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true, it's a style! penthouse is a good example because it has the most makjang tropes out of all dramas I've seen so far. But it's genre is thriller/drama/mystery. Historical dramas can be makjang as well as thrillers and melos. You can't really know unless you start watching it because it's not really labeled

hi! Would you say this drama is worth watching? I hesitated to start it because of all the makjang comments but your comment made me reconsider. I'm definitely all in for a serious adult drama! I also see Stranger in recommendations which is my all time fav drama

it's an over the top, exaggerated drama with crazy, soap opera like plot twist and often overly dramatic acting. Penthouse is zthe perfect example. I wanted to watch this so I surely hope it's not a makjang

I do. The background music is also over the top sometimes

I wasn't sure in ep12 especially when Bokhee was scolding her, she seemed to enjoy it a bit. But either way the romantic progress was non existent with with all the men and it would be quite a bad writing to throw her in a relationship with anyone. An open ending was the most we were going to get. I must say this writer really avoided all the clichés! Like, apart from the whole undercover operations, their relationships and personalities are all realistic and growing naturally like irl. I hope she writes more dramas

True, but after ep13 it was clear they weren't going to go down that road 😭 they were teasing us for a while. I'm just happy she chose sisterhood and didn't get back with her ex either 😍 I also hope to see him in more dramas as the ML! but I think his character here made it more special 🥺

And mdl ratings BETTER go up now it's about damn time

For two years now I've been looking for a drama that gives you all types of feelings, sadness and joy and anger and hope, series where you actually get a whole lot of developed characters you care for, with their own stories going on, who don't exist only to cater to main leads romance or life. I also wished to enjoy a drama that isn't a dark, gritty, fast paced thriller for once 😂 Now, two years later I found all of the above in UMH. Definitely going to binge it again.
Also, writers everywhere should take notes from this. This is how you write a 16 episode drama that's watchable without skipping.
Congratulations to all the cast and crew on fantastic ratings!

I can't believe I eagerly completed a 16ep kdrama and.. I want more?

I don't think this drama ever reached 8.5. I remember it started at 7.7-7.8 and gradually got to 8.2. I believe a lot of us are waiting for it to finish before we rate it. Anyways, I totally recommend this, it's one of the rare dramas I've seen that gets better and better, most of them fall flat after first half. I've also been very disappointed or bored by some 8.7-8.9 rated dramas here so one can never trust mdl ratings

they even give half siblings or step siblings vibe to me. We know she's older than him and obviously the boss. I hope we find out about their backstory

true, that tag wasn't there originally and it wasn't really marketed as a romance

there were a few. I'm sure she acknowledges the sacrifices he made for the cause. Ms Go still seems to belittle him a bit. Currently he's jobless, penniless and homeless and his own grandfather wants his head on a plate😂😭

honestly I thought she was smiling more at Shin 😭 I didn't like all the Shin micro propaganda in this ep 😂

good to know that chairman regrets having hsi own son murdered 🤡

is it just me or is the auto repair shop guy the one who kidnapped Nora when she was little? he kept saying how she's "all grown up now" and "even went abroad". Did Ms Song orchestrate that as well?

which is a weird decision because those places tend to echo a lot 😭

thank you, after today's episode I was so confused, like.. what was the point of that whole charade

Maybe, they looked a bit strange to me, like they didn't mean to hurt Nora that way 😔

btw why were the girls surprised that the engagement was called off? wasn't the while point to kick mr shin out of hanmin?