I personally wouldn't like to be treated by my boss the same way she treats her team. So I understand the criticism.…
no that's fair and i do understand the criticism but there's a line between being critical and being hateful and i was mostly referring to the second one. i'm excited to see her growth but as character i do like and find her interesting already.
wow episode 2 and some people are already hating on the FL. why am i not surprised? it happens with like, every drama. i personally have a good idea what this could be stemming from. anyway as for me i like the FL. she works too hard, is closed off and miserable with a splash of unresolved trauma and that's not something we usually see with a FL. i'm curious to see how she'll evolve and i hope they don't neglect the ML's personality either. we all love a green flag, but fleshing out his character in the upcoming episodes is something i'd also like to see.
from the trailer, it seems like this was more of an introduction to the characters. it's a bit of a love rectangle from what i gathered but it's clearly unrequited. imo because they're introducing the characters, the love rectangle might just be bits from early episodes and later on it might develop into a different storyline for the second leads. in any case, i'd say not to judge what the drama will be like based on a trailer.
I watched first three episodes , the story arc of Eun Hee and Han Soo were too good. But after that the second…
very late reply, you might have picked it back up or dropped it but if you're still here - for yeongok and jeongjun, they have more episodes later on in the drama, and their story gets more interesting as it progresses imo. i find yeongok to be a really compelling character. ep 5 (different characters) has a very unique story. the plotline is rarely if ever talked about in other kdramas so you might like it. also if you like eunhee, it's not the last you'll see of her.
90% of my brain capacity has been taken over by love next door. no thoughts. nothing. just seokryu x seunghyo, moeum x danho on my mind 24/7. is this treatable?
it's a jung hae-in specialty, i've seen him in like 3 melos lol.
jokes aside i'm glad it's not just a comedy. to each their own but i like when a comedy (or any other genre for that matter) doesn't let that define them. a comedy can have depth. a melo can be fun. etc.
i absolutely loved episode 9. best episode so far. the characters are very human, and even though this is a rom-com, it stays relatable by tackling real life issues and showing how those issues can affect everyone. so far i'm pleased with the way they handle them.
I'm actually really enjoying this at the moment. This seems to be a polarizing opinion, as far as I've seen. The politics and academy talks are really interesting in my opinion, probably because it's actually a subject I enjoy. It's interesting to see how differently education is treated in Korea as opposed to my country and it really opens up a lot of discussions. Obviously I understand the critiques. Some people might not find the acamedic stuff interesting and that's fine. There are a lot of things I don't find interesting in dramas that other people enjoy. This is not to say this drama doesn't have anything to criticize. I do wish the characters were a bit more fleshed out and I think there's quite a bit to be done there. However, I do think the characters aren't one-dimensional. They could have made the villains and even the teachers a lot more limited in their personalities, but instead the characters keep showing me I've misjudged them. The Grey Witch and Nam Cheong-mi are great examples of what I mean. There's more to them than the surface we've seen and that's one thing I enjoy about this drama. The romance so far is very low-key, but that's not something I'm personally mad about because we're only 5 episodes in. I'd like to see the main leads' relationship deepen beyond work and have the female lead see the male lead as someone other than her old student and that's not something that happens in only a few episodes so I understand why it could take time. I don't personally mind slow romances. However, I understand that it's not to everyone's taste. One more thing, people like me who are enjoying this drama aren't some elitists with a superiority complex. People like different things for different reasons and that's okay. Maybe you're enjoying this drama, maybe you're not and that's fine. As I said, I understand the critiques but this is just my opinion.
haven't had the chance to watch ep 13 yet but I agree with the comments saying 2521 is almost on par with Reply 1988. Obviously, I can't judge quite yet because we've not reached the final episode and we don't know what the ending will be like but this drama is so beautiful and inspiring; it brings back similar feelings to the ones I had while watching Reply 1988 and I can only say that if the final episodes are as good as the rest of the show, 2521 will become another ultimate favorite of mine.
