The Online Broadcast
In the sixth episode of Now, We Are Breaking Up, Jae-guk confesses that he took the photo Young-eun bought 10 years ago. We then get a montage of all Young-eun’s pivotal moments with Jae-guk. ..
The next day, Chi-sook looks over the designs Young-eun and In-a have handed in for Sono and Claire Marie respectively.
Young-eun’s design team is outraged when Chi-hyung and So-yong go to speak privately and he accuses her of leaking the design. So-yong denies it and puts him in his place when he tells her to put real effort into her job.
Chi-sook admits that she knows Young-eun would never copy someone else’s design. Unfortunately, now that Chi-sook oversees Claire Marie, she’s also unwilling to reprimand In-a or let Sono use the design. Young-eun wants to begin an investigation into the leak but Chi-sook talks her down. Young-eun finally stands up for herself, calling out Chi-sook and In-a’s obnoxious behavior. ..
Do-hoon tells Chi-sook that he left his scarf at her place. Chi-sook allows him to keep it as a gift to signal that they’ve progressed within their relationship. Do-hoon takes this as a romantic sign.
Do-hoon is painting a mural of a popular artist in the heart of Seoul. Jae-guk takes photos of the mural while Do-hoon is in action, capturing the creative process.
While Mi-sook researches the chances of a misdiagnosis, Soo-ho and Min-kyung plan an overnight trip for the weekend.
So-yong and Chi-hyung continue to argue about who saw what on CCTV. So-yong is confident that she saw Chi-hyung on the CCTV, but he’s equally confident that whatever he saw won’t prove she’s the leak.
Young-eun goes to the storeroom to try and find out which fabric is left for Sono to use. There is only basic jersey. While she plays around with it in the storeroom, Jae-guk arrives with a lunch offering after hearing about the fabric fiasco from Do-hoon.
In a more high-end setting, Chi-sook has taken Do-hoon, clad in her scarf, out for lunch. She asks him how to sway Jae-guk and Do-hoon goes from hopeful to dejected. A freelance model named Pete comes up to their table to greet Chi-sook. Do-hoon gives Pete a once-over before handing over his business card. Chi-sook mistakes this as Do-hoon making a move and hurries to excuse herself.
Pete stops Chi-sook, telling her that Do-hoon is straight. Do-hoon storms out with Chi-sook on his heels. When she trips, he catches her with an arm around her waist, sending her heart racing. Do-hoon proclaims that he’s a man with emotions and a heart before leaving.
Jae-guk takes Young-eun to the back room of the store to show her his photos of the mural artist. She is struck with inspiration for Sono’s new designs. ..
Ahn Sun-ju, another designer on Young-eun’s team, has been caught leaking designs in order to get a promotion. Out in the hallway, a promotion list has been released and So-yong isn’t on it. In-a passes by and shoots a smug look at Ahn Sun-ju, another designer on Young-eun’s team. When they reconvene at Sono’s office space, Sun-ju breaks into tears and admits to leaking the designs in exchange for the promise of a promotion.
Young-eun overhears and goes straight to In-a. Young-eun berates In-a for toying with her team and declares that she’ll take In-a to court if she tries it again.
So-yong tells Chi-hyung that she was secretly studying Young-eun’s old sketches so that her weaker skillset wouldn’t be judged by those around her. Chi-hyung is surprised and asks why she would need to do this. So-yong explains that she wants to make sure that Young-eun’s sketches are not judged unfairly, as they may be seen as less skilled than other artists.
Sun-ju and Jae-guk are in the storeroom when Young-eun arrives. She tells them her idea to use the jersey fabric for a collaboration with the mural artist that Jae-guk photographed. Sun-ju and Jae-guk are excited about the idea and agree to help out.
Everyone but Sun-ju voices their agreement. Sun-ju says that she doesn’t feel right about staying at Sono. Young-eun lays out all the effort Sun-ju jeopardized and tells her to apologize to the team by getting results this season.
The team begins contacting influencers to publicize the collaboration. When Chi-hyung suggests Hye-rin, everyone rules her out as impossible. So-yong tells Chi-hyung that she’ll forgive his false accusations if he can convince Hye-rin to join them.
Mi-sook gets a second opinion from a doctor, who confirms that she has pancreatic cancer. As she drives out of the hospital parking lot, she is hit with a wave of pain and crashes her car into the wall. ..
Jae-guk is editing his photos when Taek-soo calls him, wanting help with screenshotting proof of the scam. As they talk, Taek-soo learns that Jae-guk is a freelance photographer. He asks Jae-guk to photograph an upcoming sports day at the school where he is the vice-principal.
Young-eun gets a call from Jae-guk later that night. She tells him she misses him and wants to meet, sending him running to her. When they reach each other, she agrees to “break up” like he previously suggested.
The next day, Gwang-soo finds out that Young-eun offered Ms Choi a contract. Chi-hyung, the CEO’s son, steps in to remind Gwang-soo that he put the factory list together. ..
Young-eun’s team partners with Vision PR and Jae-guk to organise a live internet broadcast for the debut of the collaboration collection. Hye-rin participates after Chi-hyung, who’s also her ex, agrees to answer all her calls for 100 days. ..
Yoo-jung watches the broadcast and notices Jae-guk’s pictures. We flash back 10 years to Yoo-jung dissuading Soo-wan from dating Young-eun. She tells Soo-wan that she won’t do anything if he insists on continuing the relationship. ..
The broadcast of the collaboration project was a huge success, with viewership reaching 20,000 and pre-orders totaling over 100. While out for drinks to celebrate, Young-eun’s phone rang and she saw that it was Soo-wan’s number. As Jae-guk arrived to join in on the celebration, Soo-wan sent her a message asking how Young-eun was doing. ..
The Episode Review
We were left with the feeling that we didn’t really learn anything about the characters or their relationship in this episode. We only learned about Jae-guk’s proposal and Young-eun’s reaction, which didn’t make for a satisfying ending.
We’re left with a cliffhanger that leaves us with no choice but to continue watching the show to find out what happens next. While Yoo-jung’s impersonation of her dead fiancé is on the extreme end of the scale, she is not compelling enough as a character to breathe any new life into such a tired story.
This episode was a bit more watchable than the rest, due in no small part to Chi-hyung and So-yong’s budding dynamic. So-yong’s career anxiety reacting with Chi-hyung’s silver spoon creates the only interesting relationship so far. It helps that So-yong has a refreshing belief in her own worth and Chi-hyung is spoiled but not insufferable.
The One’s focus on artist collaborations was a major highlight of this episode. The writer could have done a better job if they had focused on more fashion plotlines, adding depth to the drama. ..
