Second Lead syndrome that actually hurt

i unlocked second lead syndrome feelings only and i repeat only when i watched this one .... it was deadly to be honest .. wang yu's story and character got entangled in my heart and hurt me so much , i cried so much , like it was feelings , not just feeling bad for the ml ... also lead to arguments and defences and it was my first time ever experiencing the phenomenon ...

not to mention , i was always kdrama addict ever since middle school as little as 8 grade or younger .. up until i watched empress ki , i never cared for any second leads , no matter how many of y'all felt bad or protested .. but this was the journey that unlocked that experience for me

horrible sls , aside from it being the worst writing i've ever seen in a kdrama , the worst kdrama i've ever watched

the drama romanticized murder , stalking , instigated murder, and unthinkable things truly made all excuses for the ml . made me hate him , even tho i love no actually adore his actor , can you believe it ???

and made no excuses for the sl , who deserved to be excused most of the time , was made to be despicable when in reality .. he is not to blame at all .. many of his decisions can be perfectly forgiven and justified contrary to the ml ..

this one is so relatable and very personal to our own lives in a sense where one can't help but feel a sls .... especially because of all the buildup they had all thrown to the trash and her being in love with him too but he just missed his timing

woong sls was so strong , it hurt me and it broke my heart for im in season 2

since season 1 BABI was problematic . he contributed tremendously to her first relationship fall out on purpose, had a girl when he started liking yumi , then yet again he wavered and didn't have enough boundaries with da eun and couldn't even deny it ......... i love jin young but he was casted so people will like babi and he did have great chemistry with yumi but webtoon babi was disliked for a reason . and i didn't like drama babi just the same especially because the scene where everyone liked and claimed they had so much chemistry weren't even his , and they were soon rok's.

BABI basically stole yumi from woong.

their picture in jeju and it made me cry for them , beside what beautiful picture those were ... they both looked so happy that it broke my heart ... i want them happy even if apart but him still in love with her is heart breaking so much so that i'm having a second lead syndrome that i hadn't experienced in such a long time ... not even after watching jealousy incarnate which was supposed to make me feel this way but it didn't

so you can imagine how happy i was when she said she needed to honor her promise she came back to protect him ... and that me emotional .. really .. it was as sad as ever , a love story .. especially since she moved on and he didn't .. i'm rooting for both of their happiness but i'd say my feelings classify as second lead syndrome .. obviously .. i love the ml too but i'm on jae yeol's side when necessary .. the same way in ah chose to protect him even tho she love the ml , if it makes sense

this one made me feel a lil bad because he's such a good man , i loved jung won until the end but i can't say i was as heartbroken for him as the rest of the dramas