Aramintai

Where is the Parasite that got an Oscar and other awards? This list looks like a lot of subjective imho based on particular preference - action genre.
And if we're talking about personal favorites, here are mine:
-Bichunmoo
-Old Boy
-Exit
-Extreme Job
-Miss & Mrs. Cops
-Parasite
-Honest Candidate

Yea, go for it. It's a great rom-com.

And it's all justified, because living expenses and childcare expenses are crazy high there. Even after successfully passing through all the competitive giant stress that is their education system, younger generations still struggle earning enough income to care for themselves and live apart from their parents, let alone raising children of their own. Big problem in East Asian countries is an outdated seniority system, where people are promoted not by merit, but by their age/time spent at the job. And also very late retirement age. Which leads to continued old geezers' domination in most seats of power, with highest salaries, and outdated views on how to run business and country in general.

That's why I was appalled to see these two NEET knuckleheads going the shotgun wedding route here. No prospects for the future, not a single thought in their empty heads. All the burden of caring for their new family will definitely lay on their relatives forever and it's just utterly disgusting for me on a personal level, because I've seen such lazy loafers in real life. They never learn and selfishly continue leeching off of their relatives.

The cafe where ML got drunk was featured in Gaus Electronics. Then I remembered how young chaebol character in that kdrama was doing the same cringey kdrama pick-up lines to have a girl he had a crush on to like him. But it was way more hilarious, because he even researched them extensively and got help rehearsing them 🤣. If you want to watch a funny rom-com I can recommend it.

ML kinda half-assed his confession, but FL considerately gave him slack. They were quite cute in the end.

But the ending was so-so for me. This drama is a kaleidoscope of failed relationships and call me a cynic but I'm not seeing a bright future for most of those couples:
-Yu Jung and her lazy ass husband finally talked it out and have delved into role playing games to spice things up, but watch them get bored in a couple of years again. The husband will be the first because he is just lazy by nature and takes his wife for granted. And the wife needs constant affirmation of their love.

-FL's spoiled brat of a sister just didn't give me the vibe that she truly loves the guy, she just goes with the flow in life. A NEET and a minimal wage worker, they are a staple divorce statistics example, so often stories such as these happen. Since they don't even know each other well or what they want to do with their life I think in a couple of years she's gonna start blaming the guy for ruining her life and gonna end up a divorcee with two kids, continuing living off of her relatives. If I were FL I would have given her an earful and kicked her out of the "bird's nest" long ago to get a taste of real life. Or at the very least made her pay rent. I really dislike lazy loafers like these, have seen them in real life and they just never learn to live on their own due to continued coddling.

-U-Ri and CEO...just why and how the ef? I don't even think CEO really fell in love with U-Ri, no chemistry whatsoever. He just didn't want to end up alone in his age and used her puppy love to his benefit. Too bad his ex wife didn't want to get back together with him, would have been a better fit. I don't know what else to say besides it being cringe.

-That bitchy bride friend of FL's is gonna get divorced in a couple of years as well. Pressured an unready guy into marriage, yeah, that's gonna end well.

-The chicken sh*it of an ex his current gf - not gonna happen. At this rate the guy is going to end up forever alone, he really needs to dial himself down by a lot.

-ML's ex and her husband - not really seeing it either. She clearly didn't know what she wanted and gonna question and beat herself up until her husband will get sick of it.

-ML and FL...they will probably be ok? ML really struggled to convey his feelings until the very last, but judging by his behaviour in the end he seemed to have overcome it, he became all lovey dovey with her. And FL is not going to ditch ML, because where else will she find a guy who likes her no matter all the embarassing stuff she constantly gets herself into. Personally, I think the lead couple was the most natural in development and healthiest of all of this drama's relationships. Their bonding through similar ordeal allowed them to really get to know and understand each other, which I can't say for many of the other couples of this drama.

