she was a evil palace lady turned evil queen in moonlovers scarlet heart. Evil character suits her imo
Yes, but she still showed her style. In this role, it's hard to recognize her other than her face, it's as if she's a HanNa from a parallel world who learned a different style of acting.
I really hope they pull this off. I want K-drama industry to get rid of their two-main-characters only tradition (with one or two secondary mains or support).
Scifi and fantasy genres usually require at least 4 main characters. They are good with scifi and fantasy too, but rarely produce any outside of big screens because they often worry about casting 4+ top actors as main characters. (And top tier actors seldom accept non-main roles. Which also means higher talent fees = higher budget.)
I've been waiting for this drama since I created my account here. After watching the first few episodes, I feel…
> Why does Korea focus so much on bringing together these great casts when they know they won't be able to afford to keep them for a significant amount of screen time?
Actually, this is the first time (or third, fifth?) only. K-drama land is a two-main-characters type of industry, so I'm not sure what you meant by that.
In fact, we can say that this show is an experiment if they can break the two-main-characters tradition. Is it budget friendly? Are actors okay with limited screentime each? How do you balance them? Is screentime share = talent fee rate? What if an actor's talent fee is higher but their character's story gives less screentime, can it be justified in the investors' eyes? And so on.
If this becomes a success, K-drama land won't shy away from this format. But if it fails, they'll keep their age-old tried-and-tested two-main-characters format.
This is them trying to catch up with other countries, especially since Korean has far too many talents but not enough shows to give half of them 1 project each.
What I really like in this show is the casting. They finally got tired of turning actors to also play their character's younger selves. They're giving a chance for new talents to hone their skills by having separate castings.
New talents won't be able to improve if they're only given teenage, cheesy roles, as was always the case in K-drama land. They also need exposure in high quality productions and demanding genres and roles. So, letting pro actors play their younger selves as well is robbing new talents oppurtunities to grow beyond the usual teenage romance stories.
So, good job to this show. The young talents may not be getting enough airtime, but you're gave them roles different from what they usually are casted on as a new actor. You are helping them develop their acting skills, and one day you'll be proud to say, "Yeah, I taught them that acing in My Troublesome Star 20 years ago."
Kang HanNa's character is too serious. 😭 There's no witty and cutesy Kang HanNa in the scenes. Or, maybe playing as a queen doesn't suit her because of all the roles she played before. 😝
It was going well so far until that fight scene in the basement parking in E02. The choreography was bad and the…
Anyway. I think this is a project to test if bringing in multiple top actors is doable.
If this becomes a success, the K-drama industry will be emboldened. Otherwise, they'll keep with the usual two top actors + second-best or third-best as support or secondary main characters.
It was going well so far until that fight scene in the basement parking in E02. The choreography was bad and the cinematography was like an undergraduate doing their thesis.
Mirr was weird. The possessed humans were a step or two from her and she didn't see them until she got punched hard. Like, is she blind or just a fool? The problem with the latter is that she's thousands of years old.
No wait. The problem with all of the kids, they're thousands of years old and they don't know how to fight properly?
Fine. Maybe they are acting based on their animals. Mirr is the dragon, so why is she weak and acting like she has tunnel vision getting punched when the enemies were in front of her?
Making characters a fool when they're not supposed to be is a 60s style of writing and filming.
Just the typical trope: Evil sealed away > thousands of years later is back > this time some human wants…
They just want a project where the top actors are together. And see if they can smash in everyone with the limited budget and screentime.
Think of it as the Thanos fight. How do you fit in all the top actors whine giving them almost equal screentime?
If.this becomes a success, everyone else in the industry, especially the networks, won't be afraid anymore in writing such stories. Currently, K-drama land is practically two top actors as main characters, they need to break that tradition and fear.
So, maybe this is one such attempt to show it is doable.
Other than that, it's your typical good vs evil plot.
I confess that I still don't quite understand the story, but he has a kind of dirty, dark air about him.
Just the typical trope: Evil sealed away > thousands of years later is back > this time some human wants to steal the power > but the awakened fallen angel has plans of his own > some dies > eventually good triumphs again.
E03: 2nd restaurant because selling a loaf of bread with dish fillings is not viable. Many branded bread companies…
Additional for E03:
The cave restaurant is not unreal. Maybe in Korea (but obviously not). We have all sorts of "unreal" here in the Philippines like a cave restaurant or eating while your feet are soak in a river where a waterfalls is connected (near you too)—buffet eat-all-you-can setup too (I've been there back in the late 80s/early 90s, and again in late 90s/early 00s). I think we do have that doctor fish setup too but I haven't been there, only my cousins.
Another thing, someone did mention that caves can collapse depending on what type of stones it's made of. Since the cave is still standing despite the water seeping through it, they should've ignored the location already. 😅 The location isn't the issue, it's the food. The reason they missed the Bread was because they focused on the location = inside a mall = "I highly doubt they'll sell fake products". 😝
Just watched the first 3 episodes, so far easy to guess. 🤪
E03: 2nd restaurant because selling a loaf of bread with dish fillings is not viable. Many branded bread companies have tried that here in the Philippines and failed. So, instead, they switched to selling one small bread with dish fillings in convenience stores. One you can buy for a quick fill.
