fr, we can't watch anything nowadays without these people complaining over everything, it's like they can't distinguish…
In trying to avoid any potential offense or perceived discrimination ; we can observe, in developed countries, a general trend rather than isolated cases. I am referring here to a global phenomenon: of course, among billions of people, there are all kinds of behaviors and attitudes..and i m from France ;)
fr, we can't watch anything nowadays without these people complaining over everything, it's like they can't distinguish…
Exactly, I completely agree with you. And do you know why there’s no creativity today? Because they keep offering the same scenarios, the ones that have been tested, deemed safe, and accepted by the audience. No risk is taken, and without risk, art dies. Art, by its very nature, is a form of free expression, a space where one can dare, experiment, and surprise. When the fear of displeasing or offending dominates, the magic disappears
Exactly! You can’t make a joke, a movie, or a series without some community, a battalion of defenders, or a controversy popping up to point fingers. Between wokism and I-don’t-even-know-what, we’re swimming in full-on moral hyper-vigilance. Yesterday, it was the great ‘switch off’ vs ‘on mode’ debate—and I was just saying I watch the same work in between "my own popcorn-intellectual style" , why bother turning it off? And today… the debate of the day: "enter the controversies!" lol
p9 — All right, now in more detailMy dear Da-Rim, just like your beloved, I was disappointed in you too. I criticized…
Yes, the redemption arc of his mother is absolutely spectacular, in my opinion… This show really pays tribute to all moms (young and not-so-young). I first started watching this series because of My Dearest—I knew the girl and loved her—then I discovered ML, who’s fantastic. In the meantime, I watched two of his other works, so different yet amazing each time, convincingly magnificent Atypical Family. And now… I have to watch 1 Dollar Lawyer. Honestly, this series keeps making me discover so many wonderful things!
My dear Da-Rim, just like your beloved, I was disappointed in you too. I criticized you quite a lot, even though deep down I really liked you. And then came that scene where you cried — and in that moment you completely redeemed yourself in my eyes. I felt the same emotions as the actor; you truly touched me… And later, when I saw you picking up those rolls of toilet paper, I said the same thing he did: “There she is… (I recognize her like ep2 )… (so kind).
When he gave the toilet paper of the same kind, like she had given (she gave a mandarin to forgive him because he hadn’t been fair to her), now it’s him who is giving to forgive her. That was the moment I fell for you again — for your empathy toward strangers and your family, for your willingness to help everyone around you. You cried with such genuine, honest emotion — it felt real.
2.As for the actor… there’s nothing more to say: he expresses everything he feels purely through emotion, even without words.
3.When he’s cold — I adore that. He radiates this aura, something almost stoic and effortlessly so. I love characters like that. And then he can suddenly be gentle… And his smile after picking up those rolls — perfection.
4.The female lead is the embodiment of naivety. Their duo is wonderful — one of the most harmonious on-screen pairings I can remember. The poster scene — funny yet incredibly sensual. They complement each other perfectly: he sets the tone, the sensuality, and she, with her innocence, gives it space — and it’s captivating.
5.And the second ML… oh, he was something! A true rival to the first ML. In the interview scene I literally said, “Like That ok !! .” Such well-executed confrontations Yes, it’s unclear when and how he fell in love... and I would’ve liked more details… blablblablbalabb but the scene itself was brilliantly acted by both.
6.The car scene — hilarious to the point of tears, both of them were phenomenal.
7.And the final scene… I gave a standing ovation. The ML showed real maturity — the way he said “stay,” so serious and sincere… It carried everything: emotion, depth…
8.And his mother — bravo! Absolutely yes!
9.One Thousand Won Lawyer — I definitely need to watch it; somehow I missed that drama, but his cameo here reminded me of Song Joong Ki’s cameo in Queen of Tears as Vincenzo the lawyer.
Overall… I know that tomorrow we will probably take a step back again, but today everything was on full throttle — just like when Da-Rim was driving the car. And honestly, I feel as if the screenwriter simply put us right into Da-Rim’s car.
“Workplace harassment”? We really need to stop creating controversies where there are none. Not everything has to be twisted into a scandal.
When you pull characters out of their narrative context, you distort their intentions, their emotional logic, and the very meaning of the scene.
It’s unfair to attach such heavy accusations to every interaction just because you want to interpret it as a problem. Fiction has its own codes, its own dynamics between characters, and its own way of expressing emotions
The Atypical Family is light years better than this drama. Highly recommend.
