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In South Korea, the profession of a fitness trainer is not necessarily looked down upon, but it does have its own set of challenges and perceptions. Let’s delve into some details:

Salary and Recognition:
The average annual salary for fitness trainers in South Korea is approximately ₩32,908,883 (around $27,800 USD) 1.
While this salary might not be considered low, it’s essential to note that fitness trainers are not always as highly regarded as other professions.
The level of recognition can vary based on factors such as the trainer’s expertise, reputation, and the specific fitness center or club they work for.

Cultural Attitudes:
South Korea places significant emphasis on education and professional careers in fields like medicine, engineering, and finance.
Occupations related to physical fitness and wellness may not always receive the same level of respect or prestige.
However, attitudes are evolving, and there is a growing awareness of the importance of health and fitness.

Industry and Opportunities:
Fitness trainers often find employment in fitness centers, wellness resorts, and sports clubs 2.
The demand for fitness services has been increasing, especially among younger generations.
As South Korea becomes more health-conscious, the perception of fitness trainers may improve over time.

Education and Qualifications:
Having a Bachelor’s Degree is typically the highest level of education for fitness trainers in South Korea 1.
Trainers with additional certifications, specialized knowledge, and experience tend to be more respected within the industry.

Personal Impact:
While societal views matter, the impact of a fitness trainer’s work on individual clients is significant.
Helping people achieve their fitness goals, improve their health, and enhance their quality of life is a rewarding aspect of the profession.

In summary, while fitness training may not always receive the same prestige as other professions, it plays a crucial role in promoting health and well-being. As attitudes shift and awareness grows, the perception of fitness trainers in South Korea may continue to evolve positively. 🏋️‍♀️💪

I asked bing about social attitude toward fitness trainer in SK, as i find the show's conflation of them with, well, being "easy" and borderline sex worker almost, just because they exercise professionally and help ppl to do so safely, disturbing tbh. That is what the AI overlord spat out about it:

That is why i am watching this drama for the leads only tbh (and Mirim) 🤣 Since they are the only normal people here in a sea of assholes.

from what i gathered here she really is TRHC's delulu barbie on steroids, right?

Well you get high ratings when a story finally moves forward in an episode and the leads dramatically and and in the best cinematic way meet up to have their long awaited kiss and reunion at the end of it. 😁 Also Hyodo isn't a rogue, he is a leech. Just like his shitty mother, they are most alike. I still don't like Taehee but she deserves better than his useless creepy ass manipulating her for monetary gain, tbh.

I hope we get some positive episodes on the holiday weekend keeping up eps 25 trajectory instead of falling back into circular screechy suffer Olympics 😅

Noble idiocy is the worst trope ever and a low point in every drama where it happens. Because it never makes frikkin sense or adds ANYTHING to a story but sheer unaltered annoyance and raaaaage with the, well, idiocy of characters tbh

Saaaaame. Too bad though it took 24 eps of circular abuse to get there tho, sigh But sometimes it just takes one person believing in and supporting you in order to bring about much needed change or/and draw equally needed boundaries. Taeho is that to her, bless. His whole background, the way he is written is that he could be that person for her tbh. And yes I even mean his confidence that sometimes borders on arrogance and him being a brat/selfish at times with that lol. Because these are all traits she is fully missing and thus can learn a little from him/his perspective and how to take better care of herself first and foremost. Plus she has already proven that she can handle his bouts of brattiness perfectly fine and challenge/call him (out) on that (also she is aware that he is just being ridiculous on purpose at times and just eyerolls it away with a snort and a smile like she should, haha)

I sure hope there is NO breakup anymore because their feelings for each other are only growing and solidifying more and more from here on out. So let have them problems thrown at them be weathered together instead of taking the easy way out in giving up on each other. You know, like adults would do.

However this also requires me to have any trust in the writer and lawl sad to say that after 24 eps of circular suffer olympics, particularly for the (female) lead(s) i don't have any to spare that writer nim doesn't fall back to the laziest option for conflict, lol. So yeah, we will see but i am not holding my breath lmao.

