It’s getting GOOD now! Tae O can date Ji Ni openly, while Ji Hu has to sneak around and date her in secret.
Honestly, let DH's father find out about those “wrap sheets” and put an immediate stop to Do Hui’s ridiculous schemes. And with that meeting already scheduled for the next epi ... between DH's family and Ji Hu's family OR Se Bin and Se Ri debacle, just know the chaos is about to escalate.
But the REAL moment will be when Do Hui finally discovers that even Seong Yeong was in on the secret dating ( that's all she can do for JH, be a good mother not a cold one for a change. At that point, DH not just going to lose it. She’s going straight to the asylum!
KW repeatedly uses tropes meant to make Hae Ra jealous, relying heavily on toxic relationships and emotional abuse to drive the drama rather than writing complex plotlines. Eun Seol provided the innovative structural design, while So Hyeon contributed artistic embroidery and painting ideas/decorations, their combined effort can produce orthopedically helpful, comfortable footwear specifically engineered to custom-fitted shoes designed to support flat feet and correct crooked posture.
Mi Ran and Hae Ra CAN'T SABOTAGE the shoes projects and the second chance foundation for inmates who were wrongfully incarcerated, that schemes is a disadvantage to them and they want the company/ bad reputation or good reputation? The primary ambition driving Mi Ran and Hae Ra is hostile takeover. They want ownership of the company itself or MR wants Jeong Seon 's husband. Great actors and actresses, soju scripts.
Sa Bin and Yeong Ju should move out that really shows that KW has no idea how to properly get back at these villainesses. Revenge not really revenge but how to get back at them/teaching them a lesson clearly isn’t in their writing skills—they only know how to pile on the abuse.
SB FIGHTING! Protecting his wife like that is something I’ve NEVER seen in a KD before!
But seriously, who is going to catch Do Hui beating up Ji Ni on the video? And how much longer are these abusive scenes going to continue? How long these abuses going to last? At this point, enough is enough!
Something has shifted! Do Hui is no longer just a villainess. She has become a crazy, evil bee! She’s a good actress, and her character has completely turned upon itself.
Yeong Ju is finally enjoying a happy life with her newlywed husband. But here comes jealous Seong Yeong, full of envy toward YJ, who is clearly a better woman, wife, and mother. She needs to be slapped out of her coldness toward Ji Hu, but no violence, of course! Maybe part of it is because she isn’t Ji Hu’s biological mom, but that doesn’t make her cold behavior any less heartbreaking.
Sadly, Ji Ni has to relive the nightmare caused by DH, not once but twice. Poor Ji Ni! Thinking Seung U is the one who truly hated JN and wished she had never been born. Still, I can’t help feeling pity for him because of his leg and everything he has gone through.
Usually, typically mismatched KD couple, but the scenery of Ji Ni and Ji Hu ( perfect couple )playing with the bubbles was SO romantic. Hope DH could see that beautiful moment and being consumed by envy and revenge.
U-huuuu, apocalyptic and dystopian forecasts—prepare the umbrellas! I don’t know about R&B, soul, pop,…
YOU are avoiding the main topic, don’t fully understand it, being semantic, or there is an IQ problem here.
“Telling them to swap one passive entertainment medium for another doesn’t. It is just exchanging one form of passive escapism for another.” BS. Just tell/show it like it is, with a little twist, but still maintain the normalcy—not a little twist of mentally deranged— sickening and the production holds the money and power.
“If the concern is genuinely about teenagers being influenced by unhealthy portrayals of relationships, then teach them how to recognize unhealthy relationships, manipulation, abuse, consent, and the difference between fiction and reality.” To most teenagers, the media and their peers are the teachers, sending mixed messages— Endure the harassment, the aggressiveness, the obsessive-compulsive not only in _Summertime_ (2026), but also _Love in the Menu_, to name one. Mu Jin and Gyu Rim loved each other, their parents were against them, okay, typical of a KD. There are two types of Boom Shakalakas. One is excellent, amazing, perfect epi. Nice KD. The other one is WTF?
