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I first saw him in Love at Night and think that is a very underappreciated drama. He was so sexy in that. I also loved his character in In Blossom, although the entire face switch thing was just weird (not just the FL's face but her body shape/size changed, and also her personality changed. It was weird).

Yes! I think the last 3 dramas I've watched all have the lip bite. It's the new "trip and end up in a lip lock," except not anywhere near as silly and unrealistic. Can be sexy.

I will never understand the people who liked him in AoL. For me, he was a poster boy for domestic violence. I hated his character so much that I was super disappointed he didn't die in the end.

I'm also not fond of the actor, so I never watch any of his dramas. But that's purely personal taste. However, his abusive character in AoL - I honestly can't figure out how anyone could objectively approve of his character. It's a mystery! But mysteries are good. I like that people have different taste.

Again, you show you know nothing about drug addiction. He is a USER, (and most small-time local sellers only sell to make money to feed their own addiction and need treatment just as badly as those who only use, to break the cycle of addiction, and they also have therapeutic sentencing options although they have longer sentences, often with some time in prison or with a portion of their incarceration suspended, so they are sent back to prison if they don't comply with treatment. But treatment remains the gold standard for chemical dependency, and that is among experts in addiction treatment as well as law enforcement and prosecuting attorneys. You're just depressingly out of date and uninformed on the issue.

I'm glad there are fewer and fewer people like you, and many more people who work hard to save the lives of the many whose lives are devastated, ruined, and tragically ended by this horrible mental health crisis. I've lost clients, the youngest being only 14 years old, to overdoses. Prison does NOTHING to help. It merely delays any chance they have to turn their lives around. Your draconian, intolerant, unsympathetic attitude is appalling.

Duh. I’m a former prosecutor and current criminal defense attorney. I have years of experience in the criminal justice system so I’m pretty confident I know more than you about the move from prison to treatment in drug cases. It’s supported by prosecutors and law enforcement as well, who implemented and participate in many of the programs now favored by everyone from DAs to mental health treatment experts.

Her adopted mother did not abandon her Also, her adopted mother did not have a daughter. She was childless until just before Yining left the Luo’s residence to go live with her real father, the Duke.

The Duke is not related to the royal family. It’s a title/rank conferred by the king or emperor , often for major military victories.

The entire point of the doctor’s comment is to reveal that Yining is not the biological daughter of
Luo Cheng Zhang, and not the sister of Luo Shen Yuan. The threat to her health by her mothers use of a labor-inducing drug leads Shen Yuan to look for her mothers servants at the time Yining was born to get information about the circumstances of Yining’s birth and what drug she used and why she took it.

I just “discovered” him in Are You the One and was immediately a fan. He is handsome, has a great voice and is an excellent actor. He’s also has great comedic timing, and delivers in both serious and comedic scenes.

He had some concubines - in the novel he has a young son at the time he finally finds Ning. But he never married because he kept hoping he’d find Ning’s mother and marry her.

he was injured, she was taking care of him, and he took some medication that made him lose control. Then they have a few weeks together. He doesn’t know who she is and doesn’t know she’s married. He looks for her for years and never marries.

Both excellent dramas!

Unfortunately the translated novel I’m reading isn’t even half finished after FIVE YEARS, but those who have read the novel say that Duke Su is off fighting for 5 years, which coincides with the time it takes for the tree to reach maturity and blossom. So the vague “is it him or is she imagining it” ending is actually clearly reallly happening in the novel. Then there are epilogues that give details about their marriage (and child) after his (safe) return.

You are 100% wrong, and multiple studies have proven that treatment is the best option for addicts. They do not get treatment in jail/prison, which is punitive.
Almost all progressive, civilized countries have - based on studies and research - now turned to therapeutic courts for drug users. They offer multiple supportive services in addition to chemical dependency treatment. They get users off the streets. Prison does nothing but force them to go through withdrawal and delay their next high until they get out of jail. Plus it’s the untreated addicts who, after a period of forced sobriety in jail, are more likely to die of an overdose when they are released. Almost all my clients who die from drug use have just been released from jail or from treatment. Their tolerance is low so when they go back to their pre-enforced sobriety dose, it kills them. And many of them are young.

Very well. Instead of going to prison or dying on the streets, drug addicts contacted/arrested by the police get treatment, sober housing, mental health treatment, and other services.

In my state marijuana is legal. People can go to their corner cannabis store and buy what they want, from THC oil for arthritis to weed to edibles. I’m not personally interested, but for people who are, it’s a safe, legal way to enjoy something that has fewer side affects than alcohol. None of my clients get high and beat up people or abuse their wife/kids. The ones who do that are the drinkers. the drinkers. ,

When is South Korea going to get rid of their Draconian, outdated, punitive drug laws?
Drug addiction, like alcoholism, is an officially recognized mental health disorder in the DSM-5, the official manual used internationally by licensed psychiatrists. Mere use - as opposed to dealing in drugs - should never be punished by incarceration.
Almost all states in the US have therapeutic courts and sentencing alternatives for drug users. The idea of going to prison for 8 months for smoking weed, and a year for using a narcotic drug, is ridiculous.

