Storyline

Lee Gyu Won is the daughter of one of the top three maestros of pansori and is also a gayageum protégé herself. Following her grandfather’s wishes for her to study the gayageum, she enrolls as a major of gugak, or traditional Korean music. Lee Shin is unfriendly, yet a clever student in the Applied Music Department who also is the famed vocalist and talented guitarist of the handsome band named The Stupid. With charming looks equal to those of a handsome character in a romance comic and a cold, taciturn personality, he thinks gugak is boring and belittles it. As the vocalist Lee Shin and Gayageum Protégé Lee Gyu Won passionately confront each other to champion their respective music, they soon fall in love.

First Aired

2011-06-29
Last Aired

2011-08-18
Creator
Genre

Comedy, Drama
Seasons

1
Episodes

15
Status

Ended
Language

한국어/조선말, English
Network

MBC

Keywords:

competition love-hate relationship romance neighbor singer school university family traditional music college life young romance

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Season 1

1. Encountering You By Accident

Serendipitously, the diverse lives of two Korean university music students converge, one a traditional...More

Serendipitously, the diverse lives of two Korean university music students converge, one a traditional gayageum player and the other the handsome but socially cold lead singer of a popular rock band called The Stupid.Less

66mins 2011-06-29

2. That is My World

It's Wind Flowers versus The Stupid as Gyu-won and Shin make a bet over which has soul, traditional mu...More

It's Wind Flowers versus The Stupid as Gyu-won and Shin make a bet over which has soul, traditional music or western music.Less

65mins 2011-06-30

3. Champion

As director of the 100th anniversary show, Suk-hyun disturbs the professors by changing laid plans in ...More

As director of the 100th anniversary show, Suk-hyun disturbs the professors by changing laid plans in order to present what seems a very personal story.Less

62mins 2011-07-06

4. Towards Tomorrow

With acting rehearsals underway, several girls aim to put Gyu-won in her place, whereby Gyu-won decide...More

With acting rehearsals underway, several girls aim to put Gyu-won in her place, whereby Gyu-won decides to quit the show.Less

65mins 2011-07-07

5. Confession

A surprise kiss leaves Gyu-won, Suk-hyun and Yoon-soo stunned, and Shin ends Gyu-won's servitude.

A surprise kiss leaves Gyu-won, Suk-hyun and Yoon-soo stunned, and Shin ends Gyu-won's servitude.Less

66mins 2011-07-13

6. With The Thought That It Must Be Forgotten

Still reeling from a broken heart, personal tragedy touches Shin's life as well.

Still reeling from a broken heart, personal tragedy touches Shin's life as well.Less

66mins 2011-07-14

7. Like This... Will Be Forgotten

With the retrieval of Shin's discarded pendent, Gyu-won's slavery ends, but circumstances, once again,...More

With the retrieval of Shin's discarded pendent, Gyu-won's slavery ends, but circumstances, once again, throw them together.Less

66mins 2011-07-20

8. My Love, Cry Baby

Despite Gyu-won's superior audition, Hee-joo wins the coveted role of leading actress, but the hollown...More

Despite Gyu-won's superior audition, Hee-joo wins the coveted role of leading actress, but the hollowness of the victory creates bitter enemies.Less

68mins 2011-07-27

9. High Speed Romance

While Suk-hyun takes the kids on a team-building excursion, Tae-joon and his aids dig for dirt against...More

While Suk-hyun takes the kids on a team-building excursion, Tae-joon and his aids dig for dirt against him.Less

69mins 2011-07-28

10. Little by Little, Slowly Stepping Towards You

When Shin and Gyu-won officially become a couple (holding hands in public), the campus erupts.

When Shin and Gyu-won officially become a couple (holding hands in public), the campus erupts.Less

68mins 2011-08-03

11. That Place, That Time

Tae-joon spreads a baseless rumor about Suk-hyun before conspiring with Hee-joo's mother to set up Suk...More

Tae-joon spreads a baseless rumor about Suk-hyun before conspiring with Hee-joo's mother to set up Suk-hyun and Gyu-won for scandal.Less

70mins 2011-08-04

12. Don't Cry

While the director's resignation forces students to reconsider the scandalous rumor, Joon-hee finds it...More

While the director's resignation forces students to reconsider the scandalous rumor, Joon-hee finds it increasingly difficult to live with his lie.Less