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It's a nice looking and expensive production, but the characters are painfully generic so far and the story is quite obvious. For a 19(?) year-old who grew up selling fish and chasing away debt collectors, FL sure is immature and foolish. I tried to connect to her emotionally but she's frustrating at times. Not turning up for a single rehearsal was very shitty of her. She shined in the performance because the rival was experienced enough to match her. FL doesn't like her "attitude problem" but in fact, she needs to fix her own attitude too. Getting kicked out is a lesson she needs.

The others consist of spoilt rich kids A, B and C, angelic poor kind girl D and a fierce no-nonsense teacher. Most are quite one-dimensional and nothing really different from those in Disney movies. The only interesting characters to me are Okgyeong and the divorcee ex-singer.

It's a complex role in a badly written script. The writer had some interesting and complex ideas, threw in excessive backstories and flashbacks to justify the characters' questionable actions, and then abandoned said ideas without closure. It's like an experimental drama gone wrong.

After Mr Queen, she did 3 movies, of which only 1 broke even (normal considering state of the movie industry). She also did 3 dramas including this, only WTS did objectively well while SYIMNL and DH had very mixed feedback. All in all, she had 6 projects and only 2 did well.

This is not the trajectory you would expect after a major drama hit. In fact, she was actually doing better overall before MQ.

She scored a hit with Mr Queen, it was controversial but a hit nonetheless. You would expect her career to go up since then but it went down instead. Actors can’t create a success with acting alone, so they need to know how to pick good scripts. Picking too many duds will make her lose trust from viewers.

Shin Hye Sun fumbled the bag by choosing this drama. This is a poor quality, 5/10 script that was elevated by her 11/10 acting and the director's scenic shots. It didn't flop in ratings only because she actually has good chemistry with all 3 guys despite the weird narratives. Unfortunately, these can only elevate the drama to like 5.5/10 at best because nothing can salvage a badly planned story.

Imo, she/her agency needs to re-evaluate their choices. She's supposed to be an A-list actress but constantly confuses me by taking weird or mediocre projects. Her career in the last few years is the epitome of wasted talent and potential to me. Sorry to her fans but that's my honest opinion 🤷‍♂️

Imo in her good moments, she's SO good that her talent shines through the screen. But then there are times that she overacts and it becomes overbearing. Even in Revenant I felt that to some extent. I guess she's just that kind of actor for me

Not to be an ass, but sometimes I find KTR's acting a little TOO over the top. Obviously she's a very good actress, just that she tends to shriek/whine a bit much for cheerful roles like this. I remember feeling the exact same way during the first episode of 25 21. I much prefer her in roles like Mr Sunshine. Her pansori sounds great though, can tell she practiced a lot for it.

I'm just listing out the dirty history of these people. Even if you eliminate those, the DUIs, assaults, s*xual abuse and cheating are all confirmed.

You're missing some names. Since we're at it, let's go all out shall we?

- Lee Jung-jae; 2 DUIs, assault charges and possibly outed a gay friend who had committed s**cide - all these happened over multiple years. First assault charge was specifically "for dragging out a 22-year-old woman from her car in front of a night club, and kicking her with his feet causing injuries that require two weeks of recovery."

- Oh Dal-soo; proven to have sexually abused MULTIPLE women/actresses in 2018. (Guess what's his latest project? I, The Executioner - Movie that is currently dominating the box office in Korea, happens to also be a big blockbuster sequel to a very famous film)

- Lee Byung-hun; a bunch of different allegations, most infamously cheated on his actress wife when she was pregnant with their first child. (Take a guess, who is being ridiculed for this more on the internet today -- him or his wife?)

- Lee Jin-wook; accused (then acquitted) of r*ping a woman in 2016.

Anyone knows any other korean drama with even more human trash in the cast? No? And of course, this just so happens to be the sequel of Netflix's number one most streamed show in history, a.k.a. it's a guaranteed global hit. Everyone and their mommas want part of the pie, and of course, it's these people who are inserted into the show. It's not a coincidence, it's just that these are the powerful ones in the industry, or they have the connections/big agencies/backers. Also, they're all men because an actress committing a fraction of their deeds will have her exiled from the industry forever. DISGUSTING 🤮

The fact that this movie got "decent" critic reviews has made these critics lose their credibility in my eyes. I shouldn't have trusted them and wasted my time. Long-winded, empty, there's no depth to the plot at all and the characters are paper thin. If you forget about the cast, this is just a bad movie. I can't believe this got 5 nominations at the Buil Film Awards... I can understand JDY's nomination but Best Film?? They've got to be kidding because this is actually one of the worst films of the year??? Sometimes I think these awards shows and critics are just giving face to the A-list chungmuro actors... I will actually be speechless if Blue Dragon nominates it as well.

Idk about his innocence but my point still stands anyway. People say nothing when he and 2 other CONFIRMED problematic men are starring in a huge blockbuster, but suddenly become boycotters when he's in a romance show. The selective hating is pointless, stupid and hypocritical.

My personal opinion. TWOE and WTS were above average. Before those, everything I saw from him after Healer was either horrible (BR, MMS) or below average/mediocre (LITS, SP, TSOM, K2). This is considering he's an A-list actor who should be getting better offers. But I know this isn't far off from the general opinion of his projects.

I haven't but I know it wasn't well-received in SK at all. So I'm not planning to watch it at all lmao

I only watched her in The Call where she was very good, but she's miscast here. Her looks, body language and tone of voice don't match the role. But to be fair, this show is somehow making many of the cast look like worse actors than they usually are. Idk how the director did that.

His 2 shows last year weren't bad, I thought he was starting to break his streak of bad project choices. But this show is one of the worst things I have seen this year. Like I can't believe they actually splurged 30bil won on this.

That's not the only problem. The only unique thing about S1 is the historical background and it being based on actual atrocities during WWII. Now there's none of that and the plot/trailer for S2 seems like any other mass-produced fantasy romance drama...

"people who are complaining about it should focus on the stuff that happens in real life and not what happens in a TV SHOW"... What??? I mean, you can disagree with others' opinions but people are allowed to complain about something they don't like?? Especially since this is a TVING exclusive show which means most people are paying to watch it. It's like telling Netflix subscribers they have no right to criticize the Netflix shows they're paying to watch. Wtf.

I'm dumbfounded by how different this comment section is to Sweet Home, which latest season was released a month ago with the same ML. There is literally NO REASON for everyone to be okay with SH while this show is being boycotted. But since SH3 has flopped anyway, I'll just move on.

Everyone, boycotting s*x criminals should not only apply to romance dramas. Please remember to boycott and spread the same warnings in the comment section of Squid Game 2. It not only has Lee Jin-wook as a supporting cast, but also Oh Dal-su who was not only accused, but also admitted to s*xually abusing MULTIPLE women/actresses. Not to mention, the literal main lead Lee Jung-jae has a criminal history with 2 cases of assaulting women. Why is there no mention of all this in SG2's comment section??? Because yall can turn a blind eye when your favourite oppas are in the show? 🙄🤦‍♂️ Let's not engage in this pointless, selective boycotting of small productions. Remember to give the exact same treatment to the blockbusters as well!!!

Wow, please be more original. Don't waste people's time with this lameness.

I think I had to take 5 breaks per episode. Your patience is commendable!