Hayeong and Seonu stir up more office drama as they get involved in Natural Bebe’s big social responsibility project in Episode 5 of Dynamite Kiss.
Dynamite Kiss episode 5, which comes with the insane title “Go Darim is mine! From head to toe!” puts the pedal on the emerging love square between Jihyeok, Darim, Hayeong, and Seonu, while the Mother TF team races towards their very first pitch battle.
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My money, my rules
Jihyeok makes quick work of the loan sharks and pays off the entirety of Darim’s sister’s debt. Dropping his pretend nonchalance for a moment, he comforts her and brings her home. He later convinces himself that he did it simply because he’s a good team leader.
The next day, Jihyeok proves to the Natural Bebe executives that, despite the mishaps, the livestream ended up increasing sales. The Mother TF team thanks Jihyeok for not getting them fired. He responds by saying that he has to sign off on everything they do from now on, a complete 180 from his previous rule of telling them not to bother him.
Darim promises to repay Jihyeok in monthly installments. He agrees to this scheme, and doesn’t ask her to pay interest. However, like a child who only knows how to express his complicated feelings through teasing, Jihyeok holds the debt over Darim’s head to get her to do annoying things “for the health of his organs.” He makes her eat healthy food, wear painful pressure sandals, and take the stairs.
A day at the park
Hayeong randomly walks in on Seonu changing his shirt, claiming that she passed by to give Jun a present. She brings up that Jun told her that he had never seen his mom, and Seonu says they separated when he was young.
Meanwhile, Director Gong sends the Mother TF team to do grunge work at a family park that has long been ignored by the company. It’s a beautiful place that lacks promotion and maintenance. While pulling weeds, the ladies chat about the pains of childbirth. Darim almost blows her cover, since she knows nothing about giving birth to a child.
Elsewhere in the park, serial do-gooder Darim helps a mom with an injured hand change her baby’s diaper. She asks the mom why she doesn’t use Natural Bebe diapers. The woman says that she prefers a brand that donates part of their proceeds to environmental conservation, as she believes this will help her child live in a better, cleaner world.
Grow up strong
Darim comes across a Grandfather Tree with Jihyeok’s name on it. It was a tree that he planted together with his mom. Jihyeok, who had walked off when they started talking about Darim’s family, finds Darim here and shares that his mother has been unwell for a long time.
Darim offers to take a picture of Jihyeok with the now-towering tree so he can show his mom. Awkward at first, Jihyeok starts getting into cute poses until he feels a “bee” on his neck and panics. Darim, seeing that it’s just a ladybug, takes her chance to finally tease him back, and the two of them have a sweet moment by the Grandfather Tree.
The park caretaker reminisces about the good work that Jihyeok’s mom did while she was director at Natural Bebe, spearheading tree-planting projects and environmental conservation efforts. He tells Jihyeok and Darim that the company plans to sell the park. Darim remarks that it’s a shame, as mothers like the one she met would love to support companies that want to make the world a better place for their children.
Darim and Jihyeok spend time with their mothers at the hospital. Jihyeok promises to continue his mom’s advocacy, and Darim thanks her mom for the hard work she went through while giving birth to her.
Pitch fight
Director Gong and Jihyeok present competing pitches for a global marketing campaign, with Jihye wanting to employ international celebrities to improve their brand image and Jihyeok proposing a return to the company’s initial vision of environmental and social responsibility.
Jihyeok credits the idea to Darim, but when she tries to thank him for complimenting her, he says he was just complimenting her brain, which he bought. Though the Mother TF team is intimidated at the thought of preparing their first big pitch, Marketing Team Leader Mr. Ma’s antagonizing remarks light a fire in them. They bite back with their own retorts and work tirelessly towards the pitch battle.
Office couple
Since the pitch needs promotional photos, Jihyeok goes to Hayeong to look for a photographer. She recommends Seonu and says she wants to be part of the project.
This whole time, Seonu has been observing the growing relationship between Darim and Jihyeok, seeing them come home together and listening to Darim’s affectionate stories. He agrees to be the photographer. Darim is worried they’ll be found out, but Seonu is confident they can pull it off.
Seonu and Darim go to work together, and they eventually meet Jihyeok. At the meeting, Seonu says that he wanted to pick Darim up from work everyday after she was kidnapped by the loan sharks, but she refused and they had their first fight. Jihyeok is immediately suspicious and brings up the supposed fight they had that sent Darim to Jeju.
The meeting is interrupted by Hayeong, who is shocked when Darim is introduced as Seonu’s wife. Seonu comes clean to Hayeong and later tells her not to tell Darim that she knows, because it might make Darim even more self-conscious.
Picture perfect
Dynamite Kiss episode 5 also sees Hayeong asking Seonu to take her first birthday photos, because her parents were too busy when she was a child. Seonu gets her to talk about the things that make her smile for the camera and takes lovely photos. Not wanting their time together to end, Hayeong says she wants to make an album, where she’ll decide the time, place, and concept of the shoot, essentially hiring Seonu for an indefinite period of time.
Everyone goes on an out-of-town trip to shoot promo photos. Hayeong and Jihyeok can barely hide their frustration at seeing Darim and Seonu together. Later that night, Hayeong asks Seonu to take a picture of her under the cherry blossoms and kisses him. Jihyeok sees this and hurriedly protects Darim from “seeing her husband cheat” on her.
Dynamite Kiss Episode 5 Thoughts and What to Expect Next
Though the environmental responsibility angle feels a little disjointed thematically, it is nice to see that the show is continuing to explore different perspectives on motherhood.
Meanwhile, as the relationships between the main characters get increasingly convoluted, it’s hard not to feel bad for Jihyeok, who is literally the only one of the main four who doesn’t know the truth of what’s going on. It seems as though he is always the main target of the explosive effects of “dynamite” in Dynamite Kiss episode 5. It also has to be mentioned that Jang Kiyong angrily carrying a child is one of the best shots of the episode.
In the next episode, the web tangles further as Jihyeok tries to wrap his head around what he thinks is a cheating incident and Seonu starts being more honest with his feelings for Darim.
What was your favorite moment in Dynamite Kiss episode 5?
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