LemonThief

Thanks for the information! Ill watch once the 7th episode has aired then.

I havent started watching this so I have no clue who the ML is or who the SML is haha, i'm guessing Ha Yu Jun is the ML? I really hope it doesnt pull the Love Alarm move though.

Who will she end up with? Does anyone know? I haven't watched it yet, and I know it's not finished, but I'm curious who you all think she'll end up with.

The statement "I can count on one hand the 16-episode series in the last 5 years that were solid the ENTIRE run" is more of an opinion than a fact. Personally, I can name far more than just a handful, but everyone will have their own view on this, so there’s not much I can say about it.

I totally get what you're saying though, but I don’t think the problem is the 16-episode format itself. It’s more about weak writing or poor planning. When done well, 16 episodes give enough space to fully develop characters and let the story breathe. The solution shouldn’t be to shorten everything just because some writers can’t handle longer formats. Instead, the standard of writing needs to improve. I'd take a well-paced 16-episode drama over a rushed 8-episode one that barely scratches the surface any day.

That’s true, it depends on the story. Some 16-episode dramas drag with too much filler, so 12 can work better. But if the plot’s rich, shorter formats can feel rushed. It’s all about finding the right balance.

Exactly! There was a time when trimming a couple of episodes felt necessary, but now it has gone too far the other way. These 6 to 12 episode dramas often feel rushed or underdeveloped, with barely enough time to explore the characters or relationships properly.

I really wish there were more 16-episode K-dramas like this. I checked through MDL's search filter and, so far this year, there have only been five K-dramas with that episode count, which is quite mad considering we're already nearly halfway through 2025. There are more on the way, of course, but back in the day, 16+ episodes used to be the standard. Now they just keep getting shorter and shorter.

Wow Sinflix is such a nice recommendation for a DDL site, definitely holding onto that one😂, do they have a discord channel I can follow them on?

So does anyone know where YSY has disappeared to? he has completely vanished from the acting scene since his last movie in 2023.

I did notice he will have a cameo in 'Taxi Driver - Season 3', but I wouldnt count that.

Can you please explain the plot of this drama in a little more detail for me please. I saw some clips and she kissed Xue Yuming in a car, but isnt her boyfriend Yu Jian? so was she cheating or did they break up first? Im a little confused, can you give me a an Idea of whats the story is about as the synopsis here didnt really help me understand much

PHJ needs to be in more projects, I dont see him at all, its been 2 years already, I only see him sometimes on Korean fitness channels sometimes.

Thanks for your understanding, I was a little aggressive with my reply, my bad.

You do realise this show is literally called The Devil’s Plan, right? It’s a psychological strategy game where manipulation, lying, and screwing people over is how you win. If you're crying because Hyungyu didn’t hold everyone's hand through it, maybe this genre isn’t for you. Try watching The Angel’s Plan... if it ever exists, where everyone shares their secrets and sings kumbaya.

And let’s not pretend the others were saints. Every single one of them, apart from Justin, used others to push their own agenda. Hyungyu was just better at it. At one point, the entire group ganged up on him, but you didn’t seem to have a problem with that, did you? Oh right... it’s only wrong when he plays the game well. What a joke.

This is a psychological thriller. It literally says so in the genre section. Mind games and strategy are the whole point. If that offends you, you're clearly watching the wrong show. Everything that happens in the show stays in the show. Don’t forget, it’s just a game at the end of the day. In the final episode, everyone congratulated him happily while he apologised, and they were all smiles with no genuine hate towards one another. They all knew it was a game. He simply played it better than the rest and made full use of the show’s title, The Devil’s Plan.

Well deserved Hyun Gyu!

Since the subtitles are AI-generated, I'm worried my brain might take a serious hit trying to understand what's going on. iQIYI is known for frequently using AI-generated subtitles for their Chinese variety shows, and its usually not good (well its AI, so fair enough). Is there anywhere that offers official subtitles?

I might be wrong, since I haven’t seen it yet, but if it’s like its spin-off, Resident Playbook, which I’m watching, it doesn’t have one big story that goes all the way through. Instead, each episode is its own little story, focusing on different situations or characters, and everything gets wrapped up by the end of each one. That said, there is still ongoing development, such as character growth and a slow-building romance between the main leads. So, no, there isn’t one big story that runs throughout the drama, but the characters and their relationships do change and progress over time.

Professor Ryu is such a likeable person

Very good film. It made me feel sick to my stomach seeing what happened to the girls, but overall it was a good watch. I'm so glad the high school girl survived, and that both the FL and her got the revenge they deserved.

Genuinely... What was the point of that fake kiss in the lift?!! We all know they didn't actually touch lips in that scene when the back of his head was facing the camera. That had better not be the only one we get, or I’ll be seriously upset 😂. Don’t ever tease us with a fake kiss like that again!

Where has Lee Joon-gi disappeared to? hes been gone for 3 years now, what happened?