But to summarize, it is a law originated from Emperor Justinian of the Roman Empire. All countries adopted the laws he made and adapted it to suit their respective cultures. Some were updated to catch up with the times, some still not updated. And each country has varying levels of "updates" too per law.
I wouldn't be surprised if your country also have a similar law or used to have one. There is no country today whose laws did not originate from the Roman Empire or was not heavily influenced by it. It is commonly called today as the "Civil Laws".
Secondly, the law was created to protect the Family Unit. The basic unit of a society is the Family Unit. The State relies on a healthy Family Unit to survive. Thus, the integrity of the Family Unit must be protected.
The problem is, society changes. Our sensitivities and beliefs changes more or less every 50 years. I was born in 1982, it hasn't been 50 years yet I can no longer count how many things are no longer acceptable today than back in the 80s and 90s. Unfortunately, we are slow in updating laws to catch up with the changing times.
The immunity of family members from suing each other is one such Civil Law meant to protect the integrity of the Family Unit. Underneath this category are other laws like immunity from suing each other related to finances, which was the law discussed in Episode 8.
Unfortunately, like I've said earlier, each country have varying levels of updates and cultural factors also comes into play.
In my country, the Philippines, a similar law was amended multiple times in my lifetime, and often it was to add a provision to bypass the said law. If the provision is triggered, then the law won't apply.
In South Korea, due to their heavy Confucian culture, their version of that Roman-based law was left untouched for 71 years. Remember what I said earlier that changes in sensitivities and beliefs usually happen more or less 50 years? 71 years is clearly overdue.
South Korea have two options. 1. Completely abolish that entire law; or, 2. Amend it so that its scope is not too broad or there's a clear path to bypass it
The second option is what other countries usually choose, and what the Philippines chose repeatedly. This is so that members of a Family Unit won't end up suing each other just because of some small issue, like say, total amount of a month's salary.
The first option, if that entire law is abolished, the Family Unit can be opened to all sorts of issues/cases where family members sue even for the smallest things, which obviously will lead to more broken families. Remember, if the Family Unit is broken, the will State suffer too.
South Korea's National Assembly has up to December 31, 2025 to amend that specific law touched in Episode 8. If they don't submit an amendment, the court's decision to permanently suspend that entire law will remain. Will it end up good overall? No one knows. The world will definitely watch if there will be an increase of cases related to the absence of that law and what kind of cases those are.
If there will be an increase in cases, and the cases are not petty but actually serious, it means it is fine to abolish that specific law entirely—at least in South Korea. Other countries will study it and see if the same can be applied to their own countries.
But since the National Assembly is very busy with their political turmoil, the deadline will like pass and that specific law will forever be suspended in its entirety. So, that's something to watch how it will affect Korea's family unit.
I feel like he is a lookalike - meaning a doppelganger... That's my theory because Kang Dawit kept on saying that…
LOL! I didn't realize that. I thought it was a reference to another thing.
That was a very good easter egg. I wonder if it was only an adlib from the ML. 😅 Or, maybe it was both their idea for him to appear as a reporter so they can later make an easter egg about it.
I think cdramas should take a turn to by talking some serious issues happening there instead of only those God…
Yep. The Kdrama industry discovered what the Western industry has forgoten: live-action fiction as a medium for exposing social and political issues.
It's why Kdrama is attracting because it is resonating with everyone globally.
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Yep, it's a big risk. They have to play with well so the Party won't intervene. I think in her case, the Party can't deny that mental health is a real issue so they haven't stopped her.
I think cdramas should take a turn to by talking some serious issues happening there instead of only those God…
It's too dangerous in PRC to write about social and political issues. It probably won't get approved. Unless they can prove it will benefit the State to expose the maltreatment of their talents. But then again, it will send the message that it is okay to raise such issues, which the Party doesn't like their people doing.
It is sad that they can't do anything about it on the mainstream level. Maybe indie but likely overseas.
Depending on which side you are on—absolute abolition or remove only the excessive ones—airing this episode…
Anyway. It is also correct that the law originated from Rome. It was codefied by my favourite Roman Emperor, Emperor Justinian in «Corpus Juris Civilis».
All States in the world today adopted it. However, there are different levels of amendments to update it to today's sensitivities.
For example, here in the Philippines, instead of completely aboshing the entire immunity of relatives in intra-family financial cases, like what was depicted in E08, provisions were added so it can be bypassed.
That is what the December 31, 2025 deadline is about in South Korea. To give a chance to only correct the obsolete ones but still retain those that makes sense. We don't know what effects it will have if the entirety is abolished. It's actually scary.
I mean, these laws were invented for a reason, the best course is we should update it for our times. The main reason the Romans deemed it necessary to create laws protecting the family is because if the family unit breaks, the society and the State will suffer as well.
But we know now that we can update some provisions without putting the family unit in danger. However, abolishing it entirely is like abolishing all laws. It can open up the family unit to all sorts of cases and lead to numerous broken family units, and the one that will suffer is society and the State.
If that happens, we might have to resort to human cloning and test tube babies. Especially for a country already suffering from low birth rates.
