Kathryn_51

You said "delicious angst" but angst-anything is not my cup of tea. Rom-com plus Suspense, mystery, danger??? I'm good but that Ep 12 break-up is why I have dropped many rom-com kdramas. (where the ef is the comedy??)

Two of my early favorites were WWWSK and Private Lives - but I binge-watched them. They never actually broke up at any point, but so much of the last several episodes were pure filler/tension. Looking back, I think it worked f (for me) because I could immediately move forward. If watching currently, I need a reason to return the next week.

I'll repeat: crossing fingers that this drama is tightly written/directed because I DO love me my Jung So Min.

The building at the end is the National Assembly - Korea's national legislature. Not sure if the pin on the guys lapel pin denotes a member of the Assembly or someone in what they call the "ministerial" staff (Secretary General). Regardless, he's someone important.

"Crazy Love"!!! My all time favorite and nothing came close until this year's "Art of Negotiation". So - those two are tied for first place on my favorite list.

I agree with you about Crash course. In my experience, the most successful rom-com/mystery dramas are 12 episodes. 1-4 episodes: Introduction (characters, plot, mystery). 5-8 The plot solidifies and romance starts (infamous ep. 8 first kiss). 9-12: a bit of romance, a bit of danger The End. My Troublesome Star is also following this pattern.

Sixteen episodes become a burden (I usually drop at Ep. 10/11 because the plot is still in limbo).

Can't wait - always love to watch Jung So Min.

There's more to the drama than simply "contract marriage" type rom-com. Apparently there is a murder (accident?) mystery element as well that explains why the ML is a perfectionist. Since it's only 12 episodes, here's hoping it's tightly written/directed.

https://programs.sbs.co.kr/drama/wouldyoumarryme/about/87587

The 1st accident was immediately (same night??) after she won the award and she thanked "####" (I forget the number for the detective). So, there was certain amount of time between the scenes at the police station and the award ceremony and since both young actors are "supporting", I think we might see more flashback scenes of them between those two events.

He's the reason I put this on my watchlist and fortunately, the drama itself is worth watching.

I think it's #1. I'm enjoying the show, but if they give us some sort of "she was living wretched/poor job for 20 years and acting as if she had no memory this entire time", then I - as a viewer - would feel totally scammed.

The story is enjoyable because there is a mystery and the detective (Song Seung Heon - the main reason I'm giving this a try) is going to gradually put the pieces together. If she's scamming him as well? I'll rate this at the bottom of my drama list.

Your Theory #3 also fits with #1 - after the accident, her manager stole her $$. But he was able to blackmail the b**ch actress because somehow she is tied to the rich guy. He probably pimped her out to the rich guy (just as he tried with "Im Se-ra").

IM YourOnlyOne - I always enjoy reading your theories and eagle-eye observations. 😊

For the last 20 (25?) years, she had no memory of "Im Se Ra" or her life as an actress. Those are the clothes she has been wearing when she was living a different life - a miserable job, very poor and likely an "engineered" memory. She can't afford new clothes, make-up or hair stylist.

He is the reason why I will give it a try. 😊

According to Namu-wiki: November 21, 2025 ~ January 10, 2026

Crazy?
Why do insult people like that. I would give you an answer - and in fact I'm watching Season 1 right now - but you don't deserve an answer.

But . . . crazy like a fox.

I fell asleep during Ep. 1, but it was a bit late at night. I wore up in time for the last few minutes - and I don't think I missed much. Regardless Yeom Jung Ah was awesome - such a difference from her landmark role in Sky Castle.

I'm planning to watch because of Yoo Joon Sang (a favorite since AoS) but I've never cared for Kim Jae Young. Hoping there's enough pleasantness to keep me watching.

I loved it. One of my favorite dramas - partly the plot/story, partly because Yu-ri and Il-woo were such fun.

