The King is a fool. Chae Ryeong is a fool. I get annoyed everytime I see them-- I wish the character of a Queen could appear in a different drama where she's not so in love with a fool
this drama feels so empty , the story is so lacking ... so disappointed
It honestly just feels like a vehicle for nudity and sex scenes-- they've repeated the same plot in such a short span of time: King marries concubine, making Queen angry, they argue, some random info comes to the Queen via her informant, King gets mad even though the info saves his life every time, they argue, King keeps saying he has to cut off Queen and her family without actually explaining how they are corrupt or have shown they are untrustworthy-- ugh. And I just can't wrap my head around why such a strong, smart, intense woman like the Queen would be so in love with an insecure, overly emotional, ridiculous man like the King. She seems like the type who would forcibly cut off affection to a guy like that, but what do I know
I haven't heard any controversies about this drama, but what do you mean about the stunt doubles? Did they not…
I think they mean the actors didn't consent to having their faces imposed on the bodies of the stunt doubles? If the actors refused certain kinds of nude scenes, they probably wouldn't want their heads attached to any nudity, even if the body is someone else's?
Just started Why Her? and man, when tf can i watch a drama WITHOUT this trash?!
It's even more sick that he plays a character who commits the kinds of crimes he committed in real life. He shouldn't be allowed in any scenes with people under 35 ugh (really, he shouldn't be allowed in any scenes at all)
I didn't know his crimes until recently and am so disgusted rn. It honestly feels like some of these directors must be laughing at the audience because why tf would someone who has raped minors in REAL LIFE be casted to play the role of a man who does the same thing in a drama (Why Her)??? What kind of messed up thing is that?
It's not even acting at that point, he's just replaying his real life and probably gets a sick kick out of it. I can't watch his face on screen anymore, regret all the dramas I watched with him in it. Completely disgusting-- so many good actors to choose from and they keep bring back this rapist? Please retire and stop ruining dramas with your mere presence
It was emotionally refreshing to watch big brother get punched and yelled out. He's so busy with revenge doesn't even realize he's destroying his own family with his nonsense
You may as well give up on your electronics and clothes then. They are made with pretty much slave labour
Have you heard of wage slavery? I'm not going to stoop to your level and name call, but you should do basic research before calling other people silly. Wage slavery, which is a kind of slavery, is exactly what you've described: "extremely low wage labor."
The reason workers are "willing" to work for so little is because they are desperate to eat and live. Corporations PURPOSEFULLY keep wages low and collude with each other so they don't have to spend on labor. It's not a simple issue of "no better options," but an issue of "corporations purposefully making sure there are no good options even if they have the profit to pay their workers better." Large corporations in particular could easily redistribute profit to ensure all employees earn enough to do more than barely survive, but they CHOOSE not to so that they can instead give their C-suite executives bloated salaries and bonuses. The problem is completely made by the corporation-- they want it to be this way.
Also, we don't need to look outside of America for examples of wage slavery. Wal Mart is a huge corporation that consistently makes profit-- why is such a large percentage of its employees on government assistance like food stamps? Do you know what that means? It means that American tax payers are supplementing Wal Mart so that Wal Mart can get the benefits of keeping labor costs exploitatively low without having to be responsible for making sure their employees can actually eat off of the wage they get paid. That is a problem. And again, it's not a problem of "oh no there's not enough opportunity or better positions to go around," but a problem of "corporations will do anything to avoid paying their workers-- who literally generate all the profit and needed labor-- fairly."
The last point I will address is what you've said about boycotts not working. That is straight up false-- why are you lying? Actually, I don't think you're purposefully lying. Just like when you called me silly and didn't realize that "extremely low wage" is a form of slavery, I bet you don't know anything about the history of boycotts. And it sounds like you're not even following current events, or you would realize how BDS has worked to force many businesses to change their practices. Not every boycott works, that's true. But boycotts have been very effective in the past and can help generate pressure on behalf of striking workers. https://bdsmovement.net/get-involved/what-to-boycott
If you yourself are unwilling to sacrifice some things to put pressure on companies or other institutions to better labor policies/laws/wages/whatever, just own that. Why attack people who are actually trying to help make a change with the tools they have available to them? I may not be on Capitol Hill writing policies, but I know that I can at least make my values and beliefs known through how I use my money.
