Kathryn_51

First watched him in Secret Romantic Guesthouse and he outshone everyone else (IMHO).

JTBC filed for "bankruptcy". I'm not sure what the legal terms are in Korea but in the USA it would be similar to Chapter 11 - request to refinance/reorganize as opposed to outright shutdown.

Maybe he's taking a break? He filmed "The Judge Returns" and this drama almost back-to-back. Very unusual for him to take on two dramas w/in 12 months.

No. Two episodes a week.

Under normal circumstances I would be taking one ⭐off my rating simply because of that ridiculous final scene. But. . . . . this drama deserved 12 ⭐ in my mind because the writing/pacing/plot were impeccable. It's been a long time since I've watched a mystery/thriller type drama that absolutely stuck the landing for every single character. NO plot-holes. None. Amazing job.

Acting, direction all excellent as well, but the writing? On another level because she respected the viewers intelligence.

Thank goodness he's going into military for a couple of years. The thought of a sequel with a idol-not-an-actress is not to be thought of.

"The Judge Returns" is one of my all-time favorites and a bit of the same "fantasy" element.

I'm thinking they will put him in charge of that soccer foundation paid with the Na slush funds (and Jae-gyeon's as well? that would be karma!)

I'm hoping it's her drunken guilt dream - I mean really, how could a phone call/video come from Dad?

I never wanted her to find out - too much ick factor (for her) if she thinks back to how her heart fluttered for him. I hope in the end, Chairman and his friend Director Lee will be the only ones who know and poor Jun-hyeon will have total amnesia.

Ep. 11 Sneak Peek - no subs, but self-explanatory, especially 고마워 (thank you). 😊

https://x.com/junyoungies/status/2073230594235080918

WHO knows WHAT and WHY does it matter?
The BIGGEST Secret: The soul swap of course. In the know: The Chairman (aka Hwang Jun Hyeon) and Director Lee Sang Jae. And I think that’s the way it’s going to end – just the two of them. And Jun-hyeon? Total amnesia – so perhaps another headbump to come.

The 2nd Biggest Secret: The Chairman (his body) is alive!! In the know: Professor Min (bravo for saving him [“prep the ECMO!”]) and. . . .Kang Jae-seong. NOT in the know – everyone else, of course but it is going to be the ultimate event when the Chairman finds out/figures it out. Will he swap back willingly? Accidentally? Try to stay? Can’t wait for that scene.

Next: The Murderer is Na Eun Se. In the know: Eun-se and her father. HJH/Chairman suspects but no proof yet. But everyone else suspects Kang Jae-gyeong (including her husband, bless his heart)
Next: The video frame-up of Jae-gyeong which is being used to blackmail KJG. In the know: Na, Eun-se, Jae-gyeong and Chairman. NOT in the know: her siblings, her husband
Next: Jae-gyeong’s corrupt deal with Chairman Na re: the Hydrogen plant. In the Know: Na and his daughter. I don’t think Chairman knows ??
The final secret: Jae-seong and Bang-guel now know about the corrupt deal and have proof – but they don’t plan to tell Jun-Hyeon/Chairman.

One of the reasons I love this show (not the least of which was that last scene of confirmation in Ep. 10) is all of the secrets that the VIEWER is privy to, but the characters are not! Characters making decisions on bad information, lack of information or misinformation. Writer-nim is treating the viewer with respect. More details below.

I'm in the USA. I have been a Viki subscriber for several years. During that time, the formats have changed significantly. 4 years ago - Viki volunteer translators/transcribers would sub-title an episode w/in 24-36 hours of release. The transcribers would frequently include parenthetical comments describing inside jokes/memes/cultural references. I recently watched a drama (on Viki) from 2020 - and the side notes/comments were still included. Also, if a character said "oppa", that was in the subtitle.

About 2 years ago, something changed - the translated/sub titles would appear w/in 1-2 hours of release in Korea. (similar to Netflix). It wasn't clear if Viki received the episode in advance so that the team could work ahead of time or if the Korean producer was creating sub-titles, but the cultural references or explanation of jokes disappeared for the most part.

W/in the last 3-4 months, I've noticed that some 1st episodes were immediately presented in English audio (dubbed) and I would need to manually change the setting (a setting I never requested). That's likely what happened to @BbalanceD. I believe the dubbing is something that comes from the productions team - not all recent releases include English audio.

Prime ALWAYS begins with English audio if it's available. I still haven't figured out how to change it on the smart TV, so need to get on computer. Grrrrrr.

My one complaint with Viki is that I cannot watch with Korean subtitles to check what a character actually said. For instance, I think Professor Min called his brother-in-law Hyeong, but the sub said "Jae Seong." 😒

This has happened to me several times with both Netflix, Prime and now Viki - when I first watch a brand new release, it's the damn DUB version and it takes me awhile to figure out why I am not enjoying it (after all, English voice is normal voice).

Not sure why you felt the need to go in full attack mode.

On my watchlist FOR-EV-ER because of Kang Hoon. Finally getting close and crossing fingers on the OTT.

Thanks. I'll wait a few weeks to decide if I should watch. It's promoted as rather comical on social media. 😒

Glad I missed the political stuff. I remember well the outrage by a handful when one of my favorite dramas mentioned "Africa" and were furious because it didn't call out a specific "country" never mind that kdramas rarely call out specific countries but frequently use made up names (recent example: Reborn Rookie which mentioned "Yulivia" - intended to be Bolivia-lite, I guess??).

This drama is on my watch list, but I'm squeamish about violence and blood. A little goes a long way. And I really hate when innocents are caught in the middle. Can you vaguely spoil on the violence meter for me> TIA

It was the first thing that popped up for me when I clicked on Netflix this evening. Said it was #5 today (whatever that means.)

Yes, someone on Reddit posted the same thing. I'm going to edit my post.