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Oh interesting...coz she addressed her bf as kang yeokchan in the end there but the ml's name is seonu chan, i was thinking along the lines of them being pen pals and him changing his name later for some reason? Never actually met maybe? Like he's seen her face through the video call but she hasnt seen his? Idk now that im saying it out loud it sounds dumb lol...the roommate theory makes more sense...if true, *sigh* another chae jong hyeop drama where he's stuck in unrequited love 🫠

How does showing basic human decency to check on the fl when she had that tough fall mean "letting the kid get hurt"? He's literally carrying the child and staring at her blankly while she's on the ground in pain?

Also ur reading of the fl is super harsh. First of all, she *shouldn't* have to do anything. She was thrust the responsibility of taking care of her nephew coz literally nobody else showed up. She could've sent him to a children's home, but she chose to step up. The only person who chose to step up for the child. U expecting her to be perfect literally reveals ur own lack of empathy for someone who is trying to do her best considering the situation, especially when the ml gets all this grace coz, what? He's been suffering longer?

Also she isn’t "trying" to date her boss. She's just someone who unexpectedly met her first love again while grappling major life changes and probbaly finds some comfort in reminiscing back to her college days with someone who was important to her when her life was different, but in no way is it anything like the obvious show of interest and flirting the sml keeps initiating that she, mind you, keeps shutting down. Every time the sml obviously flirts with her, she literally subtly shuts him down or redirects the conversation to taehyung and woojoo.

Also i can't believe i need to spell this out, but just because she's living with a "baby and man" doesn't mean she isn't allowed to date anyone else as long as she is fulfilling her responsibilities? Which she clearly is? I mean r we still living in Victorian England?? She doesn't date simply coz that's her choice, not because it's an obligation. Let's pls make that clear.

It's just that she's always giving 10/10 effort to woojoo that the one time she gives an 8, everyone wants to write her off as being negligent and irresponsible. I mean i wonder if u r even thinking about the fact that outside of her work hours (where she's working btw, not frolicking in the garden with the sml), she's the one *always* responsible for woojoo? Like she never gets a day off! After work, every morning, every weekend, she's the one taking care of woojoo without complaint.

I mean tbh i dont blame the viewers for not seeing hyun jin's effort. The makers dont even care to show it. It's always more appealing to make the man "perfect" and give him a clear growth arc from jerk to decent man while the fl (like most women in real life) r treated like an after thought whose efforts always remain invisible even when they're doing the most work objectively

Okay I've been trying to be kind to the sml coz park seo ham makes him really innocent and likable but his progressive immaturity and unprofessionalism around the fl is making me pretty uncomfortable now especially after the team dinner. It feels like the show is trying to make it seem like 7 whole years didn’t just pass between hyun jin and him and that didn't make any difference to their childish mutual crushes at all, but the reality is that *everything's* changed and the sooner both of them, especially the sml realizes it, the better it would be for everybody involved.

Also while frustrating, I don't blame hyun jin yet for feeling confused about her feelings. I mean she's just a few months into losing the most important person of her life and her only family, now suddenly thrust into a whole new role of parenting, navigating a job she worked so hard to get, meeting her first love again, living with a roommate who was completely indifferent and prickly just a few weeks ago who over a month grew to have feelings for her. I mean y'all have to recall just how indifferent taehyung was when hyun jin sprained her wrist after colliding with him at the funeral. He's obviously grown since then. But everyone processes grief and change differently. There's no one perfect timeline that works for everyone.

So ofc she would be confused! I mean taehyung *just* confessed his feelings like two days ago. And the sml has been flirting with her very obviously since she started work while she's been harboring a long time crush on him the whole time, literally confessing that she fantasized about being his "Suzy" all this time. Like give the girl a break, she'll get there 😅

Also *we* can see taehyung's growth. But hyun jin lived through the most traumatic experience of her life with someone who walked away without looking back and only chose to come to her at his convenience while being hot and cold the whole time. Also at this point, it's still early to tell if what taehyung feels for hyun jin is real mature love or simply the relief of finally feeling like being chosen by someone. he literally says that when he confesses to her too.

So the point ig I'm trying to make is that both of them r a bit all over the place rn and for good reason and therefore, need time to find each other on an equal footing before they can realize their true feelings for each other.

So let's be patient, ig? ;p

Also dont get the hate on her parenting woo joo. She literally signed up for daycare for him, finally got him in, been responsible for him during weekends and after work and mornings, just like the contract they made for the month. Just coz the drama doesn't show all of her parenting moments compared to the ml's, doesn't make *her* the bad parent all the time? Like this particular episode, according to their contract, the ml is responsible for woojoo? So why isn't he getting any flak? Sure Hyun jin messed up the time woo joo got sick, but that was literally one time? I mean Hyun jin isn't partying her nights away, or escaping her duties on weekends without woojoo. She's literally working, then going straight home back to him? Like y'all need to check ur own biases about why the fl is getting this much flak? It's almost like the man only needs to do the bare minimum to be considered great coz he went from complete jerk to decent, but the female has to always go above and beyond or she isn't doing anything at all!

Ooh that's interesting...so many new shows releasing this weekend and next week with kdramas too, i could use an advanced pre release schedule to plan everything lol...thanks for this!

