Viajero

It's true that this affects most of the more developed countries worldwide simply because the economics of a modern post-industrial urban economy discourage having lots of kids. But its much worse in Korea where the birthrate is less than half of what it is where I live (in Latin America) or in countries like the U.S, and Canada. Of course, because of laws and social norms here that are very different than Korea's, women here are able to aspire to marriage, motherhood, and a career, without having to sacrifice any of them. It's just that they tend to only have 1 or 2 kids instead of 5 or 6 like their grandmothers. I've met several Korean women over the years both here where I live and in Canada (including two who married into my extended family). They all say they can't believe how much better off women have it in these countries compared to back in Korea.

4B is a tiny extremist minority. But its true that according to polls a significant number of young Korean women have no interest in marrying Korean men and they have some good reasons for feeling this way. In any case, I don't think that has anything to do with this drama.

I don't get this at all. She was one of the best things about this series.

I'm trying to figure out why Seo Su Min is classified as having a Support Role when she is not only absolutely central to the plot, but has as much or more screentime (so far) than many of those with Main Roles. She's been great and deserves the recognition.

Agree particularly when it comes to EXchange (particularly S2) and Offline Love. The Korean Heart Signal S2 was fine, but not up to the level of these. Beware that while The Future Diary S1 may have also been fine, S2 is a complete disaster. Another one I really liked was the original Korean version of My Sibling's Romance, for which I understand a S2 is on the way (the Chinese version of this show is far inferior and not worth it).

One of the best seasons of a dating reality show I've watched in recent years. I'm still not a big fan of this Heart Signal format, particularly the Chinese version with its over the top ridiculous product placement and all that constant screaming from the panel. But this season benefited greatly from one of the best casts I can remember from any of these shows. They did a great job of picking a group of attractive likeable people who mostly seem to be in it for the right reasons, resulting in a number of couples you can really root for and no one I truly disliked.

Seriously. I'm still a couple of episodes behind, but so far this does have the potential to be my favorite for the year. I just hope it doesn't drop off later in the season as so many other kdramas (and cdramas) have this year.

It's available for free on Tubi in North America.

Just finished this season and I have to say that (1) EXchange remains one of my favourite reality dating shows, even if each season inevitably tends to drag towards the end, and (2) this season was a major improvement over Season 3, though Season 2 remains my favourite. While there was a lot of drama, I felt that at least much of the emotion felt quite genuine (these people aren't good enough actors for it not to be). Most of all, I liked all the final couples - even the one that came together after the show ended. I hope we get a Season 5.

It seems like this film is going to to be picked up by Netflix - at least in some regions. I highly recommend watching it.

Couldn't disagree more. All the best Korean dramas have been released since 2018 and pretty much everything before 2015 is downright mediocre by today's standards.

I liked this season much better than S2 (the only other one I've watched). I think it's mostly because I liked this cast much better, both as individuals and the couples that ended up together. But the over-the-top product placement was just as annoying and remains a major negative compared to the original Korean Heart Signal.

I was really enjoying this series until it kind of went off the rails towards the end (from reading these comments, I take it this was due to censorship?). I was particularly impressed by Yin Rui as the FL. I'll be looking for her in other shows. It does remind me a bit of 12 Letters, though it isn't nearly at tightly written.

It is. Beginning June 14

I watched the original Chinese film a few months ago on Viki and thought it was pretty good. Quite inspiring and featuring great characters. I'm not sure why they would need to change the story to meet Korean sensibilities. It seemed pretty universal to me.

I find the Japanese rely on the terminal illness trope much more often than the Koreans. And the original version of this movie is Chinese.

Official trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB2D2cl3fEE

Picked this film at random from the available options on a long-haul flight. I'm very glad I did, even though it turned out to be much deeper, more serious, and heart-wrenching than the typical light entertaining coming of age drama I was expecting. It helps that we get a stunningly good performance from Seo Su Bin as the protagonist. It's hard to say more without some major spoilers, but I highly recommend this film.

I finally managed to finish this series after many attempts over the years. It starts very slowly with long stretches of screen time given to prolonged artistic shots of badminton players practising, inter-spaced with a very gradual introduction to the main characters and the backstory leading up to the present. The story does eventually pick up later in the season once the protagonist's old best friend appears on the scene and we finally get a little drama to liven things up. But despite all those scenes of players practising, they never try to generate any suspense from the badminton competitions themselves. Park Ju Hyun and Chae Jong Hyeop make an earnestly cute couple for lovers of slow burn romances. But it was a tough slog for those of us who were looking for a little more.

I thought this show fell far short of 2521 is almost every respect, except perhaps the romance, which did feature more strongly here. Its a complete bust as a sports story, generating zero suspense from the badminton competitions, despite all those overly long stretches of screen time given to prolonged artistic shots of badminton players practising. Even more seriously, it completely fails to delve into the relationship between the two female leads, which was the origin of the main conflict in the story. One of the biggest strengths of 2521 was the evolving relationship between the two female leads.