My Country: Jang Hyuk is great! The younger cast does a good job, but when it is Jang Hyuk\’s scenes everything before his appearance looks like a child play.
He is charismatic and steals the spotlight! Every time I see him I actually feel that Bang Won is the king material. I will follow the guy, I\’ll bet on him any day! That\’s how convincing he is (RIP his poor little brother, the boy doesn\’t stand a chance)
Literally everyone is weird in……some way.
His dramatic pauses crack me up and I actually get why Eun Jung might open up to someone like him. Similiar to the actress he seems to have little to no filter.
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve rewatched their scenes. Is Son Seok Koo’s character’s name Kim Sang Soo? AsianWiki lists it as “Sang Soo” and the man at the orphanage called him “Chairman Kim.” I’m just gonna call him NIceAndWarm.
Me- Hey, you definitely have to check out this new drama, it\’s great!
Friend-Really? Tell me about it.
Me-Well, there is this guy who is stalking female lead. That\’s how everything starts.
Friend- oh, geez, poor girl
Me-not exactly, she probably killed his brother.
Friend- So the main guy is taking revenge? The whole show is about it?
Me- Not exactly, they fall in love.
Friend-…
Me-….you would love it. Really.
It’s about I Want to Hear your Song. This show is a wreck and I have zero idea why I enjoy it so much.
Actually, thinking back to it, Man Wol was a stalking Chang Sung, right?
I have not watched Hotel de Luna (saving it for later marathon), I was afraid you spoiled it for me. Thank goodness. :)) So no idea how to reply to your question!
Btw, do you recommend IWTHYS? The story seems dark???
It is surprisingly not that dark. Or depressing. It is more of a rom-com with a murder mystery backstory. Majority of times you would wonder what you are supposed to feel about…any relationship or character in this show. It is one of those dramas you love, but logically can’t explain why.
I can’t help it… the craving to check if anyone also watches the drama(s) I’m following and what everybody is talking about… The moment I started watching K-drama again, I immediately thinking of lurking Dramabeans… :)))
WWW: Such a great show. Everything was great about it except main loveline. I have zero idea why main leads missed each other that much at the end. They dated for 1 month and 90% of it they were fighting/on the verge of breakup
Ep 10 of Legends of Alhambra is depressing. Each episode is depressing. I think writer wants to make Jin Woo the most pitiful dramaland character ever.
About Beauty Inside: I am just so mad at the creators. It feels like they missed the whole point of the movie. Getting loved no matter how you look was all this show was about, even not giving \”real\” face to main character was a point, because you shouldn\’t expect your loved one to go from beast to prince. In this case, they used such a great premise as a plot device and made main character work in a lookism oriented workplace.
I am so sad for the premise. It is especially unsettling that main lead has face blindness. I mean…. writers seriously thought no healthy person would survive a week with their loved one who has different face?
And what was so important about the film was the love interest and the emotional issues she had that lead to physical problems for her. She was so in love she was making herself sick and really didn’t know what to do about it.
there was honestly so much to love about that movie, like the fact that it wasn’t about beauty at all. it didn’t just focus on appearance, it said that gender doesn’t matter, age doesn’t matter (… to a degree), language barriers don’t matter. it was just. two souls loving each other. HHJ has brought so much tenderness to her role it always seemed like she was deeply in love with her partner. it just doesn’t work with asshole CEOs and unhinged movie stars and slave contracts and enemies to lovers. it’s not life anymore.
About time : meeting the love of life who is a clock seeing mutant, having another girl who holds a crush on him, and last but not least reappearance of his first love
In summary, 3 options of an MCQ where all look real complex. Which one is the answer?
I am so happy with APAD’s ending. I know some people thought it got boring after Dr. Ye and Bo young started dating, but I really loved how little drama they had in relationships. Good communication and simply being happy together. They both deserve that
P.S Okay, but it is still out of fantasy world that those two didn’t get caught
I really wanted to see an epilogue where they would show us the dept, where they would break the fourth wall and address us directly, saying ‘ you really think we don’t know?’