We have seen how hard both yu rim and Hee do works. We are not necessarily on anyone's side because they're the…
there's a huge difference between calling out someone for what they did and straight up just hating on them and in yurim's case, going as far as to call her a "b*tch", which is, considering the history and the real-world usage of that word really a terrible thing to say to someone who doesn't quite deserve it imo. you might think she's a bad person and your opinion is valid but i personally disagree with that and i have every right to.
A thousand percent agree! Thank you for saying this!
I'm glad you agree! All the hate she gets seems a bit unwarranted. I feel like the writers have done a very good job so far at showing complex characters with flaws and painting them not as bad people but as teenagers and young adults who make mistakes so I find it to be a shame that some people have such strong negative feelings towards Yurim.
I don't get the comments about Yurim. Don't get me wrong, she definitely has her flaws but I don't believe appealing to the referee was bad sportsmanship. Of course, we're on Heedo's side because we've seen how hard she's worked and at the moment she's more likable as a character but Yurim had every right to appeal. It was such a close call and she genuinely believed she was faster. It's not like she knew she had lost and just wanted to create drama or something like that. It's not professional for her to cry and all but it is entirely her right as an athlete to appeal. It's also not that she doesn't think Heedo can beat her - I believe Yurim knows deep down that Heedo is capable of it because she's done so in the past and that scares her. That's also why she's mean to Heedo. Her inferiority complex is not an excuse for her behavior but it's the root of all her issues with Heedo. I completely understand why people might dislike Yurim. But some of you around here are going as far as throwing the word "hate" and "disgusting" and even worse, "b*tch" and that feels too much for the character she is. She's just a teenage girl with an inferiority complex. She's not an outright bully nor is she a pick me girl trying to create some drama because she thinks Heedo doesn't deserve to win. You're making her out to be someone she's not: a girl who has everything yet still complains. She does have a lot of support and a boy who likes her. But I'd argue that Heedo does too, in different ways. Sidenote: Just because Yurim was comforted by the nation (and I don't think it's the right word for it) and her parents, it doesn't mean she doesn't get to be upset: the result was still the same.
anyway as for me i like the FL. she works too hard, is closed off and miserable with a splash of unresolved trauma and that's not something we usually see with a FL. i'm curious to see how she'll evolve and i hope they don't neglect the ML's personality either. we all love a green flag, but fleshing out his character in the upcoming episodes is something i'd also like to see.
also it starts airing on my birthday. if it's good, it'll be like a gift.
i love the posters.
ep 5 (different characters) has a very unique story. the plotline is rarely if ever talked about in other kdramas so you might like it.
also if you like eunhee, it's not the last you'll see of her.
a lot of the stories are kinda interwoven.
jokes aside i'm glad it's not just a comedy. to each their own but i like when a comedy (or any other genre for that matter) doesn't let that define them. a comedy can have depth. a melo can be fun. etc.
One more thing, people like me who are enjoying this drama aren't some elitists with a superiority complex. People like different things for different reasons and that's okay. Maybe you're enjoying this drama, maybe you're not and that's fine.
As I said, I understand the critiques but this is just my opinion.
It's also not that she doesn't think Heedo can beat her - I believe Yurim knows deep down that Heedo is capable of it because she's done so in the past and that scares her. That's also why she's mean to Heedo. Her inferiority complex is not an excuse for her behavior but it's the root of all her issues with Heedo.
I completely understand why people might dislike Yurim. But some of you around here are going as far as throwing the word "hate" and "disgusting" and even worse, "b*tch" and that feels too much for the character she is. She's just a teenage girl with an inferiority complex. She's not an outright bully nor is she a pick me girl trying to create some drama because she thinks Heedo doesn't deserve to win. You're making her out to be someone she's not: a girl who has everything yet still complains.
She does have a lot of support and a boy who likes her. But I'd argue that Heedo does too, in different ways.
Sidenote: Just because Yurim was comforted by the nation (and I don't think it's the right word for it) and her parents, it doesn't mean she doesn't get to be upset: the result was still the same.