Me thinks that their father is convinced that he killed Woo Hak. It's why he's hanging onto Ki Ho so hard, because…
If that's true, then why have all their shoes and stuff ready for them to return? Is he just imagining it (as far as his knowledge goes)? He seems ready for all four to return, but weirdly obsessed only with finding Ki Ho. So strange!
I think that, at this point, I would prefer this drama to end romance-less just with the Kang basically adopting…
The romance part hasn't really started; it's all set up right now, making us care about characters and showing us why they've come to care about each other and why they mean a lot to each other. I like that the romance hasn't begun because that means we'll have no dumb break up or separation at the end simply to fill episodes; it will most likely be all forward momentum throughout the story. It reminds me of the romance in Dr. Romantic 2, which was lovely. The romance was a main feature of the characters' arcs as characters, but not THE main feature of the entire drama.
You'd be deluding yourself if u think Bo Geol isn't Ki Ho. The sound track plays when he's there. All his activities…
The director/screenwriter are pointing to both to maintain the mystery. I have a gut feeling based on how these things usually go in Kdramas, but I think the writer is intentionally keeping it open, and I keep remembering Start-Up so whenever I'm tempted to think it's clear I remember that show and then just settle in to my puddle of confusion until they're ready to tell us... It's fantastic either way and I trust the writer to make it a beautiful ending regardless of my preferences.
Alas, still no clarity on the mystery; we have more information now, but still no answers. *sigh* They are not ready to tell us yet. I'm not even sure if the next episode will, either. The preview didn't seem to have enough pointing to a big reveal. They might drag it out one more week, guys! 😭
Despite the lack of development on the main mystery, this was another adorable episode with more lovely development for our characters. The duet was so sweet, and I'm glad she's getting to know Bo Geol better.
Other drama posters leave clues about the main couple, or sometimes the main couple get photoshoots or interviews,…
Well, from the cast list released (notice his placement above), Chae Jong Hyeop is the ML. Not sure if he's Ki Ho, but either way he will be endgame cause that's how Kdramas work. 😏
Yeah, that part was completely unnecessary. They could have just turned it into them roughing her up and beating her up (like in the Korean and Thai versions) which is bad but not NEARLY as bad. And it makes it harder to like the ML for longer.
So is the Japanese drama divided into two seasons? I thought the first was extremely short! Too good to be true... So, it seems the Thai version beats for the most concise storytelling, coming in at 16 episodes.
While the Korean version made me love this story and the Thai version takes the cake as my favorite of all three versions (I still haven't seen the Chinese version - how on earth do they stretch the story over so many episodes? The Korean version was too long and it's still like 20 episodes shorter than Meteor Garden. 😳), this one certainly has a charm of its own.
It has extremely cringey moments, then some really weird moments, and some relationship interactions that are quite rough and have NOT aged well, but somehow it still manages to draw you in and endear you to the characters. Domyoji Tsukasa, like the other versions of him, manages to make you care about his character despite being a jerk for much of the drama. I liked that the ending was different than the Thai and Korean versions and the last scene with them together was 👌. All versions of this drama have a lot fewer actually romantic scenes between the leads than most romcoms/melodramas, yet the actors still manage to pull off great chemistry at the end and give the viewers at least ONE romantic scene with both of them being genuinely into each other (and not hiding it for once) at the same time. 😂
While I really appreciated how short this was and the quicker pace (this one felt like the 2005 Pride and Prejudice adaptation, the Korean or Thai is more like the BBC adaptation, much longer and more in-depth), I felt like we didn't get as much time to see Tsukasa become a different/better person than in the other versions, which I would have liked. However, I did like how he admitted at the end that getting beat up for Tsukushi helped him see what it felt like to be on the receiving end of another's fist.
Also, despite being from 2005, the BGMs for the OST were shockingly good. I was sad to find they're not on Spotify. 😭 They didn't feel dated except for slight hints of this era's motifs/instrumentation. Even better than the Kdrama BGMs, though the Korean version still has a better OST altogether. The Thai version's OST isn't all original to the drama, which was a bummer, but instrumental versions of the main theme song that crop up were lovely, at least.