Hahaha..like what they did in Jugglers!! That would be super awesome.
I was thinking the same thing too, How could anyone fail to notice how completely smitten Dr. Ye is with all those adoring gaze! This is literally Dr. Ye: 😍😍😍
Exactly like jugglers! Maybe they didn’t notice because they were too busy cringing when he tried to become comfortable with them.but for someone who’s too nosy, they sure were oblivious.
To Ye-Liners
Just how traumatized we were by the past dramas, that even though female lead was screaming \”Long live Ye-line\” since episode 2, we were thinking \”my ship is definitely gonna sink\”.
Because he was so second lead material, heh.
It still could sink you know, though that would mean Bo Young would end up alone and unhappy *traumatised for life*
Honestly, at this point it is as possible as one of the leads dying, by that I mean that narrative wise it doesn’t make any sense. Bo Young liked one guy for 11 episodes, she likes and thinks about the second one as much as about Nam Woo.
We would probably get an episode of angst but I doubt we have anything to worry about it.
That’s what I meant with *traumatised for life* At this point it would take noble idiocy, Truck of Doom, cancer, amnesia, ex-girlfriend scandal reveal, or secret double personality disorder to separate those two. I hate misunderstandings and mini-break ups, so I hope the writer has a good plan for the next 4 episodes.
Ji Ah is the real representative of poor heroine who has three part time jobs.
She wears one black hoodie whole drama (practical), has eye bags (in terrible need of sleep!), talks only when necessary and doesn\’t express or smile that much (saving energy). Plus, she is anything but bright and optimistic.
Yea, that\’s how you really live a hard life.
Minho made me so mad in this episode. Even I would have cried on Boyoung\’s place. Humilating her in front of her crush and portraying her as a stalker. Geez. Way to make girl regret her crush on you….and if previous episode I said that I would be fine if my ship doesn\’t sail, I am eating my words. Your personal growth shouldn\’t be on expense of your lifetime partner
Even the best of guys can go slackjawed in front of the girl they like hehe. I’m already on this ship. I don’t care if my heart breaks later on. Ye line FTW.
It’s too early to tell. In either case we’ll be there for each other if the others ship sinks. But honestly I wouldn’t mind if minho gets the girl, provided he grows up and stops fooling around.
Did you watch the last scene when he smiled….I was already bought into the Ye line hook and slinker by that smile…Dunno how to post it cos I would have…
I did watch the scene (maybe 5 or 6 times?). I have no idea how it is possible for our ship to sink (with both of them at some degree liking each other), but I am getting ready for major disappointment.
About uploading photos-no worries, beanies have already posted it. Still, with which part did you had a problem? I would try to help, it isn’t hard at all
I think Ye Line is happening and my ship is sinking.
I blame Min Ho for being an immature idiot though.
And also Jang Dong Yoon for making him lovable.
Unfortunately not yet. Something still feels off for me. They work but they don’t. I think Bo Young is just a little bit crazier in comparison to Dr Ye’s calm at the moment. LOL
It is not my ship but I agree about Jang Dong Yoon. If min ho was played by any other actor I would probably even hate the sight of him but JDY does such a great job that at some point I even get why Bo Young was helping him back then
Thanks Live and My Ajusshi for existing. This two shows are literally dragging me out of my drama slump and stop me from writing angry rents about how every drama feels so cliched and unrealistic.
AND they both do great in ratings. Hooray.
I’m watching both those shows, too. I’ve been thinking about My Ajusshi for the last two days. The first episode was a bit too dark for me, but the second episode really hooked me.
Plot wise, Tae Hee reminds me of Dan Humphrey from Gossip girl. The representative of more grounded people who we are supposed to relate. Unfortunately, with such a flashy heroes she (and Dan) seems too cliched and feels more like a threat to the friends dynamic.
