She's telling you've to be lucky enough, better than hard workIdk about Korea tho, but in India, you've to work…
People definitely need talent and hard work to be successful, but luck comes into play in being in the right place and the right place to get propelled into success.
For an example, if a woman is good at her job, what stops her from striving would be a sexist boss which lack of luck dealt her. An unknown musician could be trending if luckily the right producer/celebrity discovers him/her. J. K. Rowling and the creator of Squid Games, they kept working at it, but it took the right person recognising their talent which is based wholly on luck. So luck does play a part. Had one of those moments not happened, their success stories would either be very different or non-existent.
But, what the show is focusing on is the 'luck' of having the 'right' kind of parents. Super rich and willing to do anything to keep their flawless image going.
Those born rich have one kind of luck (manufactured luck tbh), those born in the middle class has another and those born below the poverty line need luck the most because they have less chances in life.
I agree though, this is a very frustrating premise. I dropped Penthouse after hate watching season 1 for that reason. lol
She's telling you've to be lucky enough, better than hard workIdk about Korea tho, but in India, you've to work…
Nepotism is a very real issue in many countries. People are given leading roles in companies, they get into universities and get degrees regardless of their work ethic or abilities. By luck, she means being born to the right parents. With nepotism comes entitlement. They believe anyone who isn't born to an elite parent doesn't have the right to get the same benefits as the 1%. It's similar to judging people with a caste difference.
Eg:- I know an incident where a girl was given the role of head girl in highschool just a month after the principal was gifted a car from her parents. The president's son received a degree from a law school despite the fact that he never attended any lectures.
The whole reason the school supports this nepotism is to keep the money coming in, because the parents are the biggest donors. Even the recent college admission scandal in the US shows how money is used to give children qualifications they don't deserve.
Companies go bankrupt because the successor is given the role through nepotism and the company fails as a result. But that doesn't matter because they still stay rich majority of the time.
So, the principal is not wrong. Being lucky trumps hard work. Because those who are not born with a silver spoon will have to have mega luck (which is rarer than winning the lottery), while those who are born with a silver spoon will succeed no matter their capabilities. - This is, sadly, how majority of the world works.
I'd say it was a happy ending even if the relationship ended because it means not having to invest in a relationship…
That's what the drama was highlighting. Their lack of communication. No relationship can last long when both parties don't communicate. I knew that was going to be their issue from the hotel booking/weekend incident. They never tell each other anything. It's not only Yumi. It's Yumi and Woong.
About DL being a Damsel in Distress: I just realized it’s in the That cutesy song in OST… “When Dali was…
Usually, characters like Da Li are written as supporting characters. Never the main. She is the typical aboveboard layman who has no money, no connections and no power. She acts exactly how normal people would have done given that situation, which is why she went on social media to expose major corporate/government corruption and contacted the police when drugs were found.
In kdrama logic standard, this never kills the issue, so I understand why people are frustrated with her.
They want her to be witty, think outside the box, to act in the name of vengeance. Honestly, that's not her character. Her characterisation has been super consistent. For her to suddenly become jaded, scheming and manipulative makes no sense. She's the type to turn the other cheek.
She is academically brilliant and cultured. But nothing prepared her for powerful obsessive men, shady political…
Crying is not weak. It's a physical embodiment of release from strong emotions. And like I said before, Da Li has cried and cried, but kept getting up and going back to work and trying to solve any issues people have thrown at her. So I have no idea why the crying is being brought up.
This is the kind of character growth I have seen from her so far.
1. She has learned the value of money (she went from not knowing how much it would cost to do charity to being able to find ways to cut cost). 2. She has learned the monetary cost of her former lifestyle (staying at a hotel vs. staying at a motel). 3. She has learned that her pride needs to be dropped (she went begging for money for the gallery). 4. She has learned that just like her father, she knows nothing about business and generating a profit (thanks to MH) 5. She learned how to manipulate the media (the interview incident) 6. She has learned that no matter how much kindness she shows, some people will just hate her and try to do things against her.
She has learned all this in a few months. Da Li has shown proof of creative thinking, book smarts etc. But she has never shown signs of any problem solving, witty twists that are expected when solving kdrama issues. She's very much above the surface and problems like these are usually solved by lying, cheating and scheming, and Da Li is not that kind of person.
She is academically brilliant and cultured. But nothing prepared her for powerful obsessive men, shady political…
Her personality is such that she doesn't cut out people from her life. She gives them unlimited chances, because that's what she learned from her father. We have seen this time and again by how she treats people. She is the kindest role in this series.
She will continue to see the uncle as her family because of how much she loves her father. Same with her cousin. She will continue to care about Gong Joo too. And we as the audience see it as a weakness because she gets taken advantage of.