You are really clueless about real facts (for example, Seungri was never charged with, nor convicted of, rape, and he certainly never admitted to any sexual assault. Try to read a credible article from a legal expert sometime.

Also, while many rapes actually do occur, and I personally think it's a good idea to lean towards believing a rape victim, there still has to be a credible witness. I am an attorney and have practiced as both a prosecutor and a criminal defense attorney. I know from years of experience that not every person who claims rape is credible. In the prosecutor's office where I worked, which has a nationally recognized, and very progressive sexual assault unit, all "acquaintance" sexual assaults are investigated, and include an alleged victim interview, prior to filing. That's because when people know each other - as opposed to a "stranger" rape - there can be hidden motivations for the accusation. Same with sudden accusations of sexual assault against a parent in a custody battle. I even had a case where a teenager fabricated a sexual assault by her father, against her little brother, because the siblings wanted to go live with their permissive mother instead of living with their strict father. The young victim confessed that they'd made it all up to the child protective services worker on their way home from my interview of the siblings. She then re-interviewed each one alone, and all of them confessed to making up the entire thing so they could live with their mother. It was unclear whether the mother was in on the hoax.

This happens with both adults and - more rarely, and usually when they've been coached by a parent - with kids. They have a motive to ruin/punish a person, or to get an advantage in a divorce or custody case. There was a woman who suddenly made up a "rape" story about President Biden, when he was running for office. Her accusation was over 20 years old and came out of nowhere and was completely unbelievable. It ended up she was a fraud and a liar, from everything to this alleged rape to her claim of graduating from law school. She had a history of stealing from people. Several domestic violence cases in California were re-opened because she testified as a "DV expert" based on her fake resume.

That being said, I personally believe most AVs of rape are credible. But it's not like an accuser doesn't sometimes have a motive to make up an allegation, especially about a famous person. And sadly, it's pretty common in South Korea for people to suddenly pop up and accuse an actor or actress who has had a big success with a drama of bad behavior when they were in middle school, a decade or more after the alleged incident, with zero proof, and try to ruin their career. Often these are investigated and it's clear there's no evidence, but it still damages the actor's career. because all the tabloids have gossiped and presented anonymously reported "facts" and twisted actual facts in order to create drama and high traffic on their websites. It's garbage.

Same for me. It was headed for a very rare 10/10 until the ending. Not just gratuitously killing off the two side characters, but also making the novel's HE one of those annoying BS "open endings" that Cdrama directors seem to think gives "depth" to the drama, but just pisses off fans because it is random and serves no purpose but to try to generate traffic on social media.

I agree. I ONLY checked out this drama because I was so impressed by WXY (acting, voice, and yes, looks!) in The Double. I've been "watching" it for 2 weeks now, and haven't managed to get past the first 5 episodes. Every time I start watching I almost immediately get bored.

It looks so pathetically low budget, and although I find WXY the only attractive actor out of the 4 main characters (FL, and 2nd FL and 2nd ML), his styling and makeup is still pretty bad, and is not flattering to him at all.

The story is not interesting, the plot is all over the place, I don't like the FL's character, and I don't like the actress who is playing the FL. I agree there is no chemistry. I also am completely uninterested in the second leads' romance, and I think the prince is boring and the 2nd FL is even more unlikable than the FL.

To sum things up, there is nothing about this drama that engages me, from the characters to the plot to the aesthetics. It's all substandard. I just can't finish it.

OTOH, I very much enjoyed Scent of Time.

I agree. I ONLY checked out this drama because I was so impressed by WXY (acting, voice, and yes, looks!) in The Double. I've been "watching" it for 2 weeks now, and haven't managed to get past the first 5 episodes. Every time I start watching I almost immediately get bored.

It looks so pathetically low budget, and although I find WXY the only attractive actor out of the 4 main characters (FL, and 2nd FL and 2nd ML), his styling and makeup is still pretty bad, and is not flattering to him at all.

The story is not interesting, the plot is all over the place, I don't like the FL's character, and I don't like the actress who is playing the FL. I agree there is no chemistry. I also am completely uninterested in the second leads' romance, and I think the prince is boring and the 2nd FL is even more unlikable than the FL.

To sum things up, there is nothing about this drama that engages me, from the characters to the plot to the aesthetics. It's all substandard. I just can't finish it.

OTOH, I very much enjoyed Scent of Time.