I think, the problem is also that the whole need of innocent-kind character is that those things (innocence and kindness) should lack in main heroes life, here they have more different form but they still present . In this case we have gang of teenagers who are acting like one and are trying REALLY hard to stay somewhat sane by sticking together. If anything Shi Hyun has problematic friendship and shitty father, but you definitely can\’t say that he is unfortunate or has the need of angelic girl’s pure heart
OMG! Gossip Girl is totally the vibe The Great Seducer is giving me! I couldn’t place that niggling feeling that the show gave me! Thanks for mentioning it, I don’t know I would have got there on my own.
But I know what you are talking about with the feeling that the “good girl” character seems out-of-place in the show. I had to stop myself from posting a rant yesterday on how the female lead is often “#relateable” while being such a goody-two-shoes. And I want a bad girl to get to be the lead for once!
I would definitely read that rant. I am very close to writing my own.
At this point, I am wondering if this “good girls” are written this way to be rootable and not relateble. I mean, the only people who are this open, kind, childrish, motivated and without personality issues are near the same percentage as chaebols in real world. In my case, I have probably seen more chaebols than those unicorns.
Plus, It often feels like writers are too scared to make female lead anything other than good.
I’m getting such Gossip Girl vibes too especially with second male lead who reminds me of Chuck Bass with his flashy limo and his secret adoration for bad girl second female lead
I guess I’m not the only one who feels Gossip Girl vibe in this drama! I’ve been waiting for the recap to be posted for me to express my opinion. Tae Hee does feel like Dan, the unwanted one in the rich gang and on the other hand, I feel like she’s Vanessa as well. 😂
nerdy
November 21, 2019 at 10:53 PM
You really are!
nerdy
November 2, 2019 at 12:33 PM
My Country: Jang Hyuk is great! The younger cast does a good job, but when it is Jang Hyuk\’s scenes everything before his appearance looks like a child play.
He is charismatic and steals the spotlight! Every time I see him I actually feel that Bang Won is the king material. I will follow the guy, I\’ll bet on him any day! That\’s how convincing he is (RIP his poor little brother, the boy doesn\’t stand a chance)
BC
November 2, 2019 at 12:47 PM
He started as an idol in a group long time ago. So even idols turned actors can work.
miss h
November 2, 2019 at 4:00 PM
Jang Hyuk? He was never an idol. He did do a rap album once he became an actor but that’s it.
BC
November 3, 2019 at 12:05 AM
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BC
November 3, 2019 at 12:06 AM
I didn’t know until I’ve watched I Live Alone episode where a friend of Si-eon was imitating Jang Hyuk and they were talking about it.
nerdy
October 5, 2019 at 12:25 AM
Everyone should see Pegasus Market. It has the Emperor, Oompa Loompas, Sunflowers, heavy metal, Yeo Jin Goo and most importantly Abdul Hasan.
Midnight
October 5, 2019 at 2:22 AM
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Midnight
October 5, 2019 at 2:23 AM
LOLOLOL
nerdy
September 23, 2019 at 12:47 PM
I just love this weirdo.
That’s all I wanted to say. #beMelodramatic
purplefall
September 23, 2019 at 11:48 PM
It was hella funny because I made the same expressions as Eun Jung in these scenes. This drama is indeed full of weirdos =)))
nerdy
September 24, 2019 at 8:09 AM
Literally everyone is weird in……some way.
His dramatic pauses crack me up and I actually get why Eun Jung might open up to someone like him. Similiar to the actress he seems to have little to no filter.
tsutsuloo
September 24, 2019 at 7:01 AM
Sharing the love via Naver: https://blog.naver.com/heewonning/221655827260.
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve rewatched their scenes. Is Son Seok Koo’s character’s name Kim Sang Soo? AsianWiki lists it as “Sang Soo” and the man at the orphanage called him “Chairman Kim.” I’m just gonna call him NIceAndWarm.
nerdy
September 24, 2019 at 8:11 AM
I call him Director Yell. And Son Seok Koo is SO likeble. I have yet to see a drama where I don’t care about his character.
nerdy
August 28, 2019 at 3:38 AM
Me- Hey, you definitely have to check out this new drama, it\’s great!
Friend-Really? Tell me about it.
Me-Well, there is this guy who is stalking female lead. That\’s how everything starts.