I think we have gotten so used to seeing the typical 'witty, kick ass take no prisoners' kdrama female role as the only 'strong woman' in any drama, that if any woman is not immediately able to take what is given and solve the problem in a creative way, she is immediately deemed as a weak character. But that's not the only kind of strength there is. There is the silent kind. The kind where a character breaks down for everything but keeps going. That's the kind of strength she portrays.
Her character is flailing. No doubt about that. But when you think about her characterisation and her situation, it makes sense. She is still in debt. She has only a handful of supporters, most of whom are powerless and look to her to solve the issue. She has people working against her while pretending to help her. And it's only been a few months of non-stop financial issues. In real life, people in debt cry every night.
MH, yes, he has been trained from a young age to handle this kind of situation, so he can learn in a few months and get on top. Not DL though. She has had no training in any of this. She has no guidance. She's been given a gallery in debt, no money, and an unknown villain pulling the strings and manipulating people around her to create small problems she had to handle one at a time. - It is overwhelming. With the knowledge she has, with the personality she possesses, it doesn't surprise me that she has no idea what to do.
I did not expect that.
For an example, if a woman is good at her job, what stops her from striving would be a sexist boss which lack of luck dealt her. An unknown musician could be trending if luckily the right producer/celebrity discovers him/her. J. K. Rowling and the creator of Squid Games, they kept working at it, but it took the right person recognising their talent which is based wholly on luck. So luck does play a part. Had one of those moments not happened, their success stories would either be very different or non-existent.
But, what the show is focusing on is the 'luck' of having the 'right' kind of parents. Super rich and willing to do anything to keep their flawless image going.
Those born rich have one kind of luck (manufactured luck tbh), those born in the middle class has another and those born below the poverty line need luck the most because they have less chances in life.
I agree though, this is a very frustrating premise. I dropped Penthouse after hate watching season 1 for that reason. lol
Eg:- I know an incident where a girl was given the role of head girl in highschool just a month after the principal was gifted a car from her parents. The president's son received a degree from a law school despite the fact that he never attended any lectures.
The whole reason the school supports this nepotism is to keep the money coming in, because the parents are the biggest donors. Even the recent college admission scandal in the US shows how money is used to give children qualifications they don't deserve.
Companies go bankrupt because the successor is given the role through nepotism and the company fails as a result. But that doesn't matter because they still stay rich majority of the time.
So, the principal is not wrong. Being lucky trumps hard work. Because those who are not born with a silver spoon will have to have mega luck (which is rarer than winning the lottery), while those who are born with a silver spoon will succeed no matter their capabilities. - This is, sadly, how majority of the world works.
I don't know how I'm going to wait until Season 2.
In kdrama logic standard, this never kills the issue, so I understand why people are frustrated with her.
They want her to be witty, think outside the box, to act in the name of vengeance. Honestly, that's not her character. Her characterisation has been super consistent. For her to suddenly become jaded, scheming and manipulative makes no sense. She's the type to turn the other cheek.
This is the kind of character growth I have seen from her so far.
1. She has learned the value of money (she went from not knowing how much it would cost to do charity to being able to find ways to cut cost).
2. She has learned the monetary cost of her former lifestyle (staying at a hotel vs. staying at a motel).
3. She has learned that her pride needs to be dropped (she went begging for money for the gallery).
4. She has learned that just like her father, she knows nothing about business and generating a profit (thanks to MH)
5. She learned how to manipulate the media (the interview incident)
6. She has learned that no matter how much kindness she shows, some people will just hate her and try to do things against her.
She has learned all this in a few months. Da Li has shown proof of creative thinking, book smarts etc. But she has never shown signs of any problem solving, witty twists that are expected when solving kdrama issues. She's very much above the surface and problems like these are usually solved by lying, cheating and scheming, and Da Li is not that kind of person.
She will continue to see the uncle as her family because of how much she loves her father. Same with her cousin. She will continue to care about Gong Joo too. And we as the audience see it as a weakness because she gets taken advantage of.
I think we have gotten so used to seeing the typical 'witty, kick ass take no prisoners' kdrama female role as the only 'strong woman' in any drama, that if any woman is not immediately able to take what is given and solve the problem in a creative way, she is immediately deemed as a weak character. But that's not the only kind of strength there is. There is the silent kind. The kind where a character breaks down for everything but keeps going. That's the kind of strength she portrays.
Her character is flailing. No doubt about that. But when you think about her characterisation and her situation, it makes sense. She is still in debt. She has only a handful of supporters, most of whom are powerless and look to her to solve the issue. She has people working against her while pretending to help her. And it's only been a few months of non-stop financial issues. In real life, people in debt cry every night.
MH, yes, he has been trained from a young age to handle this kind of situation, so he can learn in a few months and get on top. Not DL though. She has had no training in any of this. She has no guidance. She's been given a gallery in debt, no money, and an unknown villain pulling the strings and manipulating people around her to create small problems she had to handle one at a time. - It is overwhelming. With the knowledge she has, with the personality she possesses, it doesn't surprise me that she has no idea what to do.