Anura

Right!? Clearly only watched or at least paid attention to ep 1, maybe ep 2.

Regarding the naming of the show I'm quite sure it's meant to be a pun, yes people think it's love as in romantic love but I've just read the writer's thoughts from before the show release and she actually talks about hoping to inspire and create relatability with going to the gym to fall in love with your body - scars, flaws and all.

They are saying this is a slice-of-life genre not a story-based show. It means there's no overarching bad guy or plot point and focus's on everyday life and relationships such as friends/family relationships, not just romance. That's why she said the audiencefocus age is probably 20s-30s because that's their life stage.

You are the one being disrepectful, any "30 yo virgin" would be extremely hurt by your comment. And why are you calling me a Korean fan? If I was Korean I'd be on a Korean website. And like you said this is a show not real life so why are you focusing on people's sex lives that are unrelated to the purpose or plot of the show.

I don't even understand how you can rate the show a 10/10 but only post negative, hurtful comments about unrelated things in your review.

What? 30yo virgins are not unheard of! Especially if you are barely holding your life together and are just trying to get through the day. And you struggle with people and relationships due to your life responsibilities, your trauma and your disabilities.

Who would Miji get with? Her gay bestie? And Mirae and the lawyer guy are probably only either working or sleeping. They don't have friends to drag them clubbing either which is maybe the only place you'd meet someone. Do you even know there's a dating/marriage epidemic in S. Korea due to the terrible work/life balance and the high cost of living?

This was in the introduction to the show. That they used to do everything together, hardly anyone could tell them apart but when they started school and encountered their first issues, they realised they had different skills and should maximise that by switching places. Then that was put to a stop by their mother and weren't allowed to switch anymore. Then as they grew they grew further and further apart. Because they have different skills and different interests.

So we arrive to the start of the story where like many siblings they don't really get along and don't have serious conversations but would help you as much as they can in their worst moments. So that is how the rest of the show plays out. They spent many years here and there not talking, barely seeing each other. So of course their communication sucks. But they are doing the bare minimum of saving the other at their worst moment.

They also don't communicate because they think each other's lives is better and they are stressed, jealous and upset and each other.

Also how can you say they don't have dreams? This entire show is about how they DO have dreams but life gets in the way and they have responsibilities. It's extremely realistic.

Yes that is the case romantic actions are romantic if the person is interested and unromantic and illegal if it's unwanted. That's why everyone teaches consent. Why are you getting mad at the one show that teaches consent and not the shows that are not teaching consent?

Firstly she HAS told him that he looks like her father. It's somewhere where he's first introduced I think in ep 8. Secondly working late and driving home together because it's late is a perfectly acceptable thing to do for a nice person and/or a gentleman. Especially if it's not much of a detour. Furthermore how does happening to lean in to help one time = never clarified her feelings? It was never there to begin with? Also he's not the villain for mistaking she wanted to kiss him. He's the villain for framing her that she was coming on to him and setting her up to be bullied by her coworkers and the company. For trying to ruin her reputation and career. For setting her up to fail her job. How is "her own actions" contributing to the misunderstanding? She just worked late and bought him coffee. Not sure if he's her boss or just regarded higher but she can't just do whatever she wants. She's the bottom of the totem pole - if she wasn't, she wouldn't be getting bullied. And it's not in her personality to do whatever she wants. Her personality is to keep her head down and stay quiet. It's mentioned several times the only reason she spoke out at all is to help her friend that was getting bullied.

Did you even watch the show? You seem to have missed 99% of it and you don't understand the plot or character traits at all.

It's not that stupid, they haven't really talked or seen each other in 10 years. And they address it in the show "sometimes it's [nice and polite] to not ask a question they don't want asked".

Also regarding their clothes, it's slice of life. Finally we have a drama where the poor person looks poor. The uncaring person looks uncaring. The person trying to blend in looks like they are trying to blend in. I love how they are dressed it's far more realistic than a fashion show.

Uhhhh what. Made you need to read and watch more??? They are definitely out there even if it's generally less triangular (or whatever shape) and more one sided.

Lol it's about a "top student disappearing right before final exams" and you thought it'd be a rom-com??

I think he had chemistry in Search WWW & Kill It. Maybe Come and Hug Me too but I didn't finish it. The other 2 dramas of his I didn't finish I didn't like the female leads' acting so I feel like it's not his fault but I could be wrong.

Lol nice assumptions but I'm sure I'm older than you.

