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Looking at the comments, I won't be surprised if the MDL rating eventually drops to the 6+ range.

There were some illogical parts but this was the most eventful and entertaining episode in a while. Tbh, I can understand both sides of the argument, but the negativity is a little too much atp. This couple does consist of 2 broken people and was on the unhealthy side, but I don't think the relationship is unsalvageable. I would love to see someone play devil's advocate in this sea of hate.

Dramas "where ML had a painful past and hidden scars" are basically 90% of kdramas, no?

That is actually hilarious 😂

This drama isn't on any OTT in SK, but it's available on an IPTV where people can pay to watch ahead. So I guess it's those who watched the final eps who have been screaming (at the writer lol).

Joo Hye Ri spelled backwards.

Despite the mixed reception, Dear Hyeri is apparently now the 2nd most buzzworthy ENA drama of all time (after Extraordinary Attorney Woo). Though most of the online buzz appears to come from koreans flaming the ML and their bewilderment at the story's development, lmao. Maybe this was the producers' intention all along 🥴

Good catch. She hates him making professional sacrifices for her because she knows his dream is to let his mother see him in the news. She really resonated with this as someone who lost her parents herself. She also knew what it took for him to get to his position, working from bottom up like running unreasonable errands for the chief, taking early morning slots etc, things that everyone else were never willing to do. That's also why she was especially agitated that Jeon Jaeyong who easily clinched the 9pm slot, got good feedback for his broadcast.

I might be the one you saw talking about red and yellow. That's why I also write my insights in the reddit discussions, so they don't get lost in a sea of comments. Link to comment here: https://www.reddit.com/r/KDRAMA/comments/1fsz29l/comment/lq3lx77/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

I also saw another interpretation by a korean fan on twitter. They said red/yellow represent which identity the people around Eunho perceive her to be. When people see her as Eunho, there are red objects in the background. Likewise, yellow for Hyeri. I think that might make more sense than my theory. Thankfully I bookmarked that tweet lol. https://x.com/sz_rookie/status/1841131594343727401

When Eunho was telling the truth to Juyeon in the cafe in episode 7, there was a yellow structure behind her from JY's POV. That might be suggesting that JY still chooses to see her as Hyeri for now. The flowers you mentioned are very intentionally placed so I expect them to have some hidden meaning too.

I agree to some extent, because I sometimes get irked by actors' underwhelming singing in musical films. But I think this is a bit of a tricky situation for KTR. The webtoon author wrote the FL based on her character in The Handmaiden, so it was kind of expected that she would take the role. In fact, people probably would have got upset if she didn't.

But KTR herself has talked about how she isn't that vocally talented and spent 3 years practicing pansori. 3 years is a huge dedication but nowhere near enough to get to an actual professional's level, and nor can practice replicate an actual gifted voice. You have to be born with it. I didn't find her voice that amazing either, but it sounded pleasant. Getting to that level as a non-professional is still commendable imo. And sometimes, post-production like autotune actually ruins the experience rather than enhancing it. Maybe we can lower our standards a little, since this is a TV drama and not some blockbuster Hollywood film lol.

I never read the webtoon, but this seems to be mainly an underdog growth story so I'm expecting most of it to take place when the FL is a young girl rising to stardom. It's called "A Star is Born", so I don't think it's going to delve that much into her actually being a star. This show is objectively well made so far but I don't think I'm part of the target audience either. The comic also seems to be more catered to younger (female) readers.

I still remember the initial synopsis for this drama. It was something along the lines of "Joo Eunho suffers from DID. As she exchanges emotions with 2 men, she faces her own wounds. "

What we got instead (so far): Joo Eunho suffers from DID. As she exchanges emotions with 2 men, her ex-boyfriend keeps inflicting wounds on her and she unknowingly hurts her second personality's boyfriend and gets hurt by him as well. She REALLY needs to stay away from these men and face her wounds by herself, together with her psychiatrist. LMAO.

Well, all of these characters are flawed. Just like how her Hyeri personality also forced a kiss on 2ML (it is hinted that she "learned" this behaviour from MJO).

Oh damn I didn't realize you haven't watched this lol. I don't think the teasers are really misleading. The FL just has pretty messy relationships because of her mental state which is what they implied.

She only kissed MJO in the first episode lol... Or more like he kissed her without really asking.

Who do you mean by "third guy"? The ML? Because by now she has kissed all 3 of them lol

Well, one of the guys is out of the picture after 1 episode. And the other 2 guys like her different personalities, which are essentially 2 separate people.

Imo, in terms of probability:
She ends up with the ML >= Open ending where she ends up with no one romantically >>>>>>>>>>> She ends up with Kang Hoon

Rather than the relationship drama in episode 5, I was more interested in Eunho's past. From those short glimpses, Eunho's grandma and sister seemed like very lovely, kind people. Yet Eunho is often seen berating Hyeri for not thinking about her future, for not making friends, for relying on her and grandma too much. So, basically older sister things. She also clearly loved her grandma but was cautious about taking too much from her, as she felt that she and her sister were indebted to her.

It seems like the guilt and trauma doesn't just stem from pushing Hyeri to go on the trip. I think she deeply regrets not being more caring and understanding towards Hyeri, or not outwardly expressing her love towards her. And the fact that they left her so suddenly made her unable to handle the fact that she failed to truly cherish the time she had with her remaining family after her parents passed. However, I suspect these memories are skewed. Eunho is convinced she wasn't a good sister, so she mostly remembers the times that she regrets.

Another very interesting point is that the actual Hyeri seemed like a perfectly normal teenager, just reluctant to make friends and too reliant on her family. Since SHS is perfectly capable of acting similarly as an introverted but spirited teen (see Still 17); yet she chose to portray the Hyeri alter very differently from the actress playing actual Hyeri, it must mean that it was an intentional choice agreed with the director. The Hyeri alter's demeanour probably reflects 2 things: Eunho's perception/memory of Hyeri - being innocent, unambitious, happy and carefree, plus what she truly desires to be - eccentric, wild, unafraid of judgment, unimpressive but content with her life. I could be off here though.

Well, I think both sides are valid really. He isn't an inherently bad person, but he has unintentionally hurt EH in the past and present.

Lol don't take me too seriously, just wanted to make a joke about that depressing episode.