I liked the character growth of the two female leads. I could have done without the Kang Shi Wol character. One super annoying character that is always pouting and making bad decisions and acting like an arrogant clown was more than enough (Chairwoman/aunt).
It's a soap so a lot of dragging and secrets that slowly get revealed to 1 person at a time. IDK like I said - I liked the female leads and their growth from experiencing awful circumstances. They survived terrible situations and grew to be strong and capable people.
A clip of the leads first meeting brought me here. Wondering what's the age difference between them because he…
You've probably made your decision but for anyone else:
He's 34, she's 29. It starts 10-11 years earlier when she's a highschool senior and he's heading off to do mandatory military service.
The first few episodes just set up relationships and secrets before jumping forward 10 years.
They meet in passing when they're younger and he's in military gear and she's in her highschool uniform with her bag(?) if I remember right. She's a few months from graduating highschool and he would be 23-24.
The age gap doesn't really factor in much. You don't see him in uniform much after those first few episodes - it was just mandatory service and after that he's in suits, vests and other business clothes.
It felt like they had no idea where to go after Ji-wook lost his job. They were trying to find ways to build a convincing story but it floundered and it was a series of scenes which I was kind of ambivalent towards. The mysterious serial killer angle was OK but it felt like it dragged and would have been more interesting if Ji-wook was still a prosecutor.
I enjoyed Cruel City and the tough choices they made to get to an ending. I still haven't managed to finish K2. I forget why I stopped watching but it's not like I have a huge urge to go back and continue. I always wanted to give something like Mr Sunshine a chance (late 19th early 20th century in Korea or China as well) because there seem to be so many dramas for that time period but for some reason I just don't. Maybe it's time to dip my toes in.
I'm not really sure about that ending for Episode 6. It seems premature for the female lead to walk away. He's still running around and not showing a lot of concern beyond being a decent person to her.
Late in the show a major thing happens to one of the leads and the plot is still very much unresolved with different factions still planning to do stuff. If you like happy endings or endings that resolve - this is not the show
Is there actually going to be a season 2? It has been well over a year and a half now. It ends with things completely unresolved just when I was starting to get interested in the characters.
I loved episode 4 even more. This drama is improving each episode in my opinion! It may sound strange but I actually…
I think it was really good they made the girlfriend more sympathetic. She is building courage and time to make sure she really loves the male lead before introducing him because of the backlash she's going to get from her family. I wonder if the show will throw us for a loop and her mom won't really be against it.
Also a side-note: I don't know how it is in Korea but if you're a store manager (the #1 person of the store) - you generally make a pretty good living in North America. I work in finance and the top person in every store is usually handpicked by the HQ of the retailer and top performers can make rather large salaries (in many cases 6 figures).
I mean look at Walmart. They claim on average a store manager takes home roughly $175,000. I can definitely believe that.
Obviously this is a much smaller corner store but it's not a bad start to a career in North America (not sure about Korea).
Kind of felt like not much happened. The relationship between the male lead and his current girlfriend was chipped away at by a series of decisions she makes.
The big reveal at the end of the episode was the girlfriend finally meeting and learning about who the part-timer is (female lead).
I saw the small poster on the front page here and they looked like children so I ignored it until I saw a second poster - same one just larger - and realized they were young adults. I guess I'll give it a shot. Period/Fantasy stuff appeals to me.
I'm not really feeling it. She comes across as a psycho and narcissist. I just don't know how you "fix" that so she can have a meaningful relationship especially when the show looks like it's trying to deal with mental health issues in a realistic way.
I mean I like the actress and everything but she feels a little too out there for me to believe that once we're at the end her character's change has been genuine and real.
I'm just looking at your watch list and the hypocrisy is astonishing.Also - kind of weird you have this perverted…
If you are going to take a moral position be consistent. The two of you are inconsistent. "Rules for thee but not for me" describes the two of you.
