Joyce_Tyler

I didn't start watching k-dramas until about five years ago during the pandemic. K-dramas written for women by women and often directed by women were a revelation to me. And at that time, if I liked the performance of a particular actress, I'd go back and watch their earlier work. It happened with Kim Sun-ah, Jang Nara, Ha Ji-won, and Go Hyun-jung in particular. And I was often surprised to find that their earlier projects, unlike their more recent ones, although they had more episodes, were tightly written, single genre dramas, which I tend to prefer.

Then why bother coming to the Queen Mantis site? Just don't watch it. September is a great month for new k-drama releases, some of which might interest you.

Then stop insulting Go Hyun-jung's choice of projects just to be controversial. How many of them have you actually seen?

Just my opinion, but some of the best written and acted k-dramas are Noona Romances. For example: Something in the Rain, When the Camellia Blooms, I Hear Your Voice, Search: WWW, Witch's Romance, Baby-Faced Beauty, Scent of a Woman, and perhaps best, most honest, and most memorable of all: My Lovely Sam-soon.

That would be a very jarring ending given all of the humor.

How did this drama end up with a 7.3 rating? Viewers who dropped it after watching a few episodes because they weren't interested in the genre really should've refrained from giving it a poor rating. The writing and acting are incredible. The writer(s) really did their research. I'm sure the creators of the multi-award-winning American TV series, "Succession," which premiered in 2018, had no idea that a very similar SK series, "Empire of Gold," premiered in 2013. 10/10

Well, given the way things work in the Chinese (and S. Korean) entertainment industries, even a whiff of "scandal" can ruin not only an idol's career but also tank his/her current c- or k-drama. Netizens can cause celebrities a lot of aggravation by repeating lies anonymously on the internet.

Read my comment. I said he's PROBABLY no angel, meaning at 30 yrs. old, he's probably been in a few relationships that didn't last. Would you prefer it if he was a virgin?

Looking more and more like she's a fraud/attention-seeker. Upon being faced with criminal charges, she's in the process of backtracking her claims. He's probably no angel (I mean, he's a guy), but neither he nor his current drama should be made to suffer over this. Enjoy the drama!

I enjoy watching short, fast-paced J-dramas like this one in between long, slower-paced, K- and C-dramas with 2nd MLs and FLs and more complicated plots. Plus, Nanao fascinates me. In the two dramas I've seen her in, she manages to find the one facial expression that perfectly suits the character she's playing and wears it and only it throughout the drama. And it totally works!

Haven't seen the original. But Go Hyun-jung in the same role as Carole Bouquet tells me straightaway that the k-version will be very different from the French.

Like most of Go Hyun-jung's dramas, this is going to generate a lot of discussion. Can't wait.

Wow, that poster.

She posted a video on Instagram yesterday in which she's painting on a huge canvas like a starving person eating a huge meal. So, it's back to art.

One of my most anticipated dramas. This one and Go Hyun-jung's "Mantis." Love it when k-drama queens refuse to be type-cast.

I'm curious to know if dramas that are only on once week tend to get lower ratings and fewer viewers?

10+ Everything about it, including originality, is 10+.

Drops tomorrow, 8/8.

And yet one knows exactly what she's thinking and feeling. It's a gift.

I agree with everything you said.