"Actors Lee Seungyeon and Lee Hyona will charge in as the ultimate 'villain mothers' who are willing to abandon each other—mother and daughter—for their own desires, stirring the nation with an 'acting ping pong show.' Lee Seungyeon will first embody the character Gong Nansook, the mother of Joo Youngchae (Lee Hyona) and stepmother of Joo Haneul (Seol Jeonghwan), demonstrating the essence of powerfully established charismatic acting. In the drama, Gong Nansook is a character with the financial acumen learned from her father, a notorious loan shark in Myeongdong, endowed with striking beauty, tenacity, and daunting hostility. Prioritizing money over love, she views her daughter Youngchae as a means to an end, employing lies to impersonate her daughter while attempting to utilize Cha Jeongwon (Lee Si-ah), who captured the heart of Geunhyang family heir Jin Sehun (Han Giwoong), in place of Youngchae."
source: osen via biz chosun
They casted the perfect actress for the evil MIL tbh Lee Seungyeon can get ruthless and I'm excited to see her again in a daily lol
"Did you just ask me how I know? Because I'm the real Kang Jaein" Eunjung's delivery of this line is everything…
And... the Seungwoo/Yookyung ship has capsized. At least they both were mature about their role in everything, but damn, Seungwoo :(
I'm starting to think Seri's final punishment is her being locked in a mental hospital. She's already showing signs of delusion - she really thinks she's the real Kang Jaein.
Got curious during the scene where Seri was explaining her childhood motives to Gichan and how Jaein "stole" her name. (You could tell that Gichan wasn't with her explanation at all lmao) Per namuwiki Jaein's birthday is October 11th 1992. Seri was born October 1st 1992.
So technically, Seri being 10 days older, would be the "original", but like Gichan said, you can't steal something that's not yours. If anything, the mothers would be the ones beefing since children don't name themselves, but consider how Jayoung brought Seri's mother as a personal housekeeper, it seems like they had a decent relationship until Seri using Jaein's identity ruined it [and probably her mother's livelihood] and justifiably so.
Preview for next ep: turns out Mr. Do and Jaein should've listened to Miran when she suggested they hire a caretaker for Jayoung. It finally happens, Seri is gonna kidnap her next episode... Gichan is mad AF that he may be dismissed so he pays someone to frame Seungwoo. DH Group are going to be busy next episode!
"Did you just ask me how I know? Because I'm the real Kang Jaein" Eunjung's delivery of this line is everything - it gave me goosebumps omg
Honestly every time Seri crashes out she reminds me of a Chihuahua lol because no one takes her seriously despite being "the wife of YL group 🤡" 😭 anyway I totally missed the part about her extorting grown men for money as a minor and then claiming she was (real) Kang Jaein. what a nasty piece of work smh
This scheme with Exposé World may have been the best scheme Jaein has came up with. Also I'm glad Yukyeong took accountability and exposed her role in all of this... I find that way more respectable than throwing a fit and denying reality. It's a night and day difference from the shamelessness of Seri.
I'll give it to Lee Garyeong, girl can SCREAM lol
Also something else I discovered while on a namuwiki rabbit hole. All this time I had been wondering why Kang Taesung (Giman) seemed familiar - he was the evil, calculated ML in Fatal Promise (who would probably run circles around Gichan 😭) I know what I'm watching next haha
I also like how Osang took the advice Seungwoo gave him a few weeks ago and finally made it clear he doesn't actually like Sookja and isn't entertaining her anymore!!! The look on her face when he was like "I have something to discuss with my girlfriend" was so satisfying lol
Not Yunhee getting a revenge glow up of her own! I'm excited to see this side of her - she was iconic during that VIP tour lol
Btw the way Seri told Yunhee to "decide what she likes then come back later" lmfao you don't force clients out of a design studio the sole point is to let the clients take their time as they look for things 😭
I remember watching this when it first aired but I dropped it ep3 because Mucheol came off as one of if not THE most unlikeable lead character of all time...