Friend- oh, geez, poor girl
Me-not exactly, she probably killed his brother.
Friend- So the main guy is taking revenge? The whole show is about it?
Me- Not exactly, they fall in love.
Friend-…
Me-….you would love it. Really.
bogoshipda
August 28, 2019 at 3:41 AM
I hope it’s NOT about Hotel de Luna……………………………………
nerdy
August 28, 2019 at 3:46 AM
It’s about I Want to Hear your Song. This show is a wreck and I have zero idea why I enjoy it so much.
Actually, thinking back to it, Man Wol was a stalking Chang Sung, right?
bogoshipda
August 28, 2019 at 4:17 AM
I have not watched Hotel de Luna (saving it for later marathon), I was afraid you spoiled it for me. Thank goodness. :)) So no idea how to reply to your question!
Btw, do you recommend IWTHYS? The story seems dark???
nerdy
August 28, 2019 at 4:58 AM
It is surprisingly not that dark. Or depressing. It is more of a rom-com with a murder mystery backstory. Majority of times you would wonder what you are supposed to feel about…any relationship or character in this show. It is one of those dramas you love, but logically can’t explain why.
bogoshipda
August 28, 2019 at 8:33 PM
Thank you I will check it out for this recommendation! 😀
Beverly
August 28, 2019 at 5:39 AM
If you dont want to be spoiled the fan wall is a very dangerous place to be, lol.
bogoshipda
August 28, 2019 at 8:32 PM
I can’t help it… the craving to check if anyone also watches the drama(s) I’m following and what everybody is talking about… The moment I started watching K-drama again, I immediately thinking of lurking Dramabeans… :)))
another woodalchi nicole recruit
August 28, 2019 at 7:33 AM
i had no interested in IWHYS until i read this thread–now im super intrigued!! thank you <3
nerdy
July 26, 2019 at 1:15 AM
WWW: Such a great show. Everything was great about it except main loveline. I have zero idea why main leads missed each other that much at the end. They dated for 1 month and 90% of it they were fighting/on the verge of breakup
mano
July 26, 2019 at 1:39 AM
Hahaha
Time works differently in drama. Usually a couple going through all ups and down in just a season 😄
nerdy
December 30, 2018 at 7:49 AM
Ep 10 of Legends of Alhambra is depressing. Each episode is depressing. I think writer wants to make Jin Woo the most pitiful dramaland character ever.
nerdy
October 4, 2018 at 5:54 AM
About Beauty Inside: I am just so mad at the creators. It feels like they missed the whole point of the movie. Getting loved no matter how you look was all this show was about, even not giving \”real\” face to main character was a point, because you shouldn\’t expect your loved one to go from beast to prince. In this case, they used such a great premise as a plot device and made main character work in a lookism oriented workplace.
larelle79
October 4, 2018 at 6:01 AM
I absolutely loved everything about the movie and to turn to show into a romantic comedy, yeah, not feeling it.
nerdy
October 4, 2018 at 6:26 AM
I am so sad for the premise. It is especially unsettling that main lead has face blindness. I mean…. writers seriously thought no healthy person would survive a week with their loved one who has different face?
larelle79
October 4, 2018 at 7:01 AM
And what was so important about the film was the love interest and the emotional issues she had that lead to physical problems for her. She was so in love she was making herself sick and really didn’t know what to do about it.
🤖 liquidsoap
October 4, 2018 at 10:14 AM
there was honestly so much to love about that movie, like the fact that it wasn’t about beauty at all. it didn’t just focus on appearance, it said that gender doesn’t matter, age doesn’t matter (… to a degree), language barriers don’t matter. it was just. two souls loving each other. HHJ has brought so much tenderness to her role it always seemed like she was deeply in love with her partner. it just doesn’t work with asshole CEOs and unhinged movie stars and slave contracts and enemies to lovers. it’s not life anymore.
larelle79
October 4, 2018 at 11:17 AM
Preach. Only 2 episodes and it feel like they dropped the ball with this.
nerdy
August 4, 2018 at 9:41 AM
Did main lead just stopped his children from getting born so that he would get the new shiny wife and freedom to play PSP?
