MinJi23

I agree with everything you said, that's how I see it too!

I wanted to write something similar to your answer, I fully agree.
I would add that it is not only seeing their bully on TV and being praised as 'pretty and good', I'd think it is more that Korean actresses in general are always presented like innocent, almost childlike, cute angels, like being harmless, always friendly and caring etc, because that is the general favoured image of popular Korean actresses and idols. If I imagine I had been bullied and I'd see that person way later on TV being presented as a very nice human being, when they are the total opposite, that would bother me the most.

I didn't know this actor, I just saw the preview of 'love untangled' on netflix and I immediately thought 'he is way too old visually to play a highschool student-' His face structure is way too adult and square, it's just obvious he is a grown man. To be honest it looked strange to me that they tried to make him at least somehow visually younger with the hairdo. Was just my sudden impression after seeing the preview, not knowing the actor or the show at all.

while I do see your point and understand it, the problem is, you can't watch ANY historical drama then, can you? Absolutely nothing is accurate concerning the real circumstances at that time, and that doesn't only go for Korea and Joseon dynasty, it goes for pretty much everything that depics the times several hundred years ago anywhere?

What I mean is, yes, this specific king was a horrible tyrant and murderer, so I see why is especially bothers you. But if you take this further, what about everyday things shown that are not accurate? All the people back then had many lllnesses, many of them didn't have teeth by their 20s, especially poorer people, they had thin hair, often grey early by malnutrition, they had dirty clothes, EVERYONE, including the kings and queens, had fleas and worms everywhere, scabies often too, and so many people, especially the rich and noble, died of STDs, Syphillis was rampant everywhere (if you dare, look it up under 'Syphillis end stage' in the picture section, many aristocrats but also poorer people died of it back in the days everywhere, (of course they rich were never shown with the symptoms in paintings), and so on...

Same goes for Europe when the Middle Ages are often portrayed as somehow nice and cozy times, when all the mentioned things are left out. Concnering Europe back then no one mentiones the absolute stink everyhwere, as people just threw their fecies out to the street and everything everywhere smelled like a huge toilet full of shit - but you know what? No one wants to see that, same goes for historical incorrect Korean dramas in the Joseon time. No one will use lots of money and time to depict reality in these times, as no one would want to watch that.

So, while I still agree you are right with everything you said about that specific king? If you really can't take it as what it is anyways, a fairytale (because you know, there is no time travel ;), just don't watch that content? This never claimed to be an accurate historical documentary, but a fictional fantasy show.

As for me, the real world is shitty enough right now, with wars in ever more places and war mongering in even more, so I watch K-dramas to switch off from reality, including fariy tales like this one.

I wanted to say the exact same thing, he was brilliant in this role =)

ah, that's great, thank you! I handed in a pretty similar picture but the measurements were somehow wrong, so it didn't get through. Yes, your choice is so much better, that's her now and pretty as always =)

well, I tried to hand in a better picture of her, but measuremebnts wrong, this wrong, that wrong - rejected. So the measurements of the pic are obviously more important than if the picture shows the respective person AT ALL. I just hate these AI images, they are ugly, wrong, and they do not do the people's real beauty any justice, just creepy bs.

aw, what a nice and funny drama! I meanwhile became a real fan of Lim Yoona, I think her acting is really good, and she is particularly talented in playing comedic role, something only few can do. I already liked this in 'king the land' and it's the same in this drama, I laughed so much in the first episode at her Taekwondo-slapstick - hilarious =D

who is picking the profile pics? This one looks like AI, and bad AI at that. Doesn't even look like her

I initially liked her in 'healer'.... meanwhile I don't watch anything with her in it. Although I think she is not a bad actress, her face is so frozen und full of fillers, it's constantly distracting me when I watch her in anything. It doesn't mean the dramas she does are bad, I just really can't watch them anymore.

Thanks for the explanation!

I don't know this actress as I don't watch Chinese content so just a curious question: why has this particular actress been on MDL with what feels like 50 start page articles all of a sudden for the past 4 weeks or so? I'm seriously curious as I don't get why?

I will not communictae with anyone who doesn't have the absolute minmum of decent manners to start with.

Kim Young-kwang is great as villain, no doubt. But I still think actingwise his best role by far was in 'call it love'. I think it's way more complicated to play a vulnerable and depressive yet expressive character than a plain and comparably 'loud' villain. Hope he seeks out other role genres again as well

this is one thing not likeable about South Korea... it's hard to imagine how a comparably 'minor' thing like low key drink driving causes every affiliate of an actor to immediately turn away and act like he/she is a leper. While, on the other hand, the guys from the burning sun scandal did _very different_ things to MANY people and they are livingthe good life right now, the main perp already having new business engagements.

You certainly don't mean they lack disrespect?😑

'Twelve' - I have to at least start watching this because of the cast...that said I really hope they made this a serious drama and not again some comedy stuff...option one, - I'll be watching, option two - nope.

where did you find that info about her being bullied off the net?

and as a final statement here:

Aw, so happy for JM and Ji-yeon. They look very natural together and you can see from afar their hearts flutter when they look at each other in the last scenes. At one point I felt they actually wanted to kiss each other, but didn't due to the cameras, very sweet, and I think they do have a good chance of working out together =)

I think JM made the right decision although clumsy concerning Yi-do and also Mi-hong - but then, they are all inexperienced and are allowed to make mistakes. (and I won't answer any postings under mine that get hysterical and berserk and angry concering this, so safe yourself the time and typing - My lenghty opinion about it is further down so feel free to scroll and read ;)

I have to say I am maybe a bit biased as Ji-yeon was my favourite of the girls from the beginning. I can identify with a lot she talked about from her past, family, and how she reacted and coped. I also found it very sweet and empathetic of her to say sorry to both Mi-hong and Yi-do before going to the overnight date. She really felt sorry and torn but also happy at the same time and that is ok I think.

I also liked Mi-hong a lot with her straight-forward but empathetic way. But she was quite the example of why JM had such a hard time and was under pressure from her and Yi-do...They didn't stop asking for a concrete yes or no answer, which at some point he couldn't give.

But in episode 9 Mi-hong says a crucial thing that's important. She said :' Why can't he just tell me it's not me and he likes someone else straight away? ' and then she adds: 'I hope he doesn't tell me that, I don't want to hear it.' - That's what I said further down. The girls drill into him for a concrete answer, but in reality it's not a choice answer, they just want to hear a positive answer and nothing else. And he knows that and can't do that so he struggles and says some blurry, non-concrete things to them all and worsens the situation.
That said I think Mi-hong handled the last tell-all-date mit MJ so good. She is emotinally intelligent and I think she is very charming in her ways and I'm sure she will find someone fitting at some point.

Seung-li and Ji-su...they are an awkward fit I think, and time has to show if they can really work something out together. I think there is attraction between them but also hassles (her understandable anxieties, his insecurities and thus his need to always compete with others, particularly his drinking could be a killer).. I personally feel he might be more out for trophy hunting (he really seems to be competitive about everything) and isn't really interested in her personality. She shared loads of very personal stuff with him and he didn't even remember two days later. If there is no interest in the very start it's not a good outlook for the future, at least in my experience. Maybe there is an update somewhere in time about how the two couples fared after a while?

Wishing them all the best, and even if these relationships are not forever, they have had a first experience they lacked and longed for and certainly are a step further in their adult lives and emotional development.

It was in interesteing show and the only 'singles' show I ever watched. If it will be renewed I'm sure to watch again.

was you reply meant for misseslynch? You did read the very last word of that posting, which was SARCASM? Do you know what sarcasm is? If not, it would be really helpful for you to look it up Oo