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Because like c. 70%+ of the hundreds of K Dramas I've watched, it started with fizz, and fell flat into a soup of soggy clichés. But "Sky" made the experience worthwhile. :)

"Morning of Canon" from FTLY has been my alarm ringtone for years now, and Yoon Mirae's "Sky" remains a favourite, easily the best thing about the ultimately VERY disappointing Best Hit. Now I'm off to listen to Auditory Hallucination from Kill Me Heal Me :)

I'm enjoying this, but basically just watching the OTP scenes as I enter the final quarter. It's cute and sweet, but YET ANOTHER reminder of why I wish the PRC would give up its obsession on one "pure" accent: Having listened to Jin Wen Xin singing on her Weibo, I can't believe that dubbed her with the baby voice they chose. The OTP would have seemed more believable from the start if her lovely, adult voice had been heard.

Kindergarten Kismet is DEFINITELY a major cause of K Drama suckage!

Thanks for the clarification. I guess it proves you didn't miss much by dropping it if all I remember is the music :D

Looks like I'll have to rewatch IWHYS - I remember the music LOVED all the orchestral pieces, don't really remember any significant angst. :)

I don't know either which is why I asked. But it would not be the first time China has cranked out a copy at almost the same time as the K original, if it is.

What a delightful reminder of how subjective Drama watching is! I dropped 60% of these, loathed a few, and avoided many like the plague. Of the few I liked, only Queen In Hyun's Man and Coffee Prince came close enought ot bingeable to vote for. :)

Sorry if it's already been mentioned, but is this an uncredited remake of I Wanna Hear Your Song?

Respectful disagreement is of the essence in free speech. If everyone agreed on everything, conversations would be VERY short. :)

Because you asked sincerely and politely, I will answer in kind: Misogyny - the FL subsumes herself entirely to the ML's will, to the point of NEVER calling him by name, or even affectionate nickname, even after they are married. He is always "Boss" (or its equivalent). To promote that idea as "romantic" is VERY deleterious to cognitive competence." That's why my answer to the question "what is wrong with Secretary KIm?" is "almost everything" :)

I agree. I voted for some Dramas that were not necessarily my favourites but which definitely did not dumb down, like A Poem a Day - its constant use of beautiful poetry was a major reason I stuck with it.

You who came from the stars, Full house, what's wrong with Secretary Kim, 30 but 17 - all very deleterious to cognitive competence

An interestiung mix here - some that I consider REALLY "dumb you down", others actually fit the title well.

There are no spoilers. I give no details AT ALL - noble idiocy is a much-used trope in East Asian Dramas and takes many forms, mentioning that the trope is used is not a spoiler. If I gave details about it, that would have been a spoiler. Unless you're referring to the comment about the actor who played the younger sister, and that's not a spoiler either since it happened in real life long after the Drama finished.

THANK YOU for posting this spoiler! I was getting a little weary of the way the Drama was reverting to tropes - the male lead NEVER apologising for anything at all, ever, even when clearly in the wrong (the FL putting salt in his coffee was a great scene highlighting an instance when REALLY should have apologised), and his increasing infallibility. THIS was a deal-breaker. I happened to be in ep 13 when I read your post, so I jumped to the scene in question, and you're absolutely right. Unforgiveable and inexcusable, ESPECIALLY in terms of the message it sends. Does no one remember Park Shi Hoo?! I'm dropping it now, and owe you a debt of thanks for the heads up.

RACING through this one. The lead couple is cute enough, and in the first 8 eps, the FL subverts Drama tropes often enough to keep my interest, but I have ZERO time for "He He", so I'm FFing EVERY scene he's in, without exception. The Kendo Queen is pretty much the same too. I'll probably make it to the end without dropping, but this is antoher example of wasted potential. PHYOMS, Le Coup de Foudre and Go Go Squid raised the bar too high for most recent C-romcoms to come close

Good Call - After 7 years of Drama-watching, I'm still battling my Obsessive Completion Disorder. :)

I want to stick with this Drama for the ChengShi ShuangShuang pair, but the ML is just a bully and a stalker. Wrist grabs are violent and wrong, and even K Dramas have left them behind, but in this Drama so far, the ML has grabbed the FL by the wrist more times than I can count. As I'm only 5 episodes in, I think a drop is likely here.

There are FAR more articles online (including right here) praising this merde mountain than damning it - do you also tell them "there's no need to discuss about it forever"? Or is it only its critics you tell to be quiet and "move on"?