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They do lmao The second half is very typical - he is controlling pushy and she is chaste naive insecure lying stupid hiding and without common sense.

But the first half is truly refreshing, she talks at him and he is so charming. Yeah cant see that anywhere now

Exactly. And even if she didnt want to say it herself - bc it is not her own first hand story - one of the old geezers was going to say it - so EA should be honest and say that someone will say it and that they asked her to give them until tomorrow and then he can hear it from people who were personally there.
Instead, she is LYING straight to G's face.

I just came here to post THANK YOU to ppl who recommended other dramas of the ML actor. I am watching SOMETHING ABOUT 1% 2016 kdrama and it is great!!!! FL actress is amazing there too, how come there are no such lovely expressive FLs anymore???

So... THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for the recom!

They also recommended other dramas of ML actor, like Your House Help, etc which I did not check out yet. But seems like anything with this ML actor is great, he is so alive and charming. And that FL actress too - but I have not seen her anywhere else. What a pity. A fantastic pair, great script, great acting. ML is not a poker face even when he is lmao and FL talks back and at him. Something About 1% is a CLASSIC

Seems like anything this ML actor is in, is great he is a great and very charming actor, he is very lively and expressive, it is fun to watch him. Click on his nae in the Cast section or Cast tab, you will see all his dramas and movies. Something about 1%, Your House help, etc

Other great weekenders are of course Once Again, My Father is Strange, and even Five Enough, All About My Mother, and the start of the recent Iron Family and Recipe for Love. Also, 24 ep Fermentation Family (or Kim Chi Family)

wow this is the old trope - a cold man and a kind woman who melts his heart - BUT this particular drama is different and refreshing.

He is not poker faced all the time, he is lively;
and she talks back and at him and keeps putting him into his place.
FOR THE FIRST HALF. Then the old sexist trope kicks in and he is overly controlling and possessive and pushy, and she is overly chaste, naive, and stupid damsel in distress. Unfortunately - the script writer did not know how to keep creating fresh script.

So it always becomes an elementary school girl with a sugar daddy. And she keeps avoiding s.x and he pushes for it. AND SHE KEEPS LYING. And she is insecure and ignorant - a CEO's job is not 9-5 and he is a public figure. She is too stupid to even try to understand. AND he doesnt explain. That is awfully immature
I think it is ok for like 1-2 episodes, but when it drags for sooo many episodes, it becomes super stale and stupid

It would be more productive to show a mature relationship between two adults. Without skinship and nc. But with deep talks, sharing, intimacy that is not deeply physical, but hinting at. It would be sexier and more realistic.

Bc ... we had like at least 5 episodes of them dating but never sharing their past, their concerns, dreams, ... their plans for future... their likes and dislikes... So that is SHALLOW

ML actor is really fun; and his poker face disappeared very fast - and even when he was poker faced in the beginning of the drama, he was not lmao How come there arent more actors like that.... I saw him / heard of him for the first time in current Love on the Menu weekender, and I was impressed, so I started watching his older dramas. ML actor is a gem.

This drama has a fantastic and realistic FL script
and a super lovely, expressive, fantastic FL actress. How come there arent more actresses like that. I have never seen her anywhere else. FL actress is a gem.

I cannot think of exact copy of this drama - bc his one and Mad Concrete Dreams have a super high snowball effect where one mistake leads to 10 more .... it is high exponential growth... and all done in a rather serious yet comedic way...

The most equivalent is Swedish Movie/comedy from 2023, The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared

So here are the closest ones I can think of at the moment...

Dream Life of Mr. Kim :) it is not a comedy though ... he keeps snowballing his mistakes :)

My Wife is a gangster 3 is kinda hilarious but it is not super high snowball

and perhaps Agent Kim Reactivated

and perhaps THe Kidnapping Day - it kinda goes wrong but snowball might not be too high

Perhaps Low Life - that one is filmed in a masterful way but is overall trash, no real messages

There is an older version of "grand theft" "The Thieves" - But I am not sure if it snowballs fast enough

I love snowball effect in Agent Jun 1 and 2 :) those are fun

and Tempest might be enough snowballing fun.