#Familiar Wife #Main lead seems to have forgotten he has kids?
nerdy
July 23, 2018 at 2:13 PM
Young-Hoon needs a pay-rise. No matter how much he is getting now, he deserves more for the craziness he has to go through
#AYHT
nerdy
June 6, 2018 at 2:17 PM
The size of problems main leads face this season are so big
Come and hug me: Serial-killer father and being in love with one of dad\’s victims
Are you human too? : Being a sacrificial limb for a jerk you don\’t even know.
What\’s wrong with Secretary Kim? -secretary leaving her job AND a pimple
adieunoire
June 6, 2018 at 2:24 PM
Not a pimple!
bam 🐢🐌💖~ not so perfect, but so beautiful
June 6, 2018 at 3:45 PM
Gasp!
Playstore
June 6, 2018 at 2:49 PM
About time : meeting the love of life who is a clock seeing mutant, having another girl who holds a crush on him, and last but not least reappearance of his first love
In summary, 3 options of an MCQ where all look real complex. Which one is the answer?
nerdy
May 23, 2018 at 7:45 AM
I have to admit, this was cute, but before that main lead made me wonder what was worse
-dating someone like him or dying in 100 day
KS on Cloud☁️9
May 23, 2018 at 8:28 AM
which drama ?
nerdy
May 23, 2018 at 8:32 AM
About tims, it has its good moments, but majority of time I hate main lead/jerkface (especially, how he treats his secretary)
KS on Cloud☁️9
May 23, 2018 at 8:36 AM
ok ok. m not watching as my plate is already full… and thanks for thr information
nerdy
May 16, 2018 at 9:07 AM
I am so happy with APAD’s ending. I know some people thought it got boring after Dr. Ye and Bo young started dating, but I really loved how little drama they had in relationships. Good communication and simply being happy together. They both deserve that
P.S Okay, but it is still out of fantasy world that those two didn’t get caught
superwhopotterlock
May 16, 2018 at 9:32 AM
I really wanted to see an epilogue where they would show us the dept, where they would break the fourth wall and address us directly, saying ‘ you really think we don’t know?’
🍙 kimbap noona
May 16, 2018 at 9:43 AM
Hahaha..like what they did in Jugglers!! That would be super awesome.
I was thinking the same thing too, How could anyone fail to notice how completely smitten Dr. Ye is with all those adoring gaze! This is literally Dr. Ye: 😍😍😍
superwhopotterlock
May 16, 2018 at 9:48 AM
Exactly like jugglers! Maybe they didn’t notice because they were too busy cringing when he tried to become comfortable with them.but for someone who’s too nosy, they sure were oblivious.
🍙 kimbap noona
May 16, 2018 at 9:52 AM
Or that they did, and they just “let it be…..let it be….let it be…..”😂
KS on Cloud☁️9
May 16, 2018 at 10:28 AM
i was so in shock as to how no one there observed His Eyes glued to her but then saw them all drunk/semi drunk so gave them benefit of doubt…
nerdy
May 2, 2018 at 12:30 AM
To Ye-Liners
Just how traumatized we were by the past dramas, that even though female lead was screaming \”Long live Ye-line\” since episode 2, we were thinking \”my ship is definitely gonna sink\”.
WishfulToki
May 2, 2018 at 12:34 AM
Because he was so second lead material, heh.
It still could sink you know, though that would mean Bo Young would end up alone and unhappy *traumatised for life*
nerdy
May 2, 2018 at 12:59 AM
Honestly, at this point it is as possible as one of the leads dying, by that I mean that narrative wise it doesn’t make any sense. Bo Young liked one guy for 11 episodes, she likes and thinks about the second one as much as about Nam Woo.
We would probably get an episode of angst but I doubt we have anything to worry about it.
