DramaKakes

I'm curious what theme you thought it was attempting to tackle... It was pretty clear to me the theme was about the importance of being truly known. They both needed someone to know them and accept them as they truly are. It was a romantic setup about forging connection from the jump.

The beginning and end of every episode is fire. And then the middle is ... not.

I don't think the gap is as wide as people like to think between Korean and American audiences. (And all audiences tbh). Shows made for network tv in Korea (like SBS) are subject to broadcast standards and shows made by Netflix, Disney+ etc. simply aren't. Korean TV creators aren't catering to Americans but rather finally have platforms available to tell stories that could never find a home on broadcast.

You did not say you haven't watched it and why are you answering someone's question about the show if you haven't watched. You're out here calling people stupid and wrong when you are literally factually wrong about the situation on the show. And in this context, the difference between adoption and being married in is that the adoption is secret. One of these guys thinks they're blood cousins. And the adoption is a reveal so the audience ALSO thinks they're blood cousins until the end. Step off, child.

what have they done kim jaeyoung's face???

This series was lovely. So many of these criticisms are flat out inaccurate. If you skipped or fast forwarded scenes you didn’t actually watch the show.

the irony in repeatedly implying i'm unintelligent when you've yet to write a single coherent comment. farewell indeed.

lol your diatribe isn't worthy of my attention. you should be embarrassed by how condescending you're being.

Bruh I'm not reading all that. If you think the Japanese minister of transport should be given significant screentime, I implore you not to write TV.

This was officials in Korea arguing with officials in Japan. None of those men were significant characters nor do I expect any of them to return.

... this isn't even right? their dads are brothers. but Iljo is actually adopted. That's why they're not blood related. But Jeonghan didn't know that til near the end.

...me coming to read the comments because i'm 30 minutes in and bored watching these men argue...

If you like a character driven story, this has some of the best writing of the year. You're not going to get jail breaks or psychopaths or car chases or explosions. But if you have patience, intelligence, and some media literacy skills it's an exceptionally rewarding journey.

mmm. i don't know yet. she's definitely giving mpdg.

So much relied on coincidence rather than character. Junseo’s final actions only happened because the show was ending, not because it made sense for him to do that at that time. The transplant thing didn’t need to be there at all. Rena, Junseo’s mom, Seung Hui, and Ahjin are all very similar characters. It was all a lot of style over substance.

Haha thank you. I agree he's adorable!!

I think a lot of people are mistaking good acting for good writing. This was well acted, it was not particularly well written...

There is such thing as a foolproof plan in fiction. Because the writer can make it so. Trying to flush a hat down the toilet was stupid. Keeping the journal was stupid. I just think she consistently under-thought her plans - including marrying Do Hyuk.

Nah, she was kinda dumb from the start. Her plans were always full of holes. She easily got caught framing Choi Jeong Ho and only got out of that mess because of sheer coincidence. Re Na figured her out right away. In Gang also figured her out quickly and then didn't trust his own instincts. Not getting rid of the grandma's journal was dumb. Like she was never actually all that clever - she just got lucky a lot. I don't know if it's bad writing or the writers wanted her to seem sort of incompetent but I suspect the former.

Park Tae Jung and An Yo Han felt like they belonged in two separate shows.