In the following epis, Gyu Rim had been f\*ing MJ in secret. Boom Shakalaka! They were like strangers—NEVER held hands, far away from anything romantic, use your imagination/ when did they find time? When was it? Which epi, they disappeared together for us time? Kdirectors have license to do whatever, however they want. WTF are we to criticize? Boom Shakalaka! And then, she was pregnant in secret and had a dead baby in secret. Only the little sister recalled down the line that GR had shown her an ultrasound.
Meaning... the sexual harassment: keep it a secret. The physical abuse: keep it a secret. The bullying: keep it a secret. Rape keep it a secret, being molested keep it a secret. That’s... The moral of the story is... Well, that’s the moral of the story is for the international viewers. Excluding Knetizens.
Yeong Ju needs to slap Seong Yeong The game she's playing is not funny, SJ could get back at her start crying and blame it on her. Ji Hu must protect Ji Ni since her own brother is not on her side.
U-huuuu, apocalyptic and dystopian forecasts—prepare the umbrellas! I don’t know about R&B, soul, pop,…
As far as R&B, soul, pop, or cadence music is concern, you missed the boat 😂 😂 😂 " The fact that a person imitates something they saw in fiction does not establish that the fiction was the cause of the behavior. " BS. Kpop Stealing Black Culture= imitations. Fiction or not people write about what they know and experience ... Nothing new. KD writers recycled that exact misery loop, switched at birth, favoritism toward boy, stealing and plagiarized other coworker's work at the office, arranged marriages for way too long, unless KWs have great imagination like George Lucas or Sophia Stewart, same old sujo scripts all around. All the rest of the mumbo jumbo, IQ, average intelligence, nonsense South Korea had KDs and KMs series that are masterpieces, that can't never be recycled, same go for kactors and Kactresses, they are so skilled, so talented, their acting are phenomenon. Won Bin can't be replace, jealous and envious Kdirectors kept him away from the screen. Yoo Ah-In a genius actor DON'T want to imagine the mental abuse from his abusers that he needed sleeping pills an actor of his caliber needs to be humiliated, he's too good at acting, look at the prison door, see you soon. Manager? Hello! oops, he wasn't there. He acted alone. Kim Sung Oh was NATURALLY gorgeous, forced to go under the knife ... all that left is an high quality professional actor. Comments to Kdirectors and Kwriters to break the vicious cycle ... old habits die hard but DON'T be afraid of Knetizens ... NEW scripts to STU.
BL media is often dismissed as harmless escapism, its real-world impact on impressionable audiences deserves serious scrutiny—especially in a country like South Korea, which already grapples with school bullying, domestic violence, and tragically high suicide rates. Youth suicide prevention should be a priority, precisely because ... " teenagers navigating hormonal, emotional and s*xual chaos at the same time can hardly make rational/logical decisions when it comes to love. "
Critics often dismiss these concerns with defensive rhetoric, arguing, "Just a fictional tale of first love that won't hurt anyone!" or insisting, "This BL is not a documentary or a wellness seminar, nor a psychology or a s*x-ed class!" However, this ignores the reality of modern media consumption. Millions of teenagers spend hours on social media internalizing and imitating what they see on screen. They risk confusing toxic obsession with genuine affection, accepting abusive behavior under the illusion that misery is simply the price of being in love. When that emotional weight becomes unbearable, the consequences can be fatal, leading young people straight to a grave—or sending them searching for healthier dynamics or go to another race that will show them what love is with R&B, Soul, pop, cadence music. that celebrate authentic, uplifting romance.
