, so I finally decided to take a gander at Behind Your Touch. It stars Lee Min-Ki, who I know from My Liberations Notes, a show I loved, and Han Ji-Min, whom I love from her work in Familiar Wife and Our Blues. I was hesitant about the concept, but I took a chance.

Well…

I have not enjoyed a drama this much in such a long time; specifically, I haven’t enjoyed a romantic comedy K-drama this much since Romance is a Bonus Book. 

First, the OST is superb. It is a bouncy hip-hop song from Joohoney of MonstaX. The music is so in-your-face compared to the main character Bong Ye-Bun, who is cutesy and sensitive. But I love it. If Netflix allows me to skip the opening, I do, but I’ve listened to the entire opening credits (here, check out this write-up on the song).

A meteor strikes the main character Bong Ye-Bun giving her psychometric powers. At first, she thinks her powers only work on animals. When she touches the butt of an animal, she sees what is ailing the creature, which helps her veterinary practice tremendously. Soon, she learns she can use her powers on humans, but it is more challenging to grab human butts (also hilarious). 

I’ve seen all four aired episodes, and I’m so impressed. Any good K-drama romantic comedy has a crime mystery in the background, and this show is no different. The male lead, Jang Yeol, is a cop, and after labeling Ye-Bun as a pervert, he learns that her powers are real and decides to use them to help him solve crimes. Episodes 1-3 focused on a missing YouTube (called MeTube in the show) streamer and solving a drug den/dealer situation. Episode 4 introduced a new crime- the theft of sensitive documents from the mayoral campaign office of Cha Ju-Man.

I’ve not enjoyed a K-drama this much in a long time

In short, Behind Your Touch is a semi-crime procedural with romance/ buddy-cop vibes. It is excellent so far. The show is doing a perfect job of balancing the serious nature of crime-solving with slapstick, dry, and wordplay humor.

Questions, Predictions, & Thoughts

1. What is Bae Ok-Hui’s group about? How did she formulate this group, and why?
2. Prediction: Kim Sun-Woo, the convenience store clerk, is a killer, and he killed the streamer.
3. Prediction: Ye-Bun’s mother’s death was a murder, and Ye-Bun’s meany grandfather knows it.
4. Thoughts: As long as Ye-Bun uses her powers for good, her hair won’t fall out. Think about how many patients she saw when she first used her powers and didn’t lose any hair, but the minute Ye-Bun tried to sneak a booty grab, she lost a chunk of hair. 
5. Prediction: While her vet school friend may have kidnapped the streamer, he must have had something in his back pocket of the streamer, and what Ye-Bun saw was the future of the streamer’s murder at the point we saw in episode 4. 

I will keep this post short and fully recap episodes 5 and 6 next week. This show was a pleasant surprise this late in the year, and I look forward to seeing where this goes.