Kathryn_51

I'm sorry to see this comment section has attracted a larger than usual share of Negative Nannies. I don't mind a comment explaining why you are dropping or critical of a specific scene or story arc.

But the personal attacks (y'all, you, etc) - by both lovers and haters of the drama - are. . . . . disappointing.

Hubby and I are on our way to Korea today!! Can't wait to report back, if I am able, on what South Koreans think about Love Next Door - the characters, the cliches, the romance. Unfortunately, I cannot watch Netflix (eng sub) while there - but actually looking forward to watching with no subs.

Meanwhile, try to avoid the personal attacks - doesn't add anything worthwhile to the world.

Love your idea. I'm still surprised that the drama was still filming while it began to air - tvN/Netflix really wanted this NOW (so many other dramas filmed and then sit on the shelf for months).

Well, No. THREE on Netflix Global ain't bad either, lol.

My impression:

SH greets SR in the morning and takes her to breakfast. She is still hiding her disease from him.
After Cooking class, the ex meets her and proposes again.
At the playground, she finally tells him about the disease and probably explains that her ex helped her get through it.
She barges into his bedroom and he's upset because she never confided him in about the disease. ("How could you not tell me that? This is how little I meant to you?).
Of course, of the last two scenes, one never knows if they are in the correct order, lol.

I don't think she will accept the proposal, but perhaps that's my wishful thinking.

not to mention the difference between those typing on their cell phones vs. laptop/pc.

After last weeks misdirection (the Wednesday pre-lease was for Ep 8, not #7), I really, really hope this one is for Ep. 9. No more tricks, tVN!!!

NUMBER THREE in Netflix Global Top 10.

The remarkable thing about this drama's rating on Netflix is that each week the viewership is compared to other series/dramas that are released all at once. So, naturally, the others are going to have more "hours viewed" for the week.

Anyway, congratulations "Love Next Door" production teams!🎆🎉

I've had hope that after presenting Seung-hyo's life/personality and emotions, writer-nim will pivot in the 2nd half of the drama and present the same for Seok-ryu. Almost all of the childhood "memories" have been his - very, very few from her. So, I also hope we get more of her childhood memories/USA backstory and "inner thoughts" - which is critical to understanding a character's true emotions.

And. . . . I STILL want to know what happened after the two of them fell onto the bed after that slip trying to put stars on the ceiling. We saw Seok-ryu's memory of that event as she gazed from her window to Seung-hyo. What happened immediately after??

Thank-you for an articulate response. I read comments that he treated SR badly or did something "wrong", but I couldn't fathom what was so upsetting. And I still don't understand how emotional some viewers get over Fictional Characters. 😊

Interesting that you believe this drama is mostly about Seok-ryu. I've come to a different conclusion - Seung-hyo is the main protagonist. He's the one who has changed gradually over the few months since Seok-ryu returned. It's his diaries that are posted on the tvN site.

Meanwhile, although we are gradually learning Seok-ryu's back-story, she has NOT changed that much - she is still in a funk from her sad life in the USA and she's trying to recover but we don't see a lot of introspection (inner thoughts) from her. She's living at home - we see some sweet scenes with her mother (the pin, etc.) but she's still keeping secrets - lots of them - from her family.

I'm watching because of Jung So Min (never heard of Jung hae-in before) but I'm more interested in how the writer is showing Seung-hyo's gradual change.

I'm still trying to understand what Seung-hyo did that was "wrong".

Thanks for sharing. 😊

I have no idea when the family will find out. This drama is actually primarily about Seung-hyo and the changes he goes through (the original title was "Golden Boy"). Seok-ryu is the catalyst but he's the main protagonist.

Here's something I've learned to do cut down the stress. Before I watched Ep. 8, I visited the tvN site and read the spoiler/preview for Episode 9 - so I already knew that she would be in the hospital and the title of Ep. 9 would be "cancer". Plus I knew the proposal was coming, etc. It helped a lot to have a vague idea of how bad Episode 8 would be. 😊😊

Spoiler - Spoiler - Spoiler - but you don't seem to mind. From tvN:

"A fiery battle of nerves erupts between two men, Seung-hyo and Hyun-joon,
over the pomegranate [Seok-ryu] coming out of the hospital.
Seunghyo is worried about the past time between Hyunjoon and Pomegranate.
Hyunjoon proposes to Pomegranate for the second time!
In the end, Seunghyo and Pomegranate have a big argument!

Also: "Jung So-min's confession breaks Jung Hae-in's heart'"

So, yeah, he's upset that she never confided to him.

Episode 9 is going to be awful, awful, awful.
Episode 10 - The fiancé leaves[my prediction] - I hope writer-nim will be creative and not go the standard, uber-trope of "FL plans to return to USA with her ex. . . but changes her mind in the last 5 seconds of the episode".

Lol, yes , that's a very American view. Not sure if Koreans would view it that way - $50K is pretty major anywhere. Good point.

But there are no grandmothers so.. . . .I hope the excerpt I posted above is tvN' way to explain Heung-syo's fascination with the past, Korean culture, and his skill/talent for melding it to the modern era. Crossing fingers. 🤞🤞🤞

Maybe not 50 years, but. . . . 25ish years later (parents would all be in the 85 range at that point). My main point is that understanding history/Korea's past and culture is part of Seung's-hyo's character. Persona. What's important to him and how he creates that "unique and colorful spatial contents". I'm hoping that is writer-nim's point.

He asked Seok-ryu to look behind her, not just forward. This drama will be 10⭐ for me if the writer weaves it all together. OTOH, if any of the main characters is killed of? Basement level ratings from me.

Seung-hyo and the Funeral Home.

I've been a bit worried about the funeral home scene for one reason - when the Director asked SH why he was so interested (he had visited several of them), he was interrupted before he could give an answer.

But as to WHY he visits them, the tvN website provides a bit of insight into his character and his style of architecture (and this was also clearly demonstrated when he showed Atelier to seok-ryu in its final stage of construction)

"[He] loves faded and unique objects, spaces with stories and history. His identity is to unravel the sentiment of old in a sophisticated way and create unique and colorful spatial contents.
Exhibitions and brands are combined with architecture to carry out various interesting projects."

If that first scene was any sort of foreshadowing, I'm worried about one of the four parents.

He's "special appearance" so I think he will be gone by the end of Ep. 10 (after 4 episodes - just like the ML's ex).

I forgot about that, lol. Just remembered that he was wearing the same clothes when they me outside his new building.