Eleison

I haven't seen many Kmovies (just a handful, carefully chosen) but I have heard they're much more graphic and explicit than Kdramas (though Kdramas will usually err on the violent rather than the sexually explicity or bawdy side if given an extreme to lean towards, wouldn't you say?).

Yes, Hogoo's Love and also Reply 1988 and 1994 (? I forget if I've seen 1997 or 1994, haha) felt a bit racier than normal, for instance, but I ended up loving the themes and character arcs in Hogoo's Love and Reply 1988 (didn't care for the other Reply, though) so it didn't deter me and I ended up loving them overall. Even when Kdramas have innuendos they're still usually milder and done in better taste than Western stuff (though D.P. was too much for me; I found it very unpleasant to watch) but every now and then I still get surprised. 😅

I don't necessarily mind them trying to bring awareness to female orgasms being important in sex (it's an important thing for people to talk about and address!), but it just felt so randomly private and intense for a Kdrama to address. 😆

Thanks for explaining, this is SUPER helpful. :) I'm going to save your post somewhere so I can refer to it again for reference. Thanks again!

Thank you! I appreciate you providing more info! :)

I suppose we'll find out. :)

Maybe I'll check that out!

I see. Thanks!

But maybe this means they'll actually develop the romance over the full 16 episodes rather than having them date by Episode 8 and giving them a breakup at the end and patching it back together in the last or second to last episode after the breakup or time skip? (Kinda like in Dr. Romantic 2 or Weightlifting Fairy?) That'd be kind of nice!

And I think they'll both have real feelings for each other when they get together. ☺️

Thank you! This helps a bit, but I guess I'm still a bit confused by how the airing works then, haha. I thought I understood but I guess I don't.

Someone was chewing people out in the comments section on Queen Woo for being "ignorant" and "behind the times" for being shocked at the sex and nudity in a Kdrama when they "shouldn't have been" because it's apparently an OTT drama and the mature rating means something different there than for other platforms/networks releasing content? I just thought it was a little condescending considering that kind of content HAS historically been quite rare in Kdramas in general and many watchers aren't used to encountering that sort of content (even those with mature ratings), which I think is why people were reacting so much. Not everyone tracks the platforms releasing stuff religiously, either, and so they might stumble into content they didn't expect. Netflix and Disney+ obviously do their own thing as far as Kdramas go, but I realized I'll need to do more to parse through the distinctions that will begin to arise for who releases what and what to expect from ratings and such.

It seems the definition of a "Kdrama" and what can be expected from one is beginning to expand and I guess I need to keep up with the expanding definition better and where my preferences land within it. 😂 Oh well. 🤷‍♀️

I just wondered about this one since I saw people mentioning orgasms as conversation coming up in the drama (I imagine it was still a fairly small reference? But I was still like, "Did I read that correctly?" 😅) and it felt very unusual and out-of-place (like the Queen Woo content) which is why I asked. 😂 I wanted to avoid being labeled "ignorant" but I'm probably not succeeding. Anyway, thanks for responding!

Just to confirm, this is an OTT drama not a network drama, correct?

Maybe! Just thought it was a little strange. Thanks for responding!

Mercy and pity are not QUITE the same, but I find your condescension sweet and so will overlook your lack of Greek. 😉 I know you meant well!

Thank you!

I'm taking notes: "DON'T watch the Frog. I probably don't have a high enough IQ to enjoy it."

Episodes 8 and 16 were my favorites, I think.

If you use the app they won't be able to see your comments but you'll keep seeing theirs. 😮‍💨

I wonder when they'll fix the app? 😭 There are too many annoying adds on a browser.

Random aside, but I think it's kind of weird how they don't show much smoking in Kdramas despite the fact that it's SUPER common in Korea. It seems the only representation that's accurate in Kdramas when portraying substance use in Korea is the alcohol consumption. 😅

Last thing: Seok Ryu's ex is not in the cast list, or is he? Also, the little girl connected to Dan Oh is listed as a "guest role" and is just called "park girl"...? But I imagine she'll have a bigger role than that, probably?

I haven't watched Episode 6 yet, so maybe this gets answered in that episode, but why isn't one of the four "Lavender" friends' son friends with Mo Eum, Seok Ryu and Seung Hyo (the friend who dragged all the moms to the buddhist temple to pray)? Wondering if I missed something?

I'm sure someone has said this already, but I love how both sets of leads live "Next Door." It's nice when the title sets up our expectations like that. :)

Yes, I agree with you on this. Also, coworkers in the U.S. wouldn't talk about a pregnancy like that at work as something "embarassing" even for an engaged or dating couple. Unlikely, I'd say!

In The Real Has Come or Fated To Love You they worked the FLs' pregnancies while only dating someone into the whole plot, and I think that's usually a character's entire arc if that happens and they're a lead. Kdramas usually take having babies very seriously. 😅

I think the pregnancy is a stretch, but we'll see! Chris made it seem like it was some embarrassing thing that she took off work for, and that's just not how coworkers in the U.S. would respond to someone at their workplace getting pregnant. It's fairly common in the U.S. for dating and engaged couples to have kids. So I think not on the pregnancy. Maybe she had embarrassing panic attacks in the middle of meetings or something more along those lines?

As for Dan Ho, I think it's possible. I also wonder if he adopted her? But I'm not sure if single men can do that in Korea. 😅 I could see some woman he got entangled with or helped at some point through work convincing him to take the baby for her because she can't and then he becomes the child's "dad" (though he's really just a guardian) because he's a bleeding heart. Just a theory! I could also see her mom coming back to create trouble with him and Mo Eum as the story progresses as another possibility. 💁‍♀️