Knowing perfectly well he won’t get the girl in the end I couldn’t help but hate JI-hoo in this version It was like you said that smirk he gets on his face was more then enough to make me hate him and root against him and that’s beside the fact that he’s been using jan di throughout the episode.
I also liked how they brought his sister in at the perfect moment she was much needed and her entrance(with the kendo stick and the awesome back flipping)was okay. I thought she was very charismatic and I couldn’t help but like her. Cant wait till I watch epsiode 7 and see what happens.

I have the same conflicted feelings about the acting and/or directing problems with this series. min ho is by far the one who outshines all the others in making his character three dimentional. i’m deffinately rooting for him and hope that jan-di’s acting and character becomes somewhat more with a purpose so that she’s up to par with min ho’s character when they’re together again (cause ya just know they will be). i find myself also disliking ji-hoo’s character but wishing i liked him more. i was wavering since the beginning on whether ji-hoo or jun-pyo were better of a portrayed role (perhaps i’m biased) and this episode caused me to choose min ho in a landslide. I mean, seriously! ji-hoo’s parents supposedly died in a car accident. why is he smirking (true a$$-hole move if you ask me) when jun-pyo almost loses control of his vehicle??? he should be afraid for his friend……..deffinately poorly scripted on that part….

Well I don’t think Ji Hoo is supposed to show a lot of emotion. He was supposed to be autistic as a child and from the first few episode he seemed to remain that way until his return in the previous episode. I feel like recognizing and showing emotion is supposed to be difficult, for the character.

I definitely agree with you on your comment that this drama is flawed. I think so too. But just like you, for some reason, I really like this drama despite the NUMEROUS of flaws it has (all throughout the drama really, there’s a lot of parts I didn’t like.. but I still liked the drama. Weird?)

But I don’t know.. for ME, I probably like this drama significantly because of Ji Hoo. I like his character. Although, I don’t think you like Ji Hoo that much(:

You know, Ji-Hoo is always calm because he’s sort of autistic and withdrawn. It may be hard to understand – and trust me i’m a HUGE Jun-Pyo follower – but he is the way he is that b/c he is an a**hole, but because of he’s slightly socially retarded. lol

But yes I also agree that he wasn’t a great actor, but don’t hate on Ji Hoo! I kinda like that he has no sense of social norms and he’s so quirky that way.

though in the end, everyone loves Jun Pyo / Lee Min Ho

ji hoo love jandi