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I don't know about you but the english tutor has such strong VERONIKA PARK SPEAKING vibes haha

God someone pls bitch slap Soo Yoeung, ffs. Like gurl move the fuck on, this is so fucking embarrassing how you cling on to a guy who clearly told you to fuck off and that even after trying to put doubts into Shin Ah's head with the whole "I am his first love and will always be one he loved" failed lmao. Like talk about being desperate and having zero identity beside MA MAAAAN yikes.

Shin Ah and Go Jin talk about the issue like the grown ass adults they are and reaffirm their love/teasing each other, instead it causing strife between them and i love it so much hahaha

Live stream link: https://live-tv-channels.org/livetv/kr-kbs-2-tv.html

Lol, ex got full on and clearly rejected, then he drove to Shin ah's house because he missed her. There we get the Thanks for coming to me scene from the preview if i understood it correctly.

there are other livestream pages too tho, never visit them without ad and script blockers however. I will watch live since it is a good exercise in korean/test for myself to see what and how much i (already) understand without the english sub crutch🤭

No prob, I will never get over Mr. Queen i guess so i tend to scream about it at every chance i get for ppl to watch it too XD As it seems, popular as it is. many pass it up bc it is a sageuk or the decription doesn't do it justice. Imo mr. queen is the full package of blended genres, with comedy at its forefront, lovable characters (the duality of cheoljong and so(y)bong! Lady Choi! The chef! The sis squad <3) and satisfying character development, top notch acting of SHS and KJH, as well as a sizzling chemistry between them while they navigate their slow, well done progression from enemies (misunderstood ppl?) to lovers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0z7S-mJRLI

(This is the vid i stumbled over and made me wanna watch it btw) I just love this chaotic joseon royal power couple so much haha. Especially when they team up later on to root out their enemies, bless. So yeah a lotta elements you find in CL you will find there too, if different bc sageuk and body/soul swap story ofc.

Vicenzo is as super-extra as CL, like a lot of ppl give up on it bc for them it takes too long to get going while i felt right at home with its extra-ness and humor. What is not to love when SKJ swears in italian about korea in episode one bc he had the worst arrival a mafia badass can have into the country lol. And the plaza squad is the best squad, i love them so much.

But yeah for ppl who find this show too slow i can only rec to power thru the first episodes, as the plot and cat and mice game do get rolling but it takes some patience. Vicenzo as drama has the quirky dark humor vibe of CL down best and Vicenzo as character is a satisfying mixture of badass and dork that stays true to who he is. Never a good guy but a man with principles and gray moral. Ruthless when the situation requires it, super smart in others. I love how self aware the show is in this regard and never tries to change him into a hero and this is lampshaded several times in the drama itself. He does the shit that has to be done and does so with style heh. And his partnership with Hong Young Cha is power couple goals. So satisfying how they end up not needing words to understand each other. The romance between them is rather subtle, but it fits the show as it is extra enough in other regards lol. It also has enough twists and turns to make you click next episode tbh. So yeah definitely give it another go as this is a show that needs some simmering to get sizzling (for others i was😲from the start haha)

I can't get the full hangul text as i have no instagram (i refuse to give into this meta spy bullcrap) but the machine translation seems actually decent this time around? Lemme know if there are more synopsis to translate later on, i can try my hands on them tho if you post the hangul text in the comment section.

The end of episode 5 and their discussion about fate and life... god my heart. So sad and yet so beautiful. It really struck a chord with me 😭

"You must love and care for those are around you during your short stay in the Land of Living as someone who has a tomorrow to live."😭

Just started watching it but I feel this show has not aged well, like the Se Gi character/persona with his stalking and not taking no for an answer gives me all the red flag vibes and creeps me out. This shit is not sexy, ever. Plus DID is portrayed as some werewolf transformation shit inclusive eye color change and magic ink tattoos appearing for some reason? This is a terribad portrayal of mental health disorder ngl. And the FL screams all the time and she is chewing the scene way too often. Plus the random sexist remarks of her colleagues are played for laughs, ugh.

I am not sure if nostalgia is the reason ppl regard this drama so highly but god i have not a good time in the first episodes for these reasons, as the show is very clearly showing its age and not in a good way.

Yeah it is super silly and more fantasy than anything resembling reality. it reminds me more of a werewolf transformtion or some shit than ppl with DID. Plus the magic tattoos appearing and disappearing, lmao, i cannot take this seriously, like at all. I think it is best watched with the mindset of it being fantasy than a serious show about mental health issues, but yeah this is overall very cringey.

It is so weird to watch this almost back to back with Vicenzo, seeing how Ok Taec Yeon is the dashing hero for justice here, haha. I still expect him to burst out in a murderous spree from time to time whenever he is in a scene, ngl xD

Yay for late but still promotion. This drama appears to become a sleeper hit after all. I love how I understand why they call it the mimi couple btw hehe (미친 Michin=crazy)

I'm doing the obvious recommendation here but if you have not seen Mr queen yet this is the most logical follow up to crazy love. 😘😁 Maybe Vincenzo too.

Yeah this is what i love about this drama... it is more than what meets the eye, a blend of different genres AND a satire on the most common kdrama romcom tropes heh. The trailer really does not do its extra-ness and wacky humor justice, tho xD Have fun with the rest of the episodes, it gets better with each one tbh.

Whoops, sorry. It is nothing major tho, so don't expect too much. They are still cute and amusing little scenes. You will see xD

Hah, you and me both. I keep comparing it to mr. queen for some reason (in a good way, mind) If it can stick its landing with the ending it will definitely be my nr.2 fave drama equal to mr. queen.

That is part of the joke and its charm tbh xD I mean Go Jin is totally aware of it, and you will get callbacks to it later on in a way, haha.

Not sure about best kisser per se, but KJH's "forget about 'no touching' today" and then going to town with SHS in mr. queen.... like the bit where he turns her around and pins her to the wall after he was pinned to the wall by her, the moments of breathless chase after her lips, daaaamn. It is forever etched into my mind as the first racy kdrama kiss i saw back in January. (just started watching kdrama in dec 21)

And in best CL fashion the kiss was never-ending/went on for over a minute. They both really owned up to the script direction of "kiss like you are starving" haha 😂

https://youtu.be/aZukdauyjR4?t=5

(And i really liked how the soft and loving reunion kiss in the ending episodes contrasted their first one: https://youtu.be/XA8Gb0_kT2M?t=44 )

I hope so too, it's sad this stupid af scandal and struggle with his old agency happened when he was just in a better place (mental-health-wise) He was/looked so happy and relaxed in the BTS of Mr. Queen and then all this happened, ugh😔 I hope his indie movie will do well so he gets good script offers afterwards, as i really miss seeing him in a leading drama role. Like SHS he is able to carry a drama on his own with his acting abilities, like he really *lives* his characters and always gives them so many facets, bless. (He is king of adlibs too, so many of his Mr.Queen scenes you see in the drama are improvised/deviate from the og script, haha)

Oh yeah KJW is hella versatile, just how i like my kdrama actors (hence my love for KJH as you noticed haha, among others) I liked the romance in HPL well enough but the plot was getting ridic later on, and the drama in general would have been better if it were just 12 episodes. I really liked how healthy their relationship was tho. Here is hoping we will see him in more romcoms in the future, bc damn the kiss scenes alone are worth it haha.

Yeah, i tried till episode 4 but i am not feeling it, any of it. Gotta throw it into the on hold pile and see if it gets less boring later another time. Tho when i watch the starting episodes on 2x speed this never bodes well for the rest of the drama lol.