David33

You know why Dongman's movie is called "WEATHER MAKER"? Because it makes people weep. 😅

I will rewatch it till I can rate it 10. Can someone give me at least 1 more episode? 😂

Jokes aside, the finale was maybe a bit rushed, but overall this is easily the best drama of 2026 and it's in my TOP10 of all time without any question.

I usually don't care about these things, but Dongman and Euna are the best couple of the year. Not because they were cute together or had steamy kissing scenes, but because we can rarely see 2 main characters who are in love written this naturally. Not to mention the acting.

Longer review a bit later. Maybe if I watched it again.

"your entire argument relies heavily on absolutes"

There are zero absolutes in my comments because it's not about what people like or not. It's about fools on both sides arguing with each other about nothing. If that's not a fact, I don't know what is. I don't care about which actor people like; that's not my point either, but it is a FACT, and now I have to say this out loud: most Kdrama fans are obsessed when it comes to their faves and never want to give a lower score than 10/10.

But again, that's not my problem. The problem here is 1 side has completely lost the plot, and the thing Perfect Crown is perfect. The other side is too fixated on a historical part when in reality the drama doesn't even follow its own rules. So, as I said, both sides are arguing about nothing.

Boycotting another copy-and-paste average and poorly written romcom is ridiculous. Just like saying everyone who doesn't like it is a hater. I'm only stating the obvious; if that's absolute, it's not my fault.

What connections are you talking about? I didn't see too many people talking about the story or the acting, let alone the writing. All they talk about is the cute romance scenes.

It is the case btw, just look at the ratings on MDL. At least 90% of the romcoms have higher ratings than 8.5. Why? Because 2 pretty leads can carry the most boring romcoms because most people don't watch dramas for the plot; they want to see cute people falling in love.

And when you want to point out the bad writing, they call you a hater or jobless.

I could go on about why we should dismiss the entire work done by the crew, but most people wouldn't like it. They just want blind love. Like, I'm fed up with the same old Kdrama fan excuses, "They worked hard, they deserve the 10/10."

I don't care. If the writing is inconsistent, the writer can't stick to their rules, like in Perfect Crown, the hard work is in the bin. But that's not my point now, because there's no point arguing about script writing with most Kdrama fans because they don't care.

"You also repeatedly state your opinions as if they are objective facts. Saying the writing, directing, and cinematography were a “hot mess” is still ultimately your subjective interpretation, not some universally accepted truth."

Such things as writing, directing and cinematography are NOT judged by personal taste. It's like judging a car if it's fast enough or not. Simple as that. Just because a LOT of Kdrama fans don't care about these things, they just want a "brain-off cute romance" drama, doesn't mean what I say is not true.

Like, are you telling me this drama deserves a 10/10? For what exactly? If this drama is a 10/10 what score should we give to a drama that was written properly? In Perfect Crown there is ZERO character development. If anything Huiju became less interesting and boring. She literally said in the 2nd episode she want to get married for Ian's title. Then 1 kiss and she falls in love. And what's worse, in the finale she says, "I never wanted title." This is literally a character suicide. I don't mind changing your view especially if you fall in love but why the lie?

As for Ian. He always wanted to be a King, wanted to protect who he loves but in 90% of the season he barely did anything. If Huiju doesn't ask him to get married, he would be left alone. Not to mention the fact that he put Jinmu and the jealous boy in prison but let the Queen Mother run free, who killed his brother and wanted to burn alive her own son. And even better, he became an unemployed housewife in the finale that Huiju, whom we saw in EP1 would've kicked out in a second.

PM guy just became a villain randomly. Just like Jinmu. No buildup whatsoever. Is this not enough? The writer said this is a constitutional monarchy and Korea is free, yet they're using the same old Chinese traditions. No wonder people are angry because she couldn't stick to her own rules.

"emotional storytelling, chemistry, atmosphere, performances"

The chemistry was average at best. IU had 3 different relationships in "Tangerines" and all 2 had much better writing and chemistry with barely any kissing scenes, btw. What atmosphere? Other than the boring outfits, IU having the same nails for 3 years, she had more outfits and styling in 1 episode of "Hotel del Luna" than in the entire "Perfect Crown". As for the performance. I'm sorry, but they never had too many opportunities to showcase their acting skills because their characters never had real depth.

This is why the PM guy and Queen Mother were more interesting. They were poorly written, but at least they did something.

I could go on all day about how many plot holes are in this drama, but what's the point? And my main point wasn't even about this.

"Holding them responsible for institutional failures makes far less sense than directing criticism toward the people actually managing those decisions."

Again, I never said actors should be blamed. I'm not sure why you are talking about that. You're trying to put everyone in the same category. At least I say SOME or MOST. This is why I said this is too much. Haters and blind fans are both crazy.