2. It’s a new trend, a spectator’s state that I’m experimenting with hahah: oscillating between "switch-off mode", where I let myself indulge in pure guilty pleasure, and "hyper-connected" mode, where every scene is dissected with critical thinking and argumentation. Two poles clashing inside me, cognitively and emotionally—a true inner duel between reason and popcorn
The Atypical Family is light years better than this drama. Highly recommend.
I feel like they put everything into the first two episodes to hook as many viewers as possible right from the start. After that… well, let’s just say the beginning and the rest sometimes feel like they were written by two completely different teams: the characters shift, the atmosphere shifts… (a bit like in The Heirs, you know…). But anyway… I’m still excited to see what comes next, even though I’m well aware they took zero risks and made absolutely no bold choices with this reinterpretation of "Hamlet". lol
The Atypical Family is light years better than this drama. Highly recommend.
I understand that you like the first one more than the second one ;) , regarding Dynamite Kis For me, these are two completely different projects. This one is clearly going for a commercial, rom-com, humorous vibe. But honestly, the couple works really well, and the actors are great.
That said, we’ve reached a point where every series keeps recycling the same clichés, the same tropes, the same copy-and-paste characters… It practically feels like its own genre now — the “Play Reinterpretation” genre. It’s like going to see the play “XX” at the theatre, except it’s just a different staging, with different actors, different costumes (well… supposedly different).
But hey, we already do this, don’t we? How many versions of Hamlet do we have at this point?
I am.at a loss of words. I saw a comemt before saying that this actor is from "the atypical family" and…
agree !! in Koumiko, Atypical Family and D kiss These He approaches each of these three projects in completely different ways: his acting, his mannerisms, his speech, and even his walk are distinct in each role
I’m like you, and I still can’t find anyone who can convince me that she deserves his unconditional love,…
You know, in romance novels or films, I’ve noticed only three main formulas, whether it’s a slow-burn romance or otherwise: A) The man loves, and it’s the woman who hesitates or is slow to reciprocate. B) The woman loves, and ML is slower (this is rarer in Korean dramas). C) Both love each other, but various obstacles prevent their union. That’s it—I haven’t found a D. There are really only these three types.
In My Dearest (as in real life), the story shows that love is not always equal. Sometimes one person loves more than the other, especially when the other is still emotionally maturing. FL evolves over the course of the novel, but much of the story (Season 1) shows that the male lead bears the emotional burden of the relationship.
This imbalance is not uncommon in romantic fiction: it illustrates that love involves sacrifices, frustrations, and differences in emotional maturity. One character’s love may still be immature, self-centered, or confused, while the other loves deeply and consistently. As viewers, we feel both frustrated and drawn in by this dynamic, which can lead to either a tragic ending or a happy one.
It’s true that he loved her more, or at least she didn’t realize it. But compared to other “brain-off” dramas, here you understand why he loves her—what he sees in her. This means the director, writer, and actors manage to give us answers (frustrating or not), whereas in some dramas (which I could also name), you never really understand what the guy sees in her.
Why do I say this? Because often in these works, the guy is “perfect,” and the girl is “ordinary” — your everyday woman, Madame Tout-le-Monde.
I dont know about this drama i was just checking the comments . but how can you in sane mind justify gilchae .…
In this sense, yes: one can see a form of narcissism—not necessarily “pathological,” but a temperament that highlights her own desires, her image, and her need to be desired, sometimes at the expense of empathy or sincerity toward others. At first, she is arrogant, confident, a bit frivolous, slightly reckless, with fairly naive ideals about love or lovers. But what really matters is the character’s evolution and the overall coherence with what the author intended to convey. As the drama unfolds, Gil‑chae goes through trials—war, loss, suffering—and grows: she gains maturity, shows courage, and develops emotional depth. Have you ever read Gone with the Wind? This drama is largely inspired by that work.
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we can observe, in developed countries, a general trend rather than isolated cases. I am referring here to a global phenomenon: of course, among billions of people, there are all kinds of behaviors and attitudes..and i m from France ;)
My dear Da-Rim, just like your beloved, I was disappointed in you too. I criticized you quite a lot, even though deep down I really liked you. And then came that scene where you cried — and in that moment you completely redeemed yourself in my eyes. I felt the same emotions as the actor; you truly touched me…
And later, when I saw you picking up those rolls of toilet paper, I said the same thing he did: “There she is… (I recognize her like ep2 )… (so kind).
