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Also, they have to avoid him without involving the police (meaning they can't get help from the police or protect themselves from him) since they committed identity fraud so he couldn't find them. Involving the police would mean they'd probably have to face legal consequences for faking their identities, too.

Such a cute part! And the second time he kind of risked exposing his secret... 😅

Woo Hak also gives Mok Ha the original audition video flash drive Ki Ho was going to give her in Episode 6. The only person he could have received that from was Ki Ho, and he had just talked to Bo Geol about their past and Bo Geol explained everything (which reveals Bo Geol is Ki Ho). I'm just a tad bit bummed that the Woo Hak didn't make a grumpy and confused fuss that the "cool and awesome" Ki Ho that he was hoping was himself ended up being his baby bro 😅

I'm glad you did; there were some great things about it and it ended happily, too!

Yeah, that's how I got through it, though it still bothered me, haha. I also just didn't get into the story, for some reason. This was one of those well-rated dramas that I just didn't agree with the ratings. Oh well! Most of the ratings on here are pretty good indicators of a drama's quality (I prefer MDL to IMDB or AsianWiki, for instance) but there are always exceptions based on people's preferences. :)

Hmmm, yes. They operate similarly to Hallmark movies in that they are predictable because they have a formula. But I could see how you might get tired; they have to give a new variation on the theme to keep you coming back, for sure. 😏

I think that's the consensus; the ending took a dive. If only it had been 12 episodes!

Park Hyung Shik steals the show in Hwarang, too. He was a new actor paired as a frenemy lead with Park Seo Joon who was the young but still veteran actor in that drama. As much as I love Park Seo Joon, Hyung Sik was hands down the best in that one. He's a great actor!

A few Kdramas:
-My Lovely Boxer
-My Perfect Stranger
Twinkling Watermelon (haven't seen it but the reviews are almost all gush, gush, gush, along with Moving)
-Castaway Diva (still airing but very enjoyable so far)
-Unlock My Boss and My Lovely Liar are not amazing but still decent and enjoyable

A couple Cdramas:
-Hidden Love
-When I Fly Towards You

This has received an interesting following, huh? I found it so odd they gave the villain the sob story background. Episodes 7 and 8 were better than all the previous, but I still skipped most of them... 😳 Maybe I enjoyed them more because I skipped a lot of them... it's just that SWDBG is such a hard act to follow! Like those wildly famous Pixar or Disney movies that they try to write sequels for. They are never as good, even if they're still decent.

I know, haha, I didn't recognize him at first in the drama either until a few of his mannerisms and facial expressions reminded me of the kid in Vagabond (he crushed it in that drama; I also thought he was doing too well in this one to be a newbie), and then I got all excited. But then I thought there was no way, since he seemed too old to be the same kid. How time flies!

I found him in the cast list? I think he's just listed with the support roles.

The way he always mucks things up when he tries to be responsible is pretty cute and endearing, though (and sometimes he IS responsible, though without a doubt he ALWAYS means well).

Haha, they're probably thinking, "Maybe this will assuage their outrage over the abysmal airing schedule?" 😂

Um, why couldn't Yul go to sleep and set an alarm to wake him up a little before 3am? 😶

Hey, at least they're doing the "Previously on..." recaps at the beginning of the new episodes! 🤣

She is quite flawed, maybe the most flawed after the two villains, but don't worry, since she's a lead, she'll get an arc. We're going to watch her grow. 😏 One of my favorite things about Kdramas is how the best ones do this really well. They take a character who's unsavory, unpleasant, lame, selfish or pathetic and turn them into someone we can root for.

Agree wholeheartedly. And I love that this drama is optimistic, and just because it's optimistic doesn't make it childish or unrealistic. It shows there's hope on the other side. Just because you've experienced great darkness does not mean your whole life has to be forever enveloped by it and you can never escape. And this drama doesn't diminish suffering because it shows joy despite the suffering faced. The best stories inspire us to live better in the here and now, not make us dread facing it. I'll stop now 🤣

What helps me not get bothered by stuff like this is remembering that Kdramas are not real life, nor do they try to show real life. They are escapism (as all or most entertainment is, right?), and have their own forms of creating artificial realism. Viewers just have to discover if this kind of artificial realism is their thing, and if so, which forms they can stomach, like the genre of books you prefer to read which others might depise. Kdramas create this artificial realism around formulas, tropes and cliches which we can expect like a familiar morning routine. That said, I think they can say real or beautiful things about life, relationships and people, but they still never pretend to speak about how life really is. Maybe the type of articifical realism created by this Kdrama is just not your thing? 🤷‍♀️ I don't know if that helps!

Not sure if there will be a love triangle, but there will be romance eventually. 😊