Oh that sheet is not a calendar, just the amount of training sessions he has booked in general (100 of which he took 18 thus far.) But it has been shown to us that he did not come in for PT at least two days, true. (Side note it is kinda cute how she is wondering why he did not came in for training tho after calling it quits quite harshly. Either way, passage of time is always weird in a weekender. Sometimes you have 2 eps over the span of a day and a half happening in there, sometimes several days pass in a single eps. It is kinda hard to grasp tbh heh. But thankfully it was a same episode break and make up kinda deal for us at least. And i hope the writer has this shitty trope now out of her system with that.

I do wonder how they gonna handle the trainer/client thing as an actual couple now, going forward. Since this seems the next source of probs and conflict for them (not with each other, but from the outside) Hwang already warned HS that TH flirts with her as Park's And Recreation's "don't be suspicious doooon't be suspicious" played on repeat in her head haha xD And with dates outside the gym... hmmm, dunno if they get plot armor for that, bc they are bound to be seen/discovered in time so yeah. We will see.

Haha, yeeeah. And unfortunately the writer nim LOVES suffer olympics and Hyoshim is her designated gold medal winner, soooo i expect the next shoe to drop all too soon, alas. It would be nice if it were not the case but unfortunately it is unlikely, ugh.

The subs made the scenes between hyoshim and her momster (see what i did there lol) even more satisfying. At long last HS is drawing boundaries and taking charge of her life bc the writer found her misplaced notes i guess, so she is now allowed to do so😂 HS defending TH as momster talked shit about him was just 😭. "He understood what i was was going through, how much i was struggling. He is better than my family. even you, you know that?!" and storms out. Proud of my girl to grow a backbone, however late. I love how this crapheap with her psychotic jealousy of her daughter *possibly* finding a loving partner basically pushed HS in the realization of being in love with Taeho. Lmao, best backfire ever. And now gurl also proudly told her bf that she is moving out. Well about time, lol. Let's see if we are going to actually experience it before eps 50 tho 🤣 Taeho also should find his own place while we are at it, just to get out of the rich asshole looney bin where every of his steps is watched by crazy/evil people 🥴🥴🥴 Thankfully the slush fund foundation seems to become history due to the tipoff. Granny did something useful for once, wow. I am still mad that she isn't interacting more with HS tho, feels like wasted potential here seeing they had such good, heartwarming scenes early on.

Anyway it amuses me how Taehshim dated, broke up and reconciled all in a span of a day or two. If everything else happens so fast with Taehshim we may see a wedding after all hahaha. (I actually feel Taeho is the only man who could handle the momster in law then, since he is good in putting up boundaries for himself and the ppl he cares about. So i highly doubt he would tolerate her being shitty especially not to his then wife, hehehe) Maybe they move in together or something like that if we don't get a wedding, which would be nice too, tbh.

Also i can't count the times i facepalmed at the biggest idiot working in a gym ever. Why are 95% of the people around HS braindead, causing her to suffer for their stupidity? Or maybe it was just the large amount of suspension of disbelief needed to go along with the posted pics storyline that is a pure plot device to get creepy cousin back to elitist cow (which is fine by me bc it is far away from HS then at least). Because who in their right mind looks at those squatting pictures of elitist cow and thinks wow those are great, lets put them on our social media account. It will be GREAT promotion and not a problem at all. "I am such a big fan of you i took creepshots to promote our gym pls understand :)))))" Gawd what a IQ amoeba. This idiot could have cost them all their job and yet she had the audacity to complain to HS that she has to take care of her father and his hospital bills. Cool sob story susan, maybe next time be not such a brainless irresponsible moron? That would be great thanks. On the ever growing shitlist this side character goes. Dear gawd.

