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What a Christmas gift! & on the ~Eves, too.. ;P

LOL I ~enjoy my media just fine, thanks. This IS me "relaxed", & I can also be simultaneously annoyed at ppl misusing terminology that increases misunderstandings by spreading inaccurate information. I am just tired of that word ~tossed around, not just here but in other fandoms too, by uneducated ppl who are the ones that really need to chillax & stop trying to taint everything.

Btw, actual AGE OF CONSENT (ie, starting age one can have a mutual relationship of a physical nature) in SK is a ridiculously low ~13!! (& btw, everything in legal terms goes by ~chronological age, not "spoken age") Obviously that has led to some controversial cases of adults being involved with actual minors (13/14/15 chrono) & getting away with it as long as "consent" can be proven, despite universal agreement that if they're too young to ~drive they really shd be too young to risk getting pregant!! Luckily, there is at least one politician trying to raise that age bar to (chrono) ~16.. hope it happens asap!!

http://bust.com/feminism/18650-korean-consent-law.html <~ English

http://kpanews.co.kr/article/show.asp?idx=175374 <~ Korean

Honestly, after reading the original complaints, there's no way to tell if they're not just spam cmts by anti-fans trolling cuz they don't like KGE or whatever. I have seen tons of similar stuff posted by anti-fans in other media so it's like, same old same.. many ARE just jealous.

The post with Kcmts from the official forums:

http://www.allkpop.com/article/2016/12/goblin-viewers-complain-about-love-line-between-a-minor-and-an-adult

And this post collecting Kcmts that are surprised it's even an issue, from another Kforum:

http://netizenbuzz.blogspot.com/2016/12/tv-viewers-raise-concern-over-age-gap.html

http://news.nate.com/view/20161215n29935?mid=n1008 <~ Korean

Yeah, some laws are diff in diff countries, but if making an innocent romance story was ~truly against any SK laws, it wouldn't have been greenlighted in the first place. It never would've gotten to the casting stage. So the main issue is ppl having ~misconceptions about what is really allowed. Thus back to the lack of being informed.

So.. I will keep doing what I do. Not combusting, merely making sure to be heard loud & clear by whomever needs to hear this information. Because knowledge is crucial.

..I have been researching with no luck lol, thanks! ^-^ (my version: he loved the queen)

GET. A. DICTIONARY.

that word keeps getting misused: "pedo" = "SEXUALLY attracted to PRE-teens"

as in "usually 12 or younger" - & that is a MEDICAL TERM whose definition never changes regardless of where or in what language it is used, & is completely UNrelated to legislation! also "age of majority" is separate from "age of consent".. research it.

so, EunTak is not a baby, & there is even ZERO sex or physical attraction here anyways, just a strong emotional connection btwn two lost hearts.. really wish ppl would please stop ~sexualizing an innocent story! it's not the creators' fault that ppl are sex-obsessed..

Ariel the Disney princess was 16, & her bf was likely much older too.. then do those ppl automatically assume ALL relationships are inherently sexual? & no one is allowed to crush on anyone outside their teens?? because you have to wait for the one day you're ~magically not still looked at as if you're a toddler anymore? lol..

so is EVERY teen love story disliked if BOTH are not confirmed teens?? then why have so many actors epecially guys in their 20s playing 18/19 or younger?? are ALL of them being perverted too?? there are tons of those with innocent romances.. common sense, please..

but why do they represent "lovers" to him in the first place, hmm..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckwheat

Perhaps it's more a matter of his still "unfinished business"- finding closure with the reincarnations of those important to him in his original life. He mentioned wishing he could have found them before dying, which implies he's been looking all this time.

..you'd think at 900+ tho, he'd be ~smart enough to realize that already ;P

It's not you, lol ppl even complained about chars on a Disney show where a 15yo seemed to crush on an 18yo, & their anti-fans started tossing that word around there too!

Ridiculous.. siighh. They need some education ASAP!

