“Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born” Ending Explained
“Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born” has wrapped up its run a couple of hours back, let us recap the finale [episode 12] and explain the ending!
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“Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born” episode 12 recap
The episode begins with So-Bok telling the girls to practice hard for the auditions to the performance. Jeong-Nyeon is trying to practice, but she keeps remembering the past and is upset about how things ended.
The next day, Ko Dae-Il shows up seeing how he’ll transform the property as rumors fly and its said she’ll have to sell to settle the debt. Young-Seo overhears this and is told to keep it a secret. Shortly after that, creditors come and pick at some of the stuff that are kept in the house, things that can be sold to settle the debt. Jeong-Nyeon is devastated upon learning this.
Young-Seo decides to go back to her mom, she finds her sister outside saying she’ll get married and soon leave to the U.S. she’s also not going to pursue this anymore. She hugs her and wishes the best.
At home, the mother is a mess talking about how hard she’s worked to raise them. Young-Seo tells her she’ll do whatever she wants as long as she gives her the inheritance her grandpa left for her. She takes the money to So-Bok but gets rejected. She gets frustrated.
Jeong-Nyeon sees the fangirls outside wishing her the best saying they knew she can make it. At night, she cleans and is interrupted by Young-Seo who says its useless. But Jeong-Nyeon encourages her to keep going.
The next day, So-Bok meets with her friend who tells her about a cooperative that can lend her money. She goes there and gets a loan, but now she still has to find money to settle the productions cost.
At night, Jeong-Nyeon is practicing for her audition and runs into So-Bok. She talks about the people who still love and cheer for them reminding her of what matters. After that, she meets with Ko Dae-Il and he buys her place. She says its not a loss in her eyes.
The auditions for Asadul happen. Young-Seo puts on an amazing performance but is outdone by Jeong-Nyeon who makes people tear up. On the spot, Young-Seo says she knows who the winner is and they should not delay the announcement. Jeong-Nyeon is picked. Later, Young-Seo is told she’s the best fit for another main role that acts like the foe and ally of the main character, she readily accepts it.
The director [So-Bok] visits Hye-Rang who is heavily drinking not paying attention to her kid. She tells her to get up and live her life. Even if this chapter is over, she still has a lot to live for.
A while later
the performance is almost there. Hye-Rang shows up with her daughter and asks her to call her mom from now on. The mothers of Jeong-Nyeon and Young-Seo also show up.
The girls put on an amazing final performance despite knowing its the end, turns out the crew knew they sold the place but kept quiet. They give it their all and get a standing ovation at the end.
The end.
“Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born” ending explained- FAQ
Does “Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born” have a happy ending?
It has a bittersweet ending. While the troupe loses the house, they put on the best performance of a lifetime.
How does “Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born” end?
It ends with Jeong-Nyeon and the troupe performing their last performance getting a standing ovation.
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