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More often than not I end up disappointed in Lee Jae Wook. But I will always give anything that features Shin Ye Eun at least a try.

It's true that many of the participants do not come off looking particularly good. I wasn’t much of a fan of Daon, but Taeyang, and particularly Hanu, were such complete jerks that in the end I couldn’t help but sympathize with her. Besides, Daon was just playing the game the way it was supposed to be played. Meanwhile, those two are the kind of smug stuck-up players who give guys a bad name. I’m glad Haneul figured this out. Can you imagine one of those jerks as the stepfather to her little daughter?

The rest of the cast was fine. I greatly sympathized with Hanui in particular, though I had to question her insistence in chasing Hanu even after he made it more than clear (and quite rudely) that he didn’t consider her up to his standards. But maybe she was trying to prove something to herself? I suspect she would feel a lot less shame about her past if she were living in my country. After all, and unlike Taeyang, she's long retired and is clearly a very different person now. But I can see why it would be a much bigger problem for her in a country as conservative and paternalistic as South Korea.

It was clear from the structure and casting that this show was going to be more about the drama than trying to generate any deep lasting romantic relationships, and it that, it was quite effective. Among other things, the way the lies were handled helped create considerable suspense. In my opinion, the fact that some of the lies were much more serious than others was part of this, as viewers could never be sure if any particular lie was going to be a dealbreaker.

I liked the way the show ended with a montage illustrating how most of the contestants ended up gravitating towards people who were the opposite of what they said they were looking for at the beginning.

Overall, when it comes to reality dating shows, I would rate Pink Lie a step above Single’s Inferno and both the Korean and Chinese versions of Heart Signal, but well below Nineteen to Twenty, EXchange/Transit (S1 and S2), and My Sibling’s Romance.

I think Taeyang’s secret was much worse. At least Hanui was long retired and was clearly a completley different person than she had been back in her 20's. To put it another way, where I live someone like Hanui is much more likely to find a serious partner interested in marriage than someone like Taeyang. But then, I live in a country that is a lot less paternalistic than South Korea.

I found Ji Yeon to be the most entretaining among the cast, though I'm not sure I would have wanted to date her. My favorite among the guys ended up being Tae-I, but my overall favorite cast member surprisingly ended up being Na Yeon. It does occur to me that this is a bit unfair because as the least emotionally invested, she was able to show her best side throughout. It also probably helps that I found her to be the most physically attractive of the women.

I agree. S2 is one of the few Korean dating shows that actually improved significantly later in the season.

I liked her at first, but completely lost patience with her by the end.

I much preferred this show to Better Late Than Single in almost every way. That show was so full of boring introverts that they ended up focusing all the screentime on the one guy most of the girls were interested in.

Ít's on Viki, at least in my region.

Glad to hear it. They were one of my favorite couples. I just wish they had been given more airtime.

One of my favorite reality dating shows, in part because they go out of their way to avoid casting a bunch of idiotic models and gym rats trying to outdo each other with over the top antics, and instead gave us more mature people who seemed serious about making an emotional connection and finding lasting love. Of course its helps that two of the final couples are among my all time favorites on these shows.

This drama was drifting along a little too slowly, with multiple storylines that didn't seem to be going anywhere fast. But the show improves markedly in the last 3 or 4 episodes as the various hints being dropped here and there earlier in the season are pulled together into a series of climaxes, leading to an emotional finale. Even the chemisty between the leads noticably improves, and I couldn't help but like all 3 of the secondary couples. Overall it turned out to be one of the better romantic comedies.

After 2 years together. So they did really try to make a go of it.

I liked this show, primarily because I liked most of the cast and I felt that the fact that they reflected a mix of both Korean and American cultures added some interesting new dynamics. The panel was just okay (not the best nor the worst), but at least they didn't get in the way as much as they do on some of these shows.

I got a particular kick out of Har-rim and Ricky despite the fact that their relationship has some real issues. I have a lot of family in both Seattle and Orange County and in some ways these two do reflect the somewhat overly relaxed chaotic character of my Seattle relatives and the overly uptight straightlaced nature of my Orange County relatives. I have to admit that I have a lot more fun when visiting Seattle - not only because they are more relaxed fun people, but because they tend to be doing much more interesting stuff, whether for work or play. Perhaps because of this, I couldn't help but sympathise with Ha-rim more than most people here, even if my relatives there are mostly more emotionally stable than she is.

The only participant who I didn't really care for was Sora, but that was mostly because she reminds too much (both physically and character wise) of someone from my past who used to drive me up the wall.

I loved this show, but have to admit I FF many of Yong Woo's scenes from those final episodes. Fortuantely the rest of the cast made up for it and I was generally happy with how the season ended for most of my favorites.

First 2 seasons of EXchange (S2>S1, but I Iiked both). They have a very similar structure, only involving ex-couples instead of siblings.

I would also put it at #1, perhaps alongside 19/20 and just above the first couple of sesasons of EXchange. Far superior to any of the seasons I've seen of Single's Inferno, Heart Signal, Better Late than Single, etc.

It's on Kokowa (at least in my region)

I couldn't disagree more about Shin Sae Kyeong. I realize she has a whole legion of haters here on MDL (while far from the greatest actress in Korea, I never thought she was that bad), but I felt she gave one of her all time strongest performances and was one of the highlights of this film. It was like this role was made for her.

I agree they could have elaborated teh ending a bit more, particularly the consequences on the North Korean side, but I don't feel it detracted that much from what I thought was an excellent action thriller. Also, I thought the FL did far better than OK. She was one the main highlights of the film for me.