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I love all moments between Xuanji and Sifeng but my favourite one is their first meeting scene. Xuanji was very friendly toward him despite them being total strangers and poor Sifeng got shy and excited over that haha. Their interactions during that moment don't feel awkward at all. Instead, it turned out to be adorable and sweet for me.

I was in the same situation after completing this drama. Every other drama felt bland and I had to drop them. I suggest watching a completely different genre to move on from this. Also, don't watch BTS clips of this drama if you want to get out of a drama slump. I'll repeat "DON'T WATCH BTS VIDS".

Sure. It's a very worth-watching drama. This is one of those dramas where you don't get frustrated but enjoy the plot throughout the story. You can try watching the first three episodes. But you need to know the young boy in ep 1 is a second lead. Some people took for granted that he was the first lead and got mad after knowing he is SL.

Agree. The reason why the writer gave the backstory for HJP is for creating him as a qualified mentor for Samson Tech. Actually, the relationship between HJP and Samson Tech should have been interesting and enjoyable. But it was ruined by the shipwars.Most people only think about HJP's romance.

Just finished watching the last episode of StartUp. I love it! The ending was very satisfying as every character got the proper ending . Really appreciate the writer for being able to create such beautiful characters and compelling storyline. The second part would have been better if the writer hadn't been swayed by the shipwars and dragged the love triangle. Overall, this is one of the best k-dramas that I can rewatch.

Who told you Suzy and NJH don't like Dosan's character? NJH said NDS's character is unique. Suzy even said she likes NDS's character. Can you guys stop using the actors' names and manipulating their words to fit your opinion? I rarely reply to hate comments but you guys are going too far.

Oh. I see. Thanks a lot.

It's nice to read reasonable comments like yours. In fact, all the characters of this drama has flaws and each of them reflects the human nature. At first, I was more interested in business aspect but in the second half, I don't like how the drama focused on love triangle. BUT it's very interesting to see the growth of every character after ep 13. There are significant changes in all major characters after 3 years time skip. I love the realistic portrayal of characters in this drama but some HJP fans bashed the whole drama and Nam Dosan because their ship didn't sail.

May I know how you check who gave rating 1 here?

Never mind. If you like "love o2o", you might love My Youth and My Girl 2020. These dramas have the same leads and they have both light-hearted romance in them. Strongly recommend My Youth. It's a highschool and campus-theme romance drama. We can also enjoy the friendship of the four main leads.

Actually, I'm more into Chinese dramas lately so I don't watch many new k-dramas. I checked your watchlist and you seem to watch only kdramas. I just watched Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol and it was nice. The leads have great chemistry despite their age gap. I prefer the first half of that drama as it was very heartwarming to watch. And it has a happy ending. I saw you gave rating 10 to W so you like fantasy theme? Have you watched Gu Family Book? It was old but gold. Plus, if you can put up with 50-eps drama, I recommend "Father I'll take care of you". It is a very underrated drama. I don't usually watch k-dramas with long episodes but I really love that drama. The plot, romance, comedy, a little bit of suspense, and acting are well-balanced and perfect in that show. Maybe you can try it out.

Really? I'm happy to know it. I'm kinda glad I didn't watch it in the past haha. I was wondering what I should watch after StartUp. It's rare to find a good k-drama these days.

I also watched "Bride of Habaek" but NJH's acting didn't stand out there because of his character. But he used his chance to the fullest to show his acting skills in StartUp. I really appreciate he took such a challenging role like Nam Dosan. For KSH, I know he is a good actor but he didn't leave a strong impression on me. I'll check out the drama you suggested though. I might watch it if it's plot is interesting enough. Thank you for your recommendation.

I hope so. I'm also looking forward to seeing his new drama "Here". The cast there are all A-list actors. I'm glad NJH is working together with a lot of brilliant actors.

Noooo. Don't drop at Ep 13. I was thinking of doing the same thing as you at first but I changed my mind and watched the whole drama haha. You can skip ep 14 but there is a sweet revelation about Jun's another secret to Rara in ep 15. I can't believe I almost missed that. Trust me. If you don't want to watch ep 16, just watch until 55:00 of ep 15. It was worth-watching.

I've become an official fan of Nam Joohyuk while watching this drama. He is such a great actor. Never interested in WFKBJ previously but it's now on my plan-to watch list because of NJH.

I actually think dropping this drama is kinda a loss not because I don't respect other people's opinions but because this drama is too good to miss. In my opinion, this is the best xianxia drama to date. Although I loved Xuanji from the get-go , the beginning episodes were quite boring for me during the first watch. But I didn't drop it and continued watching it so I found a real gem. The drama kept getting better and better after each episode. I fell in love with the drama so much until these so-called boring first episodes became enjoyable when I rewatch the drama. Totally recommend this drama!

Ikr. I agree the second half was not as good as the first half because of love triangle. I would love to see more business parts in later episodes but it was a good drama as a whole. I can say this is one of the best k-dramas of 2020.

Only after the drama is over, I see many new people come and give different reviews for this drama. I'm really glad to see all those different reviews. In the past, only 5-10 people were commenting the same thing again and again everyday. I also find the new people use spoiler tags for important parts of plot. Thank you for being respectful to other viewers folks.

Just ignore the hate comments and try watching it. This drama is highly recommend. But I wanna remind you first. The young boy that you'll see in the first episode is a younger version of the second lead. Some people mistook that boy as the main lead and got SLS afterwards. But even if you get SLS, your drama-watching experience will be fine as long as you are not too much emotionally involved in so-called love triangle.
P.S. In my opinion, it was never a love triangle as the female lead is not that type who flirts with both male leads.