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This was my first Kdrama, so I will never forget it.
I did enjoy it very much, and even rewatched it. It takes you through all range of emotions, and the leads chemistry is one of the best.

But, I wouldn't call it profound. It is certainly on the lighthearted side, but with some very emotional scenes.

How comes you were not bothered by all these white teeth in "Kingdom"?
Or are you telling me that people in the Joseon era used to brush their teeth 3 times a day and had regular dental care? :)

Thanks :)
The show is indeed hillarious.
I always watch bits and pieces of it.

Please use spoiler tag. Thank you.

They have no criminal records.
What an agency is supposed to do? investigate every artist and send people to their hometowns tracing their steps and interviewing people they interacted with? People do shady stuff at various stages of their lives They will end up with more investigators than police departments, and they might as well start a new business.
By the way, I have no opinion on the guilt or innocence of her I just don't know But, it is unrealistic to expect agencies to do a very detailed background check on their artists.
All they can do is to check for criminal records and generally accessible data.
P,S: I am not trying to pile on you. You are entitled to ask questions :)

I also watched this partly because of Park Min Young after "Marry My Husband" but for the opposite reason from you.
Personally, I didn't find her special in MMH (the second FL was way better imo), and I was wondering why she is so popular?
Watching this though made me appreciate her much more. She is great in this one. Almost a different person.
I hope you enjoy the series.

I haven't watched Misaeng yet, but I heard a lot about it.
I am basically saving it for a raing day.

Well, People go into relationships (no matter of their condition) with the belief that they are going to succeed.
Yet, a huge number of them don't make it despite their genuine effection.
What we have seen in the series is not that different. Our FL knew what she was goint into, and fully believed that this wouldn't be a problem, but then when she started experiencing it, things became different.

This phenomen is not even about relationships only. people go into all kinds of thing with genuine belief that they can succeed, just for the reality to kicks in.

If you want to see him as the good guy watch "The Kidnapping Day". It is very good.

How? loool
I think you should stop watching. These are super long episodes ( almost90mins for the last 3). So, wait until it ends, then do a FF watching if you are still interested.
Just because it has high ratings and it is well received doesn't mean you have to watch it or it is good. At the end of the day, what matters most is that you need to enjoy it.

While I think you have valid points about the ending, I am not sure I agree with your description of relationship end as being destructive.
Regardless whether we agree or not with their reasons for the break up, it was on a good terms and out of concern for the other. I would call the break up misguided, not destructive.

I think they shouldn't have get back together. It would have been very sad, but better.
Or...don't make them break up in the first place. Make them talk and sort things out.
Either way, I felt the end was so-so.

*Clinched fist rotating in front of my nose*

What a beautiful drama!
I loved the slow and melancholic pace and atmosphere of it. I loved this romance between two mature people. I also really liked the subject matter.
I have seen and enjoyed many movies having deaf characters, but this is the first time I have watched an entire series where the deaf character is the main one.
I liked how the show tackled the issue. While I felt it romanticised deafness at times, overall I think it did an excellent job showing all kinds of difficulties deaf people face, but also how they can have and do regular things like everyone else.
For a drama to be great, it needs to have very strong side characters and sub-plots. I believe this drama achieved it. Secondary romances were cute, and even the ex-girlfriend was a good dramatic character, and I thought the speech she gave in the last episode was very moving (to me at least).
The leads were great. I am seeing the FL for first time. She has such a soothing voice, and calm demeanours.
....and it has my favourite Kdrama Mum: Kim Mi-kyung.

I do have certain level ofdissatisfaction (will add in the spoiler) with the end, but nothing major to ruin the drama. I don't give high scores easily, but this gets 9/10 fro me.

I am putting this on indefinite pause.
I just have such low emotional investment in sub-plots and side events I don't feel compelled to sit through almost 90mins episodes. Essentially the sub plot is about two sides that I hate. I don't care who gets Queens. If this was at least balanced by some depth with compelling characters and interesting dialogues I might have watched, but alas that is not the case.
I might go back to it when it ends so I can FF watching. It depends on my mood.

I beg to differ.
I feel that you are trivialising.
It is not that she "realised" that he is deaf. But, as they say, the devil is in the details. One thing is to know something intellectually, it is completely different thing to experience it.

Feel free to believe whatever you like.
However, I thought the point of this message board is to see what other people think and engage in a discussion with them.
Your attitude towards people with different opinion doesn't allow for that.
You are dismissive towards me, and attributing my intepretation as affection towards the actor, but you are seeing yourself as the "correct" one.
Anyway. Have a good day.

Well.. would you allow at least that other people interpret things differently?

We are all watching the same thing, but each of us reach their own conclusion. I don't think there is right or wrong.
Personally, I don't think he is evil at all.
You are also seem to conviently forget her behaviour. Just because she has illness, that doesn't make her faultless.

90 minutes is indeed a lot when there is not a lot of substance.
I am not sure though that Hyun Soo family is that interesting.
I feel the problem of this series is in its side characters, and sub-plots.
It is not terrible, but not that engaging either. We are on E5, and I have already started using the FF button on the remote.
But, when the leads are together on screen I am enjoying it a lot.
I don't know what is the solution lol. I am not a writer. But, I know what I am watching is hitting only some targets.

Not if they are done, and written well.
I mean the leads problems are ordinary as well. At heart, they are facing what many couples face, and they are on a journey of re-discovering their love.
There are many great series with very ordinary problems. It is all about writing and excutions.
I simply don't find the writing exciting, or engaging outside the main couple.

The end of episode 5 (not the epilogue, although that was cute, but I actually guessed it) was amazing. This was my favourite scene of the entire series.
Finally, some heart to heart exchange with an excellent ending.
I hope this should clear out the divorce thing even if she finds out like we all suspect.

I must say though, that the ending kind of papered over the cracks. The episode as a whole is not that great. It is too long, and a lot of it didn't hold my interest.
The series continue to be a tale of two halves. When the leads are on, it is fantastic, but almost everything else is a meh.
I wish this series was toned down in scope and running time. She could have been for example the owner of successful business (still richer and more powerful than him) with fairly regular family with regular problems.
Then we would have a tighter and more focused narrative.
As things stand, It is much closer to 7 than to 8.