Beanie level: Errand boy

He tilted the umbrella… And the scale of my loyalty to Choi Jin-hyuk tilted right with it.
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Best. Cameo. EVER!
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    I was giggling and squeeing maniacally the whole time!!! 😆🥰😂

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    I readily admit my bias (I basically watched “Bulgasal” just because he was in it) but I agree.

    Actor aside, this cameo works because it fits seamlessly into the plot while moving it forward, and is pure fun from start to finish.

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    LOL I’m glad that I watch this show coz i don’t know that Lee Joon can do something so funny.. his cameo also made me forget that this show also got a 2nd male lead

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    Oh yes, the entire body shake🤣🤣. I’m sure most would have got SLS if he was the SL.

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    Joon-ah!! ❤

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It was by no means a bad drama – the entire cast had some pretty great performances, and it was shot very well, but somehow… I could not get into it until the very end. The latter half of the drama became almost a chore I stubbornly stuck to with barely a half-hearted interest. Maybe this was just not the time for a pensive, and introspective story such as Graduation for me (I refuse to call it by its English title because I consider it to be the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen, but let’s not go into details lest I get triggered and it turns into a full-blown rant); maybe it should’ve been a story that one watches on long winter evenings, snuggled under a blanket, when mood is as somber and unhurried as the one in the drama. Or maybe I am simply trying to justify the use of ff button with flowery words 😂
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    Oooh! I’ve never read such strong words from you my lady even in that disaster of a drama which led to a most exciting fun series of “What is he emoting”!?

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      I have strong feelings only in regards to the atrocious English title; the rest of my tirade is just an elaborate version of what could simply be summed up by “meh” 😂

      Ah, good times… That drama at least gave me something to work with, lol.

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    Graduation is a way more appropriate title for the last two episodes of the show. With the “give me my diploma,” promise and all.

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      “Graduation” is a way better title in general. It leaves some room for interpretation while encompassing the story and its themes. Viewers don’t need to be spoonfed everything, yet in English version we literally got 3/5 of “wh” questions answered, downright elementary style.

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        Yeah, it is. The original titles are always better.
        Especially because the English title mislead people. I bet many people started this thinking it was about the romance. The same way I started Lovely Runner thinking it was a sports drama.

        In other cases they give away info and change the focus for no reason. Like “The Woman Who Plays,” became “My Sweet Mobster.”

        I personally prefer my own title “It’s always dark in Hagwon,” because the most prominent thought while watching the show was “I can’t see shirt,” but for the final episodes I would choose the OG “Graduation.” 😆

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      ^^ “That drama at least gave me something to work with”

      Well, as Tabong says
      #It’sAlwaysDarkInHagwon
      so its a wonder if you can actually see anything.

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This was fun! By no means anything spectacular, but a cute, nice and easy fluff of a drama nonetheless. Bonus points for perfect chemistry between leads, and more bonus points for writer’s (and Jun’s!) fresh take on a “chaebol ML” type of role. (Even more bonus points for just Jun? No? Ok, I’ll stop with the points now.)
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+the GASP that escaped me when I saw this gorgeousness…



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    He is so genuinely handsome!! I thought I had seen many handsome men in my K-drama watching career 😅 but he takes the cake, baker and bakery!!

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      He is incredibly handsome indeed 😫
      Worse, he has duality; one moment you almost get cut on his sharp features, and his cool guy charisma overwhelms you, the next he blinds you with this kind of smile and renders you a puddle of squees with his earnest goofiness.

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I agree, Hyun-woo. 100% 😍
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I really liked first two weeks of this one. It’s been a while since I’ve seen the leads, and I’ve always enjoyed them in their projects + the hijinks are just the best 😍 I don’t even mind the murder mystery since I’m having enough fun with the story in general. Or maybe after murder plots became attached at the hip to the romance genre I’ve become desensitised?
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He may be a petulant weirdo, but his meltdowns are a riot, and when he changes the gear… Swoons for days, I tell you. If the scene in ep. 7 wasn’t a big, nasty fakeout, he may have climbed to the very top of my ranks. But alas…

P.S . I love that despite being absolutely gorgeous, Jun’s not afraid to make a face and lean into the comedy (or more like dive in head first). He’s being funny before he’s handsome, and honestly? That makes him hundred times more attractive.












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    Your Face-of-the-ML series is always the best-est. ❤ 🥰

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    Jun’s a good actor and not afraid to take on dirty roles! I hated his deadbeat, drunk, and abusive character in Mask Girl – forever scarred lol, don’t know if he’ll make a comeback for me – but I recognize he’s good.

    Also enjoyed his BDSM role in Love & Leashes.

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The plot is… there somewhere. I’m paying attention, I swear.












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    That last pic reminded me of @seeker Cera’s
    “Er, Ryu Sun-Jae who!?” 🤣🤣

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    Thank you for sharing the most perfect screencaps. Between his voice and pretty pink cheeks and that milky overcoat I doubt any of us are complaining about *plot*.

    The way he hauled the FL over his shoulder “like a bag of rice” is my new favorite swoony move. Although it may just be the blood rushing to the head from hanging down. 😂💖

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    Thanks to UTG, I seem to be getting over my LR hangover. Thank you gor the Screecaps🥰

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    🤣🤣🤣🤣

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It’s absolutely unapologetic in how silly, campy, and full of clichés it is, and I… absolutely love it. The leads’ chemistry is off the charts, the episodes are short so it’s a breeze to go through them, and did I mention the amazing chemistry between the leads?