Nothing is being undermined here. If you want to see others suffer because they don't take the same view as you, there is something wrong with you.
The silence from you and others has been deafening up until this point. Now you're here, you're loud, you're complaining and pretending you're educated on complex topics. To someone passing by (like me)... I would think "oh they're self-interested pearl clutching hypocrites, there was almost never a problem the hundreds of other times it happened but now suddenly there is a problem?".
There are definitely some people living in a bubble. There are definitely people who need to have an education take place. I'll leave it up to you to give it a second look and maybe you'll have a realization.
Rewatching this drama during quarantine... The first episode was legendary (if you know you know). This was the…
It's definitely a little bit more mature than your average KDrama which is why I liked it. The one night stand has become a bit of a trope and one of the only ways Korean dramas seem to address sex and that's unfortunate but I liked them, they were a cute couple.
The running Cinderella's bra pad joke was great, I loved it. I think 14 episodes was the right amount of time. I didn't struggle to get through the show or an episode.
The problem is as soon as she leaves her village it just runs in circles over and over. He pushes her away, she tries to get back with him, he accepts it temporarily, he pushes her away again. It's just the same stupid circle over and over again until the last few episodes where finally she catches on and finally side characters take actual real action with lasting consequences.
And then when the side characters start making decisive choices and actions... it feels late, forced and inauthentic. The story was not developed well at all. The ending kind of sucked in my opinion.
Sure the couple has fun interactions especially in those first few episodes but that's about it.
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It's a soap so a lot of dragging and secrets that slowly get revealed to 1 person at a time. IDK like I said - I liked the female leads and their growth from experiencing awful circumstances. They survived terrible situations and grew to be strong and capable people.
He's 34, she's 29. It starts 10-11 years earlier when she's a highschool senior and he's heading off to do mandatory military service.
The first few episodes just set up relationships and secrets before jumping forward 10 years.
They meet in passing when they're younger and he's in military gear and she's in her highschool uniform with her bag(?) if I remember right. She's a few months from graduating highschool and he would be 23-24.
The age gap doesn't really factor in much. You don't see him in uniform much after those first few episodes - it was just mandatory service and after that he's in suits, vests and other business clothes.
The last two I really enjoyed were 100-manen no Onna-tachi and Nobunaga Concerto.
Also a side-note: I don't know how it is in Korea but if you're a store manager (the #1 person of the store) - you generally make a pretty good living in North America. I work in finance and the top person in every store is usually handpicked by the HQ of the retailer and top performers can make rather large salaries (in many cases 6 figures).
I mean look at Walmart. They claim on average a store manager takes home roughly $175,000. I can definitely believe that.
Obviously this is a much smaller corner store but it's not a bad start to a career in North America (not sure about Korea).
The big reveal at the end of the episode was the girlfriend finally meeting and learning about who the part-timer is (female lead).
I mean I like the actress and everything but she feels a little too out there for me to believe that once we're at the end her character's change has been genuine and real.
We'll see. I'll keep watching.
Nothing is being undermined here. If you want to see others suffer because they don't take the same view as you, there is something wrong with you.
The silence from you and others has been deafening up until this point. Now you're here, you're loud, you're complaining and pretending you're educated on complex topics. To someone passing by (like me)... I would think "oh they're self-interested pearl clutching hypocrites, there was almost never a problem the hundreds of other times it happened but now suddenly there is a problem?".
There are definitely some people living in a bubble. There are definitely people who need to have an education take place. I'll leave it up to you to give it a second look and maybe you'll have a realization.
The running Cinderella's bra pad joke was great, I loved it. I think 14 episodes was the right amount of time. I didn't struggle to get through the show or an episode.
Also - kind of weird you have this perverted desire to see others suffer just because you don't like something.
And then when the side characters start making decisive choices and actions... it feels late, forced and inauthentic. The story was not developed well at all. The ending kind of sucked in my opinion.
Sure the couple has fun interactions especially in those first few episodes but that's about it.