DramaAjumma

Not really. They initially released 5 episodes but after that it's a inexplicable drip feed of one or two episodes per day. This week there were only episodes released from Monday to Thursday.

I wouldn't go so far as to say "a lot". The first 6 or 7 episodes was really about how the leads met in an overseas location. It's a fairly generic soap opera where rich people are fighting for supremacy over the family business. Meddling mother, half-brothers, a grandfather who wants everyone to hold hands and sing kumbaya. Older brother enters a marriage to shore up his powerbase in the company not because he's devoted to his new wife.

The usual sort of thing. I don't think it's more toxic than your average C melodrama.

That big eyeball thing was pretty darn cool.

The chemistry between the leads is really the oxygen of this show. So far so good. It's hitting all the right feels. The set-up and payoffs are pretty good.

It's not bad but too long. The K drama 365: Repeat the Year kept it short and sweet.

Edit: Pretty much fingered the culprit 22 episodes ago.

Interesting.

Reminds me of the Tomb Notes series. This show also has a "Fatty".

It's cool that Ni Ni's character hustles to pay her way though life. A Jack-of-all-trades.

It still happened. :P

Well it's not much of a spoiler to say that Cheng Yi spits blood in any drama.

This show is turning out to be better than I expected. Yes, the plot is generic but the characters are well-fleshed out and their motivations make sense.
I was a bit worried at first that they were turning Big Pharma into a nice cuddly enterprise that helps poor people but thankfully they are living up to their reputation as money grubbing evil corporate entities.

It is rather loud. But a lot of C dramas especially contemporary ones tend that way.

But Wi Ha-joon was in Squid Game.
And his last few dramas are in the high 8s.

It isn't a perfect show to be sure but it has a charm of its own because the leads bring their all to this. Even if it is riddled with tropes, it still has a plot. Sure, I could complain about the bad English and the flawed ADR but it's to be expected when the stories cover unknown overseas locations.
Gu Ruan Ruan is a tad silly but she isn't that bad either. At least she's somewhat helpful in a pinch and isn't completely obsessed with Xizhou.

I'm very thankful that this has finally passed the censorship knife. :D

It's here at last.
I'm here for the chemistry I loved in Stand By Me. So far I'm not disappointed.

True.

Yeah definitely that. At times it feels like the actors/characters are just going through the motions.

I'm not someone who thinks the original is perfect but there's definitely something missing in this adaptation. It's not bad at all but it doesn't have the quirky energy of the original. It's also very ponderous. I also think the acting in the original, the guys especially, is better. Jeon Yeo-bin is good although I'm not feeling a lot of chemistry between the leads.

The subs on Viki is not bad but linguistic jokes are inevitably lost in translation. But it's a terrific show nonetheless.

Thanks for reading.