"And regarding fans “defending” the actors, people are reacting because the actors themselves became the public face of the backlash. You cannot simultaneously acknowledge that actors unfairly shoulder the blame while also mocking fans for speaking up when they are dragged into controversies they did not create."

As I said above, they don't need defending. This mess would've been over already if people just shut up and moved on. Just because you see a hate comment doesn't mean you have to reply.

Just because you fight with everyone on SNS doesn't mean they will stop hating on your fave drama. Also, it's not like the defenders have real arguments. They just call people haters, jobless, or say this drama is perfect and just fiction. These are not arguments, just typical fan behavior.

"The reality is much simpler: some people loved the drama, some disliked it, and others fell somewhere in between. None of those reactions are inherently more intellectually superior than the other."

Like I said, if the shoe fits, it's not my fault.

Anyway, if people love arguing about nothing, just go on, but don't call everyone a hater if you give them ammunition.

Exactly. Love is not something you can only portray by saying "I love you" or with kisses. I can kiss anyone or say I love you, but that doesn't really mean I love them.

As the saying goes: Actions speak louder.

All I can say is, "If the shoe fits..."

I think I was 100% clear and obvious. If someone feels targeted, there's a reason for it.

I said my piece about this drama and wrote my review as well and moved on, but so many people are still fighting about it like their lives depend on it.

Knetz are absolutely batshit crazy because they care more about this bang-average romcom than real problems in their country.

As for the toxic positivity people. Now, they're not only fighting with Knetz or PC haters, but found another opponent, the "My Royal Nemesis." Like, WHY?


People who hate on this drama or love it and can't stop fighting about it obviously didn't watch a second of it or don't love it at all. They just want to fight because they're bored. One coming with the historical inaccuracy, even though that's the least problematic part of the story imo. The other side comes with the usual "Everyone is a hater and jobless." and mentions the totally irrelevant ratings and achievements. This is a kindergarten fight between kids.

"Saying “critical thinking is dead” because others enjoyed a drama differently feels like an oversimplification. People can engage critically with a series and still find value in it, strong performances, or emotional resonance. Those things are not mutually exclusive."

I didn't say "criticial thinking is dead" because people enjoy dramas differently. I never cared about what other people think for a second. Everyone can enjoy whatever they want. The reason I said this is because both sides I mentioned above only know 1 side of the story. There's no middle ground.

If you love an actor or anything in a drama, you have to rate it 10/10, or you're a hater. I'm a massive IU fan and rate this 6/10. Some fans calling me a hater or a fake fan, other people are asking me why it's only 6/10 and not 1/10. This is the reason I said critical thinking is dead.

I've seen more people talking about BWS eating IU's face alive than the actual story. That says it all.

Anyone who looks at my watchlist can see I don't really give 9s for many things, let alone 10s but that doesn't mean I didn't enjoy some 7/10 dramas or even 6/10s. You can enjoy anything while acknowledging or at least accepting that it's not perfect.


"As for the claim that “no one would care without IU,” that’s quite reductive. While IU is undeniably a major draw, it dismisses the work of the entire production—the writing, direction, cinematography, and Byeon Wooseok’s performance as well, which many viewers also connected with. A drama’s reception is rarely built on one person alone, especially one that sustains viewership and discussion across multiple platforms."

I don't dismiss anything; I'm only stating a fact. If a drama or a movie doesn't have a huge star on the cover, it's not going to be mainstream. That's all I said; writing, directing, other actors, etc. doesn't matter.

For example, "We Are All Trying Here" is in a completely different league when it comes to acting, writing, or directing, yet barely any people are talking about it. This is how the world works. This is why Perfect Crown is in the mud right now. I could name at least 100 historical dramas that are also inaccurate, but people don't want to boycott those because those are not mainstream. It doesn't matter how hard a crew is working on something; it's rare for a Kdrama to become mainstream without a famous actor.

Also, "the writing, direction, and cinematography" all 3 were a hot mess in Perfect Crown. The writer couldn't even follow the rules she set in her own imaginary world. There was zero story or character buildup; things just happened randomly. If you removed the leads and gave it to less popular actors, no one would care about it. This is a fact; it doesn't matter if people don't want to accept it.

It doesn't matter how much people like a show later on, because the only reason they were tuning in is the leads. And the minute that happens, at least 80% of Kdrama fans will ignore the story itself because they care about the romance anyway. This is the main reason the crew didn't care about the historical accuracy in the first place.

"A drama’s reception is rarely built on one person alone, especially one that sustains viewership and discussion across multiple platforms."

IU is the one and only Korean actor with a back-to-back #1 drama. I think that alone proves my point.

"And regarding the statement about MBC, that’s more of a personal opinion than a universal truth. Actors and production teams work within complex industry systems, and reducing those decisions to something so absolute ignores how the industry actually functions."

Well, anyone can see that MBC doesn't give a damn about the people who they should protect. They're in a silent mode. I would never want to work for a company like them.

