shut up flower boyband ep.6 ( hyunsoo )

They're almost up and Hyun-soo runs through the streets to get there in time… and nearly gets hit by a van while crossing the street. He rolls to avoid getting hit, and gets a shard of glass in his hand for his trouble. Oh noes.

The van carries a mystery celebrity, who notes him with some curiosity. The manager offers to take Hyun-soo to the hospital, but he takes off running. The boys wait on pins and needles, and Hyun-soo finally arrives, with just seconds to spare.

Hyun-soo finally gets his guitar riffs just right, and seems happy… except we start to see that his hand is still bleeding, all over his guitar. It gets worse as he continues to play, and it's starting to worry me—what if he ends up permanently damaging his hand that way? I can barely watch.

It finally comes to the guitar solo and Hyun-soo starts to play it through gritted teeth. His face twists in pain. Ji-hyuk finally has a moment to pause his singing and look over at Hyun-soo, which is when he sees his hand and guitar covered in blood.

Without hesitating, Ji-hyuk stops him in the middle of the song… by man-hugging him until my heart nearly bursts. Everything comes to screeching halt. Hyun-soo struggles, fighting to get free and keep playing like an obstinate fool, but Ji-hyuk just clutches him in that bear-hug, refusing to let go.

It's long moment before the feral Hyun-soo finally calms down and lets Ji-hyuk win. He heads offstage in defeat, and Ji-hyuk looks out at the stunned audience.

He cues the rest of the guys, who are just as gobsmacked as the crowd, and they start playing where they left off, and finish the song. Ji-hyuk gives a bitter smile at the end before turning to walk off the stage. Urg, what a heart-wrenching performance.
And then as the judges (including Seung-hoon's sister) tally the scores, the girl whose van nearly hit Hyun-soo takes to the stage for a special appearance. She's announced as Kim Ye-rim (played by Kim Ye-rim, from Superstar K3).

The winner is announced: Strawberry Fields. The crowd cheers happily, though Seung-hoon doesn't really look too ecstatic. Maybe he's just used to winning and it doesn't really mean much to him, or maybe he knows they would've lost had Eye Candy not caused the big commotion onstage? Who knows.Su-ah smiles and cheers them on, but immediately starts looking around for Ji-hyuk.

Backstage the rest of the boys sigh at Hyun-soo's doggedness to keep playing with a bloodied hand, and Do-il says it's a good thing Ji-hyuk stopped him when he did. Hyun-soo doesn't say anything, and just asks, "Where's Ji-hyuk?"
Waah, what is it about that moment that kills me? I think I was scared that Hyun-soo might still be angry at Ji-hyuk (even though he'd have no right to be) but when he looks for him like that, it's a sign that there's no love lost in that bromance. The guys tell him that Ji-hyuk went home right away, wanting to be alone.