I'm a sucker for straight-up romance, no angst. This ticked all the boxes for a feel-good romance movie with the appropriate amount of cheesiness. I'll certainly be rewatching this a few more times in the new year.
Such a cutie. I love her voice and that she's not "beautiful" in that cookie-cutter way a lot of FLs are. She doesn't have the widest range when it comes to embodying her characters and I think she still has room to grow. Looking forward to her future projects.
Jimmy is doing a fantastic job as Wai, and I'm really looking forward to him in a lead role, but his character…
They could have actually written Wai to get in between them without all the violent peacocking because it is understandable that he's suspicious of Pat around Pran.
The show reminds me of a line from Neil Gaiman's American Gods - There was a girl, and her uncle sold her. That is the tale; the rest is detail.
I am a huge fan of stories that don't tie up everything pretty with a bow so this was right up my alley. The acting was straight 9 for me. I quite liked the split in the story. It was like two hazy snapshots taken of a chain of longer events. What you see (or not) is what you get. Story and acting aside, everything else was pretty mid.
Well I'm almost through episode 1 and I really hope I don't have to hear or see that member of Arrowhead streaming…
You will have to. He's in eps 2/3 as well. Utterly cringe but I thought the acting was on point. Have you seen some religious teachers/leaders preach? Add some face paint and a costume and you have that Arrowhead member.
Why bring this here though? If you really cared about the many people who put in their hard work, you would direct your ire towards the actor and do this on his page not on the movie's page. Or commit to the process and leave this message on the page of every movie he's made and not just this one.
I'm not looking for a fight. It's just that when you mention an actor's wrongdoing, you immediately turn certain people away from their work. So your "second" does not make a difference.
Thank you for writing this. It was an enjoyable read.
I rarely give much thought to crossdressing characters in (especially romance) k-dramas beyond wishing they would cast more masc-presenting /or androgynous women who would be more believable in these roles. But it'll be asking too much to give a lead role to someone who doesn't fit conventional beauty standards. I am enjoying The King's Affection right now because they're not trying to have us believe no one has noticed the prince looks "feminine".
In Mad for Each Other I liked seeing a character who cross-dresses because it's a form of expression for them. I'd like to see more of this. (And more dramas where fat people aren't fools or gluttons.)
1. Du Sik had a tendency for excessive and unhealthy self-blame. The guilt he carried did not come from what his friend's wife said to him but from within. Did her words add to it? Maybe. But given the character's backstory, he would have reacted the same way.
2. Grief comes at people in different ways. This woman had just lost her husband and father of her baby in an accident that left Du Sik relatively unscathed (physically at least). At that point in time, there were no rationalising. Did she owe him an apology when they finally met? Maybe. I actually expected one. But what she said was more important than any "I'm sorry".
3. Hye Jin being on that bridge. Rolling my damn eyes. Du Sik's friend appearing to him on the beach. RME X 1000.
4. Yi Jun. The actor who plays him totally killed the role. Always had a soft spot for him because of how proper and "mature" he was. The writers did well to show him be a child who needed to be consoled. Hwa Jeong is such a good mum (and a good friend. That scene with Cho Hui>>>>>)
5. I aspire to Bo Ra's loyalty and sensitivity.
6. Gam Ri's death didn't make me the least bit sad. She lived well and died surrounded by love. I couldn't be sad at that. (Good thing Du Sik's issues were resolved because he might have blamed himself for her death.)
Unsatisfactory ending. Were the two friends beefing about something else before? All that intensity over a guy they've both known for all of two seconds? I couldn't buy it.
It's Sae Yi and her sense of entitlement for me. Because if she had succeeded in breaking them up, she'd have put Woong back on the reserve bench until someone else comes into his life and she does the same thing again. Yumi read her for filth and my god, what a reading.
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Personally, I drop shows/movies the second I stop enjoying them. Life is too short.
The list of Bl actors this apples to...
The list of Bl actors this apples to...
I am a huge fan of stories that don't tie up everything pretty with a bow so this was right up my alley. The acting was straight 9 for me. I quite liked the split in the story. It was like two hazy snapshots taken of a chain of longer events. What you see (or not) is what you get. Story and acting aside, everything else was pretty mid.
I'm not looking for a fight. It's just that when you mention an actor's wrongdoing, you immediately turn certain people away from their work. So your "second" does not make a difference.
I rarely give much thought to crossdressing characters in (especially romance) k-dramas beyond wishing they would cast more masc-presenting /or androgynous women who would be more believable in these roles. But it'll be asking too much to give a lead role to someone who doesn't fit conventional beauty standards. I am enjoying The King's Affection right now because they're not trying to have us believe no one has noticed the prince looks "feminine".
In Mad for Each Other I liked seeing a character who cross-dresses because it's a form of expression for them. I'd like to see more of this. (And more dramas where fat people aren't fools or gluttons.)
1. Du Sik had a tendency for excessive and unhealthy self-blame. The guilt he carried did not come from what his friend's wife said to him but from within. Did her words add to it? Maybe. But given the character's backstory, he would have reacted the same way.
2. Grief comes at people in different ways. This woman had just lost her husband and father of her baby in an accident that left Du Sik relatively unscathed (physically at least). At that point in time, there were no rationalising. Did she owe him an apology when they finally met? Maybe. I actually expected one. But what she said was more important than any "I'm sorry".
3. Hye Jin being on that bridge. Rolling my damn eyes. Du Sik's friend appearing to him on the beach. RME X 1000.
4. Yi Jun. The actor who plays him totally killed the role. Always had a soft spot for him because of how proper and "mature" he was. The writers did well to show him be a child who needed to be consoled. Hwa Jeong is such a good mum (and a good friend. That scene with Cho Hui>>>>>)
5. I aspire to Bo Ra's loyalty and sensitivity.
6. Gam Ri's death didn't make me the least bit sad. She lived well and died surrounded by love. I couldn't be sad at that. (Good thing Du Sik's issues were resolved because he might have blamed himself for her death.)