Yes, it really is hard to strike a balance. We don't want exploitations, but at the same time, we need to ensure a healthy and functioning family unit.
E08Actually, that Korean law was declared unconstitutional in 2024 (or was it 2025?). The National Assembly was…
Depending on which side you are on—absolute abolition or remove only the excessive ones—airing this episode on December 28, 2025 was a good move for those in favour of absolute abolition. 😆
But then again, the politicians often surprises everyone.
Actually, that Korean law was declared unconstitutional in 2024 (or was it 2025?). The National Assembly was given by the court up to December 31, 2025 to amend it, otherwise, that entire law will be permanently suspended and invalidated.
So far, there are no updates if the National Assembly is working on it. They're busy with all the political issues. The deadline will likely pass and by January 1, 2026, that law will be unconstitutional forever in South Korea.
If anything, it's much better to amend it so not all provisions are removed. This is usually how laws are updated to catch up with the times. But if they don't pass anything by the deadline, all of it will be forever gone.
have they completely given up on due processes and replace the rest of the show with feel good speeches?
I doubt the show was about serious court proceedings, it never gave that vibe from the start. So, no, they haven't given up anything, it's the way it was written from the start.
Have you watched the previous episodes? Like the two Koreas sharing the same boundaries? Those arguments will never happen in real life. It was completely ridiculous. In no country will that argument win a court case anywhere, not even in China who always favor the citizens before the capitalists.
Don't take the court proceedings seriously. Just enjoy the show, really. Just laugh.
It is understandable that YJS was just trying to make the variety show more fun and challenging. But remember…
That's not an excuse to violate the rules of the game. As you yourself said, "it will ruin the show's message". As I mentioned before, the memories he gave those kids was one they'll always talk about how YJS decided for himself who gets replaced in the bonus round which resulted in them not getting the rewads they wanted.
It doesn't matter if they received consolation prizes off-camera, they will always remember that if their choice of who to replace, they would've gotten the prizes. So, yes, as you've said, "it is all about making memories", "so…" YJS indeed gave them memories to talk about.
In addition, in that same episode, the celebrity guest volunteered to pay for the prizes. The hosts told him it is not allowed. Even if off-camera, they wouldn't give them the prizes.
Consider this. If they are indeed giving consolation prizes off-camera, or actually giving the real prizes off-camera, why is it not a single soul leaked it yet? NDA? Afraid of getting sued? No.
Do you seriously think no one would've noticed they received gifts far more than what was shown in the episodes and they kept silent about it? Do you seriously think they would lie when their neighbors, friends, and families, know those regular people wouldn't spend their income for those items or can't afford it?
And those people wouldn't tell it to another person and that person to another person that, "Hey, did you know? They actually give the real prizes off-camera, let's write to Whenever Possible!" Or, "Remember episode 4 of Whenever Possible? They're relatives, they didn't get the prizes but off-camera YJS gave them something of equal value".
Nothing of that sort has surfaced to this day, which means the show is very serious that no one can give consolation prizes or anything off-camera. Otherwise, the whole premise of Whenever Possible will collapse, and it will trap them in controversies.
LOL. Even YJS wouldn't want to be obligated to spend for consolation prizes even off-camera. Being wealthy doesn't mean you treat everyone.
Which only brings us back to the memories they'll forever talk about. IF ONLY … they might have won. Follow the rules. It is not about whether they're good at games or not.
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But to summarize, it is a law originated from Emperor Justinian of the Roman Empire. All countries adopted the laws he made and adapted it to suit their respective cultures. Some were updated to catch up with the times, some still not updated. And each country has varying levels of "updates" too per law.
I wouldn't be surprised if your country also have a similar law or used to have one. There is no country today whose laws did not originate from the Roman Empire or was not heavily influenced by it. It is commonly called today as the "Civil Laws".
Secondly, the law was created to protect the Family Unit. The basic unit of a society is the Family Unit. The State relies on a healthy Family Unit to survive. Thus, the integrity of the Family Unit must be protected.
The problem is, society changes. Our sensitivities and beliefs changes more or less every 50 years. I was born in 1982, it hasn't been 50 years yet I can no longer count how many things are no longer acceptable today than back in the 80s and 90s. Unfortunately, we are slow in updating laws to catch up with the changing times.
The immunity of family members from suing each other is one such Civil Law meant to protect the integrity of the Family Unit. Underneath this category are other laws like immunity from suing each other related to finances, which was the law discussed in Episode 8.
Unfortunately, like I've said earlier, each country have varying levels of updates and cultural factors also comes into play.
In my country, the Philippines, a similar law was amended multiple times in my lifetime, and often it was to add a provision to bypass the said law. If the provision is triggered, then the law won't apply.
In South Korea, due to their heavy Confucian culture, their version of that Roman-based law was left untouched for 71 years. Remember what I said earlier that changes in sensitivities and beliefs usually happen more or less 50 years? 71 years is clearly overdue.
South Korea have two options.
1. Completely abolish that entire law; or,
2. Amend it so that its scope is not too broad or there's a clear path to bypass it
The second option is what other countries usually choose, and what the Philippines chose repeatedly. This is so that members of a Family Unit won't end up suing each other just because of some small issue, like say, total amount of a month's salary.
