Kannadin

Lol. I've banned so many people that personally every comment section has become pretty peaceful ^^ But overall, this drama is less followed. It's sad but dramas that are not viral tend to be those with the best comment section.

But true. Seeing Hoya was a nice surprise. Too bad he's one of the antagonist but It's been such a long time that I've seen either Kim Min Jung and him, that I'm just very happy to see them.

Yeah... truly sad for them... They've got another drama coming up... and I like them... But I don't trust their company anymore so if they ever have another project in which they're both the leads, I'm gonna wait for people to watch it and check if it's not a complete waste of time before I bother to give their next series a try.

Lol... Curious?
I had to look it up my own list by checking another drama these actors acted in... This drama has been such a trauma it wiped both actors and its name from my memory.
Anyway "Sunset X Vibes" starring MosBank

Poom is gonna be back?
So excited!!! Please let it come out next year!
Btw, who's Kari and who's Wayu? I'm guessing Kari is Up and Wayu is Poom but it would be nice if it was the opposite just to have a different dynamic from My Stand In.

As I was watching the trailer I was thinking... My GOD do I even bother? I love BossNoeul, but there's just no way I'm watching another typical University BL...
BUT the end of the trailer... Gotta admit it picked my interest.
It's MAME so... err. Let's just say I'm trying to keep my expectations as low as possible...
But I've been missing BossNoeul. It feels like forever since Love in the Air so I'll definitely check this one out though I'm gonna remain careful. I've been cheated recently by another BL that shouldn't be named which promised some mistery/fantasy element that just weren't there for at least half of it ( dropped it so dunno for the end but from what I read in other comments, not so much).

MEB.
It's a thai app available in English. That's usually where you'll find literally any book in thai... I've bought the Thai version but I don't know if there's an English version available... In the past 2 years, there's been lots of English translations of thai novels (mostly BLs)... but the quality really varies A LOT. If there's an English translation, I would advise you read a sample before buying the book. I've bought a couple of translated thai novels and apart from the first volume of Kinnporsche which was translated by Bible who is a native English speaker, all the translations I've read were pretty horrible and not worth their price.

This drama does have that "Sungkyunkwan Scandal" vibe. Even their costumes resemble those of the 2010s drama.
I enjoyed the second episode way more than the first. I do think there's an extra something missing from the show, to really give it a "wow effect"... Can't really put my finger on it... But for now I'm hopeful. The ML was more likeable in this episode than in the first one... but it's probably because everybody finds him ridiculous with his pompous air and I really like Kim Ji Eun in that role. She's boyish enough to fit in so, apart from the fact that she's pretty short and has delicate hands for those who really pay attention, she just looks like a cute boy who is acting a bit over the top to show she's "manlier" than the rest of them.

However, is the casting right? Kim Min Jung is listed as a "guest" character when her role is very important in the plot and she's appeared significantly in both first episodes. Seems to me there's been a mistake. Han Jae Suk is probably the "guest" and Kim Min Jung the "support character", just sayin'

Ok. That was a typical Sageuk first episode. Nothing new under the sun but solid enough. Kim Ji Eun looks pretty convincing as a boy ( because I can't say she looks like a man for sure), way more than lots of actresses I've seen playing males so that's a plus.
The way she acts is reminiscent of her role in Love Next Door which aired earlier, so I'm pretty sure she's gonna rock it since she knows how to play the boyish rowdy type like a charm. Anyway, I find her quirkiness and resourcefulness pretty charming. She's a character easy to root for whatever she intends to do in that inn.

Park Jae Han... Seems to play the same type of character since "Semantic Error"... He does the "quiet straight A" type well, but I'm a bit tired to see him always act the same way... Nothing against his performance... It's just that I wish we had another actor and he changed a bit his formula. He's starting to get really typecasted and I personally find it tyring.

The only drama I saw Jung Gun Joo as a main character was in "Extraordinary You" and it's been years but I like him in this. I'm hoping he's our love rival because he has a way better dynamic than the ML with the FL (Please make the ML jealous as fudge, he deserves it).

So far the ML is... not my favorite. It's gonna be interesting to see how they can make him likeable because for now, he gets -10 in the likeability department. You get his motivations but his behavior sucks overall. That will probably make his trajectory more interesting down the road but for the moment he just irritates me every time he interacts with the FL.
GIRL MAKE HIM SUFFER!

Anyway, that was my long 2 cents.

Basically, classic plot but enjoyable nonetheless, so I'll be sticking with this one... I do have some fears that are tied to Sageuks in general notably the fact that lots of them tend to become overly dramatic by the end... and given the backstory of this one... can't say it didn't cross my mind... BUT gender-bender is my ultimate favorite trope so as long as the series is mostly fun, I'll forgive whatever dramatic cryfest comes our way by episode 12.

40mn in... Gotta sleep.
Enjoying this introduction. Hating the character of Bae in Hyuk at the moment which means he's going to be the one pinning for the FL and suffering the most down the road so I'm here for it :D
I'm guessing the "introduction phase" is gonna take 2 episodes so I'm expecting things to really start to get interesting next week ^^ Per K-drama rules, the FL probably has some tragic back story to be so set on becoming inn master... Hope that doesn't drag down the drama in later episodes.

OH! Sweet! Thanks for the link!

EDIT: The "angst level" is a nice touch. For me anything below the "level 4 angst" is not worth it in terms of "gender bender". Not that the drama is bad, just that I'm flushing my "gender bender hope" down the toilet...

