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I can watch this (plus subtitles) and do my homework, on a completely unrelated topic, at the same time - and still follow the story. I'm still not sure if that's a good thing, or a bad thing.

That was fun. I hope it keeps up this pace and I hope there's no romance. I love it when male and female characters form working relationships, even friendships, but don't get tangled up in the whole romance fiasco.

Oh yes, it can be a good idea to include tragedy warnings.

Ah yes, well, they are certainly heavy.

I haven't seen it, but I've spoiled myself. It looks like for the main couple, they don't end in tears - they find a comfortable middle ground and a future together. As for the secondary couple, it's less happy.

I agree with most of these. Except I would like to point out that if someone had tried get me to watch Strong Woman Do Bong Soon or Her Private Life first up, I probably would've never touched a Kdrama again. Her Private Life in particular, fan-girling is downright creepy to people who have no idea what they're in for.
It would be good to include some minimal romance thrillers, because there are some good ones. Like Save Me or The Guest. It all depends on the audience, but those could hook a new viewers just as easily as a romcom - and it would show that not all kdramas are romcoms.
Also a stunning historical drama like Mr Sunshine with a high production value would be a good bet. It was airing when I first got into dramas, and was probably in my first 10. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it if someone likes the genre, but will forgive some inaccuracies over story and characters.

Oooh that would be fun!

I often love slow, contemplative dramas. But for some reason, this one is just feeling flat.

I have a hate-love relationship with this type of story. They make me feel so much, it's painful.

I'm sorry, I can't remember! xD

Ah yes. I hope they give some reason for that to be the case with the bomb, though I fear there won't be one. It's a shame, I'm going to need to call on my sense of disbelief and ask it to suspend itself.

I just finished episode 17-18 (or 9, however you look at it) .. and I will give, the story is dragging a bit/slowing down. But it's not getting pushed aside by romance.

She was trying to not love either of them, because she didn't want to get in the way of their friendship. It was a question of who she looked more comfortable around... and the introduction in the first few minutes gave it away as well. The prince's love was a bit too obsessive, and he didn't get her nearly as much as the friend (I've forgotten their names, it's been a while. And I didn't finish it.)

Hah. I've recently been looking at how all stories are similar - all have similar elements, and folk-tales and myths and novels have been doing the same things for centuries all across the world. Many have similar themes and messages and situations, and have been thought up completely independently of one another. I find this claim a bit... far-flung.

Stranger is one of my favourite dramas of all time, you won't be disappointed.

Well that did happen some point into episode 2, and the shares did drop, but uh, clearly they recovered.

I liked this at the start, but then there were the plot devices and dramatic events out of nowhere. It began to feel like it was trying too hard to be tragic. I love a good melancholy atmosphere, but I feel like Chocolate lacks a degree of much-needed subtlety.

It's trying to make me cry for the sake of making me cry, and it's not working.

Thanks for the reminder and on calling me out on it. Hate is a strong word and shouldn't be used lightly. I don't hate people who play sport. Just like people are entitled to hate classical music, as a violist I don't hold it against them, and hear it surprisingly often.

If my comment hurt or offended you, I'm sorry.

I've been watching too many thrillers. When he opened the trunk of the car at the end of episode 1, I thought it would be a dead body! Ahhaha

I love this, but I always watch the ending for a tragedy and make peace with it before I continue, otherwise I'll be preoccupied by the eminent death and disregard the present. Therefore, I intend to wait a few months for it to be fully released. And then I'll enjoy it. I can easily see this as the first Cdrama I actually finish (and enjoy), it's that good.