There seem to be two possibilities. Either women are living through an epidemic of loneliness, or the international audience for Chinese dramas has become so used to American and European explicit content, where sex and shock often replace substance, that slow burn romance and mature relationships now bore them. Such viewers do not want the ache of delayed gratification, the intelligence of adult communication, or the quiet tension of two people growing towards each other. They want what they feel they lack and desire in their own lives, and they want it at once.
That hunger is strong enough that they will give a low rating to a genuinely good drama simply because it did not satisfy it. Since ratings affect money, some production companies eventually bow to commercial pressure and start manufacturing the same kind of fan service. For this romance and soft porn crowd, it makes no difference whether the writing is fluff, empty, or merely visually pleasing. The rating will still be high because a craving has been met. That is how an incoherent and badly written script like POJ can be called a masterpiece and rated so highly. It is not quality that is being rewarded. It is the scratching of a niche. Agh.
The real issue is not that people enjoy romance, fluff, or eroticism. The issue is that craving is being mistaken for quality. When arousal, loneliness, or wish fulfilment becomes the main critic, thoughtful dramas lose, formulaic fantasy wins, and the rating system stops meaning anything. It becomes less a measure of artistic merit than a record of appetite. That is a loss for viewers who want complexity, for writers who want to tell mature stories, and for an industry that is increasingly tempted to confuse what is popular with what is good.
A lot of people here love romance aka soft porn. It’s like the world comes to an end when there’s not skinship…
Same here, I’m more into historical dramas than modern, and I’ve never watched a modern drama like this one, that’s more realistic than fiction.
Workplace issues, and how it’s dealing with the age gap and the insecurities it brings from both sides. Both characters are not out of character in terms of personality.
Since when did kissing become a plot point? I'm actually proud of the show because amongst all issues that could…
A lot of people here love romance aka soft porn. It’s like the world comes to an end when there’s not skinship and kisses in drama land. Makes you wonder what’s going on in their personal lives.
They will rate a good drama low just because there was no kiss and skinship.
The same people also complained about age gap in real life, without knowing how the production team will handle it. But now wants kisses. Agh!
I like how this drama is showing the realities of age gap, and how many both get insecure in different ways. And how they recognise the differences without putting the other down.
Now I can continue from episode 19, I can’t believe I managed to hold the edge to keep watching every day.
It won’t be the same to watch slowly after everyone has finished watching it, because the downside of watching a complete drama, is having no one at the same page as you in this page, but it’s also the beauty to pay attention to details without distraction.
I think this drama will be memorable to many after sometime, like how we always remember and compare “everything” to The Story of Ming Lan.
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Isn’t that the most ridiculous thing though?
That hunger is strong enough that they will give a low rating to a genuinely good drama simply because it did not satisfy it. Since ratings affect money, some production companies eventually bow to commercial pressure and start manufacturing the same kind of fan service. For this romance and soft porn crowd, it makes no difference whether the writing is fluff, empty, or merely visually pleasing. The rating will still be high because a craving has been met. That is how an incoherent and badly written script like POJ can be called a masterpiece and rated so highly. It is not quality that is being rewarded. It is the scratching of a niche. Agh.
The real issue is not that people enjoy romance, fluff, or eroticism. The issue is that craving is being mistaken for quality. When arousal, loneliness, or wish fulfilment becomes the main critic, thoughtful dramas lose, formulaic fantasy wins, and the rating system stops meaning anything. It becomes less a measure of artistic merit than a record of appetite. That is a loss for viewers who want complexity, for writers who want to tell mature stories, and for an industry that is increasingly tempted to confuse what is popular with what is good.
Workplace issues, and how it’s dealing with the age gap and the insecurities it brings from both sides. Both characters are not out of character in terms of personality.
They will rate a good drama low just because there was no kiss and skinship.
The same people also complained about age gap in real life, without knowing how the production team will handle it. But now wants kisses. Agh!
I also it when a drama has one screenwriter, the flow becomes coherent.
It won’t be the same to watch slowly after everyone has finished watching it, because the downside of watching a complete drama, is having no one at the same page as you in this page, but it’s also the beauty to pay attention to details without distraction.
I think this drama will be memorable to many after sometime, like how we always remember and compare “everything” to The Story of Ming Lan.
If she really wanted to fight age gap, she should fight these ones: https://www.mk.co.kr/en/culture/12167936 and leave fictional characters.
Already watched S1