I also just discovered that there's a second season... 😮 I'll guess I'll see what I think of it...
Why i've thought Kiho is Woohak and not Bogeol since the beginning:1. Kiho has been shown to be really drawn to…
I think THE big mystery for me is why Bo Geol reacts to Mokha the way he does if he is Ki Ho, and I think the drama is beckoning us into the confusion; it wants us to be disturbed by his behavior and stay for an explanation. 😏 And it better be good!
If he's not Bo Geol (which for many reasons I think is unlikely), then those aching looks he gives her and sad expressions must be him learning to pity her despite his annoyance with her for her role in endangering Woo Hak (aka Ki Ho) through exacerbating his relationship with his father that led to his injury/memory loss. That would account for how bristly and rude he is to her.
I think it's still really possible either could be true, though.
MY OBSESSION OVER CHAE JONGNHYEOP IS GETTING OUT OF HAND😭😭😭. ESPECIALLY WHEN HE'S BESIDES EUNBIN like…
Definitely one of the more "manly" Korean actors since he's tall but also not super thin or delicate-looking like many others. And I'm always impressed when a model-turned-actor can, well, act. Isn't it refreshing when they're not JUST good-looking? 😏 I've seen him play more cheery, naive roles before this so it's fun to see him try his hand at a more broody role with more depth and mystery to it.
I saw a comment here somewhere saying that it was mentioned before that Kiho is a year younger than Mokha, and…
@11331195 The actor for Ki Ho is definitely younger than the actress for Mok Ha (and it's honestly surprising to me that their age gap is not more obvious, but I think it's because Woo Jin brings such gravitas to the role, he comes across as older), and while that doesn't mean they actually intend to make his character younger in the story it is interesting they'd cast a younger guy and older girl since guys in high school generally tend to look younger than girls even when they're in the same grade. 🤷♀️
Why is there an old lady Ran Joo?
Ki Ho's dad is officially a messed up psycho. Ack, I have so many questions and still no answers! 😭
Despite the lack of development on the main mystery, this was another adorable episode with more lovely development for our characters. The duet was so sweet, and I'm glad she's getting to know Bo Geol better.
It has extremely cringey moments, then some really weird moments, and some relationship interactions that are quite rough and have NOT aged well, but somehow it still manages to draw you in and endear you to the characters. Domyoji Tsukasa, like the other versions of him, manages to make you care about his character despite being a jerk for much of the drama. I liked that the ending was different than the Thai and Korean versions and the last scene with them together was 👌. All versions of this drama have a lot fewer actually romantic scenes between the leads than most romcoms/melodramas, yet the actors still manage to pull off great chemistry at the end and give the viewers at least ONE romantic scene with both of them being genuinely into each other (and not hiding it for once) at the same time. 😂
While I really appreciated how short this was and the quicker pace (this one felt like the 2005 Pride and Prejudice adaptation, the Korean or Thai is more like the BBC adaptation, much longer and more in-depth), I felt like we didn't get as much time to see Tsukasa become a different/better person than in the other versions, which I would have liked. However, I did like how he admitted at the end that getting beat up for Tsukushi helped him see what it felt like to be on the receiving end of another's fist.
Also, despite being from 2005, the BGMs for the OST were shockingly good. I was sad to find they're not on Spotify. 😭 They didn't feel dated except for slight hints of this era's motifs/instrumentation. Even better than the Kdrama BGMs, though the Korean version still has a better OST altogether. The Thai version's OST isn't all original to the drama, which was a bummer, but instrumental versions of the main theme song that crop up were lovely, at least.
I also just discovered that there's a second season... 😮 I'll guess I'll see what I think of it...
If he's not Bo Geol (which for many reasons I think is unlikely), then those aching looks he gives her and sad expressions must be him learning to pity her despite his annoyance with her for her role in endangering Woo Hak (aka Ki Ho) through exacerbating his relationship with his father that led to his injury/memory loss. That would account for how bristly and rude he is to her.
I think it's still really possible either could be true, though.