But r cdrama schedules usually 6 eps on the first day and then 1 new ep every day? On average

I didn't really understand why many viewers kept saying this show reminds them of old kdramas but now i realized it's coz for the past couple of years, we're been force fed carbon cut-out mls and bland as paper fls who rarely reciprocate with the same intensity to actually appreciate a relationship developing from the beginning, the whole point of romance dramas :") So glad shows like this are making a much needed "comeback" of sorts to fill the gap.

I for one am *sick* of the shows that take the easy route and have the fl and ml know each other since infancy so the makers can lazy their way out of actually showing how two adults and strangers can meet and form a sincere relationship, how they're relationship even formed in the first place and how they developed feelings, not simply because they're "destined" and meant to be

I liked the first episode. Humor, romance, plot, chemistry, everything was perfect. Felt the 2nd ep was pretty redundant if they extended the first 1 by an extra 30 mins but cute watch regardless.

Oh and that scene in the poster is from the drama and it's gorgeously filmed! In fact I watched this show just to see how it turned out and it was worth it haha...love when historical dramas get emotion/cinematography both right!

Park hae jin is in the part?? Has it officially been announced? That's so exciting.

They're probably giving the art of sarah its own time to shine and will start dropping things one by one from next week

Still have no idea what this show is going to be about haha...looks like a mix of while you were sleeping/chocolate/just between lovers? Excited regardless!

Have u seen hometown cha cha cha? It's amazing too! U might enjoy summer strike too. Also tastefully yours, legend of the blue sea, business proposal, her private life, because this is my first life and so many more haha...u will definitely find more recs on mdl through google searches as well as tags (try romance/comedy) and even reddit kdrama communities :) there's never a dearth of dramas. Dont give up trying to find more haha! From cdramas if u havent seen hidden love I'd recommend it!

2x is ur friend :")

Spring Fever was great it's a kdrama

Ya this year did have a lot of great dramas. I loved spring fever and can this love be translated and now our universe too. Hopefully the streak continues. I have a great feeling about this year's dramas overall!

Thank you <3 and ya tbh not many dramas I've seen recently have this sort of character work and showing and not feeding us all the info. This show actually seems to respect the audience's intellect and leave some things for interpretation. Kdramas used to do this best back in the day, i'm glad we get shows like this now from time to time tho i wish every show were this way 😅

Okay anyone who isn't watching this show is definitely missing out!! The 4th episode sealed it for me. I was kinda bummed out by the shorter length of episodes from the beginning but it truly is insane how much detail they've been able to add into lesser than 1 hr per episode, details that i don't think even regular length shows bother to have despite all the drag.

Ep 4 was especially full of such moments. And the character writing shows coz this drama isn't afraid to go a bit bold in making their characters say actually "mean" things, especially the ml, instead of making the ml a green flag paper cardboard with no personality other than existing to serve the fl. Here, he messes up, immediately regrets it. He isn't perfect, but his actions reveal his true intentions. The detail of even hyun jin not knowing the baby's sleep changes but taehyung does *chef's kiss*

I especially loved their fight in the ending there, and how the ml says harsh things he doesn't really mean and instead of using that against him, the fl is surprisingly emotionally mature when she reflects on how frightened he must've been to get so triggered in the first place.

And the fl trying her hardest to do her best but still falling short is so relatable, yet at the same time the show doesn't excuse her inability to set boundaries at work or even with herself regarding just how far she can push herself trying to be perfect juggling multiple responsibilities, and even in her personal life and the inevitable consequences of exactly that. I feel like it's also possible that hyun jin is lying to herself that this is about work and wanting to be self reliant when it might also be about impressing her first love (which she was already open about in the previous episode) but then that does raise the question of is impressing a first love more important than standing by the responsibility you willingly took it (even tho there wasn't much of a choice to begin with?) Also the fact that right now she's always apologizing for messing up but her actions don't quite match her words which ends up making her even more frustrating, even though you can tell none of it is intentional, just someone who was handed too much responsibility they never asked for in the first place. Like she says, she's always been the one being taken care of and feeling suffocated by the need to break out of it, and now she's learning in real time just what it takes to actually handle that responsibility and care for someone else.

So many complex conflicting emotions with both the leads and that's exactly the sign of good character work.

Brilliant! I never expected to find this level of depth in a show that seems so lighthearted on the surface.

And not to mention the genuinely funny moments that keep piling up every episode. It's there even in the tiny details.

Like off the top of my head, in the beginning of ep 4, when hyun jin turns on the tap before she uses the toilet coz now she's "aware" of the ml😅 the baby holding a fan to get the ml's hair waving while hyun jin has her romantic daydream of him 😆 and so many more that I might have to rewatch to pick up every one of them haha

Loving this so much! Bae in hyuk is hilarious 😂

"But we have Ahn Bo Hyun" and they did!! Jae Gyu truly could not hsve been played by anyone else. All the hardwork has paid off 💪

Another law drama?? Ahhh when can I see Lee Jehoon in a good old romance again haha 😅

U explained this so well. Exactly what i feel too! In fact the last time i saw such an equal partnership was probably in Happiness and it's not even a romcom! I wish kdrama writers understood that people enjoy these kinda dynamics too. Not just the ml swooping in to save the day for the fl every time while the fl keeps giving the energy of stale toast in return 😅