WishfulToki
May 2, 2018 at 1:07 AM
That’s what I meant with *traumatised for life* At this point it would take noble idiocy, Truck of Doom, cancer, amnesia, ex-girlfriend scandal reveal, or secret double personality disorder to separate those two. I hate misunderstandings and mini-break ups, so I hope the writer has a good plan for the next 4 episodes.
superwhopotterlock
May 2, 2018 at 12:46 AM
I’m still worried. It’s ok. I’m on the island still. I’ll be prepared for potential heartbreak.
WishfulToki
May 2, 2018 at 1:15 AM
If so the writer would be pure Chaotic Evil 😞
nerdy
April 20, 2018 at 2:21 PM
Ji Ah is the real representative of poor heroine who has three part time jobs.
She wears one black hoodie whole drama (practical), has eye bags (in terrible need of sleep!), talks only when necessary and doesn\’t express or smile that much (saving energy). Plus, she is anything but bright and optimistic.
Yea, that\’s how you really live a hard life.
pineapplegongzhu
April 20, 2018 at 2:30 PM
Do you happen to know how many characters one is allowed to type in response to a fan post?
daydee
April 20, 2018 at 7:06 PM
It’s quite a few. I’d say probably somewhere around 1/2 a page on Word, maybe even more.
nerdy
April 16, 2018 at 10:05 PM
Wait. Did Dr Ye not answer her with absolute seriousness? He was being…Playful? Waaat?
🍙 kimbap noona
April 17, 2018 at 4:07 AM
I LOVED that little wave! So cute!
nerdy
April 17, 2018 at 6:10 AM
YES, I love how he is slowly getting out of his shell
gadis
April 17, 2018 at 8:09 AM
I squealed watching this scene. The stoic Dr. Ye is actually being playful. Aww…
nerdy
April 16, 2018 at 9:53 PM
Minho made me so mad in this episode. Even I would have cried on Boyoung\’s place. Humilating her in front of her crush and portraying her as a stalker. Geez. Way to make girl regret her crush on you….and if previous episode I said that I would be fine if my ship doesn\’t sail, I am eating my words. Your personal growth shouldn\’t be on expense of your lifetime partner
Fatcat lost her way while on semi-hiatus
April 23, 2018 at 1:44 AM
This is the best comment ever.
Also, I came to your wall to ask you if you’d please answer this question:
http://www.dramabeans.com/members/fatcat007/activity/433546/
(if you don’t mind)
nerdy
April 4, 2018 at 10:13 AM
Funny thing about Dr. Ye-
There are often moments when Advice Machine can’t proceed all the information, so he freezes for a second or two
Giegie
April 4, 2018 at 10:19 AM
Advice Machine! 😆
superwhopotterlock
April 4, 2018 at 10:23 AM
Even the best of guys can go slackjawed in front of the girl they like hehe. I’m already on this ship. I don’t care if my heart breaks later on. Ye line FTW.
Giegie
April 4, 2018 at 10:55 AM
Looks like it’s my heart that is going to get broken in the end though.
🍙 kimbap noona
April 4, 2018 at 1:42 PM
How does someone Ye-line her way onto the AM’s lap?
*asking for a friend?*
superwhopotterlock
April 4, 2018 at 8:27 PM
It’s too early to tell. In either case we’ll be there for each other if the others ship sinks. But honestly I wouldn’t mind if minho gets the girl, provided he grows up and stops fooling around.
Safeenah
April 4, 2018 at 12:12 PM
Did you watch the last scene when he smiled….I was already bought into the Ye line hook and slinker by that smile…Dunno how to post it cos I would have…
nerdy
April 4, 2018 at 1:06 PM
I did watch the scene (maybe 5 or 6 times?). I have no idea how it is possible for our ship to sink (with both of them at some degree liking each other), but I am getting ready for major disappointment.
About uploading photos-no worries, beanies have already posted it. Still, with which part did you had a problem? I would try to help, it isn’t hard at all
Safeenah
April 4, 2018 at 1:33 PM
Yes, I scrolled down and saw lots of it, I was just smiling sheepishly….Right from taking the screen shot. I watch with my Ipad…
🍙 kimbap noona
April 4, 2018 at 1:46 PM
*Kimbap is holding onto her nori tight in anticipation to falling apart due a surprised shipping accident*
letseatcookies
April 4, 2018 at 2:11 PM
I think Ye Line is happening and my ship is sinking.