Also, bread with dish fillings must be sold and consumed within 72 hours usually. Placing it in a freezer or fridge, then reheating it is a very bad idea. One, if it's microwave, it only heats the inside. If it's an oven, only the outside. And the more you do cold-reheat, the faster the bread and potentially the dish fillings gets bad.
So, a loaf of bread with dish fillings, a 50-cm long and thick-wide loaf at that, is a bad idea for the business. You might end up with getting bad reviews too.
Just watched the first 3 episodes, so far easy to guess. 🤪
E02: 2nd restaurant because because the supposedly signature dish is not in front of their restaurant like their other menu items. The production crew forgot about that little detail. It would've worked if they added a standee outside or something.
Extra: I am definitely interested with that Kimchi Bomb Chicken. Added in my bucket list.
Just watched the first 3 episodes, so far easy to guess. 🤪
E01: 2nd restaurant because they are using bought ice cream and selling those special dishes for an affordable price. That doesn't make any sense. If they were making their own ice cream, then it would make sense for that price.
Special comments:
Restaurant 1: butter for meat isn't new. The owner was right that it's popular in other countries. One such is the Philippines. We've been doing that since the 80s.
Restaurant 2: ice cream + dish. Not new either as far as food is concerned. I've tried that here in the Philippines decades ago. They commented how it's good for spicy food because it balances the spiciness. That is very true, again based on experience. It's actually a very good idea to mix ice cream with dishes IF done right.
So, I really hope they are still selling those dishes with ice cream. They just need to make their own ice cream or find a more affordable alternative (maybe make a deal with an ice cream supplier), or increase the price to cover the cost. For me, the former is better than increasing the cost since they were already selling it at that price for a month.
People complaining about the age gap are people who are living with their heads burried under the sand, most especially if they are Filipinos who lived and are still living in the Philippines. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I. ML was supposedly a fresh graduate in 2009.
1. We graduate high school (Grade 10) at age 16-17 years old. I graduated from High School (Grade 10) when I was 16 years old. 2. Most college courses are 4 years. Let's assume the ML was 16 so + 4 years = 20 years old when he graduated with a degree on Fine Arts.
ML was 20 years old in 2009.
II. FL was a fresh graduate in 2024.
This is not needed since we know FL was only 7 years old in 2009. It's just here for context.
1. They graduate high school (Grade 12 (a.k.a Senior High) at age 18-19 years old. 2. Let's assume she was 18, so + 4 years college course = 22 years old. (Her Birthday was on September 21, 2024 when she turned 22. 5 days later, they fought. The following day was September 27, 2009 Lotto draw.)
III.
1. Their gap was only 13 years, not 15. 2. ML was 35 in 2024, while FL was 22. 3. ML built himself a successful business and reputation. 4. The legal age in the Philippines is 18 years old for both male and female. 5. FL graduated from college in 2024, 5 to 6 months before she turned 22.
In the Philippines, as long as the couple are legally adults and capable of thinking independently without any mental/emotional/alcohol/drugs that can affect their decision making process, they can get into a relationship and get married.
15 years is not uncommon in Philippine society. 20 years is the max culturally speaking (rarer but still acceptable). Anyone who discriminates against you because you have a 15 years gap can be brought to the court for defamation and discrimination.
6–12 years is common.
0 to 5 years gap is becoming common because of school and office romances.
No matter which angle we look at it, they are both adults who are capable of making their own decisions, and they were not under any influence or duress. It still is acceptable in Philippine society and culture. No laws violated.
In other words, don't downrate the show just because our laws, society, and culture, doesn't align with yours, wherever you are. I'm sure you won't like it if we say how wrong your laws, society, and culture are if our position's reversed.
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Scifi and fantasy genres usually require at least 4 main characters. They are good with scifi and fantasy too, but rarely produce any outside of big screens because they often worry about casting 4+ top actors as main characters. (And top tier actors seldom accept non-main roles. Which also means higher talent fees = higher budget.)
You want to start a flame war, you said Disney is funding "geno", when you were corrected it's not Disney, you reply with "doesn't matter"?
Are you serious?
Don't you understand that your argument about "geno" no longer matters because it is not funded by the company you thought it was?
Actually, this is the first time (or third, fifth?) only. K-drama land is a two-main-characters type of industry, so I'm not sure what you meant by that.
In fact, we can say that this show is an experiment if they can break the two-main-characters tradition. Is it budget friendly? Are actors okay with limited screentime each? How do you balance them? Is screentime share = talent fee rate? What if an actor's talent fee is higher but their character's story gives less screentime, can it be justified in the investors' eyes? And so on.
If this becomes a success, K-drama land won't shy away from this format. But if it fails, they'll keep their age-old tried-and-tested two-main-characters format.
This is them trying to catch up with other countries, especially since Korean has far too many talents but not enough shows to give half of them 1 project each.
New talents won't be able to improve if they're only given teenage, cheesy roles, as was always the case in K-drama land. They also need exposure in high quality productions and demanding genres and roles. So, letting pro actors play their younger selves as well is robbing new talents oppurtunities to grow beyond the usual teenage romance stories.