I'm thinking about picking this back up again... 86 episodes later, how is the story holding up? Does Mucheol calm down or is he still "K-Scrooge"?
Since the subs are not out, I am enjoying watching the fashion show and the ambiance... Every scene has some flowers…
Spoiler this has nothing to do with the drama but your comment reminded me of something
"FYI Africans and African Americans still prefer women shaped that way, in case you feel too fat compared to the skinny Asian actresses, there is hope!!!!"
I'm AA and what you are saying is true... my mom ALWAYS used to body shame me for being "too skinny" and saying "no guy will want to date a girl with a small butt" - meanwhile we have been together for 5 years lmao - 🙄 (really it was kind of creepy how fixated she was on the size of my butt. I'm honestly surprised I did not develop an eating disorder or something) My perspective is - I think as long as the person is healthy it shouldn't really matter....
Can’t wait to see how will seri twist what he said
My prediction: Seri "he's mentally incapitiated! He has no idea what he's talking about" Sookja then does that little laugh she does when things get awkward, says okay, kicks her out, but may look into it on her own? She definitely lost all trust in SR lol
"If you let [your family] trespass in my office again, I'm sending you to prison" "This won't be your office or company any longer"
Yunhee crashing out was absolutely valid but I'm glad DH Trio was able to reel her in - last thing we need is Yunhee doing something reckless out of emotion and getting murdered...
No crazy antics this episode just the fallout from yesterday's explosive reveal.
Seri's schemes have backfired so much that she has to pretend to be an English "tutu" to be around her biological son. Even then she didn't fill out the resume and tried to bribe her way for an "interview" 😭 I feel bad for Jiho (can his bio dad please save him...) but Seri absolutely deserves to feel the pain of being separated from her son. Like Jaein said, this is only the beginning.
Tomorrow's preview looks exciting... We are entering the final stage of the revenge. I'm curious about who the YouTuber is, or who is that woman with the purple skirt who approached Seri. What weapon is Jayoung going to give Yunhee? And of course, if Sookja will take what Giman is saying seriously...
Started rewatching this again (peep my icon) I'm on the part where nino makes an appearance so early on. I haven't made it past episode 50 (last attempted to watch this during 2019) so I'm hoping to finish it this time around...
Random thoughts I have as of episode 24:
Kangjae is absolutely tweaking and for his sake I hope he grows up. Even tho Aeri is the villain I am 10000% on her side when it comes to this - she doesn't owe Kangjae marriage and honestly, I wouldn't want to marry a man like Kangjae either... the entitlement the Gus think they have over Aeri makes it very hard for me to side with them on this ... a broken clock is right once a day they say.
I actually like Aeri as a villain because she's so brazenly shameless. (Kim Seohyung is so pretty even when she's screaming lmao) You know, when I first watched this, I knew this drama was going to be something else during that scene where Gyobin tricks Eunjae into meeting him at a cafe, but she forgets her wallet. She comes back home to see Aeri and Gyobin sitting on their bed, and Aeri starts making out with him... Fight breaks out (Aeri: Oh I'm sorry, I forgot this was your bed.), and then the next thing you know Eunjae is on the ground because she's actually pregnant (no one knew) and is at risk of losing the baby and needs to be rushed to the ER lol. All of this happens in 5 minutes 😭
Gyobin is a clown. I am looking forward to the inevitable faceoff he will have with Gunwoo for the company. I do like Byun Woomin's performance... he makes it work. Kim Soon-ok is actually very good at casting for her dramas tbh.
Sohee's crush on Gunwoo has always creeped me out 😅 cultural differences I guess but here in the US, if you're adopted it's considered bad form to date your siblings. I do feel bad for Gunwoo because he keeps getting caught in awkward situations and now his mom thinks he's leading her on. Geumwoo's hairstyle also makes me nostalgic, because I got into K-pop/k-dramas in 2009, so that hairstyle was verrrrry popular amongst male celebrities. Throwback!!