Out of these three, the King's affection is my favorite ( I mean Ro Woon :D And that's all I have to say) but in terms of convincing performance for the FL I think Park Min Young was better in Sungkyunkwan Scandal in all three dramas... Yoon Eun Hye in Coffee Prince is still the best for me, though .

I read years ago that some people were dissatisfied with how Sungkyunkwan Scandal turned out to be because the original novels were more romantic apparently. So I'm really curious about how the romance progressed in that one especially since there's so many books so the drama was probably a very very shortened version of the original story.
I've bought them years ago... I think there's 4 or 5 books in total, not really sure... Since I bought them in Korean and I couldn't read them back then ( I still can't though or rather I can with a VERY HEAVY use of a dictionnary), I've stored them somewhere. Will look for them at some point because I'm DEFINITELY going to read them :D

Anyway, I think I'm gonna wait a bit before starting this one. I've already got my obsession level full with "When the Phone Rings" at present, I don't want to add another drama on top of that one to torture myself...
Or so I say, but I'm not really sure I'll manage to resist.

LOL... I don't think I'll manage to resist anyway...

So I flipped through the novel but from I've gathered they changed quite a lot of things... That's great. The drama is way better...

But the question is:

Do I put this drama on hold after episode 7, which would be the reasonable choice since it's a great place to pause... OR do I go watch tomorrow's episode which is bound to be STRESSFUL and go back to 2 additional weeks of torture?

There lies the question...

"so saying it was universally disliked is very unfair. "

I never wrote that. Dunno where you got this idea.

EDIT: Ah yeah, I get it. I wasn't speaking about this show in particular. That was just a general remark.

SO SO SO SO MUCH BETTER than the series it came from... Biggest and Only flaw of this show was its length. Too short. Both leads deserved better and longer...
I wish they got paired together in another drama. They were really cute together :D

Started great went downhill. Main couple had close to no chemistry whatsoever and don't let me start on the last episode which was the final nail in the coffin that definitely buried the last shreds of love I still had left for this drama. 3rd couple: Just NOPE. Second couple saved the show.
Show gets a passing grade of 6 for the first half and the Writer-CEO couple who saved the show from becoming a complete dissapointment... And it had such a good start >_<

Everything is a matter of taste. Check it out and see for yourself. Better know nothing about the plot and avoid the comment section for spoilers if you really want to enjoy it fully.
I'm liking it a lot though I would say that the beginning of the series has more "edge" to it than what we've been getting in episode 5 and 6. It's not bad per se, but some of the tension is gone due to plot reasons in my opinion. Personally I'm still loving it, but not as much as when I started the show.

Anyway, some rare comments have mentioned some potential plot holes and some things they didn't enjoy... which are things people like about the series so again, check it out.
Currently the comment section is full of people liking the show... It's probably gonna take a few more months to see a more balanced comment section.

But overall, I'd say it's pretty solid and the changes they made compared to the novel so far makes the drama better in my opinion.

That was my 2 cents.

Well thanks for your point of view... That's a very high rating there.
Really not in the mood at the moment but I hope I'll get used to her childishness once I start to watch the show.

Is it really?
Because I've watched some gender benders from China and they don't even allow the ML to fall in love with the FL UNLESS he already knows she's a girl.

I mean they're so bent of not portraying a man falling in love with another ( even if the audience knows the character is a girl) that the plot itself has to fit that agenda.
Basically whichever Chinese gender bender I saw, it was always the same drill: the ML doesn't fall in love with the FL until he knows she's a girl in disguise.

We'll see how it goes in this drama... But I honestly don't think Koreans bother with catering to the Chinese when making shows especially since they no longer let their actors act there due to the now-lifted ban on anything Korean some years back.

One of the appeal of Gender bender is the ML questioning his own sexuality and falling in love with the person behind the appearance.
Coffee Prince had a believable FL disguised as man... A "cute" man for sure, but Yoon Eun Hye fit that "grey area" pretty well.

For me it's more a matter of the actress needing to still look attractive as a man otherwise it's difficult to sell the idea that the ML is falling in love with she/her in spite of her (fake) gender.

Or maybe it's a matter of actresses not wanting to look to bad. I mean in Coffee Prince, the main actress looked better as a guy than as a girl. They gave her the worst wigs in the History of K-dramas and I'm not sure any producer would dare that these days.

Personally I've given up on the idea of these girls being believable as guys - Worst offender was Captivating the King this year... I've put it off because Shin Sae Kyeong just looks ridiculous. I can suspend my disbelief to some degree but there's a limit.

From the images we've seen the actress is a bit too cute but she gets a "passing grade"... Can't go any lower than "Captivating the King" I guess.
So I'm just gonna enjoy it hoping that the ML falls in love with the FL before he knows she's a girl. I mean that's always my favorite part.
Gender bender is my jam but it is SO SO RARE in dramaland 😥😥😥

Ok, not reading ANY comments because I'm afraid of being spoiled. I know nothing about the books (personal principle: not reading translations of languages I'm learning, so I acquired the books in Chinese but since I still can't read Chinese I'm keeping them for... a couple of years later I guess), nor have I watched the Netflix series.

But all I have to say is, this is the most intriguing first episode I've seen in like FOREVER. Like literally I'm dying of curiosity, this is gonna be hell trying to not spoil myself by 'speed-watching' a couple scenes in later episodes.... but that would be such a waste, I'm gonna try my best to control myself.

So glad I waited for all episodes to be released before starting this since I initially had planned to watch it as soon as it came out on Viki.