JulyMoon

It's okay, it's never bad to have enough stuff to watch. :)

Why did I click on this when I know you'll recommend another interesting drama that I can't resist to add to my watchlist? xD Thanks for keeping me occupied. ^^

I can relate so much to the Animal Crossing picture. xD If Found Family trope is the bait, I bite.
I love when colleagues, friends, strangers form a companionship and become a family.

Yeah I saw the article and went to read it immediately. :)
I know what you mean. I get wary of SFLs as well, sometimes I even check before I watch the drama if it has a jealous/plotting SFL because I've already watched dramas where the SFL managed to spoil the whole story as there was not one episode where the main leads were save from her.
I hope so too. Any well-written villains with motives besides power/getting the throne, money or love are really appreciated. :)
Thank you for sharing this interesting article with us! ^^

@missjb21 Sometimes actors/actresses leave such a deep impression that it's hard and can take a while to not see them in character anymore. It helps when they play a likeable character too so you're not only associating them with the villain role. :)

Please mark as spoiler.

Very interesting article and kudos to how much thought and work you and the participants put in.
I've never really questioned if I feel different towards male or female villains but your article makes me think. :)
A trope I'm seriously annoyed of is definitely the second female lead who's jealous and plotting. Mostly because it's so overused and they are often overdrawn to the point of resembling a snake who continuously spits poison since their whole existence is dedicated to drive the main leads apart. How is someone supposed to relate to such manic behaviour?
Which does make me agree to the comparison of SFL and SML, while the first is often portrayed as jealous and evil the second is usually kind and makes the viewer root for them.
I think for me the gender of the villain is pretty much irrelevant. More importantly is how the character is written and what his motives are. If a character acts based on good reasons instead of mere maliciousness it's way easier for me to relate to them.
I once despised a male villain so much that I found myself unable to watch other dramas with the actor who played him. It took me a while to calm my feelings and truly appreciate the actor's talent for making me hate a character so much, now he's a favorite of mine. Still, I would never go as far and attack or hate an actor/actress for a character they played. Even if I can't help feeling repelled from a villain they played, as an actor/actress they have my respect. One is fiction, the other is real life and those shouldn't be entangled by the audience in my opinion.

Haha this must be indeed funny. xD
I love to hear this, looking forward to more articles. ^^

I can relate. xD I feel similar whenever I see CPR or medical stuff done wrong in dramas. I hope we get more articles from you. It's really interesting to look behind the dramas.

These are the times when I feel blessed for not having background knowledge of this industry because I can feel your pain of not being able to un-see it. xD
But yes, the 3,000 people thing is really hard to ignore as it's obviously fake.
Thanks for giving us some insight. :)

I'm pretty much tired of stereo-type villains who are evil because they want power or money which is why I find your character picks for the article so refreshing. It's great when a script gives the villain much more depth and actually portray them as human instead of a monster that is bound to be hated by the audience.

I love your article and how you go and explore deeper motives for villains actions. Very interesting read. I watched Suspicious Partner and could relate to the villain because the wrongdoings of others made him like this. It makes you question who the "real" villain was. The one who didn't give justice to the victim or the one who acted wrong based on right motives. I enjoy when a drama portrays complex characters and show that there's a lot of grey shades, it's not simply evil or good and one seemingly minor thing can have a big impact. That always makes me think.

Thanks for writing and sharing this informative Guide about him. I first encountered Cha Eun Woo through ASTRO which I became a fan of right away. He's really a talented yet humble guy. <3

This might not teach BL fans anything they didn't know before, but it does well in pointing out issues again and as long as "Boy loves boy" is treated as abnormal/disgusting compared to "Boy loves girl" we can't have enough documentaries like this in my opinion.

Have you tried scrolling just a little bit down in the comments? There are lots of links, it's really not hard to find...

Can you please mark as spoiler, not everyone wants to know that.

This article deserves a part 2 because there are so many other great short K-Dramas. ^.^
Personally I loved The Boy Next Door, it was really hilarious and perfect to watch in one go.

It's not released yet, I only found a teaser like version.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRvlODjnBcw

Haha I guess I'm just too old and not the right target audience. A fluffy rom-com would be fine for me but I'd like it to include common sense for the characters and logic. When it comes with character growth I'm happy. When I saw the FL haven't changed by episode 12 I gave up.
The logic in this drama was covered under the make-up too. xD
Oh and don't get me started on her mom. That fury was busy being self-centered and complaining nonstop, she had no idea what's even going on with her daughter. At some point I just muted her whenever she appeared on screen.

I agree with what you say too. The issues were really not "skin-deep" but quite severe and when the drama goes as far as show she considers committing suicide they should've made a statement worth the severity, yet the message was that her life turned to the better just because she uses make-up now. Not to mention that her skin problems can't be solved with make-up alone and even when you use make-up to cover it wouldn't look as perfect as in the drama. So even there it lacks accuracy. This drama is a rom-com, aiming for teenagers as their audience yet the message of the drama is highly questionable in my opinion.

I like Jackie Chan and his movies but this one can't be watched unless you turn your brain off because after 30 minutes I've already seen so much nonsense that it hurts. Reviving people with a car battery, someone with a broken skull is transported on a motorcycle and people shake him, probably more as the movie goes on but I dropped.