MariliT

I give this a 5 because I realize I don't like dramas where there are multiple leads and especially male leads. That said, I want to specify a few points as an author with more than a million book sales and as a 50+ woman. I didn't see anything controversial here. Writing the characters we want is the prerogative of an author. Like it or not, and you can see how many dramas I hate, is the prerogative of the reader, viewer. So there's nothing problematic in not liking a character or the writing of something or the views it tries to convey.

What is wrong though is to cerate a picture of something that isn't there. Reading about the "boob" scandal, I was expecting something truly controversial. A gesture out of context, only there to create a scandal. Yet the scene is the most natural it cold be. If you never had the chance to have your boyfriend getting you into his lap and touch you then you lose one of the most romantic and fluttering things that you can enjoy. They were a couple, they were tender with each other and he touched her boob. There is no Chinese culture here t bring up unless you only watched two dramas in your life. I've watched countless at this point and I vastly prefer them to the Kdramas these days, and I've seen many more explicit scenes than this in almost 50% of them. So where does this controversy comes from?

I know nothing about his personal life and if he's an indecent person, yes he should face consequences. But since I know nothing I will judge only the drama and the drama is coherent with what the writer wants to show. He wrote a realistic, more realistic at least, drama where people have flaws and live in real life. You don't like it? Fine. I didn't either. I didn't acre about any of he leads and found the female leads uninteresting and their acting wasn't great either. I still have to defend the writer's vision. He doesn't have to cater to anyone. It was his vision and what he wanted to convey and he did a great job.

Just don't try to twist things and take them out of context to create a scandal. it's disheartening and hypocrite. As an author I was accused several times about me heroines being too stubborn, too spoiled, too out of touch with the reality. See if I care. They are my creations and if I want them to be stubborn they will be. If I want them to be spoiled they will be. Same way my heroes will be perfect. Same way my heroines will sleep with their boyfriends before they get married if they ever get married.

I never cared about the women who accused me of being depraved because I have a few kisses in my books and I say without any ambiguity that a healthy relationship includes a healthy sexual relationship. These people aren't my audience. My books don't have explicit scenes because I choose not to, not because any reader has any input in my writing. If you want a book or a drama to fit exactly your vision, go create yours. Otherwise judge it for what it is and not for what you want it to be. Most of all don't spread lies.

I had readers create lies about my characters all the time just to make believe their outrage is right. This is what people did here. They took a natural gesture, not even explicit, not even inelegant, just a second of a scene beautifully shot, and made a mountain out of a molehill. All that to convey their sentiments. As I said, you didn't like something, fine by me and every person who has a brain. Just don't invent things. It's disgusting and you have no idea how much pain and tears go to write a line. And again, I've had reviews in my life from she should have her books made in movies to I'd rather watch paint dry. No offense taken. But much offense taken when you try to diminish my work by creating and speading false things.

Rant over.