The first option, if that entire law is abolished, the Family Unit can be opened to all sorts of issues/cases where family members sue even for the smallest things, which obviously will lead to more broken families. Remember, if the Family Unit is broken, the will State suffer too.
South Korea's National Assembly has up to December 31, 2025 to amend that specific law touched in Episode 8. If they don't submit an amendment, the court's decision to permanently suspend that entire law will remain. Will it end up good overall? No one knows. The world will definitely watch if there will be an increase of cases related to the absence of that law and what kind of cases those are.
If there will be an increase in cases, and the cases are not petty but actually serious, it means it is fine to abolish that specific law entirely—at least in South Korea. Other countries will study it and see if the same can be applied to their own countries.
But since the National Assembly is very busy with their political turmoil, the deadline will like pass and that specific law will forever be suspended in its entirety. So, that's something to watch how it will affect Korea's family unit.
That was a very good easter egg. I wonder if it was only an adlib from the ML. 😅 Or, maybe it was both their idea for him to appear as a reporter so they can later make an easter egg about it.
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It's why Kdrama is attracting because it is resonating with everyone globally.
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Yep, it's a big risk. They have to play with well so the Party won't intervene. I think in her case, the Party can't deny that mental health is a real issue so they haven't stopped her.
It is sad that they can't do anything about it on the mainstream level. Maybe indie but likely overseas.
Don't repeat our mistake, hahaha. 15 years, we kept on holding back, Fate got tired of waiting. LOL.
All States in the world today adopted it. However, there are different levels of amendments to update it to today's sensitivities.
For example, here in the Philippines, instead of completely aboshing the entire immunity of relatives in intra-family financial cases, like what was depicted in E08, provisions were added so it can be bypassed.
That is what the December 31, 2025 deadline is about in South Korea. To give a chance to only correct the obsolete ones but still retain those that makes sense. We don't know what effects it will have if the entirety is abolished. It's actually scary.
I mean, these laws were invented for a reason, the best course is we should update it for our times. The main reason the Romans deemed it necessary to create laws protecting the family is because if the family unit breaks, the society and the State will suffer as well.
But we know now that we can update some provisions without putting the family unit in danger. However, abolishing it entirely is like abolishing all laws. It can open up the family unit to all sorts of cases and lead to numerous broken family units, and the one that will suffer is society and the State.
If that happens, we might have to resort to human cloning and test tube babies. Especially for a country already suffering from low birth rates.
Yes, it really is hard to strike a balance. We don't want exploitations, but at the same time, we need to ensure a healthy and functioning family unit.
But then again, the politicians often surprises everyone.
Actually, that Korean law was declared unconstitutional in 2024 (or was it 2025?). The National Assembly was given by the court up to December 31, 2025 to amend it, otherwise, that entire law will be permanently suspended and invalidated.
So far, there are no updates if the National Assembly is working on it. They're busy with all the political issues. The deadline will likely pass and by January 1, 2026, that law will be unconstitutional forever in South Korea.
If anything, it's much better to amend it so not all provisions are removed. This is usually how laws are updated to catch up with the times. But if they don't pass anything by the deadline, all of it will be forever gone.
Have you watched the previous episodes? Like the two Koreas sharing the same boundaries? Those arguments will never happen in real life. It was completely ridiculous. In no country will that argument win a court case anywhere, not even in China who always favor the citizens before the capitalists.
Don't take the court proceedings seriously. Just enjoy the show, really. Just laugh.
It doesn't matter if they received consolation prizes off-camera, they will always remember that if their choice of who to replace, they would've gotten the prizes. So, yes, as you've said, "it is all about making memories", "so…" YJS indeed gave them memories to talk about.
In addition, in that same episode, the celebrity guest volunteered to pay for the prizes. The hosts told him it is not allowed. Even if off-camera, they wouldn't give them the prizes.
Consider this. If they are indeed giving consolation prizes off-camera, or actually giving the real prizes off-camera, why is it not a single soul leaked it yet? NDA? Afraid of getting sued? No.
Do you seriously think no one would've noticed they received gifts far more than what was shown in the episodes and they kept silent about it? Do you seriously think they would lie when their neighbors, friends, and families, know those regular people wouldn't spend their income for those items or can't afford it?
And those people wouldn't tell it to another person and that person to another person that, "Hey, did you know? They actually give the real prizes off-camera, let's write to Whenever Possible!" Or, "Remember episode 4 of Whenever Possible? They're relatives, they didn't get the prizes but off-camera YJS gave them something of equal value".
Nothing of that sort has surfaced to this day, which means the show is very serious that no one can give consolation prizes or anything off-camera. Otherwise, the whole premise of Whenever Possible will collapse, and it will trap them in controversies.
LOL. Even YJS wouldn't want to be obligated to spend for consolation prizes even off-camera. Being wealthy doesn't mean you treat everyone.
Which only brings us back to the memories they'll forever talk about. IF ONLY … they might have won. Follow the rules. It is not about whether they're good at games or not.
Thank you!