Online platforms like MDL exist specifically for open discussion, nuance, and debate. Viewers have every right to voice their critiques, express concern, or drop a show entirely without being silenced. After all, there "is no rule/law that forbids other people from enjoying it," but by that exact same logic, freedom of speech guarantees the right to criticize it. Check it... Free country... Freedom of speech... No policing's
I'd agree with you normally but in this drama's case: 1. Eunho is literally having wet dreams about Dohyeon, his…
Loving someone while deliberately subjecting them to physical abuse and degradation isn't "complex romance"—it's cruelty served on a silver platter. Romance tropes often rely on a character showing internal conflict or eventual regret. When a character passively facilitates harm (like letting Eun Ho get hit with a metal spoon by a parent beating an adult or partner at a dinner table as a minor character-building incident rather than a severe, irredeemable act. and beaten by his father) without a hint of remorse, it breaks the emotional logic required for a romantic lead. The show attempts to market high-control toxicity and emotional sadism as "deep, intense passion," Writers sometimes escalate familial or male-lead aggression to create artificial stakes, forgetting that physical violence leaves lasting psychological residue on the audience. Dramas frequently attempt to excuse a male lead's abnormal or abusive behavior by pointing to his own trauma, forcing the victim (and the audience) to endure cruelty as a prerequisite for his "healing."
When a drama's script fails to align its narrative framing with basic human empathy, it stops being captivating television and simply becomes uncomfortable to watch. Even when Eunho is literally having wet dreams about Dohyeon
Sickening, Dream, my arss as disguise That's not a soju script that an intentional disguise sick fetish script.
Summertime (2026) definitely hits a raw nerve, as the show intentionally blurs the line between passionate romantic devotion and unhinged obsession.
Boundary Violations: KD’s inability to accept rejection crosses from "persistent pursuit" into deliberate harassment and emotional manipulation. Switch the gender roles or imagine the exact same behavior directed at a woman who repeatedly says "no," and the narrative immediately reads as a psychological thriller or a stalker story rather than a romance.
Channeling unrequited feelings into self-harm or suicidal behavior isn't an expression of love; it's a desperate tactic to exert control over someone else's choices by using guilt as a weapon. KDs and (BL) series frequently romanticize toxic tropes—like relentless pestering, possessiveness, and ignoring consent—by masking them as "intense devotion."
When a series frames boundary-crossing behavior as romantic triumph rather than a massive red flag, it relies on a harmful cliché: that if you just harass, pressure, or guilt someone long enough, they will eventually give in and call it love. Holding media accountable for pushing these tropes as "acceptable" romance is a completely valid critique.
That wedding scene was peak chaotic K-drama energy. The tone-dead singing hit that perfect balance of second-hand embarrassment and hilarity. Seeing Sa Bin and Yeong Ju actually pull off getting married feels like a massive win. One down, one more to go
It would be nice to breaking the predictable "evil in-law abuse" trope at Jung Bin and Seong Yeong's house would be such a breath of fresh air. Drama writers recycled that exact misery loop for way too long, so keeping Yeong Ju safe from that stereotypical mistreatment will makes the plot far more enjoyable to watch.
As for Do Hui and Ji Ni get your popcorn. Who's going to find Ji Hu's biological parents first, fair and square!? Ji Ni finding them first would be the ultimate payoff, especially to block Do Hui from using that information for another scheme. And Do Hui dont get to find Ji Hu's bio parents first before Ji Ni could.
I feel this got to stop with KD, not even for more epis, Kwriters continued to portray how people require no EVIDENCE to believe in a lie (Seung U) but require endless evidence to believe the truth (Jung A and Ji Ni ) .
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Honestly, let DH's father find out about those “wrap sheets” and put an immediate stop to Do Hui’s ridiculous schemes. And with that meeting already scheduled for the next epi ... between DH's family and Ji Hu's family OR Se Bin and Se Ri debacle, just know the chaos is about to escalate.
But the REAL moment will be when Do Hui finally discovers that even Seong Yeong was in on the secret dating ( that's all she can do for JH, be a good mother not a cold one for a change. At that point, DH not just going to lose it. She’s going straight to the asylum!
Eun Seol provided the innovative structural design, while So Hyeon contributed artistic embroidery and painting ideas/decorations, their combined effort can produce orthopedically helpful, comfortable footwear specifically engineered to custom-fitted shoes designed to support flat feet and correct crooked posture.
Mi Ran and Hae Ra CAN'T SABOTAGE the shoes projects and the second chance foundation for inmates who were wrongfully incarcerated, that schemes is a disadvantage to them and they want the company/ bad reputation or good reputation?