I love Haneul and Hajo's relationship. Actually I love Oh Youngshil in general so I actually like Haneul when usually the mentally handicapped characters annoy me because theyre usually written to be obnoxious. i read a spoiler on namuwiki about their relationship and I'm SO CURIOUS to see how it plays out in the story.. this spoiler has quite the implications!
Admittedly I started watching this again because I was currently watching and am about to finish Game of Witches and Jang Seohee plays the lead there as well. I don't really have much to say about Eunjae rn because I'm still in the part of the story where she's getting treated like crap by Aeri and Gyobin... Jang Seohee's character in Game of Witches is pretty much an incarnate of revenge. So I'm excited to see Eunjae's transformation into the revenge incarnate... very much so because this was the highest rated sbs makjang for a reason!
random nitpick because I just got off of work (at a hospital lol) one of the things that grinds my gears is how…
On Samsung phones they DO have a function where you can access the emergency healthcare features without unlocking the phone! All you do is hold the side button and it'll come up - similar to the emergency call features on phones, you don't have to unlock it to do that
Although in the case of Jayoung she probably wouldn't show the app - the hospital already knows her so they'd pull her existing charts. I could see that app being helpful in a scenarios like a diabetic who is having a hypoglycemic/hyperglycemic episode or it could help someone who has dysarthria/can't communicate. Basically people who are of sound mind but have no previous records who benefit from this app the most
random nitpick because I just got off of work (at a hospital lol) one of the things that grinds my gears is how…
Assuming you're familiar with the concept HIPAA, most of these apps use technology that's privacy and security compliant. S Korea probably has a similar law requiring privacy and security in healthcare!
THE CAT IS OUT OF THE BAG... With the power of technology, Seri and Gichan are EXPOSED!!!Tomorrow (or the next…
random nitpick because I just got off of work (at a hospital lol) one of the things that grinds my gears is how often Mr. Do and Yookyung leave Jayoung alone lol. I know this is a kdrama and logic doesn't (always) apply here but Yookyung is literally a doctor 😭 so she should know better than to leave someone with moderate to severe dementia alone. If she had literally any other profession it probably wouldn't bother me as much but she was a DOCTOR 😭
On a positive note - the medical records/"beep in an emergency" app that Jaein showed Jayoung was probably one of the better examples of PPL in a drama - that app will probably help a lot of people. I might be getting ahead of myself here but that scene may not JUST be PPL and may be foreshadowing for a future event... Seri has proven multiple times that she has no problem taking advantage of Jayoung's illness to hurt Jaein...
THE CAT IS OUT OF THE BAG... With the power of technology, Seri and Gichan are EXPOSED!!!
Tomorrow (or the next episode - I wish all these delays were when the story was somewhat slow 😭) is going to be insane lol. We've already seen Jaein get reborn into a revenge incarnate and now it's Doyun's turn. We all saw how hard he was punching the wall in the preview!!
Also... I guess mentally!incapitiated Giman having a crush on Yookyung is going to be a thing now... Come on Seungwoo end this clownery before it even starts... no one is trying to see them get back together 🤣
"Actors Lee Seungyeon and Lee Hyona will charge in as the ultimate 'villain mothers' who are willing to abandon each other—mother and daughter—for their own desires, stirring the nation with an 'acting ping pong show.' Lee Seungyeon will first embody the character Gong Nansook, the mother of Joo Youngchae (Lee Hyona) and stepmother of Joo Haneul (Seol Jeonghwan), demonstrating the essence of powerfully established charismatic acting. In the drama, Gong Nansook is a character with the financial acumen learned from her father, a notorious loan shark in Myeongdong, endowed with striking beauty, tenacity, and daunting hostility. Prioritizing money over love, she views her daughter Youngchae as a means to an end, employing lies to impersonate her daughter while attempting to utilize Cha Jeongwon (Lee Si-ah), who captured the heart of Geunhyang family heir Jin Sehun (Han Giwoong), in place of Youngchae."
source: osen via biz chosun
They casted the perfect actress for the evil MIL tbh Lee Seungyeon can get ruthless and I'm excited to see her again in a daily lol
I'm starting to think Seri's final punishment is her being locked in a mental hospital. She's already showing signs of delusion - she really thinks she's the real Kang Jaein.
