DramaNewbie

Hometown Cha cha cha has the best writers in the history of kdramas. I really hope they don't ruin it with a sad ending cos I am really enjoying myself.

When I read the actual history of Touba Yu I felt the writers missed such a huge opportunity. The evil eunuch, his tortured past...there was so much good story there. And you are right he did become stereotypical villain

Baby I knew that his name would be written in the stars. The face, that body, that smile, that talent...Hollywood needs to know who he is!

Oh I sincerely hope so

TBH after his mother dies Touba Jun got really annoying and I stopped rooting for him and Wei Young. Touba Yu was actually smart just had no limits. Actually the entire couple were annoying. No chemistry just flowery words

So basically every actor from Story of Yanxi palace is here, lol.

Oh no you are not overreacting. he could have easily been cheating on her with a woman. They seemed to want to to emphasize his gayness. I totally get what you are saying but Korea has such a weird brand of conservatism. They want their kpop stars to borrow from gay culture but don't want them gay, idk. I am just here for the lols and romance

I actually thought it was progressive for a drama like this cos 5 years ago she would have told the world he is gay. Especially since she is a reporter

It is giving me retro kdrama vibes and it is cute or whatever. I am curious how they are going to progress past this "hate."

I have watched all these shows and Mad Dog is just as good, if not better than some of them. to me. If you don't see the brilliance that is on you

I am only on episode 3 but I hate the main lead. He is so manipulative and toxic. Does he redeem himself?

I wonder if the rest of the cast chose to wear black and did not tell Ryu Hwayoung or they were all supposed to wear black and she said nah i look good in pink

Some folks keep saying the plot is repetitive but it is a show about solving a different insurance scam each ep??? What did you expect? Would you watch a detective show and say it is repetitive because they are solving a case every episode?
And side note the writing was amazing, I have never seen another kdrama investigative show written so smartly. Every character mattered, every letter mattered and the story line was always moving.
I just think anyone who says it deserves less than 8.5 is not smart enough to follow the plot

Amy Chen's acting was top tier. I can't wait to see her in more stuff

The second couple got way too much screen time towards the end. I came for the main couple , they are cute

If this show was just about Badz and Smile, I would give it a 9

Finally I get my Ryu Hwayoung back

So I am not a big melodrama fan and maybe that was why I did not love this, it was just meh? The ML and FL were adorable and their steps towards each other were cute. I just hated that they held really big problems in, ML in particular. The whole point of a relationship is having somebody to lean on! But what really annoyed me was the second FL. The drama kept on trying to redeem all the horrible things she did but I did not care. She was selfish and wanted everyone to hurt as much as she did.
I liked the music tho, I appreciate classical music more now.

I definitely dropped this by ep 10, I think? So I can't spoil it for you but I'll just say dropping it was a great decision

I don't mind older actors taking on these younger roles but match their love interests to their age spectrum. Nothing makes me feel grosser than watching a 45 year old man hitting on a 22 year old girl.