When he gave the toilet paper of the same kind, like she had given (she gave a mandarin to forgive him because he hadn’t been fair to her), now it’s him who is giving to forgive her.
That was the moment I fell for you again — for your empathy toward strangers and your family, for your willingness to help everyone around you. You cried with such genuine, honest emotion — it felt real.
2.As for the actor… there’s nothing more to say: he expresses everything he feels purely through emotion, even without words.
3.When he’s cold — I adore that. He radiates this aura, something almost stoic and effortlessly so. I love characters like that. And then he can suddenly be gentle… And his smile after picking up those rolls — perfection.
4.The female lead is the embodiment of naivety.
Their duo is wonderful — one of the most harmonious on-screen pairings I can remember.
The poster scene — funny yet incredibly sensual. They complement each other perfectly: he sets the tone, the sensuality, and she, with her innocence, gives it space — and it’s captivating.
5.And the second ML… oh, he was something! A true rival to the first ML. In the interview scene I literally said, “Like That ok !! .” Such well-executed confrontations
Yes, it’s unclear when and how he fell in love... and I would’ve liked more details… blablblablbalabb but the scene itself was brilliantly acted by both.
6.The car scene — hilarious to the point of tears, both of them were phenomenal.
7.And the final scene… I gave a standing ovation. The ML showed real maturity — the way he said “stay,” so serious and sincere…
It carried everything: emotion, depth…
8.And his mother — bravo! Absolutely yes!
9.One Thousand Won Lawyer — I definitely need to watch it; somehow I missed that drama, but his cameo here reminded me of Song Joong Ki’s cameo in Queen of Tears as Vincenzo the lawyer.
Overall… I know that tomorrow we will probably take a step back again, but today everything was on full throttle — just like when Da-Rim was driving the car.
And honestly, I feel as if the screenwriter simply put us right into Da-Rim’s car.
We really need to stop creating controversies where there are none. Not everything has to be twisted into a scandal.
When you pull characters out of their narrative context, you distort their intentions, their emotional logic, and the very meaning of the scene.
It’s unfair to attach such heavy accusations to every interaction just because you want to interpret it as a problem. Fiction has its own codes, its own dynamics between characters, and its own way of expressing emotions
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Nothing more to add lol
But anyway… I’m still excited to see what comes next, even though I’m well aware they took zero risks and made absolutely no bold choices with this reinterpretation of "Hamlet". lol
For me, these are two completely different projects. This one is clearly going for a commercial, rom-com, humorous vibe. But honestly, the couple works really well, and the actors are great.
That said, we’ve reached a point where every series keeps recycling the same clichés, the same tropes, the same copy-and-paste characters… It practically feels like its own genre now — the “Play Reinterpretation” genre.
It’s like going to see the play “XX” at the theatre, except it’s just a different staging, with different actors, different costumes (well… supposedly different).
But hey, we already do this, don’t we? How many versions of Hamlet do we have at this point?
https://kisskh.at/profile/batatatamusic/review/515444
And in dramas, right at the most crucial moment, the big emotional reply is basically:
— Huh?"
A) The man loves, and it’s the woman who hesitates or is slow to reciprocate.
B) The woman loves, and ML is slower (this is rarer in Korean dramas).
C) Both love each other, but various obstacles prevent their union.
That’s it—I haven’t found a D. There are really only these three types.
In My Dearest (as in real life), the story shows that love is not always equal. Sometimes one person loves more than the other, especially when the other is still emotionally maturing. FL evolves over the course of the novel, but much of the story (Season 1) shows that the male lead bears the emotional burden of the relationship.
This imbalance is not uncommon in romantic fiction: it illustrates that love involves sacrifices, frustrations, and differences in emotional maturity. One character’s love may still be immature, self-centered, or confused, while the other loves deeply and consistently. As viewers, we feel both frustrated and drawn in by this dynamic, which can lead to either a tragic ending or a happy one.
It’s true that he loved her more, or at least she didn’t realize it. But compared to other “brain-off” dramas, here you understand why he loves her—what he sees in her. This means the director, writer, and actors manage to give us answers (frustrating or not), whereas in some dramas (which I could also name), you never really understand what the guy sees in her.
Why do I say this? Because often in these works, the guy is “perfect,” and the girl is “ordinary” — your everyday woman, Madame Tout-le-Monde.