"I think a missed opportunity that would have tickled the viewing audience would have been if Hyun Woo woke up from his hospitalization, looked at Hye In and said, "Who are you?" Now that would have been priceless." LMAO 😂😂 Indeed, it would have been so outrageous, I'd have applauded it!
Dieter Hallervorden is such an amazing human being. People who don't know him: he created an amazing beautiful…
Ikr? Germany has so many beautiful spots and cities and here they chose Potsdam... not to mention translating the Korean penchant for traffic never stopping when someone stands in the middle of the road. 🫣 I can't for the life of me imagine someone at a traffic light speeding up and honking instead of braking upon seeing a human obstacle. In Germany, of all countries! Lol
Soo Cheol is such pushover don't know if i should feel sad for him or angry his wife literary betrayed him and…
I think each of us should be free to decide wether we can forgive cheating or not. Luckily we are not living under the moral dictatorship of others yet... or anymore. So our ML has forgiven the whole family treating him like dirt for three years and nobody is scandalised. Forgiveness is a choice. To each its own.
While reading your review I suddenly realized I had been nodding my agreement at every sentence. It's kind of fantastic you mentioned "Hajimete koi... etc" , as I made the same exact comparison not longer than a couple of hours ago while talking with a friend. Just as you rightly pointed out, while the premises seem the same, the way these two stories are told and, most notably, the characters development are so different I found Hajimete koi delightful while struggling to finish this one. When I finally reached the end, I realised I hadn't smiled once for its whole duration. It simply left me with a bitter feeling this could have been so much more, if only they had focussed on characters rather than selling us the trite and unrealistic "destiny" soup.
Not that I'm an expert at the show business jurisprudence, but I've never heard of a law prohibiting a minor to…
Yes, that's a sad truth, not only in Korea. Exposing kids to the entertainment business is always edgy and potentially risky, in my opinion. However, I don't think a peck on someone's lips can alone constitute a trauma for a teenager. For all we know, these two can be good friends on set and outside. Point is, as you said, we cannot know and I guess we never will. I'm honestly much more concerned with minors exposed to violence, even the staged, fake one.
Not that I'm an expert at the show business jurisprudence, but I've never heard of a law prohibiting a minor to…
Well, she was working, read a script before signing a contract. Actors have managers and minor actors have tutors, often in the form of a parent/manager. There is no harassment if she consented to play the part, well knowing there would be kisses involved. If she was forced to sign a contract, than the problem would be much worse than a 24 year old actor giving a 17 year old actress a kiss in front of a camera.
Oh, and by the way I maintain a teen can kiss if s/he wants to, it's not against the law. Sex is another story.
in 2016 FL was minor and this drama has kissing scene between a minor and adult park bo gum was that legel ?
Not that I'm an expert at the show business jurisprudence, but I've never heard of a law prohibiting a minor to kiss on stage - or in real life, for that matter There's no nudity, or sex involved after all, and the kisses are pecks that wouldn't scandalise my great great grandmother. So I guess the answer is: yes, it was legal.
All k-drama writers have joined the PAST LIVES MATTER movement. It's getting tiresome.
So true. Tiresome and extremely predictable. Is there even one soul out there who didn't know from the first time they showed a flashback, that the "mysterious" dancer was her past self? This drama mimics destined with you in almost everything except it is worse acted. Dropped.
„ It has very little to do with characters dying or living, and a lot with them losing their innocence. At some…
Thank you for your comment, Ioana. At the time of watching this drama, I remember telling a good friend that the most desirable scenario to me would have been Seung nyang marrying Ta Hwan while having an affair with Tal Tal in that library... 😉
Hormones driven wishes aside, I agree with you Tal Tal is an extremely interesting character, with a true and satisfactory narrative arc.
There are genres and dramas for every taste. This especially is not for everyone. And not everything is just a…
Thank you for replying without stoning me. 😉 This is definitely not for me, but I can understand the allure of simplicity. I just find the extremely high rate a bit misleading for anyone who uses the rating as a criterion to choose what to watch - luckily there's always the dropping option.
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LMAO 😂😂
Indeed, it would have been so outrageous, I'd have applauded it!
Great review.
Germany has so many beautiful spots and cities and here they chose Potsdam... not to mention translating the Korean penchant for traffic never stopping when someone stands in the middle of the road. 🫣 I can't for the life of me imagine someone at a traffic light speeding up and honking instead of braking upon seeing a human obstacle. In Germany, of all countries! Lol
Sorry, not that I want to laugh at your evident suffering, it's just your phrasing...
I agree, by the way.
So our ML has forgiven the whole family treating him like dirt for three years and nobody is scandalised.
Forgiveness is a choice. To each its own.
It's kind of fantastic you mentioned "Hajimete koi... etc" , as I made the same exact comparison not longer than a couple of hours ago while talking with a friend.
Just as you rightly pointed out, while the premises seem the same, the way these two stories are told and, most notably, the characters development are so different I found Hajimete koi delightful while struggling to finish this one. When I finally reached the end, I realised I hadn't smiled once for its whole duration. It simply left me with a bitter feeling this could have been so much more, if only they had focussed on characters rather than selling us the trite and unrealistic "destiny" soup.
Thank you for this review. 👍
Exposing kids to the entertainment business is always edgy and potentially risky, in my opinion.
However, I don't think a peck on someone's lips can alone constitute a trauma for a teenager. For all we know, these two can be good friends on set and outside.
Point is, as you said, we cannot know and I guess we never will.
I'm honestly much more concerned with minors exposed to violence, even the staged, fake one.
If she was forced to sign a contract, than the problem would be much worse than a 24 year old actor giving a 17 year old actress a kiss in front of a camera.
Oh, and by the way I maintain a teen can kiss if s/he wants to, it's not against the law. Sex is another story.
So I guess the answer is: yes, it was legal.
Bad dramas like this one do have 1 quality: they infuse clever reviewers with extra wit and delicious sarcasm.
I loved reading this. 👍
Very well said. 👏
Opinion, of course.
This drama mimics destined with you in almost everything except it is worse acted.
Dropped.
At the time of watching this drama, I remember telling a good friend that the most desirable scenario to me would have been Seung nyang marrying Ta Hwan while having an affair with Tal Tal in that library... 😉
Hormones driven wishes aside, I agree with you Tal Tal is an extremely interesting character, with a true and satisfactory narrative arc.
This is definitely not for me, but I can understand the allure of simplicity.
I just find the extremely high rate a bit misleading for anyone who uses the rating as a criterion to choose what to watch - luckily there's always the dropping option.
I dropped the drama 'cause I can't fathom what they possibly have to say in 25 episodes.
9.1, really? 😳
One of those reviews which are a far better entertainment than the show itself and wittier than its script. 😁