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He looks like the Asian version of the young Robert Redford.

You get paid for unique pictures that will generate money, not just for using a camera. The Asian boy band is very likely unknown to the paparazzis's target audience, so the paparazzis probably wanted to get rid of them as soon as possible. (Of course, the rude comments were absolutely unprofessional.)

Many paparazzi and reportes look down at boy bands. I remember well what was written about Tokyo Hotel 20 years ago. I wasn't a fan and knew about their existence only because there were countless of articles making fun of the band members. Some of the comments were absolutely disrespectful. The internet just forgot about them because Toyko Hotel, Justin Bieber, and so on are white men.

Oh, when it comes to non-white faces, it's "muh racism" but when it comes to white faces (see Justin Bieber or Tokyo Hotel), it's "hehe"?

Reporters are usually interested in making money, not in the celebrities. Most celebrities are basically unknown outside their respective bubble, so it is no surprise that they don't get treated like, for example, Tom Cruise or Angelina Jolie. Also, those reporters cater to a Western audience, hence they expect the people in front of the camera do things that sell in the West.

In Korea, Western celebrities have to do what Korean reporters want them to do (for example, displaying the finger heart, which looks ridiculous in a Western context but is perfectly normal in a Korean context) because the Western celebrities are expected to entertain Koreans in Korea.

In the West, reporters usually look down at boy bands. This hasn't anything to do with race.

Why? She's probably rich af and is therefore in the position to decide on projects she actually likes. Maybe she prefers "alternative roles" over "mainstream".

His handwriting fits his character in Penthouse. (I only know him in that role.)

Nice action drama but the creators of K-dramas reeeeally need to stop casting Lee Kyung-young for certain roles. That man has become a walking spoiler.

I don't know if you are interested in finances but in more or less forums where people discuss investments, one of the most important "pro tips" is: "Don't help other people invest because if they lose money, they'll blame you." Many people are reeeeeally bad with money. They want to earn a lot of money as fast as possible without having to bother with the details. The majority of them subsequently lose all their (invested) money and need somebody to blame. ML is "pure evil" in the eyes of many people because he worked for a bank.

If you want to watch a drama about mistakes and healing (thanks to love), perhaps you'll enjoy one of these:
- If You Wish Upon Me (about a trouble maker, not a BIG mistake)
- Secret (car accident)
- Fated to love you (unwanted pregnancy)
- Just Between Lovers (major accident with many dead people)
- Happy Marriage Revenge (naïveté and importunity)

She's thirsty. ^^

I doubt that your culture is different from Korean culture in regards to "feeling guilting". "Feeling guilty" does not always equal "being guilty".

Your example with the road accident is great and very common in all cultures where people drive cars. Bus drivers and conductors often quit after they ran over people with their bus/train, and they often have mental health issues for years, especially if they killed a child.

ML's reaction was fairly realistic.

Yes, there is a bit romance but it's not the focus of this drama.

No.

This drama is based on historical facts. Back then, kings married due to political reasons, not because of love. Even concubines were often chosen for political reasons. Some concubines get chosen because of love and/or lust.

Yi-san is married to his queen, who we do not even see in this drama. Deok-im is "just" a concubine. However, the "harem" is just mentioned in the drama. The story is not about jelousy or rivalry.

Regarding the ending, it is very, very sad. Doek-im dies. There is some happy afterlife scene, though, where Yi-san and Deok-im reunite each other.

I think she is/was sexually attracted to him. I just forgot if she explicitely mentioned that he's her type. She made it clear, though, that she's not interested in a romantic relationship (unlike him). In the end, sex and romance are two different things.

I agree. This drama contained many interesting characters, which is the only reason I completed this drama and why I was so disappointed how they were "treated". The shaman was basically the 2nd main villain, so I expected a biiiiiit more complex ending, not the same ending that has already been told multiple times in the drama. Well, the ending of the whole drama was fairly underwhelming. After all that crazy stuff that happened, I'm surprised that the writers didn't come up with something more creative.

No, you don't.

This was a surprisingly good drama with an entertaining story. I really liked ML. He was so sweet and caring. The actor always looked so happy whenever he saw Kang-sang. His best friend also felt like a friend, not just some random support role.

And Oh Man-suk. I completely forgot that he was also in CLOY, and that I loved his character back then. His facial expressions were phenomenal in this drama here. I just wished he would have had more screentime. :(

Ah, yes, that was the drama. I didn't remember the title.

You wrote the following: "The parent still need to sign and provide evidence because of human trafficking." Yet you seem to believe that some aunt (who isn't the aunt if I remember correctly) can show up at the airport, the child mumbles something, and the flight assistant just lets the child go?

You also wrote about the "the unaccompanied minor service", and I presume that you did extended research on that topic, so you certainly know that the company offering that service very likely has an insurance. The insurance certainly won't pay if a child got lost because the flight assistant gave the child to some random aunt.

I discussed with you because I was interested in your opinion why this ridiculous aunt thing works for you but something more plausible does not. Since you tried to insult me several times and ended the discussion, I now assume that you simply do not have any arguments but just wanted to rant. That's fine. I didn't want to convince you anyway, especially not since I didn't enjoy KTL either for mostly the same reasons as you.

No, the mother in the drama I mentioned didn't know the day the child would come back. She figured that out via instagram where the child posted a selfie writing "I'm going to Korea now". As you hopefully noticed, I wrote about a beloved child. The mother initially sent the child to the USA because she worried that the villain in this drama might kill the child. She constantly talked and worried about the beloved child. A couple of days later, the the child randomly pops up at a Korean airport while the villain is still out there, and the mother is like "oopsie, I forgot my child and should hurry up"? If you want to believe that, well, you might enjoy that drama a lot.

The mother in KTL probably just "forgot" that the annoying child was supposed to return. There are quite a few more or less believable reasons why "Omg, why is this child suddenly in Korea" and "I put you on the next airplane to the USA" might work in this drama.

Here is an example: What if everything was organised according to what you described but the parent suddenly ends up in the hospital and would not be able to get to the airport. Will the child be left at the airport until the parent appears a few days, weeks or months later? Don't you think it would be possible to use a proxy? If you believe that is possible, the mother in this drama could have signed a bunch of documents where somebody just has to fill in some information, so she won't have to bother with the child.

Here is what you wrote: "So many unrealistic things especially when that cruel sister of his kept telling her kid (a minor) to go back to the US. How did that minor even pass through immigration?" ESPECIALLY. That's the important word here. Of all unrealistic things, this was ESPECIALLY important to you.

Well, next time, express your thoughts clearly, so other people can get your point. This drama has so many flaws that it sounded ridiculous to complain about something that works in real life. That point makes about 1/3 of your initial post.

While I agree with your latest explanation I still find that how the child travels is not a relevant flaw in this drama. This drama would not be better if we saw the immigration process. How the child travels does not contribute to the story in any way. In K-dramas, corruption makes many things possible. In the USA, hundreds of thousands illegal immigrants pour into the country each year. They do cross rivers. For this reason, I'm willing to believe that an insanely rich woman has quite a few shortcuts in a K-drama. In the end, a drama is fiction, so we usually need some suspension of disbelief / secondary belief.

I recently watched a crime drama where the mother who loved her little child dearly suddenly forgot that the child was supposed to come back from the USA (or some other Western country). She found that out via some instagram post. She then rushed to the airport but the daughter was gone. The nice flight assistant gave the child to some random person (who happened to be the villain in this drama). THAT's ridiculous writing because the "dramatic story twist" was possible only because of things that would not work in real life at all.