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Viki's subs are a disgrace. The fact they take money for this kind of product is appalling.

What's up with Viki now releasing just one ep a day and even that not every day?

that was 10 years ago.

Jump a few eps forward. It really picks up then, The first 10 or so eps are boring, I agree.

I started watching because of the reviews. It is enjoyable, acting is good, though it feels dated, as if it was produced in 1933. I don't mean stylised for the era, I mean the writing, characters, pacing, staging and the rest is dated. XK is great, and the singer is fantastic! To me she is the star of the drama. SML I found to be about as interesting as boiled fish. Nor did I particularly like the FL character, she was boring, and basically dumb. I thought acting was flat and monotonous too, but that is a matter of taste. What I disliked was that some of the stuff was just plain sadistic. The political intrigue was interesting, but there were so many implausible and downright silly things it killed the effect. The evil doer plot line is just ridiculous. But the drama has its moments , and some of them are funny, mostly thanks to XK and WJ, and supporting cast.

I love this drama, though the older generation - his mother, her father, her boss, set my teeth on edge. And the whole thing with discrimination against unmarried and
the requirement for household registry to get married is so out of date in 21 century, and so controlling and disrespectful to young people's choices it is hard to swallow.

It is like a sport on MDL. There are people who seem to live to downvote popular dramas, sometimes into months after they have aired.

I am confused, are you saying LiLi ends up with another girl?

I was getting a little bored, but then at ep 9 the drama suddenly picked up and it became so good. ML and FML together are a hoot! Comedy, intensity, all sort of things. I hope they keep giving them more and more screen time. And please no idiotic breakups for no reason other the to drag it out!

For myself, a friend that expects other friends to behave like loyal subjects of a medieval queen. The one who expects them to sacrifice love and possibility of a happy marriage so she the queen doesn't feel sad and doesn't have to grow up. It is not a friend I personally would keep around. To me it is extremely immature to expect friends to revolve around one's needs. I am not condoning her and I am not condemning her. I simply think either would be inappropriate. It is not about right/wrong, she is not right and she is not wrong - it is simply life. People make choices, and majority chose love over a bff.

yes, it was in a sense misleading, but not intentionally. I think he tried to do his absolute best , but realised that it was not enough and they wanted different things. I think he was sincere in offering his support for her to do what she wanted, but he didn't believe she will succeed. He thought she will try and fail, he was kind of letting her sow her wild professional oats. But went she did succede in the nick of time, he realised that the life she was creating and the life he wanted were not compatible at all. So that was that.

I guess some people think they own rights to other people even their exs for as long as it suits them, and everybody they call friends should protect that right. To me that is a heluva possessive, and self-serving attitude. He broke up with FML because he didn't want a life with her. She happens to be in love with him and she is perfectly right for him too. But according to some she should deny her love and her chance of a happy life to spare FML finer feelings over being dumped. But why should FML feeling of being rejected be more important than her being in love with the guy who rejected FML? Friendship goes both ways. Granted the two women may not keep being close friends, but from what I have seen in life more often than not it is the ' friendship' that takes back seat to love, not the other way around. And in this case FML is not going to suffer for much longer anyway. She will have another guy, who suits her much better .

yeah, i agree. Also I think he saw her a bit more clearly than maybe even she did herself though. What he said about him wanting a live of mutual support and her wanting a life of personal realisation (or something like that) , I think that hit it on the nose.

Actually if you watch his facial expressions and body language, it is clear as day. And has been for a bit before. he gives her what she wants - when she needs him. She loves his care and his affection, but I don't think she really knows him on emotional level deeply enough to notice.

In the break up she behaves exactly like men usually behave in dramas (and in life) :) She talks about HER work and HER pending success to get him back, and how he could not wait for HER, instead of what HE means to her. And she immediately suspects there is someone else, when it is she who had been missing all the clues for months . It was obvious he has had enough, but she just could not see it. She is completely oblivious to his feelings. Perfect reversal of traditional roles. BTW do all men in her life cook? 😄

Yes. It was a rhetorical answer 😄

Because people have nothing of substance to say but like to piss vinegar in public 😜

Huh? You make general authoritative pronouncements and then babble nonsense about proof. You obviously just spoiling for a fight. Not interested. Bye.

Do they portray him as pure virgin? I am on ep 7 and all I know is that he doesn't have a steady girlfriend. Was something said in a later eps to indicate he had never had sex? If not, then what made you think he 'pure virgin'? Besides, who cares how many sexual partners a character had before the story starts, unless the story is about sex and sexual partners?

Me too.Secret Love Affair imo is a masterpiece. They way the music is used, and the dialog. Sure it is not without it flaws but it has that x-factor quality. And the leading actors are astonishingly good.