All good TV Shows have their blend of fantasical and true to realism, you are focusing on the wrong aspects, since you are again being nit picky.

I highly disagree with your review. I didn't watch the original so I can't compare but by itself it's still a brilliant drama. I agree that Bae Hyeon Seong was brilliant in his acting but the other actors were amazing as well.

I didn't feel that San-ha's mother overpowered the whole series. San-ha had as much time and scenes as the other characters. Regarding the sister it's threaded throughout the whole drama that the mother is only a bad mother to San-ha, that without him she is fairly capable and caring (perhaps not a perfect mother but who is). The sister is also old enough to be independant and stand up for herself if need be.

I know you don't like San-ha's dad but again he's quite realistic. His issue from the very beginning, many years back, is that he isn't that present and works too much. He is both emotionally mature but not very capable and lacks action. However even that sturdiness is addressed by San-ha - San-ha says that he was able to cope because he knew his dad was where he always was, at home.

You say you don't like having just 1 forgiveness scene but really it was a processing journey that we were on. He overheard from other people and was able to slowly process the issue before confronting her. Also I don't like drawn out forgiveness scenes, or too much back and forth, is that what you prefer?

I don't understand why you said only Dal's love was believable, San-ha's was obvious from the start too. It wasn't some "sudden switch" he would secretly smile at her constantly. Ju-won & Jae-hwan's & the dad's love was more sudden but not to the point it was poor writing, there were hints in the previous episodes.

I think Ju-won being less vibrant is realistic but she's not lacking in personality. She is an adult with responsibilities now, most people are calmer as adults. She's also been through heartbreak with not seeing her "brothers" for 10 years.

I don't understand what's wrong with the storytelling or pacing? I thought it was well made.

You said it's missing the togetherness of family but that's what the entire drama was about? I suppose it could have leant on it more in the final few episodes but I felt like they tried to draw back to that with their constant emphasise on their family photos.

What??? Sounds to me like you didn't make it past episode 5 of the show or something. Where are you getting "Never been kissed" virgins from?

I think Kim Yoo Jung is an amazing actress but I've only liked Kim So Hyun in this drama. I find her a bit annoying in other dramas? So for me she is on par but also slightly below Hwang Min Hyun and Song Kang. I only watched this because it sounded interesting, and I'm glad I did, but usually I pass on Kim So Hyun dramas.

I think if you are the one claiming all minorities are good people and therefore they can't do bad actions or be bad people then you are the judgey one. And maybe you don't think you are saying that but you are saying someting similar to people who do say that.

Wow what that's crazy. And only started watching them in March 2023. Is that even possible? I'm on maybe 350-ish apparently (though I forget about this website a lot so my stats aren't that accurate) and I've been watching heavily for 12 years. Maybe they watch and drop a lot at 1 episode?

I thought this was written as the opposite. Normally time travel shows have a flaw or plot hole but this drama was all about the butterfly effect and how much, or little, it changed the future. Also you have to remember Im sol was basically stuck both mentally and physically after her incident so while she was technically 30 years old, she also kind of wasn't. I again think she was more realistic than how most time travelling dramas are. Because even if you believe and tell yourself what to do or not to do once you've discovered you have time travelled it's very hard to act like you don't know everything and even if you believe it it still feels like a dream.

I heavily disagree with your review. And I'm annoyed at you about it because I jumped into reading these reviews, not just yours, at episode 8 (when the drama was supposedly "the best but it was downhill from there". That is a quote and not my own opinion). So I had all these expectations following the negative reviews but they were wrong! And yours in particular is heavily wrong. And I'm not being nitpicky here but you certainly are.

I'm quite sure there wasn't even 1 sexual joke per episode so while yes it had more sexual content than the typical innocent Korean dramas, it was still nowhere near as sexual as any other sexual Korean drama. Apart from the occasional jokes the only actual sexual content were from the author's novel being played out and not actually part of the drama world. The closest they get is being fully clothed in bed together or taking off jumpers. They aren't even shown in the usual singlets.