I keep forgetting he exists but if i am not skipping fast enough i am unfortunately reminded, so i gotta mention that Hyodo is the smarmiest bastard there is. Now where he knows that brainless no.2 is a rich heiress he looks at her with won signs in his eyes and dreams of a life in luxury when making her love him. Disgusting 🤢 He actually IS the golddigger the elitist cow club mistook Hyoshim for. Oh the irony. Hope he fails big time, but for now it looks as if this bastard succeeds. Ugh. On a more positive note Mirim's acting never fails to crack me up. The actress really turns it up to eleven whenever her char is supposed to be acting and the way she enunciates words is so hilarious 😂 I love her. Dungbeetles disgust at her vaaaast overacting also amuses me, ngl. I wonder if we ever gonna see them outside of this dingy-ass room again tho lol. Still waiting for HS and MR to become besties, but atp i am not holding my breath. I am just happy that both of my guuuuuurls are finally moving forward, at long last.

well it is not as much final episodes as it is a halfway point, but there is finally some development happening, lol.

Are you up to speed or have you just started? Because the eps 25 will give quite a few answers to those questions. Also the love triangle was never one except for in the writers/TM's head bc HS' affection are directed at one man only and it is not TM lololol

sure he knows to run a business but otherwise? Eh, not the brightest as said and what i actually mean xD Bc there is a difference between book smart and being so in other regards of life where it even matters more.

i meeeean she just did the one gig bc a model was sick and ppl saw her there and liked her there so that led to another opportunity. Sure TH had his hands in there, but it is not just him who wanted her present the winter collection in the catalogue. It was a general agreement in the team responsible that she did a good job and would be a good choice. And even if TH helped out here, like Taesan group isn't exactly the place that can point fingers at nepotism/favoritism lmao. Besides it is just a side gig, not her main job so eeeeh. Let her earn some money that won't go to her shitty fam at least, will ya? 😆 💵 💵

Oh of course is the client/trainer thing gonna be a source of future conflict later on, but give this poor woman a break for now, will ya? 🤣 She deserves to have some nice things and someone caring for her after all and be in lurve. And we deserve some peace and quiet too while she sorts out her life. We can always play gym "we caaaaan't be together" romeo and juliet later then 😂

That being said i really hope to see HS either becoming youth trainer for the track team or maybe even save up money and be her own boss with a gym in the end. Because her current one is as insufferable as the rest of the characters, putting way too much pressure on her.

what? Her, lying? Shocker. At least as much as water is wet, lmao. Ofc did she murder them, like they made it quite obvious from the start so now she is covering his tracks in manipulating her son. Who ain't that bright for a CEO tbh 🤣

True but more bc the main story is boring to me since i find the rich asshole fam (minus Taeho) as equally insufferable as Hyoshims, sorry not sorry. Like would be nice for TH get clarity what happened to his parents, and meet his villa-squatting grandma again but beyond that i really don't care for this whole cooperate bs (anymore)😂

It's like Homemade Love Story were the main story was bleh but i stayed for the leads, sense of community, and other characters/plotlines. Well okay here it is just the leads tho (+ Mirim) tbh 🤣

i steeled myself against ppl screeching in korean, that is true 🤣

yeah i notice that atm with watching Never Twice. I look forward to finally getting to MFIS after i finished NT, tho. It has a totally different feel than LYOY or TRHC before it and i miss these kind of warm family dramas sm.

I really hope there is gonna be some development, now where HS put her foot down and realized she loves TH and them being together now. Writer also seems to have found her notes again bc there was even development in the main plot today woah 😂 Lets just hope she doesn't press the reset button on everything YET again.

thanks, i skipped thru those scenes tbh bc i lack the patience to listen to these insufferable characters without subs lol. Otherwise i would probably know but i am/was more invested in Taehshim obviously and rushed to their scenes😂. I got that granny gave an anon tip about the foundation being a slush fund or something to that account to TVLive tho, so yeah. At least she did something lol.

This all has however nothing to do with TM blocking HS' model contract renewal next week, This is just him being a petty little shit bc it is TH who proposed it and thus effectively taking an opportunity away from HS. But lets see how it goes next week tbf. Also afai understood HS told her bf that she is now moving out in the preview too. Good for her lol.