Got curious during the scene where Seri was explaining her childhood motives to Gichan and how Jaein "stole" her name. (You could tell that Gichan wasn't with her explanation at all lmao) Per namuwiki Jaein's birthday is October 11th 1992. Seri was born October 1st 1992.
So technically, Seri being 10 days older, would be the "original", but like Gichan said, you can't steal something that's not yours. If anything, the mothers would be the ones beefing since children don't name themselves, but consider how Jayoung brought Seri's mother as a personal housekeeper, it seems like they had a decent relationship until Seri using Jaein's identity ruined it [and probably her mother's livelihood] and justifiably so.
Preview for next ep: turns out Mr. Do and Jaein should've listened to Miran when she suggested they hire a caretaker for Jayoung. It finally happens, Seri is gonna kidnap her next episode... Gichan is mad AF that he may be dismissed so he pays someone to frame Seungwoo. DH Group are going to be busy next episode!
Eunjung's delivery of this line is everything - it gave me goosebumps omg
Honestly every time Seri crashes out she reminds me of a Chihuahua lol because no one takes her seriously despite being "the wife of YL group 🤡" 😭 anyway I totally missed the part about her extorting grown men for money as a minor and then claiming she was (real) Kang Jaein. what a nasty piece of work smh
This scheme with Exposé World may have been the best scheme Jaein has came up with. Also I'm glad Yukyeong took accountability and exposed her role in all of this... I find that way more respectable than throwing a fit and denying reality. It's a night and day difference from the shamelessness of Seri.
I'll give it to Lee Garyeong, girl can SCREAM lol
Also something else I discovered while on a namuwiki rabbit hole. All this time I had been wondering why Kang Taesung (Giman) seemed familiar - he was the evil, calculated ML in Fatal Promise (who would probably run circles around Gichan 😭) I know what I'm watching next haha
Btw the way Seri told Yunhee to "decide what she likes then come back later" lmfao you don't force clients out of a design studio the sole point is to let the clients take their time as they look for things 😭
I'm thinking about picking this back up again... 86 episodes later, how is the story holding up? Does Mucheol calm down or is he still "K-Scrooge"?
"FYI Africans and African Americans still prefer women shaped that way, in case you feel too fat compared to the skinny Asian actresses, there is hope!!!!"
I'm AA and what you are saying is true... my mom ALWAYS used to body shame me for being "too skinny" and saying "no guy will want to date a girl with a small butt" - meanwhile we have been together for 5 years lmao - 🙄 (really it was kind of creepy how fixated she was on the size of my butt. I'm honestly surprised I did not develop an eating disorder or something) My perspective is - I think as long as the person is healthy it shouldn't really matter....
Seri "he's mentally incapitiated! He has no idea what he's talking about" Sookja then does that little laugh she does when things get awkward, says okay, kicks her out, but may look into it on her own? She definitely lost all trust in SR lol
"This won't be your office or company any longer"
Yunhee crashing out was absolutely valid but I'm glad DH Trio was able to reel her in - last thing we need is Yunhee doing something reckless out of emotion and getting murdered...
No crazy antics this episode just the fallout from yesterday's explosive reveal.
Seri's schemes have backfired so much that she has to pretend to be an English "tutu" to be around her biological son. Even then she didn't fill out the resume and tried to bribe her way for an "interview" 😭 I feel bad for Jiho (can his bio dad please save him...) but Seri absolutely deserves to feel the pain of being separated from her son. Like Jaein said, this is only the beginning.
Tomorrow's preview looks exciting... We are entering the final stage of the revenge. I'm curious about who the YouTuber is, or who is that woman with the purple skirt who approached Seri. What weapon is Jayoung going to give Yunhee? And of course, if Sookja will take what Giman is saying seriously...
