I'm halfway through and I still don't get why anybody would fall for Kim Moo Young, especially someone who seems pretty smart and wise like Yoo Jin Kang. Whether he is the killer or not, he is very unlikable. She knows he is a manipulative player, but she still like him anyway. Is it the "I can fix him" syndrome? I don't like watching lead characters behaving like this, even though I enjoyed it when Misa liked Light in Death Note, but that's because that one is totally crazy.
Does someone know when they film the episode? Like does they film it 2 weeks before it airs. I've been wondering…
They usually film 2 or 3 weeks before airing, on Mondays and sometimes on Tuesdays. You can find their filming and airing dates here, but they only update this page after they've already done filming: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Running_Man_episodes
Honestly it just got better like the last 2 or 3 episodes. They changed the pd and it has been so much better.
I agree with this. The fact that the show has improved a lot despite the restrictions they have to follow in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is an indication of how well the new PD is doing. I really didn't like the episodes with Chul Min PD. The first episode with the new PD is 494.
I really dislike the female lead character to the point where it's hard to continue watching this. She is quite aggressive, and not in a nice way, she turns arguments into physical fights. She is also a stalker even though she doesn't admit it and consider herself a fan. If someone told you not to enter their house, keep away, even when you see the door magically opens for you. She keeps harassing the guy and feel offended and wronged when he calls her out for it. This is my opinion after watching the second episode, I don't know if her character will improve, that's why I'm trying to watch an episode every once in a while, so that I can forget the bad things she does and start to like her more.
As a germaphobic I'm surprised with heechul.. to me ordering food seems worse than cooking at home, like he could…
Any kind of phobia has many levels, I don't think he has a phobia that is as strong as they show you. This program is super fake, everything has been set up for everyone before shooting, and they tend to exaggerate members' personality traits to make it interesting for viewers. Heechul isn't as obsessed with cleanliness as they show, and Jong Kook isn't as stingy as they show. If they didn't exaggerate, they wouldn't have content.
Asking for spoilers: love triangle? Happy ending? Details please!
I don't remember since I watched it 5 years ago but it's a makjang drama; secrets, lies, slaps, water throwing, domestic violence, crimes, twists, and plenty of things you can't expect. Romance isn't really the main focus of this drama, it's all about "family" relationships, if you can call this a family. It's very absurd yet very enjoyable.
Great drama. It's funny to see some KDrama cliches in this era. Everything was so serious until some guy bought all the tram tickets just to spend time alone with his crush. I was like "Oh God! This happens in Joseon too!", but they saved it with the unexpected comedic bromance after.
Does this follow the original really closely? I don't like watching remakes, especially to something I watched recently and didn't quite like, but I enjoyed every Thai film or drama I watched, that's why I'm considering it. I don't want to feel like watching the same thing twice with only different actors and different language, especially since Tunnel already seemed familiar to me since it kinda feel like a remake of Memories of Murder and Signal.
I, unlike many other viewers, actually liked the twist. I hate perfect characters in dramas and I like having one that has big flaws just like the ones you encounter in real life. I find dramas that picture the world as pink childish and unrealistic. I don't like when they paint the flaws as positive things like what they usually do in most dramas where sexual harassment is considered a romantic thing, but in this one the character's flaw is deemed a bad thing, and the character, being mostly a good character and not an entirely bad one, acknowledges their flaw, is a shamed of it, and tries to fix it. Even flawed characters deserve love not just the perfect ones!
Watching this drama is like watching a group of vegans argue with a group of non-vegans, one side is fighting for their freedom of choice no matter how bad the consequences are, and the other is full of themselves judging everyone and trying to "fix" them.
anybody know if i need to watch season 1 to make sense of this season?
No you don't need to, all characters from the first season are reintroduced with flashbacks in the second season, there are only few and they don't affect the story of the second season, but if you watched this first you might spoil some of the "twists" of the first season. This means it's okay to skip the first season if you are not planning to watch it after the second one.
Can someone please tell me if this is actually a drama or is it a variety show of some sorts?
It's supposed to be a variety show but it isn't a "real" one. It's mostly scripted, so you can call it a drama if you want or watch it as a variety show. The scripting isn't a secret, the production director introduced it as a "variety show simulation" which basically means that most of it is acting. This season has more ad libs than the first one and is a lot better in my opinion, since there were less plot holes, the story had natural flow, the cast members' acting was more natural and the scripting wasn't as obvious.
You can find their filming and airing dates here, but they only update this page after they've already done filming:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Running_Man_episodes
I don't like watching remakes, especially to something I watched recently and didn't quite like, but I enjoyed every Thai film or drama I watched, that's why I'm considering it. I don't want to feel like watching the same thing twice with only different actors and different language, especially since Tunnel already seemed familiar to me since it kinda feel like a remake of Memories of Murder and Signal.