If I can't stand the first episode but it looks like I might like the storyline I use the rule of 5. I do this…
:D I also at least watch the last epsiode when I drop a drama... When it has a good ending I get a good feeling because at least it ended nicely even though it couldn't keep me hooked in the middle. If it has a bad ending I'm like "Good riddance I didn't waste any more time on this"
Not true a lot of top starts do thier own stunts that’s why they work out so much it’s not to just look good…
And EunJoo was very shy and had kind of an inferiority complex concerning Ryok because he really idolized him but Ryok is a tough talker (as we have seen when he criticised Maha) and was maybe not as nice as he could have been even though he also liked EunJoo.
Not true a lot of top starts do thier own stunts that’s why they work out so much it’s not to just look good…
I didn't write about the story arc of Eun Joo exsplicitly before because I didn't want to spoil anything in cas they went in that direction. But in my opinion they really changed nearly completely. (But I think in a also good way as far as I can tell until now) So, in the webtoon: Everyone thinks EunJoo left because Ryok bullied him (that's why Ryok has a bad reputation at the beginning of the webtoon). But even though they had little squabbles that actually isn't true. In reality the story is more kdrama like messed up and goes in short as this: Ryok has a conglomerate family which want him to stop being an idol. So his brother messed with EunJoo to put pressure on Ryok. That's why EunJoo unknowingly took drugs and then the brother threatened to expose him. So EunJoo was shipped of to the US. Eunjoo also had a girlfriend at that time who kind of worked for said brother (spied on the boys even though she also supposedly liked them).
Not true a lot of top starts do thier own stunts that’s why they work out so much it’s not to just look good…
Aaah... yeah I just can't wait. Even though for the next episode I'm kind of more excited about hopefully more Eun Joo and Ji-hak scenes with some developments and infos rather than the romantic relationships... I really can't wait for Eun Joo to show up and talk to people about what happened 3 years ago; escecially Ryok who still seems to have mental problems because of that!
Not true a lot of top starts do thier own stunts that’s why they work out so much it’s not to just look good…
And that's where they surprised me again... I didn't see the car crash coming there; I thought they would escalate the fist fight more :D that's why I really like this adaptation!
Do you want to know what happened with them in the webtoon?
You're spot on. Ju Yin and Hyun Ji get together later (way later... Yu Jin nearly misses his chance because Hyun Ji is trying to move on when he realises he likes her) And yes Ria and the the songwriter shax member are eventually a couple too. But it also takes a long time because in the webtoon at the beginning of their acquaintance he very puplicly announces that he just wants a "singer-songwriter-professional-relationship" and nothing more (typical overcompensating: "I'm not like Ryok who is hopelessly in love!") That's why Ria keeps blocking him when he tries to ask her out: "let's keep it professional like you wanted" So they work together for some time before anything happens. Later he follows her when she goes to study overseas.
So... I'm not sure if we will get to see these get together in the drama because in the webtoon it happens way later (when Ryok and Maha have been together for quite some time)
Not true a lot of top starts do thier own stunts that’s why they work out so much it’s not to just look good…
Yeah I also let it slide and can add in defense that it wasn't supposed to be dangerous: He just had to stop the car (in a cool way) get out and have a fist fight... kind of
I am watching the actors who play Sparkling on the variety show the air is right after this drama on Friday nights.…
You mean this one? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pOBlt07RkY What really cracked me up here was the comment section under the video with a lot of people complementing them on their performance with something like this: "The only cover that comes close to ATEEZ’s original choreo! Great Job Sparkling!! Is it me or does Yujin look a lot like Yunho?" "Omg Ateez needs to watch Sparkling's cover of their song. I hope Ateez notices them." I just love how even the fans try to stay in character... xD
Thank you for mentioning the scene as it definitely disturbed me as well. It didn't surprise me because I know…
soo.... #equality At least they treat males and female equally bad? (<--I'm being sarcastic here!) Now that you mention it I also quite like how they incorporated such an important issue here. (There is also an sub-plot in the webtoon concerning weight which I haven't yet seen in the drama but I like the subtelty with which they did it here because it was actually just mainly a plot device to make the other Sparkling members be more jealous etc. of Yunji)
I only just realized, Hyun Oh of Sparkling in the drama is Hyun Oh of Black Knight in the webtoon. Am I wrong?…
Yes. I realised it when we saw him in a flashback as a shax trainee member. They probably didn't have time and money make another shax copycat group so they put him into Sparkling. I think up until now it works out pretty well... (many more characters in such a short drama would be too confusing)
When it has a good ending I get a good feeling because at least it ended nicely even though it couldn't keep me hooked in the middle.
If it has a bad ending I'm like "Good riddance I didn't waste any more time on this"
So, in the webtoon:
Everyone thinks EunJoo left because Ryok bullied him (that's why Ryok has a bad reputation at the beginning of the webtoon). But even though they had little squabbles that actually isn't true.
In reality the story is more kdrama like messed up and goes in short as this: Ryok has a conglomerate family which want him to stop being an idol. So his brother messed with EunJoo to put pressure on Ryok. That's why EunJoo unknowingly took drugs and then the brother threatened to expose him. So EunJoo was shipped of to the US.
Eunjoo also had a girlfriend at that time who kind of worked for said brother (spied on the boys even though she also supposedly liked them).
I really can't wait for Eun Joo to show up and talk to people about what happened 3 years ago; escecially Ryok who still seems to have mental problems because of that!
Ju Yin and Hyun Ji get together later (way later... Yu Jin nearly misses his chance because Hyun Ji is trying to move on when he realises he likes her)
And yes Ria and the the songwriter shax member are eventually a couple too. But it also takes a long time because in the webtoon at the beginning of their acquaintance he very puplicly announces that he just wants a "singer-songwriter-professional-relationship" and nothing more (typical overcompensating: "I'm not like Ryok who is hopelessly in love!")
That's why Ria keeps blocking him when he tries to ask her out: "let's keep it professional like you wanted"
So they work together for some time before anything happens. Later he follows her when she goes to study overseas.
So... I'm not sure if we will get to see these get together in the drama because in the webtoon it happens way later (when Ryok and Maha have been together for quite some time)
What really cracked me up here was the comment section under the video with a lot of people complementing them on their performance with something like this:
"The only cover that comes close to ATEEZ’s original choreo! Great Job Sparkling!! Is it me or does Yujin look a lot like Yunho?"
"Omg Ateez needs to watch Sparkling's cover of their song. I hope Ateez notices them."
I just love how even the fans try to stay in character... xD
Now that you mention it I also quite like how they incorporated such an important issue here. (There is also an sub-plot in the webtoon concerning weight which I haven't yet seen in the drama but I like the subtelty with which they did it here because it was actually just mainly a plot device to make the other Sparkling members be more jealous etc. of Yunji)