By what you've written, it's clear that you don't have actual knowledge of any of these things. I recommend at least doing some google research (would be better to check out books at the library) before you insert yourself into future conversations on these topics. I am not going to respond to you again because there's no point if you don't have a basic foundational knowledge.
You may as well give up on your electronics and clothes then. They are made with pretty much slave labour
Your argument is exaggerated and lacks nuance. You and I both know that giving up electronics or clothes is not comparable. Without those things, I would be unable to take basic care of myself in modern society. Unfortunately, everyone who lives in the modern world is complicit in exploitation and harm. I don't pretend I am not. It's just up to us to analyze and make concentrated effort to minimize our complicity.
For example, I do not buy electronics often because that is also something I can do. I keep the same phone for years (have had my current one for 5+ years and the one before that for longer). In case I have to replace anything in the future, I already plan to buy refurbished electronics to avoid adding to the demand for new.
I am someone who believes in boycotting and have been practicing boycotting for the last decade (Amazon, McDonald's, Wal Mart, Coca-Cola, Nestle, Chick-fil-A, Dove, just to name a few). Just because we are all complicit in the harm of capitalism against our will, doesn't mean we should suddenly not care about anything. I am doing what I can and am preparing for the necessary discomfort that will come from doing more in the future (like giving up entertainment or joining a general work strike)
A well written editorial here, thank you. Sadly, I find no surprises here. The performing arts is always a painful…
That's awesome about Ateez-- that should be industry standard! Have heard so many horror stories about how little they give/allow idols to eat. It's abuse. The strange thing is these companies can still make profit while supporting their artists in a healthy manner. They just straight up don't want to-- greed over humans (and in Kpop, these humans are usually brought in as pre-teens!!!).
Are you watching Namib? It's a drama airing rn that shows the abusiveness of Kpop industry
I had to quit listening to Kpop because every song made me feel guilty when I thought about what must be going on in the background. With this article, I feel like I'll be taking a break from entertainment in general. This is insane. Why are the laws protecting individual peoples so weak? Why are corporations (which are ultimately run by few people at the top) allowed to bully and break people and laws? So sick of this
I hope Zhao Lu Si sees the wave of support and is able to get out of her contract. I hope KG succeeds in her lawsuit (sounds like JYP needs to be in criminal court though, jeez). The tide must change-- workers are tired of being squeezed of all their passion and skills and left with a dry, wrinkled husk
Who wrote this needs a therapy appointment fast and urgently, not just They forgiven The kidnapper but even make…
Right, and we never heard about her adopted dad again??? Her dad, her husband, the reporter who published the false story without any credibility checks, the crazy a** SFL CEO, and everyone who further spread the false story need to be in jail. I don't even have sympathy for the adopted mom. Sure she "changed" in the end, but she needs to at least do community service and pay a fine. It is truly crazy how the writer ended this. I think she must have been so tired she just poured words messily on the page like a college student trying to meet the word count of a paper due in less than an hour -____-
I've made up my own ending: One of the reporters decides to dig into the adoptive dad and discovers the coverup regarding his career. They then go around finding witnesses to corroborate the novel the ML wrote and publish everything they find in a large expose. Because her marriage is technically based on fraud, the FL is able to get an annulment that makes it so she legally appears as never having been married. She gets engaged to ML and she, the ML, and their son get on the same family register. The statue of limitations on the kidnapping/reckless driving may have passed, but since the bad husband willfully tricked the FL for ten years (including lying to her about the paternity of her child), the court sentences him to prison. FL's adoptive parents also get sentenced to prison (but the mom ends up with a lighter sentence-- community service-- because of her remorse). The bad husband's mom apologizes to Eun Dong and begs to stay in the kid's life because it will be too hard to part. The kid realizes his "dad" did a lot of messed up crap to his mom and, although he still wants to keep in contact with his "dad," he opens his heart to the ML. Finally, we see the wedding, then we see a scene of the full family sharing a meal and laughter, and maybe a small time skip to when ML and FL have another child and are running around the house like a normal couple. The End.
