DramaHeroine

It's on Viki now!

It's on Viki now! First two eps are fully subbed in English.

Just so you know, it was picked up by Viki and is currently being subbed on the site. The first two are fully subbed in English.

Interesting. Where did you hear that?

The female lead was the masked girl.

Do you think approaching the drama as a story about a terrible person and a woman who loved him when she shouldn't and it ultimately changed her for the worse would make it an easier watch, at least in terms of not becoming too invested in wanting to see the characters grow and become better?

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You can get it on iTunes. They have actually a number of Kdrama soundtracks.

Especially in older K dramas. We're seeing fewer K dramas utilizing love triangles now though. They've started to move away from that trope a bit. This one also serves a very important purpose in the overall story instead of just being a lazy way of creating conflict.

Your comment is from two months ago, so you've probably figured it out by now, but here's your answer just in case you haven't. I don't remember the conversation you are talking about or what she said, but she didn't date anyone after she disappeared.

I don't remember there being an abnormal amount of yelling in this drama? Some of it is just how characters tend to express themselves in Korean dramas.

Heck yes it is. I liked it so much, I bought it. Before I'd even finished watching the drama, lol.

That's the pairing I'm going into this drama wanting, myself, so I'm confused by the response to it. I get people are tired of these kinds of female leads, and they found Yoo Jin really compelling, but can't all our favorite female leads just co-exist with each other?

So I started this drama back when it first aired, but something came along to distract me, and I ended up putting it on hold after 4 or so episodes. Not because I disliked it, because there were a lot of good things about it, but I think it just wasn't hitting my sweet spot at the time. I've decided to come back and watch it, and man, I regret not watching it while it was airing. (Still in the first four eps of this viewing, so that could obviously change.) Something I didn't understand when I first tried watching this drama, though, and that I still don't understand now that I've picked it back up, is all the hate for the character of Anna. People think she's flat, useless, boring. They don't like the romance between her and Jae Ha. They don't like puppy-love, they want sizzling passion. Everyone and their grandmother apparently wanted the male lead to end up with the villain. (Which I refuse to even entertain in my head, because the two of them are so different from each other in my mind. Both morally ambiguous, sure. But Jae Ha is clearly firmly planted closer to the side of good and truth while Yoo Jin is the total opposite, and I have no desire to see the good in him become corrupted.) Obviously, I understand that everyone's preferences are different, and a lot of drama viewers are tired of seeing female leads like Anna. They found Yoo Jin a compelling character and liked the idea of these two morally ambiguous, but still different in fundamental ways, people interacting with each other and affecting each other. But I feel like the community's anxious desire for 'strong female leads' (which what does that even mean really?) has made everyone hyper critical of any female leads they think don't fit this trope (and yes, 'strong female lead' is a trope, a stereotype, sometimes a very boring one). Obviously, I'm only four eps into this viewing, and things could change, but I like Anna. I like, and appreciate, innocent characters who are good and kind and thoughtful. I empathize with them and what they've been through, what they go through. I relate to them more than I do a lot of 'strong female leads.' (Not to say I don't Like strong female leads, because there are many I love.) And I like the pairing between her and Jae Ha. I like sweet, thoughtful, innocent romance. It's what I wish for myself. So I just don't understand. Why do we have to hate on innocence? Why is a woman who's been misused and mistreated and then responds to that mistreatment in ways that are actually pretty psychologically realistic something to be miffed about? We're seeing more and more 'strong female leads,' many of which are very well-written and interesting. Why can't Anna exist alongside them? Isn't there room for both?

I wouldn't consider it a happy ending seeing as it's not fulfilling at all, but she does end the series as herself and not her alter ego. They do a time jump, and she gains 'confidence' or whatever, then they leave it open ended about whether she ends up with the male lead or not. If you do watch to the end, I suggest watching the first half of the finale ep and making up your own ending after that, because you could probably write a better ending then they did. And I say watch the first half, because it honestly has more story development and deep exploration of the drama's themes than the rest of the drama combined (minus the first couple of eps). Or just don't bother watching the rest of this drama, cause it's hot garbage, lol.

Well, I did it. I finished the drama. God help me, I finished the drama. And the finale wasn't...a total waste of time. But yeah. Overall, this drama was a waste of time. Should have just finished Another Oh Hae Young Again instead. You live and you learn, I guess.

12 is the last episode. I wasn't sure how many eps it was going to be, because on here it has said 16, but on Viki and Asianwiki it has said 12. But now we know for sure. It's 12.

I'm a hopeless drama addict who keeps giving dramas second chances when she shouldn't. Dropping a drama is not an easy proposition for me, lol.

I actually really like the other girl playing her alter-ego. Her acting is great, and she's really hamming the character up. The writers just haven't bothered giving our main girl any real screen time with the male lead. They haven't given her any chances to show him just how great she is the Way she is. It's upsetting.

Uuuuuuggggggnnnnngggggghhhhhh. This drama is really testing my patience.

We're getting absolutely no insight into why our characters are making the decisions they are making, no deeper look into their inner struggles and motivations and desires, no inner dialogue to give us hints, no revealing conversations among the characters, just a bare bones story trying real hard to be devoid of any substance. (Which is all the more frustrating as it has so much potential for substance.)

We have no idea what Seul Bi's ultimate goal is, or if she even has a goal. Is she hoping to find a way to stay in this new body forever? Is she wanting to trick him into falling for this version of her so she can do a big reveal later on and go 'Surprise! I'm actually Seul Bi! You still love me now, right?' Does she just want to use the coffee as an excuse to live out her crush as long as possible until he either finds out or she's gotten it out of her system and is ready to move on? Is she unsure of what she wants and just letting herself give in to her impulse to be near him and desperation to be seen as beautiful by him even though how she's going about it is really not fair to either of them? What does this girl want?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Everything in this drama is being done at the most shallow, surface level possible, and it's making me want to rip my damn hair out.

AND NOW WE HAVE EPISODE 8!

These writers have the gall, the GALL, to have our leads kiss For A Second Time while she's in her coffee form AND THEN INTERSPERSE A SHOT OF HER KISSING HIM AS HERSELF LIKE IT'S SOME KIND OF SIGN THAT I'M SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO INTERPRET AND BE HAPPY ABOUT, BUT WHAT THE HELL IT'S MEANT TO BE SIGNALING, I DON'T KNOOOOOOOOOOOOOW.

I'm sure it's supposed to reassure me that she's going to get the guy in the end by being herself (and I fully admit that the real her kiss is just as good as the coffee her kiss, and yeah, that makes this seem like a real possibility), but I sure don't Feel reassured. These writers put literally zero work into earning that moment. They have spent Zero time laying down a foundation for it and making me believe that there is a real chance for them, and I am NOT here for it.

At this point, I don't know why I'm putting up with this. It is a waste of my time.

So I guess I'll see whoever else is still watching this drama tomorrow in episode 9 when something else infuriating happens, and I need to shave my head and sprinkle ashes over my body in anguish.