Pincolino

You must be joking ... That kiss under the umbrella was not meant to be steamy. The acting was flawless. The make-out scene in Ep 1 was also surprisingly good. Didn't know this will be so explicit. Like ... what are you smoking?

Nice series. But what makes me speechless is the filming quality. The colors are gorgeous, I like the music and the mood. Everything feels smooth. There was not only some budget to spend, the directors knows what he does.

Well ... from what we know after watching 8 episodes ...
Ji Woo feels inferior. He thinks hs is not good enough for Seo Joon, not important enough. Seo Joon will forget about him soon if they break up. So he felt lonely, mostly because he wasn't able to confront Seo Joon about those thoughts. You can argue he felt like that because Seo Joon is too perfect. He did everything right, was the best boyfriend. That seemed to make it even harder for Ji Woo. This can become some kind of vicious circle: You're unhappy and you think you have no right to be unhappy, but that alone makes you even more unhappy, because you feel even more bad about yourself.

So he run away. At the same time he expected Seo Joon chasing after him, because he is the one who knows and understands him best. They were hinting towards such a plot in the last episode. "Ti Aspetto", the name of the restaurant means "I'm waiting for you". Seo Joon is supposed to figure something out. Well ...

They should make a s3. There is a whole season needed for Ji Woo's redemption arc. I want to see him being a supportive and strong boyfriend. But how will he ever manage to be like that?

Whatever will be revealded in future episodes:
THEY FAILED!
Why? Because when we finally got an emotional reaction from Ji Woo at the end of last episode, I felt nothing but anger. I don't think we were supposed to feel like that.
There is no balance between the characters. The one has to give it all, the other is just demanding. At the end of the day it should be a give and take.

Oh, Jesus! So he has to give up his acting career too? What else does he have to do to be happy ever after with Ji Woo?

No seriously, being a star is difficult, but I always thought at the end of the day he likes his jobs and it suits him well. He obviously enjoys being the center of attention. I would find it horrible, if he changes his whole life for an uncertain future with a stubborn guy who has some issues.

Hahaha! Same.

*but remember what one sees as hard might be easy for another and vice versa*

I completely agree with you. But it's still a slap in the face for people who have it real hard, and despite their best efforts cannot gain anything.

"KSJ NEEDS to apply the confidence he displays to his own life and stand up for himself.. "

I don't think he has to work on himself more. From the very beginning he called out Ji Woo (he also did it in s1) when Ji Woo was unreasonable. He did it again in ep 8, telling him that he is obiously hurt. So he always stood up for himself. He just really tried hard to make this work. But then he finally accepted the break-up. I don't know what people expect from him. He has to be some godly being or what.

It makes no sense that Ji Woo may think Seo Joon doesn't love him enough. What was he afraid of? In his situation I would have tried my best to build a good life with Seo Joon. And if it doesn't work out, then I would be glad, that I at least had the opportunity and tried my best.

Even the topic about feeling lonely: Is he feeling now better since he left? Seo Joon always made time for him. He never complained about it either. He seemed happy to be able to be with Ji Woo. So you can't even argue that Ji Woo thought he was a burden. Seo Joon never showed any signs of being annoyed by Ji Woo or that he was bothered because he had to balance his job and his private life. He seemed eager to go home to him.

If we are supposed to be sympathetic with Ji Woo, then we have to accept that he has some serious issues regarding his perception of emotions of other people.

I have nothing good to say about this "love story". But I'm glad that there are two more episodes. The ex-girlfriend got her spotlight, the villagers too. The "secret" is revealed. They could have given us a quick happy end with Ji Woo crying in front of Seo Joon and finally opening up to him. Knowing Seo Joon he would take him back in a heart beat. But they didn't. So hopefully in the upcoming epidoses they will take their time to show us, that those two indeed are a couple we should root for.

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I think his self awarness is the problem. He always thought he is not good enough. It's like a self-fullfilling prophecy, lol. He indeed is not good enough.

"I especially said it with the thought in mind that this show is a romance."

The plot is intriguing. If this would be about life, personal growth, just different characters figuring out what they really want - I would be fine with it.
But if they give us a happy of their "love story" I don't know what to say anymore.

He can break up with him. But do it differently. He left him a note, and caused him as much pain as he could. You don't do that.

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To be fair: There are people in this world who ruin their own life and the life of the people around them for no good reason. They have it all, but their is a turmoil in their hearts and minds they can't overcome. I have someone like that in my family. But it's just not engaging to watch such a person on screen.

I was almost angry, and wanted to punch his crying face. I expected, when he finally breaks down, it would be very emotional and I would cry a river.
But nope.

It's what I got from those lines, what he basically said. But maybe this is a translation issue. This series is rather cryptic. So perhaps he didn't mean it like that. No idea.

I honestly don't care at this point. I find the "scammer plot" ridiculous. I know people will come and lecture me about Korean culture, but I expected a bigger "secret". This was most likely 10 or more years ago. How is it the child's fault? And the father wasn't even the scammer, it was someone else. This is so far-fetched. Nobody forced those people to be that stupid.

I didn't catch that JW spread the rumour. But who cares? He did nothing else than cause pain and problems for SJ. And now he even expects SJ to come running after him and figuring everything out? Even if SJ is doing so, what does he gain from it?

And then he will feel miserable and others have to come and save the day, because poor Ji Woo!