@Gongyoooppa ~ okay someone needs to make that fanvid LOL xD #cracktastic

@Gongyoooppa Well, ~animated Disney gets a "pass" at everything, lol.. ;P

There's been no canon confirmation of "Kim Shin" the character's age at the time of his death. He could easily have been early-to-mid20s. Just because the actor is in his mid30s doesn't mean his char must have been that much older as well. So "essentially", it's a love story btwn two mentally mature, emotionally young, world-weary ppl who find in each other the ~light to overcome their own respective darkness.

What's more inappropriate is that stories like "Beauty & the Beast" are so popular.. sigh.

ET's chronological age is confirmed by the timeline: 2016 - 1998 = 18 (Sept bday).

There was also a cmt about her being "20SK" after ~New Year's*, in the recent ep.

Age of Majority in SK is "19" chronologically, aka "20" in speaking terms.

(* as they automatically "roll over" their age each January, colloquially..)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_majority

http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20110112000713

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2011/01/12/12/0301000000AEN20110112002400315F.HTML

Thus, she is "legal" after January 2017, the year she turns chrono-19 aka 20SK.

For story purposes, she meets KS on her actual 19SK birthday, so that later when a reaper finds her while still in her "19th year", as explained about "9s"** recently, KS can be there to protect her.. & it's only a couple months away from her official age change anyways.

(** ages of '9s "19/29/etc" are said to be ~significant, occuring right before '10s)

Her chronological age is confirmed by the timeline: 2016 - 1998 = 18 (Sept bday).

There was also a cmt about her being "20SK" after ~New Year's*, in the recent ep.

Age of Majority in SK is "19" chronologically, aka "20" in speaking terms.

(* as they automatically "roll over" their age each January..)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_majority

http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20110112000713

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2011/01/12/12/0301000000AEN20110112002400315F.HTML

LOL.. oww.. ^__^"

http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/originals/8d/25/35/8d25354b5bb662bb4f93b2faa5ded889.jpg

KS was not surprised at being seen, but rather that he could not "see" ~her.. usually all it takes is one glance of eye contact for him to sense someone's future, yet suddenly a mystery passes by.. meanwhile, she may have noticed smth about him too.. ;P

Haha, I actually enjoyed UJH's face in WR, ditto for CKH in Protect the Boss.. ^-^

For MGY, I kind of agree: it's smth annoying, yet endearing at the same time. (also ditto for Park ShinHye & Gu HyeSun, lol) I'd suggest "Mary Gets Married", as it's quite cute overall, story-wise. http://mydramalist.com/21-mary-stayed-out-all-night

https://youtu.be/ivwWxvjnMeo <~ fanvid rec hehe

that word keeps getting misused: "pedo" = "SEXUALLY attracted to PRE-teens"

first, EunTak is not a baby, & there is even ZERO sex or physical attraction here anyways, just a strong emotional connection btwn two lost hearts.. really wish ppl would please stop sexualizing an innocent story! Ariel the Disney princess was 16, & her bf was likely much older too.. ET is 18US/19SK & in her senior year of school, heading to college.

(btw, My Little Bride is so much worse.. cuz she actually looked & acted under ~12!)

Yaay.. ;P

Other similar Kseries that count as "melodramedies": Panda & Hedgehog, High School Love On.. I remember feeling blindsided by the sudden ~overuse of epic melo-style drama in HSLO tho (it WAS advertised as *fluff*, lol), especially as it was the ~unnecessary type of angst.. but P&H balanced it quite well, in ways that worked, so.. xD

https://youtu.be/PTKKVgSaWNk vs https://youtu.be/PjG-sIQOhEM

Goblin is an immortal in human form, he is seen as a regular person & lives as a relative of his servant (ironic, as that grandpa is known as a rich figure to everyone else, lol who has his own helpers now). Reaper also lives as a regular person, but usually stays unnoticed, nameless, etc & is only invisible with his "on-duty" hat. ^-^

I had that feeling since ~before ep01, it's why I started watching!! LOL ;P

http://mydramalist.com/photos/W19XPp24 <~ ahh, if only.. haha xD