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I understand you frustration - I feel the same. they confessed to each other, but she is calling him President even when they are alone in private time (!?), no real romantic skinship - just a kind of best-friend skinship (!!). IMO the only reason could be some red-line imposed personally by the actors (they real life partners are so jealous?)

Just the same feeling... quite often found myself thinking: that's just a chain/series of comedian scenes + decompressing fillers. However, I still watch it as it's a no-brain-er and I am fan of OYS.

Indeed S2 it's needed as last episode seeded several plots. I just hope the writers/directors will be more considerate towards viewers and deliver smarter plots. the ones in this K-drama were actually so childish - the great villain KSJ was blind towards LHJ, not even shadow him or intercept phone conversations. I was just having the feeling it was just a lesson about justice in Korea - how it should be.

you will get a kind of explanation in eps.6/7: in order to get/stay promoted, Shogo must have a good personal image - divorcee/divorced is a no go.
https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/konoai/lineup/202602/28912_202602112510.html

I totally share your opinion; Go-eun saw red-flags of I-gon: selfish/self-centered, quite a player (that's why she had fun with - she also is a kind of player), unable to speak his feelings (maybe he knows to do it only physically) - so you could have troubles due to lack o f communication. However, I do not think Sung-min is her type; she needs adult love. Curious if there would be some follow-ups on these people...

by mirroring and challenging: if you consider "normal" to have a wife and a mistress (both knowing about each other), why not accept a wife to have husband + lover (unofficial husband)?

could be a culture trait? like attitude towards risk: some culture is more risk averse. FL and ML do not expose/confess bcs they are risk/loss averse. I suppose they will do what need to be done only after they realize the could lose more or everything in their relation.

In last ep preview shows the surprise on hosts faces, like some pairs are completely different from their expectations. do you have idea what suprising changes would be?

many thanks. there are only subs so you need also raw eps?

followed raw eps until the 4th: it gives me similar vibes as "Watashi no Takaramono"; wife & husband get astray for "immature" things, then a pregnancy force them to take difficult decisions.
Yet, the thrill is there: why Ayaka seduces Shogo? why "stupid" Shogo is not facing properly either Ayaka or Naho? Tooru is really good/nice guy?

insecurity? past experiences and survival instinct? these are not excuses - just why it can happen.

any link?

he really has (the kiss was forced by the other girls and she rejected her drunk confession), but he's deterred by FL statements she will not marry. he also knows the history of FL (abandoned by her father, after he "shotgun married" her mother, while her mother gave up on her career because of pregnancy).

but I did understand in the first episode FL has romantic feelings from SML, but she saw him kissing with her best friend, hence she chose to keep them hidden to save their (all 3) friendship. I do agree he's wrong with this "my property" behavior...

but still when he (Hou Minghao) needs to deliver powerful speech, his diction trouble him; otherwise, his micro facial and gestures are really outstanding.

I see this drama as a genuine mix of rom-com and horror parody. upon my taste it just went right, as it was excellently backed up by awesome performance of Go Yoon Jung and main actors/actresses around her. Of course I would have enjoyed another episode presenting their life together and completing some of the other characters' arcs, but I settle for current HE.

Indeed, this is also my remarks: for Cdramas you need 4-6eps to get a real feel, equivalent of 2-3eps in Jdramas. In case of "Shine on me" you might need to pass the eps in which he catch her from a falling then he slowly falls for her...

https://www.cczju.cc/voddetail/taohuayun2008.html

completely follow your point. I also don't understand people bashing ANY dramas; it's just artwork: some are awesome, some not, some on my taste, some not, etc - they are results of candid work of people trying to make a living through art/film. But I do want to remark Jdramas are usually more creative, more experimental in how they approach/express the themes. it's a pity that due to limited translation (ENG) options, we have access only to a small slice of their productions.

I agree to your point, but maybe we force the comparison. IMHO it's like comparing an honest & sturdy Subaru SUV with a comfy & glossy KIA SUV. It's up to each individual to enjoy / appreciate / connect with a specific drama. This is my point of view as European, so actually at the same (very) distance from various Asian art culture.