Awesome article. So good, you've definitely convinced me, unfortunately, I should avoid watching Secrets In The Lattice. I absolutely loathe the Twilight series (and the even worse Fifty Shades series it spawned). Obviously I am very well aware I am in the very tiny minority here, but again, great article and thanks for the heads up! 😁
This might be a bit impolitic to say, but one of the great things about turn of the century dramas (that's right this was early 2000's!) is that you get to see leads without circle lenses and porcelain dental facings. The pressure to have a perfect appearance now, must be enormous and exhausting.
Yes to no.2. As to no.1 Not that I can see. I have no idea why it's tagged 'step-parent', unless they're alluding to the potential for the divorcees to remarry 🤷♀️
Enjoy the watching - it's a lot of episodes for a k-drama so be prepared for plots to unroll slowly...
Not sure it's quite like this 🤔 but I'm rewatching "Once Again" whilst we wait for episodes. ...Lee Sang Yi in a support role, somewhat stealing the show at times. With romance, and a stellar cast.
The chemistry in this is so 🍾 I love how Young-ho flirts with Joo Eun from their first conversation... "I've never torn someone's clothes off so soon upon meeting..." Hmmmmm cheeky
Sorry for very delayed response, but I'm back her after my annul rewatch... I had a completely different viewing experience - I found the show was criticsl of the culture for judging people based on their weight or appearance. And for Kang Joo Eun the focus was on her health not on her weight. She is asked repeatedly by Young-ho "Why do you want to lose weight?" - when she should've been concerned for her health. It's a drama about who you are on the inside, not whst you look like on the outside.
Very late response but anyway...Actually BMI has proved to be, not that great "science". But the conerns re: belly fat and hypothyroidism are definitely "science"
Interesting take , to be honest I dropped to all the guys who loved me, but that scene we unforgettable.
Meanwhile on to better dramas. I agree with another commenter, the parents in Once Again seem to me, the most reslistic depiction of a successful marriage.
Interesting take , to be honest I dropped to all the guys who loved me, but that scene we unforgettable.
I didn't think it was all that good either but it was definitely different for a K-drama in terms of the themes. But I was definitely shocked at the negative comments about the themes rather than the meh-ness. It's hilarious to me that a woman marrying herself is staged as shocking to all around her. Brings to mind Coach Sue - from Glee (US show)
I love your article and especially this statement: "We can laugh all we want about these contract marriages, but in all honesty, entering state-recognized marriage is essentially signing a contract, and the desperation people may feel in a society that lacks safety nets is well portrayed in these contract cliches. Inequality 1, romance 0."
Some comments attached to "To all the guys who loved me," are quite scathing of the "lack of morality" portrayed in the show; NOT getting married/sex before marriage/multiple partners etc. I am fascinated that marriage throughout the world is still dominated by a sense of morality rather than ethics.
I can't get most of these in my region but added all to my 'plan to watch' list. Thankyou! I love "Channel wa Sonomama" ("Stay Tuned" on Netflix), a quick 5 ep J-drama comedy. On MDL at just over 500 viewers. It's worth WAY more than that!
I definitely disagree with doing mandatory service for females too. I've done research about the trauma that female…
It's definitely idealistic and I applaud you for that. But so is the idea of mandatory service being equal for both genders. And then there's the realistic threat across the DMZ. All very deep for a TV drama discussion ;d
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The pressure to have a perfect appearance now, must be enormous and exhausting.
As to no.1 Not that I can see. I have no idea why it's tagged 'step-parent', unless they're alluding to the potential for the divorcees to remarry 🤷♀️
Enjoy the watching - it's a lot of episodes for a k-drama so be prepared for plots to unroll slowly...
...Lee Sang Yi in a support role, somewhat stealing the show at times. With romance, and a stellar cast.
I love how Young-ho flirts with Joo Eun from their first conversation... "I've never torn someone's clothes off so soon upon meeting..." Hmmmmm cheeky
I had a completely different viewing experience - I found the show was criticsl of the culture for judging people based on their weight or appearance. And for Kang Joo Eun the focus was on her health not on her weight. She is asked repeatedly by Young-ho "Why do you want to lose weight?" - when she should've been concerned for her health. It's a drama about who you are on the inside, not whst you look like on the outside.
But the conerns re: belly fat and hypothyroidism are definitely "science"
It's hilarious to me that a woman marrying herself is staged as shocking to all around her. Brings to mind Coach Sue - from Glee (US show)
"We can laugh all we want about these contract marriages, but in all honesty, entering state-recognized marriage is essentially signing a contract, and the desperation people may feel in a society that lacks safety nets is well portrayed in these contract cliches. Inequality 1, romance 0."
Some comments attached to "To all the guys who loved me," are quite scathing of the "lack of morality" portrayed in the show; NOT getting married/sex before marriage/multiple partners etc. I am fascinated that marriage throughout the world is still dominated by a sense of morality rather than ethics.
I love "Channel wa Sonomama" ("Stay Tuned" on Netflix), a quick 5 ep J-drama comedy. On MDL at just over 500 viewers. It's worth WAY more than that!