I blame Min Ho for being an immature idiot though.
And also Jang Dong Yoon for making him lovable.
Safeenah
April 4, 2018 at 2:13 PM
Do you feel like boarding on Ye line ship??? You are highly welcome if you want to….
letseatcookies
April 4, 2018 at 2:18 PM
Unfortunately not yet. Something still feels off for me. They work but they don’t. I think Bo Young is just a little bit crazier in comparison to Dr Ye’s calm at the moment. LOL
Safeenah
April 4, 2018 at 3:20 PM
Yea you right, he is soo calm….well anytime you feel like boarding the ship, you still welcome….
nerdy
April 5, 2018 at 11:16 AM
It is not my ship but I agree about Jang Dong Yoon. If min ho was played by any other actor I would probably even hate the sight of him but JDY does such a great job that at some point I even get why Bo Young was helping him back then
nerdy
March 23, 2018 at 3:14 AM
Thanks Live and My Ajusshi for existing. This two shows are literally dragging me out of my drama slump and stop me from writing angry rents about how every drama feels so cliched and unrealistic.
AND they both do great in ratings. Hooray.
V
March 23, 2018 at 3:44 AM
I’m watching both those shows, too. I’ve been thinking about My Ajusshi for the last two days. The first episode was a bit too dark for me, but the second episode really hooked me.
nerdy
March 14, 2018 at 10:38 AM
Plot wise, Tae Hee reminds me of Dan Humphrey from Gossip girl. The representative of more grounded people who we are supposed to relate. Unfortunately, with such a flashy heroes she (and Dan) seems too cliched and feels more like a threat to the friends dynamic.
I think, the problem is also that the whole need of innocent-kind character is that those things (innocence and kindness) should lack in main heroes life, here they have more different form but they still present . In this case we have gang of teenagers who are acting like one and are trying REALLY hard to stay somewhat sane by sticking together. If anything Shi Hyun has problematic friendship and shitty father, but you definitely can\’t say that he is unfortunate or has the need of angelic girl’s pure heart
rinny
March 14, 2018 at 10:49 AM
OMG! Gossip Girl is totally the vibe The Great Seducer is giving me! I couldn’t place that niggling feeling that the show gave me! Thanks for mentioning it, I don’t know I would have got there on my own.
But I know what you are talking about with the feeling that the “good girl” character seems out-of-place in the show. I had to stop myself from posting a rant yesterday on how the female lead is often “#relateable” while being such a goody-two-shoes. And I want a bad girl to get to be the lead for once!
sriracha
March 14, 2018 at 11:34 AM
Yes, I concur beanie! That’s why Blair Waldorf is/was my most favorite GG character. And her chemistry with Chuck Bass was amazing!
rinny
March 14, 2018 at 11:37 AM
YES! Blair and Chuck were the reason I stuck through GG to the end.
nerdy
March 14, 2018 at 12:40 PM
I would definitely read that rant. I am very close to writing my own.
At this point, I am wondering if this “good girls” are written this way to be rootable and not relateble. I mean, the only people who are this open, kind, childrish, motivated and without personality issues are near the same percentage as chaebols in real world. In my case, I have probably seen more chaebols than those unicorns.
Plus, It often feels like writers are too scared to make female lead anything other than good.
ohhaeyoung
March 14, 2018 at 2:52 PM
I’m getting such Gossip Girl vibes too especially with second male lead who reminds me of Chuck Bass with his flashy limo and his secret adoration for bad girl second female lead
hannaehh
March 14, 2018 at 3:34 PM
I guess I’m not the only one who feels Gossip Girl vibe in this drama! I’ve been waiting for the recap to be posted for me to express my opinion. Tae Hee does feel like Dan, the unwanted one in the rich gang and on the other hand, I feel like she’s Vanessa as well. 😂