"IU and Byeon Wooseok, like any professionals in the industry, choose projects based on their scripts"

Yes, but actors only get the script for the first episode or 2. IU herself said she didn't know how the story would continue because the script wasn't done yet, and they were already shooting EP10.

The funny thing is, Perfect Crown was decent up to EP6 and then went on a massive downhill since.

"Actors are not in a position to control production-level controversies or corporate decisions"

Yet they are the ones who have to deal with the blame. This is my point. If they're not in this position, actors should never apologize for anything related to the story. It's the job of the company, the director, the producers, and most importantly, the writer who created this mess. MBC didn't just hire a rookie writer, but they didn't hire her a competent crew that could check the script before it was done.

"It’s completely valid to critique a drama, but dismissing those who enjoyed it or the work as a whole doesn’t really strengthen the argument."

As I already told you above, people who love this drama and still fighting with people aren't any better than the haters. They always say, "I'm just defending my fave." Why? They don't need any defending. They have multiple legal teams. They can defend them.

No, these people just want to fight. There's no deep meaning to it.

You loved this drama? Good, move on and watch it again or watch something else.

You hate this drama? Good for you. Move on and watch something else.

People are bored; that's why they're fighting with everyone.

Toxic positivity and toxic hate are basically twins. If you do any of these, you're no better than the other. And most of you do this.

Critical thinking in Kdrama land is dead. Surprising? Not really. The funny thing is, if you removed IU, no one would care about this drama this much.

If Korean actors read the news and had working brains, they would never work with MBC.

It's a fiction where the writer couldn't follow the rules of the world she created. Everyone is talking about inaccuracy when they should talk about the poorly written and inconsistent script.

The way fans still can't understand it's not about the historical inaccuracy is madness.

Everyone wants to defend this by saying "it's a fiction" or "just a romcom" while forgetting the fact that the writer herself set a world stating it's a constitutional monarchy and Korea is a free country, yet they're still using Chinese traditions. Ergo, it doesn't matter if it's fiction or not, distorting history or not. The writer can't even follow her own rules.

So, no, it's not a consistent story at all.

I could watch Dongman and Euna all day. Thankfully, I can rewatch this anytime. 😂

I usually don't care about the episode number if the story is written properly like here, but I'd love to give this 4 more episodes. Not because I want a happy ending or just an end for every story, because I'm sure we won't get a real ending anyway. This is just a story about people "trying hard" live properly and be loved by someone. The main leads already achieved that. The rest are not really important honestly.

This isn't a romcom, a kiss isn't necessary, and they should never include it for the sake of it. The way they protect and love each other is worth more than 1 million kiss scenes.

Guys, don't worry about the rating; this is just MDL. Give the drama a couple of months, and it's going to win all the awards next year, and you will see so many people rating it high because of the hype.

At the end of the day, the Dongman's and the Euna's of this world always win.

Most people want to watch brainless fun, not a deep and meaningful story. Not many people can handle something like this. This is why I don't care about ratings anymore.

They wish. The only thing they can be is Temu Dongman. 😂

I've been her fan since 2008; trust me, this won't affect her at all; she's been through 10 times worse. People mention her ZEZE song almost every year btw so that's not new.

I wouldn't be surprised if she comes back and writes a diss track about haters again. She did it multiple times; she even wrote a song about journalists.

No, but Disney starting to release it in more countries.

Yeah, now the only thing we can see is ML eating FL's face alive. 😂

Did I say there isn't forced hate? I only said, not everything is hate and we all know fans love to put everything in the same bag.

Why should I be the last person? I've been an IU fan since 2008 and I'm still not biased and rate this mess 6/10, I actually write a proper review unlike most people.

My view is never one-sided. I literally said both haters and toxic positive people are the same.

Who said that? You can read a LOT of comments, and not only on MDL where people are calling everyone a hater just because they don't like the drama. Ignorance is a choice.

You only talk about haters, but you never mention people who attack the valid criticism. Like I said, ignorance is a choice.

Forced hate and blind love are the same thing.

Writing reviews is one of my jobs, btw, so I know what constructive criticism means.

You know "When Life Gives You Tangerines" is the most successful Kdrama of all time, and not only based on MDL ratings but also awards, reviews, views, and massive impact on the Korean economy as we speak still. Like, it generated 60 BILLION KRW only this year, I think.

How is it that people didn't hate on one of the most popular dramas of all time last year?

Why do people hate on Perfect Crown this much?

Please do the math, and if you find out the reason, we can continue. I won't tell you because my answer would anger more people.

But those are C-Dramas no? I don't think 20K is usual with Kdramas, not anymore at least.

Sure, Jen.

I'd rather not. 😂

I keep seeing so many people cheering for the Queen Mother to get a happy ending. That's enough insanity for me.