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Pretty much, good thing so far no love triangle, and even if there is one, I doubt it will last long. Too much stolen glances already between the two leads.

Yup, just finished first episode, will have to find time to watch the second one. Just kinda swamped at the moment lol!

Oh, that was Russian?, I thought French at first.

That it is! It's unfortunate though that I feel the other side of the Start Up ship war seems to have set dock here as well, for the sole reason of antagonizing.

But it is what it is.

I am personally here, as an observer, that is wanting to see this trope done right. But definitely SMA and KSH chemistry is really cute! I'm kind of glad, that they didn't give SMA such a sharp tongue, I'm going to love seeing her soften HDS's tough exterior with her naivety and misguided societal misunderstandings :D

I think the drama isn't built on mass appeal. Some people are looking for hairpins, plot twist, and an ascending plot tempo. This isn't it. This drama is fueled by the simplicities of province life, which leads to make the simple characters seem much more vibrant in such a staid backdrop.

I really enjoyed that they showed YHJ as a mirror of ourselves and our current city lives, and HDS, as a life we would love to have.

It's really very easy watching, and I love the music and cinematography, really gorgeous!

In fairness, this is fairly normal in most dramas, people will judge the breadth of the drama based on the first few episodes. I feel there is enough to keep me engage through the whole run, as I am invested in seeing how the writers will write a believable City Girl falls for Province Guy trope.

But other viewers, may be expecting a drama with more plot twist, more tears, more controversial topics, which I don't think this drama has a lot of.

I think rather, a drama that has a toxic relationship is more controversial and thus will have more viewers divided. Some people just want drama in their dramas lol!

I think both SMA and KSH are doing quite well here. The chemistry is certainly a fun one!

Mostly character development, and the road to believably convince the audience on the decisions the ML and FL will make. Hopefully.

Just finished watching the first episode, and I am liking it so far, it's definitely a more slow burning plot, which may seem slow to some.

Often times, I feel that when this trope of City Girl visits Province is shown, it's normally done so in Movie format, which really limits the amount of character development that the movie can do to convince the viewers that the City Girl fell for the Province guy and town. I'm a bit intrigued at seeing this concept expounded in a 16+ hour format. I feel, logically that this mean we will see more interesting and believable character development, where are the end of the run, not only will YHJ be convinced that this is the life for her, but so will we, the viewers.

I have to comment, the chemistry of these two so far is very cute. And I find it interesting that other than differing personalities, I feel that YHJ and HDS have varying beliefs of how to act within society.

YHJ is so concerned with how people view her, her status, and etc.. We see samples of this in the opening scene where she speeds up to outrun some students, and her infatuation with brands and status. Personally for me, in my experience, this is really just the result of living in the city, especially Seoul, where these things are at the forefront.

Contrast this with HDS, who really just does not care what people may think of him, nor does he care about his look. He is free from societal pressures.

Also, one thing of note is that you will notice, there are not a lot of young people (20-30's) in this community. It's either old or young. Which leads me to believe just like in real life, most people YHJ and HDS age, would have moved to the big city for better career, or better enjoyment. Which is sad as these communities start to age with no one to really help them.

Thank you!

Always welcome :)))

It may be another one of those "This comment section is more fun than the drama situations". We will see.

As much as it would be nice for him to wait for a quality plot, he has to hit the pan while it's hot, otherwise he may be lost in the sea of Kdramas out there.

I will be there for both Mr. Hong and Snowdrop hopefully :)))

Glad your enjoying it :)))

It's a difference of opinion really. Back in the older times, it was literally do or die, there was not very much financial safety nets, there were less life saving medicines, and there was more rigid family structures. The younger generation enjoys a lot of freedoms and convenience pioneered by the older generation. And it's just a continuous cycle with the younger generation and the much younger generation. There's always going to be a difference of opinion between generations.

The thing is, the older generation believes that success is gained from hard work, from blood and sweat, from being conservative and etc.. The younger people believe in chasing dreams, making money from odd jobs, and eventually when their older, figuring it out. But the thing is, when you don't have a safety net, or parents willing to support you, the older way is better. But when your young, your parents pay for your college, give you a place to live until your in your 30's, you have the freedom and space to do whatever you want to reach success. This can involve doing odd jobs until you find something you like, it can mean taking a gap year for mental health, and it can involve taking risky gambles knowing someone will bail you out. These crutches allow the younger generation to eventually succeed in a more unorthodox way. Take out the safety net, and yes, most younger generation will definitely fail. Similarly take out HJP, and NDS will surely not be successful.

I believe the goal of Start Up was to encourage people to get into the tech Start Up of Korea. And what better way to do this than to show how easy it is to do? It oversimplifies the method, and focuses more on the rewards. Similar to being a chef in a restaurant, cooking shows simply shows you the glamorous side of the culinary world, without showing you the poor work conditions that goes along with it. That's TV for you. Which is why I never understood some people were claiming the show as super accurate.

I think what Start Up has thought me is that it's people like you and me who will eventually ensure the positive development of humanity. For people like NDS to survive, they need people to do the adult thing.

What I mean to say is that we need to be adults, do the right thing, be the "Good Boy" in the world, so people like NDS can survive off our hard work. You need 80% of the world to be fairly good people, so that the 20% of the remainder can continue to be idiotic. It's an unfortunate reality of real life.

The life lessons are there if you really look for it. Unfortunately, the good things the shows tries to portray are overshadowed by the bad things that seem out of place in 2021. The show does a great job of showing the harsh realities of real life, but the message becomes diluted and confusing as it inserts too many unrealistic scenarios that makes it's original message muddled and lacking.

Like I've said before in these comment sections, I watched each episode expecting brilliance, but was saddled with clichés and predictability instead, which the show refuses to admit to the audience it does in spades.

It sounds like her other shows/stories does a better job in making the audience think about the morality of situations. This motif is seriously lacking in Start Up.

After Ep. 6 I kind of loss interest as the show ended up becoming more of HS drama than mature rom-com. The feelings of NDS are plain as day to see, as PHR wrote his character fairly one-note. HJP's feelings on the other hand seems to be buried in his complex characterization.

Thank you! I'm sure we will see each other again in another comment area :)))