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My last SJK drama was Reborn Rich which absolutely sucked, but not because of him. I hope this turns out great

oh that makes sense. thanks

I said this when I had only watched the first episode. i take it back😭

for being bad, right?😂

the only similarity is that yheyre both historical kdramas and both have lee Jae wook. its not worth watching in my opinion, and really frustrating

oh, im not watching it. I just came across it and was wondering why the names are so weird 😅

not everyone has the time to binge watch tv shows for hours, you know. also, it's fun to look forward to a new episode and revisit the conversation with others weekly. releasing everything at once means everyone talks about it for one week and engagement dies down. shows that release weekly get to revive their popularity eacvtime a new episode drops

no wonder. this is a Netflix kdrama

the synopsis sounds over complicated

Disney??? weird

wait, are they dropping everything in one day, cos that's too much. one reason I like kdramas is that it drops weekly unlike Hollywood that releases an entire season at once

i like this new cover wayyyy better

sounds like another king the Land😂

hm. I think I will. afterall, I'm not watching anything interesting right now, and i have been interested in historical dramas. I'll take this as an opportunity to see Yoona in a positive light.

im really contemplating watchig this drama, but i dont know if i can stand another yoona drama. king the Land was bad enough

is there a reason the character names are so dumb?

if you understood that mess of a story that Dear Hongrang was, please help me answer the following questions

1. If Lee Jae woo wasn't the real Hongrang, why did the blood match test with Hongrang's dad work?
2. If both of Hongrang's parents knew that Hongrang was not the father's child, but the child of his mother and her lover, why didn't they immediately know he was an imposter when the blood test worked?
3. Why did the Grand Prince's bodyguards allow Hongrang to approach the Grand Prince with his sword instead of taking it from him first? What did they think he was gonna do with it other than harm the Grand Prince???
4. Why did Hongrang's illness never manifest in the middle of fights. Was it waiting for him to be out of danger 😂???
5. Why is Jae Yi so weak and useless when she's spent years in a bandit group?
6. What exactly was the Snow man, and why wasn't Hongrang interested in finding out?
7. What ever happened to the yin and yang painting that Hongrang's father was supposed to retrieve for the Grand Prince?
8. If Kkot-nim could just walk into the Min family compound and shoot the head of the family in the face, why didn't she do that from the start? Why spend years plotting?
9. Why is Hongrang stronger than everyone else in the show when he received the same training as his comrades in the shadow organization?
10. if there were guns in Korea at the time, why is it only a random nobody that possesses one? why don't any wealthy or high ranking personalities use guns?

wow. i always thought that Start Up had an interesting group of very well-written characters. but in the comments, everyone seems to focus on the love triangle and how they didnt pike that aspect of the show. Start Up was the first kdrama i ever watched, so it'll always hold a special place in my heart. im just so glad to know that there's other people who saw the show in a largely positive light. I even liked the love triangle. being torn between past and present, and learning to move on was a very important takeaway. people also complain about dosan as a character, but I liked him a lot. the stress of dealing with pressure from our parents and people who put their faith in us is very real, and i like how he navigated that, learning to try to live for himself, rather than in constant fear of disappointing those around him. i loved ji pyeon but it made a lotta sense that she chose dosan. i just really loved this show, and id like to talk about it(and probably other shows too) more if you're up for it

that makes sense. han ji pyeon was really outshining nam dosan

i love your review. you captured everything I wanted to say. except that I think the villain(the prince) really fell flat, and the actor didnt do much to convince me of his madness and villainy.