"Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha", the newest romance comedy drama in South Korean television, which stars Shin Min Ah and Kim Seon Ho, who play the role of Yoon Hye Jin and Hong Doo Sik respectively, took its viewers on a rollercoaster ride with its third episode.
Previously, dentist Yoon Hye Jin moved to Gongjin after resigning from her work in Seoul. In Gongjin, he meets a strangely mysterious man named Hong Doo Sik, who, for some reason, gets fond of her despite their differences in lifestyle.
Yoon Hye Jin and Hong Doo Sik Go to Seoul With Gongjin's Elderly
In the latest episode, Yoon Hye Jin orders a bunch of beautiful dresses, hooked with finding the perfect dress to wear to a wedding of one of her former colleagues. She wanted to attend the wedding with a presentable appearance.
As Gongjin's all-rounder, Hong Doo Sik presents himself to deliver parcels to their clients' doors in his friend's stead.
With much curiosity, he wonders why Yoon Hye Jin receives parcels day-by-day.
On the day of the wedding, Hye Jin prepares with cautiousness. She wants to be beautiful so that she wouldn't be the laughingstock of the dental community, after she opened a dental clinic in the countryside.
To much surprise, she gets taken aback when Hong Doo Sik invites himself and the three elders of Gongjin to a carpool. Since they are all going to Seoul on the same fateful day, he thinks that it was okay to barge into someone's business without prior notice - which made Hye Jin furious.
The rest of the ride was okay, and all of them arrived at their destinations. Although, Hye Jin didn't enjoy the wedding, hence, she decides to leave early.
Outside, she is welcomed by Doo Sik, who is waiting for her after he left his phone in her car. Hye Jin's friends and former college classmates swooned over Doo Sik, thinking that he was her boyfriend.
Kim Gam Ri Invalidates Yoon Hye Jin's Job as a Dentist
The Gongjin elder Kim Gam Ri, played by Kim Young Ok, endures a toothache which was revealed during their car ride to Seoul. Because of that, Yoon Hye Jin quickly offers her help.
Because she was old and lived through the years without needing any professional help, she declined her help a little too strongly, which offended the dentist.
Because of this Yoon Hye Jin spewed a bit too harsh words that hurt the elder, Hong Doo Sik then judges the dentist's character and coldheartedness.
However, Hye Jin's heart isn't made of stone. When Hong Doo Sik did everything he could do to pay for the elder's treatment despite having no familial relations to Kim Gam Ri, Hye Jin wonders why.
Hye Jin then visited the elder at her house, where she was fed with delicious food that Kim Gam Ri made. Her heart melted when she knew that Kim Gam Ri's favorite food was squid but because of her aching teeth, she couldn't eat it anymore. She then offered a favorable discount that delighted the elder.
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Yoon Hye Jin believes that enduring pain when there are ways to put a stop to it is useless and being "selfish", after losing her mother to sickness.
The following day, Kim Gam Ri visited the dental clinic to get teeth implants.
Pyo Mi Seon Sees Potential Romantic Partner in Gongjin
Pyo Mi Seon, Hye Jin's best friend and dental assistant who moved with her to Gongjin when she knew her boyfriend cheated on her, finally found a new potential lover.
The charming dental assistant, played by Gong Min Jeung, sees police officer Choi Eun Cheol, played by Kang Hyung Seok, in a romantic light. When the police officer visits the dental clinic to get a root canal treatment, the dental assistant puts on some make-up to impress the man.
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After knowing the reason why the dentist built walls around her, Hong Doo Sik's heart aches for her.
Despite their endless bickering and annoyance, Doo Sik thinks of Hye Jin in a different light. He always thought he was a great judge of a character but he was wrong when he misjudged the misunderstood dentist.
When Kim Gam Ri reveals she got implants from the dentist's clinic after she visited, Doo Sik grows a soft spot for the city woman.
While taking a bath, the power comes off which alarmed the poor dentist. She then calls her landlady, who sends all-rounder Hong Doo Sik.
The two shared a vulnerable heart-to-heart conversation that put the two characters into an unusually awkward yet comforting atmosphere.
Their exchange of glances and apologies messed with each other's heads, as if igniting a new budding romance in the heart of the seaside village.
When he left after contacting the electricity company, Hong Doo Sik texted Hye Jin to check her fuse box. The dentist thought that it would light up her house, but to her surprise, it lit up heart instead.
In her shelf, there was the other pair of her shoes that was washed away to the ocean. The dentist was elated and quickly ran after the handyman.
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At the end of the episode, it was revealed that he saw the sparkly shoe drenched in salt while he was fishing. With his fondness over the dentist, he searched up ways on how to restore damaged goods to its original state.
Although Doo Sik never shows his appreciation for the woman, with his own ways, he showed it through taking care of the dentist's shoe.
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Written by Elijah Mully.