What do you think? Anything you would add or change? I really think MDL comments could put together a better final episode lmao
Great until the last episode. I'm so baffled by the writer-- in episode 13 or 14, the ML explains that you can tell when a scriptwriter has never been in love because they separate the leads at the climax of their romance. He said writers do that when they don't know how to handle the romance. This line gives false hope! The writer of My Love Eun Dong turns around and does exactly that! And in the worst way possible! The leads are separated for the last episode until the last few minutes wtf. We get a full year time skip too so it's not a quick separation. And so many minutes were dedicated to replaying scenes from the past WTFFFFFF!!!
It's like the writer was exhausted by the middle of episode 14 and thought "eh, f it, lemme do what I said bad writers do so I can get this over with in time for the deadline" -____- Writer Baek Mi Kyung, you need to be charged for murdering a perfectly good story
That's because the actress herself was 12 when the show aired-- it really makes it hard to watch because the guy who plays the young version of the ML was 20/21 at the time. Idk why they couldn't get a more age appropriate actress!!!
This comment is a little flag reminder that we can block people on here. You click on the person's username, then on their profile page you click "Add Friend" and there will be a drop down where you can choose "Block User." Some people are just very negative and it's confusing why they even watch if they're just leaving angry and mean comments. There's a difference between critiquing/playfully hate-watching and straight up being mean/cursing at people who actually like the FL and the show. We can block them and enjoy a more peaceful comment section
I couldn't love the FL more. She's so badass and also a self-made successful careerwoman. She's already faced…
I agree with a lot of what you said, and when you explain it like that her character and actions make perfect sense! The only thing is, she is pretty rude to her employees. I know they said her brain is overloaded and everything, but it is incredibly rude not to at least know your own employees names and refer to them respectfully. Other than that, I'm starting to really like her character! She has no time for bs and she's not actually uptight-- she could have forced him out of the company immediately but she's watching and assessing him before she decides completely to accept him. No wonder she's a successful CEO. I am looking forward to seeing warmth enter her personal life though; the image of her apartment without even a proper bed was really sad/lonely
I really did not like that much first ep but the second one was firee
Same! It was kind of awkward and unlikeable in the first episode, but now that all the story set-up is done we have more time with the characters. I liked episode 2 much more than I expected
They mentioned they got divorced when Byul was around one years old. It sounds like she's still alive but just not involved in their lives anymore-- I can already see her trying to get Byul back as a future plot point ugh lol
It's not even acting at that point, he's just replaying his real life and probably gets a sick kick out of it. I can't watch his face on screen anymore, regret all the dramas I watched with him in it. Completely disgusting-- so many good actors to choose from and they keep bring back this rapist? Please retire and stop ruining dramas with your mere presence
The reason workers are "willing" to work for so little is because they are desperate to eat and live. Corporations PURPOSEFULLY keep wages low and collude with each other so they don't have to spend on labor. It's not a simple issue of "no better options," but an issue of "corporations purposefully making sure there are no good options even if they have the profit to pay their workers better." Large corporations in particular could easily redistribute profit to ensure all employees earn enough to do more than barely survive, but they CHOOSE not to so that they can instead give their C-suite executives bloated salaries and bonuses. The problem is completely made by the corporation-- they want it to be this way.