The primary ambition driving Mi Ran and Hae Ra is hostile takeover. They want ownership of the company itself or MR wants Jeong Seon 's husband.
Great actors and actresses, soju scripts.
SB FIGHTING! Protecting his wife like that is something I’ve NEVER seen in a KD before!
But seriously, who is going to catch Do Hui beating up Ji Ni on the video? And how much longer are these abusive scenes going to continue? How long these abuses going to last? At this point, enough is enough!
Yeong Ju is finally enjoying a happy life with her newlywed husband. But here comes jealous Seong Yeong, full of envy toward YJ, who is clearly a better woman, wife, and mother. She needs to be slapped out of her coldness toward Ji Hu, but no violence, of course! Maybe part of it is because she isn’t Ji Hu’s biological mom, but that doesn’t make her cold behavior any less heartbreaking.
Sadly, Ji Ni has to relive the nightmare caused by DH, not once but twice. Poor Ji Ni!
Thinking Seung U is the one who truly hated JN and wished she had never been born. Still, I can’t help feeling pity for him because of his leg and everything he has gone through.
Usually, typically mismatched KD couple, but the scenery of Ji Ni and Ji Hu ( perfect couple )playing with the bubbles was SO romantic. Hope DH could see that beautiful moment and being consumed by envy and revenge.
“Telling them to swap one passive entertainment medium for another doesn’t. It is just exchanging one form of passive escapism for another.” BS. Just tell/show it like it is, with a little twist, but still maintain the normalcy—not a little twist of mentally deranged— sickening and the production holds the money and power.
“If the concern is genuinely about teenagers being influenced by unhealthy portrayals of relationships, then teach them how to recognize unhealthy relationships, manipulation, abuse, consent, and the difference between fiction and reality.” To most teenagers, the media and their peers are the teachers, sending mixed messages— Endure the harassment, the aggressiveness, the obsessive-compulsive not only in _Summertime_ (2026), but also _Love in the Menu_, to name one. Mu Jin and Gyu Rim loved each other, their parents were against them, okay, typical of a KD. There are two types of Boom Shakalakas. One is excellent, amazing, perfect epi. Nice KD. The other one is WTF?
In the following epis, Gyu Rim had been f\*ing MJ in secret. Boom Shakalaka! They were like strangers—NEVER held hands, far away from anything romantic, use your imagination/ when did they find time? When was it? Which epi, they disappeared together for us time? Kdirectors have license to do whatever, however they want. WTF are we to criticize? Boom Shakalaka! And then, she was pregnant in secret and had a dead baby in secret. Only the little sister recalled down the line that GR had shown her an ultrasound.
Meaning... the sexual harassment: keep it a secret. The physical abuse: keep it a secret. The bullying: keep it a secret. Rape keep it a secret, being molested keep it a secret.
That’s... The moral of the story is... Well, that’s the moral of the story is for the international viewers. Excluding Knetizens.
" The fact that a person imitates something they saw in fiction does not establish that the fiction was the cause of the behavior. " BS. Kpop Stealing Black Culture= imitations.
Fiction or not people write about what they know and experience ... Nothing new.
KD writers recycled that exact misery loop, switched at birth, favoritism toward boy, stealing and plagiarized other coworker's work at the office, arranged marriages for way too long, unless KWs have great imagination like George Lucas or Sophia Stewart, same old sujo scripts all around.
All the rest of the mumbo jumbo, IQ, average intelligence, nonsense South Korea had KDs and KMs series that are masterpieces, that can't never be recycled, same go for kactors and Kactresses, they are so skilled, so talented, their acting are phenomenon.
Won Bin can't be replace, jealous and envious Kdirectors kept him away from the screen.
Yoo Ah-In a genius actor DON'T want to imagine the mental abuse from his abusers that he needed sleeping pills an actor of his caliber needs to be humiliated, he's too good at acting, look at the prison door, see you soon. Manager? Hello! oops, he wasn't there. He acted alone.