(Why did I discover the pure delight that is Jun this late?!)









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    Be happy that you discovered him in a positive role! 😁 He is perhaps unfortunately way too good at evil roles too!

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      To clarify, I really really love him too! Pure delight is such an apt description!

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      It is always best to approach him with caution. I have been known to be pretty traumatised by his seemingly nice roles when he has turned on a dime. 🤣

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    This is my first time seeing him too and it’s been insta-love. It’s also my favorite role for PYJ. They are both a perfect fit for their roles 😍

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    You probably have met him in something better than me (the movie Love and Leashes, which I didn’t like at all).

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      Even Love and Leashes is better than some other dramas which are best not mentioned. 😂

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        There’s also a movie where he is so good he gave me nightmares for quite a while 😶‍🌫️

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          Same. 🙈

          Even in May I Help You where he’s the ML I kept on wondering if he would turn out to be the villain.

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            Even Please Don’t Date Him tried to keep him an enigma for as long as possible! 😆 I call him the devil, poor boy! He is simply too good! But I really really love him, despite everything!

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            @midnight I was only *mildly* skeptical of him as the Prince Cha-min to Cinderella. Given the tone of the show he should stay good. 😊🤞🙏

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Managed to give the premiere of My Sweet Mobster a watch! The drama is cheekbones, I mean cheekbones, I mean jawline, I mean…

What was I talking about?
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Me, immediately after I made the “drinking honey during military” joke:
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It was fun! I felt like the story knew exactly what it wanted to be and stuck with it until the end. It may have resulted in some exasperating bits, but overall I must admit my feelings after the finale are quite positive. I liked the flair it had, the heavy vibe, moody directing and intriguing premise. I enjoyed Jang Ki-yong as much as I did in Come Here and Hug Me (maybe even more? Considering his acting seems to have gotten better), discovered Chun Woo-hee, and OF COURSE marvelled at two talents that are Park So-yi and Moon Woo-jin.

P.S. Is it just me, or did JKY lines sound like they were dubbed over at times?I don’t remember him having such a smooth sounding voice… Did he drink a lot of honey during military?



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Who would’ve thought that a show that advertised itself with toilet humour in the very first week, would turn out to be so pleasant in the end? It was by no means a spectacular drama, but I have to admit it has an odd charm; at times tad heavy-handed, but nevertheless quite enjoyable. Is around 90% of credit for that going to Kang Hanna and Go Kyung-pyo? Absolutely.






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Also, I need to give a little bit of love to the one and only Byun Woo-seok, who with this drama decided that he’s fed up with being one of my “likes”, then promptly kicked out every single other actor out of my heart and made it his permanent residence. He’s showing no intention to vacate the place, and honestly? I don’t mind in the slightest.
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Oh, the feels that I’m feeling right now… Did it have some hiccups along the way? Undoubtedly. Could some things have been done better? Probably. But what we got was still the story so thoroughly lovely, fun and full of heart, and to say that I’ll be remembering it fondly would be an understatement of a century. I’ll love it, miss it, long for Mondays, get all sad, then remember the absolute monster of an OTP that was Sun Sol (🌞🌞) and become a giggling mess. Rinse, repeat. Let’s rejoice in our sadness 😭💔🩹❤️‍
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    The part of the proposal scene with the ring was one of the best, if not the best, I’ve seen in k-drama 💕

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      Yes!!! Such a good callback in such an otherwordly beautiful scenery… Amazing!

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    Thank you for your perfectly chosen screencaps. All awesome. So glad they showed a wedding scene. How simply amazing does Sun-Jae look as the groom. ❤😊👏

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Yay for part 2 of the “I’m cool, I swear” comedy show, where our dear Sun-jae makes an absolute fool of himself, gives us second-hand embarrassment for days, and in the end makes us giggle at his silliness 😂
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    *That* expression!! LOL.
    I swear Sun Sol have a competition at who can make a bigger fool of themselves but Sun is winning by miles.

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Oh, how I love Ki-baek. Everything about him is so endearingly goofy. The way he shuffled into that Manner Legs position – too silly for words 🤣 About 90% of credit for Ki-baek’s charm goes to Go Kyung-pyo, who’s an absolute master at casual swooniness.
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Way to make me squee at how cute they are, and then fall into a nostalgia-driven musical journey right after – it’s been AGES since I’ve heard a 2013-2014 EXO song, and after hearing XOXO of course I had to listen to some others.



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Ah, it hurts me to see how much Sol is hurting… Where the cute at, dammit?

(I’ll love this drama forever for giving us such an amazing OTP that is KHY and BWS, and also for boosting my tall boi’s career the way it did, but I feel like it’s losing its steam toward the end; K-drama writers really need to learn that 16 is NOT a sacred number…)
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    I thought there were a lot of cute, funny moments to balance things out in this episode including drunk Sol with Tae-sung, Sun Jae with In-hyuk and his manager, and Sun Jae again with Sol at the convenience store. Sol and Sun Jae are definitely caught in a sad, frustrating loop, but the show still makes me laugh. And Sun Jae’s complete devotion to Sol, no matter what the status of his memory, is extremely endearing.

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      I was definitely more invested in episode 14 not that episode 13 didn’t have its cute moments. Now episode 15 seems like we’ll get a visit from ToD. 😱
      On the whole Sun Sol still have my whole heart. 😊❤

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