Overall, a 7/10 from me. I really loved YIN's performance, she really carried the show and managed to pull off various aspects of her character, ranging from really embarassing ones to very mature ones, with effortless grace. I can imagine it must have been difficult though, because her character had to stay likeable while being very flawed.
And some of the show's dialogues were real gems, full of witty banter and meaningful one liners.
But still:
-1 point for cringey U-Ri and CEO couple.
-1 point for trainwreck of a shotgun couple.
-1 point for too much screen time and tears wasted on Mr. Trash.

I like this actor a lot, he has range. But I don't like saeguks, they're mostly boring and repetitive. The only exception for me if there's some fantastical element to them, like, for example, Alchemy of Souls, Kingdom, Mr. Queen. So I'm not sure about this drama.

It's not an Asian drama, but Hollywood movie:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9764362/

She showed her spunk at the end of the episode. I liked what she said about ML's inability to verbalize his feelings all the while giving green flag signals. Any woman would get confused.

Are you one of those anti-abortion lobbists? Get real, without outside help this couple has no means not only to support the baby, but also themselves. They can't suddenly pick up the slack - they're immature and have no prospects in life. The girl is a NEET going with the flow and living off of her sister, the guy is a minimal wage worker. No education from both of them.
Imagine how they gonna raise a child in these conditions? Won't they regret it later? Divorce statistics say it's gonna end in disaster. Living expenses are very high in SK, raising a child even more so.
And the girl doesn't even look all that in love with the guy. She gives the vibe of a girl who's gonna ditch the child on her relatives, dump the guy and continue clubbing.

So the most responisble thing is to get an abortion, actually get to know each other to decide whether marrying is even a good decision, get an education and steady income.

She couldn't even insert two cents at the cafe, her ex was agressively mowing down ML and even followed him outside. When ML returned he already made up his mind to give up and then left.
He felt hurt, but FL was also in the right to feel hurt by his sudden change of attitude. I was on her side when she was telling ML off at his work.
FL is waiting for ML, ML is assuming all the wrong things about her. Classic kdrama tropes for the usual angst before hooking up.

She won't.

Yea, it's only gonna tie them in this miserable cohabitation marriage even more.

The only responsible thing they can do for themselves and their relatives is an abortion. But looks like they're gonna go the irresponisble route...

Probably marriage and generous donations from relatives for the rest of their days. Happy life!

Yea, first bark from FL's chihuahua ex and ML ran away with his tail behind his legs. If you're a man you gotta fight for the girl you love, don't be so easily discouraged. And nobody likes a secretive guy who can't communicate his feelings. Look where this lead FL friend's couple. Women aren't oracles, they listen with ears.
FL didn't even get a chance to explain anything to him at the cafe, he assumed everything himself. But when she came to his work she rightfully told him off. Let's see his next move in the last episode.

Some people here are overreacting about FL. She's not gonna get together with her ex. But her not wanting to drop her dignity again for a guy is understandable after what she went through. ML is very indecisive and easily discouraged - that's a fact. Let's not paint a victim out of him here, both leads were hurt and don't want to make same mistakes. Let's hope ML musters his courage and confesses to FL in the last episode, that would be his redemption and character development arc complete. If he really loves her, he must work to win her over. That's the only right thing that trash of an ex has said in today's episode.

Everyone is discussing the leads behaviour in episode 13, while here I am absolutely appalled of the total disaster of a shotgun couple. No education, no stable work with good income, leeching off of relatives and friends - these two adult "children" are such a staple cliche of every divorce statistics out there. Personally, I hate irresponsibility and selfishness such as this. Only those who know they can afford leeching off of other people live like that. Even if they get married in this drama it's not gonna mean a happy ending for me.

Yea, same type of character.

Is there a more disgusting, obnoxious and trashy ex in the whole kdramaworld than that Ju Hwan guy? Makes me want to high kick him through the monitor straight into the trash bin where he belongs. I really can't stand his actor either now with his frequent smug grimaces. He already was typecast to play trashy guys before, I feel this drama's gonna seal his career.

Another one of those shotgun weddings incoming with eventual divorce.