Theo is the legitimate son (he's in photo with Dad and sister). Everyone in Sanin believes that Theo is still in the USA - it's not clear if Dad even knows he returned 3 years ago after the Jumbo Pharma debacle. Doctor Daughter is "mute" - she never speaks. I bought the Script Book (1000 pages!) a few weeks ago and in that last ultrasound scene, the script direction is very specific - she is NOT to speak. I have no idea how she and Theo hooked up - she was not wearing a wedding ring 3 months (September) before that ultrasound (December).

I'm pretty sure that Ju-no is the Chairman's illegitimate son - or, at least, they've laid the foundation for that if they wish to go there in Season 2.

Hope this helps you feel better. 😊

He will shine (as always) and then after the PR marketing and drama airs. . . he's probably off to his military service (he's now 28 yrs. old). 😢

Plot? Meh
Seo Ji Hoon? Will be seated and watching the moment it is released (on Viki, I guess?)

Now lots of 🙏🙏🙏 that he finally gets a good 2nd ML role and based on 1st photos of script-reading, there's a good chance.

It's not really considered an "office" drama - no office politics, no grand scheming. It's more "slice of life" in an office venue. And Korean food eateries - lots and lots of Korean food (my mouth waters in some of the scenes).

I am equally obsessed with this drama - so obsessed that I purchased the Script Book (1000 pages, 2 volumes) for the series and I have spent the last week translating (with my phone) various scenes and the writer's "commentary" section to glean further insight. I started a weekly report over on Dramabeans, but to answer your question about Jin-su, here is what I mentioned yesterday:

***Lee Jin-su: Extremely intelligent with highest grades among new employees at Sanin. Fluent in Chinese and French. Notably, he is not listed in the 3-page character list but Namu Wiki says he graduated from Yonsei University [one of the 3 SKY Universities]. Unlike Kwak Min-yeong and the attorney, the viewer knows nothing about his family.
From the Script Book: Jin-su lives in a “mansion” in Pyeongchange-dong [my research: frequently called the Beverly Hills of Seoul]. But this was never directly shown in the drama – merely implied due to the housekeeper, etc.
When Jin-su was interviewed for a position on the M&A team, he noted that his independent stock trading club had realized a 700% return. This caught Juno’s attention because [Translation- so might be incorrect]: “Juno may have made a negative and unreasonable investment in Jinsu’s 700% profit” [Implication: Juno lost $$ while Jinsu gained?]. “There is another reason why Jinsu made a 700% profit but it’s the same in Season 2. If season 2 is made”. [Confusing but the throw-away line about 700% profit is apparently a plot point in Season 2.]***

As for Theo - he's the black sheep in the family and my belief is that he was behind the Jumbo Pharma scam (he was in the US at the time). Someone knew that Mr. Ha was the perfect dupe for the Jumbo Pharma scam - who? Re-watch the first scene (ep. 3 I believe) where Ha meets with David and Theo. Once I re-watched that scene with the theory that Theo was behind it, the scene made more sense. He wants to wrest control away from his father and he's using Samoel to do it [again, re-watch the scene in Ep 7 or 8 where Ha is asking for more money]. Ju-no is still determined to find out who was the original plotter of Jumbo.

After re-watching many scenes and reading parts of the script, I think writer is establishing foundation for Yun ju no to be illegitimate son of the Chairman. If I watch with that in my mind, so many odd things make sense.

Caveat: altho the foundation is there, everything was subtle enough that they could change the plot going forward. From the Script Book (paraphrasing) - Three seasons were originally planned and Season 1 was drafted for 16 episodes. But they (not sure who?) reduced it to 12 episodes. That caused a problem because they had already decided what the FIRST scene in Season 3 would be. So, some re-write/re-plot will be required but after those gangbuster ratings, I don't think there is any doubt there will be future seasons.

I agree with you about the writing - excellent and no "WTF" moments when the viewer is essentially told to forget about something said or done in earlier episodes.