Your 2 examples of "buying a gazillion condoms and shouting at her sex partner" and "admonishing some guy for his weak performance is bad" just demonstrates how little you were paying attention. They are in fact the same guy and is not just some "sex partner" but her boyfriend. You fell into the trap of the writer where the FL was portrayed as always wanting things to be fair to the point of looking selfish and bossy. Which is what the ML sees and why he doesn't like her. But then it's revealed that despite that she's actually quite loving and kind. Going back to this ex-boyfriend who is a bad sexual partner - in a discussion with her friends it's revealed that this boyfriend is so selfish in bed that as soon as he obtains happiness he ditches her to shower. Every single time. So it's not him having a "weak performance" but being selfish. And did she ditch him? No. She told him off and told him to do better but she was still loyal. Then there's the other example of the other failure of an ex-boyfriend who as also selfish and lived with her without contributing financially at all, couldn't even buy toothpaste. But did you use that as an example? No. You just focused on the sex-related anecdote.

You also claim it was shallow and none of the meangingful topics were explored. Again I disagree with your statement and your example. This drama had a lot of characters and ideas so yes they couldn't go into deep dives into all of them or it would completely go on a tangent but I think each topic was settled in their own way. Using your example of the FLs relationship with her mother vs everyone else's. This was definately well explored. Every single time the mother was mentioned it was how she was an angel and how many children she raised lovingly. How they were all at the FLs wedding and all at the funeral. And again you can see just from the 3 characters who were raised by her just how devoted they are to her. And every single time the mother s brought up, its shown or talked about how the FL does not get along with her. And really the closure of the topic is when she's talking to the ML about how she "does not like her but does love her". And there is nothing more you can say to that. Because it has been mentioned many times that the mother ignored her in favour of all the foster kids. Perhaps you may not understand that if you have no experienced with not getting along with your parents. There was again more closure with the video of the mother coo-ing her name and cuddling a teddy bear. Demonstrating she did love her daughter very much.

You further demonstrate how much you didn't pay attention with your comments on "not practicing safe sex" when she mentions how she was switching birth control pills AND using condoms with both partners. Can you be safer by not having sex at all especially during that period of time? Sure. But I'd argue the drama taught the audience more by affirming that she used 2 forms of birth control yet she still fell pregnant. You also claimed they didn't care about not knowing who the father was when the BF was behaving weird just because he was scared and worried he would care resulting in her breaking up with him. She even followed through with the pregnancy by herself even though she had always been adament she didn't want children.

You said "FL is a morally fair and kind at heart person makes this worse as she loses all credibility here by blatantly betraying her exes wife who was generally kind to and supportive of her" I'm sorry where did any of what you claim happen? Yes the exs wife was surprisingly not vindictive which I'd have expected but she was at best neutrally not mean and was fair to the FL though she didn't realise they dated until much further into the drama so you can't claim that she was being "kind" despite "grieviences" if she didn't know for most of it. She did purposefully pull strings to put her husband in a position where he is promoted and takes all the credit for the FL's work. Is that what you call kind and supportive? Also what "blatant betrayal" are you talking about? I don't remember any betraying by the FL.

You also said "they never stop going on about sex in OTT ways" when again you've brought up nearly every single sex incident in an entire 12 hours of television and managed to cram it into a few sentences. The jokes are mainly in only the first 5 or so episodes. And the rest would be romance or slice-of-life related except nothing is shown, not even bare shoulders.

This drama was amazing from start to finish. Very well written, balanced, great exploration of topics and managing to keep true to realism.

I disagree. This isn't what about you felt but what people in general felt. It's not an article on what the author predicted would flop but what the public thought.

I loved Strong Woman DBS, the leads are adorable. I think the only ones who don't take it too seriously. It's meant to be an over exaggeration of tropes upon tropes. You have to see through it to see it's true messages. It's like sarcasm, some people can tell you are being sarcastic, others can not. Anyway her main point was cable dramas, especially JTBC ones, don't usually get the hype and love that non-cable dramas get because they aren't accessible by the general public. So it has to be really great to receive public attention. That doesn't mean they aren't good but it's different to being loved by many people. Especially when many people in Korea can't access it. The only other cables dramas that have received such great love and attention from the general public are from other cable channels. This is the first JTBC one.

I, and most people on the internet, thought WYWS would flop because of Suzy but it wasn't the case. Although I couldn't feel the chemistry between the leads, which is a first for Lee Jong-suk, I don't think she brought anything negative and played her character well. Everything else was great, especially the unexpected love of the 2nd male lead. It was a well written and produced drama with no fault in the characters despite the expectation of it flopping.

DOTS I don't like and only watched and finished it for Song Joong-ki. Everything felt shallow and staged from the quips to the romantic moments. I agree with it being in the article though because it was expected to flop but didn't.