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Korea needs to get over this ridiculous cancel culture. She was accused. Rumours about her were spread. That's all we know. Besides, I don't really care, I don't want to marry her, I just liked her performance in this series.

Very fair review. On the other hand it's just light entertainment. I call this genre IFM - In Flight Movie. Perfect for when you just want to kill time on a plane.

Lol Yeon Seo fans are going to be annoyed by us going on and on about Hye Kyo. But how not to - she's truly The Face. The fact is however, her dramas suck. Full House was the best of them. All the rest have been carried entirely by her exquisite face. Like Adjani in French cinema and Bellucci as I mentioned before. One thing though: in Encounter she is absolutely breath-taking. Watch the first episode. :)

Hye Kyo's beauty is on another level. I've compared her to Monica Bellucci in my head. I too didn't like Descendents that much. If you ever watche Encounter I beg you not to watch past Episode 1. They put everything into the one episode in terms of writing and storytelling. It's like a short film or like a novella, its romantic, ethereal and complete. And the rest of the series - lets put it this way. I didn't binge, I watched an episode every few days, sometimes I watched half an episode and the other half a week later when I had nothing to do. And in the end I quit around episode 6. Very predictable and dull show.

P. S. I just discovered she has her own vlog on YouTube which you have to acknowledge is strategically very smart. I watched a couple of episodes and immediately concluded - she's not my type - in other words I wouldn't simp for her (I save that all for Han Hyo Joo, lol!) and that I definitely only like Oh Yeon Seo for her acting ability.

Min Ah is one of my favourites! If you're open to suggestions "Mad About Each Other", "Please Come Back, Mister" and "My Sassy Girl" are all entertaining and if you pay attention to Yeon Seo's work you'll notice she goes just a little bit further beyond the typical corny Kdrama acting. In other words she puts more thought and effort into giving her characters some depth than she needs to. For example her tenderness towards Honey Lee in Please Mister, her deep, traumatic fear in Mad About, and her moments of sheer exuberance over her vulnerability in Sassy Girl.

As someone who's always looking for light easy entertainment, nothing too intellectual or tragic or violent, I thanks for your review! It goes on my shortlist to watch in the future.

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Lets just say it. Song Ha Yoon was fantastic in this.

I appreciate English may not be everyone's first language here. If you read my earlier response, I didn't make any accusations (other than accusing Korean society of trial by media). I said let him be arrested and tried. And then it'll be settled once and for all.

I understand and perhaps he was responsible for her misery. But he should be arrested and tried in court. Not on social media. That must stop which means it must stop for 15 year old girls and it must stop for 45 year old men. They ate that poor child alive and won't let her rest in peace even now. It breaks my heart as a dad, even though my daughter is still small.

Have barely watched half of the first episode and already I'm annoyed enough to need to comment! 😂 But that's good right, it means I'm engaged and will probably keep watching. What annoys me is, Na Na has an alternate job offer in her pocket from Roo Mi's main competitor no less. Why would she even consider staying? In the real world she would negotiate with the other bar and ask for a better deal. Meanwhile Roo Mi saying "you shouldn't mix business and personal" is BS. Isn't that why she bought the bar? The very opening sequence she disliked everything about it, no signboards, old fashioned decor etc. She bought it because she wanted to get one over Na Na. Also as an employer you definitely want employees to take your business personally and have ownership and belonging. Otherwise they're never going to work hard for it are they? That's it, mini-rant over. Back to the show!

Seriously? That poor girl (Kim Sae Ron) has died and people are still making scandals about her? Disgusting.

The fact a black woman is the big big BIG boss of everyone is probably groundbreaking for an Asian show. There's other positives but this deserves to be highlighted on it own.

Yeah that was a cheap move but there were so many others, leaving her on the ferry for example or tricking her to get her "bead" again. But the reason you didn't give up and that I tolerated as long as I did is Shin Min Ah. Both her acting which was so natural and spontaneous and her gumiho character - something powerful but essentially innocent. Something that has wanted to experience human love for over 500 years and never gave up hope.

Completely agree. You saved me from having to write a comment.

Quick comment after 1st episode. "Chubby" Shin Min Ah is so stinkin cute!

Is it too mean to come here just to write a negative comment? The guy can't act. You can literally count his number of facial expressions on one hand and not run out of fingers. He's pretty though.

She's my most "reliable" stars. What does that mean? Well of course she's pretty, she's adorable, she's a good actor and all of that. So many are. But with Shin Min Ah there's something else - I can be confident I will enjoy the show. I like other actresses too, like say Song Hye Kyo who's a classical beauty. But gosh some of her shows are boring. I endure them for her face. Even "my first Korean love" ie the actress who got me into K film and K, drama, Han Hyo Joo has had ups and downs. But not Shin Min Ah: anything with her in it is going to be a great way to pass an hour and come out entertained. Reliable.

I think she's a very good actor. Surprising she hasn't done better. In Korea the reason could be totally superficial, like maybe she's not your typical Asian skeleton beauty (I personally think she's cute). Or maybe she's not good at the politics of showbiz.