Random thoughts I have as of episode 24:
Kangjae is absolutely tweaking and for his sake I hope he grows up. Even tho Aeri is the villain I am 10000% on her side when it comes to this - she doesn't owe Kangjae marriage and honestly, I wouldn't want to marry a man like Kangjae either... the entitlement the Gus think they have over Aeri makes it very hard for me to side with them on this ... a broken clock is right once a day they say.
I actually like Aeri as a villain because she's so brazenly shameless. (Kim Seohyung is so pretty even when she's screaming lmao) You know, when I first watched this, I knew this drama was going to be something else during that scene where Gyobin tricks Eunjae into meeting him at a cafe, but she forgets her wallet. She comes back home to see Aeri and Gyobin sitting on their bed, and Aeri starts making out with him... Fight breaks out (Aeri: Oh I'm sorry, I forgot this was your bed.), and then the next thing you know Eunjae is on the ground because she's actually pregnant (no one knew) and is at risk of losing the baby and needs to be rushed to the ER lol. All of this happens in 5 minutes 😭
Gyobin is a clown. I am looking forward to the inevitable faceoff he will have with Gunwoo for the company. I do like Byun Woomin's performance... he makes it work. Kim Soon-ok is actually very good at casting for her dramas tbh.
Sohee's crush on Gunwoo has always creeped me out 😅 cultural differences I guess but here in the US, if you're adopted it's considered bad form to date your siblings. I do feel bad for Gunwoo because he keeps getting caught in awkward situations and now his mom thinks he's leading her on. Geumwoo's hairstyle also makes me nostalgic, because I got into K-pop/k-dramas in 2009, so that hairstyle was verrrrry popular amongst male celebrities. Throwback!!
I love Haneul and Hajo's relationship. Actually I love Oh Youngshil in general so I actually like Haneul when usually the mentally handicapped characters annoy me because theyre usually written to be obnoxious. i read a spoiler on namuwiki about their relationship and I'm SO CURIOUS to see how it plays out in the story.. this spoiler has quite the implications!
Admittedly I started watching this again because I was currently watching and am about to finish Game of Witches and Jang Seohee plays the lead there as well. I don't really have much to say about Eunjae rn because I'm still in the part of the story where she's getting treated like crap by Aeri and Gyobin... Jang Seohee's character in Game of Witches is pretty much an incarnate of revenge. So I'm excited to see Eunjae's transformation into the revenge incarnate... very much so because this was the highest rated sbs makjang for a reason!
instead of an app, Jaein should've gotten her mom a body guard 😭
Although in the case of Jayoung she probably wouldn't show the app - the hospital already knows her so they'd pull her existing charts. I could see that app being helpful in a scenarios like a diabetic who is having a hypoglycemic/hyperglycemic episode or it could help someone who has dysarthria/can't communicate. Basically people who are of sound mind but have no previous records who benefit from this app the most
one of the things that grinds my gears is how often Mr. Do and Yookyung leave Jayoung alone lol. I know this is a kdrama and logic doesn't (always) apply here but Yookyung is literally a doctor 😭 so she should know better than to leave someone with moderate to severe dementia alone. If she had literally any other profession it probably wouldn't bother me as much but she was a DOCTOR 😭
On a positive note - the medical records/"beep in an emergency" app that Jaein showed Jayoung was probably one of the better examples of PPL in a drama - that app will probably help a lot of people. I might be getting ahead of myself here but that scene may not JUST be PPL and may be foreshadowing for a future event... Seri has proven multiple times that she has no problem taking advantage of Jayoung's illness to hurt Jaein...
Tomorrow (or the next episode - I wish all these delays were when the story was somewhat slow 😭) is going to be insane lol. We've already seen Jaein get reborn into a revenge incarnate and now it's Doyun's turn. We all saw how hard he was punching the wall in the preview!!
Also... I guess mentally!incapitiated Giman having a crush on Yookyung is going to be a thing now... Come on Seungwoo end this clownery before it even starts... no one is trying to see them get back together 🤣