WARNING FOR PHOTOSENSITIVE PEOPLE: in episode 4 there's a pretty long scene with nonstop light flashing and flickering. It's approximately from 15:00 to 21:00 (or -39:00 to -33:00), so please be careful.
Just finished this and have to say it was really really good. The ending was so heartbreaking but at the same time I felt like it was sort of hopeful? I don't really know how to express it. All the characters were well drawn and the whole historical background was treated with the respect it deserves. I usually don't like love stories where the characters are all like "I would do anything for you" from the moment they meet, but for some reason it really worked in this drama, and that's definitely a testament to Lee Do Hyun's (who is quickly becoming one of my favorite actors) and Go Min Si's talent and chemistry.
P.S. I wished people a k-dramaland realized that 12 one hour episodes like this is a great length for a drama, it makes it almost impossible for it to drag and makes the pace flow better and be more impactful.
Finally started this to catch up before the ending and I'm loving it. Four episodes in and the love story is sweet and well written and acted, and the historical setting gives the whole thing a melancholy vibe that works really well. Maybe it's because I know what happened back then, but I can feel tragedy looming over everything, so I have to get mentally ready for whatever comes.
Just finished and have to say it's one the best dramas I've ever seen, with such sensitive writing and directing and gorgeous acting. I felt the last scene was kinda unnecessary, but if that means we might get a second season then I'm here for it.
Episode 8...wow, just wow. One of the best episodes of any show I've seen in a while. I really hope Tang Jun Sang and Lee Je Hoon get some awards love for this, because the work they're doing here is so beautiful.
Watched the first two episodes and they were so so so so good. If it keeps it up like this till the end it might actually end up being drama of the year for me, seriously.
I don't think it was homophobic, I mean he was playing a straight guy forcing himself to flirt with another man…
I understand where you're coming from, but the problem here and what bothers me is that LGBTQ characters have been portrayed as evil/disturbed/unstable in kdramas (and other Asian dramas) for a long time, and that only makes the stigma around this community even bigger. So yeah, until there is proper and equal representation I don't think it's right for them to always be the twisted bad guys (you should read this article https://everything500390422.wordpress.com/2021/03/16/why-is-vincenzo-episode-8-homophobic/). And anyway, I don't care if he wasn't attracted or not, they were manipulating that guy for their own benefits so he should have taken it seriously and realised his advantage instead of the whole thing being portrayed as "funny". But again, my problem here is more with the writer than the character itself. Besides this episode I'm enjoying the drama a lot.
I don't think it was homophobic, I mean he was playing a straight guy forcing himself to flirt with another man…
Well, I definitely felt like it was. Vincenzo doesn't even blink when threatening and hurting people but has a mental breakdown over holding hands with a man? And then the only LGBT+ character in the whole drama is a villain and an abuser. And it's played like it's supposed to be funny. It was definitely homophobic, specially coming from a kdrama, which are not exactly known for being pro-lgbt. I'm sorry, but that's just how I feel.
I'm up to episode 8 and honestly very disappointed by how homophobic it was. I was seriously loving this, but this episode alone will make my rating drop. I'll probably finish the drama cause I'm invested and don't have anything else to watch right now, but yeah, very disappointing.
Finally started this and after 5 episodes I like this quite a lot. I've been following this comment section since the beginning, so I was worried about some thing, but the stuff people criticized the most (the comedy, the female lead and the tenants) is actually what has made me fall for this. I only wish the episodes were shorter, tbh. Excited to see where this goes.
Just watched episode 7 and the ending broke my heart in pieces. I knew it was coming because the show had been foreshadowing it since the start, but it still felt like a punch in the gut.
IU said a few weeks ago that this hasn't finished filming yet and they are currently shooting stuff. I remember filming was stopped last year cause they had to go abroad and covid made it impossible, so I don't know when they'll be able to finish. Anyway, I'm not expecting this to be realeased before the end of the year, tbh...
I've read that filming for both parts has finished recently after one whole year. I think part one will most likely premiere at the end of the year, specially since the Korean box office is still not doing too well. Although, the director's movies usually premiere in the summer, so I guess that could happen too. Anyway, I'm super excited about this.
A new drama by the director and writer of Search: WWW alone would go into my most anticipated dramas list right away, but then you add KTR and NJH and it goes straight to the very top of the list. I'm extremely looking forward to this.
The scene with Taiyou's song at the end of episode 5 had me rolling on the floor laughing, so unexpected! I'm…
The ending was great but the drama felt so short, I really wish it was longer. I truly hope we get a second season or something, because I fell in love with all this characters and the whole cast did such a good job.
The scene with Taiyou's song at the end of episode 5 had me rolling on the floor laughing, so unexpected! I'm really digging this so far, Takahata Mitsuki never fails me.
I've watched the first half in like two days (rather fast for me) and I'm loving this way more than I ever thought…
I've just finished and this is definitely worth the hype. It was intense and tremendously stressful, and it remained interesting until the very end. LJG and MCW give stunning performances and they are what took the drama from great to brilliant. That being said, I can't give a full 10 because I did feel it relied on coincidences too often, although that's something that's easily forgiven when you take into consideration. Tbh, I'm pretty sure I'll watch this again in the future, which pretty much never happens to me with k-dramas.
P.S. I wished people a k-dramaland realized that 12 one hour episodes like this is a great length for a drama, it makes it almost impossible for it to drag and makes the pace flow better and be more impactful.