Kim Sung Oh was NATURALLY gorgeous, forced to go under the knife ... all that left is an high quality professional actor.
Comments to Kdirectors and Kwriters to break the vicious cycle ... old habits die hard but DON'T be afraid of Knetizens ... NEW scripts to STU.
Critics often dismiss these concerns with defensive rhetoric, arguing, "Just a fictional tale of first love that won't hurt anyone!" or insisting, "This BL is not a documentary or a wellness seminar, nor a psychology or a s*x-ed class!" However, this ignores the reality of modern media consumption. Millions of teenagers spend hours on social media internalizing and imitating what they see on screen. They risk confusing toxic obsession with genuine affection, accepting abusive behavior under the illusion that misery is simply the price of being in love. When that emotional weight becomes unbearable, the consequences can be fatal, leading young people straight to a grave—or sending them searching for healthier dynamics or go to another race that will show them what love is with R&B, Soul, pop, cadence music. that celebrate authentic, uplifting romance.
Online platforms like MDL exist specifically for open discussion, nuance, and debate. Viewers have every right to voice their critiques, express concern, or drop a show entirely without being silenced. After all, there "is no rule/law that forbids other people from enjoying it," but by that exact same logic, freedom of speech guarantees the right to criticize it.
Check it... Free country... Freedom of speech... No policing's
Romance tropes often rely on a character showing internal conflict or eventual regret. When a character passively facilitates harm (like letting Eun Ho get hit with a metal spoon by a parent beating an adult or partner at a dinner table as a minor character-building incident rather than a severe, irredeemable act. and beaten by his father) without a hint of remorse, it breaks the emotional logic required for a romantic lead.
The show attempts to market high-control toxicity and emotional sadism as "deep, intense passion,"
Writers sometimes escalate familial or male-lead aggression to create artificial stakes, forgetting that physical violence leaves lasting psychological residue on the audience.
Dramas frequently attempt to excuse a male lead's abnormal or abusive behavior by pointing to his own trauma, forcing the victim (and the audience) to endure cruelty as a prerequisite for his "healing."
When a drama's script fails to align its narrative framing with basic human empathy, it stops being captivating television and simply becomes uncomfortable to watch. Even when Eunho is literally having wet dreams about Dohyeon
Summertime (2026) definitely hits a raw nerve, as the show intentionally blurs the line between passionate romantic devotion and unhinged obsession.
Boundary Violations: KD’s inability to accept rejection crosses from "persistent pursuit" into deliberate harassment and emotional manipulation.
Switch the gender roles or imagine the exact same behavior directed at a woman who repeatedly says "no," and the narrative immediately reads as a psychological thriller or a stalker story rather than a romance.
Channeling unrequited feelings into self-harm or suicidal behavior isn't an expression of love; it's a desperate tactic to exert control over someone else's choices by using guilt as a weapon.
KDs and (BL) series frequently romanticize toxic tropes—like relentless pestering, possessiveness, and ignoring consent—by masking them as "intense devotion."
When a series frames boundary-crossing behavior as romantic triumph rather than a massive red flag, it relies on a harmful cliché: that if you just harass, pressure, or guilt someone long enough, they will eventually give in and call it love. Holding media accountable for pushing these tropes as "acceptable" romance is a completely valid critique.
It would be nice to breaking the predictable "evil in-law abuse" trope at Jung Bin and Seong Yeong's house would be such a breath of fresh air. Drama writers recycled that exact misery loop for way too long, so keeping Yeong Ju safe from that stereotypical mistreatment will makes the plot far more enjoyable to watch.
As for Do Hui and Ji Ni get your popcorn. Who's going to find Ji Hu's biological parents first, fair and square!? Ji Ni finding them first would be the ultimate payoff, especially to block Do Hui from using that information for another scheme. And Do Hui dont get to find Ji Hu's bio parents first before Ji Ni could.
I feel this got to stop with KD, not even for more epis, Kwriters continued to portray how people require no EVIDENCE to believe in a lie (Seung U) but require endless evidence to believe the truth (Jung A and Ji Ni ) .