Kathryn_51

Chairman understands people - incentives, loyalty, etc. But his understanding of business in today's world is lacking. He's very perceptive about people, but still living a bit in the past (surrounded - and I mean SURROUNDED - by Chinese architecture/symbolism/language.

Chairman: has a son and daughter. Wife died and daughter is having a hard time as a result of life after that.
Question: does the son and daughter know eachother? Contact? Hang out? Dislike one another? Know about what the other does?
Daughter: no kids? Certifiable mental health case? Any chance at being a real manager/CeO?
ANSWER yo both questions: by the time you finish Ep. 8 you will understand the daughter's REAL problem. She's not certifiable. They appear to be estranged - that is, brother didn't know about the resort.

Son: is he one of the investors? If so which one the tiny one or the bigger one? Does he hate the chairman or is protecting him?

ANSWER: Son is "Theo" (Teo?). He is the "future of Private Placement Fund", but is apparently not THE top person (that would be David). Chairman has told everyone he won't leave the company to his children, so if one does the math - the son is NOT protecting Dad.

M&A team:
The intern: is he the rich kid? Does the team know? Clearly in epi 7 or 8 he knew how rich people act.
ANSWER: There has been no indication that the team knows he is chaebol, but Jun-ho has probably figured it out.

ML: is he really married?
ANSWER: According to JTBC website, Anna Park (who apparently lands in Seoul in Ep. 9 according to preview) IS Jun-ho's wife. Thus, viewer can trust that they were married at one time. I hope he divorced her - he wasn't wearing his wedding ring in one scene in Ep. 8.

Female team member: do we have any back story on her at all? JTBC backstory is that she grew up poor, oldest daughter that Mom places all burdens upon. Too poor to attend a University in Seoul even though a math whiz at a very young age. Afraid to commit - can't answer "no" or "yes". Jun-Ho trusts her more than anyone else and she is 100% loyal to Jun-ho. [from JTBC]

I have 20 min to go on epi 8

Hope you enjoyed the episode - this weekend's episodes were my favorite.

Yay!! Altho, I would have thought Kwon Yu-ri would have been a big draw. But perhaps Korea was watching the Elite Eight in NCAA basketball, lol.

He was also talking to him at the end of Ep. 2, although he didn't call him Sunbae - I thought he was talking to Mr. Lee at first. And whomever it is, he tried to talk Jun-ho out of "The Plan" because that's what the "deceased" wanted (which doesn't make sense if the "deceased" is his older brother, but. . . .I guess we'll find out how the dots are connected.

"David" is the top guy at the Private Placement Fund. "Theo" is younger and below him but introduced as "the future" of PPF. It's not clear to me that David knows who Theo is. In fact, I don't believe he does.

I LOVED this episode. I can't wait until tonight (my time) to re-watch both Episodes 7 and 8.

Kwon Yu-ri was magical - simply enchanting.

I thought that perhaps Ji-oh would be the catalyst for bringing Min Jeong out of her hard shell. But in the end, it was Min-jeong who was the catalyst for getting the deal done.

Finally, did anyone else notice that Jun-ho was not wearing the wedding ring (or his glasses) when he was outside in the view spot? He doesn't wear his glasses when he's alone - it was unusual that he wasn't wearing them while taking the view.

Next week - more personal drama as The Wife shows up and Jun-ho's sunbae also appears. I think (hope?) the business deal about the golf course will be minor distraction.

For future reference, It usually releases on Viki between 12:30-1:00 am (KST). About two hours after it begins airing on JTBC (10:30 pm KST).

Yu-ri is in today's ep as well - she is this week's "special appearance"/cameo. Today was about 65 minutes long.

No boardroom politics today, so no scenes with all of the directors arguing or scheming - I enjoyed all of that previously, but glad we are moving to more personal stories.

Well, I missed THAT part - need to re-watch. I'm glad the writer is pivoting to the personal stories now that the basics of M&A are put to rest.

This was my favorite episode thus far. Last week I hoped that writer-nim was done with laying the foundation of M&A work and would pivot to more personal stories and he came through (for me, anyway).

Right off the bat, in the 1st ten minutes we discover that both Jun-ho and Min-jeong share similar stories - lazy siblings always looking for the fast path to money, I know romance is presumably off the table since he's married, but I wouldn't mind if it happened. That wife is no good.

And FINALLY, the writer/director are beginning to let Min-jeong escape out of her shell and Kwon Yu-ri's character will be a catalyst. We got to see just how attractive the character of Kwak Min-yeong can be if they get her out of those boring, masculine suits. I was afraid they were going for the Ellen DeGeneres lesbian type reveal. The scene at the clothing store was perfect - no words spoken as Min-jeong pores through the "Sale" rack, looking at price tags and still afraid to try something on until the saleswoman encouraged her. And I could have cried watching her struggle with her old beat-up canvas suitcase while the men (including the intern) all had modern hard-shell versions.

That's why I love this drama - so many ways the director and production team SHOW the viewer something relevant without TELLING us.

Thursday Trivia - Art of Negotiation

● Jun-ho’s Sunbae is played by Lee Sung Jae (we’ve only heard his voice thus far). I’m not familiar with the actor but he’s pretty well known in Korea.

● In case you were wondering (I was), 50 Billion Korean Won = $34+ Million US Dollars

● According to JTBC website, “Anna Park” is Jun-ho’s wife and Oh-woon is Jun-ho’s daughter. I guess it's possible that Anna was previously married to the brother, but there's no reason for the drama to maintain that secret and keep the viewer guessing. I think she betrayed Jun-ho, but we'll find out eventually.

Not sure what's on Viki, but it might be related to the scene at Subway where Jun-ho orders a number of egg mayo subs and Min-jeong immediately texts him with her preferred sandwich.

Plot sounds mundane but Song Seung-heon is NEVER mundane. On my watchlist.

Do you watch dramas because of the actors? or the story?

I know nothing about Lee Je Hoon, but his performance captivates me. However, apparently very different from his Taxi Driver character. This drama is more about revenge, but the battle is fought over money, not violence.

Ratings are high in Korea.

I admit that I'm still back on Ep. 8, but I have felt (well, truthfully, hoped) from the beginning that Dad was somehow injured and is suffering from amnesia. Based on comments, I'll still hold on to that thought/hope.

Increase week-to-week; positive sign.😀

According to JTBC web site, she IS his wife. Her name is Anna Park. To be revealed - what was her relationship with Jun-ho's brother?? something more than "sister-in-law", apparently. I don't like her.

Episode 6 Pre-release - our two sweet maknaes. I hope the episode ends on a positive note (or at least neutral) note for these two cuties.😄😄😄

https://tv.jtbc.co.kr/trailer/pr10011777/pm10070136/vo10831545/view

I checked the JTSB schedule and Episode 6 will be much longer. I'm hoping that after they wrap up WIND, we will see the beginning of Jun-ho's plan for revenge. But heck, maybe it will be nothing more than the wife showing up. Either way, I expect the end of Ep. 6 (halfway mark) to be a pivot to the long stories - Jun-hos plan for revenge and the ongoing battle for control of Sanin.

The question is: how did she know about WIND? Probably Director Ha, but I hope they connect that dot eventually before Jun-ho destroys her.