It's to keep the show from dragging. And the beginning episodes are ok to me since it keeps everything a mystery.
But who knows if this would be as good as Ashes of Love, Love and Redemption, Eternal Love? Most dramas aren't as good as those, just too draggy, both beginning and middle. I do agree that if the drama are good like those ones, it should be long like those ones.
It's to keep the show from dragging. And the beginning episodes are ok to me since it keeps everything a mystery.
This way will make the middle less draggy too. It's also because most producers can't produce very good dramas like Eternal Love where there's 50+ episodes but every episode is exciting and not draggy.
Were a lot of the original number of episodes cut? I haven't seen this yet, but I have noticed several dramas…
Length of shows are cut to 40 episodes because that's the new law. Unless developers make it into two seasons, such as 25 episodes in season 1 and 25 in season 2, equaling 50 episodes.
The beginning is good so far. Everything makes sense.