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No doubt. They are not easy to watch but that is what the remote control is for in my books. :) I would like to suggest 5 Children if you can spare the time. I loved the humor and the pacing was pretty good.

Other than acronyms, could you please not write in caps? I quite understand your meaning without it and it comes across as condescending an insulting when trying to reflect on what you have to share.

So, I didn't realize you were asking why I didn't like the drama.

I liked 5 Kids and number of other shows this length including The Woman Who Married Three Times, Father Is Stranger and others - not in any particular order. Depending on how makjang it is, I may fast forward through episodes here and there, so I can enjoy these types. I think what may be adding to the ratings is that the characters lives are more normalized and I saw a lot of comments with Disqus viewers discussing the characters' reactions to circumstances. This has kept up for the past 10 episodes or so. For sure the hype (if you watched the trailer and red the online chatter up to when the drama aired) on how it would be different was a major factor in the ratings. A lot of people got on the bandwagon to see how they would deal with the clichéd tropes as was promised. Mind you, Korean netizens would have additional reasons for their response to the drama that is culture specific. For myself, other than changing the setting and leaving the relationship conflicts unresolved for most of the time and setting characters off on different trajectories (all very draggy elements), I don't see anything unique about a production that was supposed the be cleverly different(as the trailer and chatter hinted at). Hence, my disappointment. Also, I thought that the show could have dealt with deeper more cohesive themes after the midway point/major conflict but then I started seeing filler episodes 'events'. I thought that SHS had the acting chops to deliver in the second half and that the two MC's could have moved beyond the typical push and pull of dramaland romance, but, it wasn't so. I'll stop here with what is not helpful criticism but only opinion and reaction to the storytelling since I do respect the hard work of those who put their effort into making this drama and those who volunteer to translate it.

ah. I see.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Its been rare for me to like American/Canadianshows over the past 5 years so it’s not about what I’m used to or social differences. I’ve been watching kdramas for the past 10 years and though I haven’t been to Korea, I studied the language and culture in uni for two years so I’m quite used to korean and Jdramas themes etc. It’s just my sincere feelings about this drama.

Okay. It’s the in the minority. That’s fine for you to point out. It is still an opinion on my comment even though you are not being very direct. This is fine as well. This is my last response to you BTW since it seems to be turning into a totally unnecessary banter.

Understood. I still can have MY opinion even if others disagree with me don’t you think?

As I recall, Boys Over Flowers had high ratings too. Ratings doesn’t really equate with quality but rather hype. Plus, the first half was okay. I think a lot of viewers are hanging on to see what how the team delivers on their promise. This is where the production fails and I still feel it’s a total let down.

You know that stupid element of political/business Korean Melos that have a bunch of people sitting around planning and filling in the audience on info it already knows? This is happening in Money Flower to a certain degree but it also becomes a space for pertinent action/story development. Had to point out that they handled that well. The writing team is thinking and the directing is thoughtful. Most of all, the suspense is refined. It kind of reminds me of Hanzawa Naoki where the character actively responds to the need of the situation and this meaningfully drives the central conflict of the story.

He didn’t change in that way. He was always like that. Remember he stabbed the guy in the first episode and smiled when the blame shifted to PJ?

This show became draggy after the midway point and it hasn’t gotten any better. They promised something different from the usual fare but we were basically given a handful of nothing. Sorely disappointed in this production.

I think I'm biased because I saw the Taiwan version a number of years ago and loved Ethan Ruan in the role (and another role for that matter). I also liked what Hang Hyuk brought to the role to be honest. The problem for me was the second lead/brother/daddy long leg story along with her family that annoyed me to death. I love the character of the male lead so much and I felt they were so biased toward him. Without going into too much detail, I feel like these elements spoil what could have been a truly great love story - a story where normal adults actually have sex and kids.

Hi xX. No need to be cautious in your writing. It's always nice to read an article on here. BTW, if Fated to Love You was your first Jang Hyuk drama, say no more. I dropped that drama in a flash and I'm a huge Jang Hyuk fan from his past works. In Money Flower, the slow dialogue, music and slow motion is a bit too much for me at times but I still enjoy and come back to the series each week.

First glimpse of the story and I can say I love the energy coming from all of the actors and obviously the directing and filmography is superb. It was really weird seeing HXM as a brooding character and really can't take him seriously since I first saw him as Yang Guo. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

zhz is a long burn and it's ever so good.

OMG. This explains it all.

that's cool. that's your opinion. 10 years of kdrama land is enough for me to feel this way about the drama. mind you, I just watched zhen huan zhuan and now all kdramas pale in comparison.

What’s more curious is CP for what seems to be a minor. He didn’t look 19 so how is he on death row?

She has a crap character though. I don’t know the actress but she is not a very good one and neither are the guys. I saw the main lead in all his dramas and he acts the same in all of them. The younger actors in the show are pretty bad at acting. And the characters are pretty dumb. The veteran actors are like super glue there to hold the crap script together.

It’s steady. I loved it - mostly for the respect the writer offers women. They could have gotten rid of the men from the show and I would still be satisfied. I was willing to go along for the ride and was rewarded.

I cannot find the words to explain how horrible the female characters were written in to this story. It's an adaptation of a Chinese opera. They could have done a lot better job with the women's roles.