There must be others but this is what comes to mind right now

There is one Chinese movie about a guy left on the Moon all by himself. with a kangaroo

I think Parasite is kinda snowball ... :)

I am waiting for JN to get rid of her spoiled brat mom, or somehow the mother finally grows up - but I doubt she could. I think JN's mother is too spoiled to change.

Well .... Mi Ran put her daughter into the heiress place.. BUT... the daughter does NOT know that... to her, Mi Ran is just a random employee who can be fired any time... and HR is a super fickle spoiled psychopath brat.. just like her mom :)
So... HOW will MR make sure her daughter keeps her around... ?

Also, is MR going to kill FL's mom???? looks like it...

I am NOT going to argue this with you bc it is pointless. You are thinking in very crude black-white ways and you dont get what I am saying and I have no time nor interest to keep explaining it. It feels like talking to a wall.

SO BYE NOW, I AM DONE HERE

yeah kdramas had only cute nice grandmas for a while so we all forgot about bad grandmas... ..
Well this one came straight from Hansel and Gretel.... THE WITCH
At the end of the drama, when FL is the sole heiress to Chongma.... oh will the witch be sorry lmao

Winning Try did not catch me for the plot lmao A lot of it was ... boring... like FL and her side...
It was just the FEELING, it was overall a positive vibe of young people trying to do something for themselves - bc of ML actor. I liked him in Heroes Next Door. He was in High Kick 3 :)

Chocolate was already on my list - but if it is melodrama... it might get off soon lmao
I will check The Kidnapping Day. Sounds like chaos :)

Thanks for the recom!

eradicating sexism

The youngest couple is weird bc the young lady behaves like it is year 1800 or like she is in elementary school and some boy pulled her for the pigtails. She is WEIRD.

SR's brother looks AMAZING in that short black simple open "jacket" with the pure white shirt that shows under the jacket on the bottom and also in the front, and baggy black pants. AMAZING! he has pitch black hair and that outfit (and some other black-white outfits) look absolutely stunning on him.
Also those cuts look very clean and very Asian, so they blend tradition and modern. Amazingly effective, simple, comfortable. elegant outfit. STUNNING and practical

Also, Grandpa looks amazing in that traditional shirt in very pale pink. It is so cute.

I AM DISAPPOINTED AT THE CHEAP SCRIPT. Instead of saying: you will hear this evening the whole story, we are just waiting to see who is going to tell you

INSTEAD THEY BS AROUND - IT IS CHEAP AND CHEESY AND DISGUSTING SLOPPY DRAG - it is just cheap script, dragging the time by any means possible as the writer ran out of ideas

OR the writer wants to show us directly how weak and cheap EA and her father are?? OK WE GOT THE MESSAGE. EA AND HER FATHER S.CK

Again there you go, spreading incorrect information.

FL DISAPPEARED IN EP 3 or 4. SO YOU SAW IT

SO FIX YOUR REVIEW TO STATE ACCURATE FACTS

OK I heard about Hot Stove League, seems like it is a classic, I was planning to watch it.
Recently there was Winning Try with another ML who imo is a great actor, I really like his dramas.
i just checked Our Movie, I did try watching that!!! and quit, it was soooo boring... Yeah that style of "subtle slow" acting - no thanks. Boring :)

The Husband is the first time I saw Namkoong Min, so based on this drama and Our Movie, I am not his fan :) .

Thanks for the recoms!

yeah.... :(
The 3 villains were excellent, it was interesting to watch them
ML and FL did not change.... That made me feel frustrated and I stopped watching when they met again and it looked / felt just like before. It was slightly more flirty and she smirked a little more and his eyes shone a little more but it was soooooo ... under the radar ... soooooo LITTLE ... and I instantly quit watching them. The entire drama had TWO scenes where she cares about him and he is a piece of cement, and that last scene where they kinda sorta barely smile at each other. YUCK. The romance tag here is a scam

It doesnt really matter it is 2 hrs per week, either short or long drama :)

Ah those two old geezers are such SLIMY liars!!!! What prevents EA's dad to say - hey buddy, you will hear it later today either from someone else or from me. BUT THE OLD SLIMY GEEZER KEEPS HIS MOUTH SHUT AND EVEN LIES. *** THIS IS CHEAP SCRIPT ***

And EA has become one of slimy liars. Disgusting.

well said