Even before Jisoo's scandal was out, I'd actually wanted to drop this drama because it wasn't really my cup of tea. But now I can't help but be curious how it'll all turn out, how the production team will manage to deal with the mess Jisoo created, if we'll be able to notice what was changed and how it was changed, and how Na In Woo will portray On Dal as I loved him in Mr Queen ♥
Guys, I'm really impressed with the production crew. I don't know if you've noticed, but at the beginning of ep 1 and 2 there's a disclaimer that the child actors were provided freaking COUNSELLING. That's how you truly care for your actors, well done ♥
How the hell is this sitting at 8.3? I have watched Kdramas and been on MDL for a long time, and this should sit…
Because you have to actually THINK while watching this drama, which many people don't like doing. Some prefer simple entertainment, which is of course fine, but I'm kinda salty that many great dramas don't get the recognition they deserve solely because there's no hot popular oppar starring and there's no romance :c
so now everyone will tall stories how evil he is... OMG he smokes cigarettes? what an horrible sin... and asks…
lmfao no one cares if he smokes or not, it's his health not ours, but the other points are the problem, in case you missed them: "He doesn't greet anyone when he sees them" - rude, especially in S. Korea where there's this culture that older people should be respected by the younger ones by default
"He spits, and throws away the cigarettes anywhere he wants" - that's nasty and disrespectful towards other people who have to share the space with him
"(he) treats them (his managers) really poorly" - what a great human being he is by treating his co-workers like that (yes, him and his managers are COWORKERS)
But why am I even wasting my time by talking to someone whose favorite actor is a person from a religious cult :)
I'm only 10 minutes into the 1st episode, and I just had to praise Jo Jae Yoon (Daniel Lee, the professor) for actually trying to speak some decent English. Yes, it wasn't 100% clear, and he spoke with a Korean accent (which is fine, having an accent is a normal and not a shameful thing for non-native English speakers), but I could hear that he'd actually read his lines out loud more than once before filming. Good job, man. I respect that.
"From working with Ji Soo on the filming set for three months, it's true that he is a scumbag. He doesn't greet anyone when he sees them. He smokes, spits, and throws away the cigarettes anywhere he wants. He also treats his manager like his personal servant. He says, 'Bring me cigarettes, bring me water' and treats them really poorly. He's not a decent human being."
It's a simple yet enjoyable drama. If you've seen more than five action/thriller movies in your life, when you start watching this drama you'll know pretty quickly how it will end and who the real villains are. But that doesn't mean this drama isn't fun; it's actually really entertaining.
However, if you couldn't care less about the politics (like me) I suggest you skip scenes with any politicians if the main characters aren't present in them. I only watched scenes with Cha Dal Gun, Gi Tae Ung, Go Hae Ri, Kang Joo Chul, Min Jae Shik, Gong Hwa Sook, Lily (the female professional killer), and Kim Do Su (the North Korean professional killer) and I STILL understood everything that was going on and who hired whom to do what. Also, make sure NOT to skip any scenes that take place overseas (not in Korea), because these are one of the best scenes of this drama because of their cinematography AND because they're action-packed.
Also, I think I'm the only one who actually liked the ending. Yes, it's a frustrating cliffhanger that leaves room for a possible season 2, but it was so well-done I'm not even fully mad at it. But to be fair, I watched this drama for some good-looking guys running around, playing with guns and killing bad guys, not for the plot itself lmfao.
Guys, you gotta keep in mind that probably no "hot shot" actor will agree to be the replacement for Jisoo, it's too risky and it might look like they got the role only because someone else got kicked out. My guess is that they're gonna be able to cast a rookie actor only.
I watched 10 episodes, and there isn't any romance as for this point of the drama.
Yep, chemistry is good, but the drama doesn't really focus on the relationships between the characters. The main focus is on the revenge and punishing the bad guys. At the beginning of the drama (ep 2 or 3), it's shown that Go Hae Ri has had a one-sided crush on Gi Tae Ung for some time. Once she even got drunk during a team dinner and kissed him in front of everyone, which he didn't like lol. As for ep 10, it's shown that Go Hae Ri and Cha Dal Gun start to care for each other, especially it seems that Cha Dal Gun has developed some feelings for Go Hae Ri ever since a kind of similar "team dinner accident" between them happened (Hae Ri's at fault this time, too lol). Also, at this point of the drama it's also shown that Gi Tae Ung might not be fully uninterested in Go Hae Ri. But, all those things mentioned above are very subtle, you have to read between the lines as romance isn't the main focus of this drama.
Even i'm not into On Dal character, but if they cut that character there is significant change in the story. And…
The production crew have to make some tough decisions. It's obvious that if they don't do something about Jisoo and his appearance in this drama, the ratings are gonna drop because nobody wants to see a confirmed bully on tv... It's a pretty complicated situation. On the one hand, nobody wants to support a perpetrator (so they don't want to watch his dramas), but on the other hand it's fucked up that so many people (the victims, but also the production crew and other actors) have to suffer because of one person.
"He doesn't greet anyone when he sees them" - rude, especially in S. Korea where there's this culture that older people should be respected by the younger ones by default
"He spits, and throws away the cigarettes anywhere he wants" - that's nasty and disrespectful towards other people who have to share the space with him
"(he) treats them (his managers) really poorly" - what a great human being he is by treating his co-workers like that (yes, him and his managers are COWORKERS)
But why am I even wasting my time by talking to someone whose favorite actor is a person from a religious cult :)
"From working with Ji Soo on the filming set for three months, it's true that he is a scumbag. He doesn't greet anyone when he sees them. He smokes, spits, and throws away the cigarettes anywhere he wants. He also treats his manager like his personal servant. He says, 'Bring me cigarettes, bring me water' and treats them really poorly. He's not a decent human being."
Damn, the tea has been spilled...
However, if you couldn't care less about the politics (like me) I suggest you skip scenes with any politicians if the main characters aren't present in them. I only watched scenes with Cha Dal Gun, Gi Tae Ung, Go Hae Ri, Kang Joo Chul, Min Jae Shik, Gong Hwa Sook, Lily (the female professional killer), and Kim Do Su (the North Korean professional killer) and I STILL understood everything that was going on and who hired whom to do what. Also, make sure NOT to skip any scenes that take place overseas (not in Korea), because these are one of the best scenes of this drama because of their cinematography AND because they're action-packed.
Also, I think I'm the only one who actually liked the ending. Yes, it's a frustrating cliffhanger that leaves room for a possible season 2, but it was so well-done I'm not even fully mad at it. But to be fair, I watched this drama for some good-looking guys running around, playing with guns and killing bad guys, not for the plot itself lmfao.
My guess is that they're gonna be able to cast a rookie actor only.
At the beginning of the drama (ep 2 or 3), it's shown that Go Hae Ri has had a one-sided crush on Gi Tae Ung for some time. Once she even got drunk during a team dinner and kissed him in front of everyone, which he didn't like lol.
As for ep 10, it's shown that Go Hae Ri and Cha Dal Gun start to care for each other, especially it seems that Cha Dal Gun has developed some feelings for Go Hae Ri ever since a kind of similar "team dinner accident" between them happened (Hae Ri's at fault this time, too lol).
Also, at this point of the drama it's also shown that Gi Tae Ung might not be fully uninterested in Go Hae Ri.
But, all those things mentioned above are very subtle, you have to read between the lines as romance isn't the main focus of this drama.
https://www.koreaboo.com/news/kbs-drama-river-moon-rises-cancels-filming-discussing-whether-replace-ji-soo/