bluephoenix

Aw man, that's too bad :/ Hopefully they'll release it for everyone to watch soon!

Mh that is weird :/ I watched it via the website, so that shouldn't be the problem. Can you not see the title at all or just not the episodes? Do you have a subscription? I'm a QC there, so I have the Standard Pass...

It's on Viki now :) The last 4 eps are still missing, so wait for another two weeks if you want to binge watch it!

The adult cast is really different from the younger characters early on, but I feel that's kind of the point? E.g. young Ji Soo to me seems so fixated on young Jae Hyun because she doesn't really have many people on her side (just that one friend and maybe her mom?). And she even comes to adopt his beliefs and convictions to stand up for herself and people on the losing side.

Ironically she is the one who still sticks to those beliefs 20 years later instead of him. I feel like adult Ji Soo is still pretty close to what the younger one becomes, but we'll have to see more of the past to really judge that. It's one of the points I really like about the drama, because it makes me curious to find out why and how their break up happened and how much of an effect it had on Jae Hyun changing so much. Also will he be able to change back to his old self? Or will he only be worried about innocent people getting hurt when Ji Soo is affected by it? Adult Jae Hyun was already saying to his wife that he'll probably make some different choices from now on, so I'm personally really excited for what's to come, even if it probably includes lots of tears :P

If you're interested in watching a drama that shows the darker side of people, you should give it a try. I'm only on ep 4, so no idea how it holds up until the end, but I'm really intrigued because what's happening seems more like out of a dark movie than something you'd get to see in a kdrama. Which I am a fan of because you can spend much more time with the characters in a drama than in a movie.

So much pain in last week's eps... which was obviously coming seeing the time period it's set in, but it's still heartbreaking to watch T_T

Choi Moo Sung is amazing in this role <3

Good summary ;) Dramabeans has picked the show up for recaps, in case reading those helps you keep track of things.

They could at least have given her some strands of gray hair^^

https://www.soompi.com/article/1320460wpp/nokdu-flower-breaks-down-the-complex-relationship-of-characters
Yeah, the second ep (or 3+4 depending on the numbering) kind of made it obvious :P

There is a character relationship chart including love lines if you want to spoil yourself :P

Some of the possessed people really creeped me out, but imo it wasn't super scary, especially the latter episodes.

No, they're not directly related. There's just a small reference to the first season at the start to explain the cast change.

I have such a sweet tooth, so from all the Korean food I tried in Seoul I miss Hotteok the most ♥ Among the store bought snacks I really enjoyed Choco Pie!

These past weeks it's been ice cream for me. During winter it usually changes to chocolate^^

Here's the official version from KBS on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX8Ez500P9w

Wow, with that review you've really made me anticipate watching the movie even more^^

In the version I saw it was translated along the lines of: Independence fighters pass through this place. If I understand the Korean text correctly, it just says "members", so the meaning of them being members of the independence movement is probably implied.

Best Korean Drama of 2016: Dear My Friends, Age of Youth, Six Flying Dragons (if this one still ok to nominate?)
Best Korean Movie of 2016: The Handmaiden, Train To Busan
Best Romance Drama: Shopping King Louis, Another Miss Oh
Best Comedy Drama: Shopping King Louis
Best Romantic/Comedy Drama: Another Miss Oh
Best Historical/Sageuk Drama: Six Flying Dragons
Best Family Drama: Dear My Friends, Memory
Best Action/Thriller/Suspense Drama: Signal, Pied Piper
Best Melodrama: Memory
Best Actor: Lee Sung Min, Shin Ha Kyun, Yoo Ah In
Best Actress: Seo Hyun Jin, Go Hyun Jung, Jeon Do Yeon
Best Supporting Actor: Lee Seung Joon, Oh Dae Hwan, Ahn Nae Sang
Best Supporting Actress: Jin Kyung, Kim Hye Ja, Na Moon Hee
Best Up and Coming Actor of 2016: Yoon Kyun Sang
Best Up and Coming Actress of 2016: Park So Dam, Park Eun Bin, Nam Ji Hyun
Best Idol Actor(or Actress): Lee Jun Ho (2PM), Nana (After School)
Best Couple: Seo In Guk & Nam Ji Hyun (Shopping King Louis)
Best Bromance: Seo In Guk & Oh Dae Hwan (Shopping King Louis), Lee Sun Gyun & Lee Sang Yeob (This Week My Wife Is Having An Affair), Song Joong Ki & Jin Goo (Descendants Of The Sun)
Best OST: Six Flying Dragons

I've only seen that soompi article about the suicide of the Drinking Solo assistant pd, so I don't know enough about that case. Seems like his family wants his working environment at his company to be investigated, maybe we'll find out more then.

Off the top of my head I can only think of a few pre-produced dramas in the past. What's Up comes to mind, which didn't manage to secure a timeslot on a public network and aired on cable some time later instead, and Friend, Our Legend which was a ratings flop despite starring Hyun Bin (although I have to admit it's not a public friendly drama). I can think of a lot more recent dramas though: upcoming Hwarang, Saimdang and Man to Man; Entourage, Cinderella and the 4 Knights, Scarlet Heart Ryeo, 1% of Anything (the remake), Uncontrollably Fond, Police Unit 38 and probably a lot more I don't remember at the moment^^