I was in an emotional slump and I started binge watching this drama. It’s healing. I cannot explain why. This drama is very simple, many iterations have been done before. But still it’s simple and sweet. I don’t get why people want awesome stuff all the time. Sometimes home cooked meal is so much better than dining at Michelin Star restaurants. This is a solid 9 from me.
For those who disagree with her rejection. I must say that I totally agree with her... Not because of the age…
Actually she is the vulnerable one especially since she was expelled before. So her reputation which she built for so many years would be tattered. People always blame women in more conservative cultures in Middle East, South Asia and East Asia, so her attitude is reflective of her surroundings and circumstances. And I totally agree with her. I like this drama for the tennis so I am happy even if the romance does not happen at all.
Lu Wei has worked so hard for this role and you can see he trained hard. Some scenes are physically gruelling. The other characters have also put in a lot of effort. The female lead and how her life has been so rocky, she did an admirable job bringing out the character. A lovely drama.
The best part they hardly shared much screen time, so this probably would not interfere with the drama narrative in any way. I always find if the OTP gets married to be too boring. This is cute…
I have to be honest, I am not a big fan of Jun Ji Hyun. I don't even know why. Don't brick me, please :D I watched…
Same here. I don’t like her and her voice is too nasally to me. I don’t think she acts she is just her same self in all dramas. Having said that she is the real deal, the real star. She is the original star and she is what started this whole Korean Wave in 2013. I remember moving to an Asia Pacific country in 2014 and she was literally everywhere. Her popularity was unmatched. So I realise I am a very small minority of people.
POV: me sitting here confused reading that people call SHK a bad actor.
Same here… I still like her best in that winter that wind blows. I wish she did more dramas back then. She started doing more work after descendants in dramaland. Glory ranks second after that drama.
I hope there is no romance in this… I like horror or dark thrillers to have no romance. Example village secret of achiara. Will only watch if there is no romance. The Annabelle universe or the ring series… I hope they go really dark, and there is not romance. But it’s on national television so I assuming it won’t go so dark.
Loved this drama, I was very badly bullied in middle school and my homeroom teacher (just like in this drama weirdly…
Same here… it’s sad to see all of them doing so well… most of the girls I knew are now moms and have adopted a holier than thou attitude and talking about the ills of bullying imagine. Sometimes there IS NO JUSTICE in life… this drama was catharsis for me…
why is everyone so pissed at romantic angle lol. its not like it overshadowed the main plot or anything.why can't…
People fail to see how devastating that would have been for the poor child to have a step mother who essentially took revenge against her own mom. Not ending with the CEO meant that the cycle of violence stops. This was a smart move by the author. Also the doctor had to be young and idealist, since clearly he was going through existential despair and wanted to lean on to someone strong, whilst providing support himself. Imagine if we got a 40 year old dude to play the role. That would not have been the right fit, since only the young bring about that desperate longing and desire for love. People after 35 are almost always jaded. So it fits so well with the authors vision. As far as I know, top authors like Kim Eun Soo, in Korea draw a character sketch and the casting is accordingly chosen.
Wi ja hoon would have been great. Especially in a Count of Monte Cristo setting. I don’t understand why he does…
Do you know anyone who has done a good Heathcliff, the smouldering jealous possessive but hot guy. I have been looking for someone to have done a good Othello or a good heathcliff and I find everyone wanting,,,
Wi ja hoon would have been great. Especially in a Count of Monte Cristo setting. I don’t understand why he does…
The book is a classic and my all time favourite along with Wuthering Heights and Far From the madding crowd. I love dark stories. But this version is closest to how I imagined the Comte to be like.
As a huge fan of The Count of Monte Cristo, I think the series did a fantastic job following its story beats.…
Wi ja hoon would have been great. Especially in a Count of Monte Cristo setting. I don’t understand why he does not get lead roles. Like you I also love count of monte cristo, and have been rereading that book after I watched this drama. Watch the Henry Cavill version, (he is the young son of the Comte). That version is the best. The balloon scene is one of my all time movie favourite scenes.
One question though? Is the drama anti Buddhist by any chance since the evil perpetrators are shown practicing Buddhist practices or is this me reading too much into it. Personally I don’t like a particular religion practice being vilified. I don’t mind if people tell me that I am overthinking it or my conjecture is stupid.
Yeah, I don’t think Dong Eun and Do Young could have been together since he was married to her sworn enemy.…
The little child would have become the collateral damage if they ended together. So this is a better direction. It would be very hard for a woman to be a surrogate mom to a child whose mother tortured her. Imagine. From the perspective of the child would it have been ok for her to accept a woman as her mom. I am imagining they both move to England since he said she likes football. And there the handsome dad meets a Chinese or a Korean woman who is a catch and they marry
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Having said that she is the real deal, the real star. She is the original star and she is what started this whole Korean Wave in 2013. I remember moving to an Asia Pacific country in 2014 and she was literally everywhere. Her popularity was unmatched.
So I realise I am a very small minority of people.
The Annabelle universe or the ring series… I hope they go really dark, and there is not romance. But it’s on national television so I assuming it won’t go so dark.
Also the doctor had to be young and idealist, since clearly he was going through existential despair and wanted to lean on to someone strong, whilst providing support himself. Imagine if we got a 40 year old dude to play the role. That would not have been the right fit, since only the young bring about that desperate longing and desire for love. People after 35 are almost always jaded. So it fits so well with the authors vision.
As far as I know, top authors like Kim Eun Soo, in Korea draw a character sketch and the casting is accordingly chosen.