KarenLaird-Olson

started out not liking the little sister/cousin of the ML, but she turns into one of my favorite characters. She is bold and brave and doesn't let the FL's mother get away with anything and she's funny. The FL's adoptive mother is a horror show of her own, I want to wipe that sharky smile off her face every time I see it. Love epi 30 when the Qin Qin finally stands up to her mother choses Song Yan. I love seeing the plastic face of her mother droop when the Qin Qin steps toward Song Yan and tells him she loves him. I love his family, they are concerned because of the way it ended last time, but they are willing to give her the benefit of the doubt and bring her back into the family and love her. I love the growth of Qin Qin after she leaves the domineering parents. I wish the father had taken his b**** out of his wifes purse and helped both of their children learn to live happy healthy lives instead of letting the toxic mother direct them.

not many folks liked this, I did. I'm a real fan of Ming Dao. On YouTube the title to this is The Perfect Encounter. I'm watching for the 2nd time. the old girlfriend is definitely a bunny boiler.

not long after I posted that, she was "kidnapped" is all I can think of it as by that man she knew in SK and you could see her change then. Thank you.

that's my question, how do they make her likeable. I'm at the epi where he takes her to get her passport and all I can think is that she is the most selfish inconsiderate woman, she forgets that she's not in the South any longer, she's not the princess in the North.

watching this for the first time because I got so many recommendations for it. Love the two leads, looking forward to getting through it. Edit: someone please tell me she becomes less selfish and inconsiderate soon, I think I'm on epi 5. This man is taking his career and his life into his hands taking care of her and she's so inconsiderate. She seems to forget she's not the princess in North Korea that she is in the South.

watched it for the second time. One of the reviewers called it Perfection and they couldn't be more right. There is nothing about this series that doesn't draw you in and make you anticipate the next epi.

I want to love this because I love JCW, but watching these people in the hospice is almost to much for me. I held my husbands hand as he died with the help of Hospice and I really don't know if I can watch this at all. I think I may jump back to either K2 or Healer.

Just finished, and honestly it was a decent series. People complained about the swimmers they were "actors" not swimmers, well, guess what, Bruce Willis wasn't a cop, and he didn't save the Nakatomi building in Los Angeles at Christmas time. So, yes, there may have been some inconsistency with them swimming, but what do you expect. For those of us who weren't/aren't competitive swimmers, it looked ok to us. The series was probably longer than it needed to be was my only complaint, oh and I didn't get to see Mom after the two leads got together, she would have been a riot when she found out she was getting the daughter in law of her dreams.

question for those of you that have watched. The creepy brother, stalker guy Lin Zi...what is his deal, the only interaction he had with the FL was that she picked his drunk butt up off the street and took him to the hospital and that is why he is now basically stalking her? I'm on epi 18 and still can't get more of it than that, and the guy from the other team who seems to be some how involved with Lin Zi's sister. What is their deal, because his father also seems to be involved?

unfortunately I saw a video of someone asking men on the street questions and one of the questions was about the little girl act and that was one of the things Asian men liked the best. I'm in the US, I can't imagine any man getting all atwitter over a woman acting and speaking baby talk, but apparently its really attractive in the east.

I felt the same way. Loved it, glad I didn't pay attention to the comments.

LOL...that's what makes the world go around, we can all have differing opinions.

finished it last night and I have a whole different take on the ML. He did tell her he was leaving, his time schedule got moved up, he was trying to save his father. He also explained to her that he was watching her blossom while being with the new company and that is what he wanted for her. yes, he made a mistake for not contacting her while he was gone, explained that to. I agree, they sort of forced and rushed the part when he came back and they got back together, but I never thought he was a scumbag and she loved him and accepted his reasons. He made several mistakes, leaving the ring in the pot in the flat on the rooftop was an inspired way to ask her to marry him, he didn't know she would never go into the room after he left, he probably thought she'd move back in, after all it was her space to begin with. I loved the series and will keep it on my list.

thank you. She makes me want to be a Karen, LOL.

did you watch the whole thing? If you did then you will see why the two male leads friendship sort of hit the skids. It turns around later in the show.

just finished watching and after reading some of the posts I have a whole different opinion of Dan Tae. People called him a scumbag for leaving, I didn't get that at all. He left abruptly because of his father, the man who had loved and raised him from the time he'd been kidnapped. He explained to Kong Shim why he was going and why he wasn't taking her with him, he wanted to see her blossom and she was doing that with the new company. He did leave earlier than expected but that was so he father could have the surgery that would save his life. There was nothing scummy about it. When he returned he explained why he hadn't contacted her, a dumb move assuredly, but in his mind it got him through the days without her and he studied harder so he could get back sooner. And he had left the ring, another dumb move the way he did it, but why would he even think she wouldn't go into the rooftop flat? I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of the series and was so glad I didn't take the negative posts to heart and drop this.

I'm only on epi 14 but after reading your comment, I really need a spoiler. How and why is he an asshole?

read the comments and am pleasantly surprised at how they haven't effected how much I'm enjoying this drama. I'm on epi 14 and loving all of it.

I don't get the scumbag comment, but then I'm on epi 14. Does he change at the end? I thought he was entertaining and I get why he kept FL at arms length after he discovered who he was. Just like he explained to Gramma, he was keeping her out of the fray.

I read the comments, but I'm stubborn and decided to give it a shot. I'm so glad I did. I think it's just great.