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I've been caught fully off guard by this show...to think that I'd completely overlooked this drama when it first started airing because the summary on MDL didn't sound interesting. But then I randomly decided to watch it while waiting for Undercover Highschool to air and oh my god, what a FUN watch. Best example of execution >> concept.

So engaging right from the first episode, fantastic OST, the perfect length of episodes, not too long, not too short, GREAT casting, each of the new faces I'm seeing are so good at their individual roles. They all have such natural chemistry between themselves. And I totally overlooked Minhyun this whole time since Alchemy of Souls...he was made to do this role. Brings a natural innocence to his character but his stunts are equally convincing.

I don't think I've enjoyed an action/thriller as much as I'm enjoying this one since Bad and Crazy. I'd been looking for something along the same vein, combining light hearted moments, crazy humor and wonderfully choreographed fight scenes with a solid cast and chemistry. I think the best shows are ones that make you feel like they ended too soon and should've had more episodes, and this drama checks all of it.

I heard that the agencies themselves just make it sound speculative even though they never give out these details until they are usually "confirmed". So in this case too you can be pretty certain that this *is* a done deal unless god forbid someone gets into a scandal etc.

I would rather take a fake marriage than another lovers reunited/loved each other since infancy/past lives. Besides its all about the execution

I thought that pic in the article was out of a kdrama lol...the clarity and quality! Needed to do a double take to confirm that it was Taecyeon. Definitely does not look like a sasaeng pic to me...those are usually grainy and pixellated and the subjects are usually lightyears away in the frame like they were shot on a telescope...and since when is the go-to proposal pose known to every human ever just a birthday present haha...these idols and their fans need to chill xD

The excessive hate female idols endure compared to their male counterparts from female fans alone is enough to contradict that statement

Oh that makes sense

The most adorable title for a drama lol...and who doesn't love potatoes! Looking forward to this one

He had great chemistry with Nana in Kill It...and it wasn't even a romance drama

I dont understand the rationale behind an NIS agent deciding to make himself a highschooler when he could've easily been a teacher instead? I mean wouldn't their goal be to blend into the role as seamlessly as possible? Maybe screenplay-wise, it's for more comedic effect? Anyway ig you'd have to watch the drama to see why 🤔

Since according to the summary, jae pil is both the female leads' first love, I wish they just confirm who he ends up with in the beginning alone so I know who to root for (like in True Beauty xD)

Not really...they are actors. They are meant to be sporting different looks and appearances for different characters in different shows. This is true for every film industry...only drama fans seem to want their actors looking like the template kdrama cut out in every single show regardless of the genre or role. If anything, his filmography so far has shown that he has immense range as a performer and isn't afraid to go for diverse looks for the different characters he plays.

I agree somewhat not because of stardom tho, it's only the age gap. Last time park seo joon had a similar age gap, it was with kim dami in Itaewon Class and there wasn't really any chemistry between them, especially obvious towards the end when they actually get together. I noticed this with When the Phone Rings too...the age gap was really awkward with the leads, especially because chae soo bin has a baby face and yoo yeonseok looks more mature and would've looked better with someone more mature looking as well or closer to his age. Actually ig it's not the age gap itself but a lot of korean actresses just dont have mature enough features when paired up with older men if that makes sense. And what ends up happening is they give older brother younger sister vibes more than lovers.

Another reunited lovers huh :*

This has been especially triggering to see now with the whole Ozempic race in the west that's spreading across the globe...read somewhere that Lusi was in the 40s (kgs) in body weight since her new "look" released? That is by no means even remotely healthy for any functional adult human with her height and body type. This is ridiculous and this whole "skinny" and romanticizing unhealthy beauty standards train all the entertainment industries across the world including soul-sucking influencers are now selling as the new fad has to go.

I've only seen him in Parasite so I'll definitely watch this when it comes out

How would you know they don't have chemistry when they haven't acted together? And are we talking about the same people and watching the same content...both jung so min and park seo joon are two of the finest performers in kdramas. They both do romance really well too

I need to see jung so min and park seo joon together in a romcom or melodrama lol

I hope this won't end up like The Impossible Heir with the ML and SML and other characters' motivations behind their goals remaining vague and unexplored for the entire show because of a lack of character depth.

Ha! The classic "i dont want to continue this conversation" when you run out of a relevant counter argument to the discussion so you turn to assuming the other person's intellect and character instead. As for someone that cares so much about personal freedom you seem to be really hesitant to appreciate freedom in differences of opinion. I dont wish to continue this lukewarm discussion either. Peace ✌️

You're right. I don't care for personal freedom at the expense of social responsibility. By your logic, a serial killer can also practice their "personal freedom" by going on a killing spree but now that wouldn't be so ethical/moral of them now would it? A narcissist can continue to practice their personal freedom by continuing to manipulate the people around them but surely that's not the "right" thing to do, is it? see how silly those examples sound? That's how silly it is to generalize something so nuanced like personal freedom when you live with other people in a society *gasp*. If you or i were living on planet mars for eg. with no other human beings to care about, then we can talk about personal freedom with all the risky or harmful behaviors there are.

And idk about you but personally, if someone became a lifelong addict or lost even a few good years of their life because they listened to my biased misrepresentation of a harmful substance or behavior, i would hope that someone puts a restriction on my personal freedom for humanity's sake lol