SoultoSeoul

8.0 is the score for an average drama on MDL.
If you love it than it will seem low compared to other dramas with the same rating.

The rating have been a bit of a rollercoaster. It went from 8.7 to 7.8 to 8.1 to 8.7 back down to 7.8, 7.9 and now 8.0 . Then it bounced around a good deal up and down. There are those who wrote it off after 1-2 ep others after 3 or 4 because they didn't like the way the male lead is portrayed, while there is a bigger group who find his actions justifiable, and they totally love the drama.
It seems everyone is on one side of the fence or the other, love it or hate it.

People get it, they just don't sympathize or accept the excuses or the time frame the scriptwriter is giving. It was a 2-month relationship that's consumed more than a year of his life. He's possessed by his past with her, it's not love, but a traumatic obsession. No person should have this much power over another person's soul (mind, will or emotions) it is unhealthy. She could have handled leaving him 100 different ways. She chooses one of the most brutally selfish options. It's just not redeemable. In real life, this would never work, the relationship would be doomed from the start. They both have serious issues of their own, starting with their self-value, which is revealed in the way they manage their emotional health. It's completely out of balance. Broken people break people. Only healthy people can help another person heal. They both need self-therapy, not one another or another relationship at this point.

I agree. He was clingy and way more into her from the start. She was still holding herself back even on the beach, while he was investing 110%.

Full House the Thai version is great, much better than the Korean version IMO.
Also Kiss me the Thai version of Itazura na Kiss is also excellent.
I like Thai adaptations of classics, they make the dramas their own.

Depends on where you live. Most legal places charge a fee or have delay period or special window of time before you can watch a drama.

She would never know her boyfriend was getting married to someone else if she wasn't told by the ML.
I doubt there is more implied here since the Korean title is a line the male lead uses in the early part of the drama to clue her in that she is being cheated on and her boyfriend is not trustworthy..
The original title of the webtoon and drama is 선배 그 립스틱 바르지 마요
"Sunbae, Don't Put That Lipstick On."

I loved it from the start, it is getting better and clearer as it all goes on. I think it all depends on what lens you're looking at people's actions though, especially the male lead.

I couldn't agree with you more. After dredging through the last few episodes I am more annoyed by the way this script is being managed. It's illogical and unhealthy for the two of the be together unless they deal with their own stuff first. Only healed people can heal people. Broken/hurt people have the greatest potential to do the same. In the real world this would self destruct relatively quickly
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Most likely but it's a slow burn.

It's only being subbed by auto-translate. It's on youtube Wed-Fri.

I don't see his actions a problem at all. He is not creepy or abusing her situation. He is confident and direct about his feeling. They are naturally around one another all the time.
It is good that he revealed it to her in a way so that she couldn't say he was lying. How long was she going to be left in the dark if he didn't? Yes, it is painful but head-on is the best approach to face reality. She was embarrassed at first that he exposed her blind spot, but now she is thankful for his actions and learning to trust him to protect her.
Remember, The ML was originally timid, he waited a year to tell her his feelings. When he was ready, his heart was crushed when he saw she had someone else, he was about to let her go, until he saw her being dishonored in such a vile way, then his heart was moved to protect her. He may have personal hopes she will turn her feeling toward him, but he never hid this fact. He told her from the start. He is confident, He knows he can take care of her. He is also letting her decide her comfort level on how far he takes it. Right now, She needs someone to stand up and guard her heart, especially when all 3 work together in the same space. She can't avoid her ex even if she wanted to do so. He not only planned to keep his secret, but he has also been aggressive physically with her, so the ML has every right to step in when she is being mistreated as long as FL agrees to his help.
Personally, I would want someone like the ML to be in my life if something like this were to happen to me. Betrayal of this level is brutally traumatic.

WOW....I love this drama. I'm surprised it went from 8.1 to 8.7 to 7.9 in a week.
Personally, I am looking forward to watching ep 5 on Monday.

ALSO ...DRAMACOOL or Kissasian are not giving the subber credit. When a subbers subtites they will include an ID on the video. This is a way for the SUBBER to prove it was their subs that were stolen. They can't do much about it once it happens but the subber often includes a website or instagram account so people can find the content where they originally uploaded it, ather than going to the pirate site which took their content. KissAsain was sued a few years ago by the Philippines and they had to remove all of the dramas and give up the website address.

Most websites without a subscription plan and lots of popups are usually pirate sites. Dramacool and Kissasian being two of the biggest ones but there are many more.
They pull them from legal sites like like kocowa, viki, viu, youtube, netflix, iqiyi, mango, vlive... PLUS fansubber pages as well.
Pirate sites make money on the Ads, which in turn takes the revenue away from the sites that pay the production companies for the rights to air a drama in a specific region. This is why there is usually a subscription fee. The goal it to cover the cost for the licensing to air a drama.

I agree 100%, I hate when one of the leads jumps out of the picture and returns a year later, it is unrealistic. . I think the writers often write as a drama is filming, then the ending gets rushed or super draggy. The whole pace is off because of all the loose ends or not enough content after they resolved several key elements. Taiwanese dramas are like this a lot of the time. They often add an episode, they don't have time to clarify all of the key points. Korean dramas are better about this...usually.
What irritates me is when they skip is exactly 1 year, why is it always 1 year... What's wrong with 7 months and 3 days?
In the world of social media, it is almost impossible to be removed from sight completely. Yet they often stop communicating, disappear from view. Really who does this??? Not a word or an attempt, but then the person returns and everything is instantly perfect between them. The last 2 minutes people are getting married or at least happily ever after.
Anyway, I am sure this drama will be summed up better than this, the writing has been excellent so far, I guess we will all find out soon enough.

Yes, it cringe-worthy. 애교 is something I struggle to understand even living in Korea.
Korean's often ask me what it is 애교 is called or like in America...
How do I explain that this would be seen as the direct opposite of cute or attractive without offending people? I have found my Korean friends do enjoy it when I mimic 애교 for their entertainment.

It may be by earlier in 15. I think it depends partly on how soon they have him exit in 14. There is plenty of content they can use to fill in the time they are apart with their own emotions, their personal lives apart and the surrounding people in the story.

Anything is possible in dramaland, year gaps happen all the time and people reunite. The father and son need to resolve the past to make the story complete. If he leaves, he can easily return before they end the story to be with her, especially if they already confirmed their feelings for one another.

I have not read all of the webtoon, I read parts plus a fee other peoples post, so someone may have to correct me here.
I believe in the webtoon he goes to Japan because his dad is injured or ill. There is also a point that Ju Kyung dates Seojun, but then they break up because he becomes an idol again. She pursues her dreams of doing makeup professionally. I heard this is still and incomplete webtoon so the ending is not out yet.
As for the drama and suho leaving in ep 14.....I think they need the father and son have a reconciliation moment for the story to tie up well. I am sure Suho will return at the end of 15 or early 16 and they will be a pair again.