Also, we don't need to look outside of America for examples of wage slavery. Wal Mart is a huge corporation that consistently makes profit-- why is such a large percentage of its employees on government assistance like food stamps? Do you know what that means? It means that American tax payers are supplementing Wal Mart so that Wal Mart can get the benefits of keeping labor costs exploitatively low without having to be responsible for making sure their employees can actually eat off of the wage they get paid. That is a problem. And again, it's not a problem of "oh no there's not enough opportunity or better positions to go around," but a problem of "corporations will do anything to avoid paying their workers-- who literally generate all the profit and needed labor-- fairly."
The last point I will address is what you've said about boycotts not working. That is straight up false-- why are you lying? Actually, I don't think you're purposefully lying. Just like when you called me silly and didn't realize that "extremely low wage" is a form of slavery, I bet you don't know anything about the history of boycotts. And it sounds like you're not even following current events, or you would realize how BDS has worked to force many businesses to change their practices. Not every boycott works, that's true. But boycotts have been very effective in the past and can help generate pressure on behalf of striking workers. https://bdsmovement.net/get-involved/what-to-boycott
If you yourself are unwilling to sacrifice some things to put pressure on companies or other institutions to better labor policies/laws/wages/whatever, just own that. Why attack people who are actually trying to help make a change with the tools they have available to them? I may not be on Capitol Hill writing policies, but I know that I can at least make my values and beliefs known through how I use my money.
By what you've written, it's clear that you don't have actual knowledge of any of these things. I recommend at least doing some google research (would be better to check out books at the library) before you insert yourself into future conversations on these topics. I am not going to respond to you again because there's no point if you don't have a basic foundational knowledge.
For example, I do not buy electronics often because that is also something I can do. I keep the same phone for years (have had my current one for 5+ years and the one before that for longer). In case I have to replace anything in the future, I already plan to buy refurbished electronics to avoid adding to the demand for new.
I am someone who believes in boycotting and have been practicing boycotting for the last decade (Amazon, McDonald's, Wal Mart, Coca-Cola, Nestle, Chick-fil-A, Dove, just to name a few). Just because we are all complicit in the harm of capitalism against our will, doesn't mean we should suddenly not care about anything. I am doing what I can and am preparing for the necessary discomfort that will come from doing more in the future (like giving up entertainment or joining a general work strike)
Are you watching Namib? It's a drama airing rn that shows the abusiveness of Kpop industry
I hope Zhao Lu Si sees the wave of support and is able to get out of her contract. I hope KG succeeds in her lawsuit (sounds like JYP needs to be in criminal court though, jeez). The tide must change-- workers are tired of being squeezed of all their passion and skills and left with a dry, wrinkled husk
I've made up my own ending: One of the reporters decides to dig into the adoptive dad and discovers the coverup regarding his career. They then go around finding witnesses to corroborate the novel the ML wrote and publish everything they find in a large expose. Because her marriage is technically based on fraud, the FL is able to get an annulment that makes it so she legally appears as never having been married. She gets engaged to ML and she, the ML, and their son get on the same family register. The statue of limitations on the kidnapping/reckless driving may have passed, but since the bad husband willfully tricked the FL for ten years (including lying to her about the paternity of her child), the court sentences him to prison. FL's adoptive parents also get sentenced to prison (but the mom ends up with a lighter sentence-- community service-- because of her remorse). The bad husband's mom apologizes to Eun Dong and begs to stay in the kid's life because it will be too hard to part. The kid realizes his "dad" did a lot of messed up crap to his mom and, although he still wants to keep in contact with his "dad," he opens his heart to the ML. Finally, we see the wedding, then we see a scene of the full family sharing a meal and laughter, and maybe a small time skip to when ML and FL have another child and are running around the house like a normal couple. The End.
What do you think? Anything you would add or change? I really think MDL comments could put together a better final episode lmao
It's like the writer was exhausted by the middle of episode 14 and thought "eh, f it, lemme do what I said bad writers do so I can get this over with in time for the deadline" -____- Writer Baek Mi Kyung, you need to be charged for murdering a perfectly good story