So, good job to this show. The young talents may not be getting enough airtime, but you're gave them roles different from what they usually are casted on as a new actor. You are helping them develop their acting skills, and one day you'll be proud to say, "Yeah, I taught them that acing in My Troublesome Star 20 years ago."
If this becomes a success, the K-drama industry will be emboldened. Otherwise, they'll keep with the usual two top actors + second-best or third-best as support or secondary main characters.
Mirr was weird. The possessed humans were a step or two from her and she didn't see them until she got punched hard. Like, is she blind or just a fool? The problem with the latter is that she's thousands of years old.
No wait. The problem with all of the kids, they're thousands of years old and they don't know how to fight properly?
Fine. Maybe they are acting based on their animals. Mirr is the dragon, so why is she weak and acting like she has tunnel vision getting punched when the enemies were in front of her?
Making characters a fool when they're not supposed to be is a 60s style of writing and filming.
Think of it as the Thanos fight. How do you fit in all the top actors whine giving them almost equal screentime?
If.this becomes a success, everyone else in the industry, especially the networks, won't be afraid anymore in writing such stories. Currently, K-drama land is practically two top actors as main characters, they need to break that tradition and fear.
So, maybe this is one such attempt to show it is doable.
Other than that, it's your typical good vs evil plot.
Something like that.
The cave restaurant is not unreal. Maybe in Korea (but obviously not). We have all sorts of "unreal" here in the Philippines like a cave restaurant or eating while your feet are soak in a river where a waterfalls is connected (near you too)—buffet eat-all-you-can setup too (I've been there back in the late 80s/early 90s, and again in late 90s/early 00s). I think we do have that doctor fish setup too but I haven't been there, only my cousins.
Another thing, someone did mention that caves can collapse depending on what type of stones it's made of. Since the cave is still standing despite the water seeping through it, they should've ignored the location already. 😅 The location isn't the issue, it's the food. The reason they missed the Bread was because they focused on the location = inside a mall = "I highly doubt they'll sell fake products". 😝
Also, bread with dish fillings must be sold and consumed within 72 hours usually. Placing it in a freezer or fridge, then reheating it is a very bad idea. One, if it's microwave, it only heats the inside. If it's an oven, only the outside. And the more you do cold-reheat, the faster the bread and potentially the dish fillings gets bad.
So, a loaf of bread with dish fillings, a 50-cm long and thick-wide loaf at that, is a bad idea for the business. You might end up with getting bad reviews too.
Extra: I am definitely interested with that Kimchi Bomb Chicken. Added in my bucket list.
Special comments:
Restaurant 1: butter for meat isn't new. The owner was right that it's popular in other countries. One such is the Philippines. We've been doing that since the 80s.
Restaurant 2: ice cream + dish. Not new either as far as food is concerned. I've tried that here in the Philippines decades ago. They commented how it's good for spicy food because it balances the spiciness. That is very true, again based on experience. It's actually a very good idea to mix ice cream with dishes IF done right.
So, I really hope they are still selling those dishes with ice cream. They just need to make their own ice cream or find a more affordable alternative (maybe make a deal with an ice cream supplier), or increase the price to cover the cost. For me, the former is better than increasing the cost since they were already selling it at that price for a month.
I. ML was supposedly a fresh graduate in 2009.
1. We graduate high school (Grade 10) at age 16-17 years old. I graduated from High School (Grade 10) when I was 16 years old.
2. Most college courses are 4 years. Let's assume the ML was 16 so + 4 years = 20 years old when he graduated with a degree on Fine Arts.
ML was 20 years old in 2009.
II. FL was a fresh graduate in 2024.
This is not needed since we know FL was only 7 years old in 2009. It's just here for context.
1. They graduate high school (Grade 12 (a.k.a Senior High) at age 18-19 years old.
2. Let's assume she was 18, so + 4 years college course = 22 years old. (Her Birthday was on September 21, 2024 when she turned 22. 5 days later, they fought. The following day was September 27, 2009 Lotto draw.)
III.
1. Their gap was only 13 years, not 15.
2. ML was 35 in 2024, while FL was 22.
3. ML built himself a successful business and reputation.
4. The legal age in the Philippines is 18 years old for both male and female.
5. FL graduated from college in 2024, 5 to 6 months before she turned 22.
In the Philippines, as long as the couple are legally adults and capable of thinking independently without any mental/emotional/alcohol/drugs that can affect their decision making process, they can get into a relationship and get married.
15 years is not uncommon in Philippine society. 20 years is the max culturally speaking (rarer but still acceptable). Anyone who discriminates against you because you have a 15 years gap can be brought to the court for defamation and discrimination.
6–12 years is common.
0 to 5 years gap is becoming common because of school and office romances.
No matter which angle we look at it, they are both adults who are capable of making their own decisions, and they were not under any influence or duress. It still is acceptable in Philippine society and culture. No laws violated.
In other words, don't downrate the show just because our laws, society, and culture, doesn't align with yours, wherever you are. I'm sure you won't like it if we